The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

TaC6n GIL COuDLy-A Lazy OF Am circus
Eas q Narrow Escape From Being
Burned to Death-A Negro Child
Fatally Burned at Athens.
GEORGIA
Fort Valley is TO have an exhibit at the
worlds fair
The adjourned term of Hart superior
court convenes tomorrow.
Since the cotton season opened the buyers
at Gainesville have paid out to the cotton
rAisers OF Hall county nearly 100000.
The ladies Of the industrial home at
Athens will commence the erection of Its
building in February. 1t will cost $4,000.
DR.. McKleroy's mind has become so un-
balanced that he eau not DO controlled at
his home at jackson and he will be sent TO
the asylum.
Patrick Barry, one of Augustus Oldest
citizens. died Friday. He was as years old
and for many years an employe OF the Geor-
gia railroad.
". W. Patrick, a white man well known
shout Atlanta, was struck by an incoming
train Friday, and six ribs were broken and
his head was badly crushed.
A small child was accidentally killed a
few days ago with gun by an older negro
boy at the section houses between Claxton
and Conley in Tattnall county.
The North Georgia conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church convenes at
Madison, Morgan county, on Wednesday,
Nov. 30, Bishop Fitzgerald presiding.
A. W. Muse of Albany, while out horse
back riding Friday morning. was thrown
from his horse and broke his collar bone,
besides sustaining other slight injuries.
o. B. Weaver has in his possession an In
dian pipe carved out Of solid rock He
picked it up on Weaver creek near his home
In the Sowhatchee neighborhood In Early
county.
There IL prevailing sentiment among
the people OF Athens in favor of exemptIng
from taxation for a term of years all new
industries that may be started in Athens,
where there are no other industries of the
like nature already ia operation there
Several stores were burglarized at STem-
pie In Carroll county on Wednesday night
The safe Of Mobley & Williams was blown
open and about 500 taken and some cloth
ing from the store The safe Of Mr. Mccain
was also blown open and $40 or $50 taken.
An attempt to blow open Kinney Il Std
hams safe was not successful.
w. S. Weldon Of Reed Creek in Hart
county lost by the fire on Monday his cot
ton gin outfit. saw-mill machinery aud
grlst mill, also about five bales of cotton
aud several hundred bushels Of cotton seed
The fire was first discovered in the lint
room while the gin was running, and spread
80 fast that it was impossible to save any
thing Of value.
At Athens Tuesday morning y negro
woman living on Hull street left her three
little children in her room sitting by the fire
and went TO someuf the neighbors' houses.
While she was gone the youngest child. a
little boy about years old, managed TO get
too near the fire aud bis clothing caught on
fire. Before any one able to put the fire
out could get there, he was burned SO badly
that be is not expected to live.
Wednesday, while Hon. Henry j. Hill Of
Wilkes was looking after one of his gins, his
arm was caught in the saws and the machine
did not stop till it had stripped that mem
Der to the shoulder, and there the saws con-
tIDued their bloody work for a vi bile. When
medica! aid reached Mr.. Hill he had bled
profuseiy and was weak. Amputation was
decided upon by Drs. Walton and Quinn
and soon after the arm was cut off he died.
George W. Ryals, a wealthy farmer
from Hebershem county, succeeded in
locating his daughter. who left her home
eighteen months ago, at Atlanta Friday
The young girl was working as a servant
for q negro woman who lives at S34 Pied.
mont avenue. Detective Grim assisted Mr..
Ryals in his search. The father and daugh-
ter left for their home. Tho father declares
that he will kill the man who induced bis
daughter TO leave home.
Columbus Enquirer Sun: The fact that
different products can be proftably grown
IN the same row at the same time has been
proven by Aaron Land, a farmer who re-
sides seven miles north Of the city. MIR.
Land sent to the EnqUtrer-SUn office yes
terday mammoth potato in which was
grated the root Of we'll fruited cotton
stalk. The root of the cotton stalk passes
directly through the potato, which is well
developed. and the combination appears al
glance as If the potato and bolls were OF
the same STALK.
Mrs. j. B. Dunn Of Americas had a very
narrow escape from what might have
proved a terrible accident Thursday morn
ing. She was standing with her back &c
the open fireplace, in which q bright fire
was burning. when the flames caught her
dress. Her little son was sitting near by
and before the lady could realize her dagger
the little fellow had leapsd to her eide and
was tearing the burning garments from her
In minute or two he had extinRuished tht
flames, but not before one of his hands haC
been badly burned. With the exception Of
sight burn upon one hand. Mrs. Dunn Go
capped without injury.
Louisa McCreary, an old colored woman
found Cow belonging TO Effie Morris tres
passing ON her garden at Augusta Friday.
She took the COW up and when the owner
called for her would not release the COW
WITHOUT damages being paid. A dispute
arose and in the scuffie the old woman was
very seriously hurt. The Morris woman
was assisted by her children, Julia and John
Henry, and they did Louisa up. She was
struck with an ak and beaten with bricks
Her arm was cut and frightful cash made
10 the back OF her head by the sharp corner
OF brick. DIR. Storey took several small
pieces OF brick from the fracture in her
head. Louisa is in a very precarious con-
dition.
day or two ago at White & Co.'s
turpentine works in Tattnall county two
negroes became involved in q difficulty over
2-cent postage stamp. One demanded ID
OF tho other as gift and on refusal fred
three shots into his body. The sgRressor
ran and was shot by some other negroes
but escaped to house near by, when a
posse Of three white men pursued and found
him On their approach he leaped from
the back Goor, firing at one Of the men,
missing his aim. This man discharged a
Winchester at him, cutting Off his toe The
other two fired at him also, but failed to
stop him. He is yet at large. The one
whom he shot died.
Bill Fields, q negro who peddled wash
boards at Albany, was arrested Friday by
BaAlh Wynn, charged with assault upon a
young negro girl. Fields is an old man be.
nd