The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-16

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The Casualty Record.
GEORGIA.
Observer: The town hog thrives and
moves about quite independently in Blakely.
Times Enterprise. Thomasville is to have
steam laundry in the near future R. c.
Lambert Co, have purchased the machinery
ana VIII put II In position as soon IS 10 ar
Tlyes ana a suitable location can be secured
L. H Harrel informs the Eastman
Times Herald that he has curiosity tu the
shape Of a deformed pig each OF It's fore feet
having hve separate and distinct hOofs The
pig is about eight months old and well grown
for its age.
Cordele Sentinel. Elisha Walton. a farmer
living near tuqua in DOoly county, lost his
entire ginning outfit and saw mill fixtures 10y
fire last Tuesday morning The fire was first
discovered ABOUT o clock; TOO late 10 save
anything valuable. HIS loss is estimated at
$500 no insurance.
Little Walter. son OF W. f. p. Mullis of
Eastman killed a rattler five feet long
Wednesday morning last HIS snakeship was
engaged in the task OF swallowing a rabbit
when killed. The rattles were shot OF in dis
patching him with shot gun and only eight
OF them were found.
The Pohe Alr-Lift machinery has arrived
81 Townsville and has been hauled up to the
pumping station. 1t Will be put IN as soon as
the well is made free from obstruc-
tons AS soon as the heavy rope which was
ordered some days ago arrives SuDt. Thomp-
son will continue the work OF clearing the
hole.
Blakely ,;ews: o. E. Shaw Of Cuba while
out guinea nesting in the suburbs Of his
fathers potato patch. few days ago. dis
covered in the fence lam a rattlesnake seven
and half feet long and thirteen inches in
circumference. He carried on the tip OF his
tall twelve rattles and button, and was
killed.
Eastman Times-Journal: Chauncey Brown,
one of Dodge county most enterprlsing far
mers, brought to Eastman Tuesday a shock
o. rice which he cultivated and which wa
well headed. He informs US that he will
make 2O0 or 300 bushels. What Dodge county
soil won't produce cannot be raised anywhere
else on the globe.
The house OF Joe Tharpe a negro living at
Amoskeag, was burglarized Thursday night
OF last week, and a gold watch and some pro
visions carried away. Joe Davis, another
negro was suspected OF the crime. and upon
investigation, was found TO be in possession
OF the property He is now in jail awaiting
Indictment by the grand jury.
Star: Kite Tate's (coloredl dead body was
brought to ElDertOn Sunday afternoon on the
o'clock train. He was killed by the train
but reports conflict as to how 1t happened
one is TO the effect that he was stealing ride
on the cars and got killed. Another is that
he was drunk and while riding on the cars
tell between the boxes and was run over.
Hamilton Journal. the cotton crop through
out Harris county Will be about an average
crop. There is very fine weed, though not
as much fruit as there ought TO be in proper
tion Corn is very fine. The general outlook
is good There will be plenty Of hog and HON
my during the coming year II people will take
good care Of il and husband their resources
peoples Press: Oliver merchants report
an Increase Of business. M. c. Powell & Co
report sales OF eighty bales of cotton against
twelve OF the same date last year. Messrs.
hlmeS q White have gsnned thtrty-tive bales
against tve for the same period last year
Messrs Mcneil a Zittrouer have shipped 700
barrels OF spirits, an excess Of 100 barrels
ever last year.
Kavre raocbo5 AFo1ieor U,r;ao,- -,
whitecapping affair that occurred in Nor.
gan county last night Old man NJ. A. C. Coch-
ran was taken from his home by probably one
hundred men, was severely beaten and
ordered to leave the county. Cochran was
tried for barn burning in Morgan superior
court last week and was acquitted. II seems
that the people of his neighbOrhood have
taken the matter in their own hands nearly
all OF them believing him guilty.
Augusta Herald Have you seen the big
snake: II is rattler and is on eXh btion at
Saxon Bros, at Broadway and Monument
streets II Is one OF the largest rattlers ever
seen in Augusta. The rattles number fifteen
It's length is a trlfe over five feet. and the
measurement through the body is three and
one half inches The reptile was killed by
negro on the new county road, ABOUT three
miles from the city. He gave 1t to Mr. Henry
Campbell who brought it to Augusta.
one Of Carrollton's young men had an en-
gagement 10 go to preaching with young
lady Sunday night. Late in the afternoon
being troubled with headache, he laid down
In one Of the boys rooms I'D town and
dropped of to sleep When he awake after
washing his face and combing his hair he
started after the young lady When he got
on the square he noticed everything was
quite sttll and thinking perhars preaching
mad begun ana he was late, went by store
CLOCK to see what time IL was II was
O'Clock in the morning
Star: For the past several months at Elber-
TON some unknown parties have been prowl-
Ing around the residence Of j. l.. Strickland
alarming Mrs, strickland and acting in a
manner calculated 10 excite suspicion Thew
usually commence operations between and
clock In the morning. They have taken the
gate OF its hinges, broken the blinds. and
once or twice they succeeded, in entering the
house, but they have never robbed the house
yet and what their object is remains a rnvs-
terry. Mr.. Strickland has attempted in vain
10 ascertain their object or identity but IN To
ms time nothing is known except that they
annoy the FAMILY very much with their visits.
journal: George Cakes star boarder at
lhe station house and stockade at Atlanta
was placed under arrest Friday morning ~
PatrOlman Dodd Cakes has been arrested
on various charges heretofore but never on
the charge that was made against him this
morning. 1t is alleged that he has worked
the postage stamp racket with considerable
success. Numerous complaints have been
made OF several men who have been going
from house to house with an important letter
which they wished to mail but for which they
mad no stamp. Their plan is to rush INTO a
store, and tell weird story of the LETTER
which must be mailed, and wind up by asking
for stamp. stamp is very small thing
50 they are seldom disappointed 1t is said
that several of the gang have gathered
enough stamps from working the scheme to
keep them supplied with a comfortable Jag
for several days
Townsville Times Enterprise. II is not
our custom TO publish ANONYMOUS communf-
cations, but the one below Is so strikingly
original that we have decided to Law il before
our readers verbatim Georgia. Thomase
county, sept. the 6. ls94.-MR EDITOR LINES
INTER PRISE saw IN yoor Paper les week a
utte sketch OF what mad hawd times and Won
ask my Ida about II / say IL is the editor
Prltng so miney Big lies. and another thing
i mink helps too and that is letting so rnlney
OF those lofres staying IN town OF saturday
knight and Getting Drunk and Rowing Round
throwing away their money some of thin air
married men that have famley and thcv are
Suuerlng from II think il WClld BE "a Good
thing TO max it a law to Run them out Of
town at o'clock an max them Paw a tine un-
less l. is IT case OF needle sesitor for "A DR. or
some kmerglnsey the above woulde BE a
GOOD law nor mr. Editor ! Don't mean inv in
ceuaton at ali But DO think that they all
Kite heep that is not soc and a heep OF
People hant Got more sence than to Believe
IL is so.
FLORIDA
Orange City Times. A carload of Lumbar
was lett this week az Twin Oaks for the new
station, and from its appearance our east
suburb IS going TO have an attra tive and
comfortable little depot. II was left on the
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