The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

tory White Witnesses Object to
Swearing on the Same Bible as Ne
groes 49, A Citizen Of Rome Badly
Burned.
GEORGIA.
A cat died at the age of IA years at
Griffin, Monday.
The Rome Rolling Mill Company is be-
ginning to let contracts for the work on its
buildings.
Millard Rogers OF Taylor's Creek is pre-
pairing to move to Reidsville to engage in
merchandising in that place.
w. NJ. Lineburger, of Watiinsville. who
was accidentally shot in the eye with a
Roman candle ball, is improving slowly.
Mrs Clara Baggs and her family left
Hinesville last Thursday night for Fort
White, Fla, where they will reside in the
future.
Griffin is greatly in need of more dwell
ing houses-houses Of reputable appear
ance, not too many rooms, and that will
rent low.
A certain building lot on Hill street,
Americas, sold two weeks ago for $3.50, The
present owner has since refused $400 for the
purchase.
The execution Of William Macon on Jan.
II, at Hinesville, is, by order Of the court,
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spectators allowed.
According to the annual report OF j. J.
Smith, secretary of Wide Awake Fire Com
pany, there were twelve fires and two false
alarms at Americus during the year 1883.
W 8. Cox of LAGRANGE has just COM
pleted and shipped out 5000 of the cele-
brated Gammill pillow stocks, and viii make
only few more this season TO fill in orders
with. Next season he hopes to double the
capacity Of the works.
Tuesday the directors Of the Albany Ar
tesian Ice Company met and reelected
Judge D. Ii. Pope president and j. r. For
roster superintendent Of their factory for
another year This company has made
splendid showing for the past year, having
declared a dividend of IA per cent.
A few days ago a case came up in a JUS
tice court in Atlanta, in which several white
and a number of negro witnesses were
called up TO be sworn. There was only one
bible in court and when the book was
handed to the witnesses the whites refused
to swear on the same book with the negroes
and a constable had to go out and find
another copy of the scriptures.
Atlanta has always been considered
fine mule market, but the trade is better
this winter than ever before at this season.
remarked a prominent dealer yesterday
spring. Every day four or five large droves
of mules from Kentucky aud Tennessee
pass through that city. Most Of these are
TO be sold through southern Georgia and in
Florida and Alabama.
Friday, Jan. IS, is the time appointed for
the unveilng of the monument, at Jones
Creek, Liberty county, to tire late Capt
William Hughes. There will be al immense
crowd present on that day. The military
will be represented by the home companies,
and probably the Georgia Hussars, the Nc
Intosh Dragons aud bingham Troop.
Capt. S. d. Bradwell has accepted the in
vitaton to deliver the address.
Atlanta will send two or three hundred
tourists to Europe this summer. Several
parties are said to be made up-one Of
them from Mrs. Stewards school and one
TO be under charge of DR. Il. $. Barrett
Berths on steamships booked to leave New
York in May and June are already, nc
cording to r. d. Mann almost all engaged
DR. Barrett and his party VIII leave New
York via the Cunard "Umbria" Feb. 10.
The old board of directors of tse Kenne-
saw NJ lis Company, of Marietta, held
final meeting on Monday last, when Me,srs.
Winters, Whitcock and Inman resigned
their positions us directors, turning over
the management of the mills to Mr.. Cheek.
TO whom they had sold their stock. Mr..
Cheek now holds a controlling interest in
the establishment. and will call a nesting
OF tho stockholders in few days for re-
organization Of the company.
Years ago in travelling down the Ceatral
railroad passengers were amused by the
brakemen crying out the names Of the
stations. Just as they do now Among 1ese
names were Rough aud Ready and Bear
creek. OF late years these two unadovned
daughters of the wilderness, have ceased to
be called and people have begun TO wonder
what became of them. The places are still
there but they have been swallowed mp hv
civilization. The fir t one is now known rs
Hapevilie and the brakeman calls the name
of the other Hampton.
At Rome, Monday night. A. T. Hardin. q
well known citizen Of upper Broad street.
happened to painful accident Mr.. har-
din lives with his daughter, MS. T. j.
Helm, and has his room in the back part of
the house. He has always had an open
wood fire place in his room, ami would
never allow CRATE to be put in. Healways
keeps the wood piled on one side of the fire
place, and very close il. This wood caught
on fire and he went TO put it out, and it is
he had an epileptic fit. He fell
into the fire, and was badly burned on the
sides OF his body aud arms. When discov-
cred his room was full Of smoke, aud he was
found lying upon the wood. DR.. Z. NJ
Holmes was called in, and gave what relief
he could TO Mr.. Hardin with soothing aud
healing llniments, etc. He left the suffer
ing man dong as well as could be expected
A. p. Tripod Of Atlanta, in his younger
days, was very enthusiastic on the subject
of hunting and in fact was almost a mono
ma lac about it In speaking about it on
he said; There was one unplaas.
ant thing connected with my hunting-I
used to dream about 1t. / had regular
nightmares. / dreamed nearly every night
that my dog was standing ON a covey of
birds and was approaching with my gun
In hand Suddenly the birds would arise.
my gun would be leveled, the trigger would
be pulled and instead Of shooting, the gun
would spew and splutter like Roman candle
and the shot would fall about two feet from
the gun like Roman candle balls. There |
would stand holding that gun in my hand
pointing it at the birds which flew faster
than ever on account If the spewing and
spluttering of the gum
A few days ago a shooting ARRAY took
place on J. T. Henderson's place about 81
miles from Louisville, and Andrew Bigham
and Jack Stone we're both badly wounded.
Bighan received two pistol shots, one under
the right shoulder blade and the other in
the back. Drs. Powell and Wright are at
tending him and pronounce the shooting
dangerous, and death may ensue. Stone
received load OF buckshot in the left arm
and shoulder, and while be is not
hurt, yet he is badly
wounded. The shooting all took
place in Bigham's house ut short
distances From the statements Of eve wit.