The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


of the State-A Farmer Fatally In
jured In His Cotton Gin-New Cot.
ton Mills for Athens.
GEORGIA.
A new paper has been started at Rock
mart called the Register. 1t Is edited by
Il. H. Carpinter.
A little son of Chief Lamar Of Americas
was badly hurt Wednesday by being run
over by a buggy driven by a careless negro.
The contract for oultivating the pauper
EarmIof Doug herty county and caring for the
paupers has been let for the ensuing year 10
Thomas Upton for $169.
II. J. Wright of Marietta bought g. ".
Rerkerson's mills and farm near Roswell,
and will move there this week. Mr.. Per-
kerson will move back to AustelL
The 11-year-old daughter of John T. Ward
OF Ashburn was seriously and perhaps
fatally injured by falling down the door
steps Of her fathers residence one day last
week.
The grand jury of Richmond county rec
pmmends that the legislature be petitioned
to change the law SO that state, county and
congressional elections shall be held the
same day.
Capt. Il. c. BaGley in view of his pro-
posed removal 20 Atlanta at an early date,
has disposed of bis beautiful home at Amer
being $1,000.
a 10-year-old boy of Julia Harper, who
lives near Long View, Telfair county, fell
from an oak tree last Saturday afternoon
breaking his left arm about half way be-
tween his elbow and shoulder, and his right
shigh between the knee joint and hip. :
The man who hauled the first load Of
brick to build the state insane asylum at
MDledgeville lives in Brunswick. He is
George W. Horton, watchman at Valentino
& Browns mills. He was in Milledgevile
in 1884 and was a workman at the beginning
of the asylum. He Is an interesting old fell
low aud his mind 10 full Of "reminiscences
that are well worth listening to.
The store of J. B. Bennett at Powder
Springs was burglarized some time Wednes-
day night and several suits Of clothes, shoes,
hats and various other articles stolen. The
cash drawer was taken out and relieved Of
sc so in change. The two clerks were
sleeping in the store and knew nothing of
the burglary until they awake In the morn
ing and found the door open.
The Alpha cotton mills are certain TO be
started at Athens. The stock, amounting
90 $35 900, has been subscribed within a
few hundred dollars. Among the large
stockholders In the mills are r. K. Reaves,
w. d. Griffith, Billups Phinizy, Henry
Lovern, Thomas Bailey and J. A. Hunni-
cult The mills will be operated at the old
paper mill site and will start operation In
March.
At Atlanta Wednesday DR.. J. Hughes, a
physician Of Villa Rica purchased horse
guaranteed 30 be a gentle animal. The
horse became frightened at an electric car at
the corner OF Decatur and Lloyd streets and
ran away. For four squares 1t dashed
wildly and when near Fair ran into a tree,
hurting the doctor forcibly against the side
of brick house. breaking his collar bone,
rraIu hfa av,A 49,
him generally.
Two negro boys were arrested al Dublin
day or two ago and placed in jail charged
with larceny. They seemed TO have started
out 18th the intention of laying In a full
supply Of dry goods for Christmas. They
stole hat from W. e. Duncan q Co., sew
eral undershirts and two or three hats from
Lanler q Walker and pair Of pants from
r. g. Baum & Co. before they were ar
rested. After being arrested one of them
confessed the theft.
DR.. w. c. Bass. the president of Wesleyan
Female College at Macon, states that the
young lady, Miss Taylor, who has been slok
with scarlet fever, has entirely recovered
and In few days will resume her studies
The eighty young ladies who left iElmedi-
ately for their homes at the first appearance
OF the fever In the college will return after
she Christmas holidays. All fears of an
epidemic have subsidized and the students
from the city are in daily attendance.
Osborn Sharp, a farmer living a short
distance from Kingston, was the victim of
fatal accident Wednesday. He was at
work In his gin, which is located Just over
she Barlow county line, and his hand be-
came caught In the saws Of the gin, and his
arm feartully lacerated, He was picked
up, carried home and placed on lounge,
and doctor was sent for. but before med
1cal assistance arrived Mr.. Sharp died from
loss OF blood. He was go years Of age.
Augusta Chronicle: Carter Couturier is
welcomed to Augusta by bis many friends
after prolonged absence abroad. This
young Augustan has made a full measure
of fame and fortune as the press agent Of
Buffalo Bills Wild West. of which oombi-
nation he has been a valuable member al
most since its inception. The Wild West
prints Its own newspaper every day while
making stand, and 1t is this branch of
she business that Mr.. Couturier 30 ably
manages. The travels and experiences of
shs young man have been varied and num-
erous, and he recites moot entertainingly
from them.
McRae Enterprise: Sheriff AIlagood
lodged in our jail last Monday night Nor
gan Smith, charged with the offense of
murder. Allagood arrested Smith In Darien
che day before. Smith is charged with the
killing OF George Bruner at the turpentine
distillery of John II. Ryals, at 81, on the
night Of Dot. q, 1889, about 9 o'clock.
From what we can learn of the circum-
stances Of the killing it seems that IL was
reported that there was a reward out for
bruner, and that Morgan Smith and others
went 70 she house where Bruner was for the
purpose, it was thought, of arresting him,
but instead OF approaching the house in the
peace, good order and dignity of the state,
the posse commenced firing on the house as
soon as they were near enough. The negro ,
George Bruner, came to the door eating and
asked them not to shoot him, and as he
went to get a drink Of water Morgan Smith
shot him down. Smith will have a pre-
Iiminary hearing here Thursday and It is
quite likely that others will be implicated
An the crime.
Monroe Nel0s: In 1872 man named Nc
Dermitt was digging a well on the Ray
place, now owned by Mr.. Selman. At the
dinAer hour one day boy galloped up to
Cicero Edwards house and said they wanted
him to come and get McDermitt out OF the
we'll; that he had become overpowered by
gas and was unconscious at the bottom OF
the well. Riding as fast as he could Cicero
arrived at the well and found MoDermftt
had been pulled out by Sam Broaden, a
negro. But Broaden had found the gas too