The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-25

held, committees have been appointed, and
the preliminaries are being arranged a
rapidly as possible. The date has not yei
been fixed; it will probably be when tbs
farmers have laid BY their crops and have
leisure time. It is intended 70 invite all the
people Of all the surrounding counties. and
arrangements viii be made TO feed several
thousand farmers.
Atlanta Journal: "a few days since,
says lady residing in the eastern part OF
the city, ''while sitting upon my front
vsranda. was attracted by a noise on the
roof of the house that sounded like small
stone rolling over the shingles. Presently
it ceased, and a piece Of money fell at my
feet. There was no one in sight who could
have thrown it up, and the only conjecture
that / could form as TO where it came from
was that some little bird had been attracted
by its brightness, and, in trying to fly with
it to its nest, had let it fail when over
my house"
At Hawkinsville little negro boy, son OF
William McBurrows, had his left arm fear
fully bitten four weeks ago by g water moe
casin. The snake bit him in the hand The
child seized the snake and pulled IL loose,
when it coiled around his left arm and bit
the arm several times. The parents doc
tored it themselves until about ten days
ago. when they called a physician. The
arm was swollen out of all shape and was
almost putrefled. Tuesday it was ampu-
tated by DR.. Gus Taylor at the shoulder.
Contrary to the physicians expectations,
the child bids fair to recover.
One of the largest transactions in the
sheep business that ever occurred in Dooly
county has just been contaminated 1t is
the purchase by G. b. Howard, Of Fort
Valley. of 200 sheep from J. T. Carlisle,
/. Mobiles, William Short aud W. c. and G..
E. Hamilton, of this county. They are to
be delivered at Fort Valley, where they
will be driven through the country, and
the price to be paid is 81 80 per head,
lambs, ewes and all sizes included. They
are intended for Gov. Gordon's sheep farm,
near Fort Valley. Sheep husbandry in
Dooly county will soon be a thing of the
past, the advent of railroads, turpentine
farms and saw mills destroying the ranges,
causing great depredations on the stock,
and thus killing out the business.
Near Decatur Friday VIII Flowers, a
white boy about Is years old, cut his
throat, which came near resulting in his
death. He was working for Bayne &
Hairston, who are running a travelling
thrasher. At the time of the accide It
they were at Mr.. Hairston's home about
four miles from Decatur, thrashing Hair
ston's wheat. VIII Flowers was on the
table cutting the binds off the wheat; the
table broke and Flowers fell forward on
the machinery with his knife open, and
accidently stuck il in his throat, making a
serious and almost fatal wound. He was
taken to Decatur as quick as possible and
given proper medical attention and then
carried 10 the home of his brother-in-law
Bud Clay, who lives a short distance from
town. He is an orphan boy, son of DR.. A.
T. Flowers, who died few years ago.
Saturday night the up train, No 13, on
the Central railroad ran over the body of a
Young white man BY tue name Of Thomas
J. Ellis, who lives about six miles north
west of Griffin. A coroner's inquest was
held Sunday and post norton examina-
ton made, but the decision OF the examin-
ing physicianois withheld until Tuesday, so
as to allow the jury TO get tue evidence of
the conductor, fireman and engineer on the
train. At the inquest the evidence showed
that J. G. Goings and g. W. Hearn, two en-
ployes of the Griffin cotton mills, discovered
the body cut in halves just half way be-
tween the two factories, just above the city,
about 10 o'clock. They had been visiting
griends at the upper factory. and were re-
turning home when they first saw the
CHASTITY sight. Help was at once sum-
lnoned, and party of ten Left to guard the
remains, while Messrs. Goings and Hearn
went Ou w SSS POI hilo4Oh W ioHlOFe Jue
body. As these two neared the factory
No. /, they met party of negroes, and just
about the time they had time to reach
the parties guarding the remains, the
exchange of pistol shots was heard. On
their return, they learned that the ne
groes had fired upon the party without any
provocation. Several witnesses testified
that they saw Ellis before he was discovered
dead, and that he was in drunken condi-
ton and hardly able to take care of him
self. He had gone on the excursion to
Columbus in the morning and returned
with them at night, and was supposed to
be making his way home. Besides being
cut in halves his nose and lips were split as
if by some sharp instrument, and besides
these is a bruised spot and a hole in his
forehead that has given rise to a suspicion
of foul play.