The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.


trOversy-Death of a Young Singer
in Atlanta-Eleotrie Cars That Kill
Snakes in Athens.
GEORGIA.
The streets OF Waycross have been badly
washed by the recent foods.
The boil worm is playing havoc with the
cotton crop in sections Of OcOnee county.
A convention OF the sunday schools OF
Charlton county viii be held at Folkston on
SundayNSept %.
The NaldJsla Institute opened Monday I'M
asr the most hacSSrlng 2uspices in its history
The enrolment fdN me day vas le0, and to
this number ten hdve cen ADDED daring the
week. This start is fifty larger than that Of
last year.
One n ght recently. Jerre Meadows heard
his little dog Bessie barking vigorously c
something in front Of 8. a. Way s. Co.'S drug
store. at HawkiusVille ana going over TO see
what 1t was, was surprised 10 md that the
dog had ''treed "a pOSSum almost as large al
himself.
On Tuesday morning at LAGRANGE. a mad
dog met his death at Truths corner, at the
hands OF Fred CrumptOn. colored man, who
laid him out with an sfOOt plank, breaking
his neck. In his fight from his pursuers he
passed through the Reporters office, but gave
the typos the gO-Dy.
Times Advertiser: Burford Symmes the
infant son of Judge CORTLAND Symmes Of
Brunswick got hold of "a bottle OF carbolic
ACID Thursday, ana burned himself very
badly on the hands and face. The strong acid
painfully burned his face and will probably
dishgure him for life. DIT. Butts is in attend
ance.
When Sheriff Blount made his appearance
al the Darien Jail on sunday morning last he
found in waiting Noble Evans, colOred. who
said that he had killed OsmOnd Drake the
night before near Crescent. 10 seems that
the two men were fooling with an old mus
ket, when II was discharged, the contents
lodging in the left breast Of Drake, killing
town at once and surrendered to the sheriff.
The killing was purely accidental
journal; Miss Carrie Din OF Atlanta who
for six or seven years has added her sweet
voice to the service at Barclay mission. passed
away Friday afternoon at the home of her
parents on West Harris street. Miss Dill
was about 10 years of age and young lady Of
the most beautiful CHRISTIAN character. Her
voice was exceedingly sweet and her musical
talents OF very high order She was be-
loved and esteemed by a large circle OF
friends and had Cudeared herself to the
workers al Barclay mission by her zeal and
devotion in the cause Of Christ.
The Waycross Herald learns that H. NJ
Bags, formerly inspector Of agencies for the
savannah. Florida and Western railroad.
has victimized several Waycrossites for con
siderable sums. II seems that Baggs was
recently discharged by the Savannah, Florida
and Western railroad. and Immediately after
his discharge borrowed money from +. w.
Blhb, II. r. Lanler. A. NJ Knight and perhaps
others, promising to return il ON next pay day.
The amounts borrowed aggregate. IL is SAID,
over 500, WhereupOn the said Bags has
skipped out and his whereabouts are un-
known.
A week ago small sized man registered at
the stuart Huose, Naldosta, as W r. Halsey,
claiming TO represent .,t. Louis paper. He
paid for his breakfast and then at dinner
preferred in payment s. draft drawn on the
cambridge state Bank Dy George Benlv. Mir.
BelOte after inquiry, casheI the check and
forwarded it for collection. Tuesday it came
back with protest fee and for 81 already paid
out. Halsey wears "a black mustdche, is of
slight figure and has been working the small
draft business in several localities The
amount involved seems not worth prosecu-
tion and he continues doing his mischief.
Sylvania Telephone; Old lady Marshy
Lyles, colored, who lives two miles below
Sylvania, and who was known in the papers
about year ago, when she was pupil at the
public school near her home, says she is ~
years OF age. She remembers the war of 1879
the Indian war, the Mexican war and the war
between the states and she bids fair to out
live by many years the China-Japanese war.
She Is stu about as hale and active as she
has been for the last thirty years, and picks
cotton and goes to sit up with the sick for
miles around Marshy can count her age up
for you exactly, and declares there is no
doubt as to its correctness.
Police officers of Athens had lively en-
counter thursday morning with BurreIl
Shaw. the notorious young negro criminal
As result of the fight, the policemen have
badly skinned knuckles and the negro IS be-
battered
10 VIII be remembered that several years
since Onlcer Kelley had a thrilling ex-
DertenCe with the same negro. who was then
nothing but boy. The negro resisted ar
rest and shot several times at Omcer Kelley.
coming very near hitting him. Officer
Kelly returned the fire and shortly three
more OF the police force joined in the chase
after the negro, capturing him down on the
river
An Athens electric car was spinning along
the other day when the passengers noticed a
snake approaching the track from the side
walk, several boys wanted TO get of imme-
diately ana kill him. but Jim Dunston. the
motorman. perceiylng that there was posi-
bllty of getting up 10 where the snake was
making for IN order to cross the track put
on fun current then, with intense excitement
among the crowd, every one awaited with
ba ed breath the result Of the race Closer
and closer came the car to the place where
glded the snake along the ground toward the
track. At last the point was passed. The
car shot by the point Just as the snake dis
appeared from view underneath the wheels.
Everybody went back to see the result and
there was the snake cut half in half.
In sixty days the new big Valdosta saw
mlll VIII be running. u. L. Moore and asso-
GATES began work thursday on the p 1t.
The ground was staked OF for an Immense
structure. and not day Will be lost until eV-
efythlng is completed. The orders are all
given for machinery and equipments. There
wa be two engines giving the mill for "a of
40 horse power, and it viii saw 5000 ieet of
lumber day In connection with II will be
planning mills and dry kiln. In al probabil-
lty novelty works viii be added to it, The
company has secured plenty OF ground for
the location. 1t lies Just between the Sayan-
nan, Florida and western and Georgia South
ern and Florida tracks at the present termi-
nus OF the \aldOsta southern Six acres
have been secured from the city and four
more from w. l.. Thomas. A large part of
ten acres Will be utilized The LOGS viii he
furnished by the Naldosta Southern railway.
and II there is no backset Nov. Is will hear
the Duz1 OF the big saw of Dukes bay
journal: r. l.. Smith editor Of the Nor.
canton News, and Thomas =. Mckinney edi.
to- OF the Blue Ridge cost are having some
warm words. Both papers are published ia
Tanning county. in its last issue the News
contains the following: 1t pains us very
much to have 10 60 into o controversy again
says we have been lighting tle Post ever
since he defeated us last court in "a case
brought before Judge Goter in regard to the
legal advertising. We say that we can stand
the loss of naH Of the aav trtislnE Of wild
lands II MS conscience can rest easy after
resOrtIng 70 the means 10y which said suit
was won. He knows that be held M his hand
IN the presen OF COD ana man ana sWorg a
lie. mat Is the character of Tom Mckinney.
II II takes swearing 10 lies TO make man S
character good we advise men who have no
character to 80 10 swearing lies But THANK
the Lord we are not that low down as TO aat
up IN tine court house and swear q he for $50
no. not 800 The editor OF the Post has NOT
Yet been heard from in reply.
journal. There is one man in Atlanta who
believes that an the gold there { in real es
tate rs NOT TO be found by the process OF spec.
ulatlOh, ana hence, with his negro attendant