The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

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GEORGIA.
Capt. Roin A. Stanley Of Dublin died Tues
day night.
Walker county will have an adjourned term
Of court. It will meet June 10
The Darien postofice will become presideu-
tial or third class Office In April.
z A. Jackson is an applicant for the post
mastership at Coleman, in Randolph county.
On Thursday an azed man named Sawen Of
Cusssta fell from bridge near Columbus anu
was instantly killed.
"Wednesday evening W. s. Mettles, who lives
near Ebenezer, in Jefferson county, lost his
dwelling aud every thing IN 10.
Judge Henry has granted the application for
q permanent receiver for the business Of Mr..
johnson, the jeweler at Rome.
Pike superior court will convene in ZebulOn
on Monday, March 2, the time having been
changed BY the last legislature.
r. L. Moss will at an early date begin the
erection Of a handsome 3-stOry building on
Clayton street, in the rear Of the Talmage
building at Athens.
In Toccoa there is a lady who has been a resi-
dent Of the town three or four years, who is
about 90 years OF age, and since moving TO that
place has learned to read.
Monday night the stable. barn and horse and
COW of John Brinson tcoloredl, who lives nsar
Oak Grove CuuTch, In Jefferson county, we're
burned. The origin Of the fire is unknown.
Just about one-balf OF last years rice acre
age vii be planted in Mcintosh this year. In
1899 there we're COO acres planted, while this
year there will not be more tnan 800 acres.
J. NJ. Berry, a white man and a painter by
trade, was arrested at Americas Thursday night
by Chief Of Police Lamar and II sut. Wheeler
upon bench warrant sent them by the sheriff
Of White county charging Berry with burglary.
Hon. Robert Tatum Of Dsde county, who has
been at Rome for some time, making his head
quarters at Douglas stables. is very Ill with q
disease which Dr. Mccall pr nounces horse dis
temper. There is a constant discharge from
the nose and mouth and the sufferer finds il
difficult 10 breathe
A negro employed at the artesian well drill
ct Naldosta met with a serious accident last
wednesday. They were sinking the casing,
and Just as the heavy driver was being raised.
ne IN some unaccountable manner got his hand
under the rope on the windlass The rope
frightened on his fingers, crushing all Of them.
There was an interesting trial before the or
binary at Arrange on Wednesday. Miss Let
tie EarrOW some time ago was ad Judged an i'm
beetle and guardian appointed to care for her
property. This was an effort to have the
guardianship abolished and her property re-
stored to her own management. The jury disa-
greed.
A peculiar looking bird was captured by George
Glenn IN North Dalton recently No one knew
to what feather5d tribe it belonged until Bird"
Jones, with his wonderful store of knowledge
of such things, came to the rescue and pro-
nOunced it q rail - a bird peculiar TO the low
lands near the seacOGst. The superstition is
q at the strange bird was blown from its native
he6th the Dy recent cyclone.
Thomasville Times: One Of the richest and
most extensive finds Of phosphate is on the
lands OF Jonas Courtney, just across the
Florida line. This deposit is on the Phosphate
lake, and has been { sted TO a depth Of thirty
feet, showing a solid led of soft white pbos.
plate. 10 has been Analysed and shows 81 per
cent OF pure phosphate. Below the thirty foot
bed Of phosphate is found bed of phosphoric
acid rock.
The fish traps IN the Little Ochlocknee, in
Thomas county, are causing trouble. demand
signed by eighty three citizens of that section
was presented TO Sheriff DCss of Thomas county
for the removal Of distractions in the river The
owners, however, objected, and have filed bill
o. injunction. Judge Hanssll has set the date
for hearing OF the Injunction on March y, and
II viii then be decided whether the fish traps
must 60 or stay.
Al the risk Of his life City Physician Sullivan
OF Macon leaped forty feet down an embank-
msnt OF the Contra railroad crossing on Second
street ridey to rescue from an approaching
train man who was deliberately sitting upon
the track. The man was taken in charge BY
several people, bat when released return q 10
the place. Officer knight then locked him up
n the barracks. He gave his name as George
Tyner and was under the influence Of liquor
Mrs. Hagood, the Chicago wife Of the alleged
elgamist, is stopping at the Ellis house at VAL
dosta, and is accompanied by an elderly gentle
man. whom sue calls Mai Black They went
there 10 see a Mr.. OekmRu, who recently had
horses and mules for sale at GHffith's stable
aWaltlns bis return. Hrs. Hagood claims that
her husband is partner with Oakman IN the
Stock business and she is there TO look after her
husbands interests.
A P. Mcclure, an old man living near seven
Island III Butts county, is wearing a set Of coat
buttons that lave been in constant use for
forty five years, Away back before the war
while II. n. Byars as selling goods at Indian
springs, thi' gentleman Oou ht of him six brass
coat buttons. He used them on different coats
Til the war began and then mad them put on his
war coat, and wore them through that four
years struggle. Since the war lie has worn
then constantly and they are yet apparently as
good as new.
Some time last su inner a we'll on /. V. Dukes
farm, five miles north of Cuthbert dried nm
aftsr having supplied plenty OF water at all
times through dozen years. The depth of the
well was about forty feet. few weeks ago he
decided 70 have it dug deeper. Down through
strata OF black, gray and yellow mari he dug
ABOUT twenty feet, when suddenly he struck
water IN abundance. II rushed in upon him so
rapidly that he hurried out Of the well IL is
very strongly impreRDated with sulphur and
perhaps other minerals. Mr., Duke has sent
samples Oh the water to chemists for analysis
TcccOa Neics: The immense number Of
chickens raised in this section would astoniSh
tie people in other portions OF the state Assam
eye-opener 10 the Importance of the chicken
crop IN Northern Georgia, we mention this: In
ClarksVlle, TINS county, a place of about 900
population, one merchant, by actual count
claims 10 have shipped last year 100000 chick
ems. These brought, on an average about 10
cents each, making an aggregate OF something
like S36,OUO When asked about the number OF
eggs be had handled during the year, he said
he couldn't tell how many million eggs he had
shipped.
Blakely Nens: Judge Oliver went out in his
poultry yard g few Gays ago to move q setting
hen which had gone on the wrong nest. AS he
caught lie, she commenced squallinR, and that
attracted the attention of a magnificent blue
game cock he had on his yard, which, true to
his nature, was ready to defend bis companions
with his life blood il necessary; therefore, he
sailed into the judges little son, Lamar VINO
had accompanied his father to the ward aud
who was close by and would have been seriously
hurt but for the fact that the cooks spurs had
been cut off few days before. AS it was, the
little fellow got off with big scare and few
scratches.
Marietta Journal: Rev. Sam Jones will not
move 10 Marietta. This has been settled dr.
Jones was Anxious TO come to Marietta, but his
vile, when il came to severing the ties that
bound her TO gainesville, yielded to the per
suasioD of her daughter and many friends and
Will remain In Gainesville. As soon as this
was found out, Noultrie VI. Sessions secured
purchaser for the place here. Lr. Lewis Ses-
siCns OF Union Springs, Ala, looked over the
place, liked IL. and bought il, taking il Off Of
Mr. Jones hands. Mrs. Jones was inclined to
keep the place, but telegram from Mr. Jones
said; Move to Marietta or sell b" and it was
sold
Watkinsville Enterprise: A marriage that has
aroused considerable interest occurred at Wat
klnsvile Wednesday at O'Clock p. NJ 1t was
the marriage OF Zach Williams to the girl whom
he had tried TO desert. He returned from Texas
under the care Of Sheriff OVERLY a few DAYS ago