The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of The Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

Crops in Ware County-Killed by His
Own Gun-Curiosities in Morgan
County-A Curious Image Found in
q Gave in Paulding Oounty-Race
Horses wintering at Marietta.
GEORGIA
John Fursell, prominent citizen Of Coffee
county, has been elected county school com
missioner.
w. b. Brazen, OF Heard county, who shot
his wife and afterwards himself last week, is
dead, but his wife is recovering.
&c. G. Buchanan has bought out the Huber
bakery, at Waycross, and will move the bust
ness TO his store on Plant avenue.
Among the many candidates for congress
TO succeed Speaker Crisp, in the event he
should be elected to the Senate, viii proba-
bly, lie Dudley NJ. Hughes, Of Twiggs.
The Harralson County Agricultural Society
proposes to hold a big fair next fall in which
ever town in the counties Of that section offers
the biggest Inducements. Tallapoosa will be
strong bidder.
Rev Peter Heard, pastor of Merritts Avenue
church, has been critically Ill for the past
week. This morning his physicians, Drs.
Todd and Jones, report him better, but not
yet out Of danger.
There is a Morgan county negro who has
never had hair on his head or facial as
bald as a bat. Another has foot much like
an elephants, and quite as large. There are
enough curiosities IN Morgan to start
museum.
Rev. f. C. Mcconnell, who was for years
pastor in charge Of the Baptist church at
Gainesville, is now a resident of Atlanta He
is filling the position OF assistant secretary
OF the Home Mission Board Of the Southern
Baptist Convention.
A young man by the name Of Charlie Shor
tee, was shot on Monday night while standing
guard for a gang OF eonvlcts at Foys still in
Bnllooh county. The evidence before the
coroner jury indicated very clearly that the
deceased came TO his death by the accidental
discharge Of his own gun. lie was young
man about % years
The stockholders and directors OF the Rank
OF stewart county had their annual meeting
at the bank on Thursday evening last to elect
oficers for the ensuing fiscal year When
the election Of directors took place Mr. Swift
Crumley retired and b f. Halves and J. NJ
Stevens were elected In his stead. President
W ). Gll!is resigned and A H. simpson was
elected TO fill the place T.. p. Pearson was
then elected vice president.
Waycross Herald: Deputy Sheriff Miller
mas been riding over the county this week
and has visited thirty-four farmers in the
sweat and Denton districts In the upper part
OF the county. These thirty four farmers re-
port that they have in the aggregate 400
acres In long cotton, /, 900 in corn 100 in sugar
cane and 200 IN potatoes besides good oat
crop OF at least 100 acres. Deputy Sheriff
Miller reports that the farms are in splendid
condltion and the farmers are at work cheer
fully, heartily and happy.
A great feature of the annual Meeting Of
the Grand Lodge Of the Knights of Pythias
IN May IN Columbus will be tho grand prize
drill, in which eight uniformed companies
VIII participate. One thousand dollars will
be given by the Grand Lodge in prizes Sa-
Vannah, Augusta, Atlanta, Macon Bruins
WICK Rome and Americus will furnish the
contestants. Macon and Augusta will carry
uniformed brass bands, and great occasion
1t will be. a strong effort is being made 10
revive the old Columbus division. The as
sembltng Of the Grand Lodge in Columbus
WIN be one OF the biggest things of the kind
that city has ever seen. There will be 1000
visiting knights, and for three DAYS Column
bus Will be lively. The two committees from
Stonewall and r. E. Lee the two Columbus
lodges, are meeting with great success In
their efforts TO raise money for the entertain
ment OF this big gathering.
Captain Chuck Anderson has lust conpleted
eommodious barn at the race track at Ma.
rletta ana has installed his celebrated $1,000
mare Musette under the charge of that
prince Of reinsmen, John NJ. Mcintosh Mn
settle IS gray mare years old by Lou Scott
son OF MeCurdy's Hambiltouian Dam Lindy
by Membr1no Pahen, record . f7iI In traininp
lew days ago she logged mile over the Ma
rletta half mile in 2 35 showing an eighth on
the finish In l6 seconds a LOS gait Captain
anderson says MuSette will do three heats
IN E;lO before the season is over. She
Is beautiful, steady trotter with
good head. and is in the han0s of a eanable
handler. Among the other horses at this
4hAoS AdNlGNs u Drown mare DV
Jack Lambert, dam Addison with mark Of
223A. She is now in foal by the greatest of
three-year-olds. Conquerer. Also Meta Pine
bay mare, with record OF 2:2916 and three
running horses. Queen Nab, Senator Pasco
ana Bagppe. Capt Anderson will start east
with Musette in June visiting Philadelphia
kochester, Buffalo, also Chicago, Lexington
Nashville and Terre Haute.
Gainesville Courant American: A cave was
discovered recently in mountain side out on
the head-waters Of Raccoon creek lust beyond
tne line OF Pauld1ng county by John KEYS
VINO was out prospecting for ores. The view
OF the entrance is almost wholly obscured bv
dense mass OF trees, vines and bushes that
have grown up There is not even a plg trail
That leads to it, and the stream runs right at
us mouth. Exploring the cave he found that
III was several times the size of an ordinary
room ana rs hight back under the hill was
OF least nifty feet. There are little recesses
extending out from the ma cave. He he'd a
pick with him and finding the
cave mad an earthly bottom he com
struck hard object which he succeeded in
bringing out, and found it was a curious look
ing image about the size of a child of or 6
years OF age and carved out Of a brown col
oreo stone. Around the image was wrapped
q curious looking small metal chain which
Wheh unWound from its many coils measured
at least twenty feet in length TIE chain
looks as though 1t were brass vet acid docs
not anect It. Further digging brought out a
lot Of bones These were exhibited To a nhv.
slelan Of this city who pronounced them
human bones. The cave Is now a matter OF
interest and the character OF the curious
nnos made within 1t are puzzle to those TO
whom the story has been given.