The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-31

The fruit crop is almost a complete
failure around Harlem this year.
The Quitman Lumber Compauys mills
will commence running again in about q
week.
Hall county is in the throes ola prohibi-
ton election contest TO be brought on
early in the fall.
The tax returns for Brooks county viii
show n slight falling OF from last year.
They are not quite complete yet
Athens is getting ready TO receive the
delegates to the state horticultural so
cietv in grand style Aug. and 3.
The melon season is over and the total
shipments from Quitman foot up 211 cars.
There were probably as many more from
other points in the country.
Jessie Minis was accidentally thrown
from "A wagon by playmate at Wayues-
bOro Wednesday, and had her collar bone
broken. She is getting along very nicely
Three negroes We're shot at a frolic at
Herndon last Saturday night The leg
Of one of them was shattered below the
knee, the other two received flesh wounds
1t is stated that a young man recently
walked into a country church in Lump
kin county during divine service. while
drunk, with pistol in his hand, and had
10 be coaxed out of the house by mem
Der.
Richard Minter, who had his thigh
broken and received internal injuries in a
runaway at Griffin Monday evening, died
Friday at the residence of Mr. Stephens
at the Kincaid mills, where he has been
living since the accident. MIR. Minter was
a well-to-do and highly esteemed citizen
Of Clayton county, living four miles from
Hampton.
Bob Hamilton whipped his wife at
As soon as released she boarded a train
for Gainesville. reported the case to the
grand jury, a true bill was found, the
brutal husband was arrested, tried, SEN
fenced and started for six months term
in the chain-gang eight hours after the
whipping.
Miss Anna Vernon, who lives near
Brush Mountain, went to Roswell "a day
or two ago and had a tumor as large as a
small walnut taken out through the
mouth from the back part of the nose
There were also taken four pieces, each
as large as a dime, from pOlypus in the
nose which is still so large that she can
not draw breath through that side
H. H. & w. o. Tiff. in conjunction
with MIR. J. NJ. Tiff, of Albany, shipped
a carload of grapes to market in a re-
frigerator car some days since, but for
some reason unknown no ice was placed
in the refrigerator and it is the only ship
ment of grapes made thus far that failed
To arrive at destination in fine order A
small part of the shipment was spoiled.
.. Dahlonega Signal: There was enough
mischief done at the YahoOla meeting last
week TO furnish business for the superior
court of this county for several DAYS.
Liquor was sold near the church and
persons were rocked as they were re
turning home from divine worship, and
loud cUrsing was INDUCED in One of
the ministers became disguised at the
conduct and went home before the close
Of the meeting Saturday night.
Trion comes to the front with novel
enterprise A movement is on foot there
70 organize a mutual burial union, the
object OF which organization is to provide
proper means for the burial and burial
expenses, etc, of its memb ers. A COR
respondent writing from there to the
Walker County Messenger says that per-
sons frequently die there whose families
are unable 10 bury them and the citizens
have to contribute for the purpose.
Dahlonega Signal: A general row oc-
Cured between some young men in va
hoola district last week in which Tom
Ash was struck with a rock by John
Cain. 1t is stated that some eight or ten
were engaged in the fracas but only one
got hurt. 1t originated about one fellows
girl walking with another lad. II will
probably be investigated by the courts
and some of the boys will almost wish
they had never seen a girl before it is
ended.
Two ladies were driving on the Wood
land road near Augusta Friday when sud
denly big, black, burly negro sprang
from concealment at the roadside and
catching the harness of the horse de-
manded of the ladies what money they
had. The lady driving, taking in the situ-
alton at glance, piled the whip TO the
horse, throwing the negro, who still
clasped the harness, to the ground break
ing his grip in the fall. The vehicle and
its occupants hurried away and the case
was laid before the authorities.
News reached LAGRANGE Friday of the
accidental killing of Mr.. Ernest Hodnett,
aged nineteen, by MIR. John Darden, aged
seventeen. The killing occurred about
five miles from town. Several Young
men were going opossum hunting and
stopped at Darden's TO get pistol
Young Darden went in and came ont
with Smith ~ WeSson and unbreeched
1t to examine the cartridges. Only one
was in it, and it had the appearance of
having been fired, as the cap was dented
he then drew the breech together. think
ing the empty shell had fallen out, and
walked along, swapping it, when it went
on, ulJtng young HOQnett IN the head
death resulting almost instantly. The
young men were cousins and schOoImates.
and are of the best families in Troup
county.
A short time ago John Mckay. colored,
porter at the Hotel Lanier, at Macon
stole nearly $500 out of the trunk of A. +.
Sholes, the directory man. The trunk
was in Maj. Sholes's room at the hotel
Only small portion of the money was
recovered. Mckay was tired in Bibb
county superior court. convicted and sent
eneed TO eight years in the penitentiary
Sholes thinks that the proprietor of the
hotel should repay him the amount of
money he has lost because il was stolen
by an employe of the hotel out of his
room. The proprietor thinks that Mai.
Sholes should have deposited the money
In the safe in the Office of the hotel and
taken a receipt for il as the rules direct
and not nave left il in his room. The
present talk is that Mai. Sholes will
sue the hotel for the recovery of the
money.
Abel News: Some excitement and
considerable amusement was created in
town Monday afternoon when Mr.. f. G.
Dukes attempted TO arrest a negro that
was boarding the South Bound passen-
ger train. The negro drew "A pistol ana
resisted arrest, and when the train began
TO move on he jumped OF and ran for lib
erty. One or two pistol shots We're fired
at him but with no effect. A few started