The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-21
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.


ledgeville Dummy Line.
GEORGIA
Pulaski county is to have big colt shov
some time this fall.
One taloon in Covington sold over 100 gal
Ions of corn whisky Saturday.
Rome has organized law aud order
league with prohibition tendencies.
The Estonton Academy has lis pupils
and very soon the number will be l25
About 200 shares in a Columbus building
and loan association were taken in Eaton
ton last week.
Rev. W. G. Woodbridge has accepted the
call to the pestorate OF the Presbyterian
church at Griffin.
The state university was opened on
Wednesday morning. The number OF STU
dents was about 10.
Athens merchants are making big KICK
against the freight rates charged by the
Richmond and Danville system.
Henry Holsey, a worthy colored man, hau
the misfortune OF having his horse stung to
oesth by bees in one OF the suburbs OF COL
umbus.
The insurance companies have made
voluntary reduction Of about Is per cent.
in cotton rates at Newman for the coming
season.
The members Of the Coweta county grand
Jury made up purs of s. 65 last week
and presented it to the ladies' memorial as
sociation.
Cairo is soon TO have o town bell 1t will
be the duty of the night police TO ring it
every hour Of the night, beginning at s
O'Clock aud ending at q. m.
". A. Billingsley has resigned his position
as cashier of the Merchants National Bank
of Rome and will leave for Warrenburg,
No., to live with his father, who is now So
years old
Cards are out for the marrisge of Miss
Marguerite Brigham Sinclair OF Detroit,
Mich, to DR.. Henry Halsey Battey eldest
son of the distinguished DR.. Robert Bsttey
of Rome. The wedding will take place in
Detroit on Thursday morning, Oct. l. at IL
o'clock.
At meeting of the directors of the Mil
ledgeville and Asylum Dummy Railroad
Company last week, the question of putting
the road in the hands OF a receiver was dis
cussed. and after vote on it the question
was carried. Just who the receiver will be
is not yet known.
Crawfordville Democrat: A short while
ago we happened to see a queer thing in the
shape of petrified rabbit. He had run in
a hole to escape probably from pursuit, and
becoming wedged in had to remain. Some
property in the soil had changed him into
solid stone, but left every hair unrutfled
aud natural as to color.
Friday night a smash-up in which about
eleven freight cars were wrecked occurred
on the Georgia Southern and Florida rood
few miles from Triton. The train was
going down grade when it parted in the
middle and thea came together again with
an awful crash. No damage was done be-
yond the wrectage OF the cars.
GAINESVILLE Gazette: E. A. Parker
has made quite q success at grape growing
and wine making. This year he will make
between 200 and 500 gallons of wine and
many of his grapes were lest. He is still
setting ont more vines and he will soon
have one of the finest vineyards in this sec
ton of the state. He now has some wine
about six years old.
Printed slipsscontaining questions as to
the amount of property owned by citizens
of Eatonton have been distributed, aud at
the last council meeting it was decided that
the returns must be made by Oct. 1, under
penalty of default. In connection with this
matter the population of the city is being
taken, and 1t is expected that Eatonton
will make better showing than was the
case in the summer Of 1890, when many
people were away.
Cairo Georgian: That old excuse is
brought into use again. This time BARLEY
Mathis IS the man that 'didn't know" and
Abe Cloud, the blacksmith, is the unfortl-
nate victim. 1t happened yesterday after
noon. The ball was from a 32-calibre Dis
tol, and entered the breast about an inch
and half to the left of the right nipple.
Drs. Oliver ana Moore probed for the
ball but up to this writing have not sue
ceeded in finding it. The wound is pain
ful one and may prove fatal.
Telfair Enterprise: The trustees of the
South Georgia College met at this place on
Tuesday, and among other important BUSH
ness instructed the executive committee to
proceed at once to lay the material on the
ground. The executive committee imme~
dietely contracted with the Oconee Brick
Company for the brick. The brick are al
ready burned and ready for shipment The
executive committee have ordered the ship
ment of $4,000 brick per week until a
sufficient quantity has been delivered
Atlanta Herald: Col. Milledge, lieutenant
colonel OF the first battalion of Georgia
cavalry troops, will resign his office in all
probability, owing to the weakness 10 his
eyes. The colonel is a finished soldier aud a
courteous gentleman, and il affairs so shape
themselves that the colonel will be oon-
PEELED to resign ia order to save his sight.
the soldiery Of his battalion will part with
L
has been told by his physician that undue
cold or heat may bring to him fatal blind
ness, and be- while willing to do ANYTHING
for the state il she were In need. feels that
in this time Of piping peace, he might leave
the service OF the state of Georgia after serv-
ing 1t ever since he was 10 years old. Gov
Northen will part with Col. Miledge with
the deepest regret, in fact, he begs to STAY
unless the danger to his eyesight is too great.
Eastman Iimes-Journal: Mrs. Rebecca
Boutwell, is the name of q very unique and
original character who lives Just beyond
the corporate limits OF our town. Mrs
Boutwell, has the pluck and endurance of a
dozen men. She supports herself by teud-
ing tank for the East Tennessee railroad.
All of the work incident to snch employ
ment is done by herself alone. She
fires up ana runs the en-.
CINE, end repairs it when it is
out of order. 1t is related of "Aunt
Becky that once when a saw-mill located
near Eastman, whs unable to find any one.
white or black, who could keep the saw
dust rolled away, she declared that she
could accomplish it, aud was employed by
the superintendent. She not only kept the
sawdust down, but knitted pair of socks
every day besides. AUNT Becky is not
one Of she petted darlings of society. but
beneath rough exterior there beats good
heart.
Milledgeville Chronicle: e. n. En-.
his, who lives near the line of this and Han
cnck county, is building a house on the
Hancock side aud had in his employ
John Barton, Sam Marlborough, Whit Bou-
yer, Charles Babb, Bob Mills and, Gus
johnson. Mr.. Ennis carries their Ineah