The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

A Goat Made Useful at Dairy Farm.
A Woman Burned to Death in Eman-
ueI County-An Explosion Of Pow
der in a Store at DaIton-Two Val
dosta Inventors Apply for Patents
on a Cabinet.
GEORGIA.
The oat crop VIII be decidedly short In
Houston.
Mavor Horne wants Macon to spend $4,000
street paving
Dawson county is to select delegates to the
guuernatorial convention on june 3.
Rust is appearing ia wheat throughout
Morgan county TO an alarming extent.
The lowest bid for ulliug prescriptions for
the poor of the city of Nd on, was u cents
by Massenburg a Co., and the council ac-
cepted the bid.
The friends Of Hon. william L. Scruggs.
who has long been Ia the diplomatic service
of the United states have been urging HIM
to become candidate tor mayor of Atlanta
and be has consented.
Ate1lbertou last Tuesday afternoon Bud
Harper, little syearOid negro boy, while
playing around the reservoir from which
water is pumped into the tank at the Goor-
gia, Carolina and Northern depot, fen into
the water and was drowned,
Communication tax TO the amount Of sl.39s.2O
has been collected in the several districts ia
Houston county for use on the roads In The
districts wherein collected. or his amount
&Sg55S has been expended, leaving 500 ~ 10
be spent in the districts on road work.
J. p. Weatherly, OF Phoenix City, Ala, filed
suit in the United States court at Columbus
Wednesday against the city of Colum bus for
5000 for false imprisonment. Weatherly is
furniture solicitor, and was arrested for
doing business in Columbus without license.
Ed White was held up two miles from Dal-
ton, Wednesday night by two negroes, and
his money demanded White acquiesced.
and reached for it apparently, but got out
his revolver. and shot one in the face frCca
which the blood flowed freely in the road.
The negroes ran.
Judge Hunt has refused to issue the order
asked for revoking the sale of the Oil mill
property on the 10Th inst. II is optional with
the judge, however. whether he shall accept
any of the bids, so that no prejudice is
worked to the interests Of any Of those ask
ing the revocation.
The recent biting winds and cold snap have
materially damaged the corn and cotton
crop Of Ebert county. The leaves Of the
young cotton are considerably criSpcd, and
the corn blown and badly shaken. The
tender garden vegetables are also greatly
damaged. Farmers are somewhat gloomy
concerning the prospects.
Jim Johnson alias Crawford Price an es-
capped convict, was captured last Friday by 9.
II. Crawford and j. r.. Mathews. in the east
ern portion of Houston county. Since he was
placed in jail at Perry. Sheriff Cooper has
learned that the negro was convicted in New.
ton county for assault with intent TO murder /
and that he was sentenced to the penitentiary
for eleven years
Mrs Milly Phillips. relict of Turner Phil
lips, met a WretChed death last MONDAY morn
ing at her home in Emanuel county across
the big OhOOpee river. She rose early in the
morning, and while kindling the fire her
clothes caught in the flame. Her screams
soon brought her son who was slee )ing in an
adjoining room, but when he reached his
mother the flames and smoke had enveoped
her completely. Before he could do anything
his mother was burned to death lefore the
sons eyes.
Volt Of
large dairy farm, and ships about 100 pounds
of butter every week. Churning this much
butter is no small thing to do. He has ar
ranged a churn which is propelled by a goat
A revolving platform was made The goat
stands on this, pulls vigorously at his traces
but instead Of going round himself turns the
platform, which moves the machinery that
propels the churn. His gOatship is thor
oughly trained, and will run and take his 4
place whenever his master says 'churn." lie
has been working faithfully for over a year.
The residents of East Dalton were awaly.
ened from their midnight slumbers, Wednes4
day night, by the explosion Of a keg OF pow
der In the store Of Jim Ellison, corner East,
Depot and Harris streets, that had caught
from fire raging within. The front OF the
store was blown into the street. and flames
communicated to a building on the other side
ana DESTROYED King Hicks butcher shop. and
BOD Kitchens cottage and effects. An alarm
was rung in, and the department was out
quickly, and with three streams did effective
work. The loss Is about $1,000 insurance
OF B. K. Hicks.
Naldosta Times: c. B. Moore and W. J.
Wallace have completed an invention that
promises good financial returns TO both gen
tlemen. The model has teen sent on to the
patent office at Washington and application
has been made Tor patents on four or live
parts TO the new Contrivauce they hope to
throw upon to the public before many days.
he invention is an embroidery ana lace cab
met, and is so arranged that embrOid-
cries and laces can re kept in stock
always IN good staTe. and so ar
ranged that the merchant can tell at a glance
exactly what he has in stock ana Just what
amount has been sold. The cacinet. full size,
Is beautifully made. something on the order
OF ribbon cabinet, only large spools are
used TO nod the lace the end of which comes
out through ats Of different sizes A paUer
tape measure IS used for showing Just what
the case contains. a key is used for turning
the spools without opening the case. and the
cabinet Is SO arranged that all the spoOls will
remain stationary or turn Just as desired
The arrangement is ingenious and works like
o charm.