The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-12
GEORGIA And FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.
Culling From the state Fress Freaks.
Fires, Fights, Accidents, Crops and
Politics.

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Politics.
GEORGIA.
Valdosta Telescope The MilIedgeville
Moon Is quite small but it is always fun
Vallosta Telescope. The average weekly
newspaper in Georgia is now the hands Of the
devil.
Materials reing placed on the ground for
improvements on the Thomasvlle National
Bank building
The stock for the new ice machine at Oar
len has been taken, and the success Of the
enterprise is assured.
A son OF Newton Sils Of Waycross was
recently bitten by poisonous snake. At las
accounts he was doing well.
Southeast Georgian. The young folks at
kingsland wear their shoes under their arms
when they go visiting nowadays.
Triton is to have a big democratic rally in
the near future and will invite Messrs. Crisp,
Turner and Atkinson 10 deliver addresses.
The Madison Advertiser wants a fifteen
foot step-ladder TO ather roasting ears from
the stalks. They have grown out of reach.
Doraviue farmers are smiling over the
rains and the crop prospects The crops in
this section are fine, and everybody is done
work.
To the person presenting us the largest
melon the Roswell Banner will be sent one
year. FOR the second size six months; third,
three months
Cedartown Standard: A curious freak of
nature was discovered by prominent citizen
Of our neighborine district a few days since
In the shape Of a seedless watermelon.
There was Jail delivery of the wholesale
variety Wednesday afternoon at about 3
o'clock and Polk county prison bars turned
loose seven inmates-aL of the African per-
suasiOn.
There is a movement among the sportsmen
and dog flanders OF Atlanta to have the
LARGEST dog show ever held in he south
during the Cotton states and International
Exposition.
Roswell Banner Marietta is working TO
establish creamery and cheese factory.
This is a step in the right direction. and
would be productive Of great benefits TO the
country at large.
Valdosta Times: Rev. A. Quattlobaum
Is running his tent meeting in full blast at
Hahira. Last Saturday and Saturday nIght
the devil marshaled his forces ana cut the
tent up right badly.
Brooks County News. Jim Slick and Jim
Walls who were employed in the turpenune
business near TullOkas, had misunder-
Standing last sunday about a Fame Of cards
which ended IN the killing Of Walls.
J. W. Taylor of Gainesville has in his DO
session real genuine maidstone which was
taken from the stomach OF a deer. II rs an
oblong smooth stone almost as large as a
small egg. and resembles in appearance a
piece Of sOapstOue.
CedartoWn Standard. The stock in trade
OF the chronic grumuler is now exhausted
and nothing hut pure uuadulterated iugrau
tude would cause the kicker TO whang his aW
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good thing. and many do not appreciate a
blessing when IL comes their way
Gainesville Eagle Our devil who is almost
as inyestigative ana inquisitlve in his nature
as fullHedged reporter discovered a curl
ouslv shaped hen egg this week near his
Abode. L is shaped something Ike a Rourd;
composed OF two globes Of atout equal size.
connected by narrow neck. It is a curiosity
Tor the naturalist 10 study.
Cave Spring Herald Mr.. Villains. who
ives near Key, Ala, passed through Cave
Springs Monday with his two twin girls VINO
are so near alike that even their parents
cannot distinguish one from the other They
are bright little girls and weigh exactly the
same, and to all appearances are alike Mr.
W .lllams mas fourteen children, and he him
sell is one OF twenty eight children.
The dwelling of w. c. Wilder at Sylvester
was destroyed ny fire last Friday morning
about 10 o'clock When the hre was first dis.
covered the kitchen and dningrOom was in
names, and the roof OF the main building.
Citizens promptly responded to the alarm
and all OF the furniture was saved except that
IN the dlnlngroom and kitchen. Mr.. Wilder
estimates his loss OF clothing and furniture
at about $50
Walker County Messenger: This has been
snake year Tuesday OF last week a out
supper time J.. c. Bryan killed a rattlesnake's
plot In his front yard Wednesday about 20
feet from his kit, hen he found his cnt playing
with a very large rattlesnake. 1t would strike
the snake, which was in its coil ana rafting
nrSt With one foot, then with the other 1t
was promptly shot. Where you find the pilot
the rattlesnake is never very far of
Early County News Let fiery handed an.
archy raise the smoke of destruction over ter
rlted cities. pale-faCed starvation stall, over
the grain fields of the limitless west let the
contraction Of currency squeeze the life out
OF the mammoth industries OF out great com.
mouwealth, let the hog and hominy campaign
OF our beloved section fail let the nomination
OF Ben Russell or any other national calamity
come. yet give US half feed Of coon and cow
peas and we'll fundamentally battle on for
democracy.
Augusta Chronicle: There was a quarrel in
harris " BrHdie $ barber shop at Athens
Thursday afternoon, which came near ending
In a tragedy ). Raphael was being shaved
Dutch Pltner, under the influence of liquor
went up TO Raphael and shook and cursed
him. Raphael demonstrated. but Pitner con
tnued TO curse him. Raphael got mad and
seiztng an open razor, made dash for Pit
ner The BARRIERS interfered. and one OF
them got struck severe now on the head in
consequence. policeman was called and
Pltnsr was taken to the calaDoose. But for
the barber prompt interference, it would
nave been very serious affair.
Eagle; Last Saturday Prince Tuggle Of
Gainesville, big burly, coal black negro
who is well known about town became
slightly impled with some spurious or malt
liquors, and proceeded straightway to assume
proportions slightly too large for a gentleman
OF MS canber. For no particular prOvocatton
ne went TO the iron warehouse in the rear Of
the Arlington and proceeded to get into a
1racaS with an old man named Walker He
dttackeu the ola man with an uglY stick and
might have inflicted bad wounds had not par
ties lnterfered Prince was taken before the
mayor Monday morning and fined for dis
orderly conduct Walker then swore out a
state warrant against him for assault and
battery.
Augusta Chronicle: The Georgia fast train
from Atlanta that arrived in Augusta 1920
Thursday night ran over a negro BOY at
Dearing thirty miles up the road AS the
train was Stacking up while nearing the sta
ton the boy attempted to cross the track in
front OF the engine and he was struck by the
pilot and sent sailing through the air The
boy was thrown with great force and landed
heavily on the ground beside the track The
accident was quickly discovered and the
train crew rushed to the injured lads assist
ance. The lad was unconscious from the
shock and was terribly bruised. but no limbs
were noticed to be broken 1t is apprehendei
that the negro was internally injured and
that the accident Will result fatally
Brunswick Times-Adyertiser: The recent
organization OF the southern Railway Com
pdny, with an additional immense Improve
ment and equipment capital by one OF the
strongest financial firms in this country. in
the face OF generally demoralized Industrial
condition, is a matter OF great encourage.
ment 10 the south. The fact that other like
investments are TO follow. and that our great
railroad properties are TO be organized wi tn a
view 10 general idea Of southern develop
ment and internal improvement must i'm
press an approaching Letter condition Of
things In the first place, IL is "a suggestion
OF confidence in southern securities and a
fOfeTuQuer of general bNsiuass iruproya.