The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
sHE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
Coffee county will hold a fair this year.
Augusta will have rank Of the Patri
lrchs Militant.
Mrs Priscilla Scroggins Of Hall county
ia years old.
Capt. John J. Seay has resumed contro
Of the Rome Tribune.
Augustus electric cars have been author
lied TO run twelve miles an hour.
Athens has been unable TO hoat AZ pei
cent. bonds. She will now try to sell then
Is Is.
Capt. ]. c. McMichael Of Atlanta ha,
sold his interest in The GAINESVILLE Gdzett.
10 B. H. Hardy, the local editor of that
paper.
Ghe Elks Of Augusta have decided to rent
i've rooms on the third floor Of the Chris
sopher Gray building for permanent lodge
room.
1t is rumorei t. at the Primitive Baptists
At Ebenezer church, two miles from Dun
wody, are going 10 test the right of their
members to join the farmers alliance
Brooks county phosphate is a fact, and
che citizens are 6 ing to work it for all It is
worth. Judge liIlman has sent specimens
10 Chicago for analysis and Capt. FL. G..
Turner has forwarded some 10 Washington
tor the same purpose.
W. s. Cox has his plans completed and is
putting the material on the ground for build
ing an additional thirteen large rooms TO
the Southern Female College at lagrange
work on which will begin Immediately after
commencement.
J. Fl. Thompson Of OkeGnokee last week
killed a negro who had burglarized mis-
residence and resis;ei arrest when caught
up with. After killing the negro Thomp-
son placed him in his buggy and drove with
aim to w. c. Hinsons turpentine still.
The 1l-year old son of Judge Maddox, of
.he Fleyd county superior court, met with
an accident at Rome Monday. His horse
IAN away and the little fellow got his feet
caught in the harness and was dragged
Eeventy-hve yards His scalp was almost
torn from his head. 1t protruded over his
eyes as it hung down.
On Sunday afternoon last Green Bailey
OF Athens was stuDg by a bee. The sting
came very near causing his death. Mr.
Bailey was taken very dangerously sick,
and DR.. Steedly was called in. For a time
the chances for recovery seemed slim, but
Monday brought a change, and Mr.. Bailey
is much improved now.
A gentleman informs the SdndersuiUe
Progress that there is an epidemic Of run
away marriages in the upper part Of Wash-
lngton county. At a recent school exami-
nation, where number of young people
were congregated. he reports that there
were seven couples present who wanted to
run away. One couple succeeded.
Saturday night Deputy Sheriff McMichael
closed the doors OF B.. f. Billings plumbing
establishment at Columbus in favor Of the
Georgia Home Insurance Company. The
insurance company's claim against Mr..
billings IS for S4,5J0. He has outside &C
counts amounting to 1900, making his
total liabilities $4,000. dis assets are
So, 700, stock $1,000 and accounts 81, 700.
Abbevllle Times: r. E. StubAs while
bshfng at Bowen's mill was poisoned BY
coming in contact with some unknown
plept. He has suffered severely from the
effects Of The severe poi oning of his face,
aud his eyes we're lady swollen and in
hamed. he was almost dis6gured beyond
recognition. His hands and arms TO the
elbow, end his chest, were similarly affected
he is now almost restored to his normal
condition.
: Dave Wingate and negro named Dave
hoeers met On the Watts corner at
AmerIcus Friday. Roberts was drunk and
began 20 give MIR. Wiugate some back talk,
when that gentleman promptly gave him
one over the head with a two-gallon Jug
Tiled with syrup, which be had in his hand
a. the time. The jug broke. and con-
glomeration Of syrup and blood ran down
the negros face. Dave dried up his mouth
Immediately.
Fire at Augusta at II 80 o'clock Monday
night destroyed the two-story brick build.
Ing on the south side of Broad second door
cast OF Kollock street, occupied by II.
Rosenfield, merchant tailor, and o. T. Potts.
6sh and oyster house. The origin of the
hre is unk own. Potts had 81 200 insrr-
ance which will cover his Loss. Rosenfeld's
loss will amount to 81 200. The prnpertv
belonged to Miss Annie Wood. and was
mostly consumed by the fire. 1t was a
81, 900 fire.
lyerson Logau,a negro telephone lineman.
wni'e strlnging a wire on top OF thirty
root pole on the corner of jackson and Rev
nolds Is rect, at Augusta. Monday, let the
wire ne held come in contact with the elec>
trio light wire. A strong current Of cleo
trie y passed through the wire.
which so suddenly and severely
shocked Logan that hs lost his hold
on the pole and fell. The force of his
fall was broken by small tree near the
ground. Joe Crane was sitting under the
tree. and the spurs of L1gan's climbers
struck AJr. Crane in the left side above the
breast, causing slight gash. Both Mr..
Crane and the negro had a narrow escape
The negro was not hurt at ALL Mr.. Crane
was only lightly hurt.
Considerable excitement prevails over the
Sudden and terrible death Of William q.
smith OF Rockmalt, pronounced by Drs. s.
b. Pearce and w. J. Adair to be hydro
phobia. Mr.. Smith was the son.in-law of
DR., 'Pearce, and between So and 40 years
Old. he leaves wife and four children.
be was man of robust health He was
bitten on the finger about five weeks ago
by small terrier dog two months old, and
at the same time another man and three
boys, to whom the deg belonged. were
bitten. The dog showed some signs of
nydrophobia and was killed. But
little notice was taken, and nothing
more thought Of it, until symptoms began
to develop in Mr.. Smith Friday, pain com
n1encing in his bitten hand and passing up
his arm into the body, when fearful con-
vuisions began. The doctors had to admin
lister oplate' every two hours, otherwise he
was ravlng. 1t was some time after exam.
ination, and In response to many questions
asked by DR.. Pearce, that the dog bite was
recalled. DR.. Pearce has been practIcinO
forty-fve years, and DIR. Adair about ff
teen years and they have never witnessed
a similar case. Mr.. Smith could not swal-
low anything. and seemed to have a smoth-
ering sensation. He continually called for
water, and the sight of it invariably pro-
duced commissions. Much uneasiness is
felt for the other subjects that were bitten.
FLORIDA.
The rain Of the past few days has done a
wonderful amount of good at Indianola.
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