The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Hornets Nest Tea as Cure for Asth-
/ zna-Ground Coffee Smoked In a
Pipe as q Cure for sleeplessness-
a Boy Shot by His Gun While Beat
ing Of Ferocious Dog.
GEORGIA
the new Methodist church at Dublin is
going up rapidly.
The Lithonia Neic Era will be the official
organ of DeKalb county next year.
RI. Rev. John W. Beckwith, bishop Of
the diocese of Georgia. will preach at St
Luke's church, in Hawkinsville, week
from tomorrow.
Mrs. Mate Daniel Of Reedy Springs was
fatally burned few days ago. Her cloth
ing caught fire while she was standing in
front of the fireplace.
A man tried last week in Pulaski superior
court for shooting on the public highway,
was convicted and sentenced to twelve
months on the Changing.
A S-year-old son of Mr.. Walker, of the
firm Of Walker & Lanier of Dublin, was
so badly injured in a runaway accident
few days ago that he may die.
Sallie Daniel (coloredl an inmate OF the
Laurens county almshouse at Dublin. was
burned to death few days ago. She was
blind, and in attempting 70 light her pipe,
Set fire to her clothing.
Lee Tidwell of Rising Fawn at one time
took out a homestead. He owned a house
and lot in Trenton. When the boom
struck the place, he sold his property there
for 81 500. Then he paid every dollar he
owed.
DIR. Leo Of Americas has been indicted by
the grand jury for practicing medicine
without registering. Sheriff Bass arrested
him and took him before Judge Smith.
He gave bond in the sum of $500, with II.
ID. Watts as security.
Hawkinsville Dispatch: Early in the
year Mr.. J. w. White of Hawkinsyille had
severe attack of neuralgia, and found it
impossible to get any sleep. Some one
suggested to him to smoke ground coffee in
pipe He did so. his pain was lulled, and
he sank into quiet slumber. Repeatedly
during his illness he tried it again, and
always with the same effect.
At Americas Wednesday Judge J. N.
Smith and jury waere engaged in hearing
the suit of ]. w. and w. c. Furlow to set
aside the will of E. A. Furlow. They
claim undue influence, and that E. A. Fur
low was mentally incapable Of making the
will. At the time he was In an asylum
under treatment. The contestants are his
halfbrothers. The amount involved is over
$4,000.
Athens Banner: A negro named Clark
has been appointed storekeeper and gauger
at the distillery of John A. Fowler, near
Athens, and we learn that the white ele-
ments at both Ridgeway and Mathews
distilleries will also be shortly displaced
with negroes. These gentlemen are justly
indignant, and threaten to close their still
If they must have the keys to their whisky
carried by negroes, in whose honesty they
have no confidence
Master Charlie Powell the thirteen-yea
old son of Capt. c. w. Powell Of Lithonia.
met with a serious accident Monday after
noon last. A large dog belonging to his
father was biting a hog, and Charlie en-
deavOred to beat the dog off, when a gun
he had in his hand was discharged, and its
contents entered his hip, making a large
wound. Some hickory nuts he had in his
pocket were driven into the flesh by the
shot. The fermur is badly exposed, and his
death is imminent.
Hawkinsville Dispatch: Lev Adams of
Hawhnsville has been great sufferer from
asthma. Not long since one Of his friends
suggested novel remedy to him. 1t was
10 get hornets nest, boil it and make tea
out of it and drink the tea. His friend
knew OF an old negro, many years ago, who
had cured himself in this way. As Mr.
Adams had tried many things in vain, he
determined to give this a trial After some
effort, he procured a hornets nest and
boiled it. The tea that it made was dark
looking liquid, very much like coffee in ap-
pearance. Mr.. Adams drank the tea for
awhile, and has not had asthma since. n
7. johnson also tried it, after hearing Of
this case, and while he las not yet been
cured. he has been greatly reliavad