The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
a Monster Owl Killed in Clayton
County-AN Negro Smothered to Death
in Cotton Seed-A Farmer Killed
While Cleaning Out His Well-Death
of an Aged Negro.
GEORGIA.
Court is in session at bonneville.
George Latham has been elected a school
commissioner of Campbell county.
The cornerstone of the Grady hospital at
Atlanta will be laid next Tuesday.
The police of Augusta have petitioned
the city council for an increase in wages.
At last accounts A. S. Dorsey Of Athens
was so i'll that his recovery was considered
impossible.
Capt. John W. Clark has agreed to re-
tain the captaincy OF the Richmond
Hussars of Augusta.
Simeon Skies, ST., of Montgomery county,
has been appointed county school commits
sioner of Montgomery county.
Hon. 81. McRae removes from Telfair
county this week. and will take up his
abode at Walden, Bibb county.
An attempt was made by an incendiary
Tuesday night to burn the barn and stables
of W. F. Reynolds in Dooly county.
The course of treatment in the Pasteur
Institute at New York cost Messrs. Row
land and Snead of Athens $500 each.
K. N. Nesbit has sold the Fairburn NetUs
to Col. Standard of Canton. Mr. Standard
took control of the paper this week.
Thomas Right was killed while cleaning
out his we'll near Aquavia, a tub OF rock
falling on MIN. He was young, well-to-do
farmer.
The Ocmuigee Brick Company's plant on
the Ccmulgee river and five box cars that
were loaded with brick ready for shipment
were burned Wednesday. @
A day or two ago son of G. Fl. Garner
OF Clayton county, a boy of IL years, killed
an owl that measured four feet and six
inches from tip TO to tip of wings
Chris Mc3hee. the white man who came
near burning down Sumter's handsome new
court house Monday morning, made his es-
cape from the guard house Wednesday
night
Gordon Quin, about IS years old, and son
of Albert Quin, fell from wagon near the
Oothcaloga mills Tuesday, the wheels
catching and breaking one Of his legs above
the knee.
Mr. Cory, who has lately arrived at
Washington as clerk for the Messrs
Armand. is a nephew of the late John
Stephens, Esq. and a grand nephew of
Gov. Alex II. Stephens
Rich Smith (colored), who was working
on the night run at the Walton county
guano works at Social Circle, went to sleep
Wednesday night and was covered with
cotton seed and smothered.
Postmaster Davis Of Athens has sent the
applications for the positions of carriers on
the free delivery system to Postmaster Gen.
eral Wanamaker who has the appointing
Thxao anNo I ..oI~ u
there is no doubt but that they will receive
the appointments.
George G. Smith, prominent farmer of
Clarke county, who lived in Bradberry's
district, has left for Arkansas. The Athens
Banner says his going was very sudden,
and he left his wife behind him. His con-
duct is inexplcable, except ON the ground
that he was tired of his surroundings and
lopged for life in the far west.
At the meeting of the Atlanta Society of
Medicine this week the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent. Floyd w. McRae, NJ. D.: vice presi-
dent, Arthur g. Hobbs, NJ. D.; recording
secretary, j. A. Childs, NJ. D. correspond
ing secretary and librarian, N. o. Harris,
~. d.; treasurer, Z. Van Goidtsnoven,
VI. D.
A check for S25 has been received at At
lanta from Putnam county, to be used in
purchasing couple of gold-headed canes
for Hon. Robert A. Reid and Hon. +. j.
Ingram, as token of approval for their
services in aiding in Glen. Gordons election.
Some time ago Messrs. Reid and Ingram
were banqueted in Eatonton for the same
reason.
I, c. Griffin, aged so years, and Miss
Mollie Jones, aged 40, were married at the
home OF tbe bride at Oostanaula last
wednesday evening, Esquire, j. l.. Camp
officiating. Mr.. Griffin is a prosperous
farmer, and eof the most highly esteemed
citizens of the county. He has a large
family Of children, all of whom are grown
and well-to-do citizens.
Troup Butler, the father of Mrs. w. H
Toombs of Washington, draws a small PEN
sion from the federal government as a
Mexican war veteran. 1t is only $40
monthly, but Mrs. Butler would get it IL he
died. Mr. Butler is a veteran of two wars
He was one of the enthusiastic and active
young fellows who went with Gen. Scott
nearly fifty years ago to the city of Mexico.
zen. William Tecumseh Sherman was
along.
The little child of Jack Henderson. who
was Killed In the cyclone last Sunday MORN
ing, which was at first reported to be dead.
is still alive and was doing we'll at last ac-
counts: lt was lying in bed when the
storm blew down the house. The bed was
doubled over on it by the wind, with sew
eral heavy timbers blown across the bed.
and the child was nearly suffocated. but has
since recovered. A sewing machine was
caught under the timbers, and saved the
child from being crushed to death.
washington Chronicle: A colored man
called Alex Retain or Alex Bonner. the
Iather OF the well-known men, Ed Bonner
and Robert Bonner, was buried Monday
de had certainly passed his centennial. and
IL Is Claimed he was 108 years old. Mai.
Freeman, still living, the oldest white man
man IN the county, "a years old, and Rev.
MlcaJah Lane, of about the same age. who
9ied few years ago, both stated that Alex
Retan, as they called him. was full grown
man when they were boys. If this is so, he
must have passed his centennial several
years ago. He belonged, originally, to a
man named Retain, Of the early settlers,
dead and forgotten long, long ago. When
emacipated he belonged to Stephen Pettus.