The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-21
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE

Big Supply OF Pins.
GEORGIA.
DR.. J. NJ. Glenn Of jefferson died Thurs
day Of pneumonia.
Il is thought that the recsnt heavy frost
has not done the fruit trees at Sumner any
injury.
The trial Of Wiley T. Argo at Newman
last week on a charge OF arson resulted IN
acquittal.
An ice factory is TO be built at Millen.
All the capital stock Of $1,000 has been
subscribed.
The Washington and Lincolnton telephone
line has just declared an annual dividend Of
Is per cent.
Information has Just reached Macon OF a
serious fire wnicn occurred on Wednesday
night on the Jacksonville road at Dry
Branch station. The store house OF JEFF
Butler and its contents were destroyed, tie
loss being fully 81 500.
At Greensboro Friday bullet from a
sling in the hands of Frank Durham struck
Freddie Gelssler in the eye, the force With
which it was hurled driving it into the
socket. The eye at one began to infIane,
and the physician thinks that the sight is
permanently destroyed.
Application was made Saturday for q
charter for the Celluloid Starch Company,
Jus l6CDAlbiH Dccn UTkdulLcu AZ LNOlnb
with capital stock of 500, 900 The prin-
opal stockholders are r. J. Minor. S. H.
Read and NJ. E. Read of New Haven. Conn.
and H. 2. Hall OF Witlingsford, Conn. Work
will shortly begin on the plant.
The last note OF the purchasers Of the old
capitol at Atlanta fell due Friday, and vas
paid by MesSrs. Venabe Bros 81 Colt The
final payment was something over $50, 900.
The deed from the state, having been pre-
4
Little. is ready for delivery. This ends the
long connection Of the state with the historic
ediice.
Warrenton Clipper: Last sunday night
DIR. j. @. JarDagln Of this place heard quite
a racket among bis chickens, and on going
out be found that a mink had been playing
havoc with theu-having killed ten fine
hens. BE put his dog on COO trail Of the
verrnin, and it was not long until it was
captured and killed. 1t measured "a inches
from its nose 60 the tip end OF its tail.
Buena Vista Patriot: Short, Crye e. Co.
have enough pins to supply several coun-
ties. Some eastern firm shipped them Sl76
worth OF pins. aud at the least calculation
there are about 5000 papers. The box they
were packed In is about s feet high and
feet thick. Every paper has the ADVERTISE
ment of Short, Crye & Co. on them. Mr..
Crye says he gave no such order for pins
and is at loss to know how such mistake
came about.
The Odd Follows Of Atlanta will hold a
mass meeting tomorrow night for the pur-
pose of selecting site to Ds donated for
the Odd Fellows orphan homo. Griffin
Macon and other cities are trying to secure
the home, but the Atlanta Odd Fellows say
that Atlanta must secure 1t. Several sites
Ia Atlanta have been offered, and it is for
The purpose OF selecting one OF these sites
that the meeting has been called. The sites
offered are 50-acre tract of land near Ed
wardsville, 5-acre tract on the s lburban
railway and tract near Stone Mountain.
Sixteen members of the Suwanee Gun
Club Of Macon went out to Tivala, in Hous-
ton county, on Wednesday for a dove hunt.
They returned Thursday afternoon, bring
ing with them 544 doves. Mr.. Lob lead the
crowd, killing sixty-two birds out of $50
shots. he bad a position In the field past
which every bird that entered flew. Mr..
Winch, a member of large Boston shoe
house, went out with the boys, but did not
bag but two birds. He had never seen 40
many doves In his life before and ne.was too
excited to shoot straight. He said, however,
that he had $50 worth Of fun aud everybody
believed him.
Americus Times-Recorder: During the
early part OF the week a tramp Of some
what unusual type was in Amerlcus He
was educated, well informed aud a good
talker, But for all that he was-a mere
tramp, though, mayhaps, not a vicious or
common one. The story he told, IL true,
illustrates forcibly the sudden and great
transitions in life. He is a lawyer by pro-
fession and some years ago held the rsspon-
sible position Of solicitor general OF the
Augusta judicial circuit. The extent of
his fall when realized by those with whom
he came in contact here caused good deal
Of sad moralizing.
Warrenton Clipper: Eugie Myers, the
little 5-year-old niece of Mrs e, l. STAN
ton, Of this place. suffered serious accidens
last Friday while at play. Some one about
the house had been using some large brass
furniture tacks, aud rs some of the broken
tacks were scattered about the room, the
little girl picked up one of the heads and
placed 1t IN her mouth, unnoticed by those
around her. In her froIic she sucked the
tack down her throat 1t made her deathly
sick In few moments after she had swal-
lowed it, but at the last account she was
thought to be slowly improving.
Newman Herald: On Saturday night
last j. s. Thomas, a we'll known insurance
agent aud prominent citizen of Hogans.
vile, shot himself twice with pistol, each
ball penetrating the brain. Death resulted
IN about two hours He had been i'll town
attending TO business as usual during the
day, and gave no outward Indication OF the
mental distress which evidently prompted
the desperate deed. De was quite popular
in the community, and his tragic death
was sad shock to his family, The de
ceased formerly resided in Newman, and
was highly esteemed by every one. He
leaves wife and two children.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: The walls OF
the Presbyterian church are reported as
being in a most dangerous condition. Sew
eral people who passed by the burned out
building during the heavy wind which
swept over tue city last Thursday, claim
that they distinctly heard the walls crack
ing In a most alarming manner. During
the day hundreds Of men. women aud chill
dren pass beneath the walls, and it would
be almost impossible for them to fall with
out costing one or more lives. The people
who heard the walls cracking are anxious
to have an examination made by the chief
OF the fire department, and claim that If
they are unsafe they should be condemned
and torn down.
On Friday night Mrs. W. H. Posey,
whose home is on Elm street, Macon.
dreamed that her dead mother, whose pict-
ure hung over her bed, had come back to
earth to stay with her. Saturday on Look
ing at the picture Mrs. Posay was aston-
lshed TO see that it had faded almost en-
tirely away, while underneath it on tine
kalsomined wall it was reproduced exactly
like photograph. The good lady, who is
quite delicate, swooned at the sight of the
second picture. and has been quite sick ever
since. Large crowds have been pouring
into the house TO examine the strange ap-
an he