The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

The Grape Industry in Fierce County
A Negro Escapes Bsing Held Oh Z
Serious Charge on Account Of tAe
Youth Of the Compiainant-Waynes
ville's New Lumber Mill-RobsrsoI
Still alive With e Bullet in HIS Brain
GEORGIA.
DR.. E. Ferguson is the newly elected city
physician Of Macon.
An eating house is TO be established at tht
depot at ThOmasvl!le.
Cicero Edwards Of Monroe tells o.
shingles that have done service on root
for eighty years.
General Fluker, negro of Brunswick
stabbed his wife with a pocket-knifC
"Wednesday and fed. She will probably
die.
The walls of the new Baptist church al
Dawson will soon be completed. The second
carload OF stone has arrived, and the hand
some building IS fast assuming shace.
A trip Of twelve miles just east Of Griffin
has proven 70 a AelrS aud sun representa-
tive that the crops are very fair, AMI with
good rains Hlll make very good yield,
A bill will probably be introduced in the
legislature to permit the city Of Aug sta to
issue 800 O0J tonds To dyke the city, or TO
lt from freshets,
Jonathan Rarick. who has the contract
for the Pierce county high school building
at Blacksh .Gr, will begin work on Aug. ],
and the building viii be ready for occu-
pancy on Oct /.
1t Is said that J. J. Robertson, the man
with bullet ia his brain near Sterling, is
getting better us cad Of worse. II he
should re- over his case would form one Of
the few OF its Kind known to medical
science.
Rev. J. r. HsrHell, who has been in
charge Of North GWinnett circuit, las re-
sigued charge of the circuit and been trans
ferred by the the bishop TO the Holston con-
ferenca. his place has been supplied by
Rev. Mr.. Davis of Gainesville.
J. D. Williams, the newly elected presi-
dent of the county alliance and manager Of
the alliance warehouse at Griffin, will take
charge Of the affairs OF the warehouse on
Monday next and arrange for handling a
liberal share OF the growing crop.
A small colored boy named John Henry
Broaden was run over by a loaded wagon
at Monroe last week, and died on Friday.
The boy was rlding on top of a large load
of wood. The wagon being turned too sud-
denly, be fell 10 the ground, and the wheels
passed over bis abdomen.
John a. Strickland has contracted with
William Armitage for the construction Of
q brick storeh0use to be built at BlacSsheAr
on the corner now occupied by Messrs
Strickland u Grady The building will 80
2S feet by 10 feet, Is feet high. and will be
ready for occupancy by Oct. l.
Abbsvllle Times: A suspicious party of
five or six wandering men have made their
appearance in the neighborhood of Cedar
creek, this county. They are heavily armed
with Winchester rifles and two pistols each.
They are said to have plenty Of money, aud
they seek the company Of negroes and eat
and sleep with them.
The dwelling house OF Marcus Hammock,
living four miles from Gordon, was struck
by lightning Wednesday mornineRabout
O'Clock. The clock was torn into pieces,
and the led on which Mrs. Hammock and
baby we're lying was struck and the post
split into pieces, dropping the bed to the
floor, but the occupants we're unhurt
negro named Green, who was hurt
some time ago by falling from a tram car
at the Durham & Hotchkiss mills, o.
Crispen Island, and whose arm was atnpu-
tated In consequence between the hand and
elbow, has had 70 undergo another opera
ton. His physicians found it necessary
this time 10 anputate the arm at the
shoulder.
At Birmingham. Ala, Tuesday night.H.
W. Burton OF Americas was deceived off
by stranger, taken TO the outskirts of the
the city and there set upon by three Ital-
ians, He was teeten half to death and
robbed Of all his money, Burtons nose was |
broken aud frightful wounds inflicted on
the head which may prove fatal The rob |
bers escaped.
AT Atlanta day or two ago Mrs. Klap. |
per was very seriously, but it is not
thought dangerously, hurt on q Metrop5h- |
tan dummy that ran TO Grant park. MRS. |
klspoer was sitting on the inside Of the |
dummy when al iron bar, which was at
tsched TO the upper part OF the car, fell on
her shoulder Phe shoulder bone was
shiVered and she received other injuries.
Abbeville Times: Last Saturday Thomas |
Galloway, prosperous negro, conducting
q naval stores business six miles north Of /
Abbevilie, was shot with o Winchester rife |
by his brother. The shot is said TO have
been accidental DR.. Robertson, who at
tended the wounded man saws that the
knee cap was dislocated. which will result
probably in the permanent lemeness of the
wounded man.
A new lumber mill is in course Of erec-
ton at Waynesville. The capacity of the
new plant will be 10000 feet Of lumber Der
day. IL will be operated by G.. W. Haslam
Of Savannah. Mr. Hasam has been oper-
aung mill at Naylor for some time hut
recognizing the superior advantages offered
for the establishment of such an industry al
WaynesVllle, has decided to move his ma
chinery TO that place.
The commencement of work on the new
Methodist church at Dawson has been hang
ing IRE for some time because no contractor
could be found willing to undertake. the
building OF 1t by the cheap plans that had
been purchased by the building committee.
! ne plans were SO indefinite and unsatis-
factory that new ones are to be procured
from another firm of architects. The |
church will cost $40, 900.
Joseph A. Harper of Blackshear is making |
for the manufacture Of his !
crane crop into wine He now has on hand |
zen barrels Of sugar weighing 1855 POUNDS,
which be expects to use in making at least
2 600 gallons Of wine. He will realize 81 /
Der gallon for the wine he makes, which |
viii make 81, 900 for the crop he gets off |
las proven very profitable in Pierce county.
1t is stated that a farmer living near
5eers heba, few ) ears ago. was poor. hav-
ng no money or stock. But he vent 10
work with blind horse, and to-day ne has
he finest mules in the county, makes his
wheat, corn, oats and everything at home,
las money ahead. besides owning s. 900
worth Of property. This nnau has never
tteuded e political meeting, aad has a.
ended only two fairs in his life, but has
,iven Lis farm al his attention.
Covipgton Enterprise: No;ios is given
hat If Newton county sdopss prohib Ii,
" majority vote that d Law VIII be mp
lied for 80 as to establish "A disDensary