The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Pouches or an OpOSsum hllleO Dy q
Dog-Two Well Diggers Swindle a
Woman The Negro Arrested at
Macon for Robbing a Mail Car
Discharged.
GEORGIA.
Il is estimated that $50 carloads Of
peaches will be shipped from Marshallville
this year.
At Hartwell last Saturday, while a son Of
Felix Mattox (colored) was in the act OF
shooting at hawk, the gun burst and blew
out . p1'' - D'' D''' O'' '11 ''' - 49, -
An effort is on foot at Canton 10 enlarge
and finish up the school house at Indian
Knoll, which is TO be known as Union
chapel and used for church and Sunday
school purposes by the different denomina.
tions, singing and literary schools.
Capt. J, w. Wells, eight miles south Of
Valdosta, had the misfortune one day last
week OF getting his wine cellar burned. in
which he had eighty-one barrels OF wine.
The loss was quite heavy. Capt. Wells has
thirty acres in grapes, and his wine business
amounts to an industry.
At Forsyth on Wednesday last, during
the daytime, while the proprtetors we're
temporarily absent, some one entered the
store Of Little & Allen, on the square. and
opening the till, took a sack containing
SIP 60. They left in the change drawer
s12, which they had to reach over to get
the sack.
There was wreck Friday on the Savan-
nah Florida and Western at the 74-mile
post, twenty-five miles from Waycross and
just beyond Patterson. The first section OF
freight No. 20 broke in two. The second
section ran into it. The engine of the sec
dgfv - fb fret
were demolished. No one was hurt.
Gertie Jacobs, Annie Cleveland and VIII
Grlgsby are still under arrest at the station
house at Atlanta. Annie Cleveland says
that she was Will Grgsby's dupe IN the
matter, and does not think she did any
thing wrong. Gertie Jacobs is only de-
tanned as a witness, and says that whom dis
charged she will 60 to her mother, who
lives in Louisville, KY.
Gainesville Eagle: A party of six per-
sons met at the residence Of Rev. A. W.
Caldwell Of this city few days ago which
was somewhat remarkable in that every
one had passed three score and ten years of
life. This accidental social gathering con-
sisted Of the following: b. B. Amoss, aged
SO; Mrs. b. b. Amoss, Il; Rev. A. w.
Caldwell. rs; Mrs. A. W. Caldwell, "A /;
Mrs. Martha Hargrove, 76, and Rev. G. M.
Caldwell, "a.
Arthur Taylor, the negro who was ar
rested some days ago on charge OF robbing
a mail car on the Georgia Southern and
Florida road, was arraigned before Com
missioner Erwin at Macon Friday. A num-
Der OF witnesses were on hand. but the only
facts that could be brought out were that
the car had been robbed and that Taylor
had been seen III 1t shortly before the theft
occurred. The negro who saw the thief
jump from the car could not identify
Taylor, and hence the case was dismissed.
The Holton Farmers Club, composed Of
q large number Of farmers from Bib,
Monroe and Jones counties, held their an
nual meeting Thursday at their picnic
grounds by the banks of the Ocmuigee river
on Capt. r. E. Parks beautiful farm, "Hol-
TOM A farmers institute was organized
there Of which Col Bowman was elected
annual president Interesting and instruct
i've addresses on agricultural subjects were
made by Dr. White and Prof. Hunnicutt of
the state university at Athens, and by Col.
Redding, director of the state experiment
station near Griffin.
At Atlanta Friday, as George Cassin was
walking along the west side OF Broad street
and near Tyner's drug store, the cable
being stretched by the telephone company
broke and fell twenty feet, striking him on
the top of his head. He dropped as il dead,
duu LOE hWull6 every DOuN tuOu20D all olSC-
trio current had killed him. He was car
ried into Tyner's drug store, where medical
aid was rendered, and in a few moments he
recovered consciousness. HIS injuries are
painful, but not fatal. His left arm was
injured, aud the fall hurt him internally.
MIR. Cassn is a brother of the late ALT
Cassin.
Canton Advocate: Quite little wave of
excitement passed over our quiet little city
last Friday. That morning, because Of
something that happened at the depot, DIR.
Pickett met Mr.. Ellis in front of the Canton
hotel and, after the two had said few
words. the doctor. believing Mr.. Ellis had
put his hand in his pocket TO get his knife,
drew his pistol and demanded that he re-
tract something he had said Mr. Ellis
took it back" aud all was ended without
any shots or blows being passed. The affair
is greatly regretted by ali, aud it is earnestly
hoped the differences between our two clever
hotel proprietors will be amicably adjusted
On last Saturday afternoon ]. B. Davis
left Sumner for his home in Sycamore with
load of household goods, among which
was a stove and fixtures. and everything
progressed nicely until after he had passed
j. +. Williams place, about five miles north
of Sumner, W hen his horses became fright
ened at something and began running and
kicking, and as Mr.. Davis was sitting in
such epositjon that he could not control
the horses, and being in close proximity to
their heels, he thought it best to jump from
the wagon, but in doing so had the misfort-
une to fall In such way as to badly
fracture his left leg between the knee and
ankle.
A bill was filed in the superior court at
Atlanta Friday by Harden, West & Nc
Laws Of Savannah and Calhoun, King &
Spaldlng, as attorneys for Julian deBruyn
Hops Of savannah. Hops alleges that he
paid F. p Kern 81, 900 for the business Of
broker and dealer in foundry railway and
machine shop supplies, in tue state of Georgia
North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida
and Tennessee, Kern contracting not to
enter into the same business for a period OF
five years; and Kern violated the contrac,
by opening up another Office in Atlanta
The petition asks for 81 900 damages and
also On injunction against Kern. The case
will be heard before Judge Marshall J.
Clarke on May IA
L. A. Warren, George Purvis, William
Stokes and Cook Bell went down to Har.
rolls mill pond, near Preston, "Wednesday
TO fish, and about ~ o'clock Mr.. Warren
told Purvis that he could swim further
with his clothes on than Purvis could with
out his. Thus they started out TO swim
across the pond, Purvis leading. When be
got across the pond 10 where he coulc
stand on the ground he looked around and
saw Warren turn over on his back and q
under. but just before he sank he heard
him say George" Mr.. Purvis hurried
back to the spot. hoping to rescue his com
Tade, but he was unsuccessful. 1t wa