The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-27
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
Condensed News Of Georgia, Florida
and South Carolina.

County, Wizards at Waynesboro.
\ Georgia Cracker and BLANKET"
NWhisky-A Chase for Angels in
Burke County Florida Stove
PeddleEs-Condensed Cuttings From
the Press Of the Three States.
GEORGIA.
Tie Eatonton academy will open next Mon
day week for the fall term
Mr.. J H. Bags Of Camilla received s25
reward for capturing convict that escaped
from Dougherty county chain gang last week.
The negro was captured on the river
Miss Dunlap OF Atlanta jumped from a
street car In that city recently and was serl-
ously hurt She thought there was about TO
be a collision and lost her presence OF mind
Tax Receiver Anderson OF Bibb county has
telegraphed Controller General wright that
his books which viii be forwarded at once,
show a falling on Of Sl5DOOJl The tax levy
will be made early next week, BiObs returns
being all that the controller has been waiting
Miss Ethel hague, the 9-year-old daughter
OF Mr. John Hague OF Columbus. was the vic
tim Of very painful accident on Thursday.
The little girl was standing on the steps lean
ing against the banisters. and they gave way
and the child fell to the ground. Both bones
In the left arm were broken half way between
the wrist ana elbow.
The pharmacists OF the south are taking an
interest in the Cotton states and InterHa-
tional Exposition. AT the last meeting of the
Georgia Pharmaceutical Association, on mo
ton of DIT. stark Of LAGRANGE, a committee
was appointed TO invite the adjoining states
TO form a Southern States Pharmaceutical
Association, TO meet in Atlanta during the
exposition. Already Florida and Alabama
have acted upon this and appointed commit
tees.
Record: The work Of re -electing a corps Of
teachers for the MonteZuma Institute for the
ensuing scholastic year has been completed
by the board OF education. and the gentlemen
rrsrfG C inc d I'd hey
have never had a more complete or efficient
corps Of teachers than those selected fhe
principal is Prof w II. Davis Of Nashville,
TeGn. He is North CarOlinan and a man
thoroughly cOnversant with the duties in
yoivedi in the principalship of our institute
Herald: The people Of uptown Augusta
have been In the habit OF calling the MarDury>
Mck1nne street block the great hsh pond, but
now since the lowest place has been filled in
with loose DIRT, they have gone on on another
tack and claim that the city has gone into
the grass farm business in com petition with
Capt. Warren. On the block in question,
from one end TO the other grass is growing to
height Of two feet. 1t includes pretty nearly
all enthusiastically, Johnson, crab, etc.
There s a fortune awaiting the man who gets
the right to NOV IL and take the hay
What came near being a seriOns accident
happened to Miss Matte Stevens and Mrs
M. h. Freeman at Camella Wednesday after
noon. They were out driving DR.. +. s.
Twitty's famous trotting horse "Peavine on
the evening in question ana when below Mrs
stumbled and caught his foot over the shaft
breaking the shaft aud otherwise damaging
buggy and harness 1t was only by the
prompt work and coolness OF Mrs. Freeman
that serious runaway was avoided. Il is
SAID that Miss Stevens trayeiy directed the
work from the safe side Of large tree
Mr.. John Tarrer of Grangerville tells the
MonteZuma Record Of an almost serious as
well as strange antic of a small size cyclone
which struck his premises some days ago.
AT ABOUT o clock in the day the family were
sitting near a door IN the front room with the
door closed. Everything outside appeared
calm, until, without warning the door was
blown of Of its hinges almost across the room.
In falling IL injured fonr Of the family who
were in the room and knocked Mr. Tarrer
senseless. 1t appeared at the time that cy-
clone had struck the house, but after recov-
ering from their surprise no sight OF its
work could be found with the exception Of the
door.
Noultrie Observer: The Thomasville Times
is making pull for a telephone line between
Ihomasyille aud Moultrie. From tive quote
the following: "A telephone line between
Townsville and Moultrie would be a big
thing for both towns. Such a line would not
cost great deal of money, and we believe
would be a paying investment What say the
business men OF both placesE For some
time people have been discussing the pro
pr1ety Of running line from Moultrie to sort
point on the Savannah. Florida and Vest
eru, and we are OF the opinion that Thomas
vile would be the best point. What say the
business men Of MOultrie: Thomasville will
pull her end of the string il we will pull
Free Press: John Harris OF Ouitmau went
home about bedtime last Wednesday night
and as he approached the house, seeing a dim
light burning he knew a burglar was inside
helping himself, as no one was at home
Hastily getting together a posse of citizens
and a policeman or two, the house was sur.
rounded ana the burglars capture made Ger.
tain Mr.. Harris opened the front door, his
brave posse behind him, and remarked
|Ne'l rush in on him and catch him As he
opened the door, Mrs Harris appeared at a
window aud said. What do you all want,
Ill get my pistol anu shoot YOU" She got
her pistol and il took fast talking and uulck
explanations on Mr. Harris part to keep heI
from shooting. The secret Of the Joke is that
Mrs. Harris had been away from home ana
had returned while Mr.. Harris was up town
without his knowing it.
Camilla Clarion: You can't down a Georgia
cracker when he wants whisky. II he wants
II which is mostly in general the CASE and
hasn got the money 10 buy it lwhie agar
fs mostly the casei he'll make it in spite oil
all the revenue officers in the world and re
CARELESS OF the price of corn or the condition
OF his health Ihe latest device for making
whisky down this waV is said TO consist solely
Of blanket. The blanket IS folded seyera
times the mash Is put up in pot, anc
then the blanket is tied over the top. Z ht
fire is then placed under the pot and the blaa
ket a0sorbs the steam as il ri es. When tht
blanket ecomes saturated with the con
densed steam, 10 is 'wrung out, - and there /.
the whisky, AS much as a quart Is some
times got this way at one wrinRing The
WHISKY Is mean enough, so we are told, L
make a man steal the blanket from over
sick wife and sell it to buy a saw with which
70 saw his mOtherin-law's leg of.
True Citizen; Two glnger-cake coloret
mokes calling themselves the wizards" camt
TO WaYnesDOrO last week and advertised {,
give one OF their matchless entertainments il
slightOf-hand performance, swallowin,
swords eating glass, etc, for the colored PEG
pie, last Monday night Accordingly the door
of-their nall near the depot were opened ant
goodly audience rushed in, paying their ad
mission fees at the door. When all the Tickle
money had been taken In and counted ant
carefully slowed away in the wizard
pockets he went behind the cur
talns to prepare for the show Ih
audience waited patiently for the show T.
begin for solid hour, but 10 was not yet. An,
when some one in the crowd concluded to SCI
why the performance was so DELAYED, reaches
the stage ana peeped cautiously behind tn
curtain, no wizards were visible to his eyes
Nothing save an open window by which thes
wonderful wizards had made good thei
escape 70 Mcintosh creek swamp
AuRuuta Herald Instances Of belief q
negroes in witchcraft are told by a promineu
planter OF Burke county, who vOuChes for tn
truth OF them. There appeared arJun
Waynesboro a week or two ago large mum
Der OF some sea birds which had been blow
inland by coast storm. The bird was see
by the negroes around. who viewing the large
white wings, vowed it wassau angel and s.
determined 10 capture IT, supposng that hay
ing the angel in their power, they could pro
cure whatever they wished. Some one wa
Amounted TO watch the bird while the neigh