The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEws OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

His Son-in-Law-ARe Residence Burned
at Calhoun-Freaks Of Lightning-A
Family With Long Names.
GEORGIA.
The directors of the Piedmont exposition
at Atlanta are talking about adding bull
fight TO its drawing cards
On Aug 81 the Phillips Legion, Georgia
Volunteers, confederate veterans, viii hold
their reunion at Marietta
A gentleman living four miles from
Rochelle has forty-one brothers, sisters
brothers-in-law and sisters-ln-law.
CT Livingston and Wyatt der. Bar
clay Of Darlen have formed c0partnership
for the practice of law under the firm name
Of Livingston & Barclay.
Young men who were blowing near Ro-
chelle few days ago found nine snake eggs,
each of which contained a young snake
nearly one foot ia length.
1t is learned that Moran springs, situated
about four miles from MilledgeviIle, have
been bought for 5000. and will be utilized
in supplying Milledgeville with water.
There is talk of new water works. 10 cost
500. 900.
Robert Lee Futch and Miss Jennie Asbel,
daughter of Noah Asbel, successful and
prosperous farmer in the Seventeenth dis
trict of Thomas county, were married by
Justice Of the peace at Townsville at 3
o'clock Wednesday morning.
Last Saturday during a thunderstorm at
WiIlacoochee lightning struck the ware
house, and running down the telegraph wire
demolished one instrument, damaged two
others, aud knocked Mr.. Gaskin down.
',Bud" has been slightly deaf ever since.
TIP. Lindley was struck by lightning at
D. IarG last Sunday Tho light
ming struck tree in his yard, and he was
standing on the rear veranda of his house,
when the shock came upon him He was
deathly sick for awhile, but gradually re-
covered.
1t Is rumored that q chicken main will
soon be hsld at Brunswick The street re-
ports give 1t that Savannah and Augusta
will enter the main, bringing some Of their
finest chickens to the fights, and that the
main will be held either on St Slmons or
Cumberland
Joseph b. Armand of Conyers has within
the last few days lost five or six head OF
cattle from poison. He set some paint
buckets out in the lot in which was some
white lead. The COWS licked some of this
paint out, and TINS is supposed to nave been
the cause Of their death.
The stately residence Of Gen. Howell
Cobb at Athens has been moved to the OPP
posite side Of the lot, and will be occupied
as q home by Judge Howell Cobb. The
building was rolled 'front.' old site without
any injury or even tearing down the CHM
neys. The work COST $500.
Matt MCQUEEN (colored), has been In the
employ Of the Southern Express Company
at Athens for about twenty years, and has
never lost day from business. In recogni-
ton of his faithful services the com any
has Just given him a months rest, on
full pay. aud also free excursion, with all
his expenses paid, to Savannah Charleston
and Columbia
At Shady Dale Tuesday two negro chill
dren, ons about IA, the other z, we're left at
home alone. They got to playing with a
gun, which was in some way discharged
while being handled by the elder blowing
the younger child's body almost in twain
The child killed is the only Guild, daugh-
ter OF Frank Simolds, hard working ne
gro Of the community.
At Calhoun, about o O'Clock Tuesday
night fire broke out in the cook room Of the
residence of l.. L. Reeve, on College avenue.
Efforts to subdue the fire were of no avail,
aud the building. together with large por-
ton of the furniture, was completely de-
stroyed. Most of the loss is covered by in
surance 1t was one of the most desirable
residences in the city. The cause of the fire
is unknown.
Charles Lane of Milledgeville met the
other day with an accidenG that may prove
fatal. de had pet alligator in the foun-
tain IN the asylum yard, and was feeding
1t, when G alligator caught his hand and
Dit II, making a painful wound Medical
attention was promptly secured aud the
wound was cauterized, but blood poisoning
set IN, and now little or no hope lis enter
tanned for MIR. Lanes recovery.
AT Brunswick a few days ago a colored
man named Baxwell called on a gentleman.
carrying with him an ordinary screech
owl The gentleman had never seen one
before. and tue negro, being in need of the
root OF all evil, saw the way to raise the
wind. and did so by selling the owl to the
gentleman as French mockingbird" AS
the bird refused to sing, after few days
patient waiting TO hear its elegant voice,
the gentleman made inquiries, and is now
looking for the negro who was sharp
en- ugh to sell him an owl for singing
bird.
A large wagon belonging to the Bibb cot
ton mills was being driven down Walnut
street at Macon Wednesday loaded with
bales OF cotton weight z 900 pounds each.
On the bales was the colored driver aud a
small negro girl and boy. When near the
corner of Fifth street, one of the wheels of
the wagon gave way, throwing the negroes
to the ground and tumbing a bale of cot
ton on the boy. He was badly crushed and
may not live. The boy was only about 8
years of age, and 1t was miraculous that he
was not instantly killed, as he received the
entire weight of the bale on his back.
Mrs. Gatchell, appointed postmaster at
Washington by Col. Buck, has been in
WashlngtJ IN for some days. She could not
furnish bond herself. The citizens were
averse to the change, but, realizing they
were IN Bucks power, and that they were
interested in getting postoffice facilities, de-
termined TO make the bond on her appoint
ment Of deputy in whom they could nave
confidence. The bond was finally made by
the friends of Stokes and Cling Walton.
They are trustworthy young men, with
good business habits. II the bond ia &C
cepted, the office will 60 into thene W hands
Sept 8.
In sleeper on one of the trains from the
north which arrived at Atlanta Wednesday
were white man aud his mahogany-col-
ored wife. They took the sleeper at Wash
lngton, ID. G., and came through very
quietly, but not so quietly but that they
were seen by several prominent gentlemen
VINO Travelled by the same route. The man
claimed to be c ban, and applied for
quarters at several hotels. But when the
proprietors saw that his wife was negress.
no rooms were to be had, and the travellers
were forced to continue their Journey To
parts where they could find more congenial
people. Tney did not give their names nor
whittier they were bound.
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