The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Neat Income From B5es-A Lively
Fight at Tweed in Which One Mans
Lip Was Bitten Off
GEoRGIs.
The watermelon crop within a mile and a
half Of Perry covers fully 200 acres.
The manager and proprietor says that is
is all wrong. The Tribune Of Rome has
not yet been sold.
The Perry Rifles have purchased the
academy building, which they have used as
an armory during the last two years.
Capt. Jasper Whitehead died at his home
in Social Circle Wednesday. He had been
travelling salesman for many years.
Campbell County Standard. John John
son, more faminarly known as Dumb John,
died near the pauper home In this county
last Tuesday. He was thought to lie near
100 years old.
J. p. Swindle of Jesup is in possession Of
q curiosity in the shape IF a three-legged
chicken. The three legs are we'll and per-
fectly formed, the third one growing where
the tail should be.
The commissioners Of Wayne county
have employed Col. s. r. Harris to bring
suit and collect from John B. Robertson and
his securities the amount he is an arrears
with the school fund.
r. K. Hatcher Of Hortense, Wayne
county. has filed satisfactory bond, and
toe ordinary has issued him his commission
as county school commissioner, to I'll the
unexpired term OF Mr.. John B. Robertson.
Upon invitation Of the committee, Rev.
w. s. Ramsay and Prof. Douglass Allen,
Hon. II. w. J. Ham Of Gainesville has con.
sented to deliver the annual literary address
at the closing exercises of the Dublin high
school June IS.
The failure Of thu large saw-nill firm of
Peacock & Peterson Of Montgomery county
has been the prolific source of litigation.
There are said to be seventy-fve or hun
dred suits. growing out of this failure, pend
ing in the Justices court.
David C. McKamy. brother OF ex-senator
James A. McKamy. died suddenly of heart
trouble at his home, three miles north Of
Spring Place, day or two ago. He had
passed his three score and ten, and was q
good man, whose life was worthy Of emula-
tion.
A wild cat that had been killed by ne
gro was brought to Perry last Saturday.
The negro said the cat was following him
through Messy creek swamp, and he thinks
she would have attacked him IL he hadn't
shot her. He thinks he had passed near her
kittens.
At Augusta, recently, w. Il. Brigham
purchased the j. Nj. Berry warehouse,
fronting on Walker street and running lack
70 the tracks Of the Georgia railroad. He
has DECIDED to tear away the old wooden
structure and erect in its place strong, |
modern brick warehouse.
Linoolnton Nelos: Rev. Brouehtou
(colored), who, it will be remembered, was |
lodged in Jail at this place a few months |
ago on the charge of cheating and swim
ding, and was paid out of the scrape by his |
beloved brethren, is again peeping through |
the same bars Of the same little Jail on the |
same grave charge.
All Atlanta society is right now agog
over a recent elegant complimentary |
private car trip given to a party. That is, |
1t was supposed 10 be complimentary but |
TO the amazement Of those complimented |
each Of them was presented with a bill for
his share of the expenses. 1t was a sort of |
a Dutch treat" affair, in which there is a |
moral.
Sandersville Progress: A negro man
who lives on A. W. Tanners place was |
badly injured about the head Saturday |
evening by gun bursting. When he fired |
the gun part Of one bar Ell struck him |
across the forehead. and produced severe |
wounds. de was knocked down, and was
so badly stunned that he was unable to
walk. His skull was not fractured
few weeks ago DIR. n. b. Drewry had
stolen from his stables in Griffin a fine
ON6SJ AO4o &c. n Adlu uhNluR Iallen the |
night previous, be was easily tracked to
Concord and recovered. On Friday night
last another horse was stolen from the same
stables, probably by the same rascal, and
ridden TO Concord and there abandoned, A
telegram was sent TO DR.. Drewry from that
place asking If he had lost another horse.
Mr.. Copeland, a well-to-do farmer in
Catoosa county, has lost his mind, and is
considered dangerous maniac. His con-
ditlon is due TO the fact that his brother~in-
law, Mr.. Clark, lost his house by fire some
time ago. 1t is believed that it was done by
the hand of an incendiary. Mr.. Copeland |
had an idea that his house would be burned |
next, and his mind was riveted so close /
upon the subject that he lost all control |
of it.
The Macon Water Company has gone to |
work in earnest to secure more water, and |
20 aid them in this they have engaged Mr.. |
hcdingan, water expert OF New York, to
come TO Macon for the purpose Of locating |
water. He has arrived. lie has been verv |
successful In his profession, having located |
water Tor number OF large cities through |
out the county and gained thereby a ma
tlonal reputation. He uses an electrical and |
chemical apparatus, the workings of which |
are known TO no one else. The results he
has accomplished have been considered |
wonderful, and fine results are expected to |
fow from his investigation.
Bailey Banner: An attempt was made |
by some person or persons to burn McDon-
ough Institute last Saturday night. The |
principal and several others were at the |
academy late that afternoon, and when
they left the house was locked up and
everything left in place and all right. |
After tea, when the crowd met at the bali |
TO rehearse the plays, they were surprised |
to lind that the room was full of smoke and |
one OF the curtains on the stage burning |
rapidly. The back door TO the building |
was found to be unlocked, where it is |
thought that the perpetrator made an en- |
trance with night key.
Sandersville Progress: We are Informed |
that crippled boy in this county has de- |
voted considerable attention to raising tees.
and this month will realize 5000 in cash |
from the product Of his apiary. He is not |
physically able to perform manual labor. |
but by perseverance and industry has sue |
eeeded in raising enough bees to bring him |
IN a profitable income. He gives his bees
careful attention, protects them from the |
encroachments of destructive enomies. and |
the industrious little insects repay him with
bountlfnl supply of honey. Crippled as
ne is, he doubtless makes more money than |
many who labor hard throughout the year. |
Macon Telegraph: A great many Mscon !
people remember Louis Manuel. the Italian !