The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
TIE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

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GEORGIA.
A tailors' union has been organized at
Athens
Albany academy now numbers on its rol
210 pupils
Tuesday a Iaborer az the new docks
Brunswick, had his hand very badly
crushed by a truck.
The increase of taxable values during th'
past year at Americas has been 81, 100000
This is more than So per cent
Hon J. P. Jones. of the Panther Greek
district, Coweta county. says his corn AND
cotton crops have Teen damaged $1,000 by
the late heavy rains.
Sunday afternoon at Griffin the littl;
4-year-old daughter of Charlie Reeves fell
from the back steps Of J. J. Thorntons and
painfully fractured one of her wrist bones.
The injuries were promptly adjusted, and
she is now doing we'll
4 difficulty was had Sunday in the neigh
borhood of hollonvllle, Spalding county,
between two negroes and white man. In
the fight one Of the negroes shot the white
man through the arm, after which the
white man shot both negroes.
Sunday night q train on the Columbus
Southern road ran over and killed negro
man named Emanuel West. The accident
occurred a few miles south of Richland and
only about hundred Yards from the home
of West, who is supposed TO have been
asleep OF the track.
Rumors are rife that long list of names
will be presented to the next grand jury of
Brooks county for violation Of the law III
regard 70 using whisky within certain dis
tance Of precincts on election day. 1t is
reported that there are lists Of violators in
several sections OF the county.
The Cumberland route steamer City OF
Brunswick, which has been on the marine
railway at jacksonville for the past month
undergoing repairs, will soon return 20
Brunswick ready for her heavy winter bus
mess. Her smokestack has been placed in
position, and her machinery is in first-class
working order.
Thomas DuiFie aud Hardy Lever, two
British sailors on a steamship now moored
a. the new docks, were tried before Justice
Lambright, at Brunswick, Tuesday morn
ing, aud convicted of assault and battery
upon the pers of another sailor. They
were put under $50 bond each for their
appearance at the next term of the county
court
The directors of the Lincolnton and Wash
ingtou Telephone Company held a meeting
on Wednesday last. All of the old officers
were reelected. The Investment has proved
to be on excellent one. The directors de-
clared dividend of 241S per cent. on the
capital stock for the first year The phone
Is not only good paying investment, but
almost necessity.
H. L. Williams, manager of the Gilbert
steam laundry, Augusta, Monday after
noon had his left hand caught in some of
the laundry machinery. The left arm was
drawn between two heavy rollers to the
elbow. The machinery was stopped and
the arm liberated, but it as found to have
been crushed almost to a jelly, and the
chances are that amputation will be neces-
sary.
S. r. Freeman of Birmingham, district
organizer, has organized the Americus
Typographical Union. The following are
the officers: President, w. P. Hallowell;
vice president, George D. Kimbrough;
financial secretary, G, F. Giddings, re-
cordinR secretary; j. S. Hoffman: ser
starts out with about twenty members, and
the membership will be increased at once.
The Press thus summarizes Quitman's
needs: A good system of water works; a
good sewerage system; wagon yard; an
g electric light plant; her streets put in bet
ter condition; more progressive board of
aldermen; her new hotel to be opened and
run in frs --class style; another railroad
her merchants TO show little more an
probation of the work of their no ne paper
III building up d bringing trade to their
town.
Tuesday afternoon just as Policeman B.
+. Howard of Brunswick was entering the
barracks from his beat, he accidentally
stepped upon an oyster can, which tripped
MIN. tie fell to the ground, and the weight
fkanh loh - l. d. L.
leg. DR.. Harris NJ. Branham was sum
moned. he dressed the break and left the
policeman in very comfortable condition.
IL is thought he will be able to resume his
duties soon.
What came near being serious accident
occurred at Rev. J. w. Weston's residence
IN Sandersville last Tuesday night about z
O'Clock. Mr.. Weston's little girl was sitting
at the piano playing, little thinking of the
danger that was threatening Suddenly a
large piece OF the overhead plastering came
down, striking the little girl a CHANGING blow
on the head and landing ON the keyb ard of
Inc piano and on the floor Fortunately the
young lady was not injured beyond receiv-
Ing few slight scratches and being fright
ened considerably. The piano was damaged
some.
SUNDAY night IN Athens, young negro
Asa Hunt, was on his way home, and in
company with negro boy was running at
slow rate, when Hunt suddenly fell in a
hole, and with groan tainted away. His
companion was badly frightened, and yelled
for assistance. Several soon arrived on the
spot and picking up the young fellow car
ried him home. DIR. Quillian was inn
mediately summoned, who found that the
boys leg was broken in two places, and set
the injured member. The accident was
rather peculiar ole, and it seemed thai
the break was easily made.
Brooks Station, Fayette county, seems tc
be infested by gang of professional bur-
glars and safe-blowers. At one time or an.
other they have burglarized every store in
the place, and some of them more thar
once. Last Wednesday night they blew
open the safe of R. H. Henderson, and
secured 500 belonging to the Lindsey
estate and about $50 besides They tool
several bolts OF prints. damped them, aud
wrapped them around the safe to deader
the noise Of explosion. Money seems tc
have been the object of their visit this
time, as they carried of nothing else.
Albany Net0s and Advertiser: "Smal
OF stature but plucky" is the kind of a mar
Conductor Malone of the Columbus South
ern is. Conductor Malone has but one arm
and on that arm but three fingers, but h,
used it Sunday afternoon to good effect or
burly negro from Dawson just as his trair
was getting ready to pull out for Colum
bus. The negro had tried to raise row or
the train coming down in the morning, and
showed an inclination to renew il befor,
the train started on its return. but Con
ductor Malone nipped his intentions in the
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