The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE EEws OF raE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

birth 70 tr1plets Re" DAYS ago
Capt P. p Wood Of the Jesup Rifles was
presented with a sword by his company a
few days ago.
Joshua Gardeners dry kiln a Adairs-
vile and {. 900 feet of lumber were burned
few days ago.
Edmond Kennedy OF Statesboro has a
pair of trousers in which he was married
over forty years ago.
A son, aged years, of Edward Elliott Of
Atlanta was so badly bitten by bulldog
Thursday that he may die.
Thomas Newton Of Waycross was shot in
the face on St Simon's Island Thursday by
the accidental discharge Of gun.
The saw-min of Ellison & Coleman at
SWainsboro, which was burned Monday at
a loss of So, 900 or 5000, was uninsured.
Sixteen barbecues have been given in
Wilkes county this year. Two hundred
and thirty-eight carcasses were consumed.
A son Of W. J. D. Hume Of Ebert
county was in Elberton on Saturday last.
He Is thirteen years Of age, and Is SIX feet
and four inches in hight.
Win Smith, negro % years old, assaulted
the 6-year-old daughter OF Charles Cole
man, colored, living at Swainsboro day or
two ago He was arrested.
II Is feared that the injuries sustained by
David Brown of Athens from falling from
his back porch q few days ago will prove
fatal His entire body has been psralyzed.
The large saw-mill of Harris g. Mitchell
at Chauncey was destroyed by fire Wednes-
day night. The loss it is said, is $50 900.
This is the second time the mill has burned.
John Beasley Of Ebert county fs rs years
of age. He does his own blowing, has
been keeping house fifty-fivs years, and
never brought but eight bushels of corn in
his life
A happy marriage ceremony was cele-
brated at the store Of Capt f. II. Crawley
at Wayoross last Friday, B. Sweat. N. r,
officiating. The groom was about q sxd
the bride about So
A postofice has been established at Alex
snder McGregor's, aeout five miles east of
Mt Vernon. on the Sam road, called Nc
Oregon. and Miss Mamie McGregoF has
been appointed postmaster.
Mrs. John holt Of Montgomery, sister of
Capt. W. l. Benton, after an absence Of
thirty-two years, has just reached Columbia
county and will remain several weeks visit
Ing old friends and relatives.
Five large rattlesnakes were killed on the
premises Of B. II. and J. J. +. Dlackshear,
OF the east side of river, near Dublin, few
days ago. They were enormous in size, the
largest having nineteen rattles and the
usual button.
A party Of boys killed snake at Dublin
day or two ago. In a few minutes young
snakes we're seen TO crawl out Of the old
ones side. through a hole made by the
sticks. They continued 20 appear until
forty-eight, averaging twelve inches in
length, crawled out and were killed.
There was a mysterious murder in
Catoosa county on Tuesday night Two
women, who live near Williams mine were
Weakened during the night by cries Of muir
der. They were afraid to investigate, but
at daybreak they went into the yard, and
they found valise On opening it the
found IL to contain some clothing which
was covered with blood. There Is intense
excitement in Catoosa over the affair, and
every effort Ia being made to apprehend the
guilty parties.
Lee Jordon, a bad character, who was an
accomphce Of Henry Moore in the killing
of an unknown white man near Jesup last
year, has escaped from the penitentiary.
be was tried at the October term of the SUI
perior court ia 1889 and sentenced to life
Imprisonment in the penitentiary. but il
seems that after being there a short time he
began 10 complain Of his eyes, and finally
pretended TO be unable TO see, and through
the privileges thus obtained took advantage
and made his escape.
jim jackson, a negro Of Americas, who
was sentenced 10 four months servitude Ia
the brick yard by Judge Pilsbury a few
weeks ago. for stealing a box of sardines
from H. d. Watts store, was terribly man
gied at the Flint river brick ward Weinas-
day. jackson was about his work as usual,
when, in some way, he became caught in a
revolving shaft. Before the machinery
could be stopped both OF his legs were ter
ribly crushed and mangled. The boys left
leg was broken in four places, two above
and two below the knee. His right leg was
broken three times above the knee and that
portion below the knee was mashed into a
jelly. He may die.
Sam Montford was killed last Thursday
morning on the public road, half mile be-
yond Blsckshear's mill, in Buckeye district.
Laurens county. The coroner's jury rem
dered verdict 10 the effect that the negro
boy came to his death by a gunshot wound
IN the breast, at the hands of Pluck Elan
ders, and that it was manslaughter. Pinck
is brother-in-law Of Sans and confessed
to the shooting, Tut claimed that it was &C
cidental. He stated, however, when first
arrested, that Sam shot himself accidentally
In an endeavor to hand him (Pinck) the gun
TO shoot a squirrel In his second sta te-
nnent he gave fear as the reason for saying
that Sam had shot himself Pinck was
lodged in Jail.
Cleft and Raf Jones of Chattahoochee
county were out turkey hunting a day or
Two ago, ana nedFu tne DlrdS yelplng some
distance away. They answered the call
and started out cautiously in the direction
from which the yelp came They had
almost reached the point when the loud re-
port of gun was heard, and charge OF
turkey shot scattered all around them. One
OF the shot struck Ralf Jones in he face.
and another buried itself in the calf of Cliff
Jones leg Ii transpired that Henry King
and Lon Harp were out on the same mis-.
sion They initiated the yelp of turkey
SO successfully as TO deceive the Jones bows
who were fired upon by Mr. Harp. who sa W
them moving slowly in the thick bushes
and mistook them for drove of turkeys
Neither CT the young men are badly hurt.
County superintendents of education hav,
been instructed to examine applicants fol
admission to the State School of Technology
on Sept. 9. The following are Il,
restrictions governing the examination: |.
The examinations vi Ill be limited in time
as follows: Mathematics, three hours
English, one hour; geography, one hour
history, one hour. q Each question il
mathematics will be valued ten and in othel
branches twenty. 8. Questions will be fur
nished students when thew ar,
seated and ready for work. 4
No applicant will be allowed me r,
than the allotted time on each subject. )
Applicants will be given the questions q
only one subject at time, and during thei
work on that subject they will not /,
allowed 70 communicate with each other n