The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14

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GEORGIA
One Of WayCross' small Rows caught an ALI
gator in the canal the other day measuring
about three feet.
Deputy United States Marshal Grimm ar
rested r. l.. Num- in Milton county last weeH
for running blind tiger.
Grimm News. A load Of husked corn in the
ear, coming in from the country, presented a
novel sight in Griffin Thursday.
The county commissioners met on Monday
last and fixed the tax rate for Newton county
for 1894. The rate is SO on each 81 600 That
Is reduction OF one dollar per thousand
from what the rate has been for two or three
years.
At the annual meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Athens savings Bank. which was held
Monday morning at their banking house, W
A Mcdowell and NJ. 6. Michael we're unani-
mously elected directors TO ill vacancies on
the board.
Thomas county is entitled to four scholar
ships in the Girls Normal and Industrial Col
lege at Mnledgeville. Only two OF these
scholarships have been taken and the Times
Enterprise mentions the fact ia order that
any who may desire to do so can avail them
selves Of this opportunity to get good edu-
cation.
An old colored man named Joe Ashby died
suddenly on A. r. bearing plantation, near
Covington, on Wednesday. sometime last
fail he was struck on the head with a shovel
DdtQeQ
fractured his skull. An inquest was held
over the body, and verdict Of murder was
returned against Hoy Wright.
Summerville News: 1t makes our mouths
water to hear the Georgia country editors
talk about perternips, pertaters and perSlm-
mons. PShaw what 90 we GeOrgians want
with money any way We can do ike the old
man did In asking the blessing. he said:
BLESS me and my wife, my son John and his
wife, US four and no more
Capt. Clark and Lieut.. Bell OF the Dawson
Guards appeared before the military eXamin-
ing board Thursday for the purpose of stand
ing examination for the offices he d by them.
They both stood very credlta0le exam ma
tons Owing to the inability Of the stenog
rapher to get the manuscript before the board
yesterday afternoon Lieut.. Bells papers
were not examined. Capt. Clark made eighty
and fraction. The board will foot up Lieut.
Bells average to-day.
Marietta Journal: II. h. White, last Mon
day morning, was bitten by a copper bellied
moccasin. The snake was crawling under his
bal n and he caught it by its tail to pull it out
when it turned its head round and fastened
its fangs in the index finger Of his right hand
He Immediately FASTENED to town aud had Dr.
Goss TO treat him. The hand become very
much swollen and he suffered a good deal of
pain, but the doctor succeeded in stopping
the deadly virus from doing fatal work
The Waycross Herald is informed that re
Gently two or three foxes have been run down
in and near the swamp of the Satilla. Farm
ers living near the river have been constantly
annoyed by the sly depredatiOns being com
mitted about their farms by these mischiev-
Gus little animals, ana they are glad when
"Reynard" is captured. One p anter lost
several turkey hens pulled from their nests.
1t is seldom we hear OF foxes in this section.
They generally stay farther up the country
Marietta Journal: Henry Fortner who
lives at smyrna, one day last week, heard a
fiutter among a hen and chickens in his G At
den. He went out and discovered that a h4ge
rattlesnake had two small chickens charmed
hnFn fha. aglga
gisten,nR eyes, unable to break away, viii
the snake was cautiously approaching them
Mr. Former succeeded in killing the snaE-
with a hoe. The snake measured threee fee
ana three inches and mad seven rattles and
button.
Athens Banner: Some time since r. l.
BloOmhell, president OF the Athens Manufac-
turing Company, started to work on a move
ment to establish knitting mill in this city.
hls efforts were crowned with success and
great benefit will result 10 Athens thereby.
Mr.. Bloomfield proposed that if number OF
citizens would each purchase a knitting ma
chine at cost of about 500 he would lease
the machine for a term Of years at a reason
able per cent. on the investment and run a
knitting mill here. The result Of his labors
has been that twenty-five machines have
been purchased and have arrived in the city
Waycross Herald: Not many days ago a
farmer Of Clinch county was cleaning out his
barn preparatory TO harvesting his new crop
His wife was assisting him in the work AMI
they had an exciting experience which thev
VIII remember for many days. In one oorner
OF the barn lay an an old bath tub. which ha-
not been disturbed for several months. Ihi-
they decided to turn over, and upon doing
were brought face TO face with a huge rattle
snugly coiled up beneath the tub They were
badly frightened, as well they might be. for ii
was narrow escape. From what our in
foru1ant said, we judge the snake was large
one.
Covington star Tommie Borders son OF
Alex. Borders, was accidentally shot through
the left arm with pistol. o. sunday morn
lng. me shooting occurred in bed room in
the shepherd building, ana came near being
fatal IN its results. several boys were in the
room. Horace Banks was examining an old
pistol when II was "a accidentally DISCHARGED
the ball striking Mr.. Borders in the muscle
OF the left arm, passing through IL and then
through the muscle In the rear OF the arm
pit, producing a painful but not serious
wound Had the oall struck little to Inc
left OF right Of where it entered his arm
II would undoubtedly have been fatal.
Marietta Journal: Deputy Collectors W
Q. johnson and \. w Rembert aud United
states Marshals Mann ana Scott on Wednes
DAY morning about daylight seized d
large dlstillery on Whit Chastain's land
near his home and destroyed eight
mash tubs and large Quaniit,
Of beer ready for making whisky. A nesrt
man named stephens who works for Mr.
Chastaln. ran on from the distillery as III,
oenSeEs aPpIoachea' put was pursued and a.
rested A case was made against Mr.. Chas
tain and he was also arrested, and both mer
were bound over by United States Commits
sioner ID. Z. Lester for trial in United
States court IN Atlanta in October.
Jonesboro Enterprise Old citizens tell III
that there has not been a better crop OF al
kinds in this section Sin, Q 1861, and with tina
exception they were never better. 1t is SAT-
that in 1854 they were IN one sense a publi
calamity. because it enabled Cen. Sherman
10 cut loose from his base OF supplies an,
subsist his entire army on the products of ,
belt OF country ten miles wide from Atlant,
d fG
Georgia raised enough corn in 1854 to hav
subsisted an army Of million of men AM
horses for nore than sixty days. II is sal,
that forty Yeas ago II q man wore his ha
With the brlm turned up behind. II was a sur
sign that he had corn to sell II this is a tru,
sign. old Georgia has her hat turned UP he
hind
Wednesday morning at $50 o'clock wheI
w. Z. boatner. OF the urm OF Boatner & Gun
ter who run store opposite The lower faC
tory, at GRIMM, went to open he found tn,
store on fire inside Capt c. ~ heeler the sll
perintenGent OF the mi. l. who was pass,n !. say
the Sit, at on and hurried over had a line q
hose run from the factory and so n had IN,
blaze out. The stock Of general merchandise
which was valued at IL 2J0, was ably Dam
aged by both hre and water. On this is al
an insurance OF t6U. The building is tn
property OF b. +. Turner, Of sanford. Fla
ana the damage is fully covered Uy insuran ee
The origin Of the lire is a mystery but from
the quantities Of smoke In the building an,
the size OF the burned place 10 was though
TO have been burning several hours.
A great deal OF excitement was occaslone,
IN Albany wednesday morning when IL be
IN "a a a