The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TW o STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Been Struck at Grifdn-A cure Tor
Rheumatism Jake Young Under
Two Indictments for Murder.
GEORGIA
Mrs W. A. McGhee fell twelve feet down
an elevator shaft at Rome Thursday, but
escaped serious injury.
A single lumber firm of Brunswick has an
even dozen vessels chartered, which will put
in there within the next thirty days They
will load with lumber.
Wednesday was Rev. Sam Jones' 42d
birthday, and it was celebrated by an ele-
giant dinner at his pleasant Market street
home,at Gainesville.
The contract has been let for the compile
ton of the interior Of the Catholic church
at Brunswick, ID a lerge force of car
penters win commence on the work Mon
day.
Including all cotton shipped through on
the Savannah, Griffin and North Alabama
and the Georgia Midland roads, Griffin ex-
poets to get between thirty and forty
thousand bales this season.
A negro named Joe Bussey was arrested
at Lihcolnton last Friday, supposed to
have been the murderer of a man in Colum-
bia county. He was afterward released, as
he was not the negro wanted.
Rev. n Kef Smith, formerly of At
lanta, but now OF Darien, was in Brunswick
Friday en- route to Darien, where he has ac-
cepted the postorate of the Presbyterian
church. Mr.. Smith was accompanied by
his family.
AT Social Circle, a f5-year-old son of W.
ID. Mebley accidentally shot himself in the
right temple with pistol He was in the
blacksmith shop, and picked up the weapon.
When his father heard the report he found
his son seriously wounded.
AT an election held in Adel on Wednesday
last, under the charter recently granted by
the legislature, the following municipal
officers were elected j. f. Peoples, mayor;
M. J. Young, S. G. Culpepper, j. b. Hester,
j. Fl. Hutchinson and J. 4. Wilkes, alder
aDen-
The grand jury in session at Nashville,
in Berrien county, last week found a bill Of
indictmen against Jake Young, charging
him with the murder of Arch Golde J.
Another bill was found against him before
the Jury ad journed for the killing of a
negro.
Persons interested in the organization Of
military company in Cartersville will
meet at the court house on Tuesday night
next for the purpose of perfecting an
organization. Gen. p. NJ. B. Young has
consented to be present and assist in the
organization.
One of the most attractive curiositieS in
Bartow's Piedmont exhibit is walking
cane made by jeff Harwell of Carter willie.
1t is made of a large cotton stalk, with a
corn cob handle, banded with Barlow
county silver, and having a ferrule made of
the eye Of an old cotton hoe.
The residence of Mr.. Lemmons, of the
firm of Herring & Lemons at Sumner,
was destroyed by fire a day or two ago
This was the first fire Sumner ever had,
and it created much excitement Mr. Lem
mons saved most of his furniture. The
house was not insured. The fire was caused
by defective fiue.
At Griffin Friday the street force, while
cutting down grade Just across the Cen
trail railroad from the city hall, struck rock
ore which competent judges say has at
least rs per cent of iron in it, The vein
which is near the surface is small, but from
the direction it takes may lead to any
quantity further down.
Hon. E. G.. Simmons of Americas arrived
IN Buena Vista ast Monday afternoon to
look after his planting interests in Marion
county. AT the same hour in the afternoon
Of the same day of the month just sixteen
years ago he ar ived in Buena Vista. His
business then was to marry Mss Lucy
Hollis, daughter of the late John +. Hollis
J. II. jackson of Taliaferro county has
probably the oldest jug in all the United
States. Ii IL peculiar vessel in shape,
ranging from small bottom, larger in the
ing about one quart. Its age can be traced
back over $50 years, and was brought to
Georgia from Virginia by some of the first
settlers.
Fire broke out at Ellavilie Wednesday.
Q. A. Murray, representative in the legis-
lature loses 81 900 in buildings, machinery
and cotton. w. r. Allen loses three bales
OF cotton. James Pitcher, on cotton, lum-
Der. etc, loses something over 500. w,
ii Murray In NH,
numbers of others loose smaller amounts.
There was no insurance.
Robert j. ia mes of Tallapoosa has re-
ceived letter from George w. McWright
OF FL Paso, Tex, announcing the murder
Of detective named Odom, who has rela-
tives in Georgia. The detective, so it is
said, had located criminal who resi- ted
arrest and killed Odom. The letter further
states that Odom was robbed of $50, 900
which he had on his person, a fortune that
he had made IN the detective business, His
age Is given as 81.
Blakely NetCS: A good many DAYS before
the dea h of our lamented father, he suf-
fered considerably from rheumatism in his
left shoulder. Mentioning it one day in the
presence of Col Joel W. Perry, his father
in-law, he was told to get piece of brim-
stone and wrap it up in cloth aud carry it in
his pocket. This he did, and in few days
the pain left him. Until the day Of his
death he carried that little piece of brin-
stone in his pocket and never had a recur-
renee of the rheumatism.
A party of sportsmen gathered at a
shooting match near Hassler's Mills in
Murray county, in a grove near j. N
LoganAs, on Saturday last, to try their skill
as marksmen. Jasper Westmoreland was
appointed umpire of the situation, taxing
his seat within ten or twelve feet of the
spot on sma tree they were sh citing at.
A ball glanced from the tree, hitting him
in the forehead, icfiicting a painful and
dangerous wound. Medical aid was called
at once, and the man is dol g well.
Last Sunday morning while several small
boys were out hunting chestuuts near
Shockley's bridge III Jackson county, little
Fred Potter, Is years of age, had a most
remarkable escape from instant death. He
had climbed tall chestnut tree, and when
about forty-five feet from the ground a limb
gave way ana preciptated him to the
ground, with scarcely twig to obstruct
his fall. He struck upon his back, and when
picked up was sensel ess, aud it was three
hours efore he regained consciou ness DR..
Pendergrass was called. and found the boy
had three ribs broken, besides other iniu-
ries, but thiaks he will be able to pull him
through.
FLORIDA.