The morning news., 1892-03-14
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

RusEa-A Chld's Terrible Death by
Fire in West Dougherty County.
GEORGIA
Strawberries are in bloom az Blakely.
The firm Of Browne & Luckie of Doboy
has been dissolved
Two new buildings for business purposes
are going up in Whigham.
Darien's election for water works and
lights will be held on April IL.
II is said that Jay Gould Is negotiating
for the purchase Of the "Thicket' at
Darisn.
Rome's second military company, the
Rome Light Guards, has just been formally
organized.
August Schmidt Of Darien offers a re-
ward of $500 for the hend who tried 10 burn
his house last week
The Union cotton mills at Lafayette lost
a lumber kiln Wednesday. Between 5000
and 10, ,00O feet of lumber was burned.
Last year s NJ. Young Of Brooks county
cultivated sixty acres 70 the plow. This
was done by the use Of improved farm ma
chinery.
Buens Vista is a dry town again. The
liquor license of L. W. Wall expired last
Friday night, and leaves no dram shop in
the town.
IL is said that Hon. A. L. Harp will again
make the race for sheriff OF Chattahoochee
county, an Office which be has held for
twenty years previous to his election to the
state Senate.
Col. George W. Adams Of Forsyth is
prominently spoken of as the next president
of the state agricultural society. The elec~
ton comes of at the August meeting W hich
is TO be held in Griffin.
Congressman Moses has secured the In
sertion OF an item in the river and harbor
bill for an appropriation Of eos, 900 for the
opening of Chattahoochee river to naviga-
tion between Franklin and West Point.
At Atlanta Saturday deed was filed in
the superior court clerks office that was
written on Aug. so. 1921. 1t was a land
grant from Gov. John Clark of the state Of
Georgia TO William Barlow, and consisted
OF deed from the state for 2121S acres of
land in Henry NOW Fulton county. The
land was part Of that acquii ed from the
Creek nation OF Indians. 1t is about three
miles north of Atlanta. The deed bears the
signatures of Daniel Sturgis, solicitor gem
eral, and W. Rollins and w. Watts, court
clerks. Attached to the deed is one OF the
old time paper SEALS Just why any one
should wish the paper fled at this late day
is not known.
Carrollton Free Press: Carroll county
raises about $4,000 bales of cotton annually.
1he crop last season was some larger than
any previous year, the price less. In view
OF the low price the talk among the cotton
planters OF this county is less acreage. The
crop will be from Is to 20 per cent less than
last year. NJ. V. Jordan, one of the
largest cotton planters in the county, said
ne had 200 acres in cotton last year, and
that this years planting will be 25 per cent.
less w. I. Jordan and Y. A. Jordan, two
other big planters, say their crops will be
70 per cent. off Of last year. The difference
IN the two crops in ell cases will be sown la
oats OF planted in cane or pease that has not
already been sown in wheat From every
community in the county comes the news
that the cotton acreage will be less and the
corn acreage more than the former year.
DIR. c. A. Ryder, a prominent dentist of
Gainesville, accidentlv shot himself Ia the
foot Friday while out hunting birds, The
doctor sas walking along watching for
game, with both hammers of his double bar
rel shotgun cooked, when bis foot caught in
some underbrush. tripping him up, and as
he fell both barrels fired, the loads entering
his ankle just ABOVE the heel and tearing
his foot into shreds. A negro boy who was
near by ran to his assistance and, getting
other help, carried him to the Hudson hotel.
Drs. Ham q Son came and decided at once
that his foot would have to be ampautted.
Inc operation was very trying one, and
Tor some thirty minutes after the foot was
taken off 1t was thought that the patient
could not be resuscitated, but after patient
nursing be moved and 10 now considered
out Of danger. The doctor was Just on the
point Of moving with his family to Colum-
bus, Ga.
Augusta Herald: Friday morning a white
man was discovered lying on the railroad
track about thirteen miles from Millen. on
the main line OF the Central railroad, At
first 1t was thought be had fallen asleep on
the track, while In an intoxicated condition.
aud had been killed. The investigation of
the coroner's jury later in the day made a
more sensational story Of 1t, however. In
addition to the other wounds on his person
there is a small hole in his forehead. pre-
sumably from bullet, which was probed
within quarter OF an inch of the back of
his head. This proves conclusively that the
man had heen the victim Of foul play, and
that he was placed on the track thinking
that he might be run over and thus hide
the crime. II the wound had been received
from locomotive his head would have been
torn open. There are no papers or other
ciew as to the mans identity or the perpe-
traitors Of the deed.
Augusta Herald: A queer tale come
from the territory. that section of the city
lying beyond Gwinnett street. An old coiored
woman residing out in that neck nearly
every morning missed q chicken or two
from her large hen house. Different
schemes were laid and even men hired to
watch the roost, but as soon as vigilance
was relaxed for single moment another
young pullet or cock just beginning to crow
would be added to the list Of missing. In
sore perplexity the old lady turned from
one expedient TO another without avail.
The chickens kept going" Finally some
country acquaintance told of method
used by the rustic which was more effica-
cious as destroyer of thieves, IL not pro-
hibitory of thefts themselves, Some poison.
arsenic it is said, was purchased aud fed to
few of the birds which would fatten them
TO most desirable point, but prove certain
death 20 any one who ate them. Very soon
one negro of the nelghbornood sckened
and died. Shortly two or three others fol-
lowed. Feathers were found around the
house. Judge the rest for yourself. 1t is
reported that all chicken stealing in that
nelghborhood has ceased and the most de-
sirable fowls stroll about unmolested, even
In the old fields beyond the view of any
one.
Two blunderbuss pistols of revolutionary
times adorned the desk ot Station House
Keeper Long at Macon Thursday, and there
Is an interesting story connected with their
appearance at the police station. Wednes-
day night Charles A. Clifford and Gillian J.
Kelley, two young men who were prepar-
ing 10 take part in an entertainment in
which they were to represent military char
acters. called on two young ladies living
near Mercer University to talk the enter
tainment over. They carried the two
biunderbusses with them to ahow tho wanna