The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS


Pledger's Threat to Burn Athens.
The Coming State Tournament of
the Colored Firemen-M Marriage of
Sam Jones Daughter.
GEORGIA
JP. Ward of Jonesboro is dead.
II. Kuttner Of Rome died Wednesday.
William Dunwody of Macon died Thurs
day.
Jane Moore (colored) Of Milledgeville
claims TO be 124 years old.
The Scotch-Irishmen of Atlanta areftak-
ing steps to form the Georgia Scotch-Irish
society.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bird died near Fort Valley
day or two ago. She was born at Charles
ton, s. c.
There are fifty-five female convicts in the
state penitentiary They viii be put 10
work in broom factory.
The colored firsmen expect to have over
1900 people in attendance on their tourna-
ment, which is to. be held in Macon on
July 80.
A pegro minstrel troupe from Atlanta
found business so dull at Grifiia that the
treasurer pocketed the funds and left town
without paying the bills.
Macon is about the only Georgia city
that has not adopted the early hour closing
movement to give their faithful clerks
little needed rest and recreation.
1t is now reported from Watkinsville F.
q. Ware, who was dangerously shot from
ambush while returning from Athens last
Wednesday evening ,Iis not expected TO live.
viii Harlem has returned to Dalton from
several weeks visit to Atlanta. He will
remain in Dalton for the balance of the
summer, employing his time in writing a
now novel
Or. A. J. Battle, formerly president of
Mercer University. has accepted the posi-
ton of assistant president of Shorter Col
lege at Rome, with Dr. Gwaltney, begin
ming next fall
Emery Winship Of Macon, who is attend.
ing the naval academy at Annapolis, a
class of sixty-two. received second honor,
thereby securing for himself an appoint
ment in the navy.
AT Hawkinsville, Thursday, Henry Hun
ter plead guilty to burglary and was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for ten years. He
broke into and stole goods from the store Of
Masnburne Bros last January.
The Alabama Press Association will visit
Americas on June is. At the last meeting
Of the city council q committee consisting
of three members of the council and six
citizens was appointed to prepare for their
reception.
Rhode Brown, daughter of a farmer
living near Fayetteville, day or two ago
got tired Of ohopping cotton baref ooted in
the fields with her father and moth er, threw
down the hoe, and left her home for parts
unknown.
Mrs. Virginia L. Moore of Griffin died
Tuesday. She leaves behind two SONS, W.
A. c. and w. II. Pritchard Of Brooks
Station, and three daughters, Mr.. J. o.
n Inf -
Atlanta, and Mrs. John NJ. 6tillwell Of
Griffin.
The social event Of the season In Carters-
vile, the marriage of Miss Myrtle Jones to
j. Z. Mays, took place Wednesday night.
The wedding occurred at the Methodist
church there, which was crowded 20 its
utmost capacity. After the ceremony was
performed there was a reception at the
home of the brides parents.
As the train was running from Barnett TO
Washington, Thursday, it ran over two
station 1t cut of the leg of the elder one,
girl, and the entire train passed over the
younger one without injuring the child
It is supposed the children were asleep on
the track. They were children of Mr.. Fer
guson, a farmer of the county
Last Wednesday, while James Webb, his
wife and baby, who reside near Wood
wards mill, in Gwinnett county, were
going over to Mrs. Webb's father, the mule
became frightened and in going down a
hill threw them out, the wagon passing
over his body, leaving a slight bruise HIS
wife was also painfully injured. The baby,
who was thrown farther than its parents.
escaped without a scratch.
The CIarkesville Advertiser saws that
some two weeks since a little child of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Sosebee, living in the Cool
Spring neighborhood, about l year old.
swallowed an Spenny nail. 1t became quite
sick with severe attack of what seemed to
be diarrhoea, and DIR. Burns was called in.
but the parents did not know that it had
swallowed the nail. Sunday morning was
a week ago the nail passed from the child
and that evening ii died.
In the parlor Of a country home. not far
distant from Warrenton, there hangs be
tween the front windows likeness of that
great and good man, Gen. Robt. T.. Lee.
Just on the inside is an ivy vine that has
entwined itself along 80 as TO almost cover
the front Through the crevice where the
blinds lap has crept spray of this ivy. and
as II drawn by the magnetism Of this pict-
ure has entwined itself as beautifullv
around and down the frame as IL arranged
by loving hands.
One night last week a colored debating
society waged spirited and hotly contested
discussion at Jordan institute. SAYS the
Lumpkin Independent. The question
under discussion was, (which are the more
useful to the country, lawyers or buzzardsg,
After many potent arguments had been
produced by each side, the decision was
rendered in favor of the negative. In the
eyes OF the Lumpkin darkies legal h,mi
naries, In point of usefulness, are eclipsed bv
sable-winged scavengers.
Dalton Citizen: One day last week Sher-