The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

States Marshal-A Singular Death by
Months-A Man Who Takes Care of
Things.
GEORGIA.
DR.. J. E. Mcmillan has moved from
Albany TO Brunswick.
The Brunswick rifiemen received the
third prize in the maiden drill at Kansas
City.
Prof. T. J. Fitzpatrick has been re-
elected PRINCIPAL Of the Albany academy
for the ensuing year.
Next Sunday night will see troops travel
ing from every part of the state TO the en-
campment at Augusta.
A house at Americas visited by one of the
census enumeratOrs Monday contained
seventeen negroes, all of whom made it
their home.
At Griffin, Sunday afternoon, Young
Ballard, 15-year-old lad working at the
Griffin factory, was drowned in bathing in
Drewry's pond.
Hon. w. L. Glessner OF the Americas
Recorder has been elected president and
w. F. Combs of the EUeniHg NelCS secre-
tary and treasurer Of the new State Press
Association.
John Mccarthy was drowned in McCall's
mill pond at Macon Sunday. With over
twenty companions within reach he was
allowed to sink five times and drown. They
claim that they thought he was joking when
he cried for help.
Jerry Hollis was waylaid and beaten by
negroes, near Macon. Sunday night 1t is
possible that his injuries will terminate
fatally. There is no clew as vet to the per-
petrators of the deed. 1t is supposed that
the negroes had a grudge against him, as
no attempt at robbery seems to have been
made.
At Albany, Saturday night, John B.
Greer lost his pocketbook, containing Sc in
silver and deposit check of the First Ma
tional Bank for 1904. He notified the police
Monday. John Thomas, (colored), entered !.
Kieve's store, and, selecting suit of clothes
priced at $50, had them wrapped up and gave
the deposit check to pay for them, wanting
1854 in change. He was arrested.
At Albany Saturday afternoon Doc Will
Jams (colored) left his buggy in front of
Leben's bakery, and went in to do some
trading. When he came out his buggy was
gone, and 1t was not seen until Monday
morning, when Chief Westbrook over
hauled Frank Holloway with it. The buggy
and horse was returned to Doc Williams,
and Holloway was jailed on a charge Of
stealing it. He would give no explanation
of his conduct.
The Humming correspondent of the Adel
NetoS says: THAT towering monarch of
the forest which caught fire about two
months ago, an account of which was given
in the NelUS, is still burning. About
seventy-five feet of the body has burned.
and there looks to be at least seventy-fve
feet more. We have never measured It, but
1T was given up by every one that saw it to
be the tallest pine tree in Berrien county.
1t stood about one mile west of Humming."
William Lafferty, United States deputy
marshal, died at his home on Walnut street.
at Macon, Sunday Mr.. Lafferty served
during the war in the famous Thirteenth
Georgia, which was attached to Stonewall
Jacksons corps. He participated in all the
principal engagements up to and including
the battle OF Gettysburg, In which he was
seriously wounded At the close of the war
Mr.. Lafferty engaged at various times in
the mercantile business at Griffin, Sharon
and Athens.
Joe Roper, negro of Roland's district,
was killed by lightning last Saturday even
Ing, says the Cumming Clarion. He was
hoeing cotton at the time the bolt struck
MIN. Another negro man who was about
IOO yards from him, was stunned, and when
he looked for Roper he says he appeared to
be coming head foremost, as if he had been
lifted into the air and cast down so that
his head struck the ground first. There was
no wind, but a severe hail few miles south
Of the place.
The class of 1870 of the University of
Georgia will re-assemble in Athens June IL.
TO enjoy the second reunion of the class
since its graduation. The men of this class
have made themselves felt in the history of
Georgia since their college days, and it will
lie gay set of fellows when they meet
again under the venerable oaks of their
alma mater. The banquet will be given on
the night of June 10, at which a large at
tendance OF the men are expected to assem-
ble Hon. Walter B. Hill is the historian
OF the class. and Burgess Smith poet. Their
papers will be a chief feature of the ban
Quet night.
Gainesville Eagle: The little 5-year-old
son OF Mr.. Gurr of this city was operated
on by DIR. Ernost Ham, assisted by DR.. w.
A Palmour, last Sunday morning. for ne
crosis Of the tibia, OF large bone of the lower
leg. The child had suffered from white
swelling and part of the bone had become
dead and chalk-like substance. The pa
tient was put under the influence of an
anesthetic and the dead bone dexteriously
cut away by these expert young surgeons,
and the little fellow is doing finely. The
doctors think that new and healthy bone
viii be formed in place of the diseased part
taken away and that their little patient will
soon be permanently cured.
Griffin Nelos:: John N. bearing. who
lives on q farm near Freeman's crossing.
between this place and Sunny Side, is evil
IDENTIFY man who takes care of things. He
has on bis farm a grindstone which has
been in use twenty-five years, he is the owner
OF bride. which can be seen on one of his
ponies whenever he comes to town, which
has been in use by Mr.. bearing for twenty
two years, and it is not n bad looking
bride, either. Your reporter saw the
bride and the grindstone, and his
attention was called to the fact that
the very shoes which Mr.. bearing had on
his feet at the time had been owned by him
for i've years and worn during that time on
Sundays and special occasions. Besides, Mr.
bearing has in his house large arm char
that tradition accounted TO be 100 years
old, and while 1t has an ancient look about
It, still tired body could comfortably rest
in it. Evidently he knows how to take care
of things and is fond of relics.
John F. Fraser. who escaped from the
Tattnall county jail a few weeks ago, left
the following letter: "Dear MIR. Sheriff:
Before sunrise tomorrow | will be- ont of
your county. AS l am in something of a
hurry, you will please excuse me for not
calling and paying my respects. Then, no
doubt, you would not care to be aroused
from your sweet slumber at midnight. |
am innocent of the charge against me.
but have no friends in this part of the
country and cannot GET hail If stav