The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

Younger Brother A Dynamit
Cartridge Exploded IN a Firepiac
at Hamilton-A Child Killed by
Kick from a Mule.
GEORGIA.
One firm in Cumming has sold g., 80
worth of tobacco this year.
Browns Bridge postoffice in Forsyth
county has been discontinued.
The Hartwell railroad has made a goo
showing. The net earnings were sufficient
TO pay the interest on $4,000.
The North Georgia Conference Of thu
Methodist Episcopal church meets In Car
tersville on Wednesday. Dec. g.
Henry Smith, negro living nearsLex
ington. became heavily in debt and 1t
50 weighed on his mind that he has been
driven insane.
Thomas Jefferson Teasley. ST.. one of
Hart county's Oldest and most respected
citizens, died a few days ago. He was
about so years old.
Mrs. T. ?. Downer was burned to death
near Smithonia q few days ago. She did
not regain consciousness in time TO tell how
her clothing ignited.
The Bonner will case, which was set for
trial at the adjourned term Of Carroll SUI
perior court on Dec s, nas been postponed
until the second Monday in January, 1892.
An s-year-old son Of lobe Laster (colored)
of Madison, while trying to adjust the rope
on the pulley wheel of a well at his home,
slipped and fell to the bottom, breaking his
neck Death was supposed to be instanta-
neous.
The new flint glass furnace at Augusta
collapsed Thursday night and is now heap
of ruins. The furnace had just been
finished. The braces were removed too
soon. It cost about $1,000 and the damage
will be considerable.
Felix Davis, large, heavy set negro, is
now locked up in the station house at At
lanta ON q supposition that he is the muir
derer OF Rob Ivy. the negro found dead in
the Western and Atlantic railroad yards
last Sunday night.
The following ticket has been nominated
at Cartersville: For mayor. j. NJ. Neel;
for aldermen. First ward, F. n. Ford,
Walker Alley; Second ward, A. NJ. Puck
EFT, J. Knight; Third ward, w. H. Miner,
J. &. NJ. Montgomery Fourth ward, A Coll
Inns. R w. Satterield.
Little Berta, daughter Of A. F. Truett,
barely escaped death by accident at Ham,
ilton on Monday last The children had
found some dynamite cartridges left about
well where some blasting had been done
and threw one Of them in the fire. when the
shell exploded, striking the child in the
forehead
The Augusta Exposition Company adver-
tised that the first prize In the military
drill would be 81 900. Toe Floyd Rifles Of
Macon came out first in the contest. They
are kicking, however, because the prize has
been cut down to $3.50. The Perry Rifles
won the second prize and the Oglethorpes
of Augusta the third.
Balaam Stinson and Ben Howell, two
negroes suspected Of having robbed G.
II. Estes store at Talbotton, sur
rendered themselves. They had their
commitment trial before Judge
Carley, and sufficient evidence was pro-
duced against them to warrant the court In
binding them over in $3.50 each, to await
the action Of the next grand Jury.
A l2-year-old negro boy had his arm hor-
ribly lecerated in Nat Arnold's gin at his
home in Wolfskin district, in Oglethorpe
county, on Monday last. He was amusing
himself by throwing seed up under the
breast OF the gin, when his hand went too
far and was caught, and before the machine
could be stopped almost his entire arm had
been drawn in upon the saws and literally
cut into shreds.
On Monday last creditors swooped down
upon b. S. Martin, who has been doing a
mercantile business at his place in Wolfskin
dASth Va Obt0buOipc GUILTY., near LDe
Oconee county line, and closed him up. Mr..
Martin surrendered everything he possessed,
even TO his farm stock and utensils, which
was sold to satisfy his creditors In this
way he about settled with all. Short crops
and bad collections caused the break.
Little Felix, aged IL years, the son of
Charles Howard, whose home Is few
miles from Gainesville, was kicked by a
mule, on Thursday last and died on Friday.
The little fellow had. been watering his
fathers mules and one Of them he had by
the bride with one side the rein unhitched.
giving the animal playful distance.
another one of the mules coming up caused
the one he was holding to kick at it. and
the blow struck the lad in the stomach,
Brunswick Times: Capt. Steelman of the
schooner Walter w. Rasin who has mum.
Der OF old friends in Brunswick, is In this
pert again for the first time in twelve wears.
The captain is agreeably surprised at the
marvellous improvements, TO use his own
words that have been made since his last
visit here. He has been running to South
American ports for the past twelve years.
but Is now plying along our coast again. He
has been shipwrecked seven times and has
lost five Of his own vessels.
Lexington Echo: A good one is told on
Capt. d. w. johnson, showing:how absent
minded most level-headed man can be
sometimes. He is boarding at present with
q. b. Lumpkin and was late getting up the
other morning. just as he was putting on
his shoes a member of the family knocked
at his door and told him to hurry I'D for
breakfast. He had one shoe on and picking
up the other held it in his lap while he care
fully laced it up and tied it securely. Then
looking down wondered why it wasn't on
his foot
Madison Mddisonidn: A few DAYS ago.
while j. W. McDonald's three children.
aged respectively 2. and years, were play
ing around home concluded they would 90
to a spring near the house and drink there~
from. There being no dipper they adopted
the plan Of lying down fiat and drinking
directly from the spring, which was, by the
way, quite deep, with steep banks. The
smallest drank first without any mishap, but
when the 4-year-old boy tried it he lost his
balance and fell head foremost into the
water and would have drowned but for the
prompt action OF the eldest, Leila May.
With wonderful presence of mind she seized
her little brother by the feet and dragged
him from an almost certain death, as no aid
was near
Augusta Erening Netos: A suit for
$4,000 damages will be brought against
Proprietor Pettyiohn of the Arlington
hotel. w. r. Burch Of Atlanta, represent
ing Robert Moore g. Co. OF Atlanta, will
be the plaintiff in the case. Mr. Burch
will bring the suit for the indignity he SAYS
be was made to suffer in being put out OF
bis room at the hotel by a policeman. Mr..
Burch's side Of the case is that he uncondi.
tionally took room at the hotel, and