The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-10
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Facts end FREAKS Gathered From Oul
Exchanges.

Exchanges.
W. II. Beavers sold G watermelon IN
Newman Tuesday morning that weighed
fftY-four pounds.
Col. B. +. Walker is the champion water
melon raiser in the section around Gibson.
He exhioIted one Saturday whicA weighed
hfty-one pounds.
While William Latimer was hunting in
Gordon Dickson'S pasture, at Sparta he
came across a large blunt-tail moccasin.
lie shot the snake in two, disclosing a
squirIning mass Of young ones-fifty odd in
number.
Mrs. T. T. Chandler of Watkinsville has
q turkey gobD.er that is setting on thirty
hen eggs. The old gobbler first brough'
together four apples and commenced to set
on them until Mrs. Chandler removed them
and placed the eggs under him.
The editor of the Buena Vista Patriot
has a chicken at his home that doesn't grow,
but eats as much as anYbody's chicken. 1t
is one OF covy that was Matched early in
the spring, and the balance are almost full
grown, while this one is not larger than he
was when his shell was pipped.
A curiosity in the shape of q shoe last in
stone is in the office Of the " aynesboro
True Citizen. 1t has the exact shape of an
Indian moccasin and is Thought by many to
be relic OF that people. If SO, it is a very
rare specimen of that peoples handiwork,
and will be priced very highly.
James W. Edge, a farmer OF Taliaferro
county, has in his possession quite an an
Gent relic in the shape of a water gourd.
This gourd has been handed down for sew
eral generations, and it bears the date Of
1872. 1t was brought from Virginia by
Mr.. Edges grandparents more than half
century ago.
William Barnes, who lives in the old
house in the rear Of the brewery at Augusta,
owns a most peculiar chicken. He has a
hen that built her nest up in the top Of q
tree, many feet above the level Of the
ground. The hen set upon her secluded
nest and Matched a family of ten young
chicks. 1t is seldom that hen will seek so
lofty place to build home, but this one
has certainly built an air castle.
Chpley fla Times: DIR. Clendenon
brought to town last week load of water
melons weighing from sixty-three to
seventy pounds each. These are the finest
melons we have ever seen. g. A, Danley
brought to our Office Monday two stalks Of
cotton, one of the jeff Welboru Pet with
seventy grown bolls and the other the Long
Limb with fiftyodve grown bolls. Mr.
Danley has several acres like the above,
which be says is lair average.
According to the Ledger, Athens is in
want of several things. The first is more
money and a heap of it. The second is to
stop the dunners from dunning you when
you have no money. Third, few dollars
more than we have at present. We need a
new hotel. Fourthly, more money, let it
be silver, gold or greenbacks. Fifth, better
banks that will let fellow have 81 without
having to put up I'D horse Sixth, give
US our daily bread, with few dollars
thrown in to keep off hungry printers.
Mr.. Dodge of Mason has returned from
the west and brought with him a yourg
coyote, or prairie wolf. Last year Mr..
Dodge brought from Colorado a prairie dog
| The little fellow has taken kindly to his new
surroundings, is very gentle, and has be-
come quite pet, especially with children
passing by, who feed HIM with nuts and
other dainties and fondle him fearlessly
| Mr.. Dodge says that his coyote is a half
breed between the coyote and the lobos or
or big gray prairie wolf. With its owner it
is very kind and gentle, but not yet safe for
strangers to handle.
Jacksonville Metropolis Thursday
morning John D. Doggett was seen going
up the Main street of Pablo Beach with two
or three fishing poles on his shoulder, and
| two-bucket basket uuder his arm loaded
with bait. Nothing was thought of it at
the time, but as the day passed and night
closed IN, John had not returned and his
friends became very alarmed. About 9
o'clock John appeared over the sand hills
He had procured horse and cart to bring
his catch to Pablo Beach. His friends
quickly gathered around him in
speech-less wonder, for there before
their astonished gaze vas such an
array of the fnny tribe as their
eyes had seldom beheld-cas6sh, dogdsh,
Dream, croakers, perch, bass, mullet
and founder, and an immense silver king,
which weighed at least $50 pounds. Friday
morning at about daylight John was seen
retracing his steps and was not stem again
until evening, when he appeared with a
larger catch than the night before, These
fish are caught with the usual fishing tackle
used for sheephead. Yesterday again an
other of the silver monsters was ierked
from the blue depths. This time the catcher
was Claud VanDemsn, brother-in-law of
Doggetts, so it Is presumed the good luck
runs In the family