The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

the OH Fll cFdLeiu4tJ Hob1cAoANA
at Acknowledgement Memory of
an oglethorpe County Man-singu-
lar Addiction of q Woman Living
Near Crawford.
Toon W. Powell Of High Shoals contem-
plates entering the ministry.
The printers of Athens have organized a
branch of the Typographical Union.
Burglars have Just helped themselves to
800 left in the safe of Dalton's postoffice.
1t is not thought that the negro shot by
Mr.. Matthews, near Winterville, can posi-
bly, live.
Dudley DuBose, the bright little son Of
Mr. and Mrs DuBose of Washington, died
Thursday.
A little child of Will Gambler was killed
by a wheel in mine above GAINESVILLE a
day or two ago.
Col A. Herrington of Swainsboro has
gone to Tennessee to attend to a very i'm
portant railroad case.
Tony Merck, while at work on building
near Gainesville, fell from the soaffolding
and one of his legs was broken.
Miss LOWE Robertson of Enville, Wayne
county, eloped with Archie Robertson few
days ago and they were married.
A movement to buy a lion for Atlanta's
Geological garden has been started as a
rival to the one to get an elephant.
/. N. Murray, who shot Robert Reaves, in
front of the Commercial Hotel at Athens
year ago. is in jail for lack of bondsman.
During a thunder storm last Sunday week
five hogs were killed by lightning upon
Hon. John G. Nichols place near Black
shear.
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lady of Walton county, was severely Bit
ten the other night by dog that it is feared
was suffering from hydrophobia.
A prominent lawyer of Athens has Just
received check from a relative for "a, 500,
with instructions to use it in buying a home
for himself before Athens dirt climbed any
higher.
Thursday, while little Ruth Sparks,
daughter of j. w. Sparks, was walking
through the picnic grounds at Cold Springs,
near Griffin, she accidentally fell and broke
her right arm between the elbow and wrist.
At Crawfordvile Tuesday train killed
a horse that belonged to J. w. Hixon. The
horse got frightened at the train and
started down the track and the engine soon
caught it, breaking its legs and crushing
its skull.
Huff, the negro who murdered Louie
Waller. the popular young farmer in Ogle-
thorpe county, about year ago, has been
taken to Athens and placed behind the bars
of Clarke county jail to save him from
lynching.
A d. McRee tells of a branch and creek
on the Vicker's place, near Watkinsville,
flowing parallel to each other in opposite
directions. One flows north and the
other south. He says they are about seven
ty-five yards apart
q
an affair of honor between young reporter
of Athens and printer. Several notes
were exchanged, and for a time there
seemed slight tinge of blood on the moon !;
but the affair has been amicably adjusted,
and peace again reigns.
The University of Georgia boasts a new
fraternity in the shape of the Chi Phi. The
chapter is composed of some of the brainiest
men in the college and bids fair to become a
fine club. Among its members are Messrs
j. N. Holder, w. n Smith, q. G. Evans. E.
b. Moore, O. E Horton, j. G. Horton, w
R. King and Dodd. This makes the ninth
Greek-letter fraternity.
Lexington Echo: Standing near the yard
at Mr.. Jonathan Farmers, near Buffalo
mills, is q red oak tree which measures
twenty-seven feet in circumference two feet
from the ground. 1t is hollow and the re-
cess within is sufficiently large to accommo-
date a half dozen men. There is another
tree ia the neighborhood even larger than
this one, but its dimensions have never been
taken.
Americas Herald: Atlanta is making an
effort to get up an elephant to place in
Grant park, and as Capt. J. L. Adderton
of Americas has q hog that reminds us
very much Of an elephant, especially in
size, we would recommend Atlanta to buy
this hog for that purpose 1t is fully ac-
climatized and is the biggest thing we
know of and fully believe that the pur-
chasing committee would do we'll to look
after this monster
Athens Banner: A drummer for the
house of Hood, Bonbright & Co., of PhiIa-
delphia, was IN the city yesterday, for the
first time since the boycott was declared.
Our merchants have presented to the POST
master General a polite request to give
them respectable white postmaster, and if
he complies, they will doubtless be glad to
resume business relations with him. We
believe that he will give their re quest a
favorable consideration.
Thomaston Times: The people in the
mort heastern part of this county are some
what annoyed by the presence of some sort
of large beast, said to he bear, which is
roaming about. He was seen by a lady
near The Rock crossing the public road
and tracks have been seen by good many.
1t was last heard of on the north side of
Potato creek, but does not seem TO be in a
hurry about getting away, as it has been
two weeks or more since it was first heard
of. 1t does not do any greater damage
than frighten the people, though
The store of I. p. Bell, six miles from
Griffith. was entered by burglars Thursday
night They cracked his safe and robbed
bis store of goods to the amount of $3.50 or
$780, Fortunately he had left no money in
the safe except an old Spanish coin, made in
the year 1926, and valued at 81 %. He has
kept the coin for a number of years as O
relic. Mr.. Bell says the thieves came from
the direction of Griffin in one-horse wagon,
and started back in the same direction. l,
is his opinion there is an organized gang OF
them working the country Ia the same
manner as they did two years ago.
Athens Banner. Col. j. S. Baughn OF
Oglethorpe county has one of the most
wonderful memories we heard of. He never
forgets date and can tell you at any time
what he was doing on certain day years
past. Yesterday he was met by Bdnne,
representative and, in order to test hi:
memory, Col Baughn was asked where he
was ten years ago at this day and hour
Without moments hesitation he replied
II was with you on the train between FL
berton and Toccoa, and between Willis
crossing and Bowman" We began tC
cOrnt hack and found that Col Paurhr