The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Dog Scare in Fulton County-A Mar
Who Thinks himself as Good az
washington-A Negro With Six
Fingers on Each Hsnd-A Macon
Lady's Mocking Bird.
GEORGIA.
e. Peter Cook. a well-known citizen of Ma
CON, died day or two ago.
FIG. Fitzpatrick at Habersham claims to
have brand of cotton that will stand the
winters of this climate.
j. F. Gullatt of.Atlanta died Sunday
might. He was an ex>alderman and an ex-
member of the legislature.
d. Glauber, senior member of the firm of
Chamber & Isaac Of Brunswick, is now at
Indian Springs, from which place he will
go to California on a pleasure trip.
~. Phillips of Browns Mill, Dodge
county, having lost a goose that had fed In
his yard fourteen years. has advertised re-
ward for il, and the boys are securing the
county in search Of it,
While G.. W. Flowers of Browns Mill, in
Dodge county. was fishing in a pond a few
days since, he was attacked by huge alli-
gator, and had a narrow escape The CATER
made the attack from the water, and it was
unprovoked.
During heavy rain and thunder storm
at Fort Valley Monday a storehouse near
the Western Union telegraph Office was
struck by lightning. About one half of the
store was torn to pieces, but fortunately no
one was hurt
Mrs. William Samples, living north of
Carrollton, brought forth four babies the
other might've boys and two girls. The
mother is a daughter of Hon. Nose Nc
Whorter, and is one Of a beautiful set of
tripet girls herself.
Lewis Morris is a hard working negro
who lives about four miles from Cochran.
On each hand he has six fingers. He has
four children. and out of the four, taree of
them have six fingers on each hand. They
are not as long and as well developed as the
others, but they are there
j. F. Farmer, ST., while at work on his
farm In the Sixth district of Coweta county
Wednesday, was suddenly overcome by the
excessive heat and tainted in the field. Hon.
John B. GOODWIN, who was passing along
emit when he tainted and succeeded in GET
ting him home II was case of sunstroke.
but he is recovering.
Brad Garland OF Miner died Saturday
afternoon from the effects of dose of car
holic acid. He had been sick a few days
and had been taking paregoric. On the
table where the medicine was, stood some
carbolic acid in bottle tue same size as
that containing the pareRuric By mistak-
ing the bottles be swallowed some OF the
carbolic acid and died IN about half an hour
afterward.
Jack Paramore, who was married to Miss
Laura Webb OF Miller county, left with his
bride for his home In Florida last Tuesday.
This being the third time MIR. Paramore
had been to the same home for wife, and
Miss Laura being the only remaing daugh-
ter, there was considerable objection on the
part of the parents, but 1t was in vain, as
usual. The couple was married at the
home of friend.
Judge Baker OF Dahlonega undertook to
perform some strange freak with a COW the
other day by putting a rope around her
horns. She soon had him down in the COR
ner Of the stable, and he narrowly escaped
with his life. The old cow succeeded in
mastering the situation by tearing up the
vegetable and flower garden, and carving
herself up considerably by coming in con-
bact with a wire fence.
At the last term Of Dougherty superior
court the Hebrews Of Albany were granted
charter of incorporation for their associ-
alton. At a meeting held at the synagogue
Sunday the charter was accepted and the
association was organized by electing the
following officers: President, D. Greenfield ::
vice president, S. Sterne; secretary, s. Cas-
per; treasurer, N. Mayer; trustees, s.
Reich, l. 8. Plonsky and S. Farkas Miss
Emma Greenfield was elected superintend-
ent Of the Sabbath school.
Quite sensation was created during a
protracted meeting at Hilton the other
day. The minister preached special SER
mon to the young men, commenting at
some length on the character Of George
Washington, and requested any one pres
emit who thought himself Washiugton's
equal TO stand up. One young man arose.
The pastor asked him upon what did he
base his claims. "Sir,n said the young
man, 81 am railroad agent at Hilton sta
hon." A burst of laughter greeted this
remarkable statement
Gainesville Tribune: The Gainesville
Eagle knows how to reach the heart of a
Georgia editor. The hdgSe invites us to at
tend the approaching commencement at the
seminary: Come down, Miss Ellen, please
rome, and the bachelor editor of the Euole
will see that you have a most delightful
time. He viii get the best team in the city,
.how you Gainesville and the wonderful
improvements made here in the past four
Or five years, and you shall feast on straw
berries, ice cream, cake and spring chickens.
Miss Ellen, please come" Was a country
editor ever called upon to resist a more In
soxicating invitationl
A negro named Ed Williams was acci.
dentally shot and killed at the turpentine
still of A. w. Morrison & Co., about eight
miles from Abbeville a few days ago
VAhAoilio anu auObner ueRrO were TOOune
with 3S-oahber bulldog pistol, neither OF
which knew it was loaded, when the pisto
was accidentally discharged. The bali tool
effect IN Williams head. Notwithstanding
that his brains oozed out he lived two day.
and was conscious until his death. He &C
knowled the shooting was accidental ant
asked that nothing be done with the Negro
who shot him. The coroners jury found G
verdict of accidental killing.
John T. Wilcox Of Waynesboro has In hi
possession portions of the petrifed tootl
and tusk of unastodon which are curiosi
nes. The skeleton was exhumed by hi
tather, the late DR.. s. A Wilcox Of Taylor
county, Florida, in 1881, while digging .
canal. The entire skeleton was found. ant
DR.. Wilcox, reporting his find to tn
Smithsonian Institute, was offered and re
fused $1,000 for it. 1t was said to be th,
argest skeleton ever discovered. The Jaw
bone measured seven feet nine inches. apt
Dne-eighth part of a tooth measures two b,
four inches on the grinding surface. TT,
snameled surface of the tooth has the an
pearance Of quartz. while other portions
and where 1t has been fractured, resemble
close grained blue limestone.
Chicago special to the New York World
0ne night in July, 1888, II. Il. Loomis wen
10 his hotel window in Macon Ca, for
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