The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF Tds TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

1OlID IN PAHAL6AEdSs
An Addition to the Swift Mills at Co
umbus-A Dog Poisoning Case Sui
mitted TO the State Chemist-Factor
Girls of Athens Dissuaded fror
StrikinZ-Agsd Citizens of Moaro
County.
GEORGIA.
Roscoe Marable will be hanged at Rom
Oct 3d.
Carl Smith. one of "Bin Arp's" brightei
sons, has located in Atlanta.
Judge J. B. Mitchell, living near Hawk
insville, made 100 gallons of wine this sea-
son.
A. A. Lowe OF Hawkinsville found some
peach blooms In his orchard on Monday
last.
The city of Rome has elected Col j; l..
Wright to the position Of city recorder.
Col. Wright is a lawyer.
A little IO-year-old girl Of Howard Davis
(colored) of Dublin dropped dead Wednesday
morning near the edge of town.
Judge Marshall J. Clarke keeps strict
sleep account and il he loses few hours
one night he is sure to note it and make 1t
up.
Rev. DIR. Williams OF Augusta received a
lew uaTS blUC6 SoAA AiSAA Nv NChA
church in St. Paul, Mimi, but has decided
not to accept it.
A member Of the legislature who wanted
to take trip into the big dome went into
one of the Offices at the capitol at Atlanta,
Thursday, and asked: Mister, whur kin /
git the key to the steeple!'
Mrs. s. W. Brown, wife of Hon. s. w.
Brown, died at Hawkinsville Wednesday
morning Mrs. Brown had been in poor
health for quite awhile. Her death was
due to nervous prostration.
There were nineteen accessions to the
Methodist church at Griffin Sunday night
have been added to the church during the
series of meetings now being held.
A large force Of brickmasons have begun
work at the Swift mills at Columbus build
ing another story, in which will be placed a
lot of new machinery, besides that which
Is being placed in the other stories.
j. T. Henderson of Fairburn has a
peculiarly shaped calf. The calf is well
formed and healthy, with the exception of
its front feet. Two perfectly formed hoofs
adorn each foreleg. The calf can walk all
right.
R. P. Clarke, formerly manufacturer of
candy at Augusta, died in that city Wednes-
day from injuries received by falling from
leaves family consisting Of a wife, two
daughters and son.
Capt. T. ]. Lyon of Gainesville has been
appointed to represent the Seventh congress
sional district in the cotton states conven-
ton which meets in Atlanta Oct 80 He
will lead the discussion on the question of
"a reduction of acreage"
Middle Georgia Progress: We were
shown two pods Of pepper last week by T.
K. Strange, the one known as the golden
queen being four and one-half inches long
and eight and one-half inches in circumfer-
snce. The one known as the common red
pepper was nine and one-half inches long.
A few days ago in splitting I'D a locust
tree that was seven inches in diameter at
M. NJ. Sims residence, near Washington,
quite number of large thorns. some three
inches long, were found imbedded In the
trunk of the tree. The wood had grown
over the thorns and preserved them per-
fecsy.
Houston A Jones and John Taylor of
Covington bought the large two story
frame store house, known as the Pace cor
ner, last Monday, with part of the vacant
lot adjoining the building, paying $500
for the property. They will remove both
the wooden houses from the lot aud erect a
handsome brick building on the corner.
The town council gave notice that if any
one was selling anything in Elberton that
would intoxicate they were to cease doing so
by Oct. Is. Ii they did not they were to be
dealt with for keeping intoxicating bever-
ages for sale. 1t is reported that some parties
contemplate opening business for the sale of
moxie just outside the corporate limits of
the town.
Fire was discovered in one of the South
ern Female College buildings at LAGRANGE
at o'clock Thursday morning. 1t proved to
be the wood and chicken house, Immediately
In the rear of the main building. Only the
prompt work of the Messrs. Cox with the
college water works saved the entire build
ings. The damage was small. The fire was
supposed to have been caused from ashes.
Two negro men, by name John Henry
and Moses Jones, were cutting wood in the
suburbs of Brunswick Thursday, when an
accident occurred that may prove serious.
Henry was cutting small piece of wood on
q block when Jones got to playiag with
him by putting his hand in the way, when
Henry came down with the ak and nearly
severed his companions hand from his arm.
IL is probable the arm will have to be am
putated.
Some days ago Philip w. Voss of Athens
had the misfortune to scratch his hand.
barely removing the outer skin. He appre-
hsuded no trouble from it, and it was heal
aux n1Cc1y uutil tue OkneE Jay Hnlo working
at A. ID. Hodgson's he plunged his hand
into tub of standing water. From that
DAY his hand began to tester and swell and
became augrily infamed. Medicines were
used in vain. and his hand is in a state OF
fostering Inflammation. Indications show,
however, that the swelling is gradually SUBJ
siding.
Some days since a disturbance occurred
in school circles at Athens that created con.
siderable comment at the time. Mr. Ernest.
the principal, In efforts to correct a scholar
was assaulted by the brother of the young
man in question, who attempted to use q
knife. Mr.. Ernest, instead of expelliuQ
him, whipped him severely. The mother Of
the young man who was whipped deter
mined to seek legal redress and consulted
Mayor Brown. He advised her to let the
board of education aFbitrate the matter
which course will be adopted.
Monroe county has three citizens who
have lived under every President from
Washington to Harrison. They are Alex
ander Perkins. Cyrus Sharp, ST., and An.
drew Zellner. They are respectively 81, "a
and 90 years old. They are not all yet as old
as are several other citizens of that county
ct their death; Robert McC4ough having
died at 100, Thomas Battle at 50, William
Battle at 90, John N. Chemblis at 90 and
George III. Driskell at "a. The woods are
full Of them from IS TO 80 who will come
along into notoriety when they grow old
w. B. Moore Of Brunswick is the posses
sor OF an old indictment Of the grand Jury
OF Glynn county, which he prizes very
highly. The indictment charges William
Green with the murder of q slave on Feb
/, 1888. The negro was the property OF