The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

of By the Explosion OF a Gun-A
Macon Firm Forced to Assign on &C
count Of Bad Collections.
GEORGIA.
The postofflce at Lifssy has had the
''store" dropped from its name, and appears
on the postal guide as plain Litsey.
There will be meeting of the stockhold-
ers Of the Blue Granite Company at Ogle-
thrope or Athens early in January for the
purpose of recognizing the company.
Miles of stone curbing line the sidewalks
Of Cuthbert There are no streets but have
these improvements. The wooden bridges
have been supplanted by sewer piping.
A lady operator has been placed in charge
OF the CentraPs telegraphic service at Cuth-
bert. She takes the place of the operator
who went on strike with the brotherhood.
While J. W. Mum of Brunswick was
shopping Saturday night he lost a pocket
book containing S1S5 In cash, and 90 far has
been unable TO find or learn Rnyt thing of the
lost money.
The Pike County Journal learns with
much pleasure that large acreage in fruit
trees IL 70 be put out 10 ZebuIon and
vicinity. Thousands of the famous Elberta
peaches are now being planted and 20 this
viii be added apples, pecans, grapes, etc.
DR.. Charles y. Deems, pastor OF the
Church OF the Stranger, at New York, is
stricken with paralysis and will be carried
Co the Dansville sanitarium. DIR. Deems is
20 years old, but has rarely failed 20 preach
his usual Sunday morning sermon until last
Sunday. Dr.. Deems Is well known in Au-
Rusta, and Is father in-law to Marion Yer
derry, formerly Of that city, now Of New
York.
While engaged 10 target shooting at
North Highlands Sunday afternoon James
Martin OF Phenix City, Ala, was acci-
dentally shot by Mr.. Long of Lafayette,
Ala The ball entered about an inch and a
half above the heart and inflicted a very
dangerous wound. Mr.. Martin was carried
TO his home and there DIR. s. N. Jordan
dressed the wound and made him as com
fottabie as possible.
John II. Collens is behind prison bars at
Thomasville. Last Christmas eve Collens
was arrested at his home beyond the river.
Deputy Eingletary made the arrest. The
prisoner was unable 10 furnish bond. This
Christmas eve be was arrested at his home.
Again the charge was misdemeanor. Again
Deputy Singletary served the paper. Coll
lens Ia white man. He ran away with
another mans wife.
"A party Of countrymen in their wagon
on their way home from Macon Friday
night, as they were passing the residence Of
Frank Clark on the new Houston road
fired several shots into the house, one Of
which left the ball buried in the weather
boarding. The ball lodged near the sitting
room, in which weTs all the family. Provi-
dentially the window, which was only a few
inches from where the bullet lodged, was
missed.
Laurence Graham, while foolIng with a
gun at Mncon- Monday, bad his arm torn
away by an expulsion. The gun was old
and had not been fred for more than year.
Graham put heavy charge in the barrel
and aimed at pigeon on house near by.
Instead Of going off the barrel exploded.
The arm from the elbow was torn away,
leavingA CHASTITY exposure Of the bone.
Graham Is In q very weak state and 1t is
not thought he will recover.
The firm of Lazarus Bres. Of Macon went
to the wall Tuesday morning aud their
stores were closed by the sheriff under q
mortgage. This firm has conducted for
some time past large jewelry establish
ment on Cherry street and clothing house
on Mulberry. The liabilities are about s2O-
600 and the assets, ID is said will foot up TO
nearly the same amount. The difficulty on
making collections and the general string
ency Of the time Is given as the reason for
the failure.
2 Cordele had lively Christmas. Blood
and liquor flowed freely. There were a
number Of encounters between negroes.
Charlie Morris, a restaurant keeper, cut
Jim Wilson's throat, while wilson was try
ing to kill him with pistol. Wilson is In a
dying condition. A row occurred near thee
Savannah, Americns and Montgomery
depot between a drunken negro and one bv
the name: of Tom Williams was killed
instantly. Several bloody fights are
reported up and down the Savannah,
Amsricus and Montgomery railroad
Sunday about noon. on the John Wynn
place, about five miles from Columbus a
man was driving a horse hitched to a
wagon, when party of boys threw
lighted cannon pepper on the road, which
exploded directly in front of the animal
The horse became very much frightened
and started to running, kicked himself
loose from the wagon. overturned the
driver, and dashinR off at full speed Jumped
through the window Of q negro cabin into
the midst OF the occupants. carrying the
sash with him.
Vinie Howard, a negro woman rs years
of age, had a narrow escape from a hor-
rible death at Columbus Sunday afternoon.
The old woman is bed-ridden and utterly
helpless. She is in the habit OF smoking a
clay pipe aud Sunday afternoon through
carelessness dropped some Of the burning
tobacco among her bedclothes. She did
not notice this, no ever. or smell the burn
ing cloth until the flames in the cotton mat
trew which had been slowly kiudling burst
forth, and in an instant her meazsr gar
Lnents were enveloped in fire. She was
badly burned before the flames were ex-
Singulshed.
Ths contest over the ''no fence" election
IN Dougherty county which was appealed
by bill of injunction from the court of
ordinary 10 the superior court, and has
been pending ever since the election oo-
CURED in October, 1891, has been decided
by Judge Bower in favor of the mo fence"
people. The case was argued before Judge
Bower at Albany about ten days ago, aud
his decision has just been received. He de-
ctdes that the. ordinary's action, which de-
clared the result In favor Of mo fencen was
find, and he declines to interpose. The
case will probably be carried to the su-
preme court.
Last Sunday night at his home ia Jones
county, ten miles from Macon, John Bird.
one OF the Oldest and most highly respected
citizens of Jones county, died OF general de-
bility. Mr. Bird was IS years of age, and
had been living at the place where he died
sixty. nine years. He was born in South
Carolina, and ia his young manhood moved
to Georgia. aud settled on the place ne still
Owned at the time of his death. Mrs. Bird,
who survives her husband, lie 90 years old,
and is more active than most women OF so
She still looks after the household affairs
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