The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-17
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
Georgia, Florida and South Carolina
Putin Type.

8
ing Fight Over the Property of the
Late Herman Bohnefeld Of Macon.
GEORGIA
Col C. c. Jones of Augusta is critically
i'll
Cobb's and Phillips Lcgious will hold
a reunion 80 Atlanta. Aug "a
Pear shipping has commenced in earn.
est at Abel. Quantities of them will be
shipped.
A colored woman. of Dahlouega. has
a sugar dish which is said to be over a
hundred years Old.
DR. Coggins Of Athens viii erect a
handsome building next to the opera
house at Athens soon.
Rev. W T. Palmer of Eatonton, has
decided to stay there. His church refused
to accept his resignation.
Bissell is a new postohice in eastern Pu-
lasB county, the first named IN honor of
Postmaster-General Bissell.
Frank NJ. Perry of Camilla received a
telegram last week notifying him Of his
appointment as postmaster at that place.
Rev. II. $. Allyn, pastor of the Presby-
terrain church at Harmony Grove, viii
soon start paper there TO be called the
Echo.
Charles Newell of Albany, had his col
lar bone broken Friday by being thrown
by Texas pony, which he was attempt
ing to bride
George BrinsOn will soon have his rail
road completed from Stillmore to Collins
and it is said that he talks favorably Of
continuing it on TO Reidville.
Colonel James p. Simmons. Of Law
renceville, mention of whose illness was
made in the Georgia column of the Morn
ING NEWS yesterday has died
w. L. Marler, one of Gainesvile's old
est and most respectable attorneys, was
stricken with paralysis late Friday while
in his office, and had to be carried home
H. II. Thomas, of Dahloncga, is en-
gagged in the construction of n harrow,
which he claims is a big improvement
over all others and will apply for pat
ent.
On Sunday morning last j. T. McNeal,
who lives near Grange in jefferson coun-
ty, lost by fire 100 bushels Of corn, bug
gy, wagon, all of his farming Implements
of every kind, lot Of cotton seed etc. The
loss was about 800. He thinks his build
ings were set on fire.
Mr.. Dixon, the guard of the convict
camp at Augusta, has devised a novel
shower bath for his use in camp. A large
tin box was secured, in which a number
of small holes were bored. In this he
puts the hose. and getting under it has a
shower bath not to be surpassed.
Judge Richard Clark, of Atlanta. will
not go to the worlds fair at Chicago.
The Atlanta bar recently complimeuted
him with the offer of a trip, the en-
tire expenses to be borne by the associa-
tion. Judge Clark felt very grateful for
the offer, but has been compelled to de-
cline it on account of sickness in the
family.
John Houseworth, living two and a half
miles from Whitesburg, Carroll county,
had the misfortune to have his dwelling
house burned on Monday last about 70
O'Clock. Everything was lost except a
bed or so and trunk. The fire was
caused by children striking some matches
left on table upstairs and setting fire
to some lose paper.
What appears TO have been a deliberate
and contemplate attempt to derail
Turpin Hill car was made Friday night
near the outskirts of Augusta A piece
OF timber was placed across the track,
which was struck by a car on its out
ward trip. The car was not derailed, the
front trucks jumping over the obstacle
and the car coming to a standstill. There
were only few passengers on the car
and they were severely Jostled, but no
one was hurt.
Two of the prisoners confined in Jail at
Dawson made break for liberty Thurs
day night and succeeded in making their
escape. They were out in the hall of the
jail, and when the janitor entered with
the prisoners supper, they knocked him
down, throwing him down the stairs and
hurting him quite seriously, and then
rushed out into the street. battling all eff
forts to capture them. The two prison
ers were Sim Kelly and Sam Aaron, both
negroes and both charged with larcency.
James Nelson, well known young man
OF Macon, was in the railroad wreck at
Newburg, n. Y, Thursday and was prob
ably fatally injured His half brother,
w. T. Harbaum, telegraphed the infor-
nation from Long Branch to relatives in
Macon. The telegram said James was
not expected to live, and that Mrs Har-
baum had gone to him. The injured man
left Macon several weeks ago to spend the
summer north. He is a son of w r. Mel
son, formerly tax collector of Bib coun-
f k anu 90 ple''-'' '-'iA u 'i'0 Guy mar
Fort Valley Leader: The peach crop
for the past ten days has shown more
sign of rot and worms than any one would
imagine. That our peaches were rotting
to some extent and quite wormy, all were
aware several weeks ago, but no one
thought of such a thing as one-half being
lost by rot and dropping from the trees
This week the loss has been fearful from
these causes, There are some orchards
that have done fairly well, While the loss
on many others is estimated all the way
from 10 to 70 per cent, of the entire crop
This section will lose at least 500 600 by
the damage. Various reasons are assigned
for the damage, but the principal cause is
no doubt the curculiO, an insect that stincs
them In early spring
A bullet from a Winchester rife came
near putting an end to the life of j. NJ. b.
Carlton Saturday morning at the homo of
II. L. Johnson, 270 Grew street, Atlanta.
Mr.. Carlton is brother-in-law of John
son and has been sleeping at his residence
for the past several nights, as the family
is now visiting at Palmetto. Mr.. Carl
tons slum bers We're not disturbed until
2 O'Clock, when he was startled by a shot.
followed instantly by crash of glass and
falling plastering in his room. After he
recovered from the temporary surprise
caused by the shooting he examined the
window and found the glass shattered bv
a bullet. Directly opposite the window
was broken place in the plasteriug. and
sticking in the wall was a bullet from a
Winchester rife. The shot had been
fed by someone in the street who had
stood directly opposite the window. The
bullet went straight through the room
over the bed occupied by Carlton, and
lodged IN the wall. Mr.. Carlton is one of
the best known commission merchants in