The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Killed by Lightaing-AnI Indian Coffin
Dug Up.
GEORGIA.
An ice factory is among the probabilities
at La Grange.
It's reported that gentleman of energy
and means ccntemp.ates establishing a street
car line between McRas and Helena.
There are twenty-one saw-mills in oper-
att n il Decatur county, cutting from
5000 to 5000 feet Of lumber per day.
jesse Armistead, one Of the best-known
and oldest citizens of Oglethorpe county,
who lives near Grade Academy, is danger
ously i'll.
The Bsptists will hold Sunday school
convention at Big Sandy church, in the
lower part OF Wilkinson county, beginning
next Saturday.
Henry Dunn, the insane man confined at
the county poor house near Mcpherson,
Kan, lived at Cu,hber5 before the war.
None of Dumas relations are living there
now.
a rumor, apparently true, has reached
NaldosJa from the upper part Of Brooks
county to the effect that a white woman Of
Ill repute and her negro paramour were
assassinated one night last week.
Alderman R. NJ. Arnau pulled a breech
loading double-barreled gun from the bot
tom Of the river while fishing near Dublin
one day last week. 1t was in fair condi-
tion, sho wing that it had been in there only
q short time.
A little negro boy, Gorge Carey, son OF
Jim Carey, fell of the Epson county rail
read train at Thomaston a few days ago
and narrowly escaped being run over. He
loses three Of bis fingers, though, as the cars
passed over that much Of him.
prasirJapt lViI1ia,, II Vo.,r, 80 49,
Eagle and Pheniy cotton mill at Columbus
has resigned. The reasons given for the
resignation we're not stated. only the bare
request from tue geltleman to be relieved
of the management of the mills was read to
the directors. J. S. Bigby of Atlanta is his
successor.
Calhoun Times: G. f. Moran and Fulton
Gardner Of Chicago and D. A. Warllck Of
Marietta were in the city this week prepar-
ing materials for panorama of historical
scenes in the south. They made several fine
views of the matchless scenery around Cal
houn, and will have the same on exhibition
at the Chicago worlds fair.
Lexington Echo: Perhaps the youngest old
man in the state is Whitfield Landrum, who
lives in Bowling Green district, about six
miles from Lexington. Though in his 95th
year. he retains sll faculties, aud is suffi-
GENTLY spry TO work his garden, look after
the feeling of several head of cattle and
stock, and do many odd jobs around his
premises. His memory is remarkable.
Operator Hughson of the depot telegraph
office at Townsville was severely shocked
by lightning running in on tho wires Thurs
day afternoon. He was standing by the
table at the time, and the shock threw him
some five or six feet across the room. Agent
VanDyke caught him and prevented him
from falling. He was speeches and in a
state OF Inconsistencies for some time after
the flash.
During the thunderstorm which pre-
vailed Thursday afternoon, a negro was
struck by lightning near Baconton, and in
stantly killed. When struck the negro was
standing under an oak tree watching the
clouds when, without a moments warming,
the tree against which he was leaning was
struck, and he fell a. its base a corpse. The
fiery fluid left but slight marks on his body,
but both Of his shoes were torn from his
feet
VIII Foster lost pocketbook containing
SO in bills while minglinG with the crowd
at the flying jenny at Car .ersyille last Sat
urday night. The book dropped from his
inside coat pocket aud was not missed for
some little time. Search was made for it
In vain. Sunday morning the book was
found on the grounds near tue spot where
he had stood and supposed he had dropped
1t, but 1t was empty, the money having
been taken from it.
The Freemasons of Dublin have made
arrangements with Messrs. Lanier &
Walker by which they are to add third
story to their two-story brick building,
now in course OF construction, to be used by
them as a masonic hall. The estimated
cost is about 81 900. Part of this amount
is now in their treasury, and the Masonic
fraternity and their friends will raise the
balance. The laying OF the cornerstone
will take place Friday, May 10.
Bishop Joseph S. Key, formerly e NJ
con, but now Of Fort Worth Tex. NJ, ar
rived III Macon on visit to his daugl Ter,
Mrs. Crosby Smith. Bishop Key was
pastor of Mulberry Street Methodist
church for four years, and when he left
Macon ne left large circle Of friends, who
will always be glad to welcome the dlstin-
gulshed divine whenever he chooses to visit
his old home. The bishop will probably
remain in Macon a week before returning
TO Texas.
Crawford Herald: Lexington and Salem
churches have acted officially and given DR..
q. u. Gibson the privilege to accept the ap-
pointment OF corresponding secretary OF the
home mission board of Georgia, and the
Glade aod Crawford churches have, as the
rest did, reluctantly given their consent to
BIFe LLLI up IOF the great WOFK which is set
out for him. He is still the pastor of these
four churches, and will remain so until the
end Of the year, supplying preachers when
he can't be with them.
". L. Landre.h, who he's taken the con-
tract 10 build tne Irwin county jail, is in
many respects a remarkable man. He is
over six feet tall, and weighs 240 pounds.
He has never imbibed any strong or spirit
uous drinks, such as whisky, wines, beer,
coffee, tea, or anything alcoholic; never
shot a gun, never went fishing, played base
ball or handled cards in any manner, and
never used tobacco in any form. He IL a
model man physically aud morally, and is a
genuine Georgia giant.
Cochran Recorder: There was quite an
interesting case tried before Judge Green
Tuesday. The Holmes brothers were suing
for four head of oxen that they claimed
that they were fraudulen ly cheated out Of.
1t was case OF where four head of oxen
we're levied on TO pay a laborer's lien, and
the levy was made out wrong and the oxen
taken from the plaintiff without their con-
sent. After heated and interesting dis
cussion from both sides the Judge decided in
favor Of the plaintiffs.
Gainesville Eagle: Gen. Longstreet in
forms us that the hawks have been paving
his poultry yard frequent visits of late and
carrying 0f the small fries We have
loaned m l good doubie-barreled shotgun
and, as Ii was, when q young man, con-
sidered one Of the best shots at game either
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