The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Hurt by Horse at Harrison-A Bird
Killing Record in Dooly County.
GEORGIA.
Peach bio SONS in full bloom are TO be
seen at Vienna now.
The measles has broken out in the Albany
academy but does not seem to be OF serl-
GUS type.
The LaGrange Light Guards last week
placed their order for thirty new fatigue
uniforms and caps, which will be re eived
In a short while.
The contractor will commence work on
National Gem terry street, at Marietta, as
soon as the weather is suitable. The gov
eminent has appropriated 5000 for this
purpose.
At Dawson Saturday afternoon as John
Warner was leaving town on his wagon
loaded with eight sacks Of guano, in some way
he lost his balance and fell out The wagon
ran over his breast. He was severely in
jured.
Joseph Morelaud living near Byromville,
Dolly county, had the misfortune To lose
his corn cribs by fire last Tuesday night
These cribs contained about 400 bushels of
corn, which was all Mr.. Moreland had to
make this years crop.
Nineteen more doctors graduated Tues
day They are # the eclectic school De-
Gives opera house at Atlanta was the scsne
of the entertaining closing exercises Of the
forty-ninth session of the Georgia College
of Eclectic Medicine and Surgery.
Up TO the present date the receipts at the
state treasury from the general taxes of
1888 have been 1925. S24 20, and from the
capitol tax SlS5. $50 ~. At the same date
last year the rec ipts were from the general
tax SSl9,94 40, and capitol tax $685.
4SJ IS.
Last Saturday J. J. Murray and NJ F.
Braunen of Americas went over into Dooly
county bird hunting and killed 13l par
tridges They wouldn't shoot at any other
bird, or they could have killed several hun
dred more. They have feasted on par
fridge until they want old fat bacon and
greens.
W. H. Parkins, now a resident of the
Capitol City, author Of How | Escaped"
was resident Of Calhoun county up to a
few years ago. Mr.. Parkins was a well-to-
do planter of Calhoun county, residing
in twenty-five miles of Albany. He rented
out his farm few years ago and went to
Atlanta.
A gentleman living at Marietta is thor
oughly temperate as to ardent spirits, but
never dr ks any water. He CO fines him
self to milk aud coffee, and seems to enjoy
as much health as the usual rIu of man.
kind. He says he has no particular aver
sion to water, but has no desire to drink it.
He is a Methodist, Of course.
There are eighteen prisoners in the county
Jail at Sandersville. The expense of keep
ing them for the month of February was
$l77 60. In addition to which the county
paid also S4S for the keeping of Taylor in
the Baldwin Jail and bringing him here,
making a total of 1925 for expenses on ac-
cused criminals for February.
Judge Mark Blandford has been in very
bad health for some time, and his friends
are bee 1ming apprehensive about him. He
has gone to the Hot Springs In the hope
that g treatment there will build him up.
He had the opinion Of prominent Atlanta
physician, who saw him when he passed
through Atlanta, that his trouble is erysip-
elias.
There is little boy in Wadley who is a
prodigy. He is the son of 8. L. Peterson
years old, and is named Cary. He can
spell extraordinarily for one of his are
He has never been to school much. He can
spell backward as well as for ward. Any
word that may be given him, even proper
name, he will spell forward and backward
at the same breath.
An old negro walked into one of the stores
at Vienna on Saturday and offered some
eggs for sale. The merchant proffered him
Is cents per dozen for them in trade. The
negro scratched his head a minute, and
said: BOSS, dem white folks dun tole me
not to take lessen 1917 cents fur desc yere
eggs. and 'spects better take 'em back
home" They traded:
Mrs. S. c. Cooper of Americas has a
door mat made OF ropes taken from the
United States ship Constellation, on which
Ensign George f. Cooper made his voyage
around the world. The mat was made by
the sailors of the ship, and exhibits a piece
of master handicraft both of skill and per-
severance. Mr.. Cooper presented 1t to his
sister, and it is highly priced by her.
Fire was discovered in the treasurer's office
the court house at Butler last Wednesday
night about 10 o'clock. Some valuable
papers and the writing desk of Justice w
P. Caldwell were slightly burned. Prompt
action on the part Of several gentlemen
extinguished the flames. or Taylor county
would have been minus a temple Of jus
tice right in the midst of a busy term of
the superior court
Talbot county has not had good fruit
year In eight or ten years. The fruit trees
are blooming later this season tn IN usual
and many are encour aged TO hope that this
will be good year for fruit. Prior to ten
years ago large quantity Of dried fruit
was shipped from Talbotton each winter,
but Of late years it has been a difficult mat
ter for the Talbotton merchants To purchase
there enough dried fruit for home use.
A citizen of Marietta, VINO does business
in Atlanta, comes home nearly every day
and returns. He has dog that is a great
pet. Duriny the week days that dog never
attempts to follow him from the house On
Sunday the dog seems to know that the
Sabbath day has arrived, when its master
will remain home, and he no sooner starts
to the square than the dog follows close at
his heels, and remains with him all day.
There's a gander in Coweta county that
has recently been bereft of its mate He
has siuc e taken up with a rooster and is
trying to learn how to crow, but so far
without success When the rooster flaps
his wings to crow the gander does likewise,
and stretches his neck in vain effort to
initiate the music Of tie chanticleer. He
tries hard to fly up on the roost, and is
very affectionate in his attentions to the
rooster
Perry Green, son-in-law of Mr.. Baily, who
runs the Baily farm at job, was stabbed by
one Of his hands about dark. Mr.. Green
ard Ned Hubbard had a few words, but
Mr.. Green turned off to go home. The
negro ran up behind him and stabbed him
in the right side, back OF the neck, at the
top of the left shoulder and on the back Of
the head. The doctor saws Mr.. Green is
getting on very we'll None Of the cuts are
dangerous The negro left in hurry, and
Is at large now.
Marietta Journal: Thomas H. Shockley
showed us Cochin egg the other day as
In VNra aWWla.