The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
1HE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


ble-The Story Of Horrible Doubls
Murder in Texas Recalled.
GEORGIA.
John ". Fain, q well-known young law
yer of Atlanta is dead.
jug Tavern will soon erect brick school
building. The hall will seat 200 people.
The elegant furniture for the new city
hall has arrived at Brunswick and is now
in the East TenneSec freight Office there. 1t
is valued at IS 600.
At Athens large number of English
Eparrows are killed every day, cooked
nicely aud sold at 10 cents spiece. Its said
that they are tine eating.
John II. Parnell has returned from Ire
land and New York after getting beat out
in the Irish elections, and is now pruning
his fruit trees at West Point.
Last May benson Crow, a young boy,
was tripped under Georgia railroad train
by 8 tramp. He lost a leg at the time, and
has now sued the company for 10000 dam
ages.
Rev. J. II. Herberner will preach bis fare
well sermon at the Presbyterian church at
Thomasville next Sunday night, and will
take a vacation of q month before entering
his new field at Louisville, KY.
The Grand Lodge Of Good Templars con-
vened in annual session at Buford Tuesday.
The convention is presided over by Grand
Chief 1emplar Rev. H. A. Hodges of Ma
con. During the past year the order has
made great progress.
A gentleman reported to the authorities
few days ago that he had seen a man ia
Townsville for whom there was reward
Of 800. for numbering & marshal in North
Carolina. A search was made for him, but
he could not be found.
T.. =. Y
tngton county who raise enough wheat for
home use, and tie -four made from IL,
though not so white as that from the north
western mills, is far superior in quality.
The home-raised -four is fresh. pure and
wholesome.
w. G. Purse Of Sandersville has . curl
osity in the shape Of a cabbage-two heads
on one stalk. The largest will weigh about
six pounds and the smallest about two. He
has several single cabbages that will weigh
ten pounds each. The cabbage crop Is said
to be fine in ell parts Of the county.
DIR. Spence Durham and wife. of Watkins
vile, have been living happily as man and
wife for sixty-one years. They are both
hale and hearty, and seem to enjoy life as
we'll as could be expected. DR.. Durham
has represented his county several times in
the legislature and has many friends
throughout the state
The State Agricultural Society meets in
Griffin, Aug. 10 aud Ii. President Wad-
dell has been busy the past week sending
out passes. Nothing of unusual Importance
will hardly develop at the meeting, but a
large amount of routine work is on hand.
1t is very probable that Col. Waddell will
be reelected president.
7. G. Stacy left Brunswick for Hazle-
hurst to look after the old Euenih1 Post
outfit, which be sold to Editor Lord, with
which TO publish the Hazlehurst Chronicle
some months ago. 1t seems that the Haxle-
hurt people have never paid the $500 to Mr.
Stacy for the outfit, and the sheriff has the
outfit 10 charge for debts made by the pub
fishers at Hazlehurst. Mr.. Stacy has gone
TO establish his claim. Il
Peter Curry, the negro convict who Gre
ated such sensation during the March
term OF Washington superior court bv re-
moving the brick from beside the frame Of
window in the rear end Of the jail and
thus effectlug his escape. was captured in
Macon few days. ago and taken back to
SaDdersville. He was convicted OF stab
bling. be is now in the county chaiu-gaug,
under the care of ]. a. Jackson, near Da-
visboro, where he will serve out his sentence
Sunday was a regular pore-opener at
Americas until o'clock, About this time
big, black clouds appeared in the east, aud
lightning flashed and rain fell. Little
damage wss done in the city, however.
East of town the damage was cons iderable.
The roofs OF several houses were blown off
aud the blow almost amounted to a cyclone,
many trees being broken. Crops were con-
siderably damaged, and much corn was
blown down. No lives were lost and nobody
was injured, but it was terrible blow.
Athens Banner: One OF the largest cotton
buyers says the outlook is better than he
ever saw it for big crop. He admits that
the farmers have planted great deal less
but the rains have fallen exactly right for
1t aud there will be more raised than last
year. The price, said the buyer, will be
about cents per pound, which will be a
great hardship on the farmers, but theysare
better OF than last year, for they will have
plenty Of corn, wheat, oats and fodder to
run them two years. Ii is to be hoped that
the trade this fall will be good as money is
now very scarce.
Americas Times Recorder: F. NJ. Pitcher
and A. L. BeckwIth are two farmers who
are both well known in Americus Tuesday
they were together in buggy coming here.
and when they were about Joe Roney's
place, chickenhawk lit on the side of the
road Look at that hawk :" said Mr.. Beck
with. "Yes, see him, said Mr. Pitcher.
They drove on and the hawk didn't move.
They drew nearer and nearer, and finally
we're almost up to the bird. Mr. Beck with
took up his whip. and as they reached the
hawk made crack at it. The blow struck
Just right, and the hawk was struck full on
the neck. The crack was SO well made that
the full force was executed and the head
was cut clean of. The gentlemen brought
the hawk and its head to town with them.
Milledgeville Union Recorder: Mai. Will
lam 7. w. Napier, one Of the Oldest and
best known citizens OF Baldwin county.
died July 10. Several weeks ago Mai
Napier, at the solicitation Of his daughters.
moved to Atlanta. He loved to visit that
city, but the country was hiI home always
throughout his long life. Hence, he was
not pleased with the city, the water did
not agree with him; In fact he became home
SICK. He longed for the quiet OF the coun-
try and the soothing song OF the
katydid. His daughters had promised him
be should return, II he was not satisfied
And 30 he came back-to die. Accom-
panied by his devoted daughter, Miss Sallie.
he went to the home Of J. c. Akridge. the
John Ray place seven miles west OF Mil
ledgeviile, where, on July 10, he was stricken
with paralysis. He fingered until Tuesday,.
July l9, when he passed away, after living
among this people nearly seventy-ssven
years. Three daughters survive him.
One of Frank Deshon's buxom ex-chorus
girls came to grief at Atlanta Tuesday.
There's right pathetic tale OF woe that
came TO light with the girls trouble. she
Joined the chorus just before Deshon went |