The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS


10 One Ever Hanged in Clarke
County-Two Citizens Of Paoli Dis
appear-A r eavy-weight Family of
Clarke County-A Eomantic Run
away Marriage in Forsyth Couaty.
GEORGIA.
Matilda Moore of Madison county is sup
posed to be los years old.
The Ashburn Allocate is the latest
add ion TO the weekly press or the state
it is very neat eight page sheet.
Covinston will probably have an oil mill
among her growing industries next year.
The matter is now being canvaSsed by
prominent business mel.
At Hawkinsville. Saturday, VIII Mitchell
tcolored) was givea twelve mo tbs on the
chain-gang for furnishing bis brother with
tools with which he made his escape from
Jail some weeks ago.
Ashbnrn Advocate: Twenty years ago
the peoI lie Of this section were all dubious
of stranger. and. oJce upon time, capt
ured an itinerant preacher at Peckvile
and m lde him drink and dance.
The Albany Ne,es reports that between
Quicker and Leary, day or two sgO. the
passe ger engine ripped up two rails and
flung them forIy feet away into pend, the
cars sticking to the stri gers and getting on
to the rails again without any trouble.
ia res d. Ray OF Berrien county. whose
recent mysterious disappearance alarmed
his friends aid gave rise TO the impression
that he had been murdered, has tur ed up,
but refuses to account for his absence,
which he says was due 10 private reasons.
There never has been a man hanged in
Clarke county by verde. of twelve Of his
peers. A negro was once lvnched Just
across the river, and several have been
hanged in what is now known as OeOnee
county, bat upon the soil of Clarke county,
as she stands to-day, the law has never seen
fit 10 erect "a flows.
Several attemnts have recently been made
to wreck Columbus Southern trains at Daw-
son by placing distractions on the track.
At that point, also, twice recently, rocgs
and bricks have been hurled at the train,
and in one instance they crashed through
the windows and came very near striking
and seriously injuriuG passengers. The au-
thorities of the road have made every effort
to capture the miscreanls, but so far without
avail.
Athens Ledger: Isaac D. Gloer is a man
OF ordinary size, weighing about 1850
pounds, but lie is the father of family
that weighs in aggregate numbers 1900
pounds, and there are only four children,
and six in the family. Mr. Gloer lives in
Bowman, and is consequently a near
neighbor. bere is the way 1t comes about:
l. d. Gloer, the old man, welghs 100 pounds;
his wife weighs 300 pounds while his chill
dren comes as follows: His son, Isham,
weighs 100 pounds; Joseph weighs 800
pounds, Mary 300 pounds, David 800
pounds, which make total of 800 pounds
for family of'six persons.
Guy Riden Of Forsyth county went to the
home of Miss Ethel Reid of the same county,
and took her in his buggy and started b.
Rev, j. E. Devore's TO get married. The
young lady told her parents she did not
wish any supper, and while they were gone
70 supper she got in the buggy with Mr..
Rlden. 1t was a dark night, and they drove
at full speed. Their buggy ran against a
mountain wagon, and was torn to pieces.
Frank Spence and Virgil Dhority came up
behind in cart. and met with a similar
accident. Mr.. Riden borrowed a cart, a d
he and Miss Reid went Oh to Rev Devore's,
who said the ceremony that made them
one
Athens Ledger: There has been a very
mysteriou, disappearance i'll Madison
county. Two prominent citizens of Paoh
have not been seen nor heard of for several
Gays. They have disappeared as COM
pletely rs if the earth had opened up and
swallowed them, and did 50 without warn
ing to their wives or frs DIS. q lite a San
sation prevails in the neighborhood, and
various theories prevail as 10 their Wlerel-
bouts. Some think that they have gone
west and will not be heard from again :;
others believe them to be somewhere IN the
neighborhood, and are concealing them
selves to cause a sensation. Some likewise
suspect foul play, and SO there is nothing
positive about the matter. Their wives are
IN great distress.
LAGRANGE Reporter: A lady who appears
to be thor, ughly informed Oh the genoa
ology OF old Washington Ca families, thus
writes in the Gazette about Frederick Bal,
father of the late Frederick Bali of La
Grange. Mr., Ball was no doubt blood re-
lation Of Gen. George Washington, for
Washington prided himself on his family,
and did not claim kin unless there was good
ground for so doing The wri er SAYS:
Frederick Ball was the father of Mrs.
Cornela Pope and of the wife of Judge Gar.
nett Andrews. Maj. J. +. Andrews and
Fred B. Pore are his grandsons, named for
him. Mr.. Ball came from New Jersey ia
Georgia at some time near the beginning of
this century. He belonged to a family of
Balls who were related TO Gen. Washington
through his mother who was Mary Bail.
The relationship was distant, but daring
the revolutionary war, when Gen. Wash
ington YVES in New Jer ey, he became &C.
qusinted with Stephen Ball, who was pri
vaie soldier, and. saying that his mothers
maiden name was Ball, proceeded to inquire
into the flmily, tracing up the relationship
After that the general always addressed Mr.
Bah as cousin Stephen"