The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-08
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

step MOJher-A Sprltudl4SbS EAe6H
just After Escaping From Being
Struck by Lightning.
GEORGIA
Hart county has 29S miles and IS chains
of dirt road.
Matilda Dustin, a negress, died last Sun
day in Putnam county, aged 100
At Athens there Is an epidemic raging
amongst the cats and they are dying very
fast.
About 1000 600 feet Of timber was meas
ured at the public boom at Darien during
the month ending June 80.
Negotiations are now pending between
Cuthbsrt aud Blufftdn, to make JOINT BID
for railroad to tap these two points.
Isaac Burns. a well known colored man,
who has lived in Lumpkin for many years,
died last Tuesday. He was well advanced
in years Before the day Of emancipation
- Mrs. Dorsey, afterwards TO
Z. III. Love.
Aft Prater, the pedestrian, the mountain
wonder, has been almost forgotten by the
public He has been twisting brakes on
freight trains awe been rallroadlng,' he
replied this morning, IN answer TO the
query: "Where have you beenP
AT Columbus during the past few days
Col. w. J. Watt, executor of the late Dr.
heirs, in factory and bank stock, about
$4,000 The plantation of about 1000
acres and the live stock are still to be sold,
and the proceeds divided.
s. A. Atkinson. one Of Albany's Oldest
and most highly respected citizens, dropped
dead Friday night. Mr.. Atkinson, together
with his family, was seated at the supper
table, and in the midst Of sentence his
head dropped over on the table, and with
out a struggle he expired.
The First National Bank of Gaines
vile has just made a statement OF
its affairs to the United States
authorities It has been in operation two
months and eight days, and shows that It
has deposits amounting to s42OOO, and has
made 81, 4Sl net profits, or nearly 5per cent.
upon its entire capital stock.
The body of a boy, whose name could
not be learned, was discovered Heating IN
the Satilla river Monday by the steamer
Cracker Boy From all that can be learned
it is supposed that the dead boy, in COM
pany with a number of other boys, went IN
swimming up the river Sunday afternoon.
They were Giving off a raft, and in doing
so this boy was caught by the current and
carried under the raft.
At Atlanta, Friday, Mayor Glenn pre-
sided over a meeting of the citizens COM
mittee of fifty in the council chamber to
make arrangements LOT inc poStpOileu III
augural reception in honor of the governor.
1t was agreed by the committee to have
grand reception at the new capitol the
night of Aug. S, and elaborate preparations
will be made for it. All the necessary COM
mittees were appointed.
DR.. P. l.. Hisman brought into Albany,
Friday, a twig fro m Kelsey japan plum
tree that was not over fifteen inches long,
yet contained cluster of twenty-four
-.
and half The tree from which it was
cut was planted on the place now owned
by John Sappey in the spring of 1885, by
the doctor. The fruit is very fine and
ripens about August.
Griffin Sun: Joe Mitchell, at Blanton's
mill, eats all the rats he can catch and says
that ''they are much nicer than squirrel or
rabbit" was passing by the mill Friday
afternoon, and large rat as large as a
squirrel, ran out from StonewalPs engine
house. Joe, on seeing the rat, gave chase
and soon killed it. Having noticed the
unusual interest manifested in catching the
rat, asked Joe what he was going to do
with it He said: Eat it, by gosh" Sure
enough, he soon had it skinned, cleaned and
sailed, and looking in all appearances like a
squirrel. Smackiug his lips over the joyful
prospects of a rat supper, Joe went his way
looking for more rats
Atlanta Journals: Green Dodd believes
In luck. he IS having foundation con-
structed in the part of his building which
is to be used as a bank. A few days ago he
placed silver quarter under a stone for
luck. Next day be overhead one of the
negro workmen say to the other: 81 tell
you dat was good find, picking up dat
quarter from under dat rock. How does
yer reckon it got dereF Mr.. Dodd said
nothing about the quarter to the workmen
but handed one OF them nicksl-it was as
much as he cared to go on a second turn
and said: Put this nickel under a stone
for luck" And he stayed there and saw it
sealed away under the masonry.
A day or two ago Judge Gustin of Macon
received letter announcing that colored
female was allowed TO visit Voolfolk and
remain with him four hours. At Perry the
report is pronounced false. Some enemy Of
Sheriff Cooper may have inspired the letter
to Judge Gustin, and Cooper might do well
to try to trace the real author of the letter
and learn his motive for writing it, Wool
folk, when in Macon Jail, frequently begged
Jailer BirdSOng to allow women to visit
him in his cell and offered Birdsong $40 to
grant the privilege, but Birdsong always
refused the request. Once a well-known
member of the demi monde applied for
admission to Woolfolk's cell, but she was
denied the privilege.
Mr.. Storms. the Boston spirtualist. is
farming IN Columbia county. Some of his
exploits are being told. During a heavy
rainfall, he, with others, was weather
bound in 'Possum Hall. Some of the party
were playing cards, when an over-falniliaI'
fash of lightning struck the house, doing
but little damage, however. Mr. Sterns'
eyes rolled, his face became distorted, his
fists were clinched, and half crouchlng, face
upward, be uttered imprecations and petit
tions in some weird tongue to some unseen
power. The party, who thought he had
been struck by lightning felt like chastising
him when they found he had been COM
muning with the spirits.
At Atlanta Hon. Primus w. Jones. of
Dougherty county, was talking about how
he managed TO raise the first bale of cotton
every year. II plant my cotton early in
February said he. This is good deal
earlier than my neghbors plant theirs
Then / follow the intensive system of
farming. manure heavily and work
rapidly. That's the reason got
the first bale of Georgia COT
ton" 'How much land did You 90 over to
get that bale" "Oh, about 100 acres. and
l didn't wait for the bolls to open. i had
to pry some of them open to make up the
bale" Every year, said the colonel, my
friends doubt my word, just little, YOU
know, about that first bale. This wear. as
! got it out several days earlier than usual.
l had some burrs sent up to prove that the
staple had been picked from them this sea
son." His neighbors say that Mr. Jones is