The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

Breaking Frustrated at Hartwell-A
Squirrel With a Five-Cent Piece
Around Its Neck Shot in Troup
County.
GEORGIA
Clinch court convenes tomorrow. Ber-
fien court follows the next week.
Henry Meyer has been appointed post
master at McDonough vice ohm T. Oglesby.
The Methodists of Gainesville will
soon build q parsonage at cost Of $1,000.
The new bank building of E. a. Copelan
at Greensboro is rapidly nearing completion.
Within the last sixty days there mas been
erected and in process of erection IN McHae
nine buildings.
The newly appointed republican postmas-
ter of Harmony Grove is having trouble TO
secure bondsmen.
1t is rumorsd that the water-works COM
pany of Cartersville will make proposition
TO sell their plant to the city.
A woman living near the line of jefferson
and Walker cou tiles is feet inches high,
rs years old, weighs $50 pounds, and can
whip any man in the neighborhood.
Hon. s. B. Storey Of Buena Vista has
half Jersey which gave birth to twin calves
Friday morning. and just one year ago on
the same date she did the same thing.
Rev. Sam Jones preached at the Method
list church at Cartersvile last Sunday
morning, at the conclusion Of which Sl6O was
raised for the WORKOUT ministers of the
Methodist conference.
The store of NJ. Hair & Son at BuenA
Vista was entered by burglars a night or
two ago. Between SIS and $40 were taken
from the safe, together with a watch and
half dozen watch chains.
Delegates from eleven churches in the
n-. ] N.n
Western, will meet at Hamilton Wednes-
day to form new association. The body
will be in session probably two days.
An earthquake was felt at Elliiay last
Saturday night The earth shook for about
half minute, rocking houses and rattling
window panes then distant rumbing was
heard which lasted two or three minutes.
William Nichols of West Vernon district,
Troup county, who is now IS years of age,
shot squirrel some time since that had a
silver five cent piece tied around its neck.
It was probably somebody's pet that had
escaped.
At Buena Vista last Monday the follow
Ing ticket was elected without opposition:
Mayor. II. Lowe. Councilmen-J. J.
Durham, A. B. Jackson, W. c. Singleton,
w. T. Melton and q. w. Bullock. Recorder
~. M. Hall.
Col E. w. Coleman of Ellijay has filed a
suit for SIS, 900 tor the widow Sarah Wor-
ley, for the killing Of her husband while
serving term in the pe1itentiary. He has
investigated the matter thoroughly aud is
confident of a recovery.
Ex-Presldent jackson of the Farmers ALI
ance of Georgia will address the people of
Gilrner county on Oct. 10 at Ellijay. He
will also address the people of Murray
county at Spring Place on Oct. 49, and the
people of Fannin county at Morgantown on
Oct. %.
On Thursday evening of last week Bob
Ragsdale, John Medlock and Joe Cotton,
inmates of the Hartwell jail, concocted
scheme to attack Jailer Johnson and make
their escape, but Jake Johnson, another
prisoner, informed Jailer johnson, and their
little scheme was frustrated.
The largest shipment of cotton ever made
from Madison in one day was made by j.
III. Rucker last Tuesday. Four hundred
and sixty -four bales were shipped by the
Georgia railroad to Savannah for exp0rJa-
lion to Spain. Ten cars were required to
carry the cotton after it was compressed.
The other day Texas pony belonging to
negro living on the old Ellington place in
Greene county run away and broke his
neck. They undertook TO hitch him UP,
when the pony started Off at full tilt into
the woods, and running headlong againt
big tree broke his neck, killing himself in
stantly.
On last Monday, Laura Hill, a colored
woman aged 90 years, who lives on the
plantation of ]. NJ. Bi adley, near Hartwell,
was accidentally shot in the right foot
She was cooking at the fire. place, when
some one, in passing, knocked shotgun
from its rack, which discharged, aud the
load entered her foot.
A short time ago John Smith, thrifty
young negro farmer who lives on the farm
of j. 7. Simpson, nor th of Flint in Mitchell
county, had trunk stolen from his house
containing $3.50 III mo ney. He caught the
burglar, Dan Murray, who confessed to the
robbery, and said that while he was com
Knitting it he had pi stol drawn 10 shoot
Smith If he should wake.
Trenton's boom is wonderful, Lots are
selling faster than pool tickets on a big race
day. Over 800 people arrived in the city
Thursday. They came from the north,
south, east and west. This makes already
about $500 strangers in town. Some are
buying and holding their property for
higher figures, but the majority sell before
they can get their deeds recorded.
Valdosta Times: Old Aunt Polly Grifis
of Clinch county died at the residence Of
Mrs. Joel Griffis, her granddaughter, or
Wednesday, Sept Is, at the great age of 10s
years. She was the stepmother of Mr.
Berry Griffis Of Clinch, who is now rs years
Old. Mrs. Gritfls has many defendants
but none living except in the second, third
and fourth generations. All of her own
children have long since passed away
some with old age.
Gainesville Courdnt: A meeting was
held at the city hall last Thursday night by
something more than fifty citizens, to con.
slider the question of taxatios. A resolu.
tien providing for the appointment of q
committee to Investigate the legality of the
contracts made by the city council and
water and gas companies was offered, aud,
after full discussion, the motion to adopt
was lost, and the meeting adjourned.
The Banner declares the prohibition Law
farce in that city. 1t declares that somC
doctors run drug stores that are the mex
thing to being bRrroomS Prescription
good for an indefinite period are furnished
favored patients" There are also a large
number of so-called social clubs that wer,
organized merely to supply their member
with liquor. There are in addition vari0u
other schemes and subterfuges for violating
the law.
Hartwel Sun: Speaking about brass
buttons" remarked "Old b. ;" during the
days Of notification / was about 10 years
old, and all OF the nulliiers wore blue rib
bon cockades with brass palmetto button
in the center, even boys from 10 years old
and up wore them There was such a de