The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.


Hon. J. p. Gholston's large new building al
Conner is nearing completion
William Davis. one OF the oldest cltlzens III
Thomas county. died Wednesday,
Dat cutting will be in order IN Talbot county
in a few days. The crop is said TO De very me.
n. NJ. Green Of Washington has pair OF
pocket scissors he has been using IoI '"SH'S
nve years.
The people Of Madison county are making
movement in favor OF building new CouI1
house and jail
Scarlet fever is reported at Conner ana mas
developed into something OF an epluemle'
One death has already resulted
The Dawson variety works are under con
tracts TO the value of S2OOJO TO bulId AuIhocl
OF residences outside OF Dawson.
Many thousand fruit trees will be plented
in and around Dawson next fall. One gentle
man alone has bought COCO peach trees.
Henry Woodberry, a negro, was arrested
few davs AGO at the plantation Of Alexander
Lively. near Millcn, for killing man III
North Carolina twenty years ago
The oat wheat and rye crops OF Troup
county were never better or more promising
of an abundant yield than at present. small
Grain is ALWAYS a paying crop in that section
George Schmidt, one of the oldest and
best-knOwn citizens of Macon. died at the nome
of his daughter, Mrs. j.. II. Holder, on Cotton
avenue, Tuesday after an illness Oh soHle
time.
The school census examiners of Telfair
county finished their work last week inc
census shows 1915 whites and l,U'6 coloreo
children of the school age, being an increase
of about 500 during the last five years
The Durdenville saw-mill in Washington
county which some time past was destroyed
by fire, is being rebuilt and VIII shorIly DC III
operation under the firm Coleman a Stacer.
Alph StaCer will succeed u. u. Staceri VINO
has retired from the firm.
Mr.. Paile of Griffin died without revealing
the combination of his safe. An expert from
Atlanta unable to open 1t otherwise, drllieq
TbTD1f oh nr10
proved to be an unexpected accumulation OF
SO gold pieces amounting to nearly SlOVO.
f. NJ Boseman Of Dawson met with
serious accident Il few days ago. he was
thrown from his wagon by a runaway Wule,
His head struck the ground and the bruises
and cuts inflicted badly dlshgured MS race
He was in bed several days from the injuries.
Miss Mamie Hette has left Toccoa without
letting any one know where she was going
Her disappearance has caused small sensa-
ton. Some think she has gone away TO marry
former sweetheart, Others think she mas
gone TO work in cotton factory at spartan
burg.
Charlie Reed was seyeraly cut with knife
bv owen Storkes on last Thursday night. The
fracas occurred on the place OF A. W. tIem-
ing, near Dawson. StorBeS was arrested nut
was released after being carried to Dawson
The wounds of Reed are not dangerous. Both
OF them are negroes.
Abbeyille Times: Welded and Parted, ~
the new novel issued free by the SAVANNAH
MORNING NEWS last Sunday as a supplement,
is an intensely interesting story This Is but
another addition to the popularity OF TINS
second to no daily paper IN the south, ana Iof
reliability it heads the list.
Harden Keel of Calhoun county was a
visitor to Dawson Saturday. About fifteen
minutes after reaching the city Mr.. Keel re
turned to his buggy for some purpose ana
found that some one had exchanged an Old
and worthless wheel for one of the good
wheels of his buggy. The fellow VINO MADE
the exchange is still unknown.
sam Ennis. Jr., shot and seriously, If not
fatally, wounded negro about nVe miles
from Sparta Wednesday. Ennis, 1t seems,
was in pursuit OF another negro VINO had com
Initted a crime III Washington county and
mistook his victim for the Washington county
fugitive. Ennis is resident OF Baldwin
county and brother OF Sherin Ennis Of that
county.
CHI Williams manager of the Thomas
vile Brick Company, went up to Albany sat
urday and bought Il brick machine, which Will
enable him to turn out brick with greater
Tapidity. The machine has capacity of %
600 a day. 7 he demand for brick in Thomas
vile is much greater than can be supplied
and Mr.. Williams found it necessary to put in
machine.
Near smyrna N II. Stewards children were
gathering strawberries last week. Approach
ing them they observed large snake. They
began to throw at it and set the two dogs on
IL. The snake COiled and struck one of the
dogs and in u few minutes he was dead. The
other dog renewed the attack but he was bit
Booth came to the rescue and with rocks soon
bruised the serpent's head, killing it.
For several months J. Cabell Davis of Vir-
ginia has been lying i'll at the Commercial
hotel at Athens from the effects of an injury
TO his right knee but although every medical
attention was rendered him tt was found
Wednesday to be absolutely necessary that
the leg should be amputated above the knee.
DIR. C. b. Petrie performed the operation, as
sisted by Drs. Edwards Pope and Conway.
and Mr. Davis bore up splendidly under the
operation.
William Mitchell living near Talbotton
met with a serious accident last Wednesday
He was using a wedding hoe, when some thing
flew into his eye. At first it did not pain him
very much. and he continued his work. Later
however, the pain became very intense, ano
Thursday he went to Columbus to see DR.
Bullard, the specialist. The doctor found thai
a small fragment from the hoe had entirely
penetrated the sight, necessitating the eX
traction of the eye ball.
Coroner Duckworth returned to Americas
Wednesday from Plains of Dura, where ht
was called to hold an inquest over the remains
unknown causes the day before. After fully
investigating the circumstances, the coroner
jury rendered verdict to the enect that tht
childs death was caused by su1ocat1on
While at play with other children, one o
them held pillow over the little girls heat
longer than she thought or intended, deau
resulting from suffocation.
The Baptists of Abbeville have purchased
of A. J. Harp a lot of land on the corner o
Pine and Broad streets, and will commence
the erection of new church edifice thereon
at an early day. The building will be 40xS
feet and will be finished up in the most mod
ern style. Mrs Sallie Fuller has given III
church 400 acres of land, lying in Wilco
county which will be sold at once and tn
proceeds of the sale used in building the ne1
house of worship. At a low figure the land i
question will bring between 81 900 and 81, 200.
George Brady, living near Millen, on gOin
down to the river on Saturday mornin
to attend TO his set lines found negr
boy floating down the stream He padded a
fast as he could to the body and rescued i
On carrying the body to the house he found
10 be the son Of Henry Johnson (coloredl {
Emanuel county. The boy ran away frol
home on Tuesday and no trace of him coul
be found until he was picked up on Saturda,
stated above. He is supposed to hay
fallen in the river while trying to cross on
log
At Albany a day or two ago Mrs JOSEF
Ehrlich purchased some articles from Ma
Cassell & Sister miliiners When the porte
q small negro by name Of Gilbert Bell deli
cred the articles al Mr.. Ehrlich's resideni
he handed Mrs. Enrich, who answered n
call, book to sign, acknowledging the recei
of the goods. That much was all right. B
IL did not stop there. The little negro was
to having some fun. So, when Mrs. Ehrli,
opened the book, one OF those hideous rubb
snakes met her gaze. Tableau. Wednesd,
MIR. Enrich succeeded ina laying hands Z
Bell. took him iu the rear of hir store an