The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Prisoners in the Austell Jail.
GEORGIA.
Columbus will have an exposition this
fall.
It is estimated that the work on the Cor
don street bridge will cost Dalton about
$1,000.
It's estimated that the fruit crop will
bring at least $500 900 into Houston county
this year.
One fruit grower of Fort Valley has
already purchased nearly $1,000 worth Of
fruit crates for use this season.
There was frost in some sections Of Hous-
ton county in low places Tuesday morning
but no damage to vegetation resulted.
An unsuspecting storekeeper gave $50 in
the coin of the realm as change for a 800
counterfeit bill at Cartersville day or two
ago. The man who passed the bill escaped.
A prosperous and successful gardener Of
Dalton recently sold 200 quarts Of strawber-
ries of his own growing in one day. He
will realize hundreds of dollars from his
strawberry beds this season.
At BlaoKshear Saturday night last, at a
festival given by /. s. Lawson loolored) a
difficulty arose In which Charles Lane was
seriously cut in the back and arm with q
razor, by some unknown party.
Ebert Hartley was heard to say in Perry
has been the mother Of 172 pigs and no " has
litter Of eleven. That SOW is only years
old and is fat enough to make pork of.
The saw-mill formerly belonging to jack
son Conner & Co., at Rochelle. and which
has been standing idle for more than a year,
has been sold to the Smith e. Thomas
Lumber Company of Williford and will
be started again in the near future.
Last Saturday M. w. Waldrcn, while in
Blackshear. asked Henry Tatem to cut
stick out of his horses leg. MIR. Tatem
consented and proceeded with the opera
ton. To the surprise of Mr.. Waldron IL
proved TO be 50 100 Winchester rifle ball
instead of a stick.
John Jenkins, q 15-year-old perjurer from
Dawson county, was in the United States
court at Atlanta Thursday and pleaded
guilty TO perjury. He claims that he was
intimidated into swearing falsely His plea
was refused, as no bill of indictment has
been found against him. His case will be
fully investigated and he will be brought
before Judge Newman again next Monday.
The citizens OF Bowdon sent for Sheriff
Hewitt Tuesday morning to arrest Jim
Mitchell (colored), who was tried before
Tom Smith, justice of the peace, for killing
a 2-year-old negro boy and put under a
5000 bond. Mr.. Hewitt, accompanied by
Tom New, arrested the negro and lodged him
In jail Tuesday night. Mitchell shot the
little negro with pistol, causing instant
death.
Griffin Call: An old war relic in the
shape of flag that was carried through the
Mexican war by Col. Frank IsoD was shown
US Thursday, by K. q. Ison. 1t is certainly
an oldtimer. 1t has lone star on a white
background, and bears the inscription of
young Hickory" at the top, and below
the star are the words: Dallas and Vic
tory" 1t has several stains on it that re-
semble blood, but age has somewhat faded
them.
Oglethorpe lodge, Knights of Pythias of
brunswick, held meeting Thursday night
that was largely attended by the members
of Oglethorpe division, uniform rank
Several application from members of both
Oglethorpe aud Rathbone lodges for mem.
bership In the uniform rank were received.
The members of the division are highly
elated over the result of the drill at the
grand lodge meeting in Savannah, and they
say that Ogelethorpe division will 60 to
Kansas City intent upon winning q prlze
and name for themselves, besides repre-
sentlng Georgia better than any other divis-
ion can represent the Empire state.
Wednesday crowd OF small bows from
Atlanta created a sensation in the town of
Austell, eighteen miles from Atlanta That
morning a large crowd went to Lithia
Springs from Atlanta to attend the grocers'
picnic. Many of the crowd left the train at
Austell and while walking around the town
lmolbed large amount Of Cobb county
liquor. Three boys were arrested and looked
up at the small calaboose at that point.
About II o'clock a crowd Of young men as
sembled around the calaboose and with a
pick broke the caleboose open. The three
boys escaped. Later the town marshal ar
rested Henry Hansford, one of the mob,
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O'Clock, a few minutes before the train left
for Atlanta, another crowd congregated
near the calaboose and start ed to release the
prisoner, but the sheriff and town marshal
secured Winchesters and prevented their
doing anything. Hansford was sent to
Douglasville to be tried for Jail breaking
The bridge over the canal at the Algernon
check mills at Augusta tumbled into the
water Wednesday. 1t has been in preca.
rious condition for some time, and when the
mill people turned it over to the city authori-
ties, the mayor warned them that they we're
biting of more than they could chaw,n
and it has turned out just as he said. The
bridge never was any too strong, and the
action OF the water against the pilIng made
1t weaker. Until condemned month or 40
ago this bridge was one used principally bv
the operatives Of the various mills In that
part OF the city in going TO and coming
NAOA SASAA wa anu useu 10 pAS8
over it every day. All of the mill hands
were on picnic Wednesday, and in addi-
ton, no one was crossing at the time. One
spa1 is entirely gone and has drifted down
the canal and is now resting against the
plling OF the Sibley mill bridge. The cur
rent here is very swift, and if this debris is
not moved right away the chances are that
That bridge may give way.
Calhoun Courier: Sheriff McGinnis holds
warrant against James Brackets. but.
Notwithstanding this, that gentleman was
brave enough to be in Calhoun last Satur-
day. Armed with this warrant, Mr..
McGinnis, seeing him across the street,
started toward him. Taking in the situa-
ton at once, Bracket lost no time in
lodging around the corner, while the
sheriff, too, lost no time in selecting a short
route and trying to cut him Off. which he
succeeded in doing up within fifty yards of
his tthe sherih's) own residence When
Bracket saw that he was pretty
we'll hemmed in he tried q game
OF bluff by flashing from his
pocket long bright pistol pointing it to-
ward the sheriff, saying: "Another step
and dead you arel' With nothing but a
pocket knife, which he opened at once. Mr..
McGinnis advanced toward him, saying;
shoot If you want to; am going TO take
you" Bracket, realizing that the speaker
meant business, turned TO his heels and bid
the sheriff and town good-by at a rats in
deed astonishing Mr. MeGinnis then raj,
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