The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NE WIS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


of Clarke County A Watermelon
Boiling on the Inside.
GEORGIA.
There is talk of organizing q military
company at Crawfordville.
Last Sunday the colored people Of the
Methodist church at Fort Valley had theii
annual thanksgiving and all of then
contributed a portion OF their crops toward
decorating their church.
A negro workman named John Adrle
ATTEMPTED to run from under falling tim
Der at the chemical works at Rome Thurs
day but fell and was struck by the falling
beam and his leg broken.
Supt. Porter wired that a special agent of
the government would arrive in Columbus
yesterday for the purpose of ascertaining
the merits OF the application for new count
of the population of Columbus.
-Four Of jackson county's adipose citizens
were mustered into group on W ednesday
and footed up a total weight Of l,O6i
pounds as follows: j.. l.. Patrick 304, j. j.
Jackson 800, DIR. james Thompson 240 W.
7. Bennett 300
T. china tree in the yard Of W. d. Nc
Kenzie at Thomaston was struck and shat
tered by lightning a day OF two ago AT
Judge Thomas j. Browns 1t killed two
yearlings in the pasture. mule belonging
in his stable.
The I6-year-old son of John Minds Of
Dublin died a day or two ago. Four years
ago he swallowed a brass thimble off the
end of an umbrella, which lodged in his
throat and there remained until his death
1t is said that the poison from the brass
caused his death.
AT the morning service last Friday of the
protracted meeting Of the Methodist church,
81.
suddenly i'll. His tongue was affected to
such an extent that he could scarcely articu-
late; his arm became almost useless, and be
was Frustrated with general weakness. In
few hours his condition improved, and at
night ne was enabled to attend service and
receive into the church twenty members
on profession Of faith.
P. w. J. Quarle', a dry goods clerk, who
has been employed for number of years
by Chamberlin, johnson a. Co. of Atlanta,
but who was discharged few days ago, is
locked up at the station house on charge
of carrying concealed weapons and OF COM
hitting an assault with intent to murder
The assault was made on John Ryan, the
dry goods man. Steve Ryan wrenched the
pistol from his hand and caused his arrest
This story, like all other difficulties, has two
sides.
While little Willie Brown, a Baldwin
few days ago he was seized by an itching
pain, which exhausted him Immediately,
and had il not been for his playmates pres
ent he would have drowned. After
coming out of the water his arms
and body commenced to swell until the boy
presented an ''inhuman" appearance
Physicians were summoned, who we're at a
loss to know the cause of the boys peculiar
condition, but supposed that in some way
came In contact with something poisonous
The sufferer continued to grow worse until
death relieved him of his pains, which were
very severe.
Cumming Clarion: On Wednesday of
last week dreadful accident happened to
Joseph K. Rogers, son Of Capt. K. N. Rog-
ers OF Milton county. Joe was hauling cot
ton seed with two mules. In trying to turn
the wagon to drive into the lot, a wheel
struck bee gum which excited the bees,
the gum being turned over SO it became a
fight for life of the young man
and the mules. He could have
saved himself by forsaking tie
mules and renlly came near losing his own
life to save theirs. He extricated the mules
so as get them and the wagon out of the
position they were in. drove half a mile to
get Il position opposite from the bee gum,
but one mule was 50 overcome by the stings
that 1t sank exhausted before the lot was
reached, and has since died. Young Mr..
Rogers has been under treatment of two
physicians and is now some better. 1t is
thought the other mule will die.
Whigham Advance: The original of the
following letter was shown to us few days
by Mr.. G. B. Trulock, the president of the
Whigham Manufacturing Company. 1t
has been well preserved having been kept
in the Trulock family Bible for more than a
half century, and shows that there was ex-
citing times in those days: Sunday. June
IL, 1836.-Dear Sir-An express arrived at
Bainbridge yesterday stating that there
was large body of Indians on
this side Of Chattahoochee river, on
their way to Florida, and that a party
OF whites from Stewart and Sumter coun-
ties Ton their way to join the army which
fell in with the Indians and was drawn into
ambuscade by only few Indians showing
themselves. Twenty-Seven whites were
killed. There is to be meeting In Balm
bridge to-day for the purpose of concerning
some plan Of safety. Capt. Lester went on
yesterday evening as an express to Thomas
willie ana to try TO get volunteers. Yours
etc., William Powell. To Mr.. s. H. Tlu-
lock-
Jefferson Herald: John Fowler informed
us Wednesday morning that watermelon
in his patch is performing strange freaks
While he and Jim Jackson were in the
patch Tuesday evening they heard a noise
which sounded like serpent's kissing or
violent seething of a pot of hot soap.
Upon investigation they found that
the noise proceeded from the interior
OF large watermelon. Jim took hold
of the melon, and let go again He
says lit was as hot as pot of bIlen'
collards.n Thinking that the fires of perdi-
ton were sprouting out beneath, he turne d
it over with his foot, but found the ground
solid beneath. The melon continued to boil
and was SO hot they could scarcely touch it.
The noise could be heard fifty yards away.
While Jim jackson is never afraid to tackle
anything that is hot. his courage failed him
completely in this dire extremity, and he
was afraid to open the melon. John Fowler
urged him to stick his knife in it, but he said
he was afraid the DANCED thing would
squirt out and scald him." So they let it
alone, and the impenetrable mystery of this
watermelon's interior works is the problem
which agitates Clarkesborough district from
center to circumference.
Hartwen Sun: Friday afternoon a weak
ago, two gentlemen of Hart county, whose
veracity is unquestioned, Ed N. Adams
and Thad Robinson, had a wonderful ex
perience. They went down to the mouth
of Powderbag creek, where it empties into
the Savannah river. When they arrived
on the bank they noticed the water, which
is unusually eddy, was In great commotion,
but they hardly gave it a thought
until Mr.. Adams started TO step
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