The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-18

GEORGIA.
A photograph gallery is soon to be opened
in Cochran.
Foxes are being caught by the wholesale in
ScriYen county.
The sunday school celebration OF Rockdale
county will he held at Smyrna on Frluay'
Aug -
Mrs. Eliza Pritchard. an aged and good
lady living near Swaius0oro, died suddenly
few days ago.
Wilcox county commissioners have let the
contract to build a vault for the court house
TO cost 324OJ.
Americas banks show an increase over 1893,
the returns this year being $4,000 as against
S;j34, eco last year.
II marbles and checkers were worth each
"a cents a game McItac could soon boast OF
sew ral millions. according 10 the Enterprise
Manufacturing interests in Americas are
val, eigt Sl3s. $50 &C ,ordng to the tax re
turns, an increase Of 432 in twelve months.
There arc now In the Georgia penitentiary
white women. Il negro women, PIG white
men and l9l negro men. Total number
Terald. y new census OF Waycross would
show that the population OF city had in
creased more than so during the past two
years.
A Colored man. driving a dray belonging to
r. j, hagan. was run into Ivy a switch en2ine,
Of the Southern Railway Company at Rome,
Wednesday,
voter at the Gainesville polls SATURDAY.
0dUhtu III TICKET. rs ne HupLiDoGNs 70 the
managers. who discovered that IL was bill
for whisky.
Good things come an turn about,
Eut we re bound TO win;
Wat 5rmelons gOu' out
An taters comm in
Swainsboro school teachers met last Sat
urday in the academy and organized
teachers institute. and arranged pro
gramme for sept g.
An election for major will he held ct Macon
fOr the office in the Second
Georgia regiment there being now only two
majors In the regiment
The Georgia mule that through the war
Braved all the deadliest guns,
With many grOan still holds hisown
And through the campaign runs.
A snake invaded the Douglasville New
South last Wednesday morning and created
considerable stir for shor, while: but as no
ladies we're present the chairs nor tables
were not needed
colored oy preacher from Louisiana
preached TO large congregation OF colored
people and few whites at CartersviHe
Thursday night. lie was pronounced won.
der by those who heard him.
William Hogan of Grover Wilcox county
aged 50 years, and veteran Of the Seminole
Indian war. was one OF the guards who es-
corted the Semino chief, Billy Bowlegs, to
the reservation, in the then far west.
The annual celebration Of the Butts County
Sunday School Association Will be held at
the Holiness camp grounds, near Indian
from Atlanta and Macon will be in attend
ance.
Times Recorder: The Americas police are
close upon the trail OF the brother in black
who quite recently has robbed a number of
dwellings on hurch street. They have the
right man spotted, and will put the tixings'
on him in day or two.
The project of securing TO Athens a through
line OF railroad 10 the west by the building OF
thirty seven miles OF railroad from Lula to
Ball Ground, and the consolidation OF the
Marietta and North Georgia railroads are
matters urged by the Athens Banner.
Prof. Bass Of Atlanta has Teen elected pres
ident Of Douglasville College. He is a son OF
Prof Bass OF Atlanta, who is assistant super
intendent OF the city schools. He graduated
at the Boys high school Of Atlanta Emory
College and the University Of Virginia.
AT a meeting OF stockholders OF the
Mutual Building and Loan Association Of
Amerlcus tuesday new board of directors
consisting of John Windsor G A Friclxer W
=. Burt, a. Rylander, J. Il. StallinCs H D.
Watts and f. ID. Ansley, was elected to serve
the ensuing year
The stockade on the Lee Jordan Stewart
plantation at Leesburg was struck by light
ming thursday, SCATTERING the upper part of
stables into kindling wood. There were thir-
ty-two mules, besides a number of hogs in
the stockade. Fortunately but one mule and
one hog were killed
Last night, at II O'Clock, a party OF about
forty or fifty Rome people went out to Silver
Creek to have big hunt for an unknown ami
NAL supposed TO be Mexican lion or a cata.
mount. Every horse IN the city was engae ed
at an early hour, and many who wished to 90
could not get horses.
The contract for the new city hall at Val.
dosta was let on Monday to the Marshall.
bates Constructing Company Of Birming
ham, and work Will be commenced as soon
as the brick can be hauled The building
VIII be erected on the corner Of Hin avenue
and Ashley street, and will cost Sl4 OOO
Raoun county man tells Of peculia,
growth from willow tree IN a gulch in the
mountains of his county The tree grew M
from the edge Of little stream and at 3
hight OF about eight feet one of the branches
was caught in the de OF the gulch between
the cliff, lodged there and took root and now
another tree rises gracefully above the paren
growth
L.Chrlstopher, during the electrical storm
which struck LaGrange last week, received
a somewhat severe shock from a LIGHTNING
strike. Capt. p. g. Awtry also received Z
shock He asserts that brassy taste wa,
quite noticeable in his mouth after the shock
and his friends have noticed in his discus
SONS OF the silver question since that tim,
that his voice has metallic clink in IT,
Frank Davis, a oue-armed, dark skinned
coon formerly OF Talapoosa, but for the pas
tew weeks servant in the family of DR.. "
H Poole, at Douglasville was sent up tow
last Saturday with y so to make some pur
chases. After he had been gone sometime
someone went in search Of the coon but h,
haC flown. After leaving the oil can at ,
store he pulled for higher timber, but was
Rabbi l, Il. Marcussen lately elected bi
the Congregation Beth Israel Will soon 30 tt
Macon 10 take charge OF his flock Tn
Hebrew people OF Macon are eKpe ting grea
things from their newly elected rabbi an,
they have reason TODD So He comes anon,
Them with a very unusual recommendation
from the college In Cincinnati. OF which he il
recent graduate and though young, Il
already man Of established ability and pull
pit force.
Frank Love, the saddle hued citizen VIII
stole K. i. McMaths vest and watch besid
numerous other articles found by the police
pleaded guilty yesterday TO the charge o
larceny from the house and was sentenced b,
Judge HiNon 20 term OF twelve months d
the gang OF fine Of alO) As almost any baul
cashier might hesitate 10 accept Frank
check for the aforesaid currency. he will joii
the human zebras In the wlldwoods OF Wilco,
and cut timber for year.
An Augusta youth. who spe nds his TIM
when out OF school looking after ms chickens
OF which ne raises number Of broods ever
year had singular experience last spring
ohe OF MS taNOrltc hens came on the mes
Win only one little chick this one soon died
ana about the same time pigeon was notice,
~ lhe yard with broken wing. he be
EeRNed hen Immediately assumed the en- re OF
the disabled bird. which, strange 10 saw a
ONE accepted the guardianship OF the her
ana remained under her care until It's wins