The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Two Men Bet on a Banging-A By
Accidentally Slain by His Brother -
Two New Ministers for Augusta-A
Girl Marries the Slayer of Her Father
Swallowed a Silver Dollar.
GEORGIA.
The grip has secured foothold In Au-
gusta.
A paper will be started at Fort Gaines
this week by Messrs. Corley & Jernigan.
Dozier Napier, aged Is years, was scci-
den ally shot and killed by his younger
brother at Hepzibah, Sunday.
Rev. S. NJ. jefferson Of Kokomo, Ind. =.
has been called 70 the pastorate OF the First
Christian church, at Augusta.
Green gods men are working Augusta
Several well Known people have just re-
ceived their circulars and propositions.
The engagement is announced Of Miss
Rika Meas Of Macon 70 Benjamin Brown Of
Tampa, Fla. who is q prominent business
man Of that city.
Ira Van Duzer, an able young lawyer Of
Elberton, who will be q candidate for soli-
citor general Of the northern circuit, has
DouKnt Luo hlDeTbOu otuF
Rev. G. L. Hunt OF Edgeheld has been
called to the pAstorate Of Curtis Baptist
church. He has accepted the offer and will
take charge Of the church Immediately.
It is rumored that in the vicinity Of Bluff
town one negro shot and killed another on
Thursday last. and that the slayer left inn
medlately, saying that he was going TO
Lumpkin to give himself up.
An Augusta firm, Still we'll. Miller & Co.,
has Just shipped two carloads Of Georgia
pine from Millen to Melbourne. Australia,
by way of San Francisco The freight on
this lumber cost about $50 car.
A. S. H. Cooke Of Townsville and Miss
Daisy HOLSTER of Michigan we're married
last week at the home of the bride. They
arrived in Townsville Sunday and will
make that place their future home.
Two citizens of Arlington made a funny
bet the other day. One bet that If the two
negroes were hanged on Jan. % that Sheriff
GLADDEN. would spring the trap, while the
other bet that Deputy Hub Davis would
have It TO do.
At Brunswick Saturday night, as an old
negro by the name of Young Buchanan
was walking down Bay street in company
with his wife he was met by party of five
young negroes, all of whom had been
drinking. AS they passed on the street one
of the young negroes, by the name OF Sandy
Bryant, ran against Buchanan's wife aud
nearly Knocked her down. Buchanan then
struck at Bryant with stalk Of sugar
cane, which be was carrying in his hand,
whereupon Bryant drew his pistol and shot
at the old man twice, one OF the bullets
passing through the calf Of the leg and in
fiicting very painful wound. AS soon as
the shooting was done the negroes fed. The
culprits have been arrested.
Augusta Herald: News of an unusual
marriage at Orangeburg, 3. c., has come
to Augusta. The wedding was that of
William Board to Miss Emma Boyet,
daughter of the late William Boyet The
groom killed Mr.. Boyet some time ago and
was tried aud acquitted. 1t was
ment to the daughter of the deceased
caused, or had much to do in bringing
about the difficulty in which the old gentle
man was killed, as the latter was much OPP
posed to the match. The death Of Mr..
Boyet under these most distressing circum-
stances broke up the engagement, but the
''dead past has buried its dead,n and the
young man was last week married TO the
daughter Of the man ne had slam. 1t Is
fair TO add that the entire evidence showed
that the killing was unavoidable ON the
part OF Mr.. Board. M
II. Fl. Jones writes to the Macon Jele-
graph as follows: THE following incident
is true in every particular: On Sunday,
Dec. IA, 1890, George Carson OF Farming
ton, Oconee county, Ga, In his attempt to
lift five silver dollars with his tongue, was
30 unfortunate as to have the top dollar
slip down his throat. Failing to extract il,
at supper, after few mouthfuls, down
went the dollar to the regions below.
Since then that dollar has not been
heard from. Now, the question is,
whether owing to the weight Of The piece,
it has passed, or can pass. from the stomach?
Should it do so, then another formidable
obstacle presents itself In the passage OF the
''Ileo C@cum" valve, which shuts it out
from the large intestine or rectum. The
Inflated coin before it makes its exit must
pass also through coil of small intestines
fifteen feet in length. Should its CO ru-
gated edges abrade the delicate walls Of the
intestines, Inflammation and probable death
from enteritls would ensueV