The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF Tbs TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

a veteran 1ollS OF LnS r0dSt u As~'o
INDUCED in by the Confederates at
vicksourg-A Dogs attachment for
a Dinner Bell-Death of an Ex-Con-
federate of Augusta-Eotel Bon Air
Levied On.
GEORGIA.
j. l. Griffin, one of Madisons most
prominent business men, died wednesday
John d. Cunningham, Jr.. Of Griffin, ex-
poets TO ship twenty carloads OF Elberta
peaches this summer.
A dummy line from Atlanta 70 Kennesaw
mountain was surveyed last week by parties
Interested in the enterprise
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Augusta cotton factory of Augusta
takes place July l. Charles A. Doolittle
may be elected president.
John r. Little Of Gainesville, who failed
last fall, has just completed settlement
with his creditors at 25 cents, and says he
intends to resume business this fall.
There is a young farmer In Talbot county
who runs a three-mule farm, who has sold
this year $500 worth of farm produce, in
addition to the cotton he made last year.
B. F. Church, a civil engineer, has been
engaged at a salary of 81 900 to plan and es-
timate the cost of new water works and
complete the system of sewerage for Macon.
While Mitt Edwards was riding on For
syth street, Americus his animal stumbled
and turned a complete somersault, landing
on top Of him. His left arm was badly hurt
and he was otherwise terribly bruised.
The Georgia Southern and Florida rail-
road depot at Sparks was broken into
recently and Sl25 in money, besides the
ticket case, containing large lot of tickets,
stolen. As yet there is no clue to the thief.
Controller Wright says there are num-
hue
in the state that are behind in paying their
taxes. Next Wednesday is their last day
of grace A failure to pay by then will in
cur for the companies penalty of $500.
At Eastman a day or two ago W. F.
Slater, a merchant, dunned Bob Tippins,
negro. for q little store account The
negro started to run and MIR. Slater pur-
sued The negro struck MN over the eye
with beer bottle. knocking him down and
infiicting an ugly but not a serious wound.
Tippins escaped.
The solicitor general of the Athens cir
cult. Richard B. Russell, was married
Wednesday to Miss Ida billiard at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, at Farmhill, in
Oglethorpe county. They left for Atlanta,
whence they will 90 to Niagara and Thous-
sand Islands. When they return they will
make Athens their home.
W. B. Woodward, son Of Editor Wood
ward Of the Dahlonega Signal, who is fore
man Of the mechanical department of the
Dahlonega Nugget, and Miss Mary Satter-
field have been married nearly two months,
but it was not publicly known until
Wednesday. No one knows any reason for
the secret marriage, as no opposing parents
stood in their way.
The Hotel Bon Air, on the Hill, near Au-
gusta. has been levied on by Sheriff O'Con-
nor. 1t was done TO satisfy two laborers'
lien5 in the construction Of the hotel. The
liens were foreclosed in the superior and city
courts. the total amount being $40,025. One
of the liens is held by Charles B. Allen, the
contractor, for $50, 600, and the other by G.
A ROBBIE, but has been transferred to Jesse
Thompson and Z. r. Schneider.
Smith, Dobbins & Co. of Gainesville deal
ers in general merchandise, have made an
assignment with b. L. Richardson, as
signee. Liabilities about $4,000. The assets
are about the same, but 10 is thought they
will not bring more than 60 cents on the
dollar. P. d. Majors, DR.. E. E. Dixon and
few other home creditors have prefer
ences. Others share alike. f. NJ johnson,
mortgage for $3.50.
The family of J. M. Thompson, living on
the farm of w. B. Orr, FIVE miles east of
Newman, in the Sixth district of Coweta
county, narrowly escaped death on Sunday
last. Lightning struck galvanized clothes
wire that was fastened to a post, aud several
shade trees within few feet of the house,
the shock knocking down and stunning the
entire family, eight In number, tearing
shade trees and posts in pieces, melting
twenty feet OF the wire, setting fire to cloth
ing IN the house and destroying the flower
garden.
Capt. Henry L. Leon OF Augusta dieC
Tuesday. He was brave confederate sol
der, and was captain of the Independent
Blues that left Augusta and went through
the whole war. His company belonged TO tn
Tenth Georgia regiment, Longstreet's corps
Capt. Leon was wounded three times a
Gettysburg and Spottyslvania. At Gettys
burg he was struck on the leg by shell
and that wound always affected him eve
since. When he was lying Ill at Gettysbrl
he received notice that he had been ar
pointed colonel, but be never held the Office
as the war closed before he could receive hi
commission.
Talbotton Neto Era: That dogs becom
quite attached to other things than me
and places is clearly proven by the conduc
of VIII Thornton's pointer dog Leo. Befor
the Thornton house was burned Leo mad
that hotel headquarters and always az
peared there regularly at meal times to b
fed. Several weeks after the burning Q
the hotel the bell which had peen used OF
the Thornton house was placed on the Yves
ton house. aud the first time this bell ran
after its removal Leo was seen to run owe
TO the Weston house, where he showed UT
mistakable signs of joy at the familia
sound of the bell. He had never shown an
fondnees for any person at the Westo
house, and the fact that he has deserted b
owner and taken up at the new place stint
the first day the bell was put up, proves b,
yond doubt that his attachments for u
old bell caused him to change his res
denee.-
An old veteran was talking to an Ather
Bonner reporter Wednesday when be
came out of Parr Bros store, holding re
by the tail. He had caught him eating U
wall paper and had mashed his head with
weight. The old veteran saids that he jul
as soon eat that rat for supper as not. II
reporter started back aghast. The idea
aman eating rat with so much pleasur
''Wby, sir" said the reporter, "you sure
don't mean to say that a rat is fit to eat
Yes" said the veteran, ~ most assured
do. When the confederate army was shl
in behind the battiements OF Vicksbur
starvation was staring the soldiers
the face. 1t was either et
anything we could lay our hands on, or di
Suffice It to say that the soldiers chose d
former method. They soon exhausted IL
food and had to fall back on somethir
else. The old fort was full Of rats. Thu
grew TO enormous size and the soldiers Il