The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
News Of the Two States Told in Para.
graphs.


Discussion in the Alachua Baptist
Assooiation-A Peculiar Character Of
Randolph County Wills His Property
to His Negro Children.
GEORGIA.
The friends of Hon. Andrew J. Cobb Of
Athens are urging him to enter the race
for the supreme court judgcship.
Sumter's representatives have been re
quested to have the state game law pro-
tecung partridges so changed as TO pro-
hibit their being killed before Nov. J..
Many birds killed thereabouts recently
were no larger than sparrows.
The recent change in temperature has
been productive of considerable sickness
Of a mild type in various sections of
Athens. Numerous cases of chills and
fever are reported this being perhaps the
most serious complaint made.
Americas Times Recorder: It is sur
prising the number of chickens shipped
to Americas from Gainesville and other
North Georgia towns. Hundreds Of dol
lars are sent away weekly to pay for
chickens, when they might just as easily
be raised here.
W. r. Lane and J. A. Ansley, Jr., de-
sire the appointment Of solicitor of the
county court of Sumter. This position is
deTstood that he will rot seek re-appoint-
ment, hence the desire Of the above named
gentlemen to succeed to the place.
At Young Harris last Wednesday Girls
Gibbs was found dead in Brasstown
creek. There have been several theories
advanced as to how he came to his death
Some think he committed suicide, while
others affirm that he was murdered. lie
was prosperous merchant and farmer
Mt. Vernon Monitor: Mr.. J. Z. Palmers
potatoes have a strong prediction for
running into curious limitations of living
things. A year or so ago he sent us
potato that was a complete imitation of
an elephant, and this week his little girl
and boy sent us one that looked almost
exactly like a duck.
J. r. Faulkner of Coffee county, who
stabbed Policeman j. W. Kemp in Al
bany several years ago, and who plead
guilty and was fined $500 and costs at the
recent term of Dougherty superior court
paid his fine and was released from jail
Wednesday. He has been in jail only
since sentence was passed upon him.
There is no doubt that the third party
at some Of the county precincts in Cobb
county voted a large number OF Illegal
voters. 1t is said at one precinct fully
twenty-five negroes were voted by the
popuIists that had no legal right to vote.
There were Irregularities at some OF the
other precincts that smack of a deliberate
intention to commit fraud.
Cuthbert Leader: George Mason. a ne
gro, was shot and killed on the premises
of Mr.. J. B. McWilliams last Saturday
night between 9 and 10 o'clock, by Abe
Miller, another negro. From the informa-
ton brought out at the inquest Sunday
morning it was thought to have been
premeditated, and a verdict Of murder in
the first degree was returned by the jury
Abe has not been caught
Grofin News: f. NJ McLendon Of
Greenville bought the John Freeman place
in this county yesterday. 1t is situated
near Vineyard, about three miles from
this city, right in the heart Of the fruit
section, contains forty-three acres and
Was sold at s27 per acre, which is exceed
ingly cheap for that class of land in this
county. 1t is understood that il will be
converted into fruit farm.
Tom Dodson. the young son Of r. A.
Dodson of Americans. met with a very
painful accident Wednesday. He was SUI
perintending the ginning of cotton on
Armstead Dodson's place, when in some
manner not yet explained his arm was
caught in the gin shafting. In an instant
It was badly crushed between the wrist
and elbow, the large bone being broken
in one and the small bone in two places.
Last Sunday Rev. NJ L. Underwood
presiding elder of the Dahlonega dis
trict, dedicated the new church at Tate
The church has been built within the last
few months, and is one of the handsomest
and best churches in all North Georgia
seated in modern style, with caken peWs
of the latest pattern. The preacher not
only steps upon marble to enter the build.
ing, but stands behind a beautiful piece
OF marble as a pulpit.
was summarily stopped in a peculiar way
in Perry last Monday morning. A mower
drawn by two mules was cutting the
grass off the Cutler lot, when one of the
mules suddenly entered the earth hint
feet foremost. She had fallen into an
old well that had been filled up many
years ago. The driver hastily released
the other mule, and the one in the wei
went down about fifteen or twenty feet
Assistance was secured, earth was du.
away and the mule drawn out within hal
an hour, unhurt, except a few Sigh
bruises.
Capt. c. B. Kelser of Oconee. section
foreman, had fine sport Saturday morn
ing, while crossing the railroad bridg
across Oconee, chasing a huge wild ca
with his crank car. The swamp was Gov
cred with water, and the cat thought h
had rather take chances on the road b
his pursuers than take water and h
made for high land, a distance Of a mil
by rail, and was successful, and lande
few yards ahead in Wilkinson count,
But a gentleman soon rode up where MI
kesler had stopped with pack Of hound
that was put on trail, and soon had tn
cat up tree, when a well directed sh,
brought him tumbling to the ground.
McRae Enterprise: ]. x. Wiliamso
tells the following deer story. of While
he is both hero and victor. He said this
huge buck paid nocturnal visits TO
field Of his, and was always shy and Gun
ming enough TO eyade the snares of II
huntsmen. He decided he would hay
him If such a thing was possibe so !
secures "a safe rope, marches TO the ne
and climbs a tree in the midst of the o.
bucks grazing grounds, lashes himse
hard and fast to the tree and awaits Il
coveted prize. Shortly the deer came Il
and with a well-directed shot he W,
telled. But, says Brother Wilnamso
under excitement, buck agues etc II
the life Of him he forgot how he fasten,
the rope around him, and there remain,
for gracious only knows how long, seer
ingly always, before he could cut loo
enough TO descend He viii prubab
never do the like again. The bu,
weighed 139 pounds