The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-05


Saving Grew on Santa Rosa Island
"A saw-mill Burned Near Dublin
GEORGIA
Bids have been submitted to the city coun-
CT Of Quitman for putting in an electric light
plant.
Enterprising men of Cochran are consider
ing the advisaOility OF having the town
lighted By electricity.
Gregory Renkl, one Of the eldest and most
prominent OF Augusta German citizens
died Saturday in the nth year OF his age.
In Burke county, up to date, there are not
nearly 30 many mortgages recorded this year
as for the corresponding season last year.
There is q man in Stewart county, who has
fodder In his barn that was gathered In 1866
twenty-nine years ago-and 1t Is still bright
and sound.
DR.. Warren A. Gambler succeeds Rev. w. d.
Anderson as presiding elder Of the Oxford
district, and divides the salary with Mrs
Anderson.
The mining property known as that Of
James London, situated near Auraria, was
sold few days ago by James L. Black TO T..
g. Denham, of Ohio, for $1,000
The stockholders Of the Cochran canning
factory met wednesday AFTERNOON and per
fected organization by electing officers, APP
pointing committees, etc. preparatory to
commencing operations.
1t was reported at Augusta Saturday that
Henry Miller. a constable of that city had
been murdered in Lincoln or Colum bia
county while trying to make an arrest. The
report had not been verified at last accounts.
There is money in raising Burley tobacco in
Whitfield county. w. J. Painter one of
Whitheld's best farmers raised 900 pounds
on one acre, and cured It in the sun without
expense. He sold 1t and cleared S85. so on the
acre.
The Dalton Argus Of Saturday says:
"Charles E. Richardson was expected to die
at any moment when this was written yester-
day afternoon. He stuck nail in his foot
while breaking some kindling and has been
suffering intensely with ombinatiOn OF lock-
Jaw and blood poison for week past. HIS
life has been despaired OF since Wednesday. ="
AT Cochran last Wednesday morning the
6-Year-Old son Of Eliza Gordon, COlored WAS
so badly burned that he died a few hours
later. The child was standing near the fire
place when his clothing took fire and burned
nearly of before his mother could reach him
There was no one with him except his little
sister, who tried to eNtinguish the flames by
throwing water over him.
The saw mill of Capt. Hardy Smith. located
about three miles southwest OF Dublin, was
destroyed by fire on Tuesday night last The
cause of the IRE is unknown W. C. Bishop
who was in the mercantile business at Dub
lin. aud was burned out on Dec 81 last had
Just taken charge OF the mill and was operat-
ing u. A negro house near the mill was de-
stroyed by hre on Saturday night.
Mrs. jackson, the Oldest person in Gwin
nett county, died last Monday She was born
on Feb. Is. 1873. and was. therefore lOt wears
ana DAYS Old She was a consistent mem
Der OF the Methodist church. and nad at
tended every meeting held at Lawrenceville
camp-grOund since its location sixty wears
ago. She was very vigorous, both mentally
and physically, up to few days before her
death.
Waynesboro True Citizen: Virgil Bell wan
derlng over the old battlefield near Waynes-
boro last Wednesday found in bunch 1out
eight OF the Enfield rifle cOnical balls these
were each once united by a paper alta h
ment which contained enough Of veuomous
powder to send them on a death MESSAGE a
mile distant. That has long since melted
away and left only the fatal metal. which
stands as ready today TO assist in the devil
1shuess Of war as then. Perhaps some con
federath went down at that spot and left his
supply OF ammunition where he fell, and
there these calls have remained ever since
left them TO mark the spot Be that as h
may, they were doubtless war material 4hirty
years ago.