The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-11
GEORGIA.

A chemical engine and salvage corps are
wanted by Augusta.
S. c. Foster has sold out his stock Of furni-
ture, at Dalton, TO A. E. Carman and will leave
Dalton.
The building committee OF the Augusta Young
Mems Christian Association reports collections
TO date to the amount Of $4,000
A bicycle club has been organized at Macon.
The club VIII soon get to work on a track that
will be made in the mile track at the park pre-
paratory to a spring tournament.
G. Kegg and W. Peddicord of Columbus, O.,
have closed trade for the l.. NJ. Houser home
stead farm, one mile east of Perry. The farm
includes 535 acres. and a considerable portion
of il Will be devoted to fruit culture.
Tom NOVEL; Of Augusta died Thursday. Mr..
NOVEL; was native Of Charleston and was
about so years of age. He came TO Augusta
about fifteen years ago and went into the cot
ton business with his brother, L. c. NOVEL;.
Suits sggregating 800, 900 have been filed by
Hamilton Douglass for parties living in the
eastern part OF Atlanta, against the city. These
citizens claim to DO damaged by the city S
dumping grounds, which are situated near
them
Fully $4,000 worth of buildings are in course
of erection at Hawkinsviile. W. l.. Joiner has
commenced the erection Of a handsome home
for large store room on Jackson street. W.
A. and E. n. jerks have both contracted for
handsome 2-story residences.
The frst suit against the new Arragon hotel
was filed in the clerk Office at Atlanta Thurs
day. Elizabeth Farmer, as the next best friend
of Eliza Farmer brought suit against the man
agement for 5000 on account Of injuries sus-
tanned by the latter, for which it was claimed
that the hotel was responsible in damages to
the plaintiff.
The store of r. Newman, at Eastman, was
burgarized Sunday night viii Black, a negro
boy, was the thief. He crawlad down the chin
ney, took some goods and broke out at the win.
dow. He was tried before Judge Herman and
bound over to the superior court in the sum of
$500, and as Black could not produce bond he
was sent to Jail.
J. E. Maddox of RockdaIe county has recently
set out 8, 600 grapevines and thinks he may per
haps set out 1000 more RE says that two bot
ties OF wine came with the vines, aud that il
the vines he sets out make such wine as that
they will be first-class II Is said that j. ]
Kigore of Walton county may move to Rock
dale and go into the vineyard business with Mr..
Maddox.
The residents of that locality and suburban
section more properly referred to as South
Macon want a city government. The question
OF charter is now agitating their minds, and
the sentiment is rapidly crystallizing into a
soild movement. 4 newspaper is soon to be
started, and its purpose will be TO enlist the
people in the movement aud 10 advocate the
advantages from such.
Albert Smith, a negro who works In the Geor-
gia railroad planning mill at Augusta, met with
horrible accident Thursday afternoon at the
shops. His right arm got caught between the
cog wheels OF a heavy machine and was ground
almost to pulp. The negro had narrow es-
cape from losing his life, but It is he viii lose
his arm, for the attending doctor considers that
amputation will BE- necessary to save his life
Last fall Bolivar H. Ray, a cotton warehouse
man, and L. W. Smith a farmer, matched dol
lars at Knoxville, Crawford county. Smith
dropped $500. The two men were fined $3.50
for gaming. Shortly afterwaTd Smiths brother
B. B. Smith, claiming that the lost money had
been borrowed from nm, sued for lis recovery.
Thursday the case came up for hearing before
n a md IA
non-Suited.
. Near Wadley last Sunday a little negro boy
put his feet on TIE bottom of cart wheel and
his head against the top, holding to the spokes
with his hands Then his playmates started the
cart so that the boy could ride by turning head
over heels the wheel turned. But the cart
ran so fast that the boy became ratified and one
of his legs dropped through between the spokes
and was smashed against the standard and the
thigh bone broken.
Tomme, the little 3-year-old son Of MIR. and
Mrs. J. Childress of Rutledge, was so severely
burned last Sunday that he died from the effects
on Monday morning II is not known exactly
how the accident occurred, as the mother
had stepped out for few minutes at the time
but il is supposed the little fellow was burned
Dy playing TOO near the fireplace with piece
of paper. About year ago Mr.. Ohildress had
daughter years old scalded to death
Mrs, D. J. Bailey and Capt. D. J. Bailey re-
turned TO Griffin Tuesday night from Florida,
being called by sudden change in Col Bailey's
condition. DR., A. c. North OF Newman, a rea-
ton Of the family, was at Griffin in consultation
with DR.. Anthony Thursday and they decided
that Col. Bailey could last only few DAYS
longer His mind is bright and his memory bet
ter than it has been, and he is fully prepared for
the end.
The church out in West Rome which was
sold at sheriff sale Tuesday and was purchased
by A. Dougherty was bought for Rev j. T.
Gibson, presiding elder of the Rome district
Rev. Mr.. Gibson, representing mis- Methodist
brethren. will have the house completed at
4 - -EwE.
necessary, and regular services will be held
there. A Methodist minister will soon be
placed in charge Of the church and efforts will
be made to build up strong church.
Il verify believe, =" said Gov. Northen Thurs
day, that I'd have frozen to death in Washing
ton II II hadn't been for a newspaper IL was
terribly cold, and put on two flannel under
shirts, as / was in the saddle for about six
hours. 1t was cold to me even then, and folded
New York Herald and put it under my shirt
across my chest After q time l was chilled
through and through, and somebody suggested
that would have kept warm if had used a
Georgia paper instead OF a New York sheet "
On last Saturday a young man by the name
OF Daniel Swami, who lived in Sheffield district
Rockdale county, decided that he did not wish
TO live any longer, and so swallowed il ia said
some two ounces Of laudanum. He was under
the influence of whisky at the time. His family
and friends succeeded IN keeping him aroused
by beating walking, etc, until he was safe
from the effects of the dose. Not satisfied, how,
ever. with one effort, on last Monday he pro
ceeded to take quantity Of strychnine This
soon ended the young mans earthly career
amid the most agonzing groans and painful
writings.
Hawknsville Dispatch They play poker
every day at q station OH one of the railroads
leading out of Macon, and have been at it day
in and day out, month after month, for the last
sxteeu years. During all this time the heavy
hand Of the law has never been laid on them
Every afternoon, Sunday excepted about an
hour before shutdown they assemble, and tie
game ID continued until dark. when they dis.
perse for their homes Ia the beginning there
were six or seven players but two or three have
dropped out and they have made no recruits
The men who are in the game stand high in
their community and county. one is u count Y
commissioners and large farmer, one Is d
physician, another a merchant and the other
two large farmers The game is l-cent anti
and cents limit, and consequently no fortunes
are lost and won. Perhaps the best PLAYER
among the quintet stated that he had won
probably S40-not mcre-during the sixteer
years they had been playing.
II has been ascertatned tha9 Miss Julia Fore,
bought the pistol with which she killed her sis
ters at the Lowry Hardware Company Oh
the morning of the day before the killing a tai
lady with gray hair entered the store Of thu
Lowry Hardware Company and Paul Carey
stepped forward to wait on her what can
show your he asked. 81 want to buy a mic,
pistol" was the reply. II want good one AM
not too large" Mr. Carey showed her several
and among them there was a Smith & Weston
OF IS calber. This one waG priced, and sht
said: II will take this one Won't you please
show me how TO work it IhaYe Joined a shoot
ing club and want to learn how 70 be q goot