The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-28
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA, AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT N TYPE

a.
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE
a Woman Of CedartOwn Attempts 70
Cut Her Throat-Brunswick Negroes
irving TO Buy Large Number OF
RiRes-Ths lagrange Light Guards
Talking OF Entering the Kan sas
City Drill
GEORGIA
Marion superior court convenes to-day
Hon. David Mayer was buried at Atlanta
yesterday.
The ground for the new Baptist church at
Americas was broken Friday.
Wilson Turner. the Oldest citizsn in Han
cock county, 80 years Of age, died at his
home near Linton Thursday.
The report Of the treasurer Of Sparta
shows that for tsn months the fines collected
have been S44S 60, while the receipts from
licenses TO sell liquor have been e. 7S5
Near Conyers, a carriage in which were
two young ladies' broke down, and IN order
TO get 10 town in time 70 catch train they
straddled bareback horse and rode IN.
4 party Of Spartans have raised about
$50 with which they intend 70 build
cabin over at Putnam mineral springs. IL
IS to be chriStened headquarters for the
Rackbacksn
H H. Tucker, editor of the Christian
Inder, had something like an apop.eptic
stroke in Atlanta a day or two ago. be
was walking briskly out on Hunter street
when he suddenly reeled and fell.
The Lagrange Light Guards are consider
ing the question Of taking a hand in the
great interstate drill al Kansas City in
June A great many companies will be
entered, and the prizes all very valuable
Mrs. C. A. Hamilton. wife of ex-R pre-
sentative Hamilton of Jones county, died at
Macon Friday night at a late hour, after
short Illness Her daughter, Mrs. Pottie of
Warrenton, was in attendance on her bed
side.
Roger Williams. son Of W. NJ Williams
of Bueua Vista, a lad about 10 years old,
has an unusually large head. BE wears
No 81 hat, and il is a difficult job to find
one large enough for him In any Of the
stores.
Two gentlemen were in Americas Friday
whose combined weight was Sos pounds.
They were Peter Clifton Of English Eddy,
Tattnall county, and Mr.. Rawiins of Tel
fair county. Each gentleman weighed 2S4
pounds.
]. B. Hester's private boarding house at
Adel was entered few nights ago and
gold watch and chain and small amount
of money stolen from Contractor Hutchin-
son, one of the boarders A suit of clothes
was also stolen from Mr.. Lindsey.
W. h h Stewart & Son of Barlow have
on exhibition at their pharmacy caicken
with four well developed feet and legs and
four wings. The chicken has only one head.
This wonderful freak Of nature was sent IN
to them by J. r. Perry from the country.
The flag Of the Early Guards, Of Blakely,
that went through the trying days from
70 fho lodi rf r.
bert 70 do duty ON Memorial day, and the
officer of the day, Capt. w. w. Dews,
planted it at the head of the grave of Col.
Marcellus Douglass. the gallant and chival-
rous commander Of the Thirteenth Georgia
regiment, to which the Early Guards De-
longed.
DR.. W. a. Gibson and two negroes in
dulged in a shooting scrape at Agricola on
the Augusta, Gibson and Sandersville
railroad a few days ago. The diff
Guilty was the result of a misunder-
standing between the parties about a settle
ment. One Of the negroes shot at DR.. Glib
son, who in turn shot at the negro. A riot
seemed imminent at one time, but the
negroes finally desisted and made their
escape
The cyclone which visited Townsville
several weeks ago warped and twisted a
number OF buildings, and among Others, the
old Shields gin house. on Railroad street.
This structure had been threatening to col
lapse ever since the storm, and on Monday
lass the upper story suddenly sank into a
condition OF hopeless ruin The lower story
obstinately refused TO go down, and yet de-
family stands with its ruined roof slouching
70 the ground
A few nights ago a negro woman whose
breath smeiled strongly of Stone Mountain
corn Of the half-acre variety, walked into
the telegraph Office at Brunswick and in
formed Night Operator Casey that she
wanted to telegraph and find out il her son
was dead in Jacksonville. Mr.. Casey took
e blank and q pencil and wrote while the
Thomas, Jacksonville: Are you dead!
Answer 70 your loving mother. Susie
Louisiana Thomas That was queer mes
cage, but il was sent. The next day the
answer came back 1t said: Not dead,
but alive. WIN let you know when die"
Mrs S. c. Holder Of Cedartown has been
in poor health for number of years, and
her mind had become deranged in conse-
quence. Growing tired Of her life she at
tempted last Sunday morning to sever the
thread OF existence II her own way. Mrs.
Holder lives with her son, @. N. Holder, on
Stubs street, and about o'clock Sunday
morning went TO the barn and there cot
her throat, using dull caseS1nife to accom-
plish her purpose. She cut two terrible
gashes, each sever1ng tie wirdpipe, bat
failed to touch the jugular vein. She re-
manned in the barn nearly two hours,
bleeding profusely, and then went back to
the house. a physician saved her life.
Fer some time past it has been rumored
in Brunswick that the negroes were pur-
chasing large numbers of Winchester rifles.
and that they we're thoroughly arming
themselves Saturday a hardware dealer
said: Eyes, sir. few weeks ago party
Of negroes came 10 me and wanted to order
a lot Of Winchssters. positively refused
TO ELL the order. Other hardware stores
were tried, bat with no better success. The
negroes then sent their order to Savannah,
and, failing to get it filed, am in
formed that they ordered the rifles from
New York. The number OF rifles wanted, l
understand, was 140. What it is proposed
TO do with them l can't say. but do know
that refused to take the order"
FLORIDA.
The clerks of Pensacola are agitating an
early closing movement.
The sanitary police in Ybor City are
working briskly and faithfully.
The pension of John A. Reid of Archer
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