The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-24
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA, AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE

burn-Jail Birds Fooled In an At
tempt to Escape from Douglas
County's Cage-A Wife Torn from
Her Husbands Arms on Their We'd
ding Night.
GEORGIA
Brunswick is to have a first-class opera
house.
Madison is soon to be lighted with cleo
tricity.
The Darien market has been flooded with
shad this season.
An effort is being made TO organize a
lodge Of the Knights Of Honor in Dahl
omega.
Lieut.. Carter says that the twenty-foot
chanuel between Doboy and Sapelo is
feasible.
A big sugar manufacturing establish
ment may be located in Brunswick in the
near future.
The new machinery az the cotton factory
at Newman is now in operation, and works
like charm.
The Datien Bank is doing nicely under
the management of President Strain and
Cashier Thomas.
During the week but little timber has
arrived at Darien. Cause-no water In the
river and creeks
The pastors of Lagrange have declared
active war against the saloons and gambling
dives of the place.
A steam sawmill is to be put up near
Harrison Satterfield's, seven miles from
Dahlonega, in Davis district.
Through the cooperation of the counties
of Brooks and Berrien a splendid bridge is
being constructed over Little river at the
Rocks.
DIR. Shine of Albany, according to the
NetUS and Advertiser of that CITY, is one of
the heirs to a German estate valued at $751;
100000.
In the store of Michael Broz at Athens,
Friday, over 100 feet of shelving filled with
goods fell to the floor. Several ladies had a
narrow escape.
The identity of James Mathews, the
Maconite who died at Denver, was fully
established when the remains reached Ma
con Friday night
The Burke Troop has decided to join the
First Georgia Cavalry regiment, Of which
Col. W. W. Gordon Of Savannah is the
commanding officer.
Judge E. C. Granniss, of Macon, is still
quite low with influenza, but his physician,
DIR. X. T. Moore, has reported a slight
change for the better.
The Young Mems Christian Association
OF Athens is stirring itself toward the COM
pletlon Of its new building, which, when
completed, will cost $4,000.
Taylor Davis, a negro employe of the ice
Factory, was shot at one of the low dives in
Griffin Thursday night by Abe Fambro,
another negro. DAVIS won't die.
Rockdale superior court will commence
on the second Monday in March under act
OF the last legislature, Instead Of the third
Monday in February as heretofore.
A negro horse-thief by the name of George
Sheats was arrested in Monroe a few DAYS
ago. He was riding handsome horse stolen
from Mrs. Lester, living near Athens.
Near Thomaston Friday Miss Anthony
and Leon Whitehurst, boy about IA years
OF age, were thrown into the river by
morse, but miraculously escaped death.
w. w. Rountree of Adel, while engaged
IN little scutfie with friend last Satur-
DAY, happened 10 have the misfortune of
falling and breaking his right arm near the
wrist joint.
While H. Bird and his wife (colored) were
at work in the field near Toccoa on Wednes-
day, his house caught fire and his three
children were burned to death, and all he
had was burned up.
The Van Glider cypress mill is being
taken down for the pu pose of removal to
cut pitch pine timber for the Hilton aud
Dodge Lumber Company.
At Americas Judge Allen Fort has
granted charters to the Times Publishing
Company, the Southern Lumber and I'm
provement Company, and the Americas
poultry and diary farm.
While D. w. jackson of Watkinsville
chairman of the board of commissioners of
roads and revenue, was riding along the
public road, the top of a dead tree fell on
him, knocking him senseless.
The Albany Guards had a meeting Fri
day night at which Capt. J. L. Wight. who
was recently elected lieutenant colonel of
the Seventh Georgia Battalion, rendered
his resignation as captain of the company.
E. w. Morcock, editor of the Thomaston
Times, and Miss Maggie Williams,
daughter Of J. G. Williams, ordinary of The
county, were married at the Baptist church
in Thomaston Thursday by Rev. j. Y.
Allen.
AT Odum, Friday, Constable Bennett
locked down box car on the lsidetrack as
property levied on of the East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company in
favor of certain executions against the
company.
M. l.. Jones prints the following card in
the Dublin Gazette: II desire to say to the
fNAS eAA y Jul OOluiluS b0dL Cle re-
port prevalent all over the county that nv
wife has been trying to poison me is base
slanderous and false"
Several citizens of Newman. among whom
are DR.. j. L. Reese, J. II. Shelnutt and
Mrs. ID. 5. Smith, are probably the fortu-
nate owners of phosphate beds in Florida
as this valuable fertilzing material has re-
Gently been discovered on lands adjoining
theirs in that state
AT Danielsville Friday morning when the
sheriff went to give the prisoners at the
Jail their breakfast they made a rush unon
him, seized him, and were about to make
good their escape when Bob Mosely an
peared on the scene with pistol in hand and
forced them back to their cells.
NJ. 7. North, who fell dead at Donaldson
last Tuesday, was once prisoner at Ander-
sonville, and said that he was treated with
uniform kindness by the prison authorities
When sick he was paroled and sent INTO the
country that he might find more comfort
able quarters among the farmers.
Monday evening William Elliott. an old
colored man living on Mr.. Hill Moons place
near Conyers, was burned TO death All the
family were absent at the time and il is
supposed that he was sitting near the fire
when an attack of fits, to which he was SUBJ
ject. came on and he fell into the fire.
At Fairburn, Friday, T. H. Hobgood. n
painter, attempted to board moving
freight train and fell, and his left foot was
crushed TO pieces, and his right foot was