The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-11
GEORGIA ANB FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF TEE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Piece Nearly 100 Years Old-The
Battle Flag Of the Fourth Georgia
A Grim Mans Embarrassing Find
A Free Love Episode Near Craw-
ford.
GEORGIA.
A Lexington lady has . rationale fer a
pet
Atlanta viii soon build a new police
station.
II. G. Thompson, a merchant of Mount
Vernon, died last Sunday.
Macon ard Atlanta are both anxious to
secure the state encAmpment
Mrs Ella P. Grimes Of Lumpkin has Just
been paid 1880 insurance on the life Of her
recently deceased husband.
Those bitsec by the dog reported mad at
Americas a couple of weeks ago have shown
have healed.
The 2-year-old boy OF J. l. Brown of
Statesboro was severely burned Tuesday
His clothing caught while playing around
fire in the yard
The Centenary church congregation OF
Macon expects TO buy a lot on Tattnall
square, facing Mai. Chris Findlay's, aud erect
handsome church thereon.
]. W. Reaves of Atlanta has perfectly
preserved scent piece coined in the year
t7p5. 1t was made less than three years
after the first money was coined in this
country.
The wife Of Thomas Power o'Connor,
member OF the British parliament, is
daughter Of Judge George w. Paschal OF
Texas, formerly of Oglethorpe county,
Georgia.
In attempting 10 get of train at Ellijay,
Thursday. A. j. Cole fell between the cars
aud had one of his legs out entirely Off
Mr.. Cole Is one Of the most prominent citi-
Gems Of the county.
NJ w. Thornton, hagmau on the Sa-
vannah. Amerious and Montgomery rail-
way, had both legs horribly crushed under
q freight train Thursday. One, and prob
ably both, will have to be amputated.
On Tuesday of last week as J. A Harrel,
Jr., Of Dodge county was on his way TO
Eastman with load Of cotton, fine mule
dropped dead while hitched to the wagon,
and later in the day his horse disd also.
Terrence o. Hanion has been appointed
postal clerk between Macon and Camak.
He takes the place Of Postal Clerk Hendrix,
who disappeared so mysteriously a short
while ago, and has not yet been heard from
The election in Tattnall county was uu-
usually quiet The democratic ticket was
elected without opposition. The consoli-
dated vote shows that only 2S0 votes were
cast throughout the entire county, many
districts not even voting.
A wildcat Of large dimensions and pecu-
liar color was seen at dusk in the vicinity
of the old fair grounds at Athens Thursday.
IL was chased by several partiee for some
distance, but on account Of darkness they
were forced 70 abandon the chase.
Near Crawford during the holidays, a lot
of boys took the nuts off the buggy Of
young man while at party. When he
started home with his lady the wheels
dropped down. He was driving spirited
horse and the young lady narrowly escaped
losing her life.
B. a. Fleming, residing near Double
Branches In Lincoln county, lost his barn,
500 bushels Of corn, 600 bushels of cotton
seed and ali his fodder, shucks and hay by
fire the other day. The fire is supposed to
have been of incendiary origin. The loss is
$500, with no insurance.
TIE officers elected in Bulloch county for
this year are: Clerk, j. z. G. Tillman:
sheriff, s. J. Wjlliams collector, Francis
Atkins; receiver, W. B. Aki $: surveyor,
B. II. Cone; treasurer, G.. r Beasly; coro.
ner, d. G. Proctor. They are the present
officers, and all were elected again, aud all
bad opposition.
The county officers to serve for the next
]. ID. Nixon. clerk superior court; L. G.
Covington, sheriff; d. McDufiie, collector;
]. NJ. Smith. receiver; B. A. Barker treas
urer; j. l. Fountain, coroner; l.. II. Nance,
William NJ Gibbs and Mark McA Nally,
commissioners. The election passed Off
quietly.
At Atlanta Thursday a United States
deputy marshal chained up two engines of
the Richmond aud Danville railroad, levied
on under an execution in favor Of w. 7.
Shumate, who, some time ago, obtained a
judgment against the railroad company for
IS, $50 on account Of personal injuries. The
verdict, which was consent verdict, was
taken two months ago, but the road had
failed to settle.
Crawford Herald. There was shooting
frolic near the Glade Saturday night last
John Grimes, colored, was at the home Of
another negro on the Davenport plantation
and he became enraged and went out in the
yard cursing most furiously. Prince Boil
ton, another negro, stepped out OF the door
and Gaines fred upon him with 32-ca,iber
pistol. inficting painful and serious
wound. Gaines Is under arrest.
Eastman Times: E. j. and G.. II. Pea
cock, who began business in Eastman and
Dodge county eight years ago with COM
bined capital of s., 900, made division of
their entire property last week and found
tnat AFTER Valulng Their lands, ETC., at low
estimate, they were worth at the lowest cal
culatioa $4,000 each. G. Fl. Peacock gets
the mercantile business in Eastman and 4.
j. gets the turpentine business Their
several plantations were equally divided.
The Griffin correspondent of the Column
bus Enquirer thus alludes to the en- barrass-
ing situation in which young mau in
Griffin finds himself "A Griffin
young man is in trouble Some
days ago young lady friend applied to
him for the loan of his valise, which was re-
turned promptly after being used by her.
Imagine his bewilderment when it was
opened. 1t was not empty. 1t contained
a lot OF white wearing apparel, which the
young man can neither name OF wear"
Americus Recorder: There was found in
an old store room above Rylanders store
Friday strange freak in a jar of alcohol
The jar has been laying around up there for
many years, and who put it there no one
knows. Yesterday in cleaning up it was
opened, and Inside was found strange
freak. Exactly what it is no one can tell
A face like a childs, blue eyes, pair of
tusks, and fully developed snout, make
up peculiar combination. The ears are
long like dogs. The feet also resemble
dog feet.
During the month of December Mr.. Boyd
of Troup county employed q boy to cut
down one OF the giant oalcs in the grove at
bis place, known as the Cline place, for fire.
wood. In the center OF the tree about four