The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-08
WAY DOWN IN DIXIE.
interesting Itons From Our sister s'"'e'
in the South.


had a hard time for the past Few days
Willie Chunn was bitten by dog the other
dav. II caused a painful, though not dan
gero,,s wound. Frank Griffin sleppeu Oh
broken glass bottle and receNeu s'' 80,
terrible cuts and Monday morhing N,",
encc Price. while playing IN tne pranvn o.
Chunn's Spring, was D'''e" ~
moccasin. -,
Tho watcrmc.ons in this section are ioeH-.
inc unusually promising now, says an
bany. Ga, correspondents Inc NAV. ~, ~.
and rains Of two weeks ago appeaIcuo ~ IA
tard them, and many Of the growers ie al
Tho cron would be failure. Inc Wc",ne.
heing extremely favorable during inc lasl
five or six DAYS. the melons are lookins
s,IeudidIy Spccimens weighing from
twelve 10 fifteen pounds are very numerous
and melons weighing from elgnt 10 'e"
rounds are the rule rather than the eNcep
lion 4 drive bv the fields shows luNurll"l
vines with melons showing thickl! among
Them. At the recent Melon-GrowerS ,On-
yentjon many interesting iac'S VIZ
brought out. During the recess Sa n,so,,
nv the retiring OF thc Ma'N ''s'',,.,
Commitfee 10 make up their report
!, Josultory conversation followed. ENperl,
encos il, endeavoring TO make sugar "ne
syrun from melons were given. In Sout"
Carolina il had proved failure. me syrup
bejng like sorghum-nOt crystallilihg. y"
Atlanta man came 10 the front and report,
ed that Iiebig and other chemists mao 'es'eu
and found more sugar in these than III any
other vegetable save sugar-cane. ne onIl
trouble found in making syrup ana sugar
from the melon was 10 separate II from me
woody fibre. This might be obViated ny
clarifying the Juice by strainIng II through
a laver of sand and charcoal. ColOhcl Nel-
son Tiff was much interested IN pIlhsihs
out this information, stating thal nl"i,!
wears ago excellent melon syrup was maui
in this vicinity by the late Jonathan l'asi
upon his plantation near Albany: III uiis
could be successfully accomplished IL
would add from $50 to $40 per acre To the
melon-growers. from the fruit left upon
their fields. He asked the members To eN-
periment in syrup and sugar making lroIh
the melon. and report TO the association Ill
the close Of the season.
In Athens. Ca. some boys found in
mud-hOle near the Rock College a large lul.
tie. weighing ten and half pounds ana
full of eggs. The savants in that neishoOr-
hood are divided in their opinions as To
whether the turtle was ralncd down or
tried 10 cross from Mr.. Talmadge's fish
pond 10 one of the lakes in the park. Only
last week an alligator was found on hroau
street and the next aquatic find may De
sca-liOn or whale.
Mr.. Newt Rhodes, of Athens. Ga, a
drummer for ralmadge Brothers, VIII Shortly
commence suit against the CONingtoh ahu
Macon Railroad for $1,000 damages. Mr.
Rhodes was a passenger on an OUTCOME
train of the COyingt0n and Macon last sat
llrdav. and when the conductor came
through TO take up the tickets presented lis
thousand-mile ticket. Through some viola
lion of the regulations this ticket was for
feited. and the conductor. Mr.. McEiroy
proceeded 10 take it up. He demanded the
fare from that gcntlnman, which ne refused
10 pay. and after an exciting conversation
he was put of the train at Carlton treslle.
about mile from Athens.
Last week the United states revenue cut
ter Dix, having on board, besides the regu-
lar Government engineers, President W. NJ.
ID. Lee and Manager &. W. Angle. of the
BrazOs Improvement Company, and num-
Der of prominent officials of the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas Railroad. crossed the baI
and steamed up between the iettics at the
mouth of the BraZOs river, in Texas. This
is the most important arrival in twenty
wears. and is the first time a Government
steamer has ever entered the BrazOs. The
soundings now show depth of fourteen feet
six inches on the bar and twcnty-scvcn feet
between the jettics. There il much conf
dence expressed that deep water is but a
matter of little time.
The lnter-American Railway when built
will De a great benefit 10 the south. Last
week bill was introduced in Congress Il
provide for survey 10 be made to encourage
the construction Of an inter-cOntinental
railway 10 connect North and South Amer
lea. The bill authorizes the President Il
invite the several governments OF Mexico
Central and South America to cooperate
with this government in the appointment OF
an international commission 10 examine the
possible routes, cost and advantages, and
to make a proper survey for railway be-
tween these southern republics and the
United States.
The cylinder of the Enterprise Bottling
Works, at Chattanooga. while charged with
$50 pounds pressure. exploded and fatally
wounded boy standing nearby. The noise
of the explosion and the shock shook up the
town. breaking window glasses and Great
Ing panic
A gambler once objected to life insuranc,
because, as he said, he didn't care for a
game that one had TO die to beat. Ordinar
~ life insurance is that kind OF a game but
a physician, Dr. slocum. of san Antonio
Tex. has lust gone 10 the grave with the
distinction of having got the better of q
smart life-insurance company. Twenty-Five
years ago, while practicing medicine in this
city, he was given up by the doctors as &
hopeless cOnsumptiNe. An insurance com
pany, in which he carried q $4,000 policy
believing that unless il could compromise i
would soon be called on to pay the claim L
his bereaved family, offered to give hin
81, 900 in cash if he would call Ii quits. The
doctor accepted the offer, went down south
invested the money prOitably. and afte
| TWENTY-FIVE years has dicd-nOt of cOnsump
| ton, but of cancer of the stomach. Even 81
careful concern as a life-insurance com
pany, with its cautious actuary and Learned
doctors, may occasionally suffer, in common
with the rest of us, from the inaccuracies o
medical science.
Asheyille, \. c., has now population 0
$4,000, which is steadily and rapidly in
creasing. Arrangements have recently beer
completed for the erection Of two new no
| tells, one OF them TO cost $4,000. Mr.. GeOrg'
NanderDilt's expenditures there will 90 M
| into the millions, and he will have at Ashe
vile the finest estate in America. \ grea
many wealthy Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland
| and Milwaukee parties have purchased lan'
| there within the last few months and ar
building suburban villas.
An investor who recently visited Sheffield
| Ala, says: IL am more than pleased an,
very much surprised at the vast amount q
| improvements that have been made in In
past three years in the place. sheffield
| being situated at the head of navigation OF
the Tennessee, has an advantage over an
other place in Alabama. The climate j
very fine. and equal to any in the South
Coal aud iron being in abundance RICH
| there. see no reason why this town shOu
not be able to supply PENNSYLVANIA with al
| the iron she can use. Besides the furnaces
| found numerous factories, all in a fOu
ishng condition, and shops Of various
kinds full up with orders; in fact, grca
industrial centre. The modern improve
ments surprised me beyond measure. Tn
streets certainly are the best macadamize
| have ever seen. and the park is the pref
test natural park | know Of. The railroa
| facilities are as good as any in the State.
predict a great future for Sheffield"
| At Georgetown, Ga, some time in March
a negro woman by the name of Cyla Maj
shal was bitten on her right hand by do
which had hydrophOba. Last Friday sh
was taken sick, complaining of acute pain
in her right arm aua breast. Saturday
physician was consulted, who, after