The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TEE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Mule-A Man Who Keeps Out of
Debt and Prospsrs-A Newsboy in
jail at Albany for Stealing q Ring.
Why the Lakes Go Dry.
GEORGIA
A large band of gypsies are encamped
near the Kinchafoones bridge, north Of
Albany.
There are about 125 widows in Muscogee
county who will be pensioned. Each OF
these viii receive 300, which will make
Muscogee's share of the fund t12.5O0
After Jan. no whisky will be sold IN
Cherokee county, unless possibly over about
Basley's gap, where, it is said, place three
miles from any church or school house can
be found.
Benjamin Broome hes returned to bis
home. near Newton, in Baker county, AFTER
vain search In Columbus for his runaway
boy. Mr.. Broome is satisfied that the boy
committed suicide by drowning.
The present mayor. council and marshal
are giving the boys to understand they can
not sell whisky or gamble inside the cor
porate limits Of Canton. A few arrests
and trials recently have had splendid
effect upon the morals of the community.
Chris MCGEE, q white man who stole So
in East Macon, and swan the river 10 try
ing 60 escape. was fined t25 by the re-
cordsr Saturday for larceny from the per-
son. The fine was paid by MCGEE, who, it
seems, was not so greatly in need of the So.
C. McGiIl OF Webster county says that q
hog followed bis wagon from Worth county,
near Sumner, to Webster county a distance
of about sixty miles. He Gays that when
the wagon stopped at night the hog stopped
also. and when the wagon started again the
hog followed behind.
J. L. Linton Of Thomasvflle says that he
has discovered the cause of the lakes going
dry. He has returned from Taylor county,
and says that the Wacissa river Is lower
than it has ever been known by the oldest
inhabitants. He thinks that this water
course has an underground communication
with the lakes
Two stores at Williamson, on the junction
OF the Georgia Midland and Gulf and At
lanta and Florida railroads, were destroyed
by fire at 70 O'Clock Wednesday night One
of them was occupied by johnson 81 Reeves,
the other by n. S. jackson. The stock Of
goods of johnson g. Reeves Is estimated to
have been worth about SO, 500; Insurance.
81, 500. The jackson store was insured for
a small amount, 5000. There was no in
surance upon his stock, and the loss is about
5000. The origin Of the fire is supposed to
have been incendiary.
Adamscn has a man in the person Of
William Sanders, who is now 66 years of
age and has been married more than forty
five years, and says he never owed as much
as s. at a time. His motto is to keep out of
debt, and never TO buy anything unless be
has the money. He has reared a large
family for which be has provided well, and
has good home, surrounded with plenty,
aud does not owe a single cent He always
pays his tax the first time the tax collector
comes around, and never fails to vote a
NaWr~ 10 Ns0lraN 4. -
order or institution except the church, Of
which he is a consistent member.
L. J. Stewards newsboy on the Brunswick
aud Western railroad, stole finger ring 10
the jewelry store Of J. w. Joiner. at Albany
Saturday night and is now in the county
jail. de entered the store while Mr. Joiner
was showing some jewelry TO a negro. aud
kindly undertook TO assist the jeweler In
making a sale. For some reason Mr., Joiner
suspected him and kept close watch on
him. His suspicious were we'll founded and
his watchfulness as well directed, for
Stewart pocketed a ring and the keen eye of
Joiner, with the aid Of a reflector,
detected him IN the act Stewart
started out with the ring in his pocket, but
Joiner stepped in front of him and closed
the door. The guilty fellow. when be found
he was caught, offered TO pay for the ring:
but 1T was no go. Mr.. Joiner would make
officer and had him carried TO Jail, and will
prosecute him.
Christmas gayeties in Oglethorpe were
brought 20 an abrupt focus at midnight
Friday night by the alarm of fire and the
speedy destruction of the row Of frame
buildings on the south side of Sumter street
which were once In the midst of the bust
ness portion of town, but had been occupied
recently by small firms and BARRIERS, the
main business now being dore on another
street. The buildings burned like finder.
and. being very close together, were soon
consumed. The stocks consumed were: F.
T. smith, bar; E. F. Willis. general store;
Stewart q Keeokley, nilliners: the
postoffice, barber shop and storage
house. There was comparatively no insur-
ance, and the loss is unknown, but about
$4,000. Mr.. Willis WAS only ia temporary
quarters. having had disastrous FIRE early
In October, and would soon have removed
to bis new brick building. He had no in
surance. but loses only few hundred dol
lars, nearly all of bis goods being saved
Mrs. A. A Barker of RutIedgs, who ia
one or those very industrious domestic
women, who does her own milking and
cooking. went out to milk the COW. She
threw some ruffage on the ground for the
eow. when an old mule, which was looss in
the lot, made straightway for the hay and
eySn pOSsoo7AON VI ~ 6b OICc. Mrs. Barker
picked up stick and attempted to drive
him away, whereupon he began TO let his
heels fly, backing after her as she retreated
toward the lot bars. She passed through
the bars, putting them up after her, think
Ing that the old mule would certainly stop
when he got there, but not SO; he kicked
the bars down and continued to kick for
about 100 yards, which brought
him to the steps at the back door, which
were about eight steps high, and which Mrs.
Barker had just assembled. He kicked the
steps down and then Mrs. Barker retreated
to room, collected all the little children
together and remained there until Mr.
Barker came to dinner. The mule made
frantic efforts to get into the house. it seem
ing to be has purpose to demolish that also
The Columbus carriage factory was en-
tirely destroyed by FIRE between and
o'clock Sunday morning. The bull ding
was formerly known as Temperance hall
The north wall fell on the stable of J. M
Fletcher q Sons, and crushed 1t like a,
egg shell from the middle back TO the real
end. The south wall fell with eauall,
deadly effect upon some small buildings ii
the same yard, and in the rear Of the shan
ties which were next TO Temperance hall
Temperance ball and its contents wer
completely lost A landmark Of Columbu
went down III ashes. This structure wa
forty-five years old and until twenty-five
years ago was used as play house, and To
most famous actors of the land appeared i
1t. For long time it was used as tenn