The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEws OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Limbs In Jumping from Street
Cara Physicians Story About Al
lieators-An Accident TO a Hook and
Ladder Truck.
GEORGIA.
Col. D. J. Bailey of Griffin is still criti-
cally i'll.
Henry c. Burr and wife Of Griffin
lost their baby by death Saturday.
B. P. Ayers of Troup county lost his new
dwelling house by fire few nights ago
The crowd at Indian Spring is larger than
has been seen there III many years In June.
Still there is accommodation for more.
Policeman r. B. Burney Of Brunswick,
who was shot by the negro Linton IN the face,
is greatly improved he was out walking
Tuesday.
The Brunswick State Bank has declared
a semi-annual dividend Of per cent This
& the first six months of its history and
speaks well for the management
Mrs. James @. Young of La Grange on
Friday last was attacked and gored by Il
vicious COW. She was badly bruised and
hurt but is getting along very comfortably.
A new steamboat line mas been estab-
lished between Brunswick and Darien. The
steamer Carrie Ward will make daily trips
between Brunswick and Darien. with the
exception Of Sundays.
Justice jackson of Oconee, before whom
the warrants for the Whiteheads were
sworn out, is suffering intensely from his
broken leg. and may be confined to his
room for months. This prevented him from
sitting on the case of these men.
Justice Cowart, who was one of the
white men shot by Wadley, the black des-
peraGo, at Wildwood Tuesday, died Tuesday
night of his wounds. Wadley, the negro,
also died Tuesday night. If he had not died
he would have been lynched before twenty
four hours.
While Homer Mays, son of DR.. r. W.
Mays, Of jackson, was handling a pistol,
Saturday, it was accidentally discharged,
the ball tearing off the end of one finger.
and, passing through the hand, passed into
the groin and downward into the fleshy part
of the thigh.
Sank Banks, who lives on J. NJ. Balls
farm, near jackson, while assisting in erect
ing an arbor at the Grady institute on Sat
urday afternoon, fell from an old scafold
and heavy piece Of timber fell across his
face and neck, bruising his face and break
ing his jaw bones.
The handsome residence of Hon. W. Y.
Atkinson of Newman was completely de-
stroyed by fire Monday. A good portion of
the furniture was saved. The house was
Rome Insurance Company for Sl,50O, and
the furniture was insured for $500.
A freight train was wrecked on the Ala
bama Midland railroad about six miles
below Cedar Springs, between Sheffield and
Josephine station, Monday. The result was
three men instantly killed and the tearing
up Of four freight boxes. The dead bod,e J
were taken to cambridge as soon as pos
sible.
The question of building a new armory at
Ladrange for the use of the LaGrange
Light Guards and the Troup Hussars is be-
ing agiUated, and the prospects are good for
successful outcome of the scheme. Capt
AwUrey SAYS the Guards will sell their pres
ent armory and give 81 1000 to the new
building.
The extensive barns and stables of Mrs.
Wv. Hanson of Sunny Side, about two
miles east of Rutledge, were entirely de-
stroyed by fire Monday, together with about
1000 bushels Of corn, very large crop of
oats, hay and several hogs. The loss is
about s., 800, with no insurance. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
A suit has been brought against the city
OF Doug lasville by Robert Biggers Of Winn
for $4,000 for an injury he received from a
runaway horse year or two ago. A large
crowd was in town and two horses were
running at full speed on the public streets.
One of the horses ran against Mr.. Biggers
and in some way hurt him, for which he
now brings suit for $4,000.
Mrs. J. NJ. Boon, while going from Flo
villa to Indian Spring, became frightened
and Jumped from the street car and had
both legs broken, one just above the ankle
and the other above the knee. There was
no necessity at all for her TO leave the car,
as it did not run off the track. She is the
wife OF J. NJ. Boon Of Fernandina, Fla,
who is the general manager of the f. r.
and N. railroad. She is doing as well as
could be expected considering the serious
injury and the warm weather
At Columbus Monday morning, at about
o'clock, the alarm Of fire was turned in
from box No. II. The roof of Golden's
foundry proved TO be on fire, but the flames
were extinguiShed before any damage was
done to the building. AS the hook and lad
der truck was run out of the engine house
the front wheels of the truck struck the
street railway track on Tenth street. break
ing one of the wheels all TO pieces and
throwing Driver Pike some distance. For
tunately he escaped with only few bruises.
Ed Smith, from near Tazewell, has been
telling the Marion Patriot how he and
several other young men had been catching
alligators In Buck creek. They have taken
five from the creek recently and the one
caught last Saturday measured eight fest
They catch these gators with a hook and
line just like catching fish, though the
tackle is Of course much more substantial
Large hooks were made at blacksmith
shop and they were attached to ropes as
large as plow lines. The hooks we're baited
with pieces of beef or any kind of flesh. and
the gators would readily take them.
writer in the Flowery Branch Journal
recounting some "reminiscences of the ,4Os
says: Speaking Of the precious metals and
precious stones reminds me that about this
Time IL was no uncommon thing for valu-
bic diamond to be found among the hills OF
Hall county, and gold a plenty. The first
diamond that was ever found in this state
was found in Hall county, in the neighbor.
hood OF Flowery branch, and | dare say
they are still buried in our hills. for Won
know the diamond does not rot This
stone was found also in the 40s bv Or.
Daniel, and one stone found by Mai. Bel
from the gold diggings brought $500.
McDutie Journal. Honey bees bv thou-
sands took possession of the store Of ]. T
Wright & Son oil Wednesday, and forcef
those gentlemen to close their doors. TIL,
store had tc be fumigated with burning
sulphur before the bees could be extermi
mated. They again swarmed about the stor,
on Thursday, but were not so troublesome
Other stores on the same row were at
tackled, but the chief attraction seemed tc
be at Wright's. Mr.. Wright thinks tina
the scarcity OF honey dew this season ha,
forced the bees TO seek food elsewhere. Tbi
and the attraction of a lot of new confec
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