The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-05
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA, AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT N TYPE

bleeding at the Nose that Nearly
Resulted in Death - Negro Riot
Scare in Morgan County.
GEORGIA
The Dawson Investment Company will
be organized at once
w Robinson Of Hartwell lost a barn
by fire day or two ago.
Fire destroyed the barn of J. G. Black
well at Marietta Friday.
Baldwin county can turn out five white
military companies, including the cadets.
S. G. Leak calamity rescued Arthur
Bell, a white lad of Columbus, from drown-
ing at picnic at Ossahatche Friday.
Lieut.. c. J. Lower of the Spalding Grays
has just shipped the guns Of the colored
military company of Griffin back to Adjt.
Gen. Kell, that company having disbanded
The Dawson Brick Company have started
another brick yard and ordered a new ma
chine with capacity Of 10000 brick per
day. They also propose to make frst-class
pressed brick.
Turner Moon, the great bee raiser OF
Athens, says that his hives are not doing
well, and it will be June l before he can
take any honey from the gums. The bees
seem to be weak and don't work much.
Hon. H. V. Washington of Macon has
been invited to deliver the memorial ad-
dress at the decoration of the graves Of the
union soldiers at Andersonville on May 3d.
Z. S. Jones Post, Macon, has charge Of the
cemetery.
Mrs. Fannie Harrington Of Girth went to
Augusta last week to consult DIR. Hull as to
the treatment of the eyes Of her little
daughter, who accompanied her. Il was
found necessary to remove one Of the
child's eyes in order TO preserve her sight.
The sale of thoroughbred dogs in Athens
is big thing, and great deal OF money is
made out of them. Several breeders Of the
St. Bernard and Shepherd dogs have more
orders than they can fill for these favorite
breeds. They bring prices ranging from
SIS to $50 each.
A young man in Elberton generally keeps
up with everything. He studies medicine
in the morning, keeps up with all sensations
during the day, reports for the Star in the
afternoon, drills in the evening, and goes
serenading every night. He is now talking
of going into the butcher business.
at Mallory's chapel, Morgan county, a
day or two ago a negro boy reported that
the negroes of the county were secretly
preparing to attack the whites. An inves-
tigation resulted in an assertion by the
negro leaders that there was no truth in the
story. 1t caused only temporary excite
ment.
The ladies of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union at Rome are making
extensive arrangements for the meeting
May Q, z and Of their eighth annual con-
ventlon. They expect to entertain an I'M
usually large number of delegates and
Others who represent other temperance or
CARNATIONS and work for that cause.
Last Sunday night J. D. Perry of Nun
nerlyn lost his dwelling and nearly all his
household effects by fire. The fire was dis
covered about IL O'Clock, after the family
had retired All the furniture in the second
story was lost, and only few articles on
the first floor were saved. The house was
used also as hotel. There was only small
insurance.
Two or three miles north of Waynesboro
last Sunday there was not only q heavy
fall Of rain, but also a severe hail storm
The hail did considerable damage on the
Madden place. Mr.. Hall had over 200 acres
of cotton so badly damaged as to necessitate
his planting a second time. His corn,
though badly cut to pieces, viii recover.
Other farmers in the county mad their cot
ton damaged to a small extent
Hon. r. A. Nisbet, secretary of the Geor-
gia State Agricultural Society, has ten
dered his resignation to President W, j.
Northen, and notices have been mailed to
the members of the executive committee by
MIR. Nisbet, notifying them Of this fact
The resignation is not to take effect until
the meeting of the society on the second
Wednesday in August next at LAGRANGE
Mr.. Nisbet was elected secretary to succeed
the late E. G. Grier.
Tuesday w. T. Andrews of Sloan,
Greene county, was seized with hemor-
rhage from the nose. Some days ago Mr..
Andrews was thrown by a horse, but the
injuries sustained were considered trivial.
Tuesday morning, lust before arising, his
nose began bleeding All efforts to stop it
by ordinary remedies were futile and
physicians were sent for. It required the
efforts OF three physicians TO stop the flow
of blood, and it was late in the afternoon
before it was checked. Mr.. Andrews. at
last accounts, however, was doing nicely.
Greensboro HerdLd-Journal: We were
shown the other day by w. E. Storey of
Talledega, Ala, a copy of the Attention.
published in Athens over sixty-one wears
ago. The publisher was o. P. Shaw. and
the paper bears the date of Feb. "a. 1899.
1t was weekly publication, the subscrip-
ton price being IS per year, and 81 If not
paid In advance. The Attention has an &C
count Of President Jackson's arrival in
Washington City on his election to the
presidency of the United States. This
paper did the county advertising Of all the
section in 100 miles Of Athens.
There is sad case of deserving charity
at No. los Marietta street, Atlanta. Rev.
j. Il. Stockton of Thomson, Ga, is living
there, attended only by his aged wife and
such kindly strangers as are aware of his
misfortune. He is an old Baptist preacher.
Is years of age, and is in destitute circum-
stances. For many years he has served his
people faithfully. Some time ago he lost
his home and all he had by fire. Since thar
time the bite of an insect on his hand. while
at work assisting hts son in the erection of
q home, resulted in blood poison. Some
days ago he went to Atlanta to secure
proper treatment, and Drs. CASTOR and
Jarnigan found it necessary to amputate
his hand. He is still confined to his he'd
and is in need.
Pickens county superior court. on Wednes.
day, took up the case of William NJ. Bowen.
charged with the murder of Stewart Rev
nolds on Dec. 25 last. The evidence showed
that William M. Bowen got drunk on that
day at Presley grocery, near Tate. where
there were eight OF ten Others drinking. The
defendant got out his pistol, and after
swinging it around, pointed 1t at q man
named Ray, and with an oath told him TO
get out, or he would shoot him. He soon
cleared the house of all the men
except Reynolds aud the grocery keeper.
The defendant then turned to REYNOLDS.
pointing his pistol at him, saying: Damn
you, get out" and as Reynolds made an
effort toward moving out Bowen fired.
killing him The dafansa did MT 3;c,,,,tn