The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-22
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PCT IN TYPE


Two Horrible Tragedies in Greene
County = Complicated Relationships
Brought About by a Marriage in
Brooks County.
GEORGIA.
There is talk of holding a fair at Ameri-
Gus next fall.
The Estontoa Presbyterian church is still
without pastor.
The Hotel Bon Air at Augusta opened for
the season Saturday.
The saloons in Columbus will be
closed on Christmas day after 9 o'clock in
the morning.
I. J. Brown of Dawson has settled his suit
for damages against the city for falling into
a hole on the street fer $40.
A little 10-year-old son of Peter Ferguson
HAD an arm and a leg broken at Dawson
last week, by falling from a wagon.
Owing TO the fact that Newman has no
facilities for fighting fire, no fireworks will
be allowed in the city limits during the
holidays.
Judge Query fined two of the officers of
the court at Dawson last wesk-Shoriff
Thornton for talking and Solicitor General
Griggs for smoking.
The Weekly Madisonidn is out in man.
moth Christmas edition. handsomely printed
X.
abreast of the times.
A shooting ARRAY occurred at Stillmore,
Emanuel county, Wednesday, which re-
suited in a negro man shooting and instantly
killing negro woman. The man escaped
At a meeting Of the board of trustees Of
Douglassville College, held Tuesday night,
Prof. w. b. Drew, principal OF Houston
High School, was elected assistant to Pres-
dent Galloway.
There is a wagon In Blue Ridge which is
great curiosity. 1t was built at Buncombe,
n. c., in the year 1902, and it crossed the
Nautihaly mountains thirty-seven years be-
fore the road was made.
Two or three weeks ago a son OF Mr..
McElroy of Dennis Station, Putnam
county, was thrown from a mule and had
his collar bone broken. Last week another
son had his hand pretty badly cut in J. d.
Rivers gin.
On Monday afternoon D. T. Wright of
Reed Creek district, Hart county, lost his
life in a well while he was cleaning it out.
The chain broke and a tub of dirt fell upon
him, breaking his neck and arm and cutting
a fearful cash in his head,
Charles and Giles Kimbrough, two
negroes, were arrested near Dawson | Y
officers on Tuesday. They are charged win
stealing horse from the plantation of Dan
Stewart, in Randolph county. They had
traded the horse to gentleman in Stewart
county, but the animal has been located and
will be recovered.
Three negroes were killed six miles from
Atlanta Saturday. They were working ON
tie Georgia Pacific road bed, and while
watching freight train passing on the
Western and Atlantic track near by,
train on the Georgia Pacific came up and
killed two Of them. The third jumped on
the Western Atlantic track and was killed
by the freight train.
John G. Lawson ami Phillip Weeks, two
young white men, who said that they hailed
from Macon, left Americas for that city on
Friday. While they were waiting at the
depot at Amerious. for the train TO arrive
Lawson pulled out an "unloadedn pistol,
which he and Weeks began to examine.
Without a moments warning the weapon
went oil, the ball whizzing through Weeks
thigh.
Americus Recorder: Elijah Carson. the
negro SO badly injured by circular saw
not long since, was on the streets Friday
almost well mau. II is simply wonderful
that he lives. It will be remembered that
the saw entered two inches into his brain,
and two ounces Of the brain was removed.
Particles of the skull bone were taken out
deep in the brain. His nose was cut off,
and his upper lip terribly lacerated. All
thought he would be dead man in a short
while
Quitman Press: Marshal Hopper, young
est son of Mr.. j. Fl. Hopper, aud Miss Mary
Alderman, daughter of Mr.. Thomas Alder
man, were married Thursday, Rev. Will
son Johnson officiating. MIR. Thomas Al
derman is Mr. j. II. Hopper's son-in-law,
MIR. Aldarman's second wife being Miss
Hopper. Miss Mary, the handsome bride,
is his first wife's child. Thus it will be seen
that Mr.. Hopper's son IL son-in-law Of his
fathers ip-lR w z a in. 10 Of
his own brother-in-law, etc.
At Cartersville last Monday, while A. P.
Pross was hauling load of water pipe to
the pumping station, and Just as the de-
scent was begun on Martin street, in get
ting of the wagon Mr.. Cross lost his bal
ance and fell under 1t, one of the wheels
passing over his right forearm and crushing
1t badly. The team went down the hin
on trot, and when near the base the
wagon separated, one of the heavy pipes
sliding ahead and striking the off mule on
the side of the head, fracturing its Jaw and
putting out an eye.
On Saturday night W. A. Mathews. the
express agent at Maysville, received for
james Conner, merchant at Maysville, a
package containing S700. MIR. Mathews.
In order to have the money safe until he
could turn it over to the owner, placed it in
hls coat pocket and carried 1t home with
him. The next morning Mr.. Mathews dis
covered that his coat was missing from the
room, together with the money package.
He ct once raised an alarm, and found the
coat thrown down at the door, but the
money was gone. There is no clue to the
robbers identity. Mr.. Mathews and his
bopdsmen will be required to make the
amount of the robbery good. or course
the company is responsible to Mr. Conner,
and will pay the full sum their agent lost
Columbus Eaquirer-Sum: A few nights
ago George Pitts (colored) ives assaulted
and badly beaten by party of unknown
men in the public highway near Names, a
few miles from town. That afternoon. il
seems, negro man came in the store at
Names and used profane language in the
presence OF number of ladies' who were
In the store shopping. The matter was
brought to the attention of several gentle
men who came TO the store after the darkey
had left, ard they at once started in pursuit
OF him. The party overlook George Pitts
and, thinking him the offender, proceeded
to administer q sound thrashing. The affair
might have terminated more seriously but
for the timely arrival of another party. who
informed the crowd that George was not the
man wanted.
Athens Banner: Information was re-
ceived IN Athens Friday from Oconee
county that there were grave apprehensious
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