The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEws OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Phinizy's VIII.
GEORGIA.
Macon's new steam fire engine has ar
rived.
Work is being rapidly pushed on the
home for confederate soldiers at Atlanta.
The annual meeting of the DeKalb county
alliance will be held IN Lithonia, Thursday,
JulyS.
Capt. W. H. Toudee of Americus slipped
and fell at Catoosa Springs day or two
ago, and badly sprained his ankle.
A mule owned by Henry Miller was
killed by lightning at LaGrange Saturday.
Mr. Miller had just left his wagon to go
into store.
The members of Lithouia and Decatur
lodges of Free and Accepted Masons will
have big picnic In the grove at the Meth
odist church Wednesday, July It,
The kitchen at Andrew Female College at
Cuthbert was burned early Monday MORN
ing. 1t was a twO-rOom frame building.
The loss is not over $3.50, with no insu rance.
John Norman, while intoxicated, fell
from the window of his room in the Demp-
sey building at Macon, Sunday night, and
will probably die from the effects of the in
juries he sustained
On the Fourth of July there will be horse
races at the Hancock fair grounds, open TO
the state. There will be a free-for-al race,
one for horses in the three minute class and
one for colts years old and under.
The Chronicle thinks the CENSUS will give
Augusta population of 40, 600 or more. 1t
is rumored, however, that the number Of
people, should the present count be sus-
tanned, will foot up something like $1,000.
Gus Dunn, a railroad man, fell from the
top of freight car near Helena Tuesday
night, and was instantly killed. The train
was running at full speed and the mans
body was terribly bruised by the heavy
fall
Conductor Turner Of the Southwestern
road, while passing Smithville, Sunday.
found one of his train hands, negro
named abe Barker. lying dead in the
caboose. 1t is thought that the negro must
have died suddenly of heart disease.
a crane flew into the net Of telephone
wires near the exchange at Macon, Monday,
and, becoming helpless from being shocked
by the wires, was soon entangled and easily
caught. The crane is of an unusually large
size, the wings measuring about five feet
from tip to tip
The case of Charles NJ Ozburn, charged
with killing John Nj. Bradley, was called in
the criminal branch of the superior court
at Atlanta Monday. On account of wit
the case was postponed until the fall term.
1t will not be tried before next Octooer.
A few weeks ago jeff Glazier, white
man, was killed In South Macon by a negro
named Dan Grant. Grant escaped, but was
captured few days after the killing near
Perry. His trial was called in the superior
court at Macon Tuesday, and, after hard
fight, resulted in verdics of murder, with
a recommendation of mercy being rem
dered.
A few days ago Z. j. Barnes, who has
charge OF the water station y miles below
Decatur, was returning from Atlanta on
the local freight, and just as the train
passed opposite his door he jumped, as he
had often done before, but IN jumping
missed his footing and the tender struck
him, breaking his left leg just above the
knee and otherwise bruising him.
AT Union church in Quitman county.
while the singing convention was in session,
young man was was suddenly stricken
blind. He was carried home in this condi-
ton and had not recovered when last heard
from. He has been similarly afflicted before,
and, after remaining totally blind for some
length Of time, sight was as suddenly and
Inysteriously restored as taken away
Lithonia Nel0 Era: Mrs. Claud Mackin
has curiosity in the shape of hens egg
that is creating quite sensation So far
as shape and color is concerned it is lust
like any other egg, otherwise it is quite
different On one side it has the figures
17l57 on the other side another figure z
ana the face OF a mantle nose, eyes, chin,
ETC., OF the man are distinctly seen. Mrs
Mackin says the hen layed this egg on Sun
day, and on Monday went to setti. z.
Lithonia NetO Era: Clerk Burgess of De-
catur recently showed US a receipt given by
DIR. Bond to Mrs. Levi w. Rodgers. who
recently lost her husband by death and now
has seven small children to support. DIR.
Bonds bill for medicine and medical atten-
ton amounted to SIC, and this is the way
he collected" it: For the respect and
sympathy have for widows and orphans.
receipt this bill in full" Bat this is lust
one Of the many hundred generous deeds
done by him.
Gainesville Tribune: A colored man by
the name of Reed or Reeder, who said he
was from Hart county, spent a day this
week taking the census in Strange's dis
trict He had no blanks and could not
write. he asked the questions and had the
parties to do the writing The principal
question be asked as how much money the
head OF the family had stored away. His
probable object was robbery. He was ar
rested, but afterward let go, and will be
scarce in this country hereafter.
Llthonia NetO Era: A remarkable faith
cure is reported at Rock Chapel, near here.
Mrs. Ara Ragsdale has been sick for sew
eral weeks, and it was thought she could
never recover. Rev. F. A. Ragsdale has
been constantly at her bedside, offering up
fervld prayers for her recovery. 1t is
stated that last week, when she was so help.
less that she could not move any part of
her body, she suddenly rose up In her bed
and said she had been cured by faith. Al
though Mrs. Ragsdale is not yet able to be
up, she is much better.
Wash Key, thrifty colored farmer of
Dooly county, was besieging Justice Pipkin
at Hawklnsville Monday for warrant for
one Frank Nichols, negro preacher and
'hoodoo" vender, who had feeced him to
the amounUo of S25. The only thing he had
TO show for his money was q little red
flannel sack containing some queer looking
roots, barks and Jumps of stone coal and a
small quantity of quicksilver with a verbal
assurance that be would be free from
enemies and burglars SO long as he held
possession of the charm bag.
The will of H. II. Phinizy of Athens has
been recorded by the CLERK of court His
estate is estimated at 100000. He leaves
tne interest on $4,000 during her life to
Miss Richardson. The remainder of his
estate is left TO his three nieces. Once
while MIR. Phinizy was i'll, Miss Richardson
watched at his bedside, and as a sister
mlnlsterlng to the needs of a sick brother