The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-21

Escape of a COnvict-The Casualty
Record.
GEORGIA.
There is a movement in AbbevIlle to issue
bonds 70 build public schools
The Alliance store at Wrightsvllle has been
closed. the business not beng satisfactory
With every service the revival at East
Athens Methodist church is said to increase
the interest
In Madison county the other day perfectly
formed Indian tomahawk was found at the
roots OF an old oak.
The express company is still after the io-
meryille robbers. They Will keep after them
until they are captured
The Masons of Cochran are about to erect
new brick building part OF which Will be
used by the lodge as temple.
News comes that Flowery Branch is
stream of gold Eight dollars worth of gold
was gathered in two days this week by the
panntng process.
meeting of the stockholders Of the Co
lumbus Railroad Company was held al noon
Saturday. and the ca pital stock of the com
pany was increased to S25O,OOO.
Saws the bachelor editor of the Dalton
Economist: IF woman really loves but once;
her love Of bonnet must be an awful guy
by the time she gets into the forties.'
Revenue officers made a raid on an Illicit
dstillery about a mile and a half from Flow
cry Branch last night, capturing the still and
two parties making the mocnshlne.
The Georgia State Dairymen' S Association
will meet at the court house in Griffin at 10
O'Clock Wednesday morning. 1t is expected
that about 100 members will be present.
The lines Of the Columbus Railroad Com
pany are to be electrified and before year
has passed Columbus will have electric cars
whizzlng ana whirling and hurrying all over
the city.
Two very large boilers have just been put
In the upper compress at Albany, increasing
the number to i've. The big plant is being
put in frst-class condition for handling its
share Of the cotton this winter,
Times Enterprise: It is said that there will
be four or FIVE candidates for mayor OF Thorn
asvile at the next election. Although it is
now some months until the election some OF
the gentlemen are already electioneering,
The increase in the school population Of
Americas, as shown by the school census Of
last year, was more than twice as great as
that of any other city in Georgia, be-
ing AZ per cent, while the next highest was %
per cent
Arlington, Of McDufhe county. killed, a
few days ago, the biggest "rattler' yet re-
ported. The snake was feet long, 10 inches
in circumference, fangs ~ inches long, and
had IS rattles. peck of bran was used in
stufing bis skin.
Americas Times Recorder: Col. Charles
Fricker will eat ham for his Christmas din
ner. Mrs Fricker raised a beautiful brood
OF turkeys this year, but night or two since
some sneak thief invaded the premises and
swiped the whole covey.
Henry Washburn, a farmer living near
Amerlcus, had the misfortune to lose a $50
bill Saturday He had Just sold horse for
the money, out when he went to pay an &C
count and felt for the bill in his vest pocket
II was gone and could not be found.
Henry Thompson, the professional walker
who is on long walk from New York to san
Francisco, was an object of wide interest in
Atlanta Saturday, on account Of his fantastic
walking costume. Wherever he went he was
met with curious gaZes and wondering in
quiries.
The efforts that the managers Of the Dixie
interstate fair are making to insure the sue
cess Of that undertaking are attracting a
great deal OF attention in Georgia and other
states. 1t is certain now that the fair will
not be an ordinary state fair The cash
premiums amount to $4,000
A negro in the employment of OF the Wilcox
Lumber Company at Seville last week fell
from the slab ELEVATOR, thirty-1ve feet, and
fell on his feet, when he re ounded Ikea
SIX rocket and landed on his head. His pray
ers, while demonstrating in the air, brought
crowd to the gymnasium
The recent court proceeding at Griffin
sent i've more c0nvlcts out to the county
chaln-gang. They were as stOid as Indians
while the blacksmith BRAIDED the shaekles on
them, never word escaping them They
were the center Of large crowd and seemed
to feel the honor of their position.
A little daughter of George King. negro
employe of the empire mills, Columbus was
burned to death last Monday. The family
lives on lower Third avenue. The mother of
q
Of for some purpose. When she returned she
found her child had been burned to death.
In game OF ball in McDuffie county John
Lamkin, while running for the batsman was
struck and seriously hurt by a batted ball.
He lost three teeth and his jawbone was frac-
tured. On the same day Otis Hill OF Thorn
son, while keeping the score, was struck in
the forehead by a bat, which slipped from the
hands OF Mr. Morris.
mad dog made his appearance on
Eighteenth street, Columbus, Saturday, aud
occasioned great deal Of excitement. The
dog bit Harriet Daniel, negro girl, and also
bit dog belonging to a citizen. The dog sue
ceeded In getting away. He was chased for
long way by the police and some private citi-
zens, but could not he overtaken.
Saturday afternoon in Sandy Bottom, Al
bany. Nose King colored who drives a beer
wagon, became involved in a dithcllty with
George Milton, negro preacher. While the
quarrel was at its hight. JaIer Timer APP
peared on the scene to Quell the disturbance
Preacher Milton saw him coming. and at
once took to his heels his clerical linen dus-
erfairly to the windward.
Friday night at Albany burglars entered
the little grocery store of Mrs Mary Waller
on the corner OF jackson and North streets,
and almost rlhed IL of its contents The
burglars pried open the wooden window on
jackson street with a erowbar and helped
themselves, carrying away meat flour, coffee.
sugar and quite a lot Of canned goods They
also purloined about Sl2 in money. '.f
Emmett Mason who was shot by Marshal
Ryan, during the chicken raid in East Point
some weeks ago, was able to leave his couch
In the jail Saturday for the first time since
the tragedy The wound in his side has en-
tirely healed and gives him no trouble The
wound in his arm proved more serious and il
is PROBABLE that he VIII never e able To use
IT again. He is held on a charge OF assault
with intent to murder.
Col. w. o. Wadley, the well known farmer.
who owns large tracts OF land in Burke and
Monroe counties, gives "a grand barbecue
every year at Rogers, in Burke county. to
which large number of his friends are in
Yited from all sections of the state. This an.
mentary to the Millen Agricul ural Club.
Among those present were President J. ..
Waddell and Secretary Samuel Hape OF the
Georgia stale Agricultural Society.
Convict Guard W. NJ. Blaize is considerably
chagrined by the departure OF one OF his con.
vlcts, Bryant, willy criminal who made good
his escape Friday night Bryant got tired OF
convict life and decided TO skip. So that
night, instead Of slip ping the iron ring over
the guard chain he took advantage Of the
guard S attention being attracted to another
part OF the building, and slipped on a leather
ring when he had provided and which held
up his long chain as though nothing was
wrong
Abbeville Exponent: The fair bookkeeper
OF leading mercantile house of Abbeyille had
Hrough experience while returning from TO
chelle m buggy with a young man last Mon.
CAV, The weather was inClement, and the
roads were wet and DOGGY, Three times dur
ing The drive the horses went down to their
bodies in the mire, and the wheels Of the
puggy sunk out OF sight. Three times was the
harness cut from the horses, and the occu.
pants or the buggy were compelled 10 wall,
around, sinking deep into the mud at evcrv