The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Death-Au Augusta Man Charged
With Bigamy-A Married Man Elooei
With Another Mans Wfs-A Meth
odist Preachers Tramps.
GEORGIA.
David Kempuer, manager Of the National
botel at Atlanta, died night or two ago.
The First Street Methodist church par
sonage and lot at Macon have been sold tc
7. L. Sewell for s., 900.
William Murray, who was bitten by a
mad dog at Bolton q day or two ago, il
dying Of hydrophobia near Birmingham.
The 4-year-old child Of George Matthews
Of Macon was scalded TO death Saturday by
kettle Of boiling water turning over on his
head.
William Going and Mrs. Ida Parkman
have disappeared from Augusta. Both
leave families. Some people think they
have eloped.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Athe-
neum Club OF Athens was held Saturday
night at the club house on Broad street. II
was unanimously decided to expend $40, 900
in a new home for the club.
S. W. Stevens of Boston, Mass, has ar
rived, and will make Cuthbert his future
home. About twenty Bostonlsns, all skilled
workmen, have located at Cuthbert within
the last month, and will establish small en-
terprises in the way Of variety works, tan
neries, bucket factories, etc.
The Odd Fellows of Hall, FORSYTH and
Dawson counties have been invited to cele-
brate the I'D anniversary of the order on
April So at Mount Zion lodge, 10 Forsyth
county. Ample arrangements arc being
made for the entertainment of a very large
attendance of the fraternity.
Eugene Drake, the alleged inheritor of
over $500, 900, 600 in England, does not live
at Oglethorpe, Macon county, as reported.
1t is possible that he lives in 0glethorpe
county. All tho stories about big English
estates going begging for American heirs
are TO be taken with big grain of salt.
a serious QUITTING affray occurred Friday
morning, about O'clock on the plantation
of Felix Gresham, about eight miles from
Greensboro, on the Scull Shoals road. An
thony Ellington was fairly ripped open by
knife IN the hands of his half brother,
Henry Gresham. Both are negroes. An
thony may survive. Henry fed. The lat
ter had left the employ of the former and
this led TO the stabbiny.
Col. T. B. Fielder Of Dublin made a
startling discovery while taking off a load
of fodder u few days ago. When the first
bundle was removed seven rattlesnakes
cTawled out, and were instantly killed The
snakes were about two feet in length. 1t
snakes were so benumbed they could not
crawl, and in leading the fodder on the
wagon in haste they we're not discovered.
Eatonton Messenger: Phil Sanford; dog,
Flash, ought to be rat. He gets enough
beef, and he has taxing way Of asking for
it. He settles himself on his hind legs and
looks pleadingly into the eyes Of the victim,
saying as plainly as if he could talk, Give
me nickel, please, to buy some beef, :" and
ha 1irrrr - - i
beef. Having received the nickel between
his teeth, he stands up and wags his tail,
meaning Thank you" then trots of to
Bill Andrews and buys the beef
A normal department will in all proba-
biiity be added to the state university
The object of this department is to make
the diversity training school for the
teachers Of the state. 1t will be free to- all
the superintendents and teachers in the
public schools OF the state. There will be
lectures by the regular faculty of the uni
versity and also by regular professor of
teaching. The course will commence the
first Monday in April of every year and
continue until commencement, when 1t will
end with an examination. 1t will be
thorough in every department and run on
the same plan as is the rest of the uni
versity.
The tannery at iFlintstone Fayerweather
& Ladew have been building this winter,
will fire up next week. The ground used
Tor buildings and sheds is ia acres. The
tannery has l 500 watts; each Of them will
hold 100 hides. Reckoning two packs a
year for each vat, the production will be
very large. Packed hides will be tanned
into oak sole and butts. The town is
miles from Chattanooga, Just across the
border from Tennessee The tannery is
built right by the side Of Lookout mountain.
1t will take about a million dollars to make
the liquors and put in the first full stock.
The ten tanneries Of Fayerweather &
Ladew will use about 1000, 900 hides year.
The Tennille alliance cooperative store
has sold its entire stock of goods; the dry
goods 10 Smith, Rhodes & Malone, at 60
per cent. OF invoice cost; the grocery stock
20 ID b. Massey q Co., at IS per cent. of
invoice cost. The concern was Joint stock
company, composed Of prominent alliance
men OF Washington county. The store was
started about two years ago, upon the prin-
ciple, 1t Is under stood, to sell TO alliancemen
at as small profit as was consistent with
the expenses of the business. 1t was not
their desire to make any money out OF the
business. just how far they have succeeded
IN this is not known. but il is thought that
the stockholders will lose about rs per cent.
on their Investment.
The excitement caused by the reported
ploWing up OF an earthen jar containing
several thousand dollars in gold and silver,
IN the Raytown district of Taliaferro, has
extended to Warren county, and a number
OF people have departed to engage in pillow.
ing In that district. The report was to the
effect that Gus Reese. while blowing just
on the line between the old Presbyterian
church yard, and the land recently belong
ing to the Triplett estate, was startled by
his pillow breaking and turning up jar Of
chinaware filled with money. Mr.. Reese
has admitted the jar, but his denial of the
money has only confirmed people in the be-
lief that he really found fortune. The
negroes especially are convinced that gold
and silver grow wild there, and farmers in
that locality can get farm labor for a song.
William Awtrey of Augusta has been ar
rested and committed to Jail by Magistrate
Connors, charged with bigamy. The war
rant under which the arrest was made was
sworn out by Miss Maud Weeks, q woman,
about 20 years old. From Henry Giebner'
who is Mr.. Awtrey's attorney, it is learned
that Miss Weeks claims that Mr.. Awtrey
married her In Hamburg three weeks ago,
and left here after the ceremony, and she
only saw him the other day on the streets
for the first time since the marriage, and
when she learned he was already married,
she had him arrested. Mr.. Giebner saws
Miss Weeks has a marriage certificate
showing that she was married to ]. NJ.
Allen. She claims that Awtrey is Allen.
and promises to make it hot for him, Mr..