The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
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Broken Arms-An Inflated Family o
Austeu-Au Attempt to Burn 1
Rriooe on the East Tenn essse, Vir
,,,r,a ard Georgia Road-A eensa
t,onaI Trial on the Taps in Ogle.
thorpe County
GEORGIA.
Alderman Andrew J. Shropshire Of At
I.nts will resign on account of a press of
private business.
Hon. W. d. Murray. one OF the most
nror1inent and influential citizens Of Schley
county, is critically Ill.
Il estimated that loo Masons are in
attendance on the meeting of the grand
lodge at Macon. The lodge is free from
debt and in prosperous condition In every
way.
ON Friday last, the train Oh the Wash
ington branch ran over and crushed tue
foot of a little negro boy named John
StaDplipg SO taat ampusation was neces-
ssry.
T p. Green of Albany has started neat
little daily called the Herald. H. NJ. Nc
( Intosh il the editor Mr. Green is hustler,
and il the Herald does not prove big sue
cess 1t will be surprise.
The gin house Of Pink Price. 10 Clarke
county, was burned a night or two ago,
together with all the machinery and several
fsbales of cotton and 1000 bushels Of cotton
seed. Mr. Price was attending the races IN
Macon when it was burned.
In vetoing the ordinance increasing the
salaries of council members from 1900 TO
$500 per annum, Mayor Hemphill has stirred
zup regular hornets nest bio is being
Jumped on with both feet, so TO speak, By
the councilmen who favored the raise.
At Atlanta, the swell secret fraternity
known in colored society as the bleeding
Doves of Zion, is to have opposition. APP
plication for a charter has been made IN the
superior court for similar organization to
be called, Jerusalem Branch Life OF the
Righteous"
Fulton county jail is now well stocked
with United States prisoners. During the
day more than q hundred Of these robust
mountaineers can be seen in the jail yard.
Some spend their time in playing marbles,
come in playing cards, others in jumping,
aud still others pass the day in laughing
and joking.
J. J. Dreamer, who lives in Marion coun-
ty, five miles from Buena Vista, has thor
oughly illustrated the theory of substantial
Independence. He has already harvested Is
bales Of cotton. $50 bushels OF corn and made
SO gallons Of syrup, and this done solely by
himself and family, as he has not hired one
days outside labor during the year.
Gussie Elias is the name Of a woman in
Jail at Atlanta because che Is of unsound
mind. Alexander Beck, who has control of
the electropoise, little arrangement for
restoring the sick TO health, was permitted
TO try it on the woman. When everything
was ready she snatched the little iustrument
up and smashed it to pieces on the floor.
Aaron Ashley, the negro boy, who play
fully shot Lige Clark, q 9-year-old negro
boy in Abbeville, through the body with a
Winchester rife few days ago, was ar
raigned before Judge B. F. Blasingame for
preliminary trial last Wednesday,, and IN
default of $500 bond, was committed to
jail to await the action of the grand jury.
An attempt was made Monday to burn
the Towaliga bridge on the East Tennessee
road, between Atlanta and Macon. Seven
or eight bundles OF fagots were found tied
to different portions of the bridge One of
the bundles had been fired, but had only
partially burned when the incendiary was
probably frightened away and the bridge
was saved.
GAINESVILLE Tribune: The two small
children of Rev. Mr.. Terrell, who lives
about two miles west of GAINESVILLE, were
playing around the kitchen stove on which
pot of boiling water had been placed. BY
some means the boiling water was over
turned on the children. The baby received
injuries from which it died on Saturday.
1t is thought that the little boy Will recover.
Some time between last Thursday and
Tuesday morning some unknown party or
parties entered the house Of Joshua Carroll.
at Townsville, and, opening a draw err in
Mr.. Carrolrs private desk. took therefrom
pocketbook containing lot Of valuable
papers, but no money. Among the papers
stolen were several notes that Mr.. Carroll
HAD taken only few days ago, amounting
TO about $500. There is no clew 10 the
guilty party.
Abbeville Times: Capt. l. Z. HalIowes
brought to the Times Office last Friday Irish
potatoes raised on his truck farm near All
fbeville that were planted about Aug. 10
This is q practical demonstration that two
crops Of this vege able can be successfully
grown in this section. Two crops Of nearly
all the products Of the soil can be raised
Here the same year. Capt. Aallowes viii
cover his potatoes with straw as an expert
,ment and IL successful Will put Irish pota-
toes on the market in January.
.Schley County NelgS: Uncle Johnnie Nc,
earthly, Schley's champion racer. who wal
entered on the Macon fair programme a few
weeks ago for a foot race, may not be abb,
TO run. He and his whole family were bit
ten by pet dog which is thought to hav,
had hydrophobia on last Saturday. Uncl'
johnnie for q while was greatly excited
with and mad stone applied, he is now il
better spirit, and SAYS that he will be able {,
put two miles behind him in eight minutes
Washington Gazette: There seems t,
have been almost an epidemic of broker
arms on Sunday. Young Milton Newsome
a son Of J. c. Newsome, was going home Oh
a mnle from Independence church. Th
mule fell and the boy was partly unde
him. He had his left arm broken in tw
places. 1t was set by DR.. Fortson, and b
IS dong well. On Sunday afternoon Mrs
Thomas T. Fortson was in the yard amusins
her children. With her baby In her arm
she ran across the yard, and fell over
stump, breaking her left arm above th
elbow.
Rev. H. P. Jackson, a student of Merce
University, was ordained to the ministr
last Friday week at Bethlehem church, nea
&Sibbie, Wilcox county. Revs. w. A GAME
of Mount Carmel, 5. c.; o. V. and T.
Fuller of Abbeville were the presbyter
that conducted the ordination. Mr. Jack
son has been engaged in mission work q
Milan and other points during the summe
for the state board, and some months az
was called TO Bethlehem church. 4
apreached two sermons at Rochelle last wee
and created so much enthusiasm in the Bar
fist church there that his services WEI
secured for the ensuing year to act in con
cert with Rev. j. T. Lee, the pastor.
Columbus Enqitirer-Sun; James
Dung Of this CITY who has q fine farm O