The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Concerning a Child-CoL Lsvy OF
fered the Command of Camp
Chickamauga-Lightniug Again Dis
ables Augustus Electric Road.
GEORGIA.
GAINESVILLE needs more dwelling houses.
The Americas street railroad is to be sold
at public outcry on June q.
Among other new enterprises spoken o.
for Cuthbert ID the near future is publ,
bath house.
Track-laying on the Metropolitan stree
railway of Macon has progressed az far a.
billions place, about three miles from Ma
con.
The alliance Of Pike county will have q
rally at zebulon to-day. The Hon. Mr.
Atkinson of Butts viii be present to make
an address.
1t is said that the stone cutters at work on
the piers Of the Oconee river bridge, on the
Georgia, Carolina aud Northern road, are
neditatlng strike for higher wages.
Shelby Compton of the Columbus Guards
has been appointed commissary for the
Second Georgia regiment by Col. e. NJ.
Wiley. He takes rank as first lieutenant
Hon. s. d. Bradwell, state school oom-
missioner, has appointed Miss Emmie Brown
of Hawkinsville to a scholarship for two
years in the Peabody Normal College, Nash
vile, Tenn.
1t was remarked at Athens Thursday that
the annual statement Of the Southern Mu-
tual Insurance Company to be made shortly
would show a dividend of "a per cent on
the years work.
A fine st. Bernard pup, shipped per ex-
press from Cochranville, Pennsylvania. and
consigned to Thomas j. Holder of Hawkins
vile, was dead when he arrived in Haw.-
kinsVille. The pup died in transit
The chief Of the Columbus fire depart
ment has a letter from a New York hose
and fire department supply company, wish
ing TO purchase the old hand engines be-
longing to Columbus. The city has two
hand engines.
c. \. Simpson, Jr., of Cuthhert lost q
valuable horse Monday from lockiaw. The
horse stuck nail in hisfoot last week, and
although he received the best attention
took lockjaw Saturday night which resulted
in his death Monday.
John r. Putnam of Augusta is constructing
large sailboat to go on the river. The latter
part of the summer Mr.. Putnam will start on
tour to New Orleans via Savannah and
around the Gulf coast and through the
gulf. He will make the trip alone.
Jim Johnson's son, whiIe walking along
the road at Coleman, Randolph county,
Monday evening during the rain, was struck
by lightning aud killed. He had a bucket
OF water on bis head. The lightning left
no sign on the hody, which is something I'M
usual.
Reidsville Journal: There is a certain
young lady In Rsidsville who has two
sweeteearts. No. / will go and help her
cook supper while No. 2 will drop in after
tea and assist her in washing the dishes.
5c ar-i 10 fall sryh f1h D, - a
present
Rumor has it that Josiah Carter, late
managing editor Of the Atlanta Journal, is
at the head Of company with a capital
stock Of $4,000 that will soon start another
afternoon paper in Atlanta. The msr-
chants, or some Of them, are understood to
be at the back Of the new venture, and The
money has been ell raised.
Oscar, the 1S-year-old son Of John Wat
kins, living six miles from Hawkinsville.
accidentally shot himself with q shotgun,
"Wednesday, producing quite a serious
wound. The charge took effect in the left
arm, tearing away the muscle and lodging
quite number of shot about the shoulder
joint that could not be extracted. The arm
may have to be amputeted.
There Is young man in Athens who at
the age OF 10 years commenced to learn a
trade. He is now u years Old has worked
steadily at his trade closing in eleven years
sbout fourteen months time), putting in
from ten to twenty-five hours day: max
ing an average OF about fourteen hours per
day for ten years. He has worked 3l30
days, making total Of Is, $50 hours
Middle Georgia Progress: Berry Gaudy,
one Of our colored subscribers, who lives at
Hebron, brought in a wagon load OF dew
berries last Wednesday and retailed them
at 10 cents per quart. The berries were
gathered along the banks of the Oconee
river. This was the second load Of berries
he has brought 70 Sandersville recently. A
third load was carried by him to Milledge.
vile.
A bloodless duel between two Of Able
ville's most respected citizens took place
last Wednesday at sunset within a mile Of
Abbeville and near the Ocmulgee river.
The principals and seconds in the affair
were young men from the ranks of the best
material 40 town. The weapons were pistols
at ten PAGES Two rounds were fred
neither received a wound Of any con
sequence, and the Ratchet was buried on the
ground.
During O storm at Cuthbert Monday the
rod on the steeple of Andrew Female Col
lege was struck, but the rod having. beer
broken in two some ten or fifteen feet from
the ground by the slammine of a window
blind rendered it useless as a conductor, ant
the college was set on fire; but thanks tc
Cadet T. j. Dunn Of the Agricultural Col
lege. assisted by members of Andrew
faculty, the fire was put out before mucl
damage was done.
Swainsboro Pine Forest: Tom HENDRIX
q long cadaverous-looking specimen of th
genus mulatto, Charles Coleman and Rich
ard Coleman, both colored. were hrough
before Justice NJ. N. Rountree last Frida,
morning, charged with the murder of th
negro Early, an account of which was give
10 last weeks issue. The two Coleman
waived examination and went to Jail. bu
Hendrix pleaded innocence and was abb
defended by Col. b. r. Daniel. He wa
held for trial.
Augusta Herald: The Augusta Stree
Railway Company is considerable loser b
Thursdays storm. In the midst of the dis
turbance a bolt of lightning got on thei
wires and played havoc. There are light
ming arresters on all cars and at the power
house, but they didn't work. The conse
quence was that one of the big dynamos a
the station was badly damaged, the arrna
ture burning out. The loss on this ma
chine may reach $500. Five cars in opera
ton out on the different lines were also di,
= abled and were towed in. The damaQ
from this will be also three or four hun
dred dollars.
During the commencement Of the Hiawas
see High school, in Habersham, on May 26