The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Dull Summers q Thing OF the Past in
Brooks County-A Monster Cucum-
ber-An Egg story From Macon
County-A Robber Ransscks the
Postofnce at Oconee.
GEORGIA
The $50 and over carloads OF melons
shipped from Brook county up TO date have
averaged 500 per car. There's money IN
them at considerable less price.
Capt }. A. Stafford is the biggest fruit
man Ia Pike county. A few days ago he
received an offer from some northern firm,
which amounted to $4,000 for his fruit
crop for this season.
A fruit grower near Fort Valley received
last week returns from a large quantity OF
fruit be had shipped The gross sales
amounted TO about 81 > @, Of which about
$1,000 was used in paying freight charges,
leaving 500 net-One-sixth Of the market
value.
John Robinson Of Macon county killed
hen not long since which had two well de-
veloped egg bags. From one bag an egg
was laid internally and one externally.
The theory is that she laid two eggs day
until one Of the sacks burst. When Killed
several eggs were found inside and one of
the eggs had a live chicken in II.
B. F. Ray Of Mitchell county comes to
the front with the largest cucumber of the
season, notwithstanding the long drought
It had to contend with. The cucumber
measured 49, inches IN length and 81
inches in circumference and weighed two
pounds Mr. Ray says I'll at he could easily
gather fifty from the same vine.
The freight house at Oconee was broken
open wednesday night. No freight was
taken, b'lt the postotiice, which is in the
same bulldog, was robbed Of about $50
worth of stamps and about ga in money.
The stamps were found about a half mile
below town Thursday morning scattered
on the railroad, also a $40 bill, which was
in an old envelope. which left only 50 or 81
in silver the tLief got Off with The theft
is supposed to have been committed by
negro tramp.
A few years ago there used to be three or
four months of dull times in Quitman, but
since the opening up of the truck, melon
and pear business, this is all charged. The
cotton crop Is barely over with before ship
ments of early vegetables begin, and these,
of one kind and another last till June, and
then comes the great aud only Kolb Gem,
who holds forth for six weeks or longer.
Right upon the hee's of melon shipments
come the thousands # crates of LeConte
pears. and before his crop is exhausted
King Cotton is on his throne again.
About three seks ago a negro, who had
been at work +, the Savannah, Americas
and Montgon cry railroad, in Telfair
county, died il. hut from some unknown
disease He ,ied with hundreds of his own
color around him daily, and not even cup
of water We offered hir9, nor any atten-
ton paid i'm by those around him all
during his sickness. He died on Saturday
night, ami although the white bosses or
dered him buried promptly, he was left
lying where he died until the next Wed
nesday. when buzzards were discovered
eating ut his eyes, and had eaten a hole in
his bod Some negroes were then forced
by the POSSES to go and bury the poor un-
forum tie negro. They dug a hole with
their spades and hoes, and then, with
simrIy their hoes, dragged him into tho
hoe and raked the dirt in on him, as
though they were burying hog.
An italian peddler, called Americas
Vespucius and his basket of counterfeit
dogs is one of the street figures of Atlanta.
The dogs are SO fearfully and wonderfully
made that they almost growl at each other
Cats are frightened into epileptc fits by
these dogs Of clay. An impounding officer
was only kept from putting them into the
dog wagon because the shrewd Italian had
painted collar and tag ON each one Of their
necks. Saturdays Americus Vespucius
finds larger sale than on other days, and
last Saturday he filed his basket with big
dogs, little dogs and dogs three sizes, aud
started up Peachtree street, smiling and
happy. lie found a few customers lust
below the First Methodist church, but
Just as he passed opposite st. Luke's cathe-
dral he met with one who took his wares
by wholesale. An ugly-looking bull dog
that was not well sighted the fictitious dog
that Americas carried in his hand, and then
there was trouble. The bull, with growl
n owl Il, Of h. -
latter tried to defend himself The eTneute
attracted the attention of all the other dogs
in the block, and by the time the trouble
was ended the dogs had all skunk Off, leav-
ing the bull master of the situation. Ameri-
Gus had fed, leaving his basket and the re-
mains of dozen counterfeit dogs, assorted
sizes, scattered along the pavement.
Marietta journal: George NJ. Fleming
and wife went to the country near Smyrna
last Sunday IN buggy. The top was up
ana they were driving le surely along
Behind them, some distance off they
thought, they heard cow bell. 1t rang as
perslstently as the locomotive bell rings
when the engineer wants you to clear the
track. Mr. Fleming was conversing with
his wife as pleasantly as one could. when
suddenly he found that the rear end of the
buggy was being lifted up in the air, and
then suddenly it dropped back again while
VIZ WI Va bAAu bAsS1 was lOTu OH. amazed
and dumfounded he looked to see the
cause of this great disturbance. when he
found that his vehicle had been tele-
scoped by COW. Fastened on her
head, in front Of her eyes, was a largo
board, while around her neck was the bell
that was ringing at a fearful rate. The
board had prevented her from seeing oh
Jects ahead, and she unintentionally run
into the rear of the buggy; her horns being
fastened under the top Of the buggy, she
was determined to extricate herself at all
hazards, and she did SO in vigorous way,
Save the top OF the buggy being demolished,
and the scare it gave Mr.. Fleming and
wife, no other damage occurred. An engine
has its 'cowcatcher' in front, but MIR.
Jennings buggy las its "cowcatchern be-
hind. Hereafter he will clear the track
when he hears the bell ring
FLORIDA.
E. j. Reel of Orlando has resigned his
position as president Of the county board of