The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Curiosities in the Shape of Plats and
Grants of Lards-A Book in the
Athens Library Published in 1893
Queer Experiences Of a Drummer.
A scene ct a Marriage in Dolly
County.
GEORGIA
DR.. T. N. c. Rice of Twiggs county died
Monday.
At Eatonton last week the trial of Phil
Sanford, charged with the murder Of Joe
Robins, ended In acquittal.
In tearing down the steeple of the Baptist
church in Lumpkin one of the workmen
found a smoothing plane in secluded cor
Der. The tool had probably been forgotten
and left there by a carpenter who assisted
In building the church over forty years ago.
The plane is ia a good state of preservation,
and after its long rest will again be used in
making shavings.
Among the curiosities in the Athens
library is a large book, the works of An
geles Politionus, which was published in
1895. The volume was published in Venice,
is covered in vellum, and yet is in good con-
dltioD. AT the time it was published 1t sold
for AZ 4s.-about $2l in our currency. Ii
Is very precious book now, and would
bring large sum if sold to some museum,
probably several thousand dollars.
In Bihb superior court at Macon Monday,
Judge Miller fined well known sport
$3.50 for keeping gaming house. The
SO was the costs in the case. The defend
ant is able to pay the fine. This amount is
doubtless the largest sum ever imposed in
Macon fer gambling. Judge Miller was
heavy on the defendant because he has
often been indicted by the grand jury, but
this was his first appearance before Judge
Miller. The defendant is not liable to for
get the acquaintance.
Two curiosities in the shape of state seals
attached to platS and grants Of land are val
ued by two Dawson citizens as relics of the
past century. One Of the seals bears date
of l76S, the other the date of 1879. These
seals are attached to documents relating to
lands acquired from the Indians. On the
side of one of the seals is the coat of arms
of tho state of Georgia, ON the other side is
device inscribed with the words: "Agri-
culture and commerce." Both OF these
seals are in good state of preservation.
James Sparks of Dahlonega, the ditch
walker on tine lower section of the Hand
dltcl, has been walking this line daily for
eleven years, q distance OF sixteen miles.
AT this rate he has walked 4l6 miles per
month, 1892 miles per year, or a total of
54,9l2 miles, or nearly two and one-half
times the distance around the world. Mr..
Sparks is now some 70-odd years old, and is
still apparently as active as a young mau,
making his regular daily rounds, and bids
fair to continue for some years to come.
TennilIe Enterprise. There is a man in
Washington county who says that he will
app y for q pension, and states that his
reason for so doing is that few days ago
he ate a piece of beef with a remarkable
history, the COW having escaped from
Wheeler'S brigade over twenty-six wears
age. In endeavoring TO chew the beef he,
in some way, injured his jaw, besides dis
turbing the usual Quietude of his teeth bv
small remnants of said COW. lie SAYS while
trying to extrlcate this beef from his teeth
he has broken two of them off, used up four
boxes of toothpiclzs, broken two pair of
tweeZers and demolished handful of
shingle nails. He condemns the brigade
for allowing the COW to escape.
Tennille Enterprise: A popular CONNER
cial tourist, halling from Augusta, was
stopping at the Tennllle hotel lasC Sunday,
where we had the pleasure of hearing him
relate some of his queer experiences. Drop
ping onto the subject Of measles he said:
Speaking Of measles, reminds me of my
boyhood days. | was 10 or 10 years old
when attacked by this disease. 1t was bad
case, and LETT me deaf and dumb for several
months. A few months had elapsed when
accompanied my mother on a visit to
Thomson. While there | wandered out
into the woods, when suddenly q buzzard
flew up near by and scared me almost into
spaSms. l gave a yell which startled the
neighbors. From that time up to the pres
ent day have had full use of my tongue
and ears. Aud, gentlemen, there is not
money enough in Tennile to induce me to
kill a buzzard. But there is one thug re-
greet" he continued, II once killed bob
tailed cat and bad luck has followed me
ever since"
A gentleman from Dooly tells the Amer
icus Recorder that last Sunday, after
preaching in one of the rural districts a
young couple stood up before the preacher
to be united i'll the holy bonds Of natri-
mony. The parson asked the usual ques-
ton: IF any one objects TO the marriage
or A and b let them now speak, or forever
after hold their peace" After a short
pause he was about to proceed with the
ceremony when young man, minus coat,
with unkempt hair, dirty face and red
eyes arose and blubberingly said: 'Mr.
Preacher. object! Lizzie has promised
to marry me, and she has got my ring on
her finger; ana cause Bob give her young
flly and has a new house she has flung me
Oft. The indignant would-be bride re-
torted by hinging the ring to him, and,
turning to the parson, said: 81 did not
promise TO marry Jake. He gave me the
ring. aud return it to him. I wouldn't
marry him if he were the last man under
the sun" Bob ran out Of the meeting with
out picking up the ring, while the ceremony
was finished in most approved style, and
the young couple left for the groom's home
amid much rejoicing,