The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

GEORGIA
Work on the water works at Fort Valley will
commence soon.
jug Tavern is to have q $4,000 cotton seed oil
mill. which will be put up at once.
Mrs Clara Olsen was run over by street car
on the Metropolitan line at Atlanta saturday
and was painfully but not dangerously injured
The GAINESVILLE Blues. one Of the new mill
tary companies whose application for admission
was recently approved BY the advisory oosro.
will soon elect officers aud be assigned to place
in the state organization.
J. T Riley, the missing treasurer Of Hancock
county. has not returned, and on Friday the
Office was declared vacant by tue board OF
roads and revenues. John ID. W alker, CASHIER
OF the bank Of 4 A. Graves, has been appointed
treasurer.
The Jug Tavern P-o0ress has been bought
out and stocked at 1900 by a stock company
1t will In the future be run third party
paper, and will disseminate tho doctrines OF
Weaver and DOnnelly. Its editor has not as yet
been named.
Walter Leverette of Knoxville, Tenn, wants
to open harness factory in Athens. He makes
q proposition to put IN $4,000 worth Of STOCK
and asks that man in Athens be found who
will put up $1,000. Is industry would employ
eight or ten hands.
VIII Hill (coloredl was lodged in Jail at Doug
lasville last Friday. He is charged with at
tempt to murder and was bound over TO the
superior court by Judge John NJ. James; 1t
seems that he and Alex Johnston fell out about
putting sugar in their coffee.
Waynesboro True Citizen: George Dyer,
representing the SAVANNAH News, was here
Monday and gave us a call The News some Of
the best and most reliable papers in the south.
1t reaches WaynesborO at 9:35 O'Clock every
morning, and we glad to hear that its list
of subscribers here is increasing.
William PrintuD died at his home at Darien
Friday This removes all except one OF this
noted Georgia family Of sevenlbrothers. Henry s.
Printup, who now resides with Capt Printups
family of this place, and is in his s0th year.
Col. Daniel S. Printup, who Vas for many
years prominent citizen of Rome, was the
youngest OF the seven brothers; be died ia his
Gath year
Anna Blanchard, colored woman was shot
in the neck at Augusta, Saturday. She had a
bullet put in her by pistol shot, and Rose HRrri
son had the pistol. The wound is on the left side
The ball entered the neck. After penetrating
the flesh for about an inch IL came out. The
weapon was a 3Scaliber, double action revolver,
and Rosa Harrison did not know that the thing
was loaded.
The Putnam county fair directors met at
Eatonton last Tuesday. There will be no more
fairs under the present organization. and the
object OF the meeting was 70 arrange for the
payment OF a debt Of $500, more or less, this
being a debt that has hung over the association
since the first, but which was reduced from
about $780, The directors propose to pay il out
of their pockets II they have no help from the
other citizens.
There was a severe wind storm in Oconee
county, along the line OF the Macon
and Northern railroad, Thursday. DR..
J. B. Burney prominent citizen OF
the county, had his large residence blown
to the ground All the inmates of the house
escaped before the structure fell, else all would
no doubt have been crushed beneath the falling
timbers. Those who were in the storm say that
it was a small cyclone, and considerable damage
was done to the negro quarters aud outhouses
on Dr. Burney's plantation.
BRXley Banner: A negro mRn-name not
known-wAs found dead at the 1-mile crossing
below Bailey last Saturday morning He was
brought to town and an inquest was held in the
afternoon, but no proof as to the way death
came was introduced. There were two it is
caimed-the deceased and a partner-on the
north-bound train Friday night who had no
money and were trying to "beat' their way
when one OF them jumped from the train re-
sulting in death This is only a rumor and the
true cause of the death will possibly never be
known.
Eatonton Messenger; There has been a great
fall in TIE price of cotton seed. Last Saturday
these seeds we're bringing 80 cents a bushel: yes
terday they brought IS cents. Many bushels
were brought to ERtOntOn Tuesday to be sold
al th9 high price of the day before, but the
owners we're astonisned to hear that there had
been sudden drop of or 10 cents The only
explanation is that the mills had been fighting
each other and running up the prices, and that
they found II Improbable to keep up that sort
of thing. Enormous quantities had been sold
and we are glad the farmers generally got the
benefit OF high prices
The contest over the will Of the late Judge
John D. Cunningham was tried before Ordinary
Calhoun at Atlanta Saturday Mrs Graham n
daughter Of Judge Cunningham is the contest
ant She was left only Comparatively small
amount IN tie document, and claimed that her
father had undue influences brought to bear on
him and was not in his right mind at the time
of making his last Dequests, Judge Calhoun
after hearing the evidence decided that the doc
ument was perfectly sound and that Mrs Ora.
ham could get no more than her father stipu-
lated TO give her. There is codicil in the will
of Judge Cunningham that states that whoever
shall attempt 70 break his will shall be left en-
tlrely out Of il.
Atlanta Herald After a sensational death
thereS always follow many Interesting stories
concerning the deceased. The following incl
dent which took place a few days before Tom
Cobb Jackson's death can be verified by num-
Der of persons, He was at a card party. -Four
persons, including Mr.. Jackson, were at one OF
the tables. Very suddenly an owl fiuttered
almost noiselessly through the open window
end Rlighted upon the shoulder Of the lady
opposite Mr.. jackson at the table. It was a
screech owl, silent, f1erce-eyed and grim. The
lady, without resistance from the night bird
took It in her hands and caressed il. Mrs
jackson who was present, when she saw the
i'll omened bird, shuddered and said that she
loathed the sight of the owl. Another member
of the party choosing Cobb jackson from ali
the company, addressed him, saying: THAT
means bad luck for you, Cobb" Cobblaughed
He evidently thought nothing of the incident.
Griffin Nei0s: On Monday a man claiming to
be horse drover and trader from Tennessee.
and giving his name as X. j. Brown arrived
here driving horse hitched to a buggy which
he said he had travelled in from Americus, com
ing through in two days He put his team nm
at one Of the livery stables and proceeded to get
acquainted with the town. During the day he
met George Wilson, and later sold him his team
for S75, FIRST asking 500. Mr.. Wilson at irst
suspected that all was not right, but had his
fears alayed by the plausible manner of the
man, who gave as his reason for selling so cheap
that he had sold out his stock, except one mule
which he traded for this horse and buggy and
had made a good trade was tired of driving any
farther and wanted TO get home, where his
presence was badly wanted on a large stock
farm that he owned. Thursday morning he left
the city, saying he was going to Columbus, and
on yesterday Marshal Red Harris of FORSYTH
arrived here and claimed the team as the prop-
erty OF a Mr.. Hooks, hotel man OF that town,
from whom it was hired by Brown to 20 a short
distance in the country.
Douglasville NetC South: For some time J. w.
Lambert q silversmitb, has occupied space al
one OF the front windows of DR. T. r. Whitlev's
drug store, where he has built UP fine trade
repairing watches, clocks and jewelry A few
weeks since young man named Stamps who
is also a silversmitn. moved in and began work
with LamberU. few days ago Lambert and
DR.. Whitley began missing articles of jewelry
and other things from DR.. Whitley's show case
and on noticing closely every day they found
that there was a leak somewhere Last Sat
urday DR.. Whitley got Stamps and Lam bert to-
gether and told them that the things were gone
and as they we're the only ones who had acoe q to
the show cases, he wanted pay for the missing
goods. Lambert promptly suggested that his
house be searched, or any other method adopted
that might be suggested, to establish his in.