The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-25
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

SAhOl4NA - 1 ~ 4 L 4 L.
4 Negro Who Never Lies Down 70
sleep-A Wonderful Rabbit Hunting
Story-A Negro Hog Thief Killed
Near Waynesboro-A Waynesboro
Man Invents Cotton Chopper.
GEORGIA.
A citizens alliance was organized in
Thompson last week with about forty mem
bers.
J. 7. jackson Of PendArvis. lost the
thumb and fore finger on bis right hand
and had his hand otherwise mangled, while
working at bis mill Monday.
Mining will be commenced some time this
year on the rich phosphate beds near Wing
ham. 1t is said that other valuable miner
ais abound around Whigham.
This morning force Of hands will begin
work on the reservoir for Atlanta's new
works In less than year the water OF
the Chattahoochee will DO flowing into At
lanta.
J. NJ. Dodds Of Apharetta has a clothes
brush that Is known TO be more than 1875
years old. The brush, which was made by
MIR. Dodds grandfather, is hog bristle with
hickory back.
Zephie Wilson, son of Judson Wilson
of Bonneville, on Wednesday was fixing the
lock Of his gun when it was accidentally
discharged, shooting or one Of the toes OF
his right foot.
The first work Of Commissioner Barnett
of Athens on the water works question will
be the completion of the survey OF Trail
creek in order to determine its availability
as a source OF water supply for the city.
Holly Springs is having some local ex-
element just now over it's postoffice. ]. L.
McCollnm has resigned and two petitions
are in circulation to fill the vacancy and
everybody seems to be signing both. Haynes
d Neal want the office and so does +. l.. De-
Lay.
The J. F. Butler stock of goods, which
was sold at sheriff's sale at Arlington day
or two ago. was bought by }. L. Hand Of
Pelham for SO ,000 Mr.. Hand afterward
transferred his purchase to J. W. Cowart
of Colquitt. The stock was invoiced at
e4.4O0.
Gadson Virgins, an engineer on the
Brunswick and Western railroad, met with
a serious accident at Brunswick Friday. He
had been running one Of the pusher engines
during the noon hour, and had Just given
up the throttle when he slipped and fell to
the track, and one Of his hands was cut Off
by passing wheel.
Waynesboro True Citizen: We we're
shown this week the drawings Of
soon by J. d. Sanders OF this city. This
chopper viii present many improvements
over anything of the kind now known, and
If Mr.. Sanders succeeds In bringing his
ideas to perfection. the invention will prove
OF vast importance TO the cotton planters Of
the entire south, and will doubtless be a
great labor-saving implement.
Alpharetta Free Press: Two weeks ago
the Fuller mill aud gin house, two miles
- 49, -. l.
ary Last Wednesday night the old John
N. Cooper dwelling, In Newtown district,
was also burned by an incendiary. The
house, which Yves a 4-room, single-story
structure, was the property of Col. J. p.
Brooke Of Alphar stta. 1t was unoccupied
and was burnt between midnight and day.
Col. Brooke thinks personal enemy OF his
did the deviltry.
There are 200 farmers in Cherokee county
who will probably 60 into the competitive
race on corn. Taking that number as a
basis, 200 at IS each would make $1,000
from which they could give premiums. say
TO i've men, as follows: First, $3.50; second,
$780, third, 5000: fourth, SIPS: fifth $75.
These amounts are certainly worth COM
peting for, and, besides, those who do not
get either premium will have made money
IN their increased yield and the improve
ment OF their land,
Rome Tribune: A most wonderful rabbit
hunting story comes from Round Mountain.
a town on the Rome and Decatur railroad.
Tuesday morning Capt. J. E. Elliott, Mr..
John Dauels and a few other gentlemen
went out with guns and dogs and hunted
over 1O-aore field near town, and in few
hours they had oagged seventy-six large
fat rabbits. the finest known in this section
OF the country. Is required a one horse
wagon to carry the rabbits TO town, and
2hnVy n 81 \. k~An
friends. 1t seems that the freshet caused
the rabbits to come out from the low grounds
in large droves.
Athens Banner: A few days ago one Of
our Athens friends wrote to his brother in
the western part Of Georgia, requesting
him to procure a photograph of an old
family servant. The old man is rs wears
old and has never lived out of the family.
He has never been scolded even, and no
complaint was ever made against him for
any cause. He never seemed to take any
interest In religion or funerals, and vet has
always been honest, truthful and moral
He has never been known to lie down.
always taxing his sleep sitting I'D in
straight back chair. He never cost his
owners one cent doctors bill in all his life.
Chancellor William E. Boggs, of the state
university, is a great believer In college
athletic sports He says he thinks foot bali.
the way it is played now. is little too
rough; but base ball is his favorite. Once.
when another leading educator in Geor-
gia said to Chancellor Boggs: II do not
believe in all these games and athletic con-
tests; can't you assist me In putting them
down between our Georgia collegesFi Chan
cellor Boggs replied: mo, sir. l stake too
much faith In the benefits of the athletic
sports TO do that. would go out and play
shortstop for my boys il / thought it were
necessary that should do it to let the game
go on"
Two drummers. J. B. Hardin OF the King
Hardware Company Of Atlanta, and T. G,
Burton of R. H. Allen, saddlery and har-
ness, Buford, had a narrow escape from
drowning in the Scott creek on the hickory
Flat road, about one mile east of Canton,
last Tuesday. Monday night rain fell al
most necessarily, and, with the rain that
had fallen since Sunday evening previous,
this caused the water courses, and this
creek particularly, to get out OF its banks.
AS both the drummers had oftentimes
crossed the creek when swollen, they drove
in, but they soon realized that the current
was too strong, and before they could get
out they had an experience that will ever
be remembered. The hack and horses were
forced down stream some 200 yards be-
fore the horses could be cut loose and the
men get out. The trunks were all thrown
out and scattered along the creek, bu.
fortunately all but one sachel has been
found.
Waynesboro True Citizen: Jim Lewis of
Millen is fond of shooting his little gun.
Ed Harris. Chris. Green and Dick WiIliama