The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF ZIG rwo STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS


Appliance to Cotton Gins-Negroel
Raise a Disgracerul Row at SWANS
boro-Tobacco Growing in Decatur.
GEORGIA.
Cochran Monday.
The Methodists of Lawrenceville have de
cided TO erect q new church building.
d. C. Blacks new dairy at Valdosta vii
soon be ready for the patronage Of tbs puO
lio
The paw roll of the Georgia Southern an,
the other roads of that system centerin,
in Macon will amount to $4,000 thi
month
At Bailey, Bev. Dixon, who was charged
with the murder of Westbrook, was acquit
tel Wednesday night. The jury was out
only one hour.
Elko, Houston county. new town or
the Georgia Southern aud Florida railroad
has nine business houses, and brick ware
house is being built.
John R. Clemmons' bar in Summerville
was broken into last week. Quite lot of
obacco, cigars, whisky and about s. il
money we're secured by the thieves.
The Flint river steamer Montezuma is
stuck on rock at Fergerson's shoals, below
Albany, and is waiting for the river to rise
and float her off Very little damage has
been done to the boat
The child of Henry Edwards, who had
hydrophobia. died Wednesday morning.
The father still expresses doubt as to the
dog that Bit the child having rabies or the
child having the hydrophobia.
At Augusta Wednesday Anderson Wat
son, a negro tough from Atlanta, pulled his
gun and expressed determination tc shoot
an inOffensive negro. Watson was put out
of the way for ninety days by the recorder
Saturday at Waycross ]. A. Scott, who
has been very ill for some time, accom-
panied by his wife, went out to ride, when
a thief entered his house and opening a
trunk, carried away about $3.50, leaving no
trace whatever.
Swainsboro Pine Forest: Rev. C. I.
Clark, on his way out to Ebenezer. killed
eighteen cartridges. and while there gath
cred in several neighbors and killed thirty
five more, making fifty-three in all. A
very good number bagged for one hunt.
At Willacooches this week Patrick Nolon
was thrown from mule and dragged by
the foot until his leg was broken and
twisted SO terribly that amputatiou was
necessary. Drs. Wilc X and Ashlv per-
formed the operation, but the patient was
too low and died soon after.
Wednesday afternoon at Mount Vernon,
the frame work of the Sam railroads ware
house, which had been Just erected, fell,
severely, though it is hoped not seriously,
wouuding John w. Mccullough, who was
struck on the head by the falling timbers.
Mr.. James was also wounded.
A bale of cotton was discovered on fire
in Stewards warehouse at Covington Sun
day, which was promptly extinguished.
But for the fortunate discovery of the
burning bale destructive cotton fire might
have occurred. The cotton is supposed to
have been on fire when put in the ware
house
A new Winchester rife and shotgun were
found Thursday morning under house at
Dixville. a Brunswick suburb. by some
children. A negro storekeeDer named
Halehurst brought them to police headquar-
ters, and inquiry disclosed the fact that the
guns had been stolen from the Brunswick
Hardware Company. They were valued at
about $40.
Bennett Cox was severely crushed at
Lletch q Stubbs' saw-mill at ErIck, on the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery rail
road, on Monday, by a huge pile of lumber
falling, catching underneath and crushing
him to the ground. At last account he
was IN critical condition, and bis attend
ing physician, DR.. ]. G. Edie, had very
serious doubts about his recovery
Miss Adair, the young girl who ran away
from home and Forrest station with a
travelling picture oopyist to Birmingham,
returned with au officer to Atlanta Wednes-
day. The young lady had little to say
about her escapade. She said she know
that Avaut, the picture man, was a married
man, but that she was going to marry him
anyhow. Miss Adair left during the day
for her fathers home.
Flagman Francis, on Conductor Rice,s
train, on the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad, came very near being in
stantly killed on Tuesday night near Card.
In running along side OF his train in the
dark, his foot struck one side of pole-car
turnout, tripping him up. He fell feet fore
most and his head struck the next one in
from, breaking his nose and laying bare
the skull on his forehead.
Blackshear Times: j. NJ. Shaw. in
charge of A. p. Brantley a. Co.'S ginning
establishment. has we'll developed bump
OF mechanical genius. To most people the
complex character of machinery is a sea ed
book. MIR. Shaw seems to have a natural
key. To each of the seven gins in his
charge he has attached "trip" by means
OF which. IN the twinkhng of an eve. he can
throw the driving band out of gear. and
stop the gin, and thus reduce the chances
Tor accidents to a minimum Each gin Ia
supplied with small platform for the
feeder TO stand on, and this places his feet
out Of danger.
SwainsbCro Fine Forest: The peace and
quletnde OF our town was broken Saturday
night by two or three drunken negroes. who
made things very lively by cursing a d
shoollng into the houses of some Others.
WIN jackson, from Midwife is said TO be
the instigat r of the difficulty. He came
over here two OF three days ago hunting n
ms wlfe, whom he claimed had run away
from MN. he and one other began shoot
ing among the houses at Rountree & Co.'s
mill, about y O'Clock, wounding three other
negroes, one of whom is very likely to die.
those that were slot, it seems. had nothing
to do with the atfray. The violators were
arrested and are now in Jail awaiting their
trial.
cambridge Democrat. A farmer resid-
ing on the old McGriff place below Alta
pulgus IN this county sold his tobacco crop
10 the tobacco syndicate ear Quincy. III
few days ago, at 33 cents net-all round
they taking his entire crop. His crop netted
him 5000 cash. The same quality of tobacco
last season brought from Is to 25 cents. The
TACT having been demonstrated that
Decatur county lands produced as fine
quality Of tobacco as any in Florida. the
FLORIDA syndicate are buying up ali the
Decatur county lands they can get their
hands on at anything like fair prices. Sew
eral places in the lower part of the county
having already changed hands at fair
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