The morning news., 1889-04-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPRs.

Colored Firemen of Georgia to be
Held at Americus This Year.
GEORGIA
Next week Telfair superior court will be
held.
Coffee superior court is in session this
week.
A quarantine officer is to be stationed at
st. Simon's.
The Brunswick crematory will be ready
for operation by about the middle Of next
week
Arrangements are on foot for organizing
national bank at Dawson. The people
are taking hold of the enterprise with vim
that bodies success.
The present grand jury of Dougherty
county has recommended that the county
appropriate $500 toward using another
pamphlet advertising the advantages of
Albany and Dougherty county,
At Athens, Wednesday, DR.. E. IS. Byn-
don, through d. NJ. Kenney, signed the con-
tract TO build an IS, 900 academy in Har-
mony Grove. Tho work is to commence
June and be finished by Oct. l.
Last Thursday Sheriff Thornton took
Moses Leverett of Dawson TO the asylum,
he having been the day before adjudged
insane. MIR. Leverett is subject to epileptic
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dangerous.
1t is something strange that at the poor
house in Terrell county the number Of white
inmates is so much in excess Of the col
ored ones. At present there are eighteen
white people the poor house and only
four colored ones
Judge j. W. Sears of Dawson is possessor
of silver pencil that has been in the Sears
family for about one hundred years The
pencil belonged to and was used by his
grandfather, and is now well preserved and
used by Judge Sears.
At a meeting of the Dawson fire COM
pany on last Monday night it was decided
TO postpone the tournament until next
year and then have the best one on record
They also decided not TO accept an invita-
tion to attend the Columbus tournament.
A terrible wind and hail storm pissed
over Sycamore at O'Clock Wednesday
evening, blowing down the academy and
Masonic hall and unrooing the stillhouse
of Smith & Bussey. No personal damage
is reported. The estimated damage to the
school house is $500 or 1000.
"Aunt Matilda" McGehee of Hawkins
vile, as she was familiarly known, died
Wednesday morning. She was the Oldest
person as well as the oldest resident in
HawkinsviIe. Her age was not known
95, and probably 100 years old.
James Stewart when boy moved from
Oglethorpe county to Blakely in January,
1929, lived there sixty years, and died at his
residence Sunday at the advanced age of 76
years. He was useful citizen, good arch-
fect, skillful machinist, regular attendant at
church and Sunday school, and was ready
for the summons.
At Harlem, Wednesday. DR.. w. 2. Holli-
day, while out driving a spirited horse in a
road cart, was kicked out by the un-
manageable animal, and his jawbone was
badly broken and several teeth were
knocked out. Dr. Holiday is the only
physician in Harlem, and his services are
most needed now, but unfortunately he will
have to remain indoors several weeks
And now it is said tnat Lee street, Daw-
son, is the abiding place of a spook. 4 citi-
zen living on that street says that when on
his way home the other night a white OBJ
Ject. in the shape of a gander, suddenly
arose before him and finally grew to the
hight Of man. The aforesaid citizen was
badly scared, and now when going home
after dark always takes his gun with him
to protect himself from the bugaboo
A gentleman from the country. with his
wife, called at a certain store In Thomas
vile one day last week TO purchase a lead
pencil After describing minutely the kind
of pencil ne wanted, as TO shape and especi-
ally color, and the clerk had shown him all
he had, the customer asked the price of the
last one exhibited. On being told "two for
a nickel" he said that his brother had
bought one three years ago and the pith had
given out"
At Atlanta, Wednesday, Capt. Couch
and Capt. Wright of the police force ar
rested William Hendrick and Ben Lynn.
two negroes who were passing through At
lanta from Marthews station, n. c., to
Gadsden, Ala. They were taken from the
Western and Atlantic train, and were both
armed with pistols They are suspected of
being implicated in the murder of two
white boys at Marthews station about a
month ago.
At Tweed, Andrew Miller, with several
hands, started to Darien last Friday morn
ing with large raft Of timber. All went
well until they reached Silver Bluff Here
they came IN contact with a large log.
The sherman exerted his utmost to miss
the obstruction but failed. In the struggle
the stern oar broke and the raft struck the
log with terrific force, tearing asunder
the binders, and scattering the timber in
every direction
A small dog jumpe into a well on the
premises OF j. I. Carson, at Butler, on Mon
day evening, which created considerable ex-
SA"OLAphS III lhS several chill
dren were playing about the yard, and it
was at first thought that one of the chill
dren had fallen in the well instead of the
dog. Arter Huff descended the well like a
'possum climbing a 'simmon tree, tied a
rope around the dogs neck, and soon had
him on terra fTnd
Fire was discovered early yesterday morn
ing in the residence owned and occupied by
Capt. Plerson, near the ice work. at Bruins
wick The cause Of the fire is unknown.
1t having caught in the kitchen, The
family was awakened nearly stified with
the smoke, but escaped with their lives.
All the household effects were DESTROYED
The loss is estimated at 90, 400. and the
building is insured for S1,700 in tae Ameri-
can Insurance Company.
A report was circulated on the streets at
Columbus Tuesday, that shooting afPray
had occurred on the steamer Milton II.
Smith, on Sunday night, while on her trip
down the river, between two coored en-
ployes, Prince Davis, roustabout. aud
John Webster, the cook, in which both
men were said to have been shot. From
the meager details which could be gathered
1t appears that there was some rivalry over
the affections of woman.
The four-room dwelling of Berry and
Mary Grace, at Hawkinsville, was burned
Saturday afternoon, together with its en-
tire contents. The owners are worthy col
ored people, and by their industry and
Irugallty, had built for themselves a com
Portable home, and had it very nicely
furnished, and their loss is a great one 10
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