The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
raE NEWS OF r4s rwo STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

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Rev. J. A. Scarboro has accepted the call
of the Baptist church at StatesborO.
Several white people were picking cotton
last Sunday seven miles from Monroe.
c. R. Davis, representative-elect from
Bulloch county, has been quite SICK at ms
home near Zoar.
The mayor Of Columbus has Just fined a
boy $40 for entering q bar-room, under the
minor ordinance
Rev. B. W. Davis will receive a salary Of
81. 200 per year as pastor Of the Baptist
church at Cordele.
Miss Mary Early Of Dahlonega fell in g
stable day or two ago and broke one OF
her legs just below the knee.
NJ z Jennings aud others of Dawson
assisted by several dogs, killed 1S3 rats in
his barn in one day last week.
The 95th anniversary Of the Hepzibah
Baptist Association was celebrated at Mount
Zion church at Blythe Tuesday.
At Dawson Sheriff Thornton sold through
legal process twJ Jules aud one horse. The
snree brought $40, and the costs amounted
70 S34
The anniversary Of the Few Society Of
Emory college win be held at Oxford, Oct.
%. Frank 81. Stafford of GAINESVILLE Will
be anniversarisn.
While Joseph England was ct work at
the Barlow mine near Dahlonega a day or
two ago, a piece of rock flew up and put
out one Of his eyes.
A man named Gregory, who fed from
Griffin on Rube Thrower's horse Sunday,
was arrested at Miner on Monday and
lodged in Jail at Zebulon.
The fine residence Of Mrs. John r. Lee,
in West Dougherty, with its contents, was
consumed by fire about IL O'Clock Tuesday
morning. The loss is $1,000.
W. II. S. Bush, who lives near Cedar
Greek church in Wilcox county. has an old
time CLOCK that has been running eighty
years and is keeping good time now.
The church at Lees Mill, Berrien county,
is to be named and dedicated next Sunday.
Rev. ]. B. Griner is to preach the sermon
and conduct the dedicating services.
In the neighborhood OF James Aycock,
three miles east Of Monroe, a fatal type of
typhoid fever is raging. Five or six deaths
have occurred, and but few patients re-
cover.
Mrs. II. Brown, aunt of Mrs JEFF Lucas,
was in AbbeYills last week on her way from
Savannah u Philadelphia, where sue goes
to take possession of S95, 900 recently left
her by relative.
The city school commissioners of Dawson
have joined County School Commissioner
Commissioner Hook 70 deliver an address
on education in Dawson.
At Washington q negro named JEFF
billiard fell dead while making purchase
in the racket store on last Saturday night.
He had not complained of sickness, and his
death is attributed TO heart disease.
About three miles from Tennille on last
Saturday night negro man had his throat
cut from ear 90 ear by huge meat knife
in the hands Of white man named Ste
phens. His life was saved. however.
A human skeleton was found on the Cobb
farm, at Eilijay, Tuesday. The skelton is
thought by some to be that of an Indian,
and by others TO be that of man who mys-
teriously disappeared here during the war.
Bridges Smith # Macon has invented
patent reversible tie. 1t is not to be worn
around the neck, but upon a railroad track.
Trains using it are warranted not TO break
down, run of or have a collision. Mr. Smith
expects q fortone.
Col John w. Hall of Talbotton and
family will move to Washington, D. c.,
where they will in future reside. Col. Hall
has secured a clerkship in a government
department. He was assistant clark Of the
Fiftieth congress.
The contest over the will of Mrs. Susan
NJ. Wray in Ogletorpe superior court ended
Tuesday in the will being sustained The
legatee Of the will is Judge Samuel
Lumpkin, judge Of the Northern circuit.
Hon. Thomas 8. Nell of the Athens bar
acted as judge by agreement. The case
viii be carried to the supreme court.
The board of trustees of the state lunatic
asylum met at the asylum a day or two
since. DIR. I. 0. Powell, superintendent.
submitted bis report for the year ending
Oct. l. 1890, and the trustees prepared their
report to the governor, which will be printed
and laid before the legislature. Eight of
the ten members of the board were present.
The remains Of the negro fireman who
was accidentally killed near Rogers station.
on the East Tennessee railroad, Monday
night, were brought to Rome Tuesday and
prepared for burial His body was horribly
mashed and be expired unconscious. His
name was John West. He was 81 wears
old, married, and lived at Knoxville. Tenn.
His remains were shipped to that city.
Bob Aycock. who was put in Jail at Daw-
son about six weeks ago for forging two
orders to Capt Fulton Barlow Thorn as.
broke through the bars. NJ nday night and
for the present is free again. BY some
means he contrived to manufacture a saw
from the rim Of tin bucket, with which
he sawed through the ceiling, got on the
roof and by rope made from his blanket
let himselfto the ground.
Miss Hattie Nellie Alexander and Andrew
Ruthven Gordon, Jr., of Tennessee; Miss
Carrie Mabel Alexander and Benjamin
Franklin WhItner. Jr., of Sanford, Fla,
and Miss Alice Augusta Dunn to Thomas
Franklin SCOTT of Macon were married at
the residence of Mrs. Sarah NJ Alexander
at Atlanta Wednesday afternoon. Miss
Dunn is the granddaughter of Mrs s. NJ.
Alexander, and the Misses Alexander her
nieces.
Capt. G. A. Platt has presented to the
Clinch Rifles Of Augusta the dress uniform
worn by him at Pensacola in 1861, where
the Rifles first saw service, after going out
as volunteers. This uniform, with other
souvenirs, have been valued relics ia the
Platt family for years. Among the other
curiosities IN this family collect ion are a LOT
OF snake ski s.. One of these belonged to
the snake which inflicted the bite that killed
Bugler Parkin.
Frank Kaylor, l. II. Dodson and Dan
Billings, employees of the Great American
circus, after the afternoon performance al
Macon Monday, went before Justice Wyey
and took out an attachment against the
Great American circus for wages due them,
kayior was due $l1, Dodson $40 and Bill
ings 40. compromise was made, each
receiving pittance with promise of the
remainder. After the night performance
they were brutally assaulted by some of the
showmen.
A famous old land grant was brought tc
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