The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Tall and Weighing But Thirty Pounds
The Meanest Mana Lady Formerl
OF Darien Falls Heir to $25o,ooo-.
Damage Suit Against the AtIsut
Journal Falls Through
GEORGIA.
The Bradler saw-milI, at Lenox, was des
troyed by fire last Thursday afternoon.
Echeconnee creek has dried up in Bibi
county, and McElmurray's mill has beef
shut down In consequence.
Work has been commenced cutting the
right of way for Beck with & Rogers EaI-
road from Sparks to Bayboro.
Ii is quite probable that new tuTpentlne
farm will be opened up this winter IN the
Quinlip nelghborhood Of Bsrrien county.
The one important topic in railroad CIR
cles Just now is whether the union depot As
Macon will be rebuilt on its presenS sue OF
a new depot erected at the foot OF Poplar
street.
Freemans cotton gin at Greenville was
burned Saturday with several bales OK cot
ton. several thousand bushels of cotton seed
and six gins. The loss IS s., 500, with Sl,0OO
insurance.
RF Parker. the nan who was tried for
criminal intimacy with his daughter, In
Worth county and convicted, was sentenced
by Judge Bower TO ten years labor In the
penitentiary.
The gin house of Mr.. Hicks, in Bibb
county, burned a few nights ago, together
with ten bales of cotton and 400 bushsls Of
hcotton seed. 1t is supposed the house was
set on fire by a negro woman.
Big preparations are being made for the
Berrien county alliance rally at Abel, Nov.
ll2. Hons l. T. Livingston, r. 7. NezSst
land w. 8. Humphriss have sccePtsd isvtss-
lions to speak, and an effort Is being mazda
90 secure the attendance Of Hon. John Tenn
pie Graves.
The American bark John Harvey will be
sold at Darien tomorrow. together with
her cargo OF 100000 feet Of lumber and
everything connected with the vessel. The
case Of the tugs against the John Harvey for
salvage has been compromised, ana the
owners OF the boats will get so per cent. Of
the proceeds of the sale o. the vessel and
cargo.
Crawfordvile Herald: The meanest man
lives in this section. He sold bis son-in-law
a half interest in a COW, and when they
came to an understanding claimed that he
only sold the front half. He made his son
feed and water the COW, aud took all the
milk himself, and when tho COW hooked
Him sued his son for damages, claiming
that the front end was wholly to blame.
Saturday was the appointed time fer q
hearing of the Brown Speer case before
Judge Boynton, upon a motion for new
trial. but no parties for the defense APP
peared, and the case was net heard A
bond Of SO, 600 was assessed by Judge Boyn-
ton, however. for the relief OF the prisoner,
kwho is contined in Henry county Jail, but
sdt is not thought Spser will be able to make
Fthe bond.
Mrs Charity Abeel, wile OF the late Capt.
James Abeel of Darieh, through the death
sof her brother, s. B. Mccoy of Waterford,
IN. Y, has just come into possession OF
$3.50, 600 in cash, Mrs. Abel is now at
Waterford ON a visit She writes to her
ssou, Capt. Harmon Abeel Of Darien, that
the money has all been collected and placed
san bsak. Capt Abeel will 60 to Waterford
Adn few days to visit his mother.
An electric car was the cause Of COLI
sion at Atlanta. 1t was running at q high
rate Of spesd down Decatur street, when 10
sStr1ck a wagon being driven by T. NJ. Done
gboo Of Jonesboro. Mr.. Doneboo wss thrown
out and was in an insensible condition
when picked up. His mule was badly hurt
and tie wagon completely demolished. An
other wagon belonging to John O'Shields
of DOraville was also smashed 10 the COLI
sion
The dam of the Wells mill, one N lie north
of Smithville, Which is the largest and most
prominent griSt mill and gin in that section,
gave way Friday night, carrying with it
the wasre-way, which was an immense
structure, and about 100 feet OF the dam.
As this mill furnished all the meal for that
section besides may neighboring towns,
the Inconvenience will be greatly felt, as it
will take considerable time to repair the
damages, while the less upon the owner is
quite heavy.
A Harris county farmer, Ben Sohaver
who was in Columbus Saturday, has a
daughter l6 years Of aga who is only three
feet high and weighs but thirty-eiQht
pounds. The child is we'll proportioned, but
does not enjoy good health. She spends
most or her time reading and studying
books, and is well advanced in learning
Mr.. Schaver has three children. This daugh
ter is 5 years older than the sister next x
her. The others are natural size, and d.
not resemble their dwarf sister in form.
The North Augusta bridge was opened L
the public Saturday. After the carriages
of the North Augusta party had passed over
the bridge Saturday afternoon many funny
things happened. Among the crowd wa
an old woman pushing her baby in car
Tlage over the bridge as hard as she could
When she reached the other side she crieC
out; Ny baby is the first baby that cam,
over the bridge" Tuen there was a woman
who came over the bridge in a wagon flleC
with clothing, and as she reached the Geor
woman coming to town over de new bridg
with a load Of washing"
Locked up at police HEADQUARTERS a
Macon Saturday was Emmett Aicardi,
neat-looking young man who has been il
attendance on the exposition. Aicard
was arrested just as he was boardinl
the Southwestern train for Dawson. Tn
charge against him was larceny from tn
house. The charge was brought by youn
woman whom Aicardi had met In Macon
and who claimed that the man bad stoleI
$15 from her, Aicardi was very indignAn
at the charge, and claims to be too we
fixed to be guilty Of such a thing. 1t
known that the young maA's father is
wealthy citizen of Selma, Ala, and rh
son is well known in different parts of til
state.
The Sigma M fraternity Of Georgia bel
its regular annual convention at Maco
Saturday. In the neighborhood of seventy
1--WE members were present, and Presider
Polhill of Macon was in the chair. Tt
fraternity convened at 10 o'clock and til
first business was the reading Of repor
from the different chapters in the stat
These chapters are as follows: Lu Char
ter, University of Georgia, with ninetee
members; kappa Chapter. North Georg
Agricultural College, with fourteen men
bers ri Chapter, Emory Colleg
Oxford, with sixteen members
Eta Chapter Mercer University, wit
twenty-five members. Besides the abov