The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS
A Mans Skull Broken in q Well at
Tennille-rhe Heaviest Man:in Walk
er County-A Man Wounded by a
Stray Shot in Harris County-Au-
gusta's Chief of Police Dead.
GEORGIA.
An original package house has been
opened IN LAGRANGE.
David Brown. one of the private citizens
Of Griffin, died Wednesday night.
The woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Macon will ask that no saloons be
allowed near schools.
Henry Clark, a young man living near
Whigham, was painfully shot in the abdo-
men while handling pistol last Monday.
The heaviest man in Walker county is
FELTON, Pope of Armuche. Though but Ave
feet eight and half inches tall, he weighs
2S5 pounds
At the ginnery of f. N. Pagan at Fort
Valley Thursday Peter Fawn, a negro boy,
10 years old, was caught in the betting and
was hurled to death before the engine could
be stopped.
At Americas. Friday, Drs. J. B. and A.
b Hinkle amputated portion Of the right
was crushed at the brick yard on Wednes-
day last. The leg was taken off just below
the knee.
j. A. Twiggs, chief of police of Augusta,
died at 8 O'Clock Friday morning from con
gestion of the brain. He had been sick only
three days and his death was a surprise to
all Augusta, as his illness was not consid-
cred serious.
b. d. Joiner, living near Tennille, had his
skull broken Thursday. He was cleaning
out his well and a bucket Of mud and water
was being drawn up when the chain broke,
causing the bucket and contents 10 strike
Alr Joiner on the head.
Two children Of w. l.. Byars. who lives
at Wolf Pen. Barlow county, were fright
fully burned few days ago by powder,
which had been thrown on the stove, re-
sulting in the death of one of them, the
youngest, and seriously injuring the other.
joan and Peter Tullis OF Webster county
lost their steam ginnery by fire day or
two ago. A wind blew a spark to the gin
and set On fire the cotton they were ginning
at the lime Fortunately there was but one
bale OF cotton IN the gin. The loss is $500,
with no insurance
Last week DIR. Wise shipped Off the re-
mainder of the machinery which has for
several years told where the Morgan mine
was once operated in OglethOrpe county.
There now only remains some holes In the
ground and a few dilapidated shanties to
tell the tale of the activity which was once
there.
On Monday Armistead Huff, who has
been teaching a school at New Hope church,
In Goosepond district, Oglethorpe county.
since June last, received note threatening
him with death if he did not leave the
neighborhood. The note was signed white
caps. This is the second note he has re-
ceived, and he has stopped teaching.
The dwelling occupied by George Hanson
and n. II. Lyon, opposite the cotton fac
tory at La Grange, was consumed by fire
night or two ago. The factory fire COM
pany turned streams on the building, pre-
venting the spread of the fire to adjoining
buildings. The house was owned by the
LaGrange mills, and was partly insured.
Mr.. Hanson's furniture was insured. The
fire began in the kitchen.
Cicero Burson of Harris county was shot
last Tuesday by some one unknown. Mr..
Burson and William Dyer were hauling
logs to MCCARTHY & Browns ssw-mill, and
somebody fired a gun or pistol from the
woods near by. The ball went through Mr.
Burson's hat and struck him in the fore
head. de staggered few step, but did not
fall The wound is not serious. 1t is nor
known whether the shot was fired with TIE
ihteuLlOu VI klIllu8 MT. DuFsOn OF WneJner
some one was hunting and accidentally shot
him.
A few days ago man calling himself S.
E. Gentry presented check for $3.50 at the
First National Bank of Rome on the Farm
ers' National Bank of Salem, Va. payment
OF which was refused unless Endorsed by
some reliable party. The man stepped out
awhile, then came back aud asked if NJ. A.
Nevins name would do. He was told that
it would. Ia a few moments he presented
check indorssd by NJ A. Nevin, received
the money on it and left In a few days
the check came back protested,
and NJ. A. Nevin was requested
TO pay it, he being, to all appeara ces the
indorser. AS Mr.. Nevin had never Endorsed
the check he refused to pay over any money.
In the meantime Chief of Police Magruder
received telegram from the chief of police
at Cleveland and Knoxville, telling him 10
arrest "a man named Gentry, alias Foley,
who had forged the sheriff7s name at the
latter place for a certain sum. But the bird
had flown immediately after presenting the
check at the First National Bank, and moth
ing has been heard of him since