The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
vHE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS


ing Confronted by a Snake-A Mar.
row Escape From Death in a Cloud
Burst-A Young German Jailed at
Columbus for Insulting Ladies.
GEORGIA.
The Turkey Hill property IN Lumpkin
county is now being developed by cap
italisss.
G. L. Gunter's saw-mil on Mill
creek in Lumpkin county was washed away
last Friday.
John Spriggs Of wier has secured the
contract of carrying the Dahlonega and
Ellijay mail for the sum OF 5000.
8, Bailey OF Msxey's, the we'll known
specialist on fine Strawberries and fruit,
had stroke of paralysis Friday night.
The equalizers Of Lumpkin county will
complete their work in a ten days job.
They have increased the taxes only about
so 900.
Dahlonega, as we'll as other portions OF
Lumpkin county, was visited by the heaviest
rainfall that has occurred for years last
Friday evening, doing much damage 10 the
growing crops
p. W. Gilbert, who had an alteration
with John Bradley (colored) last week, is
now in Jail at Hatcher Station. Gilbert
had commitment trial on Monday and
was bound over under 800 bond. But on
Thursday following the negro died and the
ooroners jury returned a verdict Of murder
and Mr.. Gilbert was locked up.
Mr.. Clarke of the Gordon mine, in Lump
kin county, came near being killed In
terrific storm and cloud burst on last Fri
day. He was driving J. ?. Reeds horse
hitched TO buggy along Crooked creek
when the storm came Mr.. Clarke escaped
death by jumping out OK the buggy, and
the horse was saved by breaking loose and
making his escape from the dangerous cur
rent Of the stream. The buggy was washed
away and completely demolished.
Henry Peters, who lives about one mile
from Fair Play, had dog go mad and bite
his milk COW about three weeks ago The
family refused to use the milk for two
weeks and then, thinking that the COW was
safe and out OF danger and that they would
run no risk 10 using the milk, used it very
freely for dinner one day last week and that
night the COW and calf went mad. They
were both killed at once. The family Is
very uneasy about what the results may be.
At the Mercer commencement one year
ago John Wade, a young gentleman Of
Blakely, was the first honor graduate Of a
large and talented class of young men. The
exercises Of Mercer at the close Of this ses-
sion present the unique spectacle OF Wilker-
son Wade, brother of John Wade, carry
ing of the first honor In a class of twenty.
eight And now reports come from sources
altogether reliable that Miss Pearl, a sister
OF the Wade brothers. stands good chance
to capture the first honor at Wesleyan CONS
mencement.
Americas Recorder: A few days ago, out
by Mr.. Nelms' place near Americas, a lady
heard guinea makinga terrible fuss, and
she proceeded 10 investigate. She found
big rattlesDake colled up near the fowl.
The snake was killed. The moment tbs
was done the guinea dropped dead. IL GER
taiuly was not struck by the snake. IL
didn't get sick and It didn't swell up. The
explanation is that the fowl was charmed.
Dut Or. EldTtdge says IL died with heart
disease. Anyhow it died as soon as the
snake was killed, and it certainly wasn't
poisoned by the snake.
Americas Recorder: Joe, do you re-
member where we were thirty-one years
ago to-day" said H. D. Watts TO j. d.
Duckworth yesterday. "No, where were
wer we were on our way to the war
We left Americas with flying banners and
big crowd was at the depot to see US of.
They cheered us and yelled and yelled. We
sung The Girl | Left Behind me- and felt
like we were going to whip the yankees In
a week" On June II, 1861. the
Americus Volunteer Rifemen left Ameri-
Gus for the front. There were only two
married men In the company. and the boys
falt that the world was theirs or that
crowd only few are living to-day. Among
them are: H. D. Watts, J. D. Duck worth,
J. h. Allen. Rice Bass, Clint Bray, Brooks
Bosworth, Will Lopez, Enoch johnson, ],
a. Underwood and George P, Suber.
E. w. Kirby Of Cartersville is trying 20
md his daughter, age ID. He was in Athens
Saturday and the story be told the police is
an interesting one He said that there has
been living in Cartersville doctor named
Llnder, who had very pretty young
daughter. Miss Linder is Is years old, and
was quite favorite with Mr.. Kirey's little
girl About three weeks ago. said Mr.
Kirby, DIR. Under and his daughter
started out on q visit to his kinsfolk In
my mSF'P lsss S GiTrsia, S snS him let
have never heard Of them since, ex-
cept one letter, whose postmark / could not
read, which asked for money with which to
come home. 1t may be that they arrived
safely at their destination which was some
where IN Hart county, but not hearing from
the little girl IN some time, am naturally
alarmed. l do not know what to think
about 1t. The letter stated that the little
girl was pleased with Miss Linder but didn's
like the doctor. propose to ferret out the
mystery and find my child" Mr.. Kirby
left the city Saturday in search Of his child
and left orders with the police authorities TO
apprehend the whole party II they ran
across them.
The man who has been insulting ladies at
Columbus has been cauRhr and is in Jail
Saturday morning lady uptown was
chased by white man who, after the lady
entered the gate, ran away. She notified
her husband, and he with the aid Of Police
man K. M. Adams, found no trouble In
spoeting the miscreant. Subsequent devel-
opments showed him to be the same man
who had grossly 1nsulted two prominent
ladies in the old park last Wednesday, and
another lady on Thursday near the same
place. he proved TO be a German Otto
Rothschild, who has been In Colum bus only
few weeks. and who doesn't know
enough OF the English language to make
himself understood. He was found at the
store Of F. J. Kohn, where he has been
spending most OF the time since his arrival
in endeavoring TO learn English, aud
requested to walk up the street by a Ger
man. He walked up to the Beehive, where
the ladies identified him. Policeman
Adams was informed that he was the right
party, and Immediately arrested him aud
carried him to the guard house. where he
was confined IN cell No. l. Rothschild
has been staying at the residence
OF b, Sternburg, bus no relation. Years
ago, in Germany, Mr. Sternburg's mother
died when he was but two or three years
of age, and Rothschild's mother reared
him. Thus a friendship was established
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