The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-30
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PIT IN TYPE.

Passing Tr5ln-ROmes Arson casa.
GEORGIA.
A Temperance society is being organized
In Eatonton.
At Eastman day or two ago, James
May killed lS2 rats
Orchard Hill, in Pike county, was swept
by terrific hailstorm Friday night.
The management OF the Upland hotel at
Eastman is likely to change hands soon.
Charles Wise, from Barnwell, S. c., will
begin at once the erection Of a bakery il
Eastman.
The prisoners in the Jail at McRas made
an unsuccessful attempt to escape night
or two ago.
News reached Monticello Saturday OF the
killing OF Louis CAN'T of HillsDoro By man
named Hardrick
l. NJ. Hill of Washington says that fully
2,0J0 doves have been killed out at his place
in the past few weeks.
Work on the new 100000 hotel at
Americus IS progressing rapidly. The con-
tract calls for itscompletion by Sept. l.
w. A. Pope Of Washington hiss had the
misfortune TO lose fine mare. she got her
head between two timbers in the stable and
broke her neck.
There are three colored schools and one
white one established aud recognized as
public schools in Eastman. About 300 ne
groes are IN school
Fifty rooms are now ready for guests at
the new "Wig = am" hotel at Indian Springs,
and the work Of preparing the other rooms
is progressing rapidly.
young woman Of Putnam county has
written a novel, and Is arranging TO have 1t
published. A Putnam county young man,
now living in Macon, IS writing book.
For some time the city council and the
brick yard at Buena Vista have been pay
ing 81 per day for labor, but the pay was
cut TO IS cents per day Tuesday and the
hands went on a strike.
The job of catching the negroes who
burned Harvey Hills barn in Wilkes county
paid the detectives $500, it Is said 1t is
also said that they disguised themselves as
doctors and dentists for the purpose.
The rim of the large hy-wheel of the big
Enterprise mill at Dempsey while in very
rapid motion day or two ago few of, I'M
roofing the house and demoralizing the ma
chinerY generally. No one was hurt by the
accident.
Andersen Barnes, a worthy colored man,
dropped dead in the store Of Martin Bros
at Shellman Friday. He was buying garden
seed, and fell dead on the floor, without
Uttering groau. DR.. Hartman said it was
heart trouble.
Last Friday while Earnest Miner was
out shooting birds near Eastman, his gun
was accidentally discharged, part of the
load Of bird shot taking effect in the hand
and thighs Of Shad Stewart, a colOred man,
who was blowing in the field near by.
T. J. Black, one of the best known drum
mers in Macon, who has for nearly ten
years been connected with leading dry
goods firms In Macon, has accepted a posi-
tlon as travelling representative Of Frank &
Adler, Baltimore shoe firm.
Preston Lewis (coioredl who lived on the
Moore place in the sixty-hrst dis riot Of
Burke county, left his house on last Satur-
day to fish near by at Reeses branch. Sew
eral hours after his body was found in The
branch. 1t is thought that he had fit
and falling in the water was drowned.
C. C. Wright, a prominent citizen of
Covington, died Friday. He was about rs
years old and had been in feeble health for
some time past. He was the father-in-law
of Col. Emmett Womack, and had been
living with tho latter until recently, when
he TOOK up MS re2idence with his son, DR..
+. B. Wright, at whose house he died.
Mrs. William G. White, residing six
miles from Elberton, was found dead in her
bed Friday morning She was in her
usual health, having been out attending
the working of her garden all day, and re-
tired at night not complaining at all. When
her husband awoke he found her dead. She
evidently died without a struggle from
heart disease.
The annual election of officers for the st.
Omer Commandery, Knights Templar, No.
of Macon, took place Friday night. This
election, which is held every year on good
Friday, resulted as follows: Past eminent
commander, G. NJ. Wiley; eminent COM
mander, w. B. Daniel; generalissimo, s. H.
Shepard; captain general, W. A. Davis;
pretate, s. S. Sweet; senior warden, II. F.
Illlman; junior warden, L. K. Culver
treasurer, George r. Barker; recorder, G.
A. Dure; standard bearer, Ben L. Jones
sword bearer, F. A. Cuttenberger; recorder,
X. n. Hughes; sentinel, /. W. Freemen.
Buena Vista Patriot: lack Hardage says
he was out blowing the other day-a strange
coincidence to start with-when his pillow
caught in something which he supposed was
root, and, giving his pillow q quick jerk,
he threw out an old-fashioned claw-h ham
mer. The handle had rotted out, but there
was an iron wedge in the eye, which showed
that it had at one time contained handle.
1t was plowed up near road. which was
Enclosed forty years ago. MIR Hardage
thinks the hammer has been covered up in
the dirt since before that time. No doubt
1t has driven nails in some OF the Oldest
houses in that section.
At the Methodist church at Eastman,
Wednesday night, large audience assem-
bled to hear the Rev. Mr. Huckabee deliver
an address on the subject of education, and
more particularly upon the proposed build
ing OF male and female Methodist college
for the Eastman district of that church at
Eastman. At the close of the meeting q
committee was appointed, composed of DR..
harris Fisher, Prof. R. j. Stroller, J. f..
DeLacy, Z. A. Smith and NJ E. Everett,
for the purpose of considering the proposed
object OF the church. and to report what
Eastman and the surrounding country will
do toward securing this much coveted COL
lege building. The committee will 90 TO
work this week.
Buena Vista Patriot: Green Avera
and Sam Williamson had their wits fright
ened out of them the other night. They
occupied one of the rooms at the passenger
depot as a bed room, and there is a pretty
sharp curve in the road at that point. The
other night when Green and Sam were
snugly tucked away in the arms OF
Morpheus an extra train came laundering
by loaded with crossties. In rounding the
curve at tie depot the ties began to slip of
and strike the depot with terrible force
and one of them struck the iron ladder or
the signal post, bending it. The boys
thought the whole train OF cars were com
ing through the depot, and they were
frightened so badly they could not get ou
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