The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

a Live Citizen Dead-The Floyd Rife
of Macon Going to the Drill at In
dianapolis-A Milledgeville Boy Near
ly Blind as Result of Smoking
Cigarettes.
GEORGIA
Dr. h. A. Halli6eld Of SandersviIle will
soon build a s.. 900 residence.
Sherman Brookins, colored, will be huns
at Louisville Friday. Brookins killed
fellow-laborer on the Central railroad.
WIN Hamblin, negro, was run over and
probably fatally injured by an East Ten.
nessee railroad train, near Holron on Sun.
day morning.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Hardin Breach, who live in For,
restville, suburb of Rome. was fatally
burned Saturday aud died Sunday.
The 9-year-old- daughter of w. Il. Harri.
(colored) was killed by lightning Friday
evening last near Camilla The child did
not die for some time after being struck
At Nelson Friday night W. D. Jordan, @
mill hand in the marble works, was caught
on shaft, and received injuries from which
he has since died. He leaves a wife aud
four children.
A couple living within one mile of Litho-
mia have been married forty years. and the
6usDhud dluEiHS buaJ no USS never KISSED MS
wife. Neither has she ever kissed him.
They are the parents of eleven children.
At Augusta Mrs. Melvina Reese, the
widow OF Frank Reese, has brought suit
against the Georgia railroad for 900 on
account of the killing of her husband, who
was brakeman in the employ Of the COM
pany.
Forty of the first mortgage bonds of the
Lexington Terminal railroad we're sold
Tuesday. They brought seventy-flve cents
on the dollar. The bonds were purchased
by two men In Lexington and one in
Athens.
VIM. johnson, who is now under sem
tence of death, is playing the starvation
game, and has not eaten a thing in three
days. and the nice food brought him by
Sheriff Weir is pushed aside without a
word. Sheriff Weir is having his chains
fixed so that he can walk out of his cell to
the window.
The organization of the Greenville bank
was perfected Thursday afternoon by the
election of w. T. Revill, editor of the Vim
dictator, as cashier. Fifty per cent of the
stock viii be paid in Aug. 10 and the bank
opened Aug. II, in a new brick building,
which the building committee is taking
active steps to have constructed by the time
it is wanted.
fatigue uniforms Saturday and are now in
fine shape to enter the Chickamauga en-
campment about forty-five men strong
The company, commanded by Capt. D. s.
Sanford, is drilling every afternoon and
night. The duBignon Volunteers Of Bald
win county will also be present about
thirty-five strong.
Lieut.. Marion s. Harper had a valuable
horse afflicted In a very unusual way Tues
day. and, TO end its sufferings, it was shot.
The first joint Of each of the horses legs
suddenly gave away, and the bone pro-
truded through the skin. OF course the feet
were entirely useless, and the horse was let
down all around. The case was pro-
nounced incurable, 80 the animal was
promptly killed.
A few weeks ago the large wholesale shoe
house Of W. r. Singleton Il Co. of Macon
made an assignment, and Eugene Leonard
was appointed assignee. but on Saturday
certain creditors, among whom were the
First National Bank aud /. c. Plant & Son,
asked that the assignment be set aside aud
a receiver appointed instead. Accordingly
Judge Miller has appointed Mr.. Leonard re-
ceiver, and not assignee.
A little negro boy was crushed to death
beneath falling tree in Webster county
Monday. The boy had gone to carry his
father, who was splitting RAILS some water.
Just as he walked up the tree ON which dis
father was cutting began TO fall 1t went
to the ground with a crash and fell on the
boy. killing him instantly. The mans name
Is William Avera, and the boy was his son,
Dan Avera, about years old.
Helen Gordon, or Miss Mae Lloyd, as she
is better known in the south, made her
debut on the stage night or two ago at the
Memorial hall, National Soldiers Home,
near Dayton, 0. Miss Lloyd is a daughter
of Capt. James W. Lloyd, marshal of At
lanta, and comes OF family well known
throughout the southern states. She is
lovely girl, with pretty face and charm
ing manners, and for two or three years has
been one Of the most popular Of the bellies of
Atlanta.
The Floyd Rifles will go to indianapolis
and viii enter for the maiden drill" The
first prize offered is $1,000, the second $3.50
and the third $3.50. An effort will be made
TO raise $1,000 by popular subscription to
pay their expenses. The Rifles will drill
every night between this date
ana the time for going into camp at Chioka-
manga and during camp a splendid oppor-
tunity wih be afforded them to work up OF
che drill that will be expected of them at
Indianapolis.
The postoff1ces at Townsville, Americas
and Marietta have just been listed as second
class, and the salary in each instance was
from 81, 300 TO $4,000,
Marietta from s., 800 to So, 900, and Thomas
vile from 81, 800 to $4,000. The following
second-class offices, already established,
were increased in respect to salary: Bruns-
wick from $4,000 to 81, 400, Columbus from
~ 600 to 81. 200, and Rome from 81, 400 to
1880 These salaries are based, of course.
on the volume Of business transacted.
Milledgeville furnishes another victim to
cigarettes. Delema, the bright 15>yearuold
son OF P. w. Brown, is the victim, and the
penalty is the loss of his eyesight. The lad
was unusually bright, and made many
friends at the store Of P. J. Cline, where he
was clerk. He acquired the habit of
smoking while out on errands and en- route
Tor his meals, which soon led to his leaving
the store for that purpose during the day.
he is being treated by DIR. Calhoun Of At
Ianta, who entertains but little hopes for his
recovery.
Charley Glass, who killed his companion,
Lewis ivey, both colored at Indian Springs
about week ago, is under arrest at Cor
dele. Glass was identified by Ivey's brother
and he Immediately acknowledged the
crime, told Of its every terrible detail and
gave up $500 which he had robbed Ivsy of
after he had killed him. He said that he
committed the crime to get the money and
that be believes he would have escaped for
good and all had he not run Saturday.
Glass will be carried to jackson aud lodged
In jail until the time comes for him to an
Swer to the charge OF murder befora Rutts