The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-22
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

A Macon Woman Of the Town Cause
Sensation at Indian spring-span
ish Rice Planted in Glynn-A Mar
row Escape From Drowning ii
Thomas-The Marietta Murder Mys
terry.
The Baptists Of Townsville have starteC
q movement to raise funds for the erection
of a new church in that town.
The Eatonton Canning Company has beer
at work day and night for several weeks
and has averaged about $1,000 cans week
for the last three weeks.
w. R. Turner Of Marietta has planted Out
10000 liberia peach trees on fifty acres OF
land near Kennesaw mountain. Mr. Turner
expects to be.rich in a few years.
At Griffin Saturday two carpenters en-
gagged in building new houses engaged in g
row and one had one Of his teeth knocked
out and another seriously injured.
w. G. Glenn has filed an Intervention
asking Judge Emory Speer to order the
Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus rail
road to pay Chattoogs county 1854 take:
due by it TO the county.
Thursday a large shark OF the man-eatinG
variety was landed high and dry on the
Brunswick dock at the Monk street bulk
new proprietors Of the Ocean hotel.
DIR. Frank NJ Ridley of LAGRANGE, who
was badly inoculated with poison from a
dead body while performing post mortem
examination, and whose condition was
feared to De very serious, is reported 10 be
improving rapidly.
A movement is on foot among the ladies
Of Newman looking to the organization Of a
loan association, the purpose being TO raise
fund with which TO defray the expenses
OF a course at the Girls Normal and Indus
trial Institute for one or more deserving
CoUeta girls.
The latest enterprise on foot In Augusta
is the working up OF a stock company 10
build summer hotel up at Clark's Hill.
Hugh Middleton is trying to organize the
company, and has a number Of merchants
interested. There is a strong possibility Of
the hotel being built.
Three years ago DR.. j. T. Reese Of New
nan planted out seven acres OF ordinary
$I0-land in grapes. This year, after he
had gotten 800 gallons of wine from his
grape crop, he was offered 81 400 in cash
for the seven acres. The offer was prompt
ly and Indignantly declined.
The state fair committee held meeting
at Macon Saturday 20 arrange a pro-
gramme of exhibits. Eight counties have
secured SPACE for exhibits. The premiums
viii amount to $4,000 and the race fund
$1,000 more than any previous year. Every
thing indicates that the fair will be the
most successful one the state has yet had.
G. W. Rivers, Jr., Of Sparta, was shot 10
the leg Thursday night Of last week. He
had attended preaching at Island Greek and
was unhlcbing his horse preparatory to
going home when he was shot by some one
standing In the shadow of the trees Buck
Smith was put under arrest charged with
the shooting. He proved an abb by his
father and was dismissed.
Last Saturday a negro man on Col. J. J.
Jones' plantation, near Wayesboro, had
been out hunting and on his return home
put bis gun down where a l0-year-old negro
boy got hold Of it. While attempting to
look down the barrels be dropped the gun
and both barrels were discharged, tearing
his head almost from his shoulders. Nearly
the entire neck was blown away.
At cambridge last Monday a pole OF the
electric light company, rotten at fits base,
fell against the window of DR.. Wilson's
dental office over the store of H. B. Ehrlich
a. Co., smashing tho glass, overturning q
burning lamp and setting the Office on fire.
The pole struck the doctor q severe blow
and came near crushing young lady in the
operating chair. Prompt action saved his
Office from burning.
After the speaking at Bishop Thursday a
game Of ball was INDUCED in between the
Bishop and High Shoal mines. During the
game an old man named Hansford Cos too
close to the bat, and the batter swinging
his bat around struck the old man a heavy
blow in the face. Mr.. Hansford fell to the
ground, and blood spurted from his face
be was taken in charge by friends and his
wounds dressed. 1t was feared that he was
fatally hurt, bus he is all right again.
The lifeIess body Of William Cox. a
young negro boy about Is years Of age, was
found late Thursday afternoon lying twelve
inches from the railroad track at Carroll's
crossing, on the Columbus and Western
railroad. Cox had been working during
the day for negro named Thompson who
lives considerable distance from the rail
road and after receiving his pay had started
home. That was the last that had been
seen OF him alive. The thought that posi-
bly, the negro had been murdered and
robbed suggested itself and search of his
clothing was made. In one Of his pockets.
however, his days earnings were found and
this idea was banished. 1t is not known
whether Cox boarded the train or not, but
the theory is that he was stealing a ride
home and fell from the moving train.
Brunswick Tipes: W. r. Townsend
brought into the city Saturday from his
place some Spanish rice, and presented iu TO
Mayor Thomas W. Lamb. This Is the only
Spanish rice in this section. few years
ago Capt. Townsend was in Mexico and he
brought from there few grains Of this rice
which he planted on his farm, and this year
he has about twenty acres OF it, which will
yield from sixty 90 ninety bushels per acre.
The grains grow In pods, from six to eight
grains In every pod, and on each stem there
blooms pinkish flower, which gives the
Held the appearance of a flower garden.
Spanish rice is cultivated on highland and
does not require floods. Ii is planted in
rows four feet apart like corn, and the
straw grows seven feet high. This rice is
very profitable, and it grows successfully
here.
Townsville Times: Piokens Price of
Quitmen had narrow escape from
drowning in Ooholockonee river Friday
afternoon which resulted as it was in his
being quite loser Mr.. Price was corning
from over the river driving a horse att
tached to a road cart. The crossing of
Jones bridge was made safely until the
edge was reached. When the horse stepped
OH 1t was into water over his head. The
current was very swift, and the cart became
tangled up with tree. Mr. Price saved the
animal from drowning by cutting him loose
Inc cart was also gotten out, but in the
struggle MIR. Price lost his hat, and his coat
was carried off by the current. The latter
was recovered after it had hoated some
distance, but the contents of the pockets
900 IN money, valuable notes aud other pa
pers and his watch, had gone to the bottom
OF the river or had haen hur1ad on,yard ~,