The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-23
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA, AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE

An EXPLOSION injuries AWO NeBTOe'
Opposite Columbus-TaIk of Cutting
Gwinnett County in Two-The Cen
sus Enumeration at Macon-NegrC
Boys Struck by Lightning.
GEORGIA.
The Todd estate will be closed up at Da-
rien next month and all the money dis
tributed.
George Richardson of Jacksonville has a
chicken Matched in March last, that is now
laying eggs.
Prof. Zeno Fitzpatrick has been reelected
principal Of the Albany academy for the
ensuing year.
The Augusta Chronicle advocates locat
ing the state encampment at that place
permanently.
John Prewett of Jacksonville has cat that
is II years old, and active enough to catch
two rats at time.
A cow was killed on Union Island, near
Daien, a few days since, and in its nav was
found pound of six-penny nails and a
cent piece.
There is negro living within half mile
of the court house at Newman who has never
ridden on a railroad, though be is now
Is years of age.
Prof. r. j. Stroller, principal OF the
Eastman Academy, has accepted the call of
the board of trustees and viii remain in
Eastman another year.
Rev. ]. a. Herbener of Townsville has
received telegram from Augusta saying
that he had been appointed chaplain of the
Seventh Georgia battalion.
The members of Company A, Seventh
Georgia regiment, will meet in Newman on
the first Tuesday in July to perfect arrange
ments for holding their annual reunion.
II is rumored that a business man of
Darien offers to give $500 to support a
Baptist church if they will agree to hold
services without suspending in the summer.
d. F. Beck, who lives on the farm of g.
R. Robinson, near Jacksonville; killed a
blue crane one day last week measuring
5 feet from beak to toe and 5 feet Ga inches
from tip to tip.
Ellabelle has neat new paper called The
Brydn County NelUs. 1t is the first paper
ever published in the county, and w. N.
Moore of Euphaupee was the first man to
subscribe for it.
Mrs. Freeman Crews. nee Miss Jennie
Holmes, attempted suicide at Waycross
Monday by taking laudanum. Prompt ac-
ton of physician saved her life. Family
troubles are said to be the cause.
Rev. P. A. Jessup of Eastman is looking
up the several points where divine services
are needed along the line of the Savannah,
Americas and Montgomery. The Baptist
mission board intends supplying these points
with preaching.
Henry Clegg (colored) was drowned at
Rhine, on the Savannah and Western rail-
road, on Sunday last. He was bathing in
Atkinson's mill pond, and was, it is sup
posed, cramped and drowned before assist
ance could reach him.
Standing near the yard at Jonathan Far
mer's, in Oglethorpe county, is a red oak
tree which measures twenty-seven feet in
circumference two feet from the ground.
1t is hollow, and the recess within is suffi-
ciently large to accommodate half dozen
men.
There is growing sentiment among the
people about Norcross to cut Gwinnett
county in two and make another county.
with Norcross as the county seat To do
this the constitution of the state will have
to be altered, and when that is done Ros-
well will be made part of Milton county.
Emory Riviere, an old citizen Of Musco-
gee county, who lives ON the Talbotton road.
near Columbus, is in possession Of a horss-
mans sword, which his father, Richard
Riviere, used in the revolutionary war. 1t
was given to him by his father, with the
AcduCot budt ~ NC uOWn IFOIQ RelleT-
alton to generation In the family.
A negro boy was killed by lightning near
Buena Vista Friday The boy was son of
Nose Sampson, and was playing marbles
under tree with two companions when the
bolt descended. The other two boys were
badly stunned, but recovered from the
effects of the shock in short time It was
not raining at the time, and the cloud from
which the stroke came appeared to be fully
two miles away.
On Friday morning last the Amoskeap
Lumber Company foreclosed a mortgage
for about s., 200, which they held against
DR.. E H. Bacon. who has for the past
eighteen months been running general
merchandise business at Amoskeag. A
mortgage for $1,000 held by his wife was
foreclosed at about the same time. 1t is
claimed that the amount of his indebtness
will be between $4,000 and SIS, 900.
On Tuesday morning last Eliza Nash
lcolored), who is cooking for the family of
Col. w. M. Clements of Eastman, drew a
bucket of water from well In which was a
snake. She saw the reptile and made an
attempt to throw 1t out, and as she did so
was bitten on the thick part of the hand.
Her hand was badly swollen, but at last
accounts she was resting easy. Upon ex-
animation the snake proved TO be of the
ground RATHER variety. which are said to
be very poisonous.
A 9-year-old son Of K. w. Goldins of
Cedar Springs was struck by lightning
Thursday. His father sent him, with a
younger brother, about 300 yards from the
house to lead the horses to the pasture just
as they were returning a thunder cloud was
approaching. The older brother was little
ahead, and had got on the fence. The stroke
came and knocked him off the fence. tear
ing open two rails on the fence, scorching
his clothes and blistering his whole right
side and arm, burning all the hair off his
legs, and even bursting open the legs of his
pantaloons.
About 6 o'clock Friday morning an acct
dental explosion Of a dynamite cartridge
occurred on the little island opposite the
City mills at Columbus, where force of
hands was engaged in blasting rock for the
foundation of the new mill. William An
derson and Jim Powell, two colored work.
men, were the only persons in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the explosion. A piece of
Tying rock struck Anderson over the eve.
breaking the bone and making a serious
wound. he was also cut and bruised about
the body in several places. Powell was cut
and bruised about the face, hands, feet and
arms, but no bones were broken.
Eastman Times. Lewis Harrell. 66 wears
OF age, Dodge county farmer, who lives
few miles north of Eastman, was in town
on Saturday last, and purchased from w.
h. Cotter & Co. the first coat he has bought
in twenty years. We do not wish to be nm
derstood that this is the first coat that Mr..