The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

County.
GEORGIA.
Another brickynrd is being started at
Brunswick.
Work on the custom house at Atlanta
will begin about May l.
A move is on foot to start new paper at
Athens, with Col. A Il. Lamar as editor
The outlook for a prosperous season for
Sandersville people is seen on every hand
and feeling of better times generally pre-
walls.
The building and loan association Of Crit
fin. of which W. T. Payne is agent, has bad
nearly all the stock subscribed, 400 shares,
and IS now an assured success.
Rev. F. Rartell. a former minister of the
Metz dist church, hailing from Brooklyn,
n Y, died at Eastman on Sunday nIprn-
ing last de was victim of consumption.
A number of the veterans of Atlantas
first volunteer fire company met at Maj
Mecaslins office at Atlanta Monday and
elected the officers Of their veteran organi-
"a ion.
Some unknown scoundrel applied the
torch to J. II. Maury's mill and gin, about
eight miles below Cuthbert, some time be-
tween late Saturday night and early San
day morning, and it was totally consumed
by the flames The loss is s. 600
The burglars who entered Prof. Gains
house at Adairsville, and stole therefrom a
watch chain ard silverware, were arrested
Monday, and found to be Douglass King
and WIFE who were tried and sent down to
Gainesville, where they now rest behind
the bars.
Col. l. H. Hawkins Of Americas has the
sword Of his great-grandfather, that he
used in the revolutionary war under the
command Of Gen. Greene This antique
piece of property is priZed as one Of the
family in the coloneI's home, and will
doubtless be handed down from father to
son till time is no more.
While men were putting up the trestle on
the Buena Vista extension of the Savannah
and w estern road about five miles beyond
Buena Vista, fifteen Of tie bents fell,
knocking several Of the workmen senseless
for few minutes, and breaking the leg OF
one of the men. the work is being done
by the A. r. Coulter bridge gang Of Amer
icus
James Collins of Rockmart has a queer
piece of workmanship, doubtless the product
of an Indian artisan. IL is an imitation of
a duck, made of clay, and is tue exact
counterpart of one of these fowls He
found it while the hands were working on
the Rome road. about three miles from
Rockmart, it having been exhumed by one
of the workmen.
A note dated Nov Z, 1S49, signed by
Melvin Galloway in favor of William
Mount, at that time a merchant in Frank
lin. Ala, is in possession Of the Fort Gaines
Advertiser office. IL is quite a curiosity
being entirely different from any notes
given at this time. No mortgage, waiver.
or promise Of 10 per cent. attorney fees,
that are so conspicuous in ali notes given
now.
In Berrien county last Tuesday the dam
Of Parishs mill, 10 the river bend broke
and emptied the contents of the pond by
the way of Flowers creek into Martin
Crosby's rice mill-race. There were thou
sands of fish carried with the food into the
race, and quite number of people congre-
grated there TO catch them. About 1000
were caught on Tuesday, and the people
carried away as many as they wanted.
The Ministerial Association, composed of
sixteen ministers of all denominations in
Augusta, met Monday and elected Rev. 7.
NJ. Lowry, pastor Of the Second Presby-
terrain church, chairman, vice Rev. Chan
man S. Lucas, who last week removed to
Virginia. The association adopted resolu-
tons, paying a beautiful tribute to MIR.
Lucsa, whose departure they deeply re-
GREETED, as he was an ardent christian
worker.
At Macon Monday Cecil Morgan re-
ceived from his honor, Dan A. Pardee, the
appointment as deputy clerk United States
court This important and lucrative posi-
ton has been made vacant by the elevation
Of the late incumbent, Marion Erwin, to
the district attorneyship. Mr.. Morgan will
make his home in Macon, and will have
charge of the business in the Western di
vision. Mr.. Morgan is a brother-in-law of
Judge Emory Spear.
There are in Washington county 73O miles
of public roads There are twenty-one
bridges in the county with an aggregate
length OF ;, 446.feet in wooden structure and
Z, $40 feet of earth work. These are bridges
wholly within the county; in addition
thereto there are six county-line bridges. in
the building and repairs of which Wash
lngton bears fully two-thirds Of the ex-
pense, on basis Of taxable property. Their
aggregate length is !, 1886 feet.
Mrs. n. L. Allen Of Houston county has
In her possession gourd supposed t. be
over 800 years old, dating as far back as
1913. Her grandfather, Green Norris. in
herited the gourd from his parents. and at
his death @. j. Norris, Mrs. Aliens father,
inherited the gourd, and at his death Mrs
Allen became the possessor. She holds it
as sacred family relic, and prizes il very
highly. The gourd is Of an oval shape. the
SIZE OF small cocoanut, and is in petri-
fed state, of hard, flinty nature.
A girl about ten years old, daughter Of
Andrew Price, living in the southeastern
part OF Washington county, died on Sun
DAY morning last, Of hydrophohia
-Four weeks ago last Friday a STRANGE
pointer dog assailed her and buried his tnsk
IN her cheek, after which tho doc ran Off
before he could be killed. Last Friday tse
child was taken sick and was attended bv
Dr. lYey, who pronounced the malady by-
drophobia. Sunday morning DR.. Thomas
was sent for, but did not reach the patient
until after her death.
Last Saturday morning while DR.. J. +.
Ilerce was preaching at Ebenezer church
In hcckdale county a very loud explosion
was heard. 1t was very much like the re-
port Of a six FOUNDER and impressed
some present as being under the house.
OF hers as being directly overhead perhaps
all thought Of dynamite. After examina-
ton no signs OF powder could be found, and
moreover, people away from the church
heard the same noise, and It appeared TO
each TO be overhead. DR.. J. l.. Pierce thinks
that IL was the explosion Of meteor.
The triennial conclave Of the Knights
Templar will bring about 10000 into the
procession at Washington on Oct. s. There
were 5000 u 10000 at the Chicago CON
clave in 1880, and this will be q much
larger affair. There win be delegations
from every state and territory In the uni n
and some from foreign countries. The
Ceeur dc Leon commandary Of Atlanta will
send about 100, Savannah, Macon and
Augusta about 30 each. Rome and Ameri-
Gus probably p each, and other towns
enough 10 make $50 or 400 from this stat