The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE Two STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


A Planters Arm Mangled in Cotto'
Gin-Rev. Fotter's Funersl-A Figh
Among Prisoners in Clarke County
Jail-The "Oldest Inhabitants" o.
Atlanta Organizs an Association
Negro Fatally Injured by q GIN II
Baldwin County.
GEORGIA.
The Baptist of Buchanan Will prooaoiy
build new church soon.
The Tallapoosa bottling works started UP
Monday with fiattering prospects.
The county commissioners have deter
mined to build a new jail for Iroup county
There has been frost at Talbotton three
successive mornings. This will cut OH a.!
late cotton.
Judge Roberts will hold an adjourned
term Of superiorscourt, in Irwin county, III
November.
Mrs. Beall of Forest Glenn has second
crop of cucumbers and sDapoeans now
ready for the table
Editor Larry CAN'T is very sick man.
His lungs are troubling him, and ne mas lad
several hemorrheges.
The Pioneer Citizens Society OF At
lanta, has been organized and the OLD cltl-
gems Of Atlanta are now banded together.
The annual meeting Of the South Georgia
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church south will begin at Cordele on or
about Dec. l.
A mortgage has been given by the Atlanta
Consolidated Street Car Company as se-
ourity for the first mortgage bonds, amount
ing to 81, 100000.
L. c. Hall, who lives just over the river
in Troup county, has determined to locate
in LaGrange, and will establish at once a
bed spring factory.
The freight aud passenger business at
Tallapoosa station for September amounted
to IS ,554 SO against 81, 336 % for the same
month last year, gain Of about $50 per
cent.
Another curiosity comes to the front at
Athens in the shape OF negro woman who
has ak distinct fingers one one hand. Her
sixth finger is a projection next to the little
finger and is perfectly formed.
Lee County Net0S Augustus Ans
ley Lee county's famous horse trader, is
holding on to his rep" with a tight grip.
He snapped SO mule with Henry Turner
for a gentleman COW, which he sold to us
yesterday for six years. subscription. Now
if SOMEBODY will just give US a saddle.
is progressing as rapidly as possible, and
unless soms unforeseen accident or delay oc-
ours Mr.. Dresser is confident that the arc
system will be in working order Oct. 20.
The incandescent system will probably not
be ready before the latter part Of the month.
Friday morning the big deer In the zoo
caught half>grOwn boy in the court house
yard at Lagrange ana knocked him down,
and no doubt would have hurt him had not
Il. B. Clark gone 10 the rescue and pulled
him of the boy. The boys have leased the
deer so much in playing with him that he
occasionally shows fight.
Brunswick Advertiser: One of Durham
& Hotchkiss' choppers was badly hurt day
or two ago. He had felled a tree which
lodged on another. This action caused th,
catch the unfortunate man above the knee
and bore him to the ground. The leg wal
broken above the knee and the ankle join
put out of place and badly torn up.
Sylvania Telephone: There is in the Tel
ephone office q bottle of turpentine and
can of rosin that were stilled by q 12-vear
old boy, NJ. B. Porter, of this county. Fror
all accounts young Porter must be genius
He made his own brick, built his miniatur
STILL using q teakettle for that purpos,
gathered his gum, and then made from it q
I
rosin as can be seen anywhere.
Clerk Wade of the superior court ha
docketed twenty-nine cases 50 far for th
November term OF Brooks superior cour
Of these cases eleven are brought by II
Georgia Loan aud Trust Company again,
parties TO whom they have loaned none
and who have failed to pay. In nearl
every case the parties are going to figl
these suits on the plea Of usury. 1t is sa
that if usury can be shown, the parties ca
take out homestead against the claims.
Augusta Chronicle: H. c. Hills, wi
lives on Broad street, just below Mclntos
has genuine curiosity in a four-leggt
chicken. 1t is of the Langshang specie
and is about half grown. Chickens of mo-
than two legs are frequently born, but tn
is about the first that has ever attained al
size. The legs are regularly formed. vii
complete feet and toes. Mr.. Hills CO
start q museum with his chicken, as the
are. no doubt. lots of people who would lii
to see it.
J. L. Biggers is one of Muscogee's enter
prising and wealthy farmers whose plant,
ton lies seven miles north of Columbus, c
the river road, Tuesday afternoon while e
gagged at his ginnery his right arm was a.
cidentally pulled into the breast of the &
and terribly laoerated by the saws. DR.
Sims 81 Sims found it necessary to amp
tate Mr.. Biggers' little finger The 9th,
gashes were sewed up and dressed, and it
thought they will heal without further ar
putation.
A horrible accident occurred at the gin
J. B. Chandler, in the eastern part OF Bsl'
win county, early last Saturday mornin
The engineer, Abram Holsey (colored) WI
caught in the shafting and seriously if n,
fatally injured. While reaching for a spaC
his apron was caught and he was pulled in
the shatting-both legs were broken and
was horribly bruised. A physician was in
lnediately summoned and everything poss
bic done to relieve the sufferer. After gret
suffering he died Monday morning.
At Athens Monday morning when Sheri
Weir went to feed the prisoners he fouu
that there were no good feelings betwet
those confined In the cell and as soon
they were turned out in the hall fgl
commenced between Spence Lester, Vile
Coleman mo relative TO Andy and Jords
jackson. They fell out about the breakfa
and Wiley Coleman came near beiu
killed Sheriff Weir had to send to b
house after pistol and threaten to sho,
all Of them before the trouble could |
stopped.
1t is likely the Southern Express Compau
will have litigation over the reward offers
for the capture of the robbers who held L
the train near Golfers station some weel
ago Marshall Harris of Forsyth, who g
fected tho first capture, and was instr
mental in running the others down, recoS
eriug most of the stolen money, has not v
been paid. He has made several demauC
for payments. finally offering to settle Il
$3.50. The company thinks he asks K
much. Harris Will now sue for the 81 OK