The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-15
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

An Interview With the Beautiful Wife
of the slayer of W. J. McGrath a
Warrenton-A Barn Burnsd at De
catur-A Snake Killed While Holding
Covey of Birds Under a Charm.
GEORGIA.
HartweIl Sun: The question Of the sea
son-Which is the bigger, the snake or the
liarl
]. F. Shields, while hunting near Thorn
son the other day. killed fifteen possums al
one shot.
There are thirty-two national banks in
Georgia, with..resources amounting to 49,
255, $50 90.
Robert Brown, in Jail at Lumpkin on a
charge of killing Richard Perry, died in his
cell Of consumption day or two ago.
A break in the dam at Augusta leads the
Herald 70 think that the whole structure
will be endangered if the break ia not
repaired soon.
4, Tho Macon Library Association is 81 800
~ debt, and has issued a request 60 the
citizens and members of the library 70 come
forward and help.
The First Georgia battalion of Augusta
will be presented with handsome flag
tuesday afternoon by Mrs. l. G. Levy, the
wife of their colonel.
working on s. G. Dukes place was recently
attacked by two coach whip snakes while
blowing. He killed one of them. 1t meas
ured eight feet in length.
At Macon Friday night the cash drawer
of r. G. Wilder's Sons store, next TO their
factory, on Third street, was broken into
and robbed of S5l 45, the amount placed
there for the purpose Of making change
curing the day.
Griffin Call: Barney Randall saw king
snake yesterday swallow green snake sew
eral inches longer than its own body and
then crawl away, evidently in search of
another similar feast, and now Barney can
tell snake yarns with anybody.
]. P. Allen & Co. of Macon have made an
assignment to II. T. Powell, cashier of the
Macon Savings Bank. The debts Of the
firm amount to about 81, 200 and their assets
are about So, 100. Their Macon debts
amount to s., 800, ali Of which will doubt
less be paid.
At Augusta Ed Rice, a negro, has entered
suit for $4,000 damages against the Au-
gusta Chemical Company. Some time
back, while Rice was employed by said
company as stonecutter, the chisel broke
and piece, striking one eye, put 1t out, and
seriously affected the other.
The board of trustees of the Elberton
Collegiate Institute convened last Monday,
and unanimously reelected the present
principal and assistants for the ensuing
year. The faculty is Composed Of Prof J.
W. Glenn, Misses Mamie Wickliffe and
Hattie Head, and Mrs Lula Land.
At Macon, night OF two ago, thief en-
tered the house Of DIR. James A. Etheridge
and stole coat and vest from the doctor,
and also stole diamond pansy pin and a
gold watch belonging to Mrs. Etheridge.
This is the third time that DIR. Etheridges
house has been robbed in three weeks.
Henrietta, wife of Beriner Banks, who re-
sides four miles from Bailey, has a child
that was born on June with the following
malformation: The left arm is off at the
elbow, with two pendants or homeless
fingers attached, while the right arm is
natural, except it is minus thumb Other
wise the child is perfectly formed.
J. A. Hatcher of Blythe was severely and
dangerously cut Friday afternoon by D. H.
Langston of Pinetuck. Both parties were
in the store of J. e. Templeton, when Mir.
Langston said to Hatcher: You have been
talking about me and l will die in defense
of my character" and jumped on him. cut
ting several bad wounds on both arms.
The barn and stables of Hon. Milton A.
Gambler, at Decatur, were destroyed by fire
Friday. he lost, in addition to his bnild-
ing, one new buggy and harness, aud one of
his horses was slightly burned. The fire is
supposed to have been caused by the care
lessneSs of q co!ored boy, who either threw
a match or cigarette where it caught the
hay in the barn.
Hartwell Sun: Recently ]. G. Richard
son cut down bee tree. The honey was
located in a limb that bad two hollows that
were fifty feet from the ground, the tree
being three feet in diameter. When he went
to get the honey from one hollow a largs
chicken snake ran its head out of the Other
hollow. The snake was promptly killed
and measured six feet long.
An aged white man came near being
killed at the Southwestern depot at Ameri.
Gus Saturday. The north-bound passenger
end.a south-bound freight meet here. Th,
gentleman was going to toard the passen-
ger, which had just stopped, when he fel
just in front of the freight, which was com
ing in between the passenger and the depot
A gentlemen who was near pulled him of
the track.
At Dranevilie a day or two ago Mrs
Crawford had taken off hen with fifteer
chickens, the little chicks being only TIVE
days old, and placed them in a coop under
plum tree to protect them from the heat O
the sun. Lightning struck the tree anC
killed the hen and two chickens, leavinI
thirteen motherless little fellows. It i
thought the hen was covering the chicken
at the time
F. M. Wilson, who was convicted Of tn
murder of j. T. billiard last August an,
sentenced to the penitentiary for life, brok
Jail at Forsyth, Thursday night, and mad
good his escape. Ii was impossible for hin
to have escaped without assistance, and q
his wife and two brothers were in town lat
yesterday evening they are supposed Il
have assisted him. The sheriff has no ide,
as to the way Wilson went, but as hi
brothers live in Jones county be thinks Will
son must be around in Jones.
Senoia Gazette: A little 2-year-old chill,
of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. H. Baker, who liv
about six miles from town, was taken vic
lently ill last Friday and several hour
afterward vomited up a large spider and
quantity of blood. A physician was sen
for and, although the child was apparently
dying when he reached it, by judiciou
treatment it was relieved, and at las
accounts was considered out of danger. |
is supposed the spider was swallowed in
drink Of water given the child during th
night.
Helena Baptist Wdtchman: We wer
out yesterday evening inquiring for new
when we met DR.. Turner, and, to our sur
prise, he had a snake sto.y to tell us. Fl
says party told him. Here is the story
Jerry While of Archard's mill was dow
on Gum swamp one day last week an
saw a snake. The monster looked SO lare
he was afraid IN GET near IN bill HIM II