The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

Carving of q White Man by a Negro.
A Lady Kills a Rather at Dawson.
The Casualty Record.
GEORGIA.
The sam road earnings for August showed
q good increase.
Americus received 344 bales Of cotton Mon
DAY. and trade was made lively.
The Fort Valley Daily Leader celebrated
Labor day IT, coming out in bright red.
There was BIG democratic rally at Hines
vile Tuesday, addressed by Lester and Cln-
ton.
The Georgia game law in many Instances
expired Sept. l. and the gunsmen are having
q good time.
A big English fortune is said to have been
left to the Hazard family, several OF whom
live in South Georgia
At the regular meeting OF Thomas county
commissioners held on Monday, the tax rate
OF 1874 was fixed at - cents on 500 worth OF
property.
The Americas Times Recorder notes the
arrival Of new hay in that city. and says the
hay crop OF Georgia is better paying than
Scent cotton.
The river swamps near Waycrossare full Of
gray foxes Three have been killed in the
last two weeks within two miles OF that town.
One was killed Tuesday.
Last Friday train on the Atlantic and
Western railroad ran over an alligator near
Bowen mill and severed its head from its
BODY. The reptile was over seven feet long.
Buena Vista Patriot: A justice court hailif
with about two sings under his shirt and
the privilege of wearing his hat IN the pres
ence Of ''his honor. is-siZed up by his own
feehngs-a bigger man than Grover Cleye-
land
Work was commenced at Thomasville
Tuesday. preparing the ground for the two
new stores to he erected on Jackson street.
When these stores are pleted there viii
be but one or two small gaps in the whole
block.
~ W n Ovford Of Uavveon l-ilIed a rat
tlesnake in her yard last saturday morning
with a hoe 1t measured between three and
four feet long. and had four rattles, Mrs.
oxford thought il was chicken snake until
she killed It,
Dawson burglars entered Klawansky Bros
store Monday night and stole between s75
and 500 worth Of clothing One of the window
shutters was Of the hinges, ana entrance was
effected by ending the iron bar that held it
and slipping IL aside.
The new machinery, boilers and engines at
Russell's shiube mill al Abbeyile have been
placed in position and IN few DAYS the
wheels VIII be again put in motion The ca
pacity Of the mill has been increased. and it
will hereafter turn out 10000 shingles per
day.
Macon News: The persimmon crop is said
to be short. The pOssum s fond anticlpa-
tons are blighted and he can no longer bug
the fattering JUNCTION TO his soul of eating
bait Of his favorite fruit, curling his tan
around limb and hanging down to pleasant
dreams.
In Echols county last week Mrs. James
Keene gave birth to triplets one boy and
two girls. The boy weighed nine pounds and
the girls seven pounds each. There we're six
children already in the family. In another
part Of the county on the same day twins
were born to Mr.. and Mrs. b. Carter.
On Monday evening news reached the Alb.
bevile Exponent that Capt. L. +. Hallowes
had been Severely kicked by one Of his
horses, Dan" one of his high spirited
horses. Rickeda plank from the stable that
struck Capt. HallOwes in the face with ter
riOle force. crushing his left cheek bone.
Jesse Virgins of Dawson was considerably
bruised by runaway team few days ago
While going TO mill his mules took fright at
a cotton basket that was thrown just in front
of them by a negro. Mr.. Virgins was thrown
under the wagon, but he still held to the lines
and was dragged a considerable distance.
Dahlonega Signal: In the absence of a bar
Der one OF our merchants got young man to
trim his hair last Saturday before he went to
the camp meeting. The lad had but little eX-
perlenoe in this business and in trimming
above his ears clipped of small bit of one
OF these ornaments which causes him to hold
his head little to one side now.
The travesty on the local courts given by
coored amateurs at Darts hall. Brunswick
Tuesday night fell rather fat. owing 10 the
small audience which attended, says the
Times Advertiser The man who personated-
Judge Sweat couldn't eructate, and John
Bugg, who took the part OF Judge Atkinson
made dismal failure at initiating Judge
Atkinson inimlta9le cough.
Miss Pearl Foster, an artist Of Clayton
Ala is to teach an art class in Dawson ana
having this accomplished young lady a resi-
dent OF the city. In the state capitol at
Montgomery Says the Clayton Courier, in
the life SIZE pCr,rait Of her father the late
chancellor, John A. Foster, there hangs "a
product of her genius which would do credit
TO many whose locks have whitencd with life
long Efforts for success.
TIE action OF a mule on lower Broad street
Columbus, Tuesday caused the passers- by
considerable mcrriment. The animal seemed
determined TO allow no one TO remain long
upon its back, TO carry out which plan it pro
Ceedcd to lie down WhereupOn, a WOuld-be
rider attempted TO mount. A mules stub
hornuess is proyCrblal, and in this instance II
won the day, Tor, unable to endure the Ieers
OF the delighted spectators the man concluded
10 let the OUdurata animal alone.
Monday afternoon While quite a number OF
people We're sitting In r.. E. Pounds tent, at
Indian Spring camp ground, neatly dressed
white man jumped through a window and
snatched Miss Nelson pocketbook out of
her hand ana made good his escape. AS
daring act, this beats the record. There were
several ladies and gentlemen present talking.
and saw the robbery. ana yet the thief made
good his escape. Miss Nelson IS from Way
cross and the thief not only carried of her
cash, but return railroad ticket
Brunswick Times-hdyertlser: The tug
Inca having on board Col. C. Z. Goodyear
and his force OF men, went out on the bar
Tuesday morning Col. Goodyear has begun
his work Of deepening the channel The
weather is rather unsettled as yet and will
prove a hindraucc to progress. No time will
be lost, however. \ large shipment OF dVna-
mite IS now on the way. The dynamite which
Col GOODYEAR VIII use III his WORK in the
future is OF higher grade than ne used before
and is 80 per cent. test instead OF go per cent ,
as formerly.
Southeast Georgian: Our junior was ex-
pechng bouquet from young lady the
other morning. and his discontinue can he
better imagined than described when the cx-
press a cent handed him an arrangement
about the size Of "a cotton boil with two loug
tendrils, which looked like horns OF a super
anuated william 0gOat. on one side was
beard like appendage that might he taken for
sembled an elephants snOut; il was argus
eyed and altogether a curiosity OF the we've
table kingdom Its name is unknown by us
Griffin CAN: Monday night. about o'clock,
al Bun Springs camp ground a yong lady
In Chapman s tent gave the alarm that there
was a negro In her room. Her aunt, who oc-
cupled an apartment near by. assured her She
was mistaken. About half an hour later w.
H. Chapman, whose quarters were imme-
oiately across the hall from the young lady'S =,
hut who had heard nothing of the disturb
ancc. was aroused from his slumbcrs by some
one having him by the throat He imme.
dlately spranE from his bed and Erappled
with his foe, catching him by the coat collar.
In the struggle the negro escaped, leaving his
coat Win MT Chapman. There was quite a
Commotion In the camps as the news spread.
and the tCuters are anxious 70 ind the owner
OF the coat IL As believed 10 belong TO an eN-
H .H Goo a.