The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Cherokee Coun.y-A Lighted Lamf
Moons 70 the Floor in a Store at Car
rollton and Man Badly Burned IN
Preventing Fire-Negroes attack a
White Man az Omaha.
GEORGIA
Hog cholera is killing the pork prospects
around cambridge.
The bulk Of the cotton crop IN Talbot
has been gathered ard marketed.
II is rumored thst Hon. Bob Reid OF
Putnam, will become a candidate Tor the
cJerkship Of the next House.
A Simonton of Carroll county says
that he has gathered this year of Of half
acre patch of sweet potatoes 100 bushels.
A merchant in Oglethorpe county took
mortgage not long ago on ten hens, twenty
little chicks and a rooster to secure debt
upon neighbor.
The recent election Of new county
school commissioner for Early county has
heen ser aside By the state school commits
sioner on the grounds Of irregularity.
The Woodstock Baptist church in Chero-
kee was dedicated last Sunday hy Rev. A.
B. Vaughan. Jr.. assisted by Rev. J. A.
WYNN of Marietta and Mt. Msrtain Of
Atlanta.
daughter of Ira Horton OF Irwinton
has in her possession three l0-oent pieces
which she found in that neighborhood some
time since. The coins bear the dates of
IT'S, l7S2 and 1926.
A committee appointed by the recent
grand jury of Pickens county was in Can
ton day or two ago for the purpose of in
vestigating the Cherokee county paupers'
home and the system Of running it.
Thursday Vernon Sewell, young man Of
fine personal appearance and excellent So
cial standing, accidentally shot himself
while handling Smith g. Wesson pistol at
home, near Roscoe small postoffice above
Newman.
James L. Wood and Oscar E. Massey,
broshers-in-law residing in Pulaski county,
near Hawkins vile, became engaged in a
Quarrel about the division Of their crops.
The difficulty ended by Wood shooting Mas.
sey. The wound is considered very serious.
IL is feared that it may result fatally.
Gainesville Eagle: Henry county boasts
of a citizen 122 years old. Hall county has
one only seven years his junior. Old
Granny Scroggins is ia, and, though she
cannot now walk mile to church as she did
year or two age, she is still quite sprightlv.
and is in fall possession Of her mental
faculties.
Twsnty-seven wagons loaded with To-
bacco from the lower part of Decatur county
and Gedsden county, Florida, we're driven
into cambridge on Tuesday morning bring.
ing nearly 10000 pounds Of the finest kind OF
tobacco. 1t was all sold TO A. Coin
& Co. at prices ranging from IS 10 40 cents
all round.
On Wednesday last old Aunt Dolly Doe
tcoloredl died at the home of her son, IN the
new Twenty-sixth district Of Sumter
county. She died at the ripe old age of 105
years and II days. She leaves two sons,
who are grandfathers. and one who is great
grandfather, besides numerous other de-
scendants.
One day last week r. C. Halls fine oxen
were being driven TO q log wagon. Fcur oxen
were hitched co the vehicle, and one Of the
animals stumbled and fell 10 the ground.
80 hard was bhe fall that the ox's horn was
buried deep into the ground. So strong was
the pulling Of the oxen in front that It booke
the neck Of the animal that fell before his
horn could be exsricated.
While Sol Herman was loading his race
horse, 'HuttO,n on an East Tennessee stock
car at Eastman on Wednesday afternoon
last, the floor OF the gangway leading from
the pen TO the car suddenly broke through
severely skinniRg, bYuising and otherwis'
injuring the horss. Mr.. Herman was ship
ping him to Macon for the purpose of enter
ing the races there next week
There was a riot at the Savannah, Aunsri.
Gus and Montgomery railroad bridge over
the Chattanoochee river Wednesday night
which came near resulting in the death OF
white man named Watson. Sixteen rail-
road bands broke into a house and ct
tempted to kill him, bus after inhicting
several wounds, were scared off. They were
arrested and lodged in jail.
A night or two ago as the Central train
was nearing Griffin some scoundrel threw q
large stone through a window in the aeor.
Gia Midland coacn, which broke the glass
all TO pieces. and struck the opposite side OF
the car and bounded back. The little child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rhodes Browne barely
escaped being badly out by the flying glass
as did also several other persons.
A negro girl, the daughter OF Nora Carl
ton, living on the plantation OF J. l. Big.
gers, in Crawford county, was burned K
death Thursday. The deceased was an i'm,
beetle. Her mother went off to the field
leaving the girl in the house alone. Durins
the absence of the mother the girl built {
fire near the well, from which her dres,
caught. and she thus met her death.
Lee Pittman Of lrwintcn comes TO tn,
front as a cotton picker. He picked 9oS1t
pounds in one day, beginning at $50 in the
morning, taking three hours for dinner
and knocked off at Ills in the evening. The
patch from which this cotton was gathered
was picked over just three DAYS before thi,
wonderful performance took place, anC
consequently the cotton was scattered
Thursday difficulty occurred between
Peter Knowles, a negro preacher in Girard
opposite Columbus, and William Jones, {
negro carpenter, about some work on /
building. Knowles forgot has religion il
the heat OF the argument, and seizinQ |
Ratchet, made a savage assault on Jones
cutting him severely in the side and sever.
ing rib. Knowles was arrested and h
now in jail.
AT Carrollton Saturday night a lighted
lamp which was hanging in the front par
of the Surprise store fell. George Tunnlir
and z. w. Wells were sitting near the from
door at the time. THE former ran an,
picked up the lamp which exploded. burn
lug both of his hands and legs prett,
badly. His trousers caught fire and wer
nearly entirely consumed before they syger
. put out. Fortunately Mr. Tumlin threv
the burning lamp out of doors and thu
saved the building from catching fire.
Watkinsville Enterprise: The friends O
DIR. Bart Anderson Will be sorry 70 kuos
that he is again raving maniac. He al
most choked his wife TO death at his HON
in Morgan county one night last week
Her suffocating cries brought Dr. Ander
sons aged father 60 her assistance Whe
DR.. Anderson saw his father be loosed hl
bold on his wife and grappled his father il
death struggle. After nearly killing I'll
old gentleman he made his escape. Sheriff
Fears OF Morgan county was in Oconee las
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