The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-08
ITEMS In THREE STATES.

A Negro Killed by a Falling Tree-A
Marriage in the Public Square at La
Fayette-A Girl Nearly Dragged &c
Death by Horse-A Cat and a Pig as
Companions.
GEORGIA.
Rockdale superior court convenes to-day
The University Battalion Of Athens, viii
number about 200 men this term.
Announcement is made Of the engagement
of Miss Lilly Funkensteln Of Athens, to Jos
Wolf Of Macon.
The schools of Athens are crowded 90
much that there is talk of charging the
school buildings
West Scott lcolored) was shot and killed
while resisting arrest near Warrenton last
Sunday by Charles Dudley.
J. T. Hollingsworth of Scriven county Il
now so years of age, has a wife and tor
children and has never beel sick enough &c
be confined to his bed
J. E. Cothran. who shot and killed Joseph
Weber. his partner in the tailoring business,
at Rome Thursday, formerly ran Phelan's
bucket shop at Griffin.
Mrs. Redding, wife of Director Redding
of the experiment station near Gritiia, was
robbed of a valuable diamond pin few
days ago. The thief is still undetected.
Sam Alexander, a negro who was shot a
day or two ago on an excursion between
Townsville and Savannah, died In an hour
after reaching his home at Flint on Thurs
day.
The Clarke Rifles Of Athens will give
another fair sosn in order TO discharge the
debt hanging over their heads. They have
started to work with a vim which will re-
suit In the success of the entertainment.
Prot. Charles II. Strahan of the Univer-
silly Of Georgia, who is sick in Europe, is
improving slowly, and will, In all prob
ability. be out Of danger soon. 1t will be
some time before he can return home. how
ever.
One Of the sights daily seen on the streets
OF Arlington is a cat and pig following each
other about They have formed an attach
mept for each other and are inseparable. II
any one tries To separate them the cat will
make circuit and get back to the pig
Two little boys of Watkinsville, not over
10 years of age, were caught last Sunday
with bottle of whisky, and when ques-
toned as to where they obtained the liquor,
they replied that a negro boy about the
same age had purchased it for them from a
''blind tiger"
A debate has been going on at the Baptist
church at Odum for the last three days on
different passages of the Bible. The sub
jet most discussed was, ''Is feet washing a
church ordinaucer After considerable de-
bate, it was decided that 1t was not church
ordinance, bat that those who wished to
wash one another's feet could do so.
Miss Ella Ryals, the l3-year-old daughter
of the late DR.. n. @ Ryals of Scotland,
who died last year. while out riding Thurs
day afternoon, was thrown from her horse.
Her foot was caught in the stirrup and she
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side the flying steed Her left arm was
broken between t e elbow aud shoulder
and her body badly bruised.
A freight and ballast train collided
about mile below Floville Friday night
and both engines and several cars were
badly wrecked. Fortunately, however,
only one party was hurt--a train hand by
the name of Armand. The collision was
due to the fact that the engineer of tho
freight disregarded 1agman sent out by
the ballast train, 80 il is said.
Rev. S. S. Sweet and Capt. r. E. Park.
of Macon, are arranging trip to Europe
which they hope to induce party of Ma
conites to take. The tour will last sixty
days from New York city and return, and
will cost about $500. A partial tour of forty
days duration Will cost about $500. These
sums include steamer, railroad aud other
transportation fares and hotel bills.
A couple of doe at Glen Arven, Thomas
vile, are dead. Both were noticed sick by
the keeper only short time since, and they
died within few hours of each other.
Their death leaves two little fawn mother
less, unless some other doe adopts them.
The herd OF deer now number over twenty,
and it is hoped that the disease that has
made its appearance among them is not a
contagious one.
Thursday of court week in Lafayette a
handsome couple were married on the
square by Squire Simmons. while they
were seated in their carriage-3sorge
HixoI of Walker and Mrs Laura Gamble
of Hamilton county, Tennessee. The bride
is the granddaughter of John Anderson and
niece of Congressman joe Anderson, while
the groom is the son of James P. Hixon OF
the Upper Cove.
A negro named Bob Anders On, about is
or % years of age, was killed by falling
tree, out on Capt. c. A. Alexa1der's place
in Wilkes county, on Thursday. He aud
another man were telling trees in the woods
and as this tree began falling sooner than
was expected, Bob became frightened and
confused and ran off without noticing which
way he was going. As the tree struck the
ground it caught and mangled him in a
horrible manner.