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

GEORGIA.
The crop outlook in Ebert county is very
fine.
The watermelon crop in Dolly county is
looking fine.
Measles are prevailing in some parts of
Dolly county.
A cant-get-away club will be organized
at Townsville for the summer.
The Milledgeville alumni of the state uni
versity have effected a permanent organlza-
ton.
Reports from TattnaI indicate that the
fruit crop this year will be greater than
ever known
Fires have been raging in Tattnall as well
as in Liberty county. j. 1. Grice had
great deal of fencing and rails destroyed.
1t is said that the bugs are playing havoc
with watermelon vines in Sumter county,
greatly retarding their growth and injuring
prospects for fine melons.
A rather strange coincidence happened at
John /. Parker's residence. at Thomasvllle,
Sunday afternoon. OF the seven male per-
sons present. all of them were named John n.
In spite Of the heavy rain and adverse
circumstances the sale of lots at Lyerly,
near Rome, closed with grand success
Lots brought good prices, and over $4,000
worth were sold.
A gentleman of Vienna says the rats are
so bad at his house he dare not leave his
socks on the floor at night. He says he
either puts them under his head or ties
them around chair post
Fannin superior court has adjourned.
Considerable business was transacted.
Judge Winn fined one man 500 and costs
for selling coffee pot for 81, evidence being
adduced showing that said coffee pot con-
tanned brandy.
Last Friday, while Edgar Westbrook of
Spalding was trying to get curb out of a
well, a scantling slipped, striking him on
the head, crushing his skull. Mr. West
brook was alive at last accounts, though his
recovery is doubtful
Information was received in Macon Tues
day from Eufaula that Miss Nora Boone,
the young lady of Townsville who was
hurt in the railroad accident Monday at
Eufaula, died Tuesday morning from the
effects of her injuries.
Ddde County Times: The Georgia colonies
are on their annual tramp. They will
take in several of the western cities, and
will not get back home until about June Z.
No doubt they will get enough 10 eat on
their trip to last them during the dull
months.
While J. P. Heard of Vienna was on his
way to town Monday morning he met his
Jersey bull which attacked him, aud before
Mr.. Heard could escape the beast rushed on
to his horse and gored it down, the horse
falling on Mr.. Heard. Neither was hurt
seriously, though the horse was gored badly
At Harrison shooting affray took place
in Perkins quarter Monday night between
Millege Simmons and Nathan Jones
(colored). in which Jones received fearful
wound in the left breast, the ball entering
Just below the nipple. DIR. Z. s. Peacock
xvoc oaliad in and ba gave tho uaoro
die.
r. s. Pass of Rome arrived in Atlanta
Monday via the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia railroad and jumped from the
train at the West Simpson crossing, break
ing his left leg. Mr.. Pass is so years Of age
and is suffering much from his painful hurt.
Every attention possible has been given
him.
The old wood building on the corner of
Peace and Liberty streets at Waynesboro,
belonging to the Thomas estate, has almost
disappeared. C. H. Hyde has the contract
for building on the ground two brick stores,
and he will push them rapidly to compile
ton, so as to be ready for occupancy in
time to meet the fall trade.
Miss Dora Williams of Americas, on Hill
street, has two pet doves, which she raised.
They are about four months old, and know
her thoroughly. She turns them out of
their cage, and allows them to fly off to the
woods and exercise themselves. When
tired they will come back and light on her
shoulders and eat from her hands.
A gentleman of Waynesboro, who. a
short time ago, brought home a blushing
bride, received among his other wedding
gifts from one of his practical friends, a
something which pufported to be a sack of
-four. The cook happened to possess an in
quiring mind. and fortunately discovered
before the biscuits were eaten that the sack
contained plaster of paris.
j. c. Bannon has just returned to Macon
from two weeks successful trip through
Eastern Alabama and Southwestern Georgia
in the interest of Henry Clews & Co. He
reports the cotton stand to be fairly good,
the long drought having enabled the farm
ers to kill grass successfully. Some COM
plant is made of lice on cotton, produced
by recent general rain and cold nights but
the healthy condition OF the stand will pre-
vent much damage.
Milledgeville Union and Recorder: A
very sad accident occurred on Friday. MAY
"a, at the school of Miss Julia Moore, who
teaches near the residence of J. c. Whita-
ker, in this county. The children were at
play and some Of them went into the loft of
a room adjoining the school-room. Fannie
Cox, a little daughter of w. NJ Cox Of
fell a distance of about nine feet, infllctipg
injuries from which she died on Sunday
evening.
Near Laurens Hill on June 8, Tom
Hamilton, negro, shot and seri-
ously wounded w. N. Hudson. a
white man living on the planta-
ton of Capt. Joshua Walker. Mr.. Hudson
was at work in the field when the negro
came to the field and made an assault on
one of his hands. Mr.. Hudson ordered him
TO leave the field, whereupon the negro
turned and fired on Mr.. Hudson with a
double-barrel shotgun and fed. The shoot
ing was wholly without cause.
The adjourned session of Applng superior
court at Bailey, Monday was of short
duration. adjourning at once without tran
sacting any business. This action was in
response TO the earnest request of the farm
ers, who plead the indulgence of the court
on account of the great need of attention TO
the crops just now, by reason Of the great
drought of the spring. Only one prisoner
was in Jail awaiting trial, and he was
turned over to the county court for trial,
SO that no hardship resulted to anyone.
ALT Darden tcolored) of Toccoa was shot
and dangerously wounded at Lavonia Sun
day night by the marshal Of that place. II
seems that ALI and colored woman were
having a little row, when the marshal
called on them and asked them to desist.