The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

Saw Teeth Fly Like Bullets-A Negrc
Nearly Blseds to Death-Death (
Dennis G. Shee5an-An Americas Bar
Keepers Novel Way Of Selling Out
The Berrien County Tragedy.
GEORGIA
William Carnegie and his bride are al
DuugeneSs.
A Masonic lodge has lust bee1 organized
at DE Soto, So inter- county.
Or. w. o. Dobbins. 3 prominent physi-
clan Of Fort Gaines. is dend.
The state convention Of the Knights Of
Pythias will be held in Brunswick IN May.
Shepard Baldwin. OF Morgan county. lost
his fine new dwelling By hrea few nights
ago.
The Lagrange Light Guards have been
appointed Company A IL the Tnird Geor-
gia regiment.
The Augusta fire department has in its
employ maa who will shoe all the depart
neni's officers.
Col. H. ". Reed has given the colored
people OF WaycfcSs site for church in
the western part OF the city.
Henry, q 4-year-old son of Mr.. J. w. Ker-
sey, living near Thomaston. fell and broke
one Of his legs day or two ago.
The edit r Of the Waycross HEADLIGHT
refuses 70 print theatrical advertisements
de thinks the theates Is immoral.
TIE charity ball at the opening Of the
Oglethorpe horel, on the evening Of Jan. .,
1881, VIII De the great social event Of the
season at Brunswick
The Clubhouse OF Capt. J. NJ Brown Of
Drayton was burned this week. Seven
bales of cotton and about 1000 bushels Of
cotton seed were destroyed.
The Provident Savings Life Assurance
Society Of New York has just paid over
SO, o 10 the administrators Of the estate
Of tee late y. B. Lewis Of Albany.
A valuable house. the property of r. W.
Aikeus, near s ady Dale, Jasper county,
was destroyed by fro on last Monday night.
The fire was the work Of an incsndiary
The depot of the c. R. and C. road, at
Raccoon. was destroyed by fire night or
two ago. A lsge quantity Of cotton was
lost. The fire was the work Of an incen-
diary.
State School Commissioner S. D. Brad
well has appointed Prof. r. J. Quinn as
sisaat secretary. Prof. Quinn was for years
the editor OF the Conyers Weekly, and is al
able school teacher
W. A. Fulton. one Of Clayton county's
Oldest and best citizens, died two DAYS ago.
Just as he drew mis- last breath, his old
clock. which for forty years had faithfully
kept time, stopped, and has not run STAGE.
young gentleman of LAGRANGE, uuon
going TO a theater for the first time and
seeing pistol fired at woman, who pre-
tended TO be hurt, was shocked to such an
extent that be had to remain in his room
all the next day.
A negro came near bleeding to death in
Buena Vista day or two ago. He cut an
artery IN one of his fingers The bleed
flowed pretty freely all nigh, and in the
morning the negro was so weak from loss of
blood that he tainted.
About two weeks ago a negro in Oele-
thorpe drank quart Of whisky on a wager.
he won the dollar and lost his life A short
time after swallowing the liquor he became
paralyzed, and never Ieco yered from the
effects OF the whisky. He died last Mon
day.
At Americas Friday a negro was exhibit
ing hawk that measured 8 feet and II
inches from tip to tip. The bird was not
dead, and was as fierce as an eagle. A lit
ue boy welt too near and was awed clear
through his clothes, drawing the blood and
loud yell.
L Branham, editor Of the Brunswick
Times, was knocked down by a foospad
Thursday night at $50 O'Clock, under tue
glare OF gas light. The negro made
grab Tor Mr. Branham's watch, but. for
tunately, the chain separated before the
watch could be pulled out. The footpad
made his escape
The body OF a negro named William
cooper was found in Turtle river near
brunswick Friday. 1t as learned that the
negro vas an employe at Jointer's island.
and that last Wednesday he went to Bruns-
wick on business. He started en- his return
at a late hour the same night in small
rowboat, and it is thought the river was 80
thrown md
Warrenton Clipper: Cards are out an>
nouncing the marriage On Dec. 70 of Miss
Susie Fitzt atrick Of Warrenton to ]. N.
Snow OF haskell, Tex. The wedding will
occur at the home Of the brides father.
Judge Il. Fl. Fitzpatrick. The bridal couple
Will leave on the 1929 O'clock train Tor
Monroe, where they will spend SO seral DAYS,
and teen continue their journey to Texas
Watkinsville Enterprise: Drs. White
ana hodges amputated the little finger on
Uncle John S. Robinson's right hand last
Saturday. Uncle John refused to let the
physlclans administer chloroform, but told
them 10 perform the operation. He stood
the paiaful thrusts Of the surgeons knife
without groan or murmur After the
operation he quietly lighted his pipe and
began 10 smoke.
District Deputy Grand Master II. Y. Les
Ter OF Millen, assisted by Pat Master w. c.
Hauser OF Wadey. constituted en- installed
The officers of Kite Lodge No. 327, A. +. 81
A. NJ, at Kite, Wednesday. The following
officers were duly installed: G.. N. Ivey. w.
NJ. Henry Stevens, S. w: w. N. Right,
J. w; Isham Stevens, s. D.; J. G. Kight'
j. D.; s. s. Meeks, traasu or: :. A. j.
Walker, s. s.; ]. r. Dix, j. s.; J. NJ. Neal.
secretary; A. V. Stevens, T. This ia a new
lodge. chartered at the last session of the
graGd lodge.
cambridge Democrat: On Saturday
night last, at negro festival on Bud Cum
ningna rs plantation on the Chattahoochee
river. large number of negroes had con-
gregated. While so employed several men
retired from the crowd Into the woods adj
Jacent aud engaged 10 gambling During he
progress of the game fight ensued, when
one Ozen Lambert drew his pistol aud shot
Joe Mitchell ur times, one ball entering
the back and killing him almost instantly.
Lambert fred four shots This broke up
the game and Lambert made his escape in
the darkness
Cartersvile American: A distressing
accident, Terminating in the death of Will
lam Foun ain, occurred about five miles
from Gainesville last week. SATURDAY
Mr.. Fountain and Walter Leake, the 19-
year old son Of Tom Leake, were out bird
hunting. One of the dogs that the hunters
had with them pointed a covey Of birds and
the two men we're slipping upon them in