The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-01
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Flags to Float over the New Capitol
A Compositor Formerly of Savannah
Tells a Fish story-A Colored Boy
Preacher Astonishing brunswick
Negroes.
GEORGIA.
Milledge avenue at Athens is to be
widened in a short time.
DIR. Green Bell Of Swainsboro is contem-
plating building a large two-story brick
store where his old store now stands.
The annual reunion Of the Tbirtieth
Georgia regiment viii be held at Stock
bridge, Henry county, on Friday, July 70,
1889
b. F. Green lost a son, II years old, Fri
day. He was attacked by a headache and
died in twenty-four hours. The doctors
say it was meningitis.
Tom Cochran of Butts county was taken
before Commissioner Erwin, in Macon, one
day last week on the charge of illicit distill-
ing. He was bound over in the sum Of
$500.
Miss Nellie Sheram of Columbus is a 10
year-od Georgia genius. Her latest pro-
duction is a very neat piece Of artistic
work in the shape Of an oil-painted photo
graph on glass.
William Floyd. aged S. colored tenant
on Rev. j. Y. Aliens place. near Thomas
ton, has boil of cotton from blossom
that opened Sunday; the field in which 1t
grew was planted twice before stand was
obtained, and no manure was used.
At Swainsboro j. J. Rountree's fine bay
horse got his eye knocked out last Satur-
dav Mr.. Harrington, while driving him
in the stable, picked up a small chip and
pitched it at the horse and accidentally hit
him in the corner of the left eye and
knocked it completely out
B. B. Wilkes and A. S. Williamson of
Emanuel county, a few days ago saw
rattlesnake about feet long swim from one
side TO the other Of the Altamaha river,
which is a distance Of more than half
mile, without resting. lie seemed to be
COMPLETELY exhausted when he reached the
bank.
Adit. Gen. Kell has ordered two large
state flags, which will soon be kissed by the
breezes which play above the new capitol.
When the legislature meets this week one
will be run up over the Senate chamber
and the other over the House of Representa-
tives These flags will fly whenever the
two houses are in session.
One of the genuine manufacturing insti-
buttons of Brunswick is the Bush turpentine
tool factory, in the southern portion of the
city. This institution works from eight to
twelve hands, and converts the raw mate
rial into the finest steel tocls-articles of
commercial value. Nothing but steel is
used, to which is given the finest temper
and edge.
An alligator and an English sparrow were
seen to engage in a battle near Darien the
other day. The gator provoked the fight
by swapping at the bird, which in turn flew
furiously at its ugly antagonist, aiming
with precision at the saurian's eyes. The
gator finally gave up the contest, and
sought safety from the sparrow's attacks
by hiding itself under water.
The exercises of the Ellaville high school
came to a close Friday night Rev. c. w.
Branch of Smithville delivered the literary
address. Col. w. H. McCrary also delivered
an address. The children did we'll The
school has hourished under the control of
Prof. W. B. Merritt and his able assistant,
Miss Katie Merritt. The music depart
ment was in charge of Miss HELM Rodgers
of Evansville, and her pupils show she has
not labored in vain.
There is in Brunswick little negro boy
whose years probably do not exceed eight,
who has never attended school, but whose
natural genius is remarkable. His name
is Alexander Washington. He is known as
Preacher from the fact that, without
license and without denomination, he
makes his living by preaching to the ne
groes, charging sometimes cents, some
times 81 for a sermon, according to the ma
ture of his congregation.
Workmen doing the grading on the road
of the West Point, from East Point to At
lanta, witnessed the sight the other day of
a snake feeding its offspring. The baby
snakes were secure in the roots of an old
tree, and the mother, which caught flies by
springing at them, would, when possessed
of fly, rapidly glide to the young snakes,
which came pell-moll, helter-Skelter to meet
her. She caught fly a minute, and was
watched securing them for over two hours.
In the press dispatches Friday morning
there appeared the notice of a hanging
which took place on Thursday in Oxford,
Miss, by which Steve Allen. negro, paid
the penalty of his life fer the murder Of
Frank Hodnett, in July, 1883. The muir
dered man was brother Of ex-Coroner Bill
Hodnett, Of Macon, and until Friday Mr..
Hodnett had never learned the fate of his
relative, who once lived at Macon. He last
heard of him in Memphis several years
ago.
A gentleman who has tried it vouches for
this story. Taking gallon jug of whisky
he passed a string through its cork which
cord dropped to the bottom of the
jug. The Irvine was then introduced into a
watermelon vine by Sitting the vine and
the vine permitted to produce only two
melons. When the melons were matured
they were served at private barbecue to
six gentlemen. The effect was astonishing.
The gallon of whisky got in its work. Not
drop of the liquor remained in the Jug
when the melons were ripe.
All attention among the Georgia weeklies
is now directed to the annual meeting of the
press association, which takes place this
week at Gainesville. A programme mas
been arranged which insures pleasure. rec
reation and recrupeation, and an eniov-
able time is looked forward to by those who
anticipate participating. IL many instances
the custom OF suspendjng publication Fourth
of July week will be observed this year. and
many papers will not issue next week. The
papers at hand are as bright as ever. and
are full Of interesting and entertaining
matter.
Robert Lindsay, the South Georgia news
paper compositor who recently inherited a
fortune in Texas, tells a good fish story.
During the big storm which swept Tybee
and Savannah a few years ago he was al
work In the SAVANNAH MORNING News
Office. He had an empty dinner bucket
with him, which he had hanged lust ont.
side the window while he was setting TYNE
When the big blow came, some of the root
of the room was taken off, but when
searched for the bucket was in It's place
In it, however, was string Of seven fresh
water trout. He has 40 idea how they got
there.
Friday, George w. Aaron, for many