The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Woolfolk's Possession - A Newton
County Man Has Narrow Escape
from Death by Hydrophobia - Big
Suits at Macon.
GEORGIA.
BENJAMIN A. Way OF Hinesvills is now a
full fedged lawyer.
The Liberty County Agricultural Society
will meet next Friday evening at Hines
ville
A negro gambler is reported to have been
shot and killed by companion near Adel
Saturday.
An effort is being made to induce the
railroad company to make Mcintosh tele-
graph station.
The Cobb County Sunday School Asso-
citation closed a most interesting and
enthusiastic meeting at Roswell Sunday.
Tom Porter (colored) of Smithville has
been sentenced TO serve twelve years as
convict because he burned a neighbours
corn-crib.
Burglars are again on the war-path at
Brunswick. r. Armstrong, Evando Pit
man, and Harry Mitchell were arrested
Monday on suspicion.
The Liberty county commissioners have
been petitioned to utilize the old Sage and
Pepper road, so as TO have an airline from
Hinesville to Smiley.
razor was found in possession of Tom
Voolfolk, the murderer now in Jail at
Macon, day or two ago. What desperate
use be intended to put it to is, Of course,
a matter of conjecture.
The MORNING NEWS finds several inter
estiug little news notes in the Hinesville
Gazette this week. The Gazette is always
full of readable local items, and is de-
servcdly popular in Liberty.
In attempting to board train at Wad-
ley night or two ago +. A. Garlick fell so
that part OF his body was across the rail
He rolled off just in time to escape being
horribly mangled by the wheels.
The suit of the Macon bond commission
VS.. the mayor and city council of Macon
will come up in Macon May 81 This is a
suit for the payment of over $50 900 that
the bond commission claims the city owes
&c.
Sunday night, just before the steamer
City of Brunswick reached Brunswick
2-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A.
Drummond of Atlanta fell down the main
stairway on the steamer, breaking her right
arm just below the elbow.
Toombs DuBose preached to a large con-
gregation at the Methodist church at w ash
ington Sunday night. Mr.. DuBose is well
known IN Georgia, he having owned and
edited the Washington Chronicle for some
years past He has decided to enter the
ministry. O
Lieut.. Hodgson of the navy, who has
commanded the United States man-of-war
Pinto in Alaska waters for two years past,
has been ordered to Washington for assign
ment to other duty. Mr.. Hodgson is a
Georgian, formerly OF Athens and Is as
serted to be one of the most capable of his
rank
1t will be remembered that Baldwin
county was carried by the anti-prohibi-
tionists in the election on the license ques-
ton held last week. Now the county COM
missioners have fixed the license fee at
$4,000. Efforts are being made to have
the amount reduced. II that is not done
the liquor men may test the matter in the
courts.
Ed OConnell of Macon is suing the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad
for 50, 600 damages, alleging that by tie con-
structlon OF the railway on the west side of
the river it has caused the channel to be
changed, and the waters now flow on and
inIure his lands The suit of w. w. &c r.
S. Collins against the East Tennessee Is a
similar one, except that they ask for $40, 900
damages.
Superior court convened at Hinesville
Monday. Judge Falligant and Solicitor
General Fraser were on hand. The grand
jury selected DR.. A. B. Daniel foreman.
The following members of the bar are pres
ent: Messrs. Meldrim, Clark, Clifton, Cam,
Beasley Of Reidsville Williams and Smith
of Bryan, Harris of Jesup, and Way and
Harden of the local bar.
The Liberty Guards had good time at
their parade at Jones' creek last Tuesday,
After the drill there was q very spirited
contention at the block and ring, The first
prize was the company medal, which was
won by Private w. Julian Way. A box Of
imported cigars was won by Private Clay
ton Baggs as the second prize. The Guards
will attend the Augusta encampment, and
Capt Darsey is confident that he will carry
thirty-five mon.
United States Deputy L. j. Leavy of
Brunswick received a telegram Monday
afternoon from the clerk of the United
States court at Savannah stating that the
bond given for the American schooner
Francis G. Yarnall was no good. The tele-
gram ordered the officer Go re-attach the
schooner. He went to the wharf immedi-
ately after reading the message, but he was
too late. The vessel was towed out of port
at O'Clock Monday morning.
Mat McRae, a colored workman, was as
sisting in putting up the heavy iron front to
the new building of Kaiser Bros. at Bruins
wick, Monday, when a portion of the scat
folding upon which he was standing gave
"ofs ahu no was Seiit UulnDliuR TO Cl0 Drlck
pavement below. He struck with tremen-
dous force, and the injuries he received will
probably prove fatal. They consist of
broken thigh, a shattered arm. a fractured
Jawbone and score Of ugly bruises.
w. V. Foster, living in Stansell's district.
Newton county, had sick COW last week
which mad been bitten by mad dog. In
drenching her with medicine, he got some
of the saliva from her mouth in a scratch
on his hand, which caused it to swell and
int1ame and cause considerable pain. Fear
ing an attack OF hydrophobia, he went to
Fairburn and procured maidstone, which
he applied to the sore. The stone adhered
toit for two days, when it dropped off. He
then returned home, and is now better.
Hinesville Gazette: The annual meeting
last Wednesday at Midway, while the
attendance was not as large as it ought to
have been, was very interesting. The ven
eraDle DR.. Jones delivered the address
which was devoted to the medical profession
as exemplitied by the members of the Mid
way society. He gave many interesting
facts relative to Lyman Hall, Nathan Bron-
son and other prominent physicians who
made an impression on the
times IN which they lived.
The following were elected select
men to serve for the next year: Messrs. w.
John Way, n. j. Norman, J. L. Harden. ].
A. King and j. E. Martin. The subject of