The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

The NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Dwelling Burned Near Butler-An
Old Camphor Bottie-The Story of q
Pair Of Trousers-A Negro Killed by
Cars Near Grifn-The Johnstown
Relief Fund.
GEORGIA.
Macon's next trade display will be held in
May.
c. B. Chapman OF LaGrange is TO take
editorial and business control OF the San
derSville Progress.
The Ce ltral railroad quarry at Griffl
will be shut down for several days on ac-
count Of the breaking down OF the engine
E. G. Ware has sold his farm in Oconee
county to Mr. Malcolm Of Walton for IS, 900.
Mr.. Ware will probably move to Athens
next year.
Hon. James NJ. Smith of Oglethcrpe Is
building large fireproof brick warehouse
at his farm, and wild have it ready for his
next crop.
Two lots belonging to J. w Ca5auiss, on
Hugnenin flights. Macon, have just been
sold for 81 $50. Mr. Cabaniss bought them
four months ago for 500.
Il. T. Patterson, who lost his gin house
and several bales of cotton near Sunny
Side last Friday. had an insurance OF about
Sl,20O in the Phoenix of London.
Frank Irvine, the negro who fatally
stabbed Dublin Eolly il Brunswick Nov.
20, was captured at Naycross Monday, and
taken back to Brunswick Tuesday.
No appointment will be made for the
bishopric Of Georgia, made vacant by the
death OF Bishop Beckwith, until thirty
days from the time Of his death have ex>
pired.
Prof. A. F. TrimbIe, formerly Of Hogans-
ville but now of Palmetto, has been elected
principal Of the La6raage high school, to
succeed Prof. Leonidas Jones, VINO resigned
few days since.
The gin house of J. Z. Smith, four miles
north Of JoneSboro. was consumed by fire,
Tuesday. The loss is four bales Of cotton,
three Of which belong to Mr.. Smith aad the
other one TO a customer.
Mr.. Mcdaniel, who lives few miles
southeast OF Butler, had his dwelling and
entire contents destroyed by fire last Satur-
day evening, together with 100 bushels of
corn, 80 bushels of potatoes and considera-
bic amount of other provisions.
The centennial exercises commemorative
OF the establishment of Bethlehem Baptist
church were appropriately couduc ed last
Saturday and Sunday at Wartnen, in
Washington county. The celebration was
well attended and highly entertaining.
The verdict Of the cororer's jury on the
body Of the negro, johnson Duncan, who
was found dead in the public road near
Hawkinsville Sunday, is to the effect that
the deceased cams t. his death by pistol
shot, and that Wash Strong was the muir
derer. Wash is still at large, aud is sup
nosed to bs i'll the neighbornood of Macol.
His mother lives there.
Nose Hurley, q negro from the Central
shops at Macon, who had been sent up to
assist in clearing away the wrecked cars at
Line Creek, Spaiding county, on the Sa-
vannah, Gritfin and North Alabama rail-
road, was fatally injured while engaged in
the work Tuesday. A car had been '.jacKed
up" and as Nose was passing between it
and the tender tie jack slipped, crushing
his body between the bumpers.
Wrightsville Herald: Mrs. ". r. Cox.
of this city, has III her possession cam pAor
bottle that IS now ripe1ing with old age. 1t
was given to her on the day of her marriage
by her mother about ninetsea years ago. II
wss first the property of Mrs. Cox'S great
grandmother, being given by her to her
mother at her marriage. The real age of
the bottle is not known, but it is certainly
very old, and as family relic it is prized
very much by Mrs. Cox.
Douglas Breeze: There is a negro, named
Judge Liznlore, an employee of Sweat &
Co. Of this place, who is % years of age
and Weighs 276 pounds in his shirt slse re-,
bare beaded and rare footed We have
been reliably informed that he can, without
much exertion, pick blue cask of crude
turpentine up from he ground and put it
In wagon. by The way, he put large
barrel of rice over the store counter as
easily as a common man could a key Of
nails.
William Collins. white man. was put in
jail at Cumming Saturday, charged with
highway robbery. He is said to have way
laid Mr.. Ga2sway, who was returning
from Canton, whsre he had been to sell his
cotton. The robber, not satisfied with tax
ing ais money, tried TO take Getaways life,
havlHg beat hin over the head with a big
stick, knocking him insensible, and giving
him what may prove death wound. Col.
Inns denies the charge; though the evidence
against him is clrcumstantial.
Mark Verdery, peymaster of the Bruns-
wick and Western railroad, was knocked
down aud robbed OF Brunswick Tuesday
night about o'clock on Oglethorpe street,
near Howe. The robbers secured q sachel
containing papers Going back TO his Office
Mir. Verdery secured a pistol and returned
to the scene OF the robbery. As he ap :
preached two men jumped up and ran. Mr..
Nerdery tired on them, and one of them
threw away the stolen sachel. Both men
escaped, but Mr. Verdery thinks he wounded
one Of them.
Charlie Lehman, aged IS years, had,
until day or TWO ago, spent his whole life
at Danvllle, Va. The death of mis- parents
left him alone in the world and he decided
to come south as far as Sav AM ah, and Join
an aunt of his, widow lady, Mrs. Mary
Wilson, who lived in the Forest city. Money
enough was raised to take the little fellow
to Savannah, but when he arrived there he
found that the aunt he was looking for had
removed to st. Augustine, Fla. He made
his way to Brunswick. and there found a
trio OF kind-hearted newspaper men who
helped him to get TO Fernnndina.
Macon Telegraph, 1t may be old news te
talk OF the Johnstown relief fund but il
may not be generally known what Macon
has done compared with other parts of ths
state. The total fund contributed wa,
S3,742,o lS u.s. contributed from nearly every
country in the world, from England to
Australia. Outside Of the United States
the total amount contributed was SAL
800 9o. Georgia contributed 7,343 As. and
OF the cities Albany gave $50, Atlanta $500
augusta 1865. Brunswick $500, Cartersvill,
SlO0, Columbus $l55. Rome $780, Macoi
Sl,047 %, Savannah 81, 442 -. These Stats
tics are compiled from the report of tn
secretary OF the commission.
ThOnaeviIia 7janoo- Et,,f.