The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

gro's Horrible Death Near Sumner.
GEORGIA.
Marshallvine has voted TO establish a pub
Go school.
The clerks Of Atlanta have organized a
mutual aid association
There is strong opposition in the Second
ward of Atlanta to the proposal to locate
the police station on Waverly place.
Details of the approaching banquet to be
given in honor Of Judge Marshall J. Clarke
by the Atlanta bar are being completed.
T. A. Floyd of Jesup says that he will
make present of thirteen acres OF land 70
any man who can truthfully say he is con-
tented.
Charles Jones, brother of Rev. Sam p.
Jones, the evangelist. is on trial al Carriers.
vile for killing a negro named Jim Young
several months ago.
Z. ii. Thompson, one of the commission
ers of Houston county, was thrown from a
buggy day or two ago and his collarbons
was broken by the fall.
At Blackshear, Tuesday, Sheriff Davis
sold 400 acres of land in the Fourth dis
trict, known as the Jasper n. Raulerson
place, TO DR.. II. j. Smith FOR $50
Jesup's chain-ganR now consists OF col
ored youth who works without a a guard
and goes where he pleases when off work,
only being required TO report every morn
ing.
J. Hamp Bennett, who has been county
treasurer Of Wayne county for several
years past, on Monday turned over to his
successor in office, John L. Bennett, CO.
ass 6S.
At Athens, Thursday, two men attempted
70 kiss woman at the upper bridge. She
seriously objected and sent after tie police.
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the ruffians had skipped, but were caught
near the depot and landed III the lookup.
Their names are unknown.
The 7-year-old son Of j. T. Webster OF
Tennille was recently bitten on the hand by
a bog, which had previously been bitten by
a mad dog. The boys hand is fearfully
swollen, and fears are entertained Of hydro
phobia. as tue hog has sincs evinced unmis-
taxable signs Of hydrophobia.
The prisoners who attempted to break
jail at Sandersville on Sunday last are not
likely to give Sheriff Wall any further
trouble. They are now chained to the floor
and heavily ironed. The jail is insecure,
and it is almost impossible to keep the pris~
oners safely confined. The county needs a
new Jail.
Brunswick is TO have an oyster opening
contest Tonight for the championship OF
the state. Four contestants have entered
for the prize, which will be purse of 500;
their names are B. G. ksardsley, Thomas
Hughes, Louis Gudsoa and J. B. Mitchell.
Tue contestant coming nearest to opening
lOO oysters 10 i've minutes will be the win
ner.
The city Of Macon has finally won its suit
against the Georgia Rsilroad Company for
tie recovery OF certain lands in the lower
section or the city now In the possession of
the railroad company. The property in
volyed consists OF a portion Of the land at
the foot OF Poplar street, originally granted
to the Georgia Railroad Company 20 be
used as site for shops and roundhouses.
Its estimated value is $4,000.
A handsome set of silver candlesticks.
which some body Of Knights Templar will
possess after the May meeting in Macon. is
on exhibition at Atlanta. This is the prize
offered by Past Grand Commander Thomas
Ballantyne Of Savannah to the best drilled
commandsry of knights. There will be a
number OF entries in the prize drill, and,
from the character of the Communicates,
there viii doubtless be an interesting drill.
The new passenger station at Griffin had
narrow escape from being destroyed by
fire Thursday morning at 2 o'clock. The
fire originated in the baggage room. and
was caused by fire in the CRATE in the
colored waiting room. There being only
the thickness OF brick between the fire on
one side and ths ceiling on the other, the
heat was easily conducted b the ceiling op-
posite, and thus ignlted il. A hole about
four feet square was burned in the wall.
besides injuring slightly some baggage ad-
jacent thereto.
negro by the name of Alex Wood. n
freight hand on the Brunswick and Western
train, met a sudden and horrible death near
Sumner day or two since. The train was
going toward Albany, and had just pulled
cut OF Sumner. Wood was on top of the
cars, and walking backward talking to
some negro girls who stood near the track.
One of these girls was Woods sweetheart.
and while he was feastIng his eyes on her
charms as the train moved off he reached
the end of the car on which be was walking.
and before he could realize his danger had
fallen between it and the NEXT car to the
ground, and was crushed to death almost
in an instant
Talbatton Nesc Era: There was a light
ming rod man here last week who told some
wonderful stories to induce parties to rod
their houses. Said he: "An old man
down the country refused to have me rod
his dwelling His wife and grown daughter
stood on his front porch and cried for a
lightning rod. AS 1 mounted my wagon I
said TO him: old man, in less than thirty
days you will regret this And, gentlemen,
IL Is the Truth that in just twenty-nine days
from that time the lightning fell on that
old mans house. demolished the house
killed his wife and daughter and completely
paralyzcd him. That fellow ought to be
prohibited by law from predicting such
dire disaster.
Some time Last summer John Mayo of
Dooly county died, after having been an in
valid for many years. His wife had pre-
coded him, and they left no children. He
had been cared for in his declining years by
John A. Lane. Mayo had married the
sister OF Lane. Lane, himself, was left an
orphan at the age of 3 years. MAYO and
his wife took the child and reared il the
same as they would have one of their own.
and at his death willed his property to
Lane. John p. Knight. a great nephew of
Mayo, came in as next of kin and claimed the
legal right to the property, which amounts
to about $1,000. After hearing the evil
dencc on both sides, the ordinary decided in
favor of the validity of the will
Macon Telegraph: Last Thursday night
while the fast freight from Savannah, due
here at 1850 a. m. was bowling along at the
rate OF twenty-five miles an hour in charge
of Engineer Winters brother of Banks and
Fireman Balloon, in a deep cut near Girls
weldville, at the 10th mile post, the engine
ran over mule The big locomotive was
cutting ifs way through the thick fog at the
time, and the engineer didn't see the animal
in time TO slow up. There was nothing
curious about the running over the mule.
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