The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
A branch Of the Ellcs is to be organized in
Macon.
The lawyers of Americas have organized
q bar association.
Joseph W. Wilkinson. q prominent citi-
zen of Wilkes county, died Monday.
Rev. George B. Culpepper Of Texas has
been transferred to the South Georgia con-
ference, and is row in Butler.
A negro was run over and killed BY a
train near Powder Springs "Wednesday
night. He was probably drunk.
The military advisory board of the state
will meet Dec. 5, at 10 O'clock a. m, in the
agricultural committee room at the capitol
The Athens Banners local page was ex-
ceptiOnally newsy Thursday. The paper is
always bright, and the MORNING News is
indebted to 1t for many readable clippings.
An Athenian and citizen of Crawford
had difficulty the other day over Cen.
Gordon. One party drew knife and the
other chair, but friends interfered and
prevented bloodshed.
On Tuesday night last thieves broke open
the store Of James Anderson, at Farming
ton and robbed his cash drawer. Mr. An
derson had removed all his money except a
small sum, and the burglars got but little
cash.
A gentleman from Oglethorpe county.
who was stopping at the Commercial hotel
at Athens, Tuesday night, blew out the gas,
and but for the timely discovery OF his mis-
take by Mr.. Davis, the clerk, would have
suffocated.
President Glessner is arranging an ex-
cursion for the state press next spring, TO
take in Chicago and several large western
cities. They will also take a voyage through
LII i 10 81 1ok a,,~Isa
and other potts.
The gin house of NJ. j. T. Newton, a Nor
gan county farmer who lives near Penning-
ton, was destroyed by fire Wednesday.
There was no insurance on the building
and the loss amounts ABOUT 81, 500. The fire
is attributed to accidental causes.
Larry Harrison, 81 years old, who lives in
a suburban cottage near Dalton, was found
Sunday by some friends lying beside his
bed helpless, having broken his hip. He
fell while rising early that morning and lay
several hours unable to move.
Messrs. Dunson & Dunson have bought
the Lindsey plantation, just east of La
Grange, consisting of 865 acres for which
they paid So 600 cash. They are building
several tenement houses on the place now,
aud will put most Of the place in cultivation
next year.
There is white man in Athens who has
become such a slave to the liquor habit that
he drinks all the bay rum aud hair tonic he
can lay hands on. When the BARRIERS are
not watch. G, he slips into their shops aud
Will drain their bottles of hair dressing
before they can release his grip.
One day last week, Jimmie, the little son
of j. ID. II. Alexander of Lawsville, fell
from the upper story of the gin house.
The scales were standing under the window,
and one Of the hooks caught him in the
side and made bad wound. This partly
broke the force of the fall otherwise he
would have been killed.
Andrew jackson, a well-known farmer Of
Dooly county, met with a serious and prob
ably fatal accident while at work in his gin,
house the other day. A large bale Of cot
ton was rolled out of the door. and becoming
overb danced. struck Mr. Jackson, crushing
him to the ground. His physicians deem
his recovery doubtful.
Walter f. Forbes has been spending a day
or two in LaGrange with his brother, j. G.
Forbes. he is el route to the City of
Mexico, where he will establish large
plant for the manufacture of ramie for the
government of that country. He has sold
the government the right to his invention
in Mexico. Mr. Forbes is a native of La
Grange.
A freight train on the Northeastern
jumped the track Wednesday between
Naysville and Gillsville. The train was
running at an ordinary speed and no salts
factory reason can be assigned for the de-
railment Of the rain. The damage done
was slight, and no loss of life CURED. A
negro boy named r bert Nicholson, sus-
tanned several painful injuries.
Lithonia New Eru: On Monday of last
week negro man working at r. D. Evans
gin thought he would see how much pressure
there was in a cotton press, so he started the
mule up and stuck his head under the board
that presses the cotton. He had no more
than got bis head under when he began
yelling to the mule to whoa" and. for
tunately, the mule did whoa but not until
the back OF the poor negroes head was peeled
off
Little Eddie Gurr, the 2-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gurr of Macon. and
grandso of MIR. and Mrs. e. A. Moody of
Dawson, was fatally scalded at the residence
on the latter a day or two ago Mrs. Moody
was preparing breakfast, and while pouring
boiling water from the teakett!e into the cof-
fee pot the little boy, unknowu to his grand
mother, came up behind her, ana in some
way Jost!ed her arm so as to cause her to
lose her hold upon the kettle, aud the con-
tents came upon the head and face of the
babe.
LAGRANGE Graphic: Henry Williams.
the boy who was acquitted OF burglary
during the last term of court, hardly got a
breath OF fresh air before he had broken
into the ticket Office at West Point, and soon
after was lodged in Jail. He was tried
Thursday last before Judge Turner, found
guilty, and fined S75 or nine months on the
chaln-gang. He tried to set fire to the Jail
Wednesday night, and did some other dam
age down there in the way OF ripping Off
boards He has been quiet since being put
in the dungeoa.
Jonesboro Courier: w. T. Sims comes to
the front this week with au owl tale. He.
says that one day last week while hunting
near the home of Reuben Munday. he shot
a large swamp owl, bringing the festive
iowl TO the ground. He says he had rab-
bit with him, which he threw down near
the owl, thinking the owl was dead. and
10 and behold, the owl rose up from the
clutches of death. grabbed the rabbit in it's
claws, and flew Off. Ar. Sims says he shot
again, and killed owl and rabbit instantly.
DIR. l. w. Cousins was along.
A letter was received at Athens Wednes-
day from Clarence Rowland in whica he
described his treatment in the Pasteur insti-
tute, New York. He says the virus is
injected with six needles in different
portions of his body, and IS done
SO three times daily. Hc saws
that before long change will be made in
the method OF treatment, and once day
will be all that is necessary. His friends
epprehend no trouble from the bite, aud