The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-26
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
Georgia, Florida and South Carolina
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coweta County Stirred Up over a Sem
sational scandal-An Irate Father
Breaks Up a Negro Wedding at
Eatonton- Startling Freaks of the
lightning How an Albanian
Stopped Drinking.
GEORGIA
Col. Seab. Bell, of Waynesboro, kicked
at his dog last Sunday, struck post ana
broke his great toe.
Mrs. Jane Therutin, lady nearly 90
years old. died at her home at Sandy
Cross, in Oglethorpe county, last Sunday.
Venable Bros, of Atlanta, bought at
par the SlS2 900 of 4 per cent bonds is
sued by that city for waterworks pur-
poses.
The rope with which to hang Summer
Racken at Waynesboro this week has
been purchased and is now being
stretched.
The Northwestern Life Insurance Com
pany has paid over to Mrs Joseph Petty
John of Augusta 81 600 the amount of the
policy held by Mr. Pettyjohn in that
company.
Brooks county is the first in this state
10 honor the vice-president by naming a
postoffice for him. A new Office called
"Adlai" has lately been established in
that county.
At Eatonton Friday during a heavy
storm, lightning struck the house of Rev.
j. A. Zimmerman, tearing a hole large
enough for a mans body TO enter, and
stunning himself and wife.
B. f. Thompson, of Mesena, thinks he
has an iron mine on his plantation near
that town. 1t has been estimated by
those competent to Judge that this mine
contains at least 60 per cent. of iron.
Seth Spivy, a progressive negro farmer
of Putnam county enjoys the distinction
of having reared a daughter endowed
with the attractions of her sex and race.
This daughter grew dissatisfied with the
observation-disclosures of home and left the
rural districts to revel in the gay rounds
of Eatonton and Atlanta society circles,
Reaching Eatonton, she soon fell into the
hands of Ike Brit and James Griffin, two
tonsorial artists, who at once set about to
beguile her with their charms. A mar
riage was soon afterwards arranged
between Jamesand this comedy
daughter after an introduction of only an
hour. When the marriage bells should have
poaled loudest Seth came raging into the
barber shop, with a stick in one hand and
a knife in the other, threatening to clean
up the ranch. After having raised the
hair on the heads of Jim and Ike he left,
with his daughter, for his native heath
determining to beat the life out of her
Thursday afternoon the electric storm
played a most remarkable prank at Floyd
Springs in Floyd county. 1t was on the
McCollough place near the Mccullough
residence, and the object struck was the
famous white oak, known all through that
section. Johnnie Cook and Johnnie Hop
kins, two l2-year-old boys, got hold
of the outer limbs and climbed into the
great tree. Little Hopkins drew up
plank, placing it across two limbs and lay
down on it, while little Cook spread him
self out squirrel fashion" on another
limb. Suddenly flash of lightning and
peal of thunder, and both boys lay on the
ground bruised and seemingly dead.
They were picked up by their fathers and
horned into the house, and after much
, chatting of hands, limbs and bodies, and
few dashes of water, little Cookrevived,
and with the exception OF a. bruised
shoulder he is alright today. Young
Hopkins was finally revived. He had his
mouth driven full of bark from the tree,
and an ankle terribly sprained, but bids
fair to recovery.
Albany News and Advertiser: There
lived in Albany a man named Dombey,
who was habitual drunkard. 1t was
just all he could do to make both ends
meet in the way of a livelihood. He
made promise after promise, until his
wife and friends lost confidence in him
He was a gOod-hearted, "hail-fellow-well-
met sort of man, whom everybody
liked. Returning home one day he enter
ed the sitting room. His wife was super
intending the dinner, while his son, their
only child, was playing on the floor. His
wife heard him when he entered, and
stepped across the hallway into the room.
She noticed that i'll his hand he held an
inch auger and she asked him what he
,st,rr 70 do vYrtf At.
reply, but in the middle of the room he
bored whole through the floor, and then
turning to his wife he said: when that
hole grows up I'll take another drink, but
not before" His wife was overcome with
joy, threw her arms around his neck, and
pointing to their son, she remarked:
THANK God for his saker' He remained
true to his promise, while his wife took
care that the hole was kept free from all
distractions. He died hOnored and loved
by the community
MIR. Spruell, respectable citizen, left
his home in Cowetn county on Saturday
evening last about 8 o'clock to visit a
neighbor, leaving at home his young and
beautiful wife. Mrs. Spruell retired a.
bout $50 O'Clock and was soon fast asleep
Between and 10 o'clock she was aroused
by some one entering her room, whom
she believed to be her husband The
supposed husband took seat, disrobed
and got in bed with her. without making
light. She made inquiry about some
trivial household matter. He was slow
in answering. lntuitively she became a
Harmed, and with shrek sprang from
the bed. The fiend made rush for the
door She got a good view of his face
as he passed her in the door, the moon
giving her light She told her friends
who came In answer to her screams that
the man was named Music Her friends
had a warrant sworn out for him the next
day. Wednesday he had preliminary
trial and was bound over for criminal as
sault. He is not likely to make bond He
says he is innocent and can prove an alibi.
1t developed in the trial that MIR. Sprueu
left his wife on the night of the crime to
visit house Of ill-fame. Mr. Spruell and
his wife have heretofore borne good repu-
tatiOns.
FLORIDA.
Sebastian is improving rapidly Sew
ecal new buildings ard going up.