The morning news., 1889-05-06
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE


Badly burt During Fall Game a
Eartwel-A Frogs Escape from E
Snakes Stomach.
GEORGIA.
The Mary Willis library of Washington
is to be opened on May T.
A large crowd from Tenaille will take in
the drummerS' festivities in Savannah this
week.
John Mcqueen Mcintosh of Darien died
last Tuesday. He was born in 1921, and
was the oldest son of Gen. Mcintosh.
During the month of April there was
measured at the public boom. at Darien,
7.OOl, 900 feet of timber. Besides several
million feet of sawn lumber arrived.
Carrollton has raised between S25, 900 and
$4,000 for a cotton factory, aud Whites
burge has subscribed about $4,000 for a
paper mill Old Carroll seems to be catch
ing on.
On last Sunday a very deplorable opera
ton was performed on Singleton Allen OF
Creswel He was suffering from cancer Of
hs bone in the knee, aud his left leg was
amputated.
Rev. George Williamson, who lives near
Salem church in Wilcox county, has a
banana tree growing in his yard with about
three dozen young bananas IN it. He keeps
it buried during cold weather.
The park at Tennills is being put in lovely
condition. The dead, unsighdy pine trees
have been taken out by the roots, a ditch
has been dug along the southern ed g, and
the ground is being made level.
A gentleman over 45 years Of age, who
was born and has always lived near Hart
well, has never rode on the cars nov seen a
river. He has good pair Of eyes and Is an
intelligent and industrious farmer The
4. To-
from his residence.
There was a terrible hailstorm in the 10Th
. and 18th districts of Sumter county on
Wednesday evening The hail was SAID to
be the size Of hen eggs, and to have done
great damage. The fruit trees were stripped
Of their fruit and the cotton and corn were
entirely destroyed. II was the most de-
structive hailatorm that has been known in
that section for a number of years.
AT Hartwell Thursday while game Of
ball was being PLAYED the bat slipped from
the hands Of the batsman, Martin Stephen
son, and struck Isham HALEY on the head,
knocking him senseless. In a short time he
recovered to some extent, and was able to
walk across the street to the house of DR..
A. J. Matthews. Mr. HALEY is a student
of the school, and was a spectator of the
game.
Abbeville U-dtchDda: Dr. Maynard has
a pair of strange looking creatures which
he calls Chinese rabbits We walked 40 to
one lying on the ground near a lee gum,
and thought it long, lazy hound puppy,
but when a bee lighted on his nose and ap-
piled his caudal extremity vigorously. the
'laTbyn put his heels in the air and whipped
his head with lis long ears, with many Chi
nese antics.
About thirty-five years ago a negro girl,
Emaline May age IS, then belonging TO
the widow May of Pondtown, Schley
county, was sold to a horse trader, who
carried her up in Tennessee. She now
writes to Ordinary Speer Of Americus to
know if any of her people are living around
Americus or not. Her mother was named
Mariah May, she had several brothers ani
sisters, one brother by the name Of George
Glover, who belonged TO Isom Glover.
Joe Pummer, a well-known negro bar
Der OF Griffin, is now in limbo charged with
the crime of arson, and from the evidence
there seems but little doubt that be is guilty
of starting the fire in George IL Hartuett's
store on Thursday night. He was arrested
only little while after the fire, as suspicion
pointed very strongly 70 him, and FRIDAY
two warrants were sworn out, one Tor arson
and the other being for stealing a quart OF
whisky from the store during the day. on
Thursday.
Blakely Nelcs: The better posted ones
newspaper and history readers had con-
siderable fun answering inquiries as to what
the thirteen cannon shots were fired for
Tuesday morning, By telling tee question
ers that Harrison was dead and Cleveland
was going to take his seat. 1t is a sad com
mentary, but nevertheless a fact, that many
OF the readers of the EdTiV COtntV Netcs
and other well circulated papers are igno-
rant Of the historical events that are CON
stantly mentioned in the papers.
Toccoa Aeios: William Bowers Wis
tied Toccoa wednesday. His name will 90
down TO history as one of the only two
rGeorgians who voted for Abraham Lincoln
in 1860. At his voice, now. possnasters
quake and tremble, for with a nod he can
cut of their heads, if they happen 70 be
democrats. be says, however, in the little
offices, 1t Is the policy not TO make changes
unless the people desire change Mr..
Bowers is conscientious in his political be-
Ilefs, an earnest Christian minister, a large
hearted, public spirited citizen.
Blakely Ne,1s; Tuesday, April 30, was
grandly celebrated in Now York city, as
the centennial of the inauguration of
George Washington as the first President
OF the United States on April 30. 1889. But
even way down here in ''rebel" land our
people do not accord all tie loyalty and
patriotism to the north and thirteen big
guns were firod in the early morning in
hohDI VI thb nay, ana tne large United
States flag tioared in the breeze all day long
from the top Of the lofty confederate flag
pole on the square, tie immortal star
spangled banner" waving "o'er the land OF
the free and the home Of the brave.n
Mr.. Segee of Brunswick went to the
mouth OF Umbrella creek Friday to fish
with big net for drum instead, however,
he caught mammoth sword fish fourteen
feet long. The work Of capture was no
small job, as a sword fish IA feet long. 2
feet thick and feet 2 inches across the
hlps was no miunow 10 handle Mr. S.
had to worry him long time before he got
chance to strike him in the head with his
oar After this was done his head was cut
of to save bis sword and his body seat
adrift. His sword was q formidable weapon
measuring three feet and one inch long,
and was purchased by II. Z. Barnes for $5
for friend up north.
Washington Gazette w. T. McWhorter
OF Woodville is a hustler. He has hustled to
the extent accommodating about $l0O, 900 in
good solid property. He owns a great deal
OF valuable land around in tnat part Of the
country. An early riser himself, he re-
quires the same Of the tenants that work
his lands. most any morning quite early
he Will ride up 10 a tenants house, and in
ne hnds them in their beds ENJOYING a
morning nap, he will 90 quietly TO work
and sweep the yards, feed their stock or do
some other such work for them When
the tenants walk out and find "the bossn