The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-16
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Claims for Baggage Lost by the
Burning of the Depot at Macon.
Senoia TO Have a Bank-A Furni-
ture Factory for Athens-Hogs Try
TO Devour a Child.
GEORGIA.
William Dollar Of Rockdals county Is
said to be 103 years old.
Ii is believed that tire 6nal settlement
will show a profit Of g., 100 on the Piedmont
exposition at Atlanta
The real estate men OF bacon propose to
hold a meeting this week for the purpose OF
formulating plans for properly and ex~
tensively advertising Macon 20 the world.
There was no truth in the report afoat IN
the state day or two ago that Sheriff En-
mis- of Baldwin county had been shot by his
brother. The men are on the best OF terms.
At Stamp Creek the celebrated goose
case about six geese, between jenkins and
Wichmier, is at last ended. The court cost
amounted TO about $40. The matter was
finally compromised and settled by dividing
the geese.
Delegates from ten churches met at
bonneville in convention few days ago
aud organized an association. The name OF
the rev association is bonneville. A mis-
sionary society was also organized and went
directly to work.
At Tweed a day or two ago while attempt
Ing to cross MERGERS creek bridge last Sun
day horse which John Pope was riding be-
came unmanageable. throwing the rider TO
the ground, the horse falling upon him. The
boy sustained serious injuries.
F. A. Williams will continue to run the
Athens Ledger, and is In communication
with several gentlemen concerning the
editorship of the paper. 1t is said that
Editor Craig, formerly of the jackson
Herald, may take the position OF editor OF
the Ledger.
A furniture fhctory Is to be erected at
Athens by stock company now being orga.
nized- The incorporators are: ". s.
Holman, E. g. Harris, ]. ]. McMahan, J.
i. Voss. J. N. Booth, +. NJ. Hughes, w, r.
Dorsey, E. 8. Edge, Thomas Bailey and c.
d. Flanigen-
While all the family were away from
home few days ago some thief went into
the house Of Mrs Holcombe, in Conn's Creek
district Of Cherokee county, entered the
trunk of j. 81. Holcombe and took there
from S1l0. A reward Of $50 is offered for
the arrest of the guilty party.
DR.. A. @. Beazley of Crawfordviile has a
Spanish coin that bears the date 1883 It is
about the size Of 25-cent piece, but there
no mark on Its face to show the real
value. This piece was among a quantity
or Spanish money unearthed by a colored
man near Crawfordville some time ago.
jackson AtltGncemGn: The grand Jury
presentments will be found in this issue.
Sensational rumors which had been afloat
for several weeks, 70 the effect that the re-
port OF the special committee would unfold
startling developments regarding the acts
OF some OF the county officials, failed to
materialize.
Last week the 1s-months' old child
nh II II
Wolfes place, near Cassville. was playing
alone about key that was filled with wa
ter, out 10 the yard. Leaning over the key
1t lost its balance and going into the water
headforemost was unable to extricate itself
before being drowned.
Within sixty DAYS Senoia will have a
bank. This was agreed to at q meeting OF
citizens and farmers last Monday afternoon
and the bank organized. The name
Farmers ana Merchants Bank OF Senoia was
chosen and the capital stock placed at S25.-
OOO. Shares, $50 each. In less than fifteen
minutes 200 had been subscribed. The
entire amount would have been subscribed
had the number of shares 20 be taken by
any one subscriber been unlimited.
Adel Nes0s: Col O. H. Shaw had the
misfortune OF having his dwelling, dining
room and kitchen burned Monday night
about 10 O'Clock. The fire Is supposed to
have originated from q live coal thrown
INTO the fireplace with ashes from the stove
and catching to the lockwood. The family
had retired and all were asleep until aroused
by the roaring flames from the kitchen.
when 1t was TOO late TO extlnguish the Are
Most Of the bedding and wearing apparel
were saved but everything In the ki;ohen
was destroyed
Al Americus Friday, Ben Jones, half
witted son OF Julia Davis (colored) stole a
negro baby about years old and carried it
around the streets offering to sell it for the
small sum OF 81. He approached many per-
sons IN the endeavor to dispose of the child,
which be claimed TO be his own. Some one
notified Chief of Police Lingo of the fact
and he Immediately dispatched Officer
wheeler TO secure the infant and return IL
to Its mother. This was done even before
the mother had discovered the fact that her
child was missing.
Hawkinsville Dispatch and Netcs: On
Tuesday last J. d. Stetson sold his place on
Pine Level, two miles from town, to G. A
love OF Oviedo, Fla. The place contained
ll7 acres of land, including dwelling. etc.
and the price obtained was $1,000 As soon
as the trade was contaminated Mr.. Love
disposed OF twenty acres of the unimproved
land 20 McC. Pate for $500. Mr.. Love is a
wealthy orange grower, and purchased the
place, we understand, with view of maxi |
tng IL MS summer home, and will continue |
Florida. a. ''' ="
The railroad. being built by Messrs. Book. |
With q Rogers from Sparks to Bayboro. In |
Coiqvite county, is being pushed rapidly 30 |
completion. IL will be finished and cars |
running to Little river by the first of Jan |
usry. These gentlemen propose erecting
at sparks mammoth saw>mill the Iats
est patent dry kilns, planning mill and
snlngie, lathe aad staVe machines. A small |
mill TO cut the timbers for the large mill
and other necessary buildings, az well as
the timbers for the railroad bridges ia be-
Ing put In operation about two miles west
of Sparks.
~ Cehe Nelson, negro woman on the
Vason place, near Athens, went out TO the
cowpen to milk, and carried her baby. She
ieit the baby on the ground just outside the |
pen. Inside the pen were some hogs and IL
Is supposed that these attracted the atten-
tion OF the baby, aud IL thrust one of its
nands through the fence at them Any-
now, while the mother was engaged with |
ner milking she heard her child scream. An
OLD SOW had caught the baby's hand, and |
was proceeding to devour 1t in regular hog
fashion. The mother rescued the child as |
quickly as possible but not until its hand |
and arm had been badly crushed in the,
Jaws OF the ravenous swine DIR. W. w. |
Bacon Is attending the child, and thinks he |
Will save the injured limb.
J. +. Kehoe's furniture store at Albany |
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