The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

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the Result of an Election Beta Dol
as Chicken Thief
GEORGIA.
In 1891 the taxable property Of Bib
county was 81. $40, 054, and this year
will reach $50. 100000.
In some neighborhoods in Walker county
the wheat has been seriously injured BY
rust. while in others the crop is fine.
Saturday night last w. B. Campbell, liv
ing near Antioch, had his residence anC
almost its entire contents destroyed by fire
Last Friday, twenty-five miles from
cambridge at Sam Cox's logging camp
during a severe rain storm the lightning
struck and killed five of his fine mules and
one horse.
The LaGrauge Light Guards, now in
Camp Norshen, received by express Thurs
day block OF ice from the 1aGrauge ice
works, in the center of which were fruits of
various kinds and some choice flowers.
Mrs. Fred Smith, at her home in Balm
bridge, on Sunday afternoon last, sustained
a fail which caused the breaking Of one
bone and the severe straining Of the other
In her forearm near the wrist OF her right
arm.
a citizen who bought for his wife, on the
advice Of a doctor, half gallon Of whisky
1t cost him SIS in money and a trip to At
lanta and expenses before he got through
paying for it 1t was wild cat.
Mrs Lester, wife of George Lester OF
Bulloch county, was very seriously injured
by the explosion OF a kerosene oil can last
week. She was frightfully burned about
the face and hands. AT last accounts she
wss resting easy and hopes were enter
tanned Of her recovery.
On last Saturday Swainsboro was alive
with school teachers, it being the time for
their examination. There were twenty
five white and twenty colored teachers who
entered the race for license. while there
were several present who contracted on
their license which had not expired.
The young man, footsore and weary, then
found that he was yet nine miles from
home, after having already walked six miles,
but there seemed TO be no other alternative
but that he must az ain strike out for Syl-
vester, where his companion was in waiting
and then both pull the bell line for Sumner,
at which place they arrived about IL O'Clock
Saturday night
In West Armuchee, in Walker county,
Monday night, John Bonds a son Of Jerry
Bonds, was shot by his friend, John Chap
man. They had been handling a pistol, and
supposing it unloaded, were swapping IL at
each other. But one cartridge mad been
left Ia the cylinder. This exploded fatally
wounding Bonds. Both OF the young men
are about Ii years old. Chapman is almost
heart broken. At the last report Bonds was
barely alive
On Tuesday Chick Berry walked up to
where some women were washing clothes
near the railroad crossing on the road Lead
ing to Worthwhile in Butts county, aud
almost without word pulled out pistol
and fired at young woman named Barber
The ball passed through her right breast
lodging on the breast bone, where 10 was
taken out by DR.. Lee Berry at first made
his escape. but was captured by Sheriff
Beauchamp on Wednesday night and
lodged In jail. Berry claims that he did not
intend to hit her. The parties are colored.
Wednesday morning the construction
train ran over Fred Davis, a little negro
boy, son of Monroe Davis, at the thirty
third miie-post on the Columbus road, four
miles from Fort Valley literally peeling the
flesh from his arm and breaking it above the
elbow, and making several cuts on the head,
with small fracture. The boy bad been
sent 70 watch a grazing horse and had laid
down, it is supposed, on the ties and gone to
sleep The curve was so sharp Engineer
Cherry didn't have time to stop before the
train had passed over him. He died about
. o'clock in the afternoon.
Macon Telegraph: W. L. Jones, who
resides on the Columbus road, about three
and half miles from the city, had a novel
experience yesterday morning with a
chicken thief. Mr.. Jones had occasion to
go out in his yard early; and as his did SO.
he saw a shepherd dog steal one Of his
chickens-a large number of which he had
arnAk ~ nE L. -
get his Winchester rife, and when he went
out again be saw the dog steal another
chicken. The gentleman shot and killed the
dog just as he was going into the woods,
and going to the spot he saw a man run
ming away. leaving behind nearly thirty
chickens, which he had made the dog steal
for him.
Augusta Herald: Grovetown is worked
up over a sensation which smacks q good
deal Of the white cap order. EVern
Jones OK that place YVES taken from his home
several nights ago and brutally whipped
Ie1 BlAcksson and his two brothers are z1p-
posed % have been his essailauts The story
az learned By TIE Herald is that Messrs
Jones ard Blscks.on had difficulty during
TIE 1Ay, = EE.cc tas name Of the formers
vie wa z1frsd ~. They did not come to
.LsTzs 5-s 9ksa Nr. Blackston left he told
El-- - So1-1 80 hin that night, and he
- -1-i@A - = -@lCA eJLllG one came TO Mr.
%l1ex bczEs so1 called for him TO come out
EF>s. ~1s1 Il Tss seized by three men, who
G@---1s-s-od = severe chastisement He
-ss ns1ly bsstsn but his injuries are not
Bs-1o1z No srrests have been made.
70 date Fort Valley has shipped eight
solld carloads OF peaches, besides what have
bseo shipped IN small lots per express. Some
returns have been received and they are
tnost Eatisfsctory 10 the growers. The
varieties shipped so far were the Early
Alexanders, one of the most deceptive and
least priced peaches grown anywhere, and
che returns this season were better than wa.
ever known before. Growers say they shin
them merely as a lubricant to the shipping
season. as they get themselves their packers
ETC., In good time for the more desirable
varieties and handle them for nothing else.
Shipping will commence In earnest about
July 10, but then they will ship Early
Rivers and Amelias, which are considered q
very good early peach and always bring
good money in every market.
Ten years ago George Plant, who is vel
known in Macon, INDUCED in the luxury o.
the weed and smoked from five to ten cigar
day. Entering his Office one bright spriuf
morning and seating himself in a luxuriou
chair with fine Havana between his lips
the thought occurred TO him that apar
from the injurious effects entailed upon hi
system by the use of the seductive weed 1
was an unnecessary drain upon his income
Throwing the cigar away he then and Their
resolved to invest the money daily spent TO
cigars In ten year paid up life INSURANCE
policy. And he has kept his word For tel
years he has paid his dues out Of his Tobacco