The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

TOLD IN PAhAthAFAS.
The Clarke Rifles of Athens Bewail
the Parade in the Rain-Runaway
Children in Thomas County-A Pts
toll Ball Cut Out of a Negroes Leg.
GEORGIA.
A Baptist church is to be built at Penn
broke.
Charles Vincent of Athens died Friday
night. He was clerk Of the superior court.
An effort is being made at Atlanta TO or
ganize a good band for the Fourth Georgia
battalion.
A son Of R. A. Jones Of Eastman fell
from a see-sRw a day or two ago, and broke
one OF his arms.
Everything is in readiness for the meet
ing of the Georgia Dental Society, that
convenes in Gainesville July 3, and con-
tinues for four days
Pendergrass, Hall county, had the mIsfor-
tune to break one of his legs in two places
by fall last Friday.
Lightning struck a tree in the yard of
Moze Sampson, (colored) who lives about a
mile and half from Buena Vista, near the
Burkhalter trestle. killing his son Hurdle
and seriously injuring two others
At Watkinsville Thursday, while return
ing from Z. G. Wares, Judge R M. Jack
son and Tax Collector J. W. johnson had a
very narrow escape from death. The horse
became frightened at a hog on the side of
the road and ran away, throwing them
both out of the buggy. One of Judge Jack
sons ankles was badly sprained and Mr..
Johnson's shoulder hurt
Americas Times: Capt. John A. Cobb of
this city has two very rare coins. They are
silver half dollars of the United States and
were coined in 1859, while the Hon. Howell
Cobb, father Of Capt. Cobb, was secretary
of the treasury. The two coins were made
as a sample and submitted TO Gen. Cobb,
who, disappearing of some part OF the de-
sign ordered the die destroyed and thus
the two now in possessson of Capt Cobb are
the only ones Of this issue ever made.
Athens banner: While the Clarke Rifles
had most pleasant time in Augusta at the
recent encampment, yet they paid dearly
for their fun by running their new and
beautiful uniforms. 1t seems that Gov.
Gordon kept them in pouring rain for two
hours, when there was no necessity for their
being out. AS the state gave nothing to-
wari these uniforms, being purchased by
the Rifles themselves, it looks to us as if the
governor might have been a little more
careful with the boys.
Buchanan Banner: DIR. j. NJ Neill
pistol ball that he had just extracted from
the leg of Lundy johnson, a negro who is
lodged in our Jail for stealing some shoes
and other things at FELTON, few months
ago. The negro claims to have been shot
by some one of the sheriff's posse when they
attempted to arrest him near the depot at
this place the evening after he did the steal
ing. The ball had remained in his leg since
the shooting, and an abscess had begun TO
form around il.
A colored man was in Townsville
Thursday looking for his four children,
who ran away from home Tuesday. He
lives nine miles from town, and succeeded
in finding the runaways The eldest of the
children, girl, told pitiful tale of a cruel
step-mother, who beat and abused her con-
tinuously. Although living within few
miles of the city, they had never been there
but twice. Notwithstanding the cries of
the children they were placed in a vehicle
and carried home, where their ia her prom
ised he would severely punish them for rum
ming away.
Crawfordville Democrat: There is no
doubt about the little tormenting English
sparrows taking this country, SO far as
birds are concerned. A strange nature of
theirs has Just been discovered, which ac-
counts for their being so plentiful in the
land. 1t is stated that an old sparrow will
lay sitting of five or six eggs every week
or two; that she does not bother with sit
ting Oh the eggs, but goes abroad preparing
another nest The sun or heat matches the
little torments, and the old hen depends
upon scavenging the streets and robbing the
poultry coops and yards to feed her many
broods. The town councils should offer
rewards for their heads until Georgia is
clean of them.