The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Two Brothers Becoms Involved In
Fight over Washington Losei
Ills Mind on Account Of the Acct
dental Shooting OF HIS Fathsr-At
lanta Talking about an Interstate
Prize Drill.
GEORGIA.
Rev. Davis of Turin has family relic i,
the shape Of a gourd which has been in use
100 years.
j. S. Brunson of Perry has purchased the
interest Of C. H. Moore in the late firm o.
Moore & Brunson.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Craig, formerly o
the jackson Herald. is about to purchase
the Gainesville Eagle.
Austin Mullarky, prominent dry goods
merchant of Augusta, died day or tvs
ago. lie leaves an estate valued at SD
A postoffioe has been established at Pow
ellis turpentine still, on the AIiilaud road,
six miles west Of Bain5ridge, called Tai
man.
Two CHI ickens were recently Matched from
one egg near Kathleen, at the home OF
E. E. holland. The twins were as natural IN
appearance as any other chickens.
Perry journal: So far the sale Of water
melons has brought less than S3JJ 10 Ferry,
though IS, 900 would not be more than
fair price for the carloads that have been
sold and heard from.
There is a new postoffice in Dooly county
which will be known as I1ppettvllle. 1t Is
eleven miles east from Vienna, near the
Wilcox line. The old office of Holt, just
over the Wilcox line, has been discontinued.
Rev. DR.. B. R. CArsweli, whose predic-
ton Of the early coming Of Christ has SO
stirred up the country, has already sold
5000 of his books on the subject 1t Is
small book Of 100 pages, aud closely writ
ten. The doctor will soon leave for Texas
with 1900 copies of his work.
Atlanta wants great military drill. The
idea is, according to one of the most enthu-
siastic, to organize stock company, The
capital stock wlllamount TO at least $25, 900 ,
and probably more. The first prize Ia the
international drill will be 10000, the SEC
ond, S., 900, and the third, $500.
Two freight cars were burned on the side
track at Bacontou between midnight and ,
O'Clock Thursday morning One OF the cars
had been loaded with melons for shipment.
and the other was empty. They were off
some distance from the freight house, aud
the flames were confined to the two cars.
J. NJ. Sanders OK Dalton has invented
baling or hay press Of which it is said by
those who have seen it that it is the most
simple and powerful machine of its kind
made. 1t has a compound lever. Mr. San
ders has begun to manufacture the inven-
tlon under the firm name Of j. NJ. Sanders
& Co.
George Washington Roberts. who acct
6entally shot his father at Covington on
Tuesday last, while attempting to shoot a
lost his mind, anc it has been found neces-
sary to place guards over him in order to
keep him from killing himself. The negro
is still at large.
The Good Templars are making prepare
tions to take Georgia by storm next year in
the establishment of new lodges and the
pushing forward of the order Among the
places in the vicinity of Athens in which
lodges will probably be organized are Wat
kinsville, Jefferson. Harmony Grove,
Monticello and GAINESVILLE
The Abbevllle and Waycross railroad will
be completed to Swan, in Irwin county, by
Oct. l. This road is now being operated
only thirteen miles, from Apbeville to House
creek. Its running expenses are $500 per
month. During the month of June its
freight aud passenger traffic amounted to
Sl,7OO, leaving net profit Of $1,000.
Trinity Episcopal church at Columbus,
IN 1888, and in continuous use for
over fifty-three years, has been abandoned
and Is now in possession of the Public
Library Association, which will at once |
make preparations for its remodeling with |
a view of occupying it IN October Trinity |
will occupy the new church, |
which is directly opposite on the same ave
nue..
Albany Nf,OS and AdrertiSer: John
the contractor for the brick
work on the Hobbs g. Davis building on
w ashington street, was trying to rush the |
work through TO completion by noon |
yesterday. He had eighteen hands at |
work, and bought fifty watermelons |
Tor them. AS soon as the work was finished |
twenty-five of the melons were 6evoured |
BY the workmen, and then the eighteen men |
and boys were divided into two "ninesn
and went out to Arcadia and played a game |
IF base ball for the remaining twenty-five |
melons.
Two brothers, lack T. Trice and Charles |
I. Trice, living about ten miles from
have been for some time en- |
gagged in law suit over some lands left by |
their father. A day or two ago 2. 4. Trioe |
went to town and passed the lands in con- |
where he found c. T. Trlce haul
ing some timber and pine straw. q T. |
Trice accosted @. T. Trice and told him that |
be intended proceeding against him and |
stop him from such, and the dispute con- |
tinued until z. T. Trice drove off in his |
buggy, and Charles followed him, Offering |
10 Tight lack, after driving some distance, |
and Charles following, jumped out of his |
buggy, and, reports say, had his knife open. |
Charles saw him coming, drew his pistol |
and shot lack through the heart, killing !
him Instantly. After which Charles pro- |
ceeded to the house of V. S. Shehee re- |
ported what he had done and asked for |
advice. Mr.. Shehee advised him to 90 at
once and surrender to the sheriff
While 200 people were assembled at Lower
Hightower church. in Towns county last
Sunday stroke of lightning fell near the |
and, glanolng from the ground |
where it first struck, proceeded to play
havoc with the congregation. 7 wo or three
currents seemed 70 enter the church. and in
an instant threw everything into confusion.
Benches were upset and the floor was COW
cred with people, variously affected bv the
stroke. Some were knocked senseless while
others had their clothes and shoes torn from
their bodies. Many we're burned
and streaks and marks were
left on their bodies where the
current touched them. Nearly every one
in the congregation has marks where the
lightning touched. Ex-State Senator j.
W. Foster was knocked senseless, and on
found marks down his legs and
On his body. He did not know what had
struck him. Many of the congregation
found holes burned In their clothes. some of
the garments looking as if a load of shot
lad been through them. Strange to saw.
no one was killed, though many were rem
1ered temporarily unconscious a horse,
which was standing on the opposite side of
The church from where the lightning first
struck, was killed outright