The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-14

in Georgia. Remarkable Woman
of Athsns-The Confederate Home
Frinaus Jones First Bale.
GEORGIA-
At Americas ST. 90 hss been subscribed
toward the 10000 wanted TO build a new
hotel on the public square.
An egg the sIzs Of sparrow's egg was
found within a hens egg by Berry OgleSby
of Scriven county day or two ago.
Tho Tween y-thIrd Georgia regiment will
hold its annual reunion at Emerson on
Aug. 81. Senator Co!quitt and other dis
tinguished confederates will be present.
Recently a bolt Of Lightning struck the
ground in one Of O. Il. Arnold's fields, near
Lexington, and for n space of u quarter Of
an acre all vegetation was so thoroughly
killed that it has shown no signs whatever
of revrving
Last Friday two negro women on DR.. W.
c. Bowie's place, in Scriven county, got
into an alteration, when one Of them
stabbed the other with q knife. The
wounded woman lived until last Monday,
when she died from the effects Of the
wound. The coroner's jury returned YER
dict Of sslf-defcnse.
Hicks & Peacock of Thomasville have
what is pronounced one Of the prettiest
pharmacies III the state The Townsville
Times says J. n. Solomons Of Savannah
made a trip to Townsville a day or two
ago expressly TO see it and gsc ideas to be
utilized in a new store he is TO lit up in the
fashionable part Of Savannah.
Mrs Oliver of Athens is a remarkable
woman. Sine is 81 years OF age, aud does
not remember to have ever taken drink of
water; in fact, she cannot bear to drink the
fluid. Her eye-sight has returned to her
l.K,. l., ~ al
work without tho U.s. Of glasses. She is as
hale and hearty as if only 80 and bids fair
to reach her l00th anniversary.
James Ellis, travelling salesman for
+. 4. Block of Atlanta. carries in his pocket
perhaps the Oldest hickory nut in the city
The nut was picked up in Southwest Goor-
Ria twelve Yeas ago, and since then has
never left the POCKET Of Mr.. Ellis. The ST.
yer which no has Carried in his pocket has
worn the bark # the nut per ectlv smooth,
and it now shines with the polish Of marble
Mr. Ellis is = triae superst tous about the
talismm and would not part with it.
The DO ri Of directors of the Confederate
home have after careful Investigation.
bought lot Of l25 acres within two miles
of the center of atlanta on which to build
n confederate home. The net price paid
was $3.50. Plans have been prepared for
an admirable home for tho soldiers. and
plans for a number of cottages are nov
being prepared. Proper committe have
charge of each department of the work.
and it is proposed TO push the building aud
completion OF the home as rapidly as pru-
dence will allow.
A few DAYS ago, as the train on the Syl-
vania railroad was making its trip ont 30
Rocky Ford, and 0 hen near the farm Of
William Newton, about three-quartArs of q
mile from the depot, the tender, a carload
of waterne,nns and one end of the passen-
ger coach left the track. The fireman.
John Johnson (colored), was caught under
the tender and terribly mashed, having to
be dug out 1t is thought that his injuries
will prove fatal No one else was hurt.
The melons were the property of John c.
Dell, and were a complete loss
A funny story is told of an Atlanta man
who was at one of the islands in the
southern part of The state last summer. He
had been drinking heavily, and could get
no further than a grass plot faci0g the
hotel. His friends could not persuade him
TO retire TO MS room, for he persisted in
going out under the trees. Finally he
threw himself down upon the grass and
slept. TIE guests Of tho hotel, who were
watching him, saw the whole performance
and they als) saw about fourteen little
calves come up from the pasture, and
hat
Athens Banner: The Banner editor.
while in Atlanta this week, met gentle
man who interviewed Primus Jones about
his first bale business. He told Mr. Jones
1t was reported that he began to pick his
green bowls as soon as the lint formed aud
spread out in the sun to dry. This uu-
matured lint be would gin, a sufficient
quantity being procured to form an out
side coating. The interior was last years
crop saved over III the seed in a.
air-tight room, which rendered it almost
Impossible TO detect it from new
oatton. Prinus laughed at this reported
exposure of his entepprisiug work, and re-
marked that sometimes reports hat mighty
near the mark, He said he was going to
quit this first bale business and hereafter
turn his attention to producing more cotton
to the male than any planter in the south :
that this season witnessed his last fort to
get the first bale in market, and unless some
other Georgia farmer took it up Texas
would hereafter carry off the palm.