The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The two STATES
TOLD IN PARAGR Apis.

Arrested ct Talbotton A Foot
Mangled Near Cecil.
GEORGIA.
" n Parker OF Townsville has sold his
grain business out to Csdor Parker.
three story brick building is to be
erected at Elberton by Messrs. Clark &
Adams.
Postmaster Duff has completed the $4,000
bond necessary to make Tifton a money
order office.
A Brooks county mau has a set of harness
which be has been using thirty-one years,
and il is still good
John McWhorter, youngest son OF Col.
Joseph McWhorter Of Antioch, died last
Friday at the home Of his brother at Wood
vile.
There is said TO be man in Quitman
whose grocery bill is 81 a month, aud an-
other who pays house rent and lives on SO
month.
Prof. Frank Little of Warrenton has
received from State School Commissioner
Bradwell life license to teach in the pub
lie schools Of Georgia.
VIII w. Van Ness, rising young min
eralogist and mining engineer of Dalton,
has left for the celebrated gold fields of the
Transvaal, in Africa.
c. R. Barfield, until recently citizen Of
Valdosta, died IN Lowndes county at his
residence in the Forks, on Thursday night
of last week at midnight of consumption.
Bob Grower of Quitman is heavy loser
from the glanders. A month or so ago he
lost one mule from this disease, and later on
bis five other showed signs Of having it, and
be at once shot them ell.
Johu Padrick and Mr.. Fair, both old De-
catur county boys, who were doing a thrlv-
fpoS huGinQ.G of HrnVr 10 bod tha igf1
tune some ten days ago to have their store
and stock Of goods entirely swept away by
fire.
j. M. Pound of Epson county mas in his
garden two rows of sea island cotton, one
stalk of which measures a little over ten
feet in hight and has eighty bolls on 1t. An
other stalk not quite so tall has ninety bolls
il.
The Clay county grand jury returned true
bills last Tuesday for murder against -
Napier as principal and John Whidden,
George Osborne and Robert Norris as &C
cessories, for the killing of j. II. Holmes
near Fort Gaines last April.
D. B. Carroll of Quitman is the owner
of Bible which he bought from yankee
prisoner during the war for dollar in cons
federate money. During q battle he lost
his own In some way, and the next day
bought the one above spoken of from one
OF several prisoners whom he had been de-
tailed to guard.
Oliver Ellis, negro well known in police
circles as an old offender, was found dead
in bed Friday. Two weeks ago, while drunk,
an officer attempted to arrest him, and
Oliver clinched with him. The officer, 10
free himself, struck Ellis with club. The
negroes are much excited, and say that
Ellis death was caused by the clubbing.
McRee, a well kno wn colored merchant,
who runs suburban store out near the
Normal and Industrial School at Thomas
Vile, was robbed few nights ago. About
$40 In money was stolen. Mckee thinks
that the burglary was committed by party
OF small negro gamlns who have been loaf
ing about the store, and we're familiar witt
its arrangements.
Perry Akin, who was tripping slabs or
Friday last at Oglesby's saw mill neal
Cecil, was showing another Mill hand some
way to do the work easily, and had his foot
in dangerous proximity to the saw. His
foot slipped as he lifted the slab aud the
saw cut it of about the middle of his foot.
At last accounts be was doing veil, though
be is crippled for life.
At Sumner, on Thursday evening lust
after the supper hour, Master Cap Kicks
who was attending the gin at the Sumner
ginnery, while attempting to remove some
motes that had choked up the gin, got his
ANAS b0t.0 SAhEsub III Iuc saws. WHICH SDllJ
open every finger and cut off part of she
thumb. The wound was not very serious
one yet 1t was very painful one, and will
doubtless disfigure his hand to some extent.
Frank Sheffield has rendered his resigna-
ton to the board of directors of the First
National Bank of Albany as cashier of that
institution. For several months Mr., Shelf
field has been in bad health; he has sought
recuperatlOn i'll vain, and his retirement
from the pOSifiOn tbaf ha haa fiIiaI loo
ably was enforced by physical demands.
Ills resignation was reluctantly accepted
j. 3. Davis was proposed as Mr.. Shefte' !;
successor and was unanimously elec'Sad -
At Poulan. a day or tYc er o.,
man by the name If NJ, 'ood 49, a. yuu ,il
. lorsanset2 &c. his left arm caught in tn,
driving shaft of the Pouian ginnery, which
resulted in four bone fractures, one above
the elbow and three below the elbow. One
of the latter was said to have caused tht
bone to protrude about three inches out OF
the flesh, which was terribly lacerated neal
the wrist. barely enough flesh and skin re-
naming to cover the bone.
The contract for the building Of tho new
court house at Henesville has been awarded
to J. p. Heard. The sum of $25, 900 wa,
appropriated for its construction, but Mr.
Heard's books show that's $27, $50 were ex-
pended upon it, Owing TO bad weather ant
other unavoidable causes, Mr.. Heard wa.
forced to pay forfeit to the county o.
1861 for failure to complete the building
within the time specified in the contract be
tween himself and ths building committee
but this forfeit will no doubt be returned Il
Mr.. Heard.
The friends of e. a Underwood. wht
occupies the famous Hill celn in th
county jail at Atlanta under death sen
tence for the shooting of Alex Sayre. ar,
hard at work for him. Their efforts ar,
for the purpose of securing a new trial
His appeal is now before the supreme court
and will he heard in October. When /
was learned that Underwood was a Masol
number of the members of that order il
the city took it upon themselves to cal
upon him at the Jail aud assure him of thei
sympathy and support.
Thomson Journal: Willie Mclean of tbi
place was accidentally shot on Tuesday last
receiving painful but not serious wounds
On the day mentioa cd himself and Clarenc
Watson were out hunting on the outskirt
OF the town. Mr.. Mclean was some tweptr
yards in front of Mr.. Watson, when tn
Iatter's gun became euteugied in grape
vine and was accidentally discharged tn,
load of bird shos taking effect in Mr. Nc
Leans buck and shoulders. Air. Mclean
was able to walk home aud Dr. Harrlso,
was summoned, who extracted the shot, an,
MIR. Mclean is now able TO be up and viii
soon be entirely well.
Quitman Press: Mr.. Durrnnce the gentle
man who won the race against Bully Young
Monday afternoon, was arrested in Valdost,