The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
News Of The Two States Told in Para
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Wounded by His 1s-Year-old SOMA
Macon Hotel Proprietor Assigns-A
Wen-Known Citizen of Athens Ar
rested on Serious Charge.
GEORGIA.
Bishop Haygood is sick at Rome
Col Ivy Thompson Of Cedartown died
Tuesday night.
TIFFANY & Co, the New York jewelers.
will make an exhibit at the Atlanta expo
sition.
The residence of Frank s. Bum. at
Cedartown. was partially destroyed by fire
Tuesday night The loss is covered by in
surance
Proprietor G. B. Duy Of the Hotel Lanier
al Macon has assigned, his assets being
about 5000, and liabilities &c. 0O0 Herbert
r. Brown, one Of the owners Of the Lanier,
win conduct the hotel for the present. Mr..
buy has not decided where he will go from
Macon,
Frank Hazelton, an employee Of the
Brumby Chair Factory at Marietta, had
several of his fingers mangled with the
planning knife at the factory on last Thurs
day. Dr. Reynolds is trying to save the
fingers although their amputaton may
have to follow.
Sunday morning the house of Tidel
DIgSOHt All Oll resident OF young Edr-
ris, was burned. The owner thinks it
was fired by an incendiary. The citi-
Zens Of this place have made up purse
and will build house for the unfortu-
nate old man.
Stateboro Star: Messrs. Kennedy & Lee
have dismissed their first bill of assign
ment, and filed a new one in the clerk
office. The legality of the same will be
fought by the creditors. d. Griffin, rep
resenting the creditors, is in Louisville ask
ing that the bill Of assignment be set aside
and new receiver appointed.
desperation Of deVpair, however the
thought seized him to swing himself
down and hang suspended by his hands
from the end of one Of the cross ties. The
train was a long one and 1t seemed an
age in passing over the half-fainting
and exhausted man hanging beneath its
rapidly revolving wheels At length the
United States Deputy Collectors w o.
johnson and J. S. McElmurray and Depu-
ty Marshals Scott and Mann have reached
Atlanta, having in charge j. c. Coots
Dan Ledbetter and two negroes, Dick
Gamble and John Parkman, all of whom
were arrested for Illicit distilling They
are residents Of Meriwether county and
were captured on Monday night between
midnight and day while operating a dis
tllery about six miles from Woodbury.
Monroe News: While trying the case Of
S. Z. Thompson and wife against Thomas
Giles in the justice court here last Fri
day, Coils. A. c. Stone and ]. H. Felker got
into dispute and hot words ensued that
brought on blows. Friends at once inter
Tered and parted them before either was
badly hurt, Mr.. Felker getting hit on the
nose, which made it bleed profusely After
1t was over, both apologized to the court
and to each other, and made friends as
they should have done.
Wilkes superior court last week FRANK
Brooks, colored, was before the court on
two separate and distinct charges of burg
larry. one case was argued and the Jury
retired to make up their verdict Then
the other case was taken up and given to
another jury Both juries were out at
the same time considering a similar charge
against the same man The first Jury
hung fire for day or two and never did
agree. The second jury promptly acquitted
the prisoner.
The grand jury of Epson county has re-
ported a number of indictments in cases
that have been before them during this
term Of the court. A strong effort is being
made by populists on the Jury to indict
some democratic managers of election pre-
eincts for conducting the elections on a
fraudulent system, but up to this writing
no bills have been returned. They are also
trying To indict other democrats for what
they claim as an intimidation of voters by
use of abusive terms and furnishing them
whisky and money.
Monroe News: Monday Jim Stephens.
colored, was drawing water from DR. j
l. Van Horne's we'll preparatory to wall
ing 1t up with brick. He decided TO go
down in the well to see how much more
water there was, but as the bucket swung
out over the well, and he stepped in il to
ne let down, the bucket came united and
bOrh lot l..
ing the bottom. Fortunately. there were
several feet of water in the well and Ste
phens came forth entirely unhurt The
well was So feet deep and the fall would
nave most surely resulted in his death
but for the water, and his escape is even
strange as it is.
Monroe News: An item of interest not
chronicled by our Loganville correspond
ent was the bursting of J. w. Braswelrs
corn-crib in the town of Loganville Mr.
Braswell had shucked and thrown into his
crib about 100 barrels of corn. The crib
was filled to the very rafters On the
night after the shocking the strain on the
crammed and packed crib was so great
the building burst wide open. The honest
folks who had sought their wonted rest
were disturbed by great noise, which
many iikened unto the report of a cannon.
IT was a surprising discovery to find the
bursting crib. But the man who has more
sympathy than praise over the accident.
The people about Decora are talking
about wonderful feat performed few
days ago by the Rev. ]. A. McBrayer
He saw a, wild turkey feeding in one of his
nelds. He went home, got his gun and re-
turned 70 Kill the turkey. He took aim
and pulled the trigger, but the gun only
snapped. He tried It again and again, but
the gun would not fire. At this Mr.. Nc
Brayer became somewhat exasperated and
said to himself that IT he could not shoot
the turkey he could run Il down and catch
II. He put down the gun and took after the
turkey, which gave him a long and close
race but finally he succeeded in hemmine
II in thicket, where il became entangled
IN the brush, and caught IT. The next day
there was big wedding at Mr. McBray-
ers house, ana the guests were treated to
royal turkey dinner.
Americas Times Recorder: J. w Raiiev
aone OF suInters thrifty farmers, who will
let cents cotton alone hereafter and raise
on hls farm other things that cost less and
at the same time yield better returns.
This year he has given some attention to
sugar cane and is more than pleased with
The result Al a trifing cost, compared
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