The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-18
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA, AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

q Gale at ATlHs VII
coun+v Pig With Six Legs-Light-
80 strikes a House at Lumpkin-
~ amusing Incident in Gov. Cor
don's Office.
GEORGIA.
" Lewis of Adairsville died day or
two ago. ,.a. unable
W 9l,s,isb bond as postmaster OF Washing
Inlien Rodgers. a well-known newspaper
~ Macon. has gone into the real estate
business. r,,,, - ,.,o,,+, hos i,,s+
! nUn, from a trip to Europe looking
very much improved.
mink killed fourteen chickens owned
- . Col i-1i- James W. Arnold of Washington
IN two nights last week.
Iobn Joyner of Sylvania has pigs foot
nth five toes on it, something out OF the
usual order in pigs feet.
W r Hare Of Cairo had his right hand
% badI.- lacerated il gin Thursday that
amputation was unavouable.
Tho residence of J. T. Lee, at Dawson,
,,-as DESTROYED by fire Monday morning
abnrt 10 o'clock. Most of the furniture was
Ssved The loss is covered by insurance.
Awhile man belonging to the Central
bridge corps fell from the bridge over
little river at Eatonton, into the water
below. on last Monday. The distance to
the water is about tnirty-tive or forty feet.
He was not seriously injured.
Bob Davis, who resides on farm owned
nv Bruno Pfeiffer up on the Beaver Dam
crock in Scriven county, has pig few
DAVIS old which has six perfect legs and
walks on all of them. 1t is doing well, and
will no doubt come TO maturity.
Rev j. B. Culpepper, the Macon evan
peGst. is stirring up the people Of Dalton
and vicinity. A tent was erected capable
of seating 1000 persons, but it became nee
essarv to enlarge it. as hundreds came who
were unable to obtain seats or shelter.
During a thunderstorm a few
DAYS ago lightning struck the
residence Of o. S. Morton, who
lives three miles from Lumpkin. The
damage done was not great. small portion
of the Notwithstanding being split and the
interior of one room being slightly dis
turbed. The shock was a severe one and
was forcibly felt by all the family, one Of
the children being completely Frustrated
by it.
Arlington Banner: There was terrible
vii and transform in the northern part
of Calhoun county last Sunday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Merritt, who had been visiting
Mrs. Merritt's father, were caught in the
storm while returning home, and narrowly
escaped losing their lives. While passing
along the road a large tree was blown down
and fell across the hind wheels of the
buggy, smashing them to splinters. They
were badly frightened, but escaped without
being injured.
The annual meeting Of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Macon was held
Friday night. The financial and general
affairs of the association were reported to
be in excellent condition. One hundred and
Lightweight new names have been added to
the roll of membership, and it is thought
the number can easily be increased to 200.
A gold headed cane was awarded to Wat
son Burnett by George t. Buland for re-
ceiving the largest number Of new men,
bers, ffty-two.
The Pharmaceutical association at its
last meeting, under an act of the general
assembly, selected the names Of ten gentle
men to constitute the board of pharmacy
The selection of five names under the act
was left With the governor. The five names
suggested by the association we're John w.
Wynne Of Bibb to serve five years; Henry
R Slack, Jr., Of Troup, 10 serve four years
s. c. Durham of Richmond, to serve three
Years; Harry Sharp of Fulton, to serve two
years. and F. Jerger of Glynn, to serve one
year. The governor has just issued his
Official order appointing the gentlemen
suggested by the association.
Sylvania Telephone: Mr.. Israel Parker.
who resides six miles above Sylvania, says
that some time ago he found a partridge
nest near his residence and noticed that a
hen on his place lad deposited two eggs in
the nest the part idge having only about
dozen of its own eggs in the nest. He
concluded to watch and note the develop
ments One day last week in passing he
heard the voice of the chick which had
oeen Matched from the hens egg, and on re-
turning later in the day he found the part
Ildge some distance from the nest plotting
ire little chicken off in the grass, none of
the partridge eggs having Matched. Not
wSnng to lose the chicken, he caught 1t
ana carried 1t home and put it with the
brood of one of his hars ond - - -.
well ~ 40 Noiis
Newman Herald: About ten months ago
Vunor appeared on Mrs. James Williams
breast and grew to such proportions as 10
auSe grave apprehensions for her recovery.
Iel lealCn Jailed fast and it seemed that
uealh was inevitable. DR.. Thomas j. Jones
a' caileu 10 see her, and after consultation
"aS ueclued TO remove the tumor by the
aid OF the knife. A short time since DR.
zones assisted by Drs. L. B. Davis and i
l. moore, performed the operation by re-
lHpNihg the entire right breast and two
SSi Ecu CORDS extending past the arn-pit
n1o oeIng an Old lady, near 20 years of age
Nv one thought she could stand the opera.
uou yet she did and the wounds healed
ILICey and rapidly. She is now well and
rearVy' enjoying better health than for a
year or more past. =
a touching scene was enacted in Gov
bp w office at Atlanta Saturday. He
p pau Just Issued pardon to Columbus
Co.'S SS' VINO has been in the county chain
eaue LOT one month for carrying Concealed
crodpp' Mrs. Pless, a typical Georgia
TraG"ef' who engineered the pardon. dealt
s "'.u Judge Nesbit, the governor pr1vate
be on and when the pardon was given
w. Sne called Gods blessing down nnon
t dlai ABOUT this time Gov. Gordon entered
rho. room and Mrs. Pless was told
r ,aaO ne mad issued the pardon. "Wbat,s his
0 60 she asked. That's Gov. Gordon y
tbs,. yes, he's the Teller hat l heard, tell of
VIII bout to lose his iob.n The woman
tbo streaming eyes then shook hand with
Nisbs overnor and returning to .Tndga
biSs SAID: II hearn tell about his losin,
pooS oo, an, I'm powerful sorry bout il. INT
sI Ina. man hope he'll soon get erruther an;
hos se one than this Job, an 1 hone tbe
god as him. e'O % Hu'ner hano as
eojo reGe year, years ago Andrew Youngblood. a
Widow JUN 1, II years old, living with his
depI I" I!l mother in Charlton county. sud-
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