The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


IN PARAGRAPHS.
Timber Badly Damaged During the
Cold SNAP in Houston County-Limb s
Broken by Falls on the Ice-A
Georgian Who Claims to Rave Capt
ured Ex-President Hayes During
the War.
GEORGIA
Two thousand dozen eggs were shipped from
Americas day or two ago.
Frank G. Corker has let the contract for the
erection Of a $1,000 residence at Dublin.
The trial at Columbus Of VIII Wallace on a
charge of murder ended Thursday in acquIttaL
Lawson Wright Of Greenville was killed last
Monday by the fall Of a tree which he was cut
ting down.
One OF Mrs. SuttOn's little girls, living about
i've miles from StatesbOro, was ba ny burned q
few days ago,
One Of ]. E Hagins' little boys had his leg
broken by the kick Of mule at Ststesooro
few days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. A D. Skee Of Fort Valley
eelebrated their 10th marriage anniversary a
day or two ago.
There is q boom in cotton seed at Carrollton
Some Of the buyers are paying as high as 41a
cents bushel for it.
Dan Hollinshead, a negro was run over and
killed last Tuesday by train near the residence
of Mai. @. T. Jones at Fort Valley.
Mrs. W. A Mathews had the misfortune to
alp on the ice at Fort Valley a day or two ago
and fracture her thigh bone at the joint.
The MAsons Of Perry are building a new and
handsome lodge hall. 1t will be 2-story brick
building, with store rooms on the ground floor
There are lands IN Sumter and surrounding
counties that have been Under cultivation fifty
years. These lands are now producing bale
OF cotton per acre.
A new postofice has been established up in
the neighborbood Of Hon. John Bonner's IN
Carroll county. Its name is Horace, and the
postmaster is G. w. Bonner.
In q lagoon branching off from Jacks creek,
Walton county, fish were frozen tight and fast
in the late cold spell. Many people witnessed
the strange spectacle Of frozen fish heads stick
ing through the ice.
The dining room and kitchen OF Capt J, W.
HiRhtower of Empire were burned to the ground
Saturday night. The fire originated from the
flue. The residence came near being con-
sumed, but some excellent work saved IL.
There is complaint IN some sections Of Dooly
concerning the action Of the board Of education
in changing school books IL is said that the
schools are in confusion because many OF the
pupils have not so far been able to secure the
right books.
The position of surgeon of Second Georgia
regiment being vacant by reason of the promo
tion Of DR.. n. G. Gwtnner 20 the office of chief
surgeon of the state, the friends CT Surgeon J.
ID. Herman of the Eastman Volunteers are
pushing him for the place.
Is. Ii. OSBORNE mas been arrested at Atlanta on
a charge Of sending obscene letters through the
mails to the daughter Of prominent physician
OF that city. lie has been employed irreRularly
as bookkeeper for w. W. Barker and was re-
garded as an exemplary young man.
Nearly sll the ponds that used to lie In the
country between Albany and the line OF baker
county, rave dried up, and there is no water in
any of those places where there used to be
sheets OF it covering acres upon acres. In ALI
gator pond only very little water is left.
prpf RransOn WIN for n numbar of
years was superintendent of the public schools
OF Athens, has resigned the position he has
held with CHM & Co, booksellers and pub
fishers, and has been elected to Ill the char of
pedagogy in the Girls Normal and Industrial
School at Mllledgeville.
Tuesday night. Jan. II, a negro woman living
an Davis Bottom, near Cochran. wrapped her 4
months old infant in an old quilt and laid il on
the floor, and went of 10 a negro froic. When
she returned at a late hour, she found her child
cold and stiff in death. the little one having
frozen 20 death during her absence.
When the grist mill at Dennard was shut
down last Saturday there were tweuty-six large
fish in the trap. They were Dream and trout
and all but four were frozen dead. This Incl
dent contradcts two opinions that have been
accepted as facts-that fish do not run up
stream in winter and will not freezs in running
water.
difficult surgical operation was performed
on the little son of T. l.. Dyar at Calhoun
Wednesday. The child's throat had swollen
Hardin cut open the windpipe and inserted
silver tube through which the child was en-
abed TO breathe. The child is now in fair
way to recover,
Perry, the 12-year-old son OF Col. r. H.
Powell of Blakely. took a mule from his fathers
lot last Saturday morning for the purpose of
riding or driving 1t hunting. While leading it,
ii became stubborn and would not go. Then
the boy shot 1t. The charge enterel the mules
body near the flank and dsemboweled IL, from
which il soon died.
Probably the heaviest jury ever before a
Houston county justice Of the peace was that
impaneled to try the ElEo-H anderson road case
lest Monday BET re Justice Moore at Perry.
Five of them weighed goo pounds or more
each. and not one of them weighed less than $50
pounds. This jury will go over the road in DIS
pute on the third Friday IN March next.
The Augusta Chronicle is 70 loss the services
Of two of the best members OF its editorial
staff. Charles A. Bayne VIII leave this week for
Tampa, Fla, where he goes to start new
paper, with S25 600 capital paid in, as managing
editor. Miss Hallmark, society editress, will
leave in few weeks for New York, where she
will permanently locate and do literary work in
the metropolis.
The freeze did great dana ge to large amount
of timber last week in Houston county. All
large timber suffered verse than the small
Many large and valuable pines were broken off
and shattered, thus rend ring them useless save
for fire wood. Good timber is already scarce
IN Houston county, and the freeze, so good
judges say. has destroyed fully 50 per cent OF
TIE amount in the county.
Blakely Neirs: Sheriff Black brought J. Davis
Hook, the young man accused of killing samuel
Wilson of Arlington q short time since, from
Albany Jail to Biakely on Thursday night last
and lodged him in the Early county ice house
Young Hook was accompanied by his sister
Miss Annie. If nothing providential prevents
his commttal trial will take place before Justice
II. C. Fryer on Wednesday, Feb s.
While the cotton season in Amerlcus as else
where. is virtually ended, there is, nevertheless
a very large amount OF cotton yet held in the
city warehouses, re selling Of which would put
a great deal of money in circulation. The
greater portion Of this cotton it owned by the
farmers who made It. The owners OF this cot
ton are able to hold it, and are confident that
they will secure better prices by so doing.
John w. TIller of Point Peter, on Wednesday
morning Of last week, while going from his
house TO his lot, slipped and fell upon the ice
Being heavy mau his head hit the ice SO
violently as to almost cause conclusion of the
brain. Blood came from his ears and nose. and
he lay unconscious for several days 1t was
thought at first that his injuries would prove
fatal, but al last accounts he was improving
c. W. Lamar. who recently purchased the
Sloan mill property near Americas, is prepar-
ing 20 make extensive improvement thereon
He has erected new mill house in place of the
old building, and is equiping it with the latest
improved machinery. He proposes starting a
model fruit and stock farm, and to this end has
planted out 1000 choice fruit trees on the hill
side by the mill Many extensive improve-
ments viii be made about the place
The second annual reunion OF the Fmmet
Clubs of the South Atlantic cities was held in
Augusta Tuesday night, Birmingham Sayan-