The morning news., 1892-03-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS or tbs TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Americus-A Boy Killed by HiG
Father for Falling Asleep While
Watching sheep-An Amusing Scene
in Court st Macon.
GEORGIA
A pound Of cotton left Americus Friday
bound for Chemnitz, Saxony.
Capt. John W. Brumby's shoe factory al
Athens will be in running order in less than
ten days.
The contractors have begun laying the
foundation of Troup countys new Jail,
which is to cost $4,000
The Grand C1nclave knights Templar Of
Georgia, and the Grand Council Of the
Royal Arcanum will both meet in Ameri-
Gus in May.
The second quarterly meeting for the
Hancock circuit will be held IN Powelton
on the first Sunday In April and the Satur-
day before.
The negroes Warren county are focking
20 the turpentine farms OF South vest Geor-
gia. They are going there with the hope
OF bettering their condition financially.
The Bryan County NelCS, published at
Ellsbell, says: Now that the streets have
been graded and park laid off, our town
presents a much better appearance. Let
the good work go on"
Andrew Williams, 14-year-old negro
boy, was sent TO Jail in Zebulon on Tuesday
In default Of $50 bond. charged with pois-
oning the family Of A. Z. Eubanks of Pike
county some months since.
Bainbridge Democrat: The SAVANNAH
MORNING NEWS is the best all'rouDd daily
newspaper In Georgia; besides. it brings the
news TO this section twelve hours sooner
than any other Georgia paper.
rid a. 30 eb
late Leroy Napier died az her home in Ma
con Thursday. Mrs. Napier was once the
wellthtest lady in Macon, aud she and her
husband lived in princely style.
Albert Chester. who on Friday night
three weeks ago murdered, in cold blood
his little step-daughter, Patty Hester. aged
about IA years. has been captured and
lodged in the jail at Greensboro.
Rev. L. A. Gray is making an effort to
get Rev. Sam Jones to lecture at Lexington,
tho object being to raise more funds to be
added to the building fund of the Methodist
church. Mr. Gray hopes to have the lecture
some time in April.
Mr.. Lane of Monticello met with a pecu-
liar accident last Friday while attempting
the slaughter of COW. The blow did not
prove fatal. and the animal reared up and
fell on Mr.. Lane, breaking his leg in two
places below the knee.
Thomson will have hanging on May 13.
Coleman Wilson, the negro who, one night
last December waylaid d. T. o. Atkinson,
an old McDufie county farmer and MUIR
dered him for his money, will pay the PEN
atty for his atrocious crime on that day.
There is a peach tree on Morgan Blood
worth's place at Irwinton that is dfty-two
years old, and has always been fruit pro-
ducing plant IL is said that 1t has several
hrannhaS cnrfUniDO inst ahOTna ka
ground, and that each branch has a differ
ent variety Of peaches.
Sparta Ishntdelite: The report was cur
rent in Sparta Thursday that Jim Pound Of
Linton killed his little son on Tuesday. 1t
is said that Pound sent the boy to watch
cattlegap. He fell asleep on his post /;
Pound came up, and, seeing him in that
condition, struck him on the head with
fatal result. Pound escaped.
One day last weak the wife OF Reuben
Smith (colored) of Lexington was taken
with longing for eggs aud buttermilk, and
10 fully satisfy that longing she proceeded
60 boil two dozen eggs, which, when they
became hard boilei, shs ate, drinking at the
same time a gallon Of buttermilk. She
died in great agony three days later.
A strange freak of nature occurred on
the farm of J. N. Parker, in Blood worth
district, Wilkinson county, on March Is. A
SOW belonging to Mr.. Parker COVE birth to
litter or eleven pigs, the last OF which
had one head and two perfect bodies from
the shoulders back, with eight perfectly
formed legs, and was Of the male persua-
sion. The monstrosty did not live.
While Mrs. Simeon Leonard of Sparta
was out Of her house Tuesday a ragged
mulatto entered it for purposes Of plunder.
She came in before he had completed the
ransacking of the house and he knocked
her insenslble aud escaped. When Mr..
Leonard came TO the house later on he
found her still insensible. At last accounts
she was still living, but was in precarious
condition.
Capt. w. ]. Kincaid of Griffin is having
the finishing touches put upon four new cot
tages Just built on Poplar street. Thew
were all rented by the time the roofs were
put on, 80 great is the demand for such resi-
dences Capt Kinoaid has contracted for
the immediate building of two large houses
on the west side of the Nail lot, which will
be engaged by tenants long before they ara
completed.
w. II. Dawson and John Coils. the two
young men who were on trial upon a
charge OF burning Mr.. Bryan's gin house,
at the last term OF the superior court OF
Henry county are now charged with steal
ing cows. Sheriff Glass arrested Dawson a
few days ago and placed him in jail, but
Coils has not yet been captured. The COWS
were stolen from Mrs. NJ. w. Herring, the
lady who went upon the bond Of the two
young men at their last trial, and were sold
TO party near Stockbridge.
Capt James B. Park has resigned his com.
mission as commanding officer of the
Greene Rifles and his successor will be
elected next Tuesday. Capt. Park has
made most efficient officer aud the Rifles,
under his command, have occupied a high
rank IN military circles. The command il
splendidly equipped and the members full OF
enthusiasm, by his superior management.
Resolutions Of regret at his resignation and
warmest thanks for his efficient service:
were unanimously adopted by the company
Warrenton Clipper: L. G. Neal OF this
place owns some very ancient relics in the
shape OF fighting tools, and they are rea
curiosities to the people of this generation
He has an old flint and steel gun that hi.
grandfather used during the revolutionary
war. The same stock and conclusion lock
used then is on it now. He also has the ole
saber carried by his grandfather through
many heated battles of l776. These relic.
have been handed down from generation &c
generation, and the date the Neal famil,
came in possession OF them can be traced
back 116 years.
Some two or three weeks ago. Calvin
Edwards, living on John Hewittis place
while working on the new house of Friend
ship Baptist church, near Upshaw, masheC
his finger. and thinking to ease the pain uu
some paint on the wound. 1t caused what
was supposed to be blood poison; the pair
spread over his hOdv alnnnaf