The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

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Adopt a Child From z lbany as Eis
Heir-six Historic Graves in the
Cemetery at Morgan.
GEORGIA.
Mrs. Cooper d. VIM died Sunday at her
home on the Forsyth road in Vinsville, q
suburb of Macon.
There is some probability OF Triton
securing an addition TO her industries in the
near future in the shape of car works.
Negotiations are pending.
Some unknown persons entered the
academy at Rose Hill, ia Oconee county,
aud hacked one of the desks to pieces II
caught they will be severely punished.
j. Ii. Parnell, who owns the great fruit
farms GEAR West Point, is spending a few
days in Griffin. He expects to leave for
ireland in about week where he will spend
several months.
It is possible that the Capital Bank Of
Macon may pay another dividend of 20 per
cent. to depositors within the next ten days.
Receiver Gordon is making collections as
fast as possible.
g. A. Cunningham and NJ. o. Bowdoin
have recently purchased the postoffice cor
'ner at Griffin, including the meat shop
with frontage Of seventy feet on Hull
street, most valuable piece of property.
The passengers ia waiting at the Central
depot at Macon, Monday, were startled by
the sudden appearance among them of a
countryman leading a huge dog on whose
back chung a weazen-faced monkey. Till
they got Off OF their train the two afforded
free show.
The car Of the United States fish commits
sion passed through Albany Monday from
points in Southwest Georgia, where it had
been for the purpose of placing young shad
in the waters OF that section of the state
About $500, 900 young shad were placed in
the Withlacoochee, Ochlocknee Satilla
and several other streams
Meriwether indicator: J. r. Owens,
near Oakland, has dinner horn that has
been in use about $50 years. Mrs. Hussey,
thegrandmother Of Duke Williams received
the horn FROM her father at her marriage.
It-had been In use a generation then. Its
tones are clear and shrlll, and have sum-
moned many hungry man to a good din
ner.
Hartwell Sun: Will Reynolds of this
county has COW that is years old and
has given birth to seven calves. The calves
are healthy ones. The COW gives five gall
Ions of milk per day. Mrs. John B. Benson
of Hartwell has a COW not yet years old
that has given birth to two calves. She is
one of the finest COVE in the county, and an
extra good mllker.
Albany NetCs: A little negro boy, whose
pinched and haggard face bespoke the fact
that he was anything but a frequent
gormandizer, was in swimming in the river
Sunday, and as his companions retired to
the bank for their clothes he followed but
turning and gazing wistfully at the limpid
Flint, he said: wish to de Lawd dat was
sweeten water; clare ter gracious nsber'd
go home gin long as live"
Hartwell Sun: On Thursday last while
Chan Terry, who lives near Crafts Ferry
nm fHa SaNa Nuh rtx
pillow handle with a drawing knife, 1t
slipped and struck him violent blow on
the abdomen, which must have resulted in
the rupture Of some blood vessel or other IN
ternal injury. Mr.. Terry immediately
turned sick and suffered intensely until his
death, which occurred on Saturday.
There are six graves in the old cemetery
at Morgan, which is the county site OF Cal
houn. These graves are side by side. and
curiously enough, they are all of the same
length. One of the oldest inhabitants says
that the graves we're made when Gen. Jack
son marched through that section in SO, on
his way to fight the Indians. The story is
that Old Htckory's army camped for come
time at Morgan, and dug the we'll that is
being used at present by the Bozeman
family, who occupy the place near the
cemetery. While the army was encamped
there, these six men were ordered shot by
Zen. jackson, probably for desertion, and,
after being executed, were buried in the
graves above described, forming a nucleus
for the present Methodist cemetery.
The Tribune Of Rome, the daily newspa-
per founded at Rome Oct 2, 1887, by John
Graves, has again changed hands. The an
nouncement will be formally made in a few
days. The purchasers are (. A. Gross, for
tanerlv bookkeeper of the Chattanooga Netps
and Melvin Gardner, formerly of the Nelus
repertorial staff. They did not expect to
assume control Of the paper until about
June l, but owing to the fact that the re-
Rorters Of that paper quit work in the
If1oune Sunday on a pretext leaving the
present force in the soup, these gen
Llemen have taken charge OF once
The paper was bought from Capt.
john j. -Seay, who became its owner in
June, 1890, by purchasing it from the orr
ginal stock company. TIE new owners
propose to make number of changes on
change its present hyphenated head to the
plain title Of 1.-THE Rome Tribune"
gentleman whose name is not given
said to reporter of the Albany NelcS and
Advertiser day or two ago: "Some DAYS
ago, while in Atlanta, | received O letter
from friend Of mine who lives in New
York The contents of that letter, which
was very extensive one, l could not at first
understand thoroughly, and l read it over
SCI OA O. oAAAtOo OSlOAo q lIb IulI mean
ing. The friend to whom / refer has been
in New York for about thirty wears,
engaged there in business, and
after going there not only
built up fine business, but made large in
vestments in unimproved property near the
city, and to-day finds himself worth several
millions dollars, with no one but wife to
cheer him in his declining days, and no one
TO inherit his wealth after his death. His
letter to me was on this subject, and he
wrote TO me that If l would recommend to
him the son. of respectable parents, an in
FAINT ehat'he could adopt and leave his i'm
mense fortune TO, he would do So If the
child was such as he wished The letter
calling on me to recommend an heir for such
a fortune, felt very sensibly the response
bility. but after revolving in my mind
every friend that have who could place
child IN that position / thought OF nv
friend" (here he gave his nane) who lives
here IN Albany, who has an only child, a
bright and promising babe, whose
ancestors all combined have not
the wealth Of the New YoIk
gentleman. Ny first thought was TO see
my friend here in Albany and submit the
matter TO him, and that is why |
am here to-day. The gentleman to whom
refer has been consulted about the matter
and 10 now comforting with his wife aud /