The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Money Deposited in Bank Twenty
Years Ago end Forgotten-A Saw
mill Burned IN Jasper County.
GEORGIA.
Telfair superior court convenes next Mon
day.
The Macon presbytery is in session ct
Cuthbert-
Americas will soon have an electric fire
alarm system.
The premium fund for the Augusta expo
siton amounts to $4,000.
Capt. Morris of the Brunswick Rilemen
has resigned on account Of his removal
from the city.
The unwilling Of the monument now be-
ing erected OF Augusta to Adolph Brandt
takes place April %.
The Presbyterians Of Cuth bert will soon
build a new church. The Methodists have
greatly improved their edihce.
Mrs. Grant, widow Of the late James A.
Grant of Athens, has just received s., $50
insurance which he had on his life.
Floyd county's delegates to the state con-
vention of the farmers alliance 60 unin-
structed as to for whom they shall vote for
president
Perry's new municipal officers are mayor,
W. G. Davis; aldermen, c. H. Moore, E. s.
der and L. III. Paul
The great carp industry Of Clarke
county has played out and carp is hardly
ever heard OF. They have deserted the Oco-
nee river and gone back to Florida.
The mill Of Kelly & Phillips, seven miles
north of Monticello, was burned Wednesday
night The loss is $4,000, with no insur-
ance. The fire is supposed 10 have been the
work Of an incendiary.
Il l.. -
negro farmer of Houston county, who was
in the mail service, has been detected in
robbing the mails of several hundred dol
lars, but escaped arrest
An old lady Of Lake Park seems to have
called back at least twenty-five years of her
life in looks and appearance, as she has cut
an entire new set of upper and lower teeth
Of the most beautiful whiteness.
The landowners on Little river. near
Alpharetta, are talking of organizing for
the purpose of draining it. There is some
good land along tho river that would be
brought under cultivation if this was done.
Luther j. Norman was run over by John
Barretts saw-mill engine, near Helena on
Saturday, the wheel running lengthways on
his leg and crossing his body about bis hips
The wonder is that not bone was broken
At first he was thought TO be badly hurt,
but is now doing very well.
AbUbus IzCuyeTs Inc FARMERS OF the
county still persist in holding their cotton.
A great many Of our farmers have not sold
more than half their crop. In some places
il is an astonishing fact that several bales
of cotton are lying out exposed to the
weather, thus causing great deterioration
in the real value.
A. W. Fite, solicitor general Of the
Cherokee circuit, received last Sunday
evening the painful intelligence of the
Of lie
which occurred that afternoon at the home
OF her son, Rev. G. p. Thompson, at
Sherman Tex. The interment wGs at
Cartersville, Ga.
At Arnoskesg, a negro girl II years old
eloped With man about IS the ether day,
and the two were married. The girl. as
may be inferred from her age, is the merest
scrap OF a child. Her parents, who are
respectable colored people, opposed her
marriage, and it is said they threaten ven
geance on her husband.
While John ludlow was on his way to
Buford he was attacked by small animal
that sprang out of the bushes and gave him
severe bic on the leg. Though he choked
and beat the animal, it would not release its
hold until D. H. Pucket came to his relief
and cut its throat. 1t was strange looking
animal that resembled a ground hog.
AT Atlanta J. NJ Barrett and G. W.
Manning of the brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers publish cards saying that they
were appointed at the last meeting of the
brotherhood to examine into the death OF
Neville, but have not as yet made their re-
port. They add that the resolutions given
out censuring the police were not submitted
to the bro herhood and we're not ratified.
and hence were unauthorized
Judson l.. Hyatt has purchased the house
and lot known as the Parker house. at Fort
Valley for 50, GOO. Wesley Houser has pur-
chased from Col. A. T. Harper his new resi-
dence on Macon street for $4,000. Col. s.
I. Neil has sold an eighth of an acre of
land with railroad front to the Standard
Oil Company for 5000 The company will
erect warehouse, put in an oil pump, and
make Fort Valley distributing point for a
large territory in that section.
saw-mlll man of Dooly county noticed
that one of his oxen had received a blow on
one of its horns that knocked it down a
little lower than the other. The teamster
stoutly denied 1t, but since that time the
morn mas been growing gradually down
ward until now the tip end touches his
cheek. The horn does not seem to be any
more loose than the other, still 1T has grown,
and continues TO grow, downward 1t has
already reached an unusual length, and
presents curious appearance.
Amerious Times Recorder: A grave di-
vine of Americas received and declined a
COEELa1 AuFlUdLlOu eXLenQeQ MIN yesterday.
he was walking down the street, appar-
emily lost in the mysteries of some deep
theological question, when a charming and
bright young miss stopped him with the
question: Doctor, do you wish to see a
lot Of little devils9" She gazed up at him
with her large, innocent eyes, and he, with
kindly solicitude, answered In the affirms-
tive. Her eyes twinkled most merrily and
little laugh rippled forth as she replied:
We'll, then, go TO -, and I'm sure your
wish will be granted"
At Madison, in 1S47, while the old Madl-
son house was being built Lester Markham,
still resident Of that city, put three bot
ties of liquor in three of the pillars In front
of the structure. A few days ago, after the
burning Of the hotel, S. A. Tumell, who
owns the property, had hands dig into the
pillars and found two of the long hidden
bottles safe and sound, and mellow with
age-one of them containing rum and au-
other peach brandy. Mr.. Tumell has since
donated these two treasures Of antiquity to
the Madison Home Guards, and they will
be ratified Off. The liquor being torty-two
years old is quite curiosity.
Revs. j. o. A. Cook, Ed F. Cook, e. q.
F. Golden, and Paul f. Brown, pastors Of
the First Methodist church ,McKend ca
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