The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Train-A S nit for Libel Against the
Athens Banner.
GEORGIA.
The cotton crop in Lincoln county is about
al gathered.
Work has been resumed in the old Dorm
gold mine at McCormicE, in Lincoln county,
Naldosta merchants have been paving
out close 70 3, Geo daily to the farmers who
made cotton.
A prosperous young farmer brought a
bale OF cotton to Naldosta last week that
nstted him SIG.
The rivers are still quite low and coase-
quently but little, il any, timber is coming
TO Darien at present.
The fourth quarterly conference Of the
Iincolnton circuit will be held at Pine
Grove on the second Sunday in November.
The name of the school at Bowman in
Hart county has been changed from the
Hebron Baptist Institute to the Gibson In
stitute.
Melton Floyd, colored switchman at
the Savannah, Florida and Western shops,
was run over by an engine at Waycross
Friday afternoon and killed.
Gov. Northen has appointed Col. W. G.
Davis as county court solicitor for Houston
county court. The last grand jury recon-
mended that solicitor be appointed.
1t is said that the lot of land Oh which
Ashburn is built once sold for SIS. There
Is quite change in q few years. The same
lot Of land to-day, with its present improve
ment, Is worth Thousands OF dollars
A fruit ana peanut merchant Of Athens
says that his house stands loss Of 5000 a
year from men who pass in and out Rad
take a handful Of peanuts, few grapes
an occasional banana and a pocketful OK
apples.
The saw and shingle mill Of D. NJ. & W.
W. Bush. six miles southeast of Eastman,
was totally DESTROYED by fire at Il o'clock
last Thursday night. The origin Of the fire
Is not known. The loss was s. 900 with
$1,000 insurance.
DR.. E. P. Bell of Elberton was badly
hurt day or two ago by being thrown
from his buggy by a runaway horse At
last accounts his condition was critical.
J. Il. Mattox wss also injured by the same
horse, but not dangerously.
The gold mine three miles above the
Gainesville Air Line depot at Gainesville
was sold last week TO William Willim and
Others of Saltwater, Mimi, aud 5O-ton
plant will be erected at a very early date
The Beam & Calhoun process Of separating
the gold from the supplies will probably be
used.
George Ramey, a well-known liverymau
or two ago Near the exposition grounds
be attempted to turn round III a narrow
place, but his cart was overturned and Mr. |
Ramey thrown out. In the fall his foot |
caught in the lines, pulling his horse back. |
The horse stepped OF his ankle, badly crush |
ing It. The wound was promptly dressed |
but amputation may be necessary.
Judge Allen Fort has purchased from w.
+. Clark TIE 2-story brick store building on
Lamar street, next 60 the retail store OF the
Davenport Drug Company at Americus.
This is one of the most desirable pieces of
central property in the city and was Sc
CURED by Judge Fort at a bargain. He
purchased 1t simply as an investment and
will greatly improve both the interior aud
exterior Of the building within the next few
weeks.
Balif George d. johnson, the efficient
officer Of Justice StilwelIs court at Griffin, |
has buckhorn handled barlow pocket |
knife which be has carried with him and |
used for sixty years The knife was given |
TO him by his father, Squire David johnson, |
who lived near Griffin, and was purchased
Of Chisholm q Ford at Macon, the price
being 10 cents. The bailiff was then 10
years OF age, and had accompanied his
father down to Macon with a load of cotton.
A case Of betrayed confidence was re-
ported TO the police at the circus grounds at
Columbus Thursday. Young Burton, q
negro train hand, was asked by Ed Afford,
another train hand, for permission to exam
inc his watch. Burton very readily turned
the "tckern over Co him. for the TWO had
been fast friends. Burton, however, had
occasion to look in another direction about
that time and Afford took advantage of his
inattention, 80 Burton says, and left. Bur
son seemed to regret his friends falseness
more than the loss Of his watch.
Last Thursday two negroes at McRee's
convict camp near Valdosta were pump
at the still, when one ran toward the still
and fell dead with his throat cut. He was
''trustyn named Ras and had been allowed
TO carry knife to use about the pump.
There was no eye-witnesseJ TO the cutting:
but as the two were working alone it was
supposed that the other convict, Dan Muir
ray, had got possession Of the knife and had
done the cutting. The coroner7s jury
brought in a verdict to that effect, aud Dan
Is now behind the bars, stoutly protesting
his innocence.
Last Friday afternoon while several
school children were playing in and under
the china tree between the bank OF Cordele
and the residence of Frank CaWley, Mr.
and Mrs. J. +. Rachels little son Eddie
climbed up to eat a stalk Of sugercane. In
some way be lost mis- equilibrium and fell
upon stubble shoot near the body of the
tree, which entered the little fellows side,
IhrOugh q rlD ana Jagged into his LETT lung.
Several OF the best physicians and surgeons
were called, but from the first examination
bad little hopes of bis recovery. Eddie suf-
Tered much until Saturday night about II
O'Clock, when he died.
Robert ReDfrew, who has been empIoyed
on the new Macon and Dublin railroad
bridge at Macon, had a frightful expert
ence Thursday after leaving his work.
About $3.50 o'clock he walked from the new
bridge, whIcn has not yet been completed.
across the river, intending to cross on the
Central railroad bridge as the nearest walk
home to South Macon. The Central bridge
is not Intended for passengers, aad Rem
rev, thinking the line was clear, walked
on the ties. just as he reached the middle
OF the bridge a train came along, and the
man attempted to jump on one Of the cars.
but bis foot caught in one of the ties and he
FELL His left arm got under the wheels aud
was horribly mangled, while the unfortu-
nate man was dragged over the ties and
terribly bruised about the head and back.
his screams attracted attention aud he was
rescued as quickly as possible. Only by al
most a miracle, however, fer he hung seven
ty-hve feet above the river caught between
the Ties, lnseusible and bleeding. He was
carried LONE aud DR.. W. Q. Gibson was
called in. It was necessary to amputate
the left arm, which was at once done. DR..
A. Mathis assisting.
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