The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-19
ITEMS TN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Talk of an Alliance Rally at Quitmar
A Story About the Ballad "Nell
Grsv~-Thres Trees OF Weshingto
That Have History-A Negro in ia
at Atlanta Confesses q Murder-Ml
Wirpee of Rome Married.
GEORGIA
Hall county will vote on prohibition Nov
is.
DIR. W. r. FELTON, is i'll at his home neG
Gainesville.
The canning factnry at Qmtman has not
been in operation this year.
DIR. Hawthorne will be the only speaker
on Veterans day in Atlanta.
Fditor Carpenter, of the Elberton Gazette,
is suffering from second stroke of parely-
sis.
Richmond county boasts that she is going
e. have the handsomest court house in the
state.
There is serious talk Of having the county
seat of Columbia changed from Appling to
Harlem.
The EQUITABLE Life Insurance Company's
big building at Atlanta will be completed
IN May.
Baxter Pacely Ccolored) Of Augusta. died
Saturday from dose Of morphine taken TO
relieve stomach ache.
A negro man in Washington is wearing
the badge of mourning in loving memory
Of bis white friend and employer.
Parantha, Latimer & Co. Of Washing
ton have bought out the stock of goods Of
I. Burwell Green and also rented his store.
r. L. Grover of Brooks county several
weeks ago, killed five head of mules to
Al. -. A..
stock of his neighbors.
The sixty-seventh annual session Of the
South Carolina synod of the Evangelical
Trinity church at Augusta Wednesday.
At Hiwassee day or two ago Mrs. DR..
W. II. Mcclure fell from the steps of her
back door, breaking one Of her arms Both
bones of the forearm were broken Just
above the wrist.
The Worth county fair will be held at
Poulsn on Oct. % and 3D. Some young
men are preparing to run for the key OF
beer that is offered for the fastest runner in
a 100-yard foot race.
It is reported that a new bank will be
established in Columbus by Jan. l with a
capital of $4,000. half Of which will be
subscribed by Columbus capitalists, and the
remainder by western parties.
AT Columbus Friday while Willie Jack
son, promising youth IL years old, was
fooling with toy pistol, there was q
premature explosion, which put out one of
his eyes and badly burned his face.
At Powder Springs Friday r. r. Petree's
little girl about years old. became en-
tangled in the gin shafting aud was killed
She was whirled around rapidly and only
lived five minutes after the gin was stopped.
Postmaster Hall of Waynesboro has COM
pleted his inspection OF the different post
Offices IN Burke county, under the instruc.
ton OF the Postmaster General. He reports
the offices as being well kept and In good
condition.
Athens Banner: It is not generally
known that Barnett Shoals has the fourth
water power in North America. Niagara has
the first power. The Barnett Shoals property
is some day to be great factor in the up
building Of this section.
On Oct Is Mrs. Emma Douglas of Enor
Grove started on a visit TO her neighbor
John Stephens. She had TO go through q
pasture where there was Jersey COW that
was vicious. When she got in the pasture
she was knocked down and gored badly by
the Jersey before help arrived.
Some prominent alliancemen have sug-
gested that there be big alliance rally and
barbecue at Quitman some time next
month, aad that Col Livingston. Congress-
man Watson agd Senator Gordon be In
vited TO be present and address the people
upon the political issues OF the day.
At Zebulon Friday the jury in the case
OF the state against Oscar Harden, who was
charged in Pike superior court with the
murder Of his wife at Liberty Hill on Oct.
%. 1850, returned the following verdict:
we, the jury, find the defendant guilty Of
Involuntary manslaughter in the commission
of lawful act through culpable NEGLIGENCE"
j. T. Lyle OF Taliaferro county has Gu
riosity in the shape OF chicken. 1t is u
cross between the old fashioned Frlesland
chicken and the Plymouth Rock. There is
dividing line running centrally up and
down the back, making complete division.
On enc side the feathers are all frizze ed up,
while the other Is as smooth and as sleek as
mole.
AT Macon Saturday. as gentleman was
leiSurely strollinR down Orange street. he
was suddenly aud without warning struck
just above the eve with bullet from the
ar gun in the hands Of a Young America
fortunately no damage was done but had
the leaden missive went the fracton of an
lnch lower the chances are that it would
have put out his eye entirely.
A strange animal passed through Doutl e
Branch district, in Berren county. last
Wednesday night and crea ed considerable
excitement. When it came to house it
made for the dogs belonging TO the place.
and they were all afraid Of the strange dog
and ran under houses TO get out of its way.
1t caught two dogs and killed them, and ate
part OF the flesh Of each one.
Mat A Wimpee of Rome has taken unto
himself another wife, Mrs. Larry, to whom
he has just been Joined in matrimony, Mr..
Mlmpee is quiet, unobtrusive man, but
his marriage is but another chapter In
the romantic Mckee case with which every
body Is familiar. He IVES the husband Of
the woman who was poisoned with Get
There" rat poison and for which Mrs. Ora
Mckee was tried for her life.
The depot at Canton was burgarized
wednesday night. Every lock was broken
and drawer entered, and several express
packages and trunks opened and taken. A
watch expressed to C. T. Smith WAS taken
and several razors and knives belonging 70 a
drummer were also taken from the sample
case, and a number Of other articles and
small amount OF change 1t Is not known
yet whether any tickets were taken OF not.
A company composed of Webster Y Dung
OF Cortland, n. Y, Sterling Phillips Of
Marietta and others, are applying FOR a
cnarter under the name of the Marietta
water Works Company. They have
secured water privileges north of town and
propose to force the water to the top of
Campbells hill, a high elevation, from
which they will supply the town with
water. They are also applying under the
same charter for the right to build electric
plants and street railways.
At Columbus, Friday, while Sam Jack
son, negro well digger. was at the bottom