The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

The first plasteT1ng ever done by white
men in Americas is now being done.
Engineer Arthur Pew, sisted by Mr..
Joe Persons, is engaged in making a survey
Of the town If Dublin.
1t has been raining in Sumter county
almost incesssntly for sixty days. The
damage 70 farms is estimated at $50, 900.
More guano has been shipped 10 Perry
this year than for any season within the
last four years, probably 900 tons or more.
There is talk Of starting an alliance paper
at Bdena Vista in opposition 20 the excel
lent paper now run by Editor Christopher.
Last Tuesday afternoon Dinah Haines. a
negro woman living in Leary, went fishing
at small pond near town, and fell In and
was drowned.
At Miner the infant son Of Mr. and Mrs.
B. I. Ferguson bound d from its mothers
lap, while dressing it, into the fire and was
severely burned.
The Oconee is pretty high at present
owing to the incessant rains. The fac
tories have closed down. No damage has
been done as yet
The sportsmen of Perry contemplate
planting several acres in broom corn, as a
bait for the birds next fall They say this
will insure birds in abundance and plentiful
sport.
A defective flue came very near causing
by fire Tuesday, but the prompt work Of
DR.. Patterson and some of the students ex-
tinguished the flames before much damage
was done.
Judge Freeman Of Dalton has invented a
window fastening. He has been informed
by patent attorneys at Washington that the
invention is patentable. and will probably
have 1t patented and arranged for manu-
featuring and selling 10.
About ava villa Fro,, ,,~.-T.g.
day. Wesley Aston Ccolored), cut the throat
OF Ed. Thornton. (colored), for which crime
the former now sleeps il the county Jail
They had been at "outs" for a month, or
more, on account of woman.
Maj. 0, A. Bacon, partner ard lifelong
friend Of the late John G. Rutherford OF
Mac n, announces that Mr.. Rutherford was
married to Miss Carroll about ten years ago
In New Y rk. TIE marriage was an
noupced only about two weeks ago.
At Americas Thursday, while on bis way
home from sch oil, one of the pupils of the
jackson street sch oil narrowly escaped
losing one OF his ewes. He was struck on the
nose by bullet from a sling. presumably
manipulated by one Of the other pupils.
The corrected census returns give Newton
county population # 1880, divided as
follows: Whites. 7.l2l: col red, 1859. This
gives colored majority Of IS, which the
Coviugton Enterprise does not believe is
correct, for 1t has been considered for sew
eral years that the majority of whites in
the county was at least 800 or 400
Americas Recorder: La Crosse leads the
procession, II it marches in the ranks at all
This time IL comes to the front with a mar
riage between highly colored people, which
occurred few days ago. man OF
about 80 years Of age, and weighing nearly
200 pounds, marriet an II or 12-year-old
girl, who weighs about sixty pounds.
When the present board went into office.
little more than year ago, the city of
Mllledgeville owed about $1,000 This has
all cen paid. and all the accommodating ex-
penses OF the city government metpromptly.
The police force has leeu doubled, streets
KEEP IN good order, and other improve
ments made. and to-day Milledgeyille does
not o we dollar.
The locality eleven miles above Hawkins
vile was visited by a strange phenomenon
last Saturday night. Between seven and
eight O'Clock something having every ap-
pearance of small sparks OF fire was OBJ
served to be falling from the clouds It
came down and drttsd about like snow
flakes, and when caught in the hand was
found TO be phasphorescent substance of
some kind
The body of little 6-months old baby
girl was found floating in the river at An
gusta Thursday. From its appearance it
would seem that tie child had been in the
water seve al days, as it was much swollen.
Although there were no marks Of violence
on Its person, it must have been thrown
into the water, as it is hardly possible for it
30 nave fallen In itself and drowned without
some newsof he accident being sent abroad.
When DR.. Leo departed from Dublin a
Few days ago he left behind him, near his
stand the public SOU re, ten-ga lon eau
partly filled with gasoline. o. Mo day,
while some little boys were playing around
on tue squsre, they X He'd a fire, aud
Taylor Hooks, the little son of G. S. Hooks,
began Touring the gasoline upon the fire
AN expl sion followed, which hurled the
can I" enty or thirty feet in the air and
knocked the little boy down. He escaped.
however, with few slight bruises.
Terrell county is in a remarkable healthy
condition financially. The county is out of
deb, and has TO its credit assets to the
amount OF S24, 25S SIS, divided into the fol-
lowing items: County farm of 800 acres
$4,000 city lots in Dawson, 5000; bank
able notes bearing s PER cent interest,
$4,l34; city lots to be sold, So, 900; cash on
hand from sale OF city lots, S2,066 68; cash
on hand from taxes of 1890, S3,052 81: cash
IN bands OF TAX collector, So, 900. making
the total as given alb 1924 ,253 Sc.
Americas Recorder: Wednesday a ee1-
tleman of this city exhibited pair OF S75
Uuu DOtHOHS, WuSn dnOUnor stepped uD and
showed 81 karat, much larger, and one
on which he prided himself. A gentlemen
from Macon, seeing this. turned his four-in-
hand back and exhibited one that fairly
dazzled the eyes of the spectators He then
called for his grip AID pulled out a pair of
cuff buttons, a present from his mother. the
duty on which was 1853. They are beauties
and something rare. They consist of a
cameo cut on a moonstone and made in
links.
Americas Recorder: A misfortune befall
the little or months Old child of Mr..
and Mrs w. w. Lumpkin, w o occupy the
Scavill house, at Ellavllle, one day 10 the
latter part of last week. The child was
fastened by some means in a child's high
chair near the open fireplace, where a
blazing fire was burning. While the mother
was attending some domestic affairs the
chair, by some means, was overturn ned and
the little babe thrown face forward into
the flames. Before any one could reach i,
the little idol Of its parents was SO badly
burned that it is not expected to live.
Conyers Banner: DR.. w. G. Posey tell,
us Of a very remarkable old lady, Mrs
Watts n, mother of Mr.. Bill Watson. She
now lives in Alabama and is 90 years old.
A few weeks ago her son, Mr.. Tom Watson
was married a second time, and his mother