The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Two Boys Badly Hurt While Swing
ing-A Boy Dangerously Injured b.
Being Thrown from a swing-Al
Explosion at g Bottling Works.
GEORGIA.
The cornerstone of the Baptist church a
Reynolds will be laid to-day.
The members OF the Eatonton Presbyter
ian church have decided TO erect a church
suilding.
A good many people in Putnam bav,
planted special crops for the canning fac
tory at Eatonton.
The Presbyterian church Of EaJonton ha.
secured the services of Rev. MIR. Palmer Of
Mississippi as pastor.
The Augusta exposition authorities arr
arranging sham battle as one Of the az
fractions OF the show.
Capt j. H. Rucker, n cotton dealer OF
Athens, is arranging to establish q branch
Office in Cologne, Germany.
The property owners Of Rome claim that
the rate of fire insurance is much too high.
The insurance men put in denial.
The Putnam Rifles are drilling four times
week in preparation for the encampmsnt
at Cnickamauga, from June % to %.
Jesup's new bank will be ready for bust
ness on or about May 20. The furniture has
not yet arrived, but has been ordered.
A son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Joiner of
Shellman was so badly burned on Friday
morning last that it died the next day.
DR.. Scarborough H. Barnsley of Rome.
who suffered painful accident while out
driving some weeks ago, is again able to be
out
Joel Williford. who lives about five miles
from Gibson, had his dwelling house, to-
gether with all his household goods, de-
stroyed by fire last Wednesday.
Eatonton Messenger: The remains Of a
negro woman were brought TO Dennis Sta
ton Monday from Pittsburg, Pa, for in
terment. They were properly embalmed.
The woman had lived In Pittsburg some
time, but she seems to have thought enough
of the south to save money for being buried
here.
Merry, the 13.year-old son Of Dir. W. G.
Connolly, and Pless, son of Mr.. Harper.
were badly hurt while swinging at Dallas
Saturday. Pless Harper had both of his
legs broken, and Merry Connolly had his
skull fractured. The chain broke. and they
fell about fifteen feet. the swing falling on
the back Of Connoly's head and on Harpsr's
legs.
The dwelling house OF Jerry Norton,
living on the Thompson place, six miles
day night last. It was the work of an in
cendiary. Eliza Payne (colored) was arrested
for the crime. The evidence was not suffi-
Client to authorize the court in binding her
over to the superior court, and she was
released.
At the bottling works of Warren Ed,
wards, at Milledgeville, one Of his hands.
Sidney Pitcher, was engaged in the base
ment OF his mandatory in emptyiug a
drum of sulphuric acid into the carboys.
when, by some mishap, the carboy bursted
and the acid spattered over Sidney's face
hands and person, burning him in a fear
full manner.
The stockholders of the Brunswick Oyster
Company met Monday and organized The
following officers were elected: B. A. Han
cock president and general manager, W. b.
Bunkley vice president, j. 7. Palmer secre-
tary and treasurer, and the following board
of directors: w. Z. Burbage, W. II. Bunk
ley, ii. I. Kennon, d. r. S. Duck, Stewart
johnson, B. A. Hancock, j. 7. Palmer, W.
+. WinecoR and c. Bowling.
Augusta Lodge No. 40, Knights of
Pythias, was instituted at Augusta Friday
night by District Deputy W. E Platt. The
lodge has membership of sixty-five. Here
are the officers elected: C. H. Cohen, P. c. ;
2. S. Jones, C. c.; S. H. Myers, V. C. :
c. I. Hollingsworth, P; J. W. Smith, M.
A; W. B. Dillon, K. or r. and s.; c. l.
Mac Murphey, NJ. of p; P. Z. May, M. Of
=. Trustees: John Medley, w. l.. Plat,
II. Z. Hall. Representative to Grand
Lodge: Crommelin Fleming.
Near Milledgeville a day or two ago the
second son Of Capt. J. w. Mcmillan, who
was out horseback riding with some friends
met with serious accident. The bows were
cantering along, when the horses of their
a,,a
bis companions knew nothing of the acct
dent until McMillan's horse, with an empty
saddle, came Looping up with them. They
then turned back and found young MoAIii-
Ian on the roadside in an unconscious state.
be was carried home and DR.. w. A. Moore
summoned to attend him. Conclusion of
the brain and internal injuries are feared.
PckenS County Herald: Some months
ago burglars entered the store of y. G
Morrison at Talking Rock and blew open
the safe, taking aways lot of deeds. notes
and other papers. No clew to the burglars
could be obtained, and Mr. Morrison had
given up hope of recovering his stolen pa
pers. Last Monday morning Uncle Hix
Patterson brought TO Jasper bundle of
papers which proved to be the ones that
bad been taken from the safe. Patterson
lives on the railroad between this place and
Talking Rock, and his grandson found the
papers not far from the house near the rail-
road track, and lying between two brush
piles.
There is lively contest in the court of
ordinary at Gainesville over the estate of
John Duncan, deceased. w. T. and ]. H.
Duncan are trying to move the administra-
tion to Ebert county. The heirs are filing
objections, and are calling upon them TO
show cause why they should not give bond
and security for their actions and doings as
executors. The executors have got man
damus from Judge Hutchins and served il
on Judge Daniel Mckenzie, ordinary. In
which he is required to show cause before
him at Lawrenceville, on May IS, why the
administration should not be removed
There is about SIC. 900 involved In the fight
and hot contest is expected.
Charley, the 1S-month-old son of DR.. c.
A. Ryder Of Gainesville is q musical prod
ICY. At Is months old it was discovered
that he possessed remarkable talent for
music, and even at this tender age and
while able to pronounce but few words OF
one syllable he could hum correctly the little
lullaby tunes that his mother or nurse won d
sing TO him when rocking him to sleep. II,
has now quite repertoire, and, although
he cannot talk plainly, he carries the airs
of Annie Rooney, Sweet By and By
and several other popular melodies cor
rectly. He knows the songs by name, auc
will sing them, either when ACCOMPANIED
by the piano or alone, when asked to do SO
There is a musical prodigy near Oal
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