The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

time Prices Recalled Excitement
at ohauncey-A Man Injured by a
Broken Purey-A valuable Dog.
GEORGIA.
Col Thomas Willingham was buried at
Albany yesterday.
The last spike in the electric line at Athens
was driven Friday.
An effort is being made to organize a
board of trade at Americas.
J. a Bray found cotton square in his
field in Oglethorpe county May 81
seine 400 feet long has arrived for the
use of the fishing club on Cumberland
Island.
The CartersviIl Ochre Company have just
made their second shipment of ochre to
Liverpool.
John D. Bently, q highly respected
citizen of Taliaferro county, has been pro-
nounced insane
With bank, oil-miIl and six new brick
stores, all within few months, Greenville
is forging to the front.
J. NJ. DuPree, Jr.. son OF Col DuPree Of
Nontezuma, has been appointed page In
the Senate, and will take his position on
JulyS. He will receive $2a day for his
services.
Within last three days several cows along
the river bank. just outside Of Rome, have
died after lingering sickness. There seems
to be some species of weed along the river
bank which affects the cows in a dangerous
way.
Last Monday evening a crowd of young
men met at the court house in Hawkins
vile and organized a military company.
At the meeting temporary officers were
elected, a name selected and committees ap-
pointed.
The residence of Judge J. T. Dolvin, in
the Bethany neighborhood OF Greene county,
came near being destroyed by fire last Fri-
day morning, and 1t was only through
prompt and strenuous efforts that the house
was saved.
Some curious stones were picked up by
parties driving in Glen Arven park at
Townsville day or two ego. They are
probably specimens Of phosphate, but have
the appearance Of being chalk on account
of hghtness.
John Morris, who was caught in the
shafting at the oil mills at Griffin last fall
and had leg badly crushed. will have to
have the injured limb amputated. IL was
thought for some months that the wound
would heal and thus save his limb, but this
proves not to be So
Adei NetUs: Mr.. John Johnsons horse
ran away With his roadcart O few days ago,
but the fun fell on the dog that was tied to
the axle OF the cart. The dog could not
keep up, but was forced TO do so against his
will, and is supposed to have been on the
ground at least half the time.
On Saturday night last there were lively
times in Chauncey. accustomed by some
parties from Normandale going there
armed with Winchester rifles TO see fair
play given one of their number, who, they
claimed, had been foully dealt with in
Chauncey on the day previous
There will be reunion of survivors of
the Fifty-second Regiment Georgia Volen-
teers confederate states army at Clarksville,
on Friday Aug. Z. next to which not only
the survivors of the regiment, but all the
survivors Of other military organizations
are cordially invited to to be present
Crawford Herald: Since our last issue
1t has turned out that the ground was not
warm enough to bring up the cotton, and
many have lost time and money by plant
ing their fields over. Some who waited for
have good stand and the weed is growing
rapidly.
1t is rumored that the contract for build
ing the college at Cordele has been let and
that work on it will begin pretty soon. 1t
is understood that four nice residences will
be built this summer on the first block east
Of Col. Ships residence. Work on the
sewers is progressing very well under the
supervision Of Mr.. Crotts.
OutbOeTb LtOeTOG-h frOI. Il.
h. Henderson has received several urgent
requests to accept a position in the state
college for negroes which is to be opened
temporarily in Athens early in June.
Among those who have urged his accept
ance is DIR. Boggs, chancellor of the state
university. Prof. Henderson was not fully
decided when we saw him last, but 1t is
probable he will remain in Cuthbert.
Adel NewS: While d. w. Spencer, who
for funa has haa IN
Of Vandergrift, Mcqueen & Co., was turn
ing Off a pulley last Friday morning it
broke, the pieces flying in every direction,
one of them hitting him in the left side,
fracturiug the upper part OF the hip boue,
also crushing his right side and other parts
of mis- body. The chisel he was using flew
out of bis hand and inflicted an ugly cash
over his left eye.
Miss Alicia A. Taylor came from San
Francisco, Cal, last week to marry Prof
j. A. May of Williford. The couple had
known and loved each other when they
were children. but they had not decided
upon getting married until a few months
ago, while she was spending some time in
Mexico. The business was fixed up by cor
respondence. Having more means than
the man she loved, and having fondness
for travel, she came thousands of miles to
make him happy.
Greenville Vindicdtor: Seth Williams
lost a very valuable dog in Greenville last
week. This dog, which is hound, hunts in
company with a terrier. When a rabbit is
caught the terrier carries the game directly
to the house. Mrs. Williams is an invalid
and the hinder quarters Of the rabbit is
about all she has found she relishes. These
dogs have kept her we'll supplied the past
spring, and the loss of one of them is mis-
fortune. Mr.. Williams had several times
refused So for the dog.
Warrenton Clipper: Richard Vim, the
son of Poke Winn (colored), was accident.
ally shot and killed by an elder brother las,
Friday. The facts are as follows: Richard
was out hunting squirrels with an elder
brother. who had the gun. In going around
the tree looking for squirrel the elder boy
fell down, striking the hammer of his gun
on a rock, thus discharging it. The load
took effect in the hip of Richard and
ranged upward into the bowels He lived
several hours, but died Friday night Poke
Winn is a prosperous and WELT o-do col
ored man, who has bought and paid for 20C
acres of land near Barnett.
Crawford Herald: A queer sight wal
witnessed here Tuesday last by large
number of our citizens. 1t was something
in the clouds that looked like waterspout.
1t appeared in a southern direction, and
seemed about as large as -four barrel il