The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

4 Batch of Lively News Notes From
Acknowledgements New Bonds-The
Peach Crop of Houston County-A
Good Story Told by the Ordinary
Of Lincoln County-An EstranEed
Couple Remarked.
GEORGIA.
The Peoples Bank of Abbeville is doing
thriving business.
The Windsor hotel building at Americas
Is rapidly nearing completion.
The elegant residence of Capt. Wells, at
Abbeville, will soon be ready for oecu-
pancy.
The saw-mills and variety works Of Able
vile are running on full time again, to sup
ply the local demand for building material
A stock company was formed in Abbeville
last Monday to buy the Ocmulgee brick
works. p C. Clegg retains $2,OOo In
terest
The damage done to the Methodist church
at Abbeville by the late tornado has been
repaired, aud for the future regular services
will be conducted there.
There will be six or eight handsome brick
structures erected in Abbeville soon. The
material for building them has already
been placed on the ground.
Application for charter for a company
TO be known as the Macon and Suburban
Lsnd Company has been filed at Macon in
the office of the clerk Of the superior court.
Fifty years ago last Monday Capt. c. W.
Fielder and Mrs Fielder of Americus took
the vows that made them man and wife,
and in commemoration OF that event they
were photographed together Tuesday.
Lincolnton Nel0s: w. w. Willis gives
the following as an infallible remedy for
snake bites A tablespoonful of turpen-
tine taken internally and poultice OF tur-
pentine, salt and corn meal bound over the
wound. He says he has seen this tried with
speedy and gratifying results.
In the Toccoa valley, on the north prong
OF Toccoa creek, there Is a water power Of
100 feet head. The water is conducted
down q strong pipe and pours with an I'M
mense force on a turbine wheel, which
makes 500 revolutions a minute. discharg.
ing al cubic feet Of water each minute
giving 1874 horse power.
Perry Journal: The peach shipping
season has about closed. Eighty car loads
were shipped from Marshallville, two-thirds
or more OF which were grown in Houston
county. Other shipments were made from
Fort Valley and Powersville, the total being
much less then was anticipated. The FL
bertas were fine, and we are informed that
the prices received ranged from 81 to Sc
per bushel.
Marietta Journal: In the churchyard at
Orangeburg, s. c., is q marble slab on
which is this inscription: John Harmon,
Company g, Phillips Legion, Young's
Brigade, Georgia Cavalry, C.. S. A. killed
Feb. II, 1865" James S. Hayward writes
from Orangeburg that the soldier was shot
in skirmish at that place when Sherman's
army passed through there, aud the ladies'
committee had him cared for.
Near Warrenton Tuesday County Treas
urer John L. Burkhalter and his nephew.
John H. Burkhalter, we're out cunning
when the sport suddenly terminated by
the former receiving painful wound in
the left side Of the face and body. The
wound was unintentionally inflicted by the
young man With his gun. He and his uncle
were going down branch, on opposite
SIDES, hunting for partrldRes, when sudden
ly up came covy. In bringing his gun
to bis shoulder, young Burkhalter dis
charged his gun, inflicting the wound.
Hon. A. L. HAYES, ex-stnte senator for
his district, and one Of the most prominent
lawyers OF that section, was painfully cut at
cambridge on Saturday last by drunken
countryman, VIM. B. Lynn. Lynn had a
son in the employ of Mr.. Swindelrs saw
mill, and claimed that small sum was due
his son. Mr. Swindell said he would look
into the matter. Col. Halves, who was
standing by, said: "lf Swindell owes YOU
anything will pay it." and turned to 20,
Lynn, who was drinking, cursed him and
stabbed him in the stomach. In moving be
fell and thereby was saved from any further
damage from the knife. Lynn walked off
and is supposed to be hiding. The wound is
not fatal.
Lincolnton Ne,os: Ordinary Remson told
a good one In our hearing the other day.
SOTnl n
his Office and stated taat she wanted a
marriage license. With visions of "a 81 75n
Hooking through his mind, the Judge said
he would be glad to Accommodate her. and
reached over for blank to make out the
license. "Wbavs the mans namep he
asked, as he dipped his pen into the ink.
II dunno yit," sab, was the faltering
reply, but thought it mout be good
idea fur me ter git de papers fixed up in
case some man wus ter ak me-" When the
Judge recovered his breath he told her that
he was very sorry, but ne could NOT issue
the license without knowing the name of
the prospective husband, aud the woman
departed without the papers"
On Saturday night about 10 o'clock A. G.
Favers, farmer living near Greenvilla
returned home decidedly the worse for hav
ing drank too freely. Favers was In a
quarrelsome mood and with scarceIy any
provocation began abusing his wife. Not
satisfied with this he began assaulting her.
Herbert, young Roy l6 years Of age, was
standing by and he sprang 20 his
mothers assistance. The old man
responded by picking up his gun
ana starting toward them both. Herbert
wrested it from him snnd, aiming ct his
father, tired the entire contents into the
parents side. The buckshot took effect
and Fayers fell badly wounded. The bow
surrendered himself to the authorities az
Greenvilie on Sunday. Favers has been
lying at the point Of death ever since. liable
TO pass away at any moment. The affair
did not create as much excitement as might
De expected. Tie mater was greatly de-
piored, but the farmer had the reputation of
being decidedly disaZreeable while intox-
icateo- favers as long On the grand jury.
and trusted and respected citizen He
has a FAMILY OF five or SIX children. Her
bert, the boy who did the shooting, deeply
regrets bis act. but declares that il W as doue
entirely IN defense OF his mother, whom he
could not and would not see maltreated.
His father Is about A. years of age.
John c. Car5ine is now nearly 20 wears
OF age. In lo44 he was living in England
and was making q livelihood as a black
smith. He fell in love with a pretty Young
woman named Miss Thompson Ann Chiun
and finally won her. One day in Novem her
of that year the nuptals were soIemuizad
As soon as the honeymoon was over the
happy couple began keeping house, aud
their married life ran along smoothly.
They had six children. In 1867 Mr.. Cnrbine
left England and came to the United
States. He soon found himself in Atlanta.