The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Fatally Stabbed at LaFayette-Tw'
Sisters to Meet After q Separation o
Sixty-Three Years.
GEORGIA
The people of east Americas want schoo
house.
The dummy line will soon be in operation
in Albany
Gus Bird, a venerable citizen OF Athens
did FRIDAY.
The sanitary condition Of Athens at pres
ent is excellent.
Augusta will have low railroad rates dur
ing the carnival.
NJ. s. Keith Of Dawson died OF heart dis
ease W ednesday.
an effort is being made TO establish a
y. 81. e. A. in Albany.
Clarke Word was badly and perhap:
fatally injured at West Point Saturday
William Parker of White county lost his
barn and contents by fire few nights ago.
UriGh b. Harold of Americas was lady
bruised by falling from car at Leesburg
Friday.
A son OF Charles Dotson Of Dahlonega fell
into the fire last week and burned one OF his
eyes severely.
DR.. T. H. Pullen, late of Leary, has located
in Arlington for the purpose Of practicing
his profession.
Athens has twelve doctors already and
will have two more before the close of
another year.
Charles j. Bayne. of Sandersville, who is
poet of ability, has accepted a position on
the Augusta Chr0nicle
Samuel Rider had his finger cut off by the
circular saw at the Hall mill, five miles
from Dahlonegs, Wednesday.
The beautiful Jekyl Club House, with all
OF Its elegant surroundings, is again thrown
open to its members aud invited guests.
An informal reception was given by the
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity at its hall at
Mercer University at Macon Saturday.
James E. Wood was the Oldest man on the
last grand jury of Lumpkin county, and
rode mule TO Dahlonega that was 81 years
old.
Hudgins, one of the white men who was
convicted for burglarizing the store of DR..
l. ID. Graves, at Dawson, and who was SEN
fenced to twenty years In the penitsntiary.
has ecaped.
William Potter, prominent farmer liv-
ing on the line of jackson and Clarke, in
the Santafe district, Of Clarke county, had
an arm so badly mangled il u gin Saturday
that amputation was necessary.
Friday afternoon, while w. NJ Hsrrell
WAS uuntlnE near OteT1luS, no kOuuQ eleVen
pairs of new hedge knives. 1t is supposed
that they were stolen from some hardware
store, and when the thieves found they had
no use or them they threw them In the
swamp.
Burglars broke into the house of +. c.
Hackney, the marshal Of Lafayette, FRI
day night, and stole an overcoat, u suit of
clounes and a watch belonging to man
by the name Of Kirkpatrick, who boards
with Mr.. Hackney, also taking a suit of
clothes from another young man in the
house.
William Milan, the engineer who was in-
jured in the railroad accident at Line creek.
Spalding county, about three weeks ago,
and was carried to Savannah a few days
for treatment, has had his injured leg ampu-
tated. 1t Is hoped this may save his life,
although he is reported as being in critical
condition.
Columbus Enquirer Sun: The death of
Mr.. Isaac |. Moses, which occurred Satur-
day at his home in West Highlands, Ala,
after brief illness, is q severe loss to the
citizens OF Georgia and Alabama, both of
winch states have, for many years, claimed
him in common as the friend and great pro-
moter OF public school education.
A burglar entered room at the Horsely
house, at Arlington, Thursday night in
which four drummers We're sleeping. One
Of them discovered him in the room and
Jumped TO the door and closed it, but as
soon as he removed his hand from the knob
the burglar grabbed it and succeeded in
getting out and making his escape.
A man named McCauley was lodged in
Jail at Lafayette, Saturday, charged
with assault with intent to murder. Nc
Cauley entered the house or another negro.
who lives on Joel J. Jones' farm in
Walker county, and, being under the
influence of whiskey, was put out. He
afterward went back and broke open the
door and stabbed the negro so that he will
die.
gentleman in Athens received q letter
the other day, via the Covington and
Macon railroad, that was torn open, but as
the contents were valueless to the one COM
uniting the deed they were undisturbed
The letter was marked Dawson National
Bank, Dawson, Ga, which was, of course.
suggestive OF important contents. The
letter contained draft on New York, and
was valueless unless properly Endorsed.
An amusing sight was witnessed at Au-
gusta Saturday on Campbell street, between
Greene and Broad streets. On the ives,
side, the sunny side, there was seen walking
gentleman who, judging from his appear,
ance, was travelling man. Over his head
he carried an open umbrella to protect hin
from the heat OF the sun. On the east sid,
of the street, the shady side, a lady, alsC
walking towards Broad, was seen with
heavy cloak, furs and muff.
Mrs. Mary Rayburn, an aged lady from
the lower part of Warren county, boarded
the cars at Warrenton Ell route 10 Alat ams
to visit a sister from whom she has beer
separated for sixty-three years. They
were separated from each other when they
were small girls, and had not heard from
each other since the war. They cores
pended during the war, but by some mean
their correspondence ceased, and until
Few months ago each one thought the oihe
dead. Two or three months ago, Mr.. Rob
1nson OF Alabama, a confederate veteran
attended revival Of the veterans in. War
rem county, and when he left Alabama tn
sister over there asked him to inquire i
Mrs. RaybuTn was still living To his sur
prise he found her in her 77th year and q
spry as young lady. A correspondence be.
tween the aged and long lost sisters was re
newed, and Mrs. Rayburn concluded to pa,
her sister visit. So Saturday she left TO
Alabama
John Bartlett, young man living wit
his parents four miles from Atlanta. on tn
Poweli's Mill road, shot himself through tn
head Saturday afternoon. 1t is believes
that Bartlett was trying to kill himself
and the probabilities are that the woup