The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE Two STATES
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GEORGIA.
An sffors is being made to have en- arte-
sian well sunk ct Baxley.
Sixteen watermelons for > cents IS the
lowest price this season at DahioAegA
Fourteen Butts county convicts have been
nut TO work on the public roads OF Spalding
county.
NeTton county will hold an election be-
FORE very long On the question OF bonding
her public debt.
In the first ricking ". S. Warren of
BRYAN has gathered seventy-elght bales OF
cotton of l40 acres.
It is said that Judge E. F. Edwards of
Newton county is now virtually III the race
for the Senate from his district-NeWton's
term coming next.
The Improved Order of Red Men are dis
cussing tue publication Of an Official organ
in Augusta. Ii is not stated whether the
paper will be "a weekly or monthly.
A Dooly county man is experimenting
with wiue-making from the juice OF the
watermelon. He claims that 1t makes a
most delicious wine, and be Is storing away
quantities Of it If true, this is important
TO melon growers
Just after the Savannah, Florida and
Western train lett Uptonvile Saturday
the sides and rear Two Of them smashed
two squares of glass in the rear door Of the
Cincinnati sleeper. No one was hurt. The
opinion prevails that it was the work Of
some drunken rowdies.
VIII Kitchens, alias Henry Rollenger, g
negro murderer, was caught in Aiken Sat
urday morning and brought 10 Augusta.
He is a fugitive from justice in Gainesville,
whero on July ID be murdered Bulger JEFF
ferson, 13-year-oid negro boy. The arrest
was made by Marshal Whelchel of Gaines
vile, who tracked the murderer.
At Homer, Saturday, James r. Ray,
together with his wife and daughter, Miss
Lucy Ray, were thrown down a steep en-
bankment with their buggy on TOP Of them.
The mule they were driving became UNI
manageable, aud coming too near the road
side, the wheel tipped over and threw them
into deep cave or gully. Mr.. Ray was
not hurt, but Mrs Ray entertained slight
injuries, and Miss. Lucy was seriously
bruised and otherwise injured, but no bones
were broken.
Raleigh Harper, of the Henry County
Weekly, is undoubtedly the finest young
typo in Georgia. One day last week. OF the
average run Of the paper, he set up four
full columns of BREWER type, or nearly
1900 ems, doing the work in a
few minutes less than ten hours, bis proof
sheet averaging not more than a hall dozen
slight typographical errors. he received a
pres sent OF two silver dollars for his extra
feat, offered by his mother and the editor,
and the little fellow was not only proud
himself, but others we're proud of him.
Raleigh is only Il years old.
Friday at the home of Maj. NJ. C. Wiley,
on Sapelo Island, little negro boy acct
dentally killed himself. Maj Wiley had
haan daa- hunting q arfu Of
friends, and on returning home the mem
bers of the party had left their guns loaded.
Two little negroes about 70 years old-one
of them being Robert Sans, son of Timothy
Sans, several times a prominent negro
candidate for the legislature, took the guns
in the back yard, and Sans in some way
discharged the qua which ne was handling,
the entire load of large snot taking effect in
his head, killing him instantly.
Rome Tribune: Tbs John T. Warlick
and cargo Of freight was burned Friday
night. The substantial little steamer that
piled up and down the Oostanaula went
down. THIS was the second steamer the
White Star line has had burned within a
few years. Capt. John J. Seay was the
sole owner, having bought out Luke Mitch
ellis interest only last Monday. 1t will lie O
heavy loss. as it was not fully insured
Three thousand feet of lumber and 800
bales Of cot on went down with the burning
hull. The fire broke out at midnight, when
everybody had retired, the deck hands, fire.
man and cook stretching out on the lower
deck, while Capt Mitchell and En- ineer Ned
johnson went up to their cabin. The firs
broke out in the engine room. The Warlick
wGs insured for 81 500, which will not begin
20 cover the losses.
An old settler remarked the other
day that the first persons i'm
mersed in Cobb county were at
Judge Born's mill, on the second
Sunday in May, 1896, and the subjects
were William Tius!ey and wife, and Rev.
Thornton BuTk vas the administrator.
The people went with guns and stood guard
while the ceremonies were being performed
for fear Of the red mans bow and arrow.
There are two persons living here now who
were present then-Ben Whitfield and Mrs.
Is. w. Griggs The latter was small girl
but recalls the circumstance well. We
thank God we have no such troubles now
but that We can meet and worship God
under our own vine and fig tree unmolested.
Thornton Burk lived at that time a neigh
Dor to the Indian chief, Proctor, on Proc
tors creek, near Acworth.
The Tribune-of f. Rome thinks the man shot
ana killed at Tennille a night or two ago
while trying to enter barn, was q wander.
ing barber named John Stone, who, after
working few days invariably st ole all the
tools IN the shop and departed His mother
lives IN Wisconsin and wrote to Rome tina;
her son was kleptomanac. The inform
ant OF the TTtbune-Ot Rome describes Stone
as being about IL or IS years old with a
very ooyish face, haviEg very large ewes,
The most noticeable thing about his face
was the thick upper lip, little CURED. Ht
was of medium hight, always well dressec
and generally wore q neglige shirt. In the
report of the killing it is stated
that be said to Davis after he was shot
Don't shoot again. Cap'n. l am killed q
"Cap'n" was a favorite expression Of lis
and often, in shaving a man who woulC
give him directions about using bay rum q
something of that kind, be would invariabl,
reply: "All right, Cap'n.n In The Annisto
Hot Blast few weeks ago a full accoun
of his adventures was published 1t is we
known thar after leaving Piedmont b
roamed about through Georgia.
Judge Query and Solicitor Griggs wer
In Georgetown last week holding Qui ina
superior court. There was not much bushes
on the docket, and the court was aojourne
after session of three DAYS. The onl
important cases on the docket were TIRE
suits against the Central railroad for dam
ages, out OF which grew a sensation and th
finding Of true bill against the lawye
representing the road. Last fall four youn
men bough, tickets from Hatcher station t
Eufaule, good TO return the same day. Th
cannon ball was the train on which the
started 10 return home. Just before tb
train got to Georgetown the conductor wen
through after tickets. He told the youn
mel that the train would not stop q