The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-22

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Piece of Land-A Pair of Pants Forty
Two Years Old-several Persons
Struck by Lightning-A Big Profit on
Tomatoes.
GEORGIA.
The rebuilding of the Whitlock house at
Marietta is to be started at once
The SandersviIle district conference will
meet at Tennille on Thursday, July IL.
The new shops of the East and West rail-
road of Alabama are to be built at Carriers
vile.
Henry Copeland, an old and highly re-
spected citizen of Thomas county is dead,
after lingering illness.
James Postell of st. Simon's raised and
sold this season, on patch OF ground
35x100 feet, 5000 cucumbers.
Judge McRae, Aaron Odum, and Jack
Horn icolored) lost considerable fencing by
an incendiary fire near Mount Vernon
day or two ago.
1t is understood that DR.. A. G. Hay
good will receive 5000 per annum and the
use of house and lot as his pay for the
presidency of the university at Sheffield,
Ala.
Omer AGREE of Talliaferro county, had
his arm badly broken while playing base
ball near Crawfordville Saturday last He
ran 70 catch ball that had been knocked
up, and fell upon his left arm and broke it
near the elbow.
d. K. McKamy, secretary and treasurer
of the Dalton public schools, has received
notice from state school commissioner,
James s. Hook, of an appropriation Of $50
from the Peabody fund for the benefit of
the Dalton public school system.
At Eatonton Wednesday, during thun-
der storm, Gus Green a negro tenant on the
plantation of E N Allison. was struck by
lightning and instantly killed while return
ing from the field on horseback. The horse,
a valuable animal, was also killed.
At Atlanta every time an arrest is made
or Black Maria comes In the stationhouse is
invaded by a crowd Of idle and curious peo-
pie. Cases were made against two Wednes-
day night, and hereafter cases will be made
against all who gather around on such oc-
casions.
At Summerville last Thursday evening
lightning struck the house occupied by
Andy Anderson. 1t knocked a few bricks
off the chimney, and tore a splinter two
feet long, triangular, from one of the win
dow castings All the family were slightly
shocked, but soon recovered
A stabbing ARRAY occurred at Dalton last
Sunday which may prove fatal Ollie Ar
wood, a white man, got into difficulty
with a negro named Keith and stabbed him
three times-in the throat, breast and back.
The wounds are dangerous and the negro
may die. Atwood was arrested, but gave
bail in the sum of $500.
Johnnie Crawford, an adopted son of
Joseph Allen, living about five miles from
Blackshear, died Wednesday from a cut on
his foot. While cutting wood about two
weeks ago ne cut big artery on his foot.
Drs. ]. Lee Smith and Fuller tied the
artery up and dressed the wound, but it
was too late. as he had lost too much blood.
On Tuesday night David Hood, residing
near Warthen. Washington county, was
stunned by a flash of lightning. At the
time of the fash Mr.. Hood was holding a
lamp and reading. With presence of mind
Mrs. Hood showed the lamp that had fallen
on the floor into the yard. Mr.. Hood was
thrown forward and fell in the middle of
the room on his face He viii recover.
At the instance of some of the leading
merchants the Central railroad has inter-
ested itself in procuring for Americas a
lower rate Of freight on shipments from
the west The central iJself has signified its
willingness to a reduction of rates, and is
now trying to arrange with connecting
roads to procure through rate which will
be of great advantage over that at present
fixed.
A citizen Of Hawkinsville has a pair of
brooches forty-two years old. The first
time he wore them was to a meeting of the
Sons of Temperance, which was held July
IS, 1S47, in the old Methodist church that
stood on the lot just in the rear of where
Rev. E. A. Burch now resides The breeches
are of white linen, and are good yet. The
owner wore them when he was married the
second time.
One day last week the 10-year-old boy of
Seaborn Jones, farmer living below Zsb-
ulon, ran under tree TO shelter himself
from the rain. While under it the tree was
struck by lightning. 1t ran down the tree
to where the boy was. 1t tore his clothing
into shreds and burnt his back severely. He
was picked up and carried to his home,
and is now up and going about, though
feeble. He was not insensible at any time.
Thursday night last the large barn be-
longing to Robert W. Bagby. located near
the public square at Covington, was de-
stroyed by fire. Three mules persisted in
the flames. Nothing was saved from the
barn and it required hard and laborious
work to save other buildings in the vicinity.
There was nc insurance and the loss
amounts to more than $1,000. Within the
past few years, Mr.. Bagby has lost more
than $50, 700 by fire.
A murder was committed Tuesday night
about IL O'Clock on the plantation of w. p
Norman, who lives six miles from Melon
ough. Some negroes were returning from
church, and a dispute arose over some
small trivial matter between Henson Up
church and John Stewart. Upchurch drew
his knife and stabbed Stewart in the thigh.
severing an artery, from which he bled to
death before a physician could be procured.
Upchurch left Immediately and has not
since been seen.
Sandersville Herald: On Sunday. June
9, Mills Sterling died very suddenly at the
Union Baptist church in this county, MIR.
Sterling was in usual health until Just be-
fore the hour Of service when he said to
some gentlemen with whom he was conyers.
ing, that he felt unwell, and sat down near
a tree. In a few minutes he also went in,
scarcely reached his seat when he fell and
expired. Mr. Sterling was in the list year
of his age, and had been a member of the
Baptist church about forty years.
Charlie Field of Dalton is cultivating to-
matoes on an extensive scale this year. He
has four acres in the fruit, and has engaged
to sell the entire C OPP to the canning fac
tory. The four acres contains IL 200 plants,
all of which are fourishing and promise q
prolific yield Mr. Field expects to realize
something like 2, 800 bushels from the patch
The total cost OF production, gathering and
hauling, will not exceed SIS. therefore the
$500 bushels at 20 cents per bushel, the
price at which the canning company has
agreed to take the lot, will net the owner
over S400. or about s106 per acre.
Mount Vernon Monitor: One of the
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