The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-08
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.


Peculiar Affection of a Calf-A Smart
DOG Offers a Tailless Cow an Arti-
fetal One-The Timber Business at
Darien-Rlbert County's Deposit Of
Kaolin-Negroes Use Their BArlows.
GEORGIA.
The Darien Gazette Will be fifteen years
old on May 5.
A sugar refinery is one Of the greatest
needs of Decatur county.
Rev. ". G. F. Wallace has accepted the
chaplaincy of the Ebert Light Infantry Of
Elbertop.
Robert II. Knox has been elected first
lieutenant and Livingston Kenan second
lieutenant Jr., of the Mcintosh Dragons
There is now a strong probability of Ell
berton having both water works and the
electric highland that, too, before three
months elapse.
negro man was sawed up in small
pieces Wednesday at a saw mill near Ro-
chelle on the Savannah, Americas and
Montgomery road.
A fire company is to be organized at Ell
barton. An engine and hose are to be pur-
chased and cisterns built at a cost of 8, 900
Insurance win be reduced oae half.
1t was rumored on the streets of Americas
pointed postmaster to take effect at the ex-
piratlon of Mr.. j. c. Roney's term of office
Prominent northern capitalists were in
Americas Friday looking around with a
view of taking hold of the hotel scheme
and it is very probable that we will have
that much coveted aud needed structure
before the opening of another season.
On the place of DR.. j. y. Cheney, about
three miles from Ellaville, Schley county, has
been discovered an ac.d mine equal 10 that
of the Charleston rock. DR.. Cheney and
other eminent chemists have tested the rock
and pronounced it equal to that OF any in
the country.
About $50 cargoes of timber were shipped
from Darien the past year. There was
good lot Of timber down during the week
April promises to be good month During
the month of March there was shipped from
BARREN fraction over II 900, 900 superficial
feet Of saWn and hewn timber and deals
twenty-six cargoes.
The present brick church building at
Union Point was put up in 1918 and is a
splendid edihce yet. II has been served as
pastors by some Of the most eminent di-
vines in the south, among them DR.. Tucker,
DR.. Baker aud others. It's membership has
been quite wealthy, but like everything else
since the war, has lost a great deal Of It.
Rev. DR.. T. II. Dozisr died at Rome
Thursday night. He formerly lived in At
lanta, and was a distinguished divine and
physician. He was 81 years old. His wife
survives him, their marriage having &C.
CURED ffty-seven years ago. He was the
father of Dr. o. 7. and Capt. W. T. Do
Eier, of Rome, and DR.. Dozier, Of Atalia,
Ala.
The iron bridge across Flint river at
Montezuma will be built by George H.
Crafts Of Atlanta, representing the Toledo
Bridge Company Of Toledo. O., for Sc, 1913,
and the truste will be built by John II.
Powers Of Perry, Ga. for S., 696. The bridge
will be ZIG feet long and the trestle 700 feet,
both to be ready for travel by August l.
and will cost the town SO, 489.
At the fire in EIberton last Thursday,
when families living 10 adjoining houses
began TO move out their furniture, one gal
liant little hero was seen bringing out a
switch, that was in danger of being con-
suned- The men present pronounced the
act one worthy OF a martyr. but the other
boys denounced the little fellow as fool.
to thus save an instrument for his own tor
ture
Atlanta's confederate monument Is on
the broad Atlantic and will reach New
York about the last of the present month.
The marble shaft left Core a, Italy. the
last of March, and will be landed in New
TO Atlanta free Of charge. The monument
is unlike any in the world. It is feet
square at the base and 20 feet high, includ-
ing the statue.
The dwelling house of Matt Minter (col-
oredl on Bill Bonds place near Dempsey's
ferry, Butts county, was burned the other
day. A little girl aud boy we're left in the
house while the rest of the family were in
the field at work The girls clothing
"a Ava IL, - L
tloguish 1t with the bed clothing, but the
flames overcame her and she was burned in
the house. The boy escaped.
There is young man attending school
at Butler who went there in January with
f54 IN his pocket, and although be has his
board, tuition and other expenses to pay, he
has more money than when he went The
reason is he works when not engaged in
school. his services as janitor more than
pay his tuition, and once a month he assists
In mailing the Gospel Messenger and does
any work that comes to hand.
A gentleman in Worth county has
trained large cat to hunt squirrels, and it
Is said that be can tree more squirrels in
day than the best dog. When the squirrel
hides from the hunter, Tom is sent up in
the tree to find it. He rarely ever fans to
run him around so that his master can
shoot 1t. When going on long expedition
bne cat Will CHINO up on his masters should
er, or run along at his heels like dog.
A strange occurrence happened on the
streets OF Swainsboro Wednesday morning
just in front of Dr. Kea's store. A calf
that seemed to be in perfect health was very
suddenly seized with a lit or other spas
modic disease, fell to the ground, making
several distreSsful groans, and had all the
appearance of dying calf shot or knocked
IN the head by some one. 1t lay there three
or four minutes and then got up, apparently
as well as ever.
Two negro women, Mary Fears and
Mary Lee, who live at Flovilla got into
carving scrape last Tuesday at that place. |
They had few words, and Mary Fears
drew her knife, and after telling her enemy |
TO the ground, tried to carve her IN |
nicely. She cut a large, deep cash on her |
forehead, two gashes on her head and cut |
her finger off, and cut both hands severely |
DR.. Lancaster was called and soon dressed |
the wounded parts.
Mrs. Sarah Davis and several Others OF |
buIloch county have been missing lambs |
and chickens for some time. A few nights |
ago large rooster was taken from u plum |
tree OF Mrs Davis, and hunt was quickly |
organized, composed of u. NJ. Davisiand j. |
NJ. Martin OF this settlement and w. d. |
Davis OF Statesboro, and soon a large wild
cat or catamount was jumped near where
tne rooster was eaten, aud Mr. U. NJ. Davis
Killed him. He measured four feet
.: o. Mcmillan is a well-known Irisman
and business man Of Macon. Several years
ago his brother ,IoRanh MCkf;u,,, -. |