The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS
A Heavy-Wei9ht Feine-Odd Fellows
Celebration at Atlants-A Band OF
Lynchers Fooled at Danielsville "A
THETA White Girl Elopes With a
Negro
GEORGIA.
Athens boasts Of cat that weighs l6
pounds
Capt U. Dart has offered four gold
badges to the best drilled four of the Bruns-
wick rihemen. The prizes will be contested
for just before the company leaves for At
lanta next month.
The Worth county Agricultural fair will
be held at Poulan Tuesday and Wednesday,
Oct. II and Is Arrangements have been
made for premiums aggregating 800 in
cash, and about twenty-five diplomas, to be
distributed in the following departments:
/ Live stock; 2 Field crops; g. Orchard
and garden products; 4. Domestic industry
g. Ladies' handiwork; 6. Children's work.
Waynesboro True Citizen: Nancy Mont
gomery, young white woman, resident
OF the Sixty-sixth district. became 50 in
fatuaUed with a very dark skinned negro man
named Homer, that she decided to give up
everything and cleave TO him. They dis
appeared from the neighborhOod last Sun
day, going in the direction of Augusta,
and will take up their abode in South
Carolina.
Waycross Reporter: One day recently
the writer was at the pleasant home of DR..
II. c. Hack, III Waynesville. That gentle
man called our attention to a lot of Valfows
that were circling around his chimney, and
we began counting them as they darted
inside for a nights lodging. Ono bundled
of the little fellows registered and retired
for the night, when we made note of the
fact and left off counting.
Saturday the Odd Follows of Atlanta
gave one Of the finest entertainments ever
given in the city, complimentary to the re-
Gently elected officers of the grand lodge OF
the state Hon. II. G. Hutchinson acted as
master OF ceremonies. the Introductory
address was delivered by Gov. John b.
Gordon. Mayor John T. Glenn delivered a
welcome on behalf of the oity. The res
ponse was delivered by Judge James A.
Anderson, grand master Of the state of
Georgia There were several other
speakers.
/. I. Horne, citizen of Lumpkin. was
summoned by telegraph to Cordele Friday
10 attend the bedside of his son, Eddie,
whose condition was reported as precari-
GUS. Saturday Mr.. Horne boarded the
train at Lumpkin to 60 to his son. But he
only reached Americas. for when the morn
ing train arrived there from Cordele a few
minutes later it brought the remains OF the
young man, who died Friday. Mr.. Horne
knew nothing of his sous death until he
saw the coffin, and his grief was most af-
fecting. The remains were carried to
Lumpkin on the afternoon train for burial.
Griffin C1U: For many weeks old Aunt
Kizzie Hooks, living in North Griffin, has
been greatly annoyed by having her hen
house raided nightly. This thieving was
continued until Aunt Kizzie had lost her
last chicken. As her grapes began to ripsn
the thieving was resumed, which was more
than the old auntie could stand. She
borrowed pistol from a neighbor and
on Friday night took her stand near
the grape harbor and awaited develop
ments She had not been on duty long
when she heard thief enter her premises
and proceeded to help himself to grapes.
with unsteady nerves she being about Is
years old Aunt Kizzie raised her pistol and
fired, when down came a negro at first shot.
The wounded negro proved to be Bass
Morris, and he had received a shot about
the center of his stomach that was extracted
from rear the backbone He will recover.
Toccoa NeWs: There is seen on our streets
occasionally gentleman with head and
body bent forward, and constantly in
motion bowling up and down, up and down.
as though there were springs at his hips
Keeping his body moving continually, max
ing low bows with great regularity. He is
totally blind, and has been so from a
babe few weeks old. His name is
Stephen Taylor. Although he received no
education or instruction in the schools or
from any teacher, yet he possesses unusual
Intelligence and can solve difficult
mathematical problems; given the
day of the month and year in
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day of the week, and make many other
curious calculations from given data. He
tells day from night, not from light and
darkness for he is stone blind, but from the
sense of feeling. He says might air feels
differently from air in day light" In
travelling he can tell when he is passing
objects some distance from the roadside.
such as house or a tres. He recognizes
different coins by the sense of touch. and he
kno when he gets the right change. He
is Intelligent in conversation. His sghtless
eyes, and body constantly swaving no and
down lmpart melancholy emphasis to his
words.
Danielsville Monitor: Wednesday night.
about IL: 30 o'clock, Sheriff Scarborough
was awakened by loud knocking on his
front door. Arising hastily, he opened the
door, and was at once covered by two i'm
mense looking pistols. and ordered to give
ehS JAAl hO1o. us brave OIlCeT re-
fused to do. By this time more of the
party arrived, and the keys were again de-
manded, and again the sheriff refused.
whereupon he was seized and dragged out
into the streets with his white clothes on.
The mob continued to increase, and threats
against Ed Morrison were frequently made
When the Jail was reached the crowd
mad increased to nearly a hundred
Here a final demand was made
upon the sheriff for the keys, which was, as
before, refused. Some one then proposed
that the officers pockets be searched, but
here again the mob was foiled, for the
clothes which Sheriff Scarborough wore
were made without any pockets. The
officer here made the crowd a nice little
speech, in which be stated that he did not
have the keys and did not know exactly
where they were The mob retired for
awhile to consult. and the sheriff sum-
moned a few of the citizens and took charge
OF the Jail. The mob, upon finding that they
We're outwitted, Immediately dispersed.
The sheriff says the men were all masked,
and that they numbered about fifty.
FLORIDA.
Chief of Police Hill of Fernandina. has
handed in his resignation.
There is some talk of temperance So
ciety being started in Perry.
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