The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

over 4,COO Widows Apply for Pen
sions-The Strange Sale OF a Negro
Prisoner in Houston County-Ite
Georgia Watermelon at the " orldt
FAIR.
GEORGIA.
Over 1900 widows have applied for pen
sions, and $50 have been audited.
The Rome Light Guard is the name 0
the new military company at Rome.
Twenty thousand dollars OF bonds are
to be il ued by the Augusta Glass Works
Company.
Tax Receiver L. NJ. Armistead thinks the
Increase III Fulton county's tax returns Thu
year Will be between "a 900, 900 and s., 0C0,
QUO. Last year it was about $5,0000O0.
Elberton is to have another Methodist
church. Col. r. II. Swift gives 81, 700
toward building it. He gave $2,5JJ to
build the present new Methodist church.
The man who is going to locate the site Of
the public building, William u. Window,
chief OF the division Of construction Of the
Treasury depa. tmeut at Washington, Is IN
t-,me.
Iomas J. Collier, IS years Of age, the
g-55 500 OF Or. and Mrs j. Collier OF
.iir, young man universally admired
go lis CHRISTIAN character, died at Indian
rings day or two ago.
e.. wren built its nest on a machine IN the
Sips of the Dawson Manufacturing Com
In y that made ABOUT $500 revolutions
minute and raised four birds. The young
birds left the nest last week.
The election for water works for Wrights-
vile came Off on Saturday. The election
went solid for issuing the bonds for that
purpose. There was thlrty-six votes polled,
thirty-two for aud four against.
n - TaLe no1,;a h. I;,-o,
on A. G.. Morgeu's plantation near Vienna,
died on Saturday night last from the effects
ot a wound inflicted upon his head with u
scantiing by another negro boy with whom
LIE quareied.
l.. N. McConnell's STILL about three miles
from Manor, III Ware county, was burned
last Friday. The loss was "a 900. The fire
was accidental and occur ed about II
o'cl eek in the day time Mr.. Mcconnell
will build again anG has ordered new
engine.
). K. Fuller, member Of the Bushville
Alliance No. 1914, Banks county, obtained
credit for one ton Of glano and s34 Of dry
( ods from lis brother landlord. planted
crop and then Skipped 10 parts I'M
va, leaving he alliance TO pay for the
F. emo and landlord 10 pay the dry goods
..d,
he pr sbytery of Athens petitions the
'ilslature TO pass a law preventing the
lHrting, publishing, distributing and sell
nns Of newspapers on Sunday. This would
ivAye the people Of Georgia forty-eight
hours in each week without a newspaper.
Ii is not likely the legislature will feel it q
puohc duty to crafty the Athens presby-
terry TO this extent.
Miller Willis Of Augusta died from con-
sumption at the home OF his brother-in-law,
X. NJ Adam, in SpartalbuTE, a day or two
ago, after an Illness uf SIX mouths. He
was brother OF Maj Id. Willis Of Charles
ton, who is very wealthy aud wanted his
brother TO live WITH MIN, but Miller Willis
preferred the rowing life Of an evangelist
and never accepted money for his services.
In the superior court at Macon Tuesday
Col Warren Nottingham, who was fined |
500 few days ago by Judge Miller for |
abusing the court, made an apology, In a |
lew well-construci ed and pleasantly -deliv- |
cred remarks, he expressed to the court bis |
regret at tie language used and desired to |
teoder sincere apology. Mr.. Noting
hams apology was accepted in good grace
by Judge Miller, and the two gentlemen
10 stand all right
The Oconee Enterprise relates q curious
story about ex-senator James r. Lyle
The ex-senator say g that while working in
his garden about three weeks ego he took a
chew OF tobacco that tas ed very strong Of |
sulphur. Hechewed the quid awhile AM |
threw 1t out. de procured some water and |
washed his mouth, bat the taste of sulphur |
still linge,ed. He says since that evening |
ali desire 70 take caew Of tobacco has left |
him and he has been chewing for forty-fve |
years.
The general offices at Atlanta of the Rich. |
mond and Dauville Terminal system NAV be |
III the new kiser building corner of Pryor
aad Hunter stree " Wednesday. The Rich |
mond and Danvile oinC ais, who are in the |
city, called on Maj. NJ. c. Kiser, asked |
about the rooms on the third and fourth |
noors OF his new building and then visited |
the building in person. They were well |
pleased with tie Location Of the building |
and with the accommodations offerei.
Marietta Journal: Nothing will he |
found more healthful this warm weather |
than to drink charcoal water. The willow |
charcoal can be bought at he druggists. and |
small quantity added to glass Of fresh |
water fe~ minutes before drinking. II ia |
not disagreeable, and is a sovereign remedy |
for acidity Of the stomach and ali forms Of |
indigestion. Evangelist Tillman, who held |
tne tent services here, says that he is salts |
Ied charcoal water saved his life once |
during an attack Of typhoid fever.
Frank Bird, a colorsd farmer living nine |
miles north of Columbus, took bis s-year- |
old daughter, who had been terribly shot in |
the shoulder, to physicians Office Tuesday |
night. de stated that the childs brother. |
about years old, had taken from the shelf |
a pistol, and was fooling with it when his |
little sister toddled By him. He pulled the
Trigger ana the weapon discharged, the ball |
entering the child's shoulder, ranging w
and lodging in the neck Upon examina-
ton OF the wound the doctor expressed the
opinion that it would prove fatal
A brutal murder was committed al
Gainesville Tuesday night by negro man
named Jim William He was loaiiDp his
pistol, and a little colored boy about 10 years
old was standing by watching him. Williams
accused the boy of stealing some Of his cart
ridges. and when the boy denied it he threat
ened TO kill him. The boy replied: 81 am
not afraid of you killing me- The man
then told the boy to look down the muzzle
of his pistol and see. The boy walked up
and did as he was told, without dreaming of
being shot. But the negro fired, striking
the boy full in the face, and killing him in
stantly. Williams at once fed and the of
fcers are now il hot pursuit.
Marietta JouTndL' One night last week
in attending services at Ohnville, Mrs.
Hancock, Miss Hancock, Miss Georgia
Hancock and Mrs. Johu Barnes had an ex-
citing time with a large moccasin snake.
On returning home after night services, in
crossing a muddy place in the road, Mrs.
Hancock stepped on the snake which en-
twined itself around her foot. After kick
ing 1t off, the snake Immediately attacked
Miss Georgia and wrapped itself around her
foot She said it felt as if it weighed ton,