The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


GEORGIA.
Talbotton wants a cotton compress.
Dr. Thomas N. Holmes of Rome is &c d.
Newton Powell of Walker county is under
arrest charged with incest by his daughter.
Senator Wolcott of Colorado will he
present at the unwilling of the Henry ".
Grady monument at Augusta next fail.
Up to Friday light Maconites had SUBJ
scribed $40 OF the $500 needed to pay the
expenses of the Floyd Rifles to the Indian
apolis prize drill.
The alliance people of Macon county
have about SIG. 900 invested IN Montezlma.
Their store is making money for the stock
holders right along.
1t is rumored that the recent tragedy in
Rome, in the trial of which Mrs Mckee
was the central figure. is to be dramaGZei.
and that Mrs. Mckee is to appear in the
principal role
Five hundred thousand dollars worth OF
mortgages are hanging over the hands of
Monroe county Troup county's indebted
ness to foreign loan compauiss lis about
100000 and to home cues $4,000.
At Eastman, Tuesday, DR.. J. D. Herr
man, removed fatty tumor from e back
of Peter Payne (colored). The tumor
weighed more than five pounds, aid bsfore
it was cut out looked to be as large as a
water bucket.
A negro working at the saw mill of Hill
Fields at Montezuma met with pretty bad
accident a few days ago. He was tripped
by the trucks and fell on the saw, which was
running very rapidly. Two of his fingers
were sawed off completely.
W. NJ Hobby of Sylvania has purchased
the Sylvania Telephone, and will assume
charge of it on June 1. He has bought
NIa onA
will abandon the patent inside aud print
the paper Throughout at home.
Tuesday the residence of James Speer,
three miles south OF Fayetteville, was de-
stroyed by fire. The fire first broke out in
the stove room caused by defective stove
hue. He saved all of its contents with the
exception Of his cooking utensils.
Dirt will soon be broke for the erection OF
a new Jail for johnson county, and agree
able TO the specifications Of the same on file
in the ordinary's Office, the structure will
be par excellence in every particular. The
material is being placed on the ground pre-
paratory to the work.
Waycross Headlight: The report circu-
lated last week that the opera house was
unsafe, If not founded on good authority
was q malicious meanness of q contemplate
degree. There is no justice in trying TO
ruin the property by misrepresentation be-
cause its uses are not liked.
George Spider, half witted negro, was
killed about half mile above Montezuma
some time Wednesday night 1t is sup
posed that he went to sleep on the track
and south hound train knocked him into
eternity. A large cash was cut on his skull
and his left arm was broken.
G. w. Nally, a blacksmith, has discovered
q bed Of red ocher, or venetian red, on the
hanI exfN fzkh uhrNv1 60 al Dali
Ground. He SAYS it works well, so well, in
fact, that he painted q wagon wheel with it
for customer and he never discovered
the difference between it and the genuine
article.
Leo Schwartz was knocked down at Au-
gusta Thursday night by Edward Burnett
who held weight in his hand when he
dealt the blow. AT last accounts Schwartz
was unconscious. He was escorting Mrs.
Burnett home from a ball when he was at
tackled. Burnett and bis wife separated
some time ago.
Montezuma Record: Prof Harvard Of
Vienna cannot bear the sight of an egg. SO
JohnMcDonald says. 1t makes him sick to
look at one. A small piece Of egg placed in
his hand will cause the flesh to turn blue
II a plate has been used for eating eggs at
breakfast he can detect it at supper, even if
the dish has been washed. A few years ago,
while on a visit to Macon, he was induced
to eat some ice cream, and the small amount
OF egg in the cream made him 80 sick that
physician had to be sent for at once.
For two or three dass past small cock
ing main has been in progress few miles
beyond the city's southern limits of Atlanta.
A number of battles were fought yesterday
and the day before, but to-day the big
event was looked for. 1t did not take place
The society for the prevention of cruelty to
animals got wind OF the business and detec-
tives were dispatched to the scene to gather
information. The sports in their turn smelt
mouse, and, regarding discretion the bet
ter part of valor, shouldered their coops
and departed in the night.
Eastman TimeS-Jou1ndL: There is a gen.
tleman on d. A. Burch's place in the upper
edge OF the county who, since reading the
life and history of the noted outlaw Johl
A. Mnrrell, has decided that there is a big
pile OF money buried somewhere on the
place. He claims that Murrells headquar-
ters were somewhere III that neighborhood
and from the fact that lightning has struck
one single walnut tree three times without
killing it, that it is a sure sign the money
is there. He is said TO be making diligent
search for the hidden treasure.
Fort Valley Enterprise: About three
weeks ago two cows and several hogs Of A.
j. Todd, who lives in the Tenth district of
this county, were bitten by mad dog, and
on last Thursday they we're foaming at the
mouth and went about swapping at each
other and otherwise showed unmistakable
signs of bydrophobla. Mr. Todd killed
them all at once, but in doing SO he got some
foam on his right hand, which was sore, and
which has since swollen considerably. The
family used the milk from the cows until
the time they were killed, and more serious
results are feared.
Cuthbert Liberal Enterprise: On last
Monday afternoon, during violent thun-
der.storm near Damascus. in Early county
Mr.. Sheffield was struck by lightning, but
not seriously injured. He was returning
home from the country, aud when the rair
came upon him be stopped, hitched his horse
to a small tree, his dog with the horse and
be himself taking shelter underse large OAK
tree. When the rain had partly subsidized
he started for the horse, and just es hC
reached him lightning struck him, orsC
and dog, killing the horse and dog tut onlJ
slightly injuring him.
Eastman TimeS-JourndI: T. NJ. Mul!is
who lives just mile from Eastman On hi,
farm, relates that be has for a long time
been much puzzled to know whit wa
sticking fine holes in his eggs and drawing
out the contents, until he kept strict va CT
on the hens nest, when the mareuder wa
found to be q sap-sccker, which, with Il
keen, awl-like bill had contrived from tim
TO time to suck dozens of eggs. licEin.
holes in many, from which he used yer.