The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-11

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Cock fighting.
GEORGIA.
A Young man named Bell, living about
five miles from Dublin, was bitten by
water moccasin on Saturday, and is in a
very dangerous condition from the effects
of the poison.
The Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order Of Cool Templars will convene in
Athens on Monday July 20. About 100
delegates from the different lodges through
out the state will be present and great
meeting is expected.
Congressman Carlton will visit Athens
the middle of next week, and while there
will determine on the disposition he will
make of his beautiful suburban home It
is highly probable that he will accept an
offer for it already made him.
Gen. Anderson says the tax returns for
Houston county are far from satisfactory.
though he has done the best he could. He
saws the returns should show fully "a 600
900 of property though the digest shows
only $S.Oz7, $50 including the defaulters list.
Master Morgan, son of Mrs. +. Sum-
neral, living not far from Baxley, lad his
toe nearly severed from Lis foot a few DAYS
ago. He was in the woods cutting timber,
and standing on a log the ak glanced and
struck one Of his toes on the right foot. DIR.
Helm u as sent for and amputated the toe.
The beautiful new residences Of K. F.
Simpson and T. J. Perry at Cuth. ert will
soon be ready for occupancy, while work
has been started on Mrs. Mollie Baldwin's
on Lumpkin street The brick laying on
the new bank building has been finished
Work on the hotel Is progressing very salts
factorily.
The law and order party of Athens is
now permanent organization, with the
Hon. Pope Barrow as president. A consti-
tuition and bylaws will be adopted The
prohibition party have solemnly pledged
themselves TO give Athens a dispensary, aud
on this consideration the law and order
party will waive contest.
Representative Martin of Fulton county
has bill prepared to amend the law relat-
ing to cock fighting As the law now
stands the punishment prescribed is in sec
ton 1926 In this section there is no pun
ishment mentioned &C all Mr.. Martins
amendment makes section 43l0 70 cover tie
penalty. The law. as it now stands, is
dead letter.
At Roberta Tuesday Robert Malpass
won't into the woods and drank four ounces
of laudanum with suicidal intent. He was
found soon afterward by parties who con-
veyed him Co his home in buggy. While
en- rouse he kicked, fought and attempted
to get lose, but his resouers succeeded in
getting him home, where the ply slcians
prevented his death.
AT meeting OF the stockholders Of the
Bank OF Commerce at Summervile Thurs.
day the following gentlemen were elected
officers: c. w. Smith, president; John s.
Cleghorn, vice president; n. T. Biting,
cashier; directors. {. W. Smith, j. S. Cleg-
horn, j. W. Pitts, H. II. Arlington, II. b.
Kirby, G. d. Hollis and E. N. Martin. The
bank organized with q capital stock of
$4,000, and will be open for business
Sept. l.
At Trenton Wednesday the son Of Repre-
sentative g. w. NJ. Iatum attempted TO
cross the railroad track in front of a
moving passenger train, when the pony
which he was riding fell across the track
The engineer applied the ar-brakes and re-
Versed his engine, which enabled the 10Y to
scramble off the track. although the pony
was caught by the slowly moving train and
its leg broken. Fifty people witnessed the
accident.
A drunken negro crea ed little excite
ment at the sto. of G. L. Solomon at Cuth-
bert Saturday night by disputing hi, ac-
count aud otherwise insulting Robert
Lewis, finally drawing a weight on him,
when, in sef-defense, Mr. Lewis fired
couple of times at the negro, inflicting a
through a little negro boys cheek who
happened to be standing near with his
mouth open.
At Cuthbert Wednesday Robert Lewis
was having settlement With negro brick
layer when dispute arose over the account,
Several words were passed by both parties
and Mr.. Lewis became aggravated at the
conduct OF the negro and ordered him out.
To enforce his order pistol in his hands
was ed as persuader, and one shot was
fired at him, but 1t missed its mark and
struck a small colored boy IN the cheek, in.
fifcting painful but not serious wound.
Dublin AetU Era: One day last week
negro woman near town, after hoeing cot
ton for some time, sought a shady nook and
went to sleep. She was barefooted, ard as
she slept a huge black snake approached.
aud evidently taking her big toe for frog.
forthwith swallowed it. The woman was
awakened by tickling sensation in her toe
Looking down she saw the snake The mex
second that snake was being jerked through
the woods at a rate Of a mile minute until
he re inquished his grasp of the toe
Athens Ledger: A relic of the Cos. in
the form OF limb, is now on exhibition at
the store Of Julius Cohen & Co. Ii was cut
from tree of the hight Of thrty-two feet
on the plains of ChicKamauga and was full
ct fraPrantS of she'll and grape and canister
shot. Tn, y we're half buried and we're rusted
with exposure. There are three distinot
loads perceptible, and a singular feature is
that the loads were all received on one side
of the limb. The tree is a white post oak
Col Yarcey will preserve this curiosity in
the arsenal of the Rifles as memeuto of
their visit to Chickamauga.
Wednesday afternoon. near Brler creek.
about eight miles from Thomson, a number
Of children were going home from school
1t was raining, with some lightning and
thunder. Seven of them were together
passing along the road, when the lightning
struck a tree about fifteen feet from them
aud portion of the electric charge struck
the children. Frank Atkins, aged about Is.
a sou of the late DR.. Lucius Atkins, was in
stantly killed. His younger brother.
Lucius, and Carrie Lee Anderson, daughter
of Lucius Anderson, were DANCE ously
shocked. The Others escaped serious in
jury.
The Central Ironing Pad Company Of At
lanta has been organized. The company
has for its purpose the manufacture and
sale of the Central ironing pad DR.. !. w.
helms is president of the new company,
Col R Z. Nesbitt vice president, and W.
Nj. jackson secretary and treasurer. J. ii.
Everett, d. p. Morris and J, Nj. Cox, the
inventor of the pad. are associated with
them. The iroping pad is conveniently
arranged board, which, attached 60 the
wall, is readily at hand for the use Of the
housekeeper, and when not use can be
folded against the wall SO as to be out Of
the way.
The Georgia state Elnday school conven-