The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
Darien's real estate is or a genuine boom
The Episcopalians of Darien will sool
hayea rector.
1t will cost an even hundred dollars tc
sell pistols in Darien hereafter.
James K. Clarke is going to have al
artesian well sunk on bis premises
Darien.
John A. Cobb, Jr., son of Capt. John A
Cobb Of Amerlcus, has been admitted 10 th'
naval school at Annapolis.
The telephone line between Darien and
the Empire Mills and between Darien and
the ridge VIII be ready in few days
Five life insurance agents, a doctor, {
preacher and an undertaken we're stopping
at the Clayton house at Athens one day last
week.
The rnavor has issued orders forbiding
steamboats, from laying at the Darien docks
all day Sunday, loading and dscharging
cargoes.
The town council of Carrolton have pur-
chased Chambers spring and five acres Of
ground adjacent, for the purpose Of making
city park.
The armory Of the Townsville Guards
has been decided upon. 1t will be located
on the third floor of the Finn building, &C.
cupied by Reese & Eason.
At Gainesville, the board of city assessors
have finished their assessments on real
property for the present year, and the in
crease in round numbers shows Sl0O,O
The necessary $4,000 for the national
bank at Dawson has all been raised, AMI
meeting of the stockholders was held yester-
day the purpose Of electing officers and
getting into shape for bust ess.
Green Allen, who was struck in the head
u n oil wit Ctipk nv NJ i'll
McDeman in Columbus on Thursday night,
was reported in a very critical condition
Friday. His wounds will probably prove
fatal. McDemRn is in jail to await deVel-
opments IN the case.
On Thursday night the dwelling Of Bar
new Usrey, three and half miles northwest
of Americas, was entirely consumed by
fire A few articles of bedding and two
trunks were the only articles saved. Mr..
Usrey estimates his .oss at 81 200, on which
there vas $3.50 insurance.
Athens Banner Watchmdn: Old Tubs
organ that he sold to a young man in
Oconee county has been put to a new use.
The old widowers hire it every night to
serenade their sweethesrts. They grind out
the Sweet Bv-aud-By" by the hour, which
causes the lady ssrenaded to take a good
nap
Rev Barney Parker, an old and highly
esteemed citizen of Sumter county, died at
his home near Americus Friday. He was
81 years Of age, and had long lived in that
community an honest, upright man. He
possessed large estates in Sumter, and
many owe their success in life to his gener-
osity.
A very large and enthusiastic meeting of
the congregation Of the Presbyterian church
of Darien was held on Sunday last for the
- coll 70 v,,3nsu+o-
for the church. A vote was tlken and it
was found that the Rev. n. Kef Smith Of
Atlanta has been unanimously called to the
charge.
w. z. Brown of the Shoals, Hancock
county, reports an epidemic among the
fish in the Ogeechee. Several dead fish We're
inspected by him, and on them were found
Epider-shaped parasites, which had partly
buried themselves in the fish. The flesh
around the wounds made by these parasites
was swollen and feverish.
Mrs. 7. J. McGlll of Dawson missed
hen from her ultry yard one day this
week, and two days later her henship was
discovered in the well perched on the sand
box. The bucket was let down and placed
under her, when size got upon it, was
drawn out, and evidenced joy at her deliv
erance By eating hearty meal and singing
around the yard in a merry strain.
At Lumpkin Lewis & Thompson's great
brown owls are growing very fast, and are
becoming partially tame. They are very
voraciOus birds, and VIII swallow a full
sized black bird or thrasher at one gulp.
They occupy a room at the front corner Of
the livery stable, and although the door is
kept open, they are perfectly satisfied with
their quarters and manifest no inclination
TO escape.
Mrs. Joshua Hill died at her home at
Madison Friday, after long illness. She
was most excellent lady, the beloved wife
of one of Georgia's most illustrious citizens,
eX-United States Senator Joshua Hill. AL
thou a resident of Madison for nearly
fifty years, few people have eve seen her
face, as she has led a retired life at her
elegant house, not having been out of the
house in years.
Since the first of the month there has
been but very little square and sceb timber
arriving at the public boom at Darien.
There WI probably not be more than 600
900 feet measured during May The stocks
now on hand are much smaller than lis
time last year, and consequently the de-
mand is greater The vessels now in port,
and those due, will about make a clean
sweep Of the booms.
A mad dog pa sed from Trion up the La
Fayette road Wednesday morning. He was
seen % Dlte several COWS. W nen about
three miles above Trion be attacked Miss
May Skates, who was hoeing in a field near
the road, and bit her in two places on the
wrist and cheek. Size caught him by tn.
throat and held him until man came and
killed him. She was brought 10 Trion and
a maidstone applied to her wounds by DR..
Rudicille.
large alligator has made his head
quarters il Robert Norus' mill pond at
Lumpkln as q summer watering place.
He is something less tuan twenty-five feet
in length, a d when his hunger gets nm
usually sharp ne simply crosses over to the
side where Robert keeps his aviary and
snaps a goose in twain, then stations him
self in the middle Of the pond and laughs at
the boys with their popguns scattering shot
about him.
A cutting ARRAY occurred be ween two
colored men named Joe Robinson and Lewis
Dixon, in Harris equity, on Thursday.
Dixon runs q far 80 about fifteen miles from
Columbus and L binson is q tenant Of his.
dispute arose between the TWO about two
mules After some hot words were passed
Dixon buried arocS at r lbinson. The latter
at once pulled out his life and made Tor
his opponent. He cut Dixon lady iu the
thigh and back.
The store house Of II. c. Starr was
burned tho otnernight al Orchard Hill, Spal-
ding county, together with Darn or q guauo
house. be fire caught in tue guano house
by spontaneous combustion resulting from
old papers, shucks fodder, etc. It quickly
caught the store house and consumed every
thing. NJ business was being done ia the