The morning news., 1892-01-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Through the state - Wholesale
Slaughter of Rats at White Plains.
GEORGIA
There will be an election for mayor and
Etx councilmen for White Plains on We1nes-
day Feb. s.
Prof. Fesssnden has been elected principal
Of the school ct Austell for five years at
a salary Of 81. 900 year.
T. G. Greene has purchased the Temper
ance hall building at Eatonton, with the two
store rooms underneath, for $1,000.
Maj Lawton. the commandaut Of cadets
in the N G.. A. college at Dahlonega, has
been ordered to report at Washington.
A Cusssta lady says that one of her horses
was seen to PICK up good sized plank in
his mouth aud hurl It at a negro with ter
rifle force.
White Plains VIndicdtor: We think How
ell Mapp should be labeled Rough on
Rats. as be has killed ffty-two OF the cum
ming creatures in the past two days. How
ell caught seventeen large rats at one time
in his patent trap, and in another trap the
same night he caught poleest
Mrs. Willingham, who has been boarding
with Mrs. John Smith at Sycamore for
several months past, tainted Wednesday
evening last and fell In the fire and was
considerably burned. Mrs. Willlngham
has had several couvulsions since the acciN
dent, and is now in a rather critical condl-
tion.
One Of Ben Hendricks dray mules fell In
q 20-foot dry well Saturday near the agri-
cultural works building at Griffin. Rope
and tackle were brought into use and the
mule drawn up TO within few fees OF the
top, when the rope broke and the mule
again struck the bottom. The last fall cost
the mule his life.
Buchanan Messenger: OF the nine
bridges across the Tallapoosa river from
the copper mines TO the Liner bridge only
the Eaves and Abanathy bridges escaped
damage. The Liner, Bentley. Aderhold
and Moon bridges were swept away. The
remainder are more or less wrecked. OF
the four bridges on Little river the hobbs
bridge is the only one that is not wrecked.
At Americus, Saturday, P. c. Clegg,
Chesley Whitley and Lee Allen went home
for supper Arriving there they hung
their, ,overcoats on the rack as they passed
through the hall and proceeded to the din
ing room. Supper being over the gentle
men were In the act Of returning to their
places Of business up town, but when they
looked for their overcoats they could not
be found. While they were at supper some
sneak thief had entered the hall and made
clean sweep of the rack.
took place here last Thursday night. Be-
tween and 10 o'clock some one entered the
livery stable OF Albert Smith in which
eleven horses were standing and carried off
three Of the best horses and one buggy and
harness. They were kept out until about
the saue time the next night when the
horses came back to the stable IL is thought
that the high waters and so many bridges
being washed away was the cause OF the
horses being turned loose. The buggy was
found in the woods just TO the right OF
where the Jacksonville road leaves the
Cedartown road. Parker Rowe, who lives
four or five miles northwest Of town, had q
horse stolen the same night, which was also
turned loose. A watch was stolen ous of
the store OF Woodley & Co. Wednesday
night before. The thief entered the back
door, breaking the lock.
Buchanan Messenger: G. c. Eaves tells
us Of quite novel experience he had once
In killing deer. Not many years ago some
dogs chased deer out of the mountains
which took down the river just above his
mill. He got into q bateau with a negro
and padded up the stream, telling the negro
il he raised up to shoot to stop rowing. His
gun was little sngle-barreled shotgun with
q lond of bird shot in it. But before start
and made ball, which he loaded on top OF
the shot Before going very far up the
river he saw the deer aud "cut down" on
him. The deer tumbled over as though il
was killed. He told the negro to shove the
boat up to the bank, and just as he did so
the deer rose TO run, but as quick as thought
Mr.. Eaves grabbed it by the tail Both
pulled manfully for short bit, when Mr..
Eaves told the negro to pull away from the
bank, and when be did SO the deer tumbled
into the water, where Mr.. Eaves held him
till be died.
Americus Times Recorder: On Thursday
when the Columbus train rolled into the CITY,
among the many passengers discharged was
comely looking woman rather well dressed
who wrote her name across the Watts house
register, Miss M. Aldridge, Columbus
Ge.n Shortly another name was inscribed
~. J. Patterson. Columbus" Though thil
couple had passed the romantic ege, and
each would have answered roll call to four
and forty, their tender glances and mys
terious emotions gave out the idea
that the Watts house was to be the
scene of another runaway marriage. And
yet it was difficult to surmise why such
matter-of-fact elderly people should bt
clipping. Miss Aldridge seemed nervous
and Mr.. Patterson eagerly inquired when
the first mail from Columbus would arrive
He was evidently anxiously expecting q
letter. The mail came, but no letter. and
the lady's heart grew faint Night had
come, she was among strangers and the
marriage license still wanting. Mr.. Pat
terson evidently realized that his move
ments were looked on with suspicion; in
fact Mr.. and Mrs. Watts demanded an ex
PLANTATION of the strange proceedings. By
way of explanation he stated that hi
brother was ordinary Of Chattahoochee
county, and had issued the licenst
for his first marriage, which hed
been a most happy one, and he had re
Quested him to send O marriage license
to Americas, where he fully intended max
ing Miss Aldridge his wife. Saturday cam
and still no license. Miss Aldridge init
mated that "a marriage license might b.
procured in Sumter county and that sh
regretted leaving home on such uncertain
ties of happiness. The eloquence Of Mr.
Patterson must have subdued all fears, TO
upon his representation that he suspects
that his brother had sent the license to Ah
beville, the couple left for that place yestel
day afternoon. Miss Aldridge was ev
IDENTIFY a woman of good standing, and it
to be hoped ere this, is the honorable wife c
the man she has trusted. Patterson sal
his grown daughter objected to bis secon
marriage, and he left home TO keep peac
in the family.
FLORIDA
New Irish potatoes are now in market 6
Manatee.
Capt. C. A. Rouff sold his place a
Pinelles to the Jesuits for 81 600.
Win Harmon jumped seven deer In tn
scrub west of Inverness while out huntin
Last week.