The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF The Two STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Snake Killed on the Highway After
q Horse Had Had Close Gall From
His Fangs-Ths Cotton Receipts at
Americus-A Flash of Lightning Kills
q Thomas County Man-Au Old War
Missile CT. ou..
GEORGIA.
neat new paper called the Crawford
County Correspondent has made its ap-
pesrance at Roberta.
A new trade journal will be started in
Atlantis on Oct. l. The gentleman who will
be at the head of the enterprise is q practi-
cal man and has engaged some of the best
men IN the business TO assist him-fnRnciaI
writers who understand their business thor
oughly.
Boliver Fl. Ray and James R. Hicks Of
Roberta, Crawford county, have purchased
!. 300 acres of land known as the celebrated
Rich hill. They will plant ont large peach
orchard. Rich hill is the highest point In
Crawford county and has never been known
to fail to raise fine peaches.
The property destroyed by fire at Aus
gusta Saturday belonged to the Royal T.
Miller estate. The stores of I. p. Living
ston, Walker & Walker and Jerry Jones
were totally destroyed, while the Augusta
steam laundry, DIR. George King and Mr..
Rowland were both badly damaged by both
fire and water.
Americas Times RecOrder: Although a
week OF two behind Inst years opening, the
cotton season is now fairly on, and hence
forth, until the crop is gathered, the ware
houses aud oompresses will present busy
scene. The receipts here, both for Friday
and Saturday, were very gratifying, ag-
gregating something over 600 bales for the
two days alone. The total receipts so far
this season at the various warehouses ex-
coed J, 200 bales. Americas handled over
$4,000 bales Of the hsecy staple last season,
and with any kind Of show expects 70 do
even better than that the present year.
William Bryant, an industrious, hard
working young man living near Patton.
was killed by lightning on Wednesday aft
srnoon. BE was In the cotton field when g
cloud came up, and jumping on his horse,
which was grazing near by, started for the
house. The rain became S heavy before be
reached his destination that he sought shell
ter under tree. and it was while waiting
there that lightning struck the tree and
killed both man and horse. A younger
brother OF Mr.. Bryant's was along, but was
afraid to stay under the tree and left he
had barely gotten out Of the locality when
the clap came. Mr.. Bryant was the sole
support Of widowed mother, his brother
being only about 10 years Of ege.
Roberta Correspondent: J. NJ. Pickett,
who lives about six miles from Roberta,
had painful operation performed by DR..
j. w. Jones' in Knoxville, last Thursday
On July l, 1852, the last day Of the seven
days fight near Richmond, Va. Mr.. Puck
EFT was with Colquitt's brigade, when II
charged the Zouave battery on Malvern
Hill. During the charge a canister shot
struck him in the right thigh, where
It remained until Thursday, over
thirty years. Several skilled surgeons have
tried to find the shot, but failed. Mr..
Puokett located It few days ago and went
Immediately to DR.. Jones, who, as above
stated, cut it out. The ball entered the
back part OF the thigh. ranged downward
and was taken out from the bottom. Mr..
Pickett has not worn a shoe on his right
foot since the day he was shot. His leg has
given him considerable trouble. He says it
feels much lighter now. The shot is very
rusty and weighs one-quarter OF a pound.
Mr.. Pickett was in Company /, Twenty
seventh Georgia regiment
Albany Herald: A good many rattle
snakes are being killed throughout the ooun-
try just now. Maj. Garfield and M. Crime
killed one out in the Oaky woods few days
ago, and Dr. w. L. Davis killed another in
the road a few miles west OF the city. The
one that DR.. Davis killed was a very large
one and was lying with his head In the road.
keep one of his horses from almost stepping
on the snake and perhaps being bitten
by him. The snake was promptly killed,
and he was such q fine specimen that
the doctor brought him home and has
had his hide stuffed. DR.. Davis brought the
snake TO town in the boot of his buggy, and
when be reached Lamar's drug store he saw
old man Soip Everybody about town knows
Scipl and concluded to play a practical joke
on him. Pretending to he id great hurry,
the doctor said, "Soip, run out there and
bring me that package out of the back part
OF my buggy" Scip ran to the buggy, and,
lifting up the flap, thrust his hand In and
had hold of the snake before he discovered
what it was. He gave yell that was
agonizing, and frAntically struck out for
home. He didn't show himself downtown
until the next day. and said that he had had
the worst fright OF his life.
FLORIDA.
p. P. Ink Of Orlando has q valuable coll
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