The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-17
KinRsIand needs an ice factory.

county.
Up Heard is having brick placed upon the
ground preparatory 10 building new store
~ Vienna.
A rattlesnake measuring seven feet was
recently killed in Bryan county. II had thlr-
teen rattles.
DR.. Rush has presented the Lawrenceyille
Herald man a cucumber that measured 10
inches in length
Waycross Herald: Watermelons two for a
nickel in WaycrOsS We are already feeling
the effects Of the tariff bill.
DR.. Patterson Of Dawson has begun pro
tracted meeting at The Baptist church, and 1t
has been gradually growing IN interest.
A Morgan county farmer recently discov-
cred a mum Der OF Indian relics in an old well
There were several stone Jars among them.
A Baker county negro recently plowed up a
human skull in an old, abandoned neld. Sew
eral confederate buttons were found near IT..
The new Columbus city hospital, when com
pleted will be a building TO be proud Of. The
work is being prosecuted with wonderful
rapidly
seven Americas gentlemen met the other
day who weighed respectively POS. 2l3, PIG,
2ls, 22O, pa and 235 pounds-a grand total Of
1884 pounds.
Rev. P. S. Whitman OF Toccoa Ca. has
added 81 goo to the endowment fund Of Fur
man University, making the second thousand
he has given it.
A little girl in Twiggs county caught a
small live rattlesnake and carried II to the
the neck and sustained no harm.
In front OF the house OF an old negro woman
on Forsyth street, Americas hangs a sign
bearing the following inscription: "Whashen
and irunnin and goln out by the day done
hear"
A Dougherty county man kills alligators
for the purpose OF making shoes out Of their
skins. IL is said that he wears no other kind
of shoe, and has not patrontzed the shoe
stores since the war.
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Of Clinch county found rattlesnake sup
posed TO have been run out of the island OF
Cone creek by treshet. He killed 1t. and it
measured lS feet and inches in length.
A negro had a streak of luck while fishing
in the Flint river, near Albany. His line be-
came tangled in something, which proved to
be a ladys gold necklace which had evident
ly lain at the bottom Of the river for many
years.
w. B. Gibson Of Dawson has invented a we'll
tackle, which, IL Is said. will prove to be the
best thing ever known for drawing water
He has applied for patent and says that a
company, with $4,000, Will be behind his in
Vention.
Wrightsville is full of school teachers this
week on the occasion Of the teachers inst-
tute now in session, conducted by Prof. Nc
Nab Of Abel The exercises are being held in
the college chapel, and there are quite num-
Der Of teachers in attendance. The session
will hold for five days
The only business transacted at the state
alliance meeting at Dublin on w eQneSQaN was
that Of the exchange, The principal action
was the appointment of $ L. Ledbetter TO
wind up the affairs Of the exchange. Marion
Butler who was to have delivered the annual
address at 10 o'clock this morning, did not ar
rive.
Mr.. Henry Stains has sent to the Vienna
Progress office an ear of corn that is rarity.
The ear is fully developed and from the large
end has an extra growth of cob and grains
that completely circle the large ear and are
perfect in their growth. This growth reaches
well up on the first ear and is almost equal to
two ears Of corn in one.
Wednesday night at Vienna some one
entered tent at the campground while all
the occupants were asleep and ritied the
pockets OF Mr.. Brady of Oglethorpe, securing
his gold watch and purse containing SIS in
money and some valuable papers. Mr. Brady
was left entirely pennlless, having no money
TO detray his travelling expenses home.
Sheriff Linden has closed up the alliance
store at Wrightsville For some time the
AFFAIRS of the company have not been as sat
lsfactory as was eXpected-and hence a bill
has been filed by some OF the stockholders
Tor the purpose OF bringing about a settle
ment OF the concern The case will be car
rled before Judge Gamble next Friday for a
hearing.
There was lively smashup in the Georgia
railroad yard at Augusta Tuesday afternoon
One OF the engines was coming at a pretty
lively rate from the direction Of the ice fac,
tory and the other was steamlng M toward
the elevator They came together with a
frightful crash. Both were wrecked, the rear
end OF one and the front end OF the other being
badly smashed
In Dodge county mother missed two of
her children. They were discovered under
the house, within three feet Of a large rattle
snake. Both children were fast asleep. Tho
mother was terrified. nut feared to approach
them, believing the snake would strike lCI.
nallY, rendered desperate by the danger
which threatened her children. she crawled
toward them and dragged them away I'm
injured.
Herald: Waycross seems to have been the
center OF several electric currents recently.
a snort time after Mr.. Knights house was
STRUCK on elizabeth street, a dwelling belong
ing TO PROF. SnelsOn, near Reedsville was
also visited with q stroke. one OF the front
columns was torn into kindling wood and
considerable other damage was done. A
family occupied the house, but in thts as in
the case OF MI Knights family no one was
injured. a large cypress tree not far from
storm.
Times Recorder: A pilgrim at Americus
who is making his way through life under
weight of the name Of Mullins was touched
for three silver dollars at the mayor's matt.
nee performance Tuesday morning 1t an.
pears that Col Mullins took an overdose OF
SplrltuS frumenti the night before and ere
the effects wore of, imagined himself Buffalo
Bun or some other hero of the plains At the
Central depot he hourished pocket howitzer
TO the terror OF all about him. and while the
crowd scattered Onicer Cob swiped the ANA
ACdA ioANNl ubAbf anu. dAltI Il struggle
towed hun to Port Lamar. lie was charged
with being drunk and disordCrly and carry
fng conceaied weapons.
A thief got into the home of ]. MCDANIEL
at the corner Of ia kson and Hopkins streets
Augusta about 30 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. In cropping about the house he invaded
the room in which Mr. McDaniel's daugh, el
was sleeping. lie, evidently, In feeling hi,
way, there being no light ia the room placed
his hand on the young lady. When she awokt
she saw the form OF q man near her. and
screamed TO her father for help The mar
jumped over the bed and through the CLOSED
window, making good his escape Having re
covered from her fright, the young lady gave
chase and jumped through the window to he
ground below in pursuit OF the robber. The
burglar, however. HAD gotten out OF sight.
The young lady cannot say whether he was
white or black, but thinks he was a negro
In launt through the southwest part OF
COBB county almost TO the Douglas line the
Marietta journal man had q good opportunlN
70 observe the crops, ana says he never saw
liner crops IN that county The corn the
cotton the peas. the sugar cane. the sweet
potatoes. etc. are as good as man can desire
unless be is an extremely selfish and greed,
man. be Lord has certainly smiled upor
the farmer this year. IL shows that elbow
gIeese ana good seasons under the blessings
OF Providence, Will do more for the farmer
tnan parties or politics. IL the people crum
PIE thls year, then they are the most migrate
lul BET IN existence. But the farmers are
cheerful They are Dragging on their cham
ploh ueld OF corn or their champion patch
o. cotton as II they felt good, and they do
Times Enterprise: The court house al
lhomaSyllie was crowded Tuesday morning
pIluclpally ny country people az the prelimi
nary tTlul OF Dolly FarroW he v,t,pt, 'p,,,4 j, o.