The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

lice on a HQrr60-Ino R6Opl6 OF
Hogansville Demand That All Trains
Stop There-Death Follows a Foot
Race.
A Masonic lodge was organized In Madi-
son last Tuesday night.
The Hartwell Canning Company canned
600 cans Of blackberries as a starter Wednea-
day.
The Fourth Georgia regiment will hold
their reunion on July at Jefersonvtlle,
Twiggs county.
Blue Ridge has been declared a money
order Office. and the postmaster there has
been notified to give bond.
James NJ Devant who lives near Bairds-
town, received severe injuries Wednesday
afternoon by being kicked by a horse. He
is in a critical condition.
Lige Oglesby Of McDonough shot at a
chicken Wednesday when stray shot re-
bounded and struck him in the corner of
his eye, penetrating and infiicting pains
full wound. 1t was a narrow escape, as he
would have lost the sight had the shot
struck centerly.
]. s. Baynard Of Guyton Is at work on the
plans for a new hotel to cost $4,000 or per
haps more. The site Of the new hostelry
will be a grove of oaks on Springfield
avenue known as the old Garnett lot. 1t is
highest point in Guyton.
For some time past Arnold g. Stewart
have been considering the advisability OF
establishing bank at Lexington, and have
been investigating the workings or banks In
small towns. After doing this thoroughly
they have decided to engage in the enter
prise, and by fall will be ready for business.
Twenty-Five or thirty carpenters, masons
and laborers are at work on the Swift cot
ton mills building at Elberton and the work
is being pushed forward with vim. The
site Of the factory Is just alongside the
Georgia, Carolina and Northern railroad
track. The charter calls for a capital stock
of $50. 600, with the privilege OF increasing
TO 100000.
D. P. Google, one of Montezuma's largest
merchants aud most prominent oitzeus,
was seriously stabbed Thursday by Wheeler
Barfield, a white man from the country.
Baraeld was requested by Google to get
from behind his counter. This seemed to
offend Barfield, and he whac ked out his
knife, and, as Google turned away, stabbed
him in his shoulder.
Two negroes over In Brooks county ran a
foot race a few days ago. They ran 300
yards fast and hard At the end the win
ner was tired and sat down on a log to
rest. When his friends came up to con-
graduate him they found him dead. He
still sat in a most natural position, but he
died at the end OF the race. Heart failure
Is given as the immediate cause OF death.
Washington Gazette: One of tho three
historic trees Of Washington was struck by
lightning In the thunder storm of Monday
evening. This Is the great white oak In the
yard Of Judge Andrews old residence at
Haywood. Tradition says that when the
original commissioners OF Washington laid
out the town IN 1888 they began their work
at that tree, which lies on the western
boundary of the old town. 1t had been
twice before struck by lightning.
Lexington Echo: B. r. Bray, living
above Crawford, sent TO the office Saturday
morning last, as has been bis custom for
several years, the first cotton bloom. 1t
was red one, showing that 1t was two
days old. Blooms were reported two days
before in Ed Maxwell's crop near town.
Saturday evening W. T. Kidd also sent in
red bloom. and on Monday morning E.
II. Salmons sent in one Mr.. Bray says his
bloom was pulled from 12-acre cotton
field knee high.
The depot at Kathleen, a station of the
Georgia Southern and Florida railroad, was
burned to the ground late Wednesday night
There was but little freight in the building
at the time Both the building and the
freight were total losses 1t Is thought by
the railroad people that the fire was incen-
diary. Some parties broke into the depot
several days ago and stole some articles of
freight, and it Is supposed that the thieves
returned again, and, TO cover all traces of
their work, stuck fire to the building.
Lithonia's chief Of police, William Pro-
phit, was on regular ''tear' Thursday on
the Georgia railroad accommodation. He
drew his pistol and run number of pas
sengers out OF the smoking car When the
train reached Stone Mountain some Of the
passengers overpowered him and succeeded
in taking his pistol from him. A pair of
handouts were found on his person, They
were Immediately placed around his wrists
to prevent his doing the passengers any
harm. The train pulled out with Prophit
raising merry CAIN"
A year and five days ago George Mooney
of Griffin had the misfortune to have his
arm broken while employed at the Griffin
steam laundry. Although the fracture was
set and the arm, TO all appearances, had
healed, there were several sores on his hand
that refused to heal ON account of the
nerves being injured, while the hand was
entirely without feeling. The arm was use
less and on Friday, as there was danger of
blood poisoning, Drs ]. L. Moore, T. J.
Collier. r. ID. Taylor and J. +. Stewart
amputated his arm at the middle third. He
stood the operation well and is resting Qui-
city under the effects Of the reaction Of the
anesthetics Misunderstanding The opera
ton.
Springs, was arrested Friday by Postoffice
Inspector Beard. The charge was that be
had kept $500 Of the governments money
and the proceeds from the sale of about sos
worth Of stamps. Mr.. Beard carried Mr..
Bowden before United States Commissioner
Haight, and after preliminary examina-
ton Commissioner Haight bound him over
in the sum Of $1,000 to answer the charge
before the next United States court. Mr.
Bowden has been postmaster at Lithia
Springs for nearly two years. Recently his
friends have discovered that ne was too
much addicted to strong drink, and this led
TO an investigation Of his accounts The
discovery was then made that he had sold
about $500 worth OF money orders, but
failed to remit the money and then his &C
count for stamps sold was short about $9S.
Mr.. Bowden gave the required bond, his
sisters, Misses Adsir and Mre. Glover going
omit In the time between now and a full trial
his bondsmen, John NJ. James, Dr. Medlock
and Mrs. Glover will be in charge of the
Office.
Tom Bell is the name of good, clever,
illiterate farmer who lives two miles east OF
Villa RIGA, in Douglas county. Mr.. Bell
has alliec himself with the Peoples party,
hoping to be cured of all the ills that indict
mankind. He can't read nor write, but his