The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


A Boy Killed by a Train-Two Negroes
Knocked from the Track by an En-
zine-A Traveller Robbed Of $40.
Work on Cumberlsnd's New Eotel
EIberton in Stew.
GEORGIA
Seven new esiiences have Just been COM
pleted at Oglethorpe, aud contracts for two
more have been let.
Ozletnorpe will ve5e on public schools
Friday, Feo "a and IL ia altogether proba-
BILE that the system will be adopted.
A little son Of DR.. Edwards was killed at
Kramer a day or two ago by a train He
was playing near the track and the steps on
q passing train struck him on the head,
which caused his death.
Horace Goibee and Jack Yourg, two ne
groes, while walking on the roadbed OF the
Central railroad in front of the barrel fac
tory at Augusta Sunday night were struck
by the switch engine, and were thrown of
the track and badly bruised, though neither
will die.
At meeting, Monday, Of the board of
directors, J. ID. Stetson. cashier Of the
Hawkinsvills Bank and Trust Company Of
Hawkinsvilie, was elec,ed a director Of the
American National Bank OF Macon, in
place Of ]. F. Hanson. resigned. Mr.. Stet-
son was then immediately elected yios
president.
The bridge of the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern railroad across the Savannah
river at Elberion is being rapidly repaired.
The 150-foot span OF the iron bridge that
fell into the river has been raised and
placed in position, and the work On the en-
tire bridge will soon Re completed. So soou
as that is done, the road will run to Elber-
ton In few days.
President George Duncan of the Gambler
land Island Company has returned 10 Ma
con from trio TO Cumberland. He re-
ports the improvements on the hotel prop
erty progressing rapidly. He says $50 men
are now at work, and that the hotel will be
ready to receive guests by May l. The
force will be increased this week consid-
erably, and everything will be pushed as
rapidly as possibly.
Ebert county is now agitated over the
question of building new court house. A
resolution has been introduced before the
county board of commissioners TO buy a
suitable site on which to erect a fine court
house. The present building is located on
the public square, and the town ia growing
so rapidly that all of the square is needed
for commercial purposes. The resolution
will be considered by the board at their
April meeting.
The people Of Elberton are considerably
exercised over a conflict between the Rich
mond aud Danville and the Georgia, Caro-
lima and Northern about how the latter
road will pass through the town. 1t comes
In alongside the track of the Richmond and
Danville until within few hundred Yards
Of its terminus, then it is required to leave
the track. which throws the new railroad
diagonally across one or the prettiest resi-.
danRa afraatg in tina town GREATLY danaoriu0
much private property. The citizens have
petitioned the Richmond and Danville to al
low the Georgia, Carolina and Northern to
run on down their track to the terminus,
thus saving the street, but nothing has been
heard Of the petitions yet, aud there are but
few more days in which to act.
Macon NeUs: On a Georgia Southern
and Florida train which reached Macon
Monday was Mr.. Wise of Arab. Mr..
Wise had nearly $50 in bills on his person,
but how a certain unknown fellow-passens
ger knew that, Mr.. Wise is not aware.
just as the train was rolling into the depot
and the passengers were arising from their
seats to leave the train, the unknown ap-
preached Mr.. Wise and asked that he give
him some bills for silver change. Mr.
Wise pulled a roll OF money out OF
his pocket for the purpose of accommodate.
ing the stranger, and accidentally dropped
a $50 on the floor. The unknown man
picked It up, and looking over his shoulder,
as if in answer to some one in the car who
called him, said: "Hold on, I'll be there in
a minute" AS be uttered the words he
stepped back, and Mr.. Wise thought the
stranger had only gone to speak TO some
one In the front part of the car and would
be back in a minute. But the unknown
never returned. and Mr. Wise has not since
seen him or the $50 bill that he so deity
stole. The fellow escaped in the crowd and
disappeared.
Brunswick Times: Two negroes who live
on one of the islands near Brunswick had 9
very laughable experience the other night
while on q coon hunt. The names OF the
two darkies are Pompey and Caesar. They
were raised on one of the coast plantations
and since their chilah ood have never known
what it is to wear shoe. They left their
cabin on the island a few evenings ago
barefooted, as usual, and with ak and torch
and their faithful old coon dog
Miles, trotting along in front,
set out into the forest to see If they
could catch a coon. The wind was from
the east, however, and all the condition.
seemed to be unfavorable They wandered
on mile after mile, and their old coon dos
failed to strike track" until, finally
worn out and tired, and about ten mile
from home, they concluded TO build fir,
and camp for the night where they were
After building the Are both men lay down
and, turning their feet TO the fire, were soor
fast asleep. Soon after he had gone to 'sleel
acoal Of fire fell down and rested against tn
bottom of Caesars foot, but, having gon
barefooted so long, the skin on the bottom
of his foot was too thick for him TO feel II
SO he slept peacefully on. Pompey wa
finally awakened by a very peculiar ant
unpleasant odor, and said: 81 emel nigge
foot burnin'.n Caesar yawned, turned owe
and went back to sleep without max
ing any reply. In about Ave minutes NOR
PompeV awoke him again with, "Cesar
Cesar / smell nigger foot burnin'p Thi
time Cesar threw his feet upward, an
over his head, as if he were trying to tur
a somersault, and shrieked out in a kind c
shrill falsetto: "Sweet J.s-sl OATS my foe
burnin'ln
FLORIDA.
The Kelley Bros. of Kissimmee will plar
2.0o0 acres of rice this season.
The mango trees in Orlando that escape,
Il. LID A.x1 IT, A.