The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

dosta Southern Railroad-A Georgia
rrountaineer in Atlanta to Answer
+oa Charge of Blowing Up House
with a Bomb.
GEORGIA
Mrs Mary B Myddleton, Of Valdosta, died
IA. John NJ. Hill died at Newman Friday,
of heart failure.
nudge w. e. Simmons, Of Lawrenceviue,
- lost 20 600 worth of family jewels. and
s-,pocts simmons Kelly, OF Atlanta, Of the
theft.
,Isap for liberty from a flying train has
rssrIted in the insanity OF Cap Swain, a noted
M sf now Longing in the county jail at Val
d0sta.
Americus merchants wish connection with
Fuaville by telephone, and Will aid Mr.,
Tornadv IN building a line between the
towns.
The Triton Gazette says that Col. Murrow
had a i've years policy for LOCO in the Queen
sire Insurance Company, which would have
expired on the day after his house burned.
4 Nickajack farmer, who is the happy pos
sa=s0r OF q line Jersey COW. had to separate
her from a couple Of fine shOats as they were
dans he family milking without making fair
returns.
Tbanaston Times: DR. S n. Dawson in
forms us Of a horrible deed that was com
uitted last Sunday on the Haygood place OF
" harp. The report goes that a negro
burned the body in the stove.
Heraert jackson. the soliciting freight
agent of the Richmond and Danville at Au-
r1sfa was suddenly taken seriously i'll with
congestion Of the brain in the Commercial
bank at Augusta Friday. At midnight his
condition was slightly improved.
The first station on the Valdosta Southern
railroad viii be located on the land of Chas.
Arnold. eight miles from aldosta, and will
he named Clyattyille. The turpentine stll OF
j. NJ Wilkinson & Co, is located there, the
most ONCE will be moved there, and they will
erect store and cotton gin there.
Barnesvile Gazette: Mr.. j. A. Hall of
Miller brought a curiosity TO Barnesvllle last
Saturday which has attracted considerable
attention II was nothing less than water
melon which he pulled from the tield few
DAYS ago. 10 was small only weighing a
pound or TWO. but it was genuine melon.
Mr. Han found 1t under some grass in his
cotton field. and if anybody can heat this as a
curiosity for the middle Of March, we would
he glad TO hear from them.
Reidsvllle Journal: A shooting affair oc-
cured at -hawtoWn, about three miles from
Rei5svile, March 3. negro frolic was in
progress when it seems Jim James. becoming
jealous without any apparent cause, cried out
for the women to get away, that he was gOin z
to serenade the boys. Almost at the same
moment he tired from the outside twice into
the house. wOunding 4 ON shaw. Joe Nose
ley Bin MattoE and Jim Hardy in the feet
and legs. No one was dangerously hurt
Lafayette Messenger: S. B. Dyer says
that the oldest mare he ever saw with suck
ling colt by her side was an Indian ponv he
longing to X. q. Mcfarland. She was "a wears
OLD. But old as She was, she was a rogue.
That WlckedneSS was the cause Of her death.
She broke into a field in the Cove. The owner
TO break her from coming back shot her with
bird shot one Of the shot struck her on the
thigh bone and weakened 1t. AS she iumped
toe fence 1t broke and t was necessary to kill
her
During terrible thunder storm last Mon
dav morning. about o'clock. the new resi-
dence of E, =. Hamilton, on Ashley street at
\aldusta was struck by lightning and badly
damaged. he bolt came from the north and
went nrst into the chimney and up and down
the tin cutters around the building. One Of
the bedrooms was badly damaged. and q bed
with three mattresses on it was splintered
Mr.. and Mrs hamilton and their child were
In their rooms and, strange to say neither
were shocked.
The bakery Of John j. Jacobs, on the corner
or Barnes and Campbell streets, at Augusta,
was destroyed by hre at o'clock Friday
morning The upper story Of the building
occupied by Mr.. Jacobs was burned com
petely and the fremen had a difhcult task
to conlne the flames to that one building
and the house of John NJ. Lombard which
was partially destroyed. Mrs. NJ. German
owned the building occupied by MIR. Jacobs.
Ut was Insured MI jacobs loss was 81, 900
aOd he had no insurance.
\a-d0sta Times: Messrs. E. L. Moore & Co.
have at last perfected their arrangements
with the NaldOSta southern Railroad Com
p@A4. ava Juey nave OfOer6Q a SaWmlll plant
4ot lou-norse power boiler and engine and
oJner machinery to match. he mill will be
located on the NaldOsta southern road, in the
cage or the town Of Naldosta. and a contract
mas zen made and signed for the hauling of
lhr stock over the road 10 the mill We learn
taat MesSrs. E. L. Moore & Co. have bought
large lot of timber along the line of the new
road south of Naldosta.
Lexington Echo: While playing ball on
me academy grounds Wednesday during the
noon recess, Master Guy Galloway received
"lat an hrSt seemed to be a serious lick with
NE ran. he was at the bat when the ball
was thrown to him, and, misjudging it's direo.
yoH. ne lodged in its path. receiving severe
now on the head, which knocked him sense
teSS Ior a. rev moments. Vigorous rubbing
anu little wafer brought him around all
gnu, though. in "a few minutes and he was
shortly ready to engage in the game again
SSon. OF his playmates were pretty badly
frightened.
Dareu Gazette: Another appropriation is
uadlN needed for our river and it is to be
ggEheslIy hoped that our worthy congress-
man Will use ms Dest efforts 10 secure 1t for
An appropriation is now needed worse
.-dI ever ana we would suggest that the au-
.Nyttl-es meet at once and lay the facts lie
4 ,.le N9n2ressman Lester, so that he act in
u.-l-7tlt'iy. There is no time to lose and we
..'1- lAerelore urge upon the authorities to
az. ana act at once. Send on a strong petit
ao4 10 CONGRESSMAN Lester and we feel salts
he 80 'as ne ne VIII secure an appropriation for
VI, Latleh uVer befOre congress ad5Ourns.
- party Of Morgan county hunters recently
,pgr" IN an old Out-of-l he-way house to get
W.. "i rain. they supposed the house ten
SuteS0. No noise DISTURBED the q ietude Ct
yu5 place and no Sims of hatitation were
sLolN- IN entering the house they found
cf. enac!ated neIro tossing upon couch
I lever. lying there with no one to look after
ts comfort. He was asked the cause of his
rr"ese ana told the gentlemen that he had
stuttI returned from the chain-gang. He
S'-' ne had been VOL king in all kinds of
".ellef until he had contracted disease, and
ITau5e nome when his term expired to die.
''s 4aa been sentenced for gambling.
.1,l4nt} Constitution: D. j. Atkins. a red
gst Mouutaineer of the double jointed
oo-'gr slnewed type, is in Atlanta to answer
19-t'as charge From the nature of the
atkins parta}es OF the proclvities Of
,g d lsIan GOmb throWer and only the ill
f-s9 execution of well-judged plot" made
tt9 "ltelnp less fatal Last Deem er. about
"a, ".Ie Wnen old Santa Claus is won't to
IT, III nus work, near the buZZing little ham
1-t .'tl- p, the residence Of Jesse GoodsOn
ga, L' .i'"n up with dynamite. The e. plosiye
-s- - work we'll ana only a few stray spin
o, 3.e evidence Of the fact that the house
"os there. GOodson and his wife were in
,.stt room sleeping soundly and only the
-- "epJh or a hugh feather bed softened
mock ana saved their lives. Both were Sc
s,'s-S-t hurt and severely bruised. There was
-.7' no clew 10 the crime, and the whole af-
a.. was gravely mysterious A week later
C.tF stationary engine and gin house Of
. ~ was des' rOved In q similar manner
af'.'u e .entlre ! la e wrecked. The law
49, citizens Of CnattoCga Ounty became
Ias.te,l. and that increased when they
,l-'-'-l tldt several letters containing serious