The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

Military Men at Augusta Use Their
Fists Macon Refuses to Pay the
Water Company on Account OF a
Lack of Pressure-A Negro Caught
Under Falling scaffold.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta and Newman are now connected
by telephone.
An effort Is being made to organize new
military company at Americas.
II. A. Cozart of Terrell county killed a
rattles1ake few days ogo that weighed
thirty-eight pounds.
The sundry appropriation bill now before
congress appropriates IS, 264 a to complete
the national cemetery road at Marietta
Abe Gormley, one of the negroes impi-
Gated in the Schell-Dixon murder whica
occurred at Americas, has been arrested.
The trial of the case of the state against
Caroline Thweatt, charged with infanticide,
was resumed in Muscogee superior court
Tuesday, and resulted in acquittal.
Last Thursday, at b. B. Gray & Bro. s
mill. near Willacoochee, John Sanders had
the misfortune to get two of his fingers cut
OF and two broken while working with a
saw.
William Knouth of Americas will lay off,
grade and beautify the grounds Of the State
Agricultural college at Fort Hill, s. @.
Several months will be required In which
70 complete this work.
Another negro woman has been found by
the census man at Americas who was the
mother of twenty-six children. This makes
two for the week, each of whom had the
same number Of children.
J. O. Potter, who was captured in Ala
bama several days ago and brought TO
Dawson and jailed for killing a negro at
Brentwood six years ago, is out on bond
until his case is disposed of by the courts.
Rev. Mr.. Davis, pastor of the Episcopal
church IN Athens, will put up little ma
chine, and with but little trouble can make
ice at considerably loss cost than he can
purchase it He will only make enough
for his own family.
The city council Of Macon has refused to
pay the water bill because the Macon Gas
Light and Water Company have broken
their contract. A report submitted by the
water committee states that there is not
sufficient water to put out a fire.
A young married woman of LaGrange
attempted to commit suicide the other day
because her husband went home intoxi-
Gated. She swallowed laudanum, but the
quantity taken was too great to result
fatally, and she lives to repent her folly.
By mutual agreement between all IN
terested the liquor firm of Beach & Wheeler
at Brunswick was dissolved Wednesday.
N P. Wheeler purchased the interest of
Lewis Beach. Mr.. Wheeler is now sole
PROPRIETOR and will conduct the business in
future.
A negro man named Steve Lawson was
standing under a scaffold near brick wall
at the iron foundry at Americas, Tuesday,
when the scatfold gave way, precipitating
two workmen and 1000 brick down upon
the negro, burying him under the debris.
No bones were broken and he escaped dan
gerous injury.
On one of the last street cars going out to
the Augusta encampment, Wednesday
night, Two young men wearing uniforms,
but whose commands were not recognizable,
had some words after the car passed the
asylum. They signaled the conductor, got
off and went over in an open field and there
had it out in an old-fashioned fisticuff.
Near Lawrenceville, on last Thursday,
while Nathan Ray and his family were at
work in the field, lightning struck them
and knocked Mr.. Ray, his daughter and the
mule he was blowing down. His daughter
had TO be carried to the house.
Mr.. Ray was only dazed and blinded for q
minute or two. They soon recovered from
the shock.
Athens Banner: Since Policeman Arnold
killed negro on commencement day sew
eral years ago the darkies have discarded
their old-time practice of turning out in
force on commencement day. This custom
originated in slavery days. when the planters
gave their slaves the privilege Of attending
the closing exercises of commencement to
hear the speeches of their young masters.
Col. Frank H. Harris at Brunswick
entertained crowd at the city hall Wednes-
day aft Nv Of
1859. He said that a sloop came there in
that year to load lumber, and the schools
were dismissed, stores closed, court ad-
journed and everybody went down to the
wharf to see the vessel 1t was the third
vessel that had entered Brunswick port in
many years.
Athens Banner: A decidedly humorous
story came from Elberton Tuesday. A
weI-known gentleman there accused
another Of stealing five gallons of red eye
from him, when the accused party began
making preparations to roll of his accuser's
mortal coil. But the latter gentleman in
the meantime secured a search warrant
and discovered the whisky in the house of
the former. Things are beginning to look
squally, and 1t is said each is threatening to
kill the other
The Georgia Weekly Press Association
meets In Fort Valley, Tuesday, July S, in
aOo ioSuldE duuudl session. AFTER three DAYS
OF business the meeting will adjourn and
the editors will go on pleasure trip of a
week, to rest and enjoy themselves after
twelve months hard labor with scissors and
paste brush. The destination of the party
will be in South Florida, but before the edi-
tors reach that state they will visit Bruins
wick and spend day, then go to Florida
via the Cumberland route.
Griffin Call: About six months ago Rev.
j. y. Stockman came into the Call office
and inserted an advertisement for a home
upon farm where he could have quiet and
recuperate, stating that salary was nc
object. He exhibited letters Of recon-
mendation from leading citizens of Ala
bama and Georgia, which he subsequently,
displayed to various parties in the city.
de soon found home, was kindly received
by our citizens and he had "shoes put upor
his feet, and raiment upon his BODY and
invited to preach in Devote chapel, anC
occasionally in the Baptist church In the
city. Everything moved apparently wei
until the middle of last week, when it be
came whispered around that he had left tn,
town, and so some of his creditors ar,
anxiousiy inquiring, Where is Brother
Stockmangn
FLORIDA.
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