The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-12
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
Matters and Things That Make Up the
Daily HBmdrum.


Mcintosh county Will soon he one large pear
orchard Everybody IS planting trees
The barn and outhouses Of Il. Ii. Drake,
near Griffin. We're burned Friday lhe -oss
amounts 70 several hundred dollars.
Mayor Hunt. OF GAINESVILLE, received a
Telegram Friday OrerinE So - FOR the total
issue of water works bonds. The oHer WAS
accepted.
The returns as given TO the tax collector OF
the town of Narrenton is as follows Nhites'
real estate, 5llls $50, COored. -, $50. Total re-
turns $4,000.
A number of state papers are advocating
Judge Marshall J. Clarke for the supreme
bench in the event the constltH;lonal amend
ment is adopted providing for TWO additional
judges
John s. Harper has resigned as manager Of
the alliance store a. Anericus ~ D. WSde
succeeds him. MI. and Mrs Harper, with a
party of friends. viii leave In about TWO weeks
for tour OF California and the Pacific coast.
A young son OF James Worthington, of
Grim had his thigh broken Friday. His
father was knocking down an clubhouse. ANA
being deaf did not hear the boy on the other
side and knocked the building down upon
him.
Dahlonega Signal: Bob Beck and his third
wife have separated. be is now looking cut
for another mate. He is only about - years
of age and has already paid out more money
for marriage licenses than any one OF his ten
der years on record.
Darien Gazette: While Mcintosh county
furnished her share Of soldiers TO the late
war, not a one is drawing a pension from the
state of Georgia. There are probably several
we know of one-who are entitled to the
ESQ per anuum, but will not make application
Tor It
A novel damage suit has just been de
cided in Meriwe Their superior court. W. $.
Norris and John G. Dodds had a personal
difficulty some time ago. in which Dodds
struck Norris on the head with an ak. Nor
rts sued Dodds for damages and the Jury has
given him verdict for $500.
Preparations are being made at Grinln to
receive Gen Clement a. Evans and W. Y.
Atkinson on March 2lst, when they will open
their joint debate there. The Atkinson men
are already trying 10 create an enthusiasm
for their candidate, while the friends Of the
general are making arrangements to enter
tain him.
d. W. Bagley is preparing to make extern
sive Improvements on the old Maxwell prop
erty on Taylor street. at Americas. recently
secured by him in exchange for his handsome
Lee street home. Col. Henry R. johnson for
merv owned the Maxwell property, but
fancying the home OF Mr.. Bagley he offered
TO make al exchange paying 5000 differ
ence.
Darien Gazette: II is said that the high
embankmeut of the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad In the vicinity Of Barring
ton, has prevented the bulk OF the water from
the other SIDE OF the road getting down mis-
way, muchgtO the dlscomtorture OF the cutters
of cypress. 1t will be a good thing for the
roads on this side, but 10 will be hard on the
cypress men who cannot get their timber out
Ellijay Courier; Mrs stephens a lady liv.
ing in ElhJav, recently showed the writer
very interesting relic in the shape Of a com
mon gourd. which She used 20 keep parched
COTE in and which she told Us had been in
her family since the year l09. Hes great.
great grandmother raised the gourd 10
Franklin county. Ga and /, has ever since
been handed down through the generations,
and preserved as an heirloom IN the family.
Sheriff Halves. of McDunie county has al
most entirely recovered. Considering the
heavy blow that he reserved. and
the probable fatal couse4 lenCes. his
very rapid recovery is almost mir
aculous. He viii in the course OF Two
weeks. II he receives no set tacs. De s1Ie TO
take charge OF his business as usual The
wound has healed entirely. and only by close
examination can. the Disagreement be dis
cerned.
Lawrenceytne News: Nearly everybody in
the county was interested il the suit Of T.
3. Drake vs. sheriff Easleit for s 600 for
false Imprisonment. The evidence showed
that about three years ago Sheriff Haslett ar
rested Drake at campmeeuug at Rock
Chapel, Dehalb county. On Sunday Drake
provoked the arrest by saying that he was
the man for whom the sheriff had warrants.
and he sent the sheriff word to come on and
arrest him. that he was ready for him. The
jury had been OUT only six minutes when
they came in with verdict for the defendant.
Dahlonega Signal: We were shown last
Monday pair of shears that had once be
longed to the great grand father OF Virgil
Moose. who lived in Germany. He came TO
this country a bout the year 1880 TO PCnnsvl-
vanla, being a tailor by trade. His youu r. Z
son Frederick was also a tailor, and got the
shears at his father S death. which occurred
ABOUT NO years ago. Later his eldest son
who was the late Rev. David Moose who
nVed 10 be SO years old, received them. and a
few DAYS ago they we're given to rredie Lee.
the youngest son OF Virgil Moose now lust 8
years OF age. They certainly have been in use
about 200 years
Eatonton Messenger: Whit Flourney. a
negro In the'northern part OF Putnam county,
came very near being swung to the linn OF a
tree BY other negroes the other day. Flour
noy IS charged with having burned a barn
one night this week on a place owned by
Robert Young. the barn being used BY Mark
Peruvian. col II is said that he made re-
that aS'0 he t 51S his G P %le he r aaa
going to burn it that night. twas burned,
ana with II two mules one horse ana guam
Immediately around there wanted to
lynch Flournoy. They got To
gether ana would probably have car
RED out their threat but for the action OF f.
c. Sowsom, who appeared on the scene. PTS
tol in hand, and arrested Flournoy and
brought him to town for confinement in Jail
awaiting trial FlournOy has the reputation
OF BEING weak minded negro. He Is some
times under the halluciHation that he can re
cover MS children who are dead and has APP
preached lawyers for help in that purpose
On one occasion, il is said, he took some ex
plosive TO the graves with the idea of blow
Ing the bodies out OF the ground.
Gainesville Eagle: We have in our posses
sion photograph Of one o, the strangest and
most remarkable accidents that ever came 10
our knowledge, 1t lies on the desk as we
write ana was handed to US by M r
Allen, a. Photographer by occupation who
told Us the interesting little story connected
with 1t. The photo represents a saucer. in
the center OF which is a distinct likeness of q
human face. 1t is the bust OF a man witt
curly hair and dark beard and several L
whom II has been exhibited at once
recognized q resemblance between tbs
engravings usually seen OF Christ
seems that some time since Mrs
Zimmerman OF IleGmO4t ) G. where yo ..a
Mr. Allen has been in the photograph bus
ness suffered the loss Of a favorite daughter
The te eaYement left the mother broken
hearted, she is christian woman and She
prayed that God would give her some toker
by Whlch she might be ComlOrteQ One day
whl!e clearing the dinner liable in gathering
up the dishes preparatory to cleansing them
the settings OF cup Of coffee ran into sau
Ger winch had not been used. In taking
up the saucer 10 wipe away the settling,
she saw 10 her intense astonishmcn
mat the coffee grounds had per
IecL pfolle Of human fust. ana VIVA
was yet more wonderful that head and ia
formed the ideal likeness of Jesus Christ
She recognized IL as such Instantly and ac
cepted the strange coincidence as an answer
10 her PRAYER. he grounds dried on the sau
Ger ana yet retain the shape they FIRST as
sumed. The dish has been photographed bl
our informant. ana any one SO desiring ma
see 1t at our office. Mr. Allen assures us tina