The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-05


dosta, began work on Tuesday
Col. p. NJ Shelby, who has been very III for
several DAYS died at his home on East Third
street at Rome Thursday night
The jobbing houses OF Rome all report
large trade this season and better collections
than they have seen in some time.
The young men in and around Lexington
are 10 meet at the court house tomorrow
night for the purpose Of organizing military
company.
II is rumored that an effort will be made 10
run independent candidates for some Of the
county offices in Newton county at the election
next January.
After lingering Illness from cancer Of the
stomach. Rev. Thos. ]. Adams died Thursday
night at O'Clock at his residence on Pine
street at Albany.
A convention Of delegates is called to meet
In TalbottOn on Aug. Is FOR the purpose Of
nominating a senator for the Twenty-hfth
senatorial district,
Rev. D. Cleveland received six members
into his church at the conclusion OF the pro
traeted services at the Baptist church ct
Blakely last week.
Pears have proved a paying crop this year
Shippers from Mcintosh county have been re
alizinR as much as $3.50 per barrel The crop
is short in Mcintosh county.
w. F. Miley viii commence the publication
of the Farmers Guide at DUPONT Clinch
county, on Thursday next. c. Il. Hartman
will probably edit the new paper.
Rev. J. G.. Corley closed a very interesting
omokee Baptist church in Early county last
Sunday Much good was accomplished and
fifteen converts were baptized and added 10
the mem bership of the church.
Nine suits have been tiled to the August
term Of the superior court OF Glascock
county. Among them is suit by Alexander
Bales against the Augusta Southern rail
road for Y 800 damages which he claims he
sustained In q collision on the road just be-
low Gibson on Feb. IA last
Albany Herald; The continual rains
throughout this part of the state have begun
to affect the cotton, and the report that the
plant is shedding its fruit is universal. A
good deal of rust is also reported. Where
the rust is bad the cotton is opening very rap
idly. and already considerable picking is
being done.
Probably the largest tree in that section of
the country is on the land Of Wyatt Holmes.
in the southern part Of Morgan county The
tree is a poplar and is about 200 feet high.
It measures seven feet through and thirty-two
feet around. II the tree were cut down and
the stump leveled a cotillion could dance on
old
jefferson was visited by big fire that laid
whole block in ashes about O'Clock Thurs
day morning The fire was discovered in a
dwelling opposite the hotel. 1t rapidly
spread and could not be gotten under cen
troll The houses consumed by the flames
were two dwellings and one store, belonging
to James Randolph and w. =. Pike and the
law ONCE Of Col Pike.
J. B. Osborn. the third party speaker and
labor agitator was billed for a speech at
Cuthtert Thursday He was there for an
afternoon night, and till late the next
morning. and no one from the third party
ranks had called on him or paid him any at
tention. 1t was raining: no one from the
country seemed TO be IN town to hear him
He left Cuthbert for Lumpkia.
During the past month there was shipped
from Dublin, cOastwlse ana foreign, 10 l25. 10
feet OF hewn and sawn timber and lumber
During the month ending on klly 81, there
was measured at the public boom in Darlen
l.E1UUo ieet Of square. scah and saWn timber
This does not include the sawu timber and
lumber which came In during the month and
was carried direct to the private booms,
a few days ago lightning struck the resi-
denCe OF John Bonds near Eastman and be
SIDES considerably damaging the house,
shocked three Of his children to such an ex-
tent that one Of them was thought for q while
. be dead. but fortunately il recovered.
wednesday afternoon last lightning struck
the cupola Of the academy at Eastman dam
aged the building to some extent and killed
hve hogs that were sleeping beneath it.
Lexington Echo; Judge McWhorter Will
resume the practice Of his profession in this
place. IN fact, he has already been retained
Ia two important cdSes-oAe to defend some
OF the parties charged with WITHDRAWING
and the other to defend Mrs. l. N. billiard
charged with completely IN the murder OF her
husband. Before his elevation to the bench
Judge McWhorter ranked among the leading
LAWYERS IA Georgia. ana II viii be no trouble
Lexington Echo; Lexington was in the
edge Of big cloudburst Sunday night last
about u clock Two or three miles TO the
south OF town was the storm center and great
damage was done. Mr., Andrew j Young re
ports that in his neighborhood trees and
growing crops were laid low by the wind and
great damage done the latter by heavy and
washing rainfall, which he saws was the
heaviest he ever saw. A scope OF country a
couple OF miles in width suffered considerably
Darien Gazette: The saw-mil men up the
river are making contracts with Darien ship
pers and are preparing for busy season OF
Il the coming TALL and winter A gentleman
who keeps thoroughly posted on the timber
business tells US that lust now there lis ag0od
ueaI Oh aChNii4 among ooth mlllmen and
buyers IN making contracts that there will be
over 50 per cent more business done next sea
son Than was done during the season iusi
closed Our upcountry friends seem eager
TO make contracts and our shippers seem
equally as willing TO prepare for the an
preaching business season.
Lexington Echo; Mr.. Walter Burkbaltel
Of near sandy Cross was exhibiting in Lex
ington Tuesday a veritable horned snake
which had been killed near stevens Hun &
Co & store that day. In shape Ii had the an
pearance OF being "A lizard with without legs
was about ten inches long, ana had horn on
its tail about a half inch long. The most marked
popularity OF the reptile was the absence OF
crawling scales which are found on the under
side OF snakes which would seem to indicate
that ii did not crawl but rolled in a hoop a,
horned snake are said to navigate II wa,
fOund by Mr.. Graham. and before IL was
killed II struck at him with It's tail the horn
striking his pants
Naldosta Times: School Commissioner ]
II Iant began 20 pay of the L0wndes COUNT
teachers on Wednesday for the second quar-
ter OF the year Capt Bradwell sent only
s2.0f4 to our teachers, while the pay roll
called for ~ $50 a variety of reasons art
given why the whole amount can not now bt
paid over as the new school law contemplate ed
II should he done. The ruling Of the STATE
commissioner in March kept Lowndes out OF
the use Of Sl700, which IL had lawfully ac
cumulatcd The promise made then was
u would be paid back next time, but now the
teachers can not get their fun settlements
until January 1893 At that time the poll ta1
Will be collected and the school fund supple
mented
Daren Gazette: On Thursday morning be
tween and o'clock, the boom Just across
the river from this office known as the
Holmes boom, parted It's hawsers and fi0ateC
Gown The river Little. n anything. was
known about II until daylight, and work was
soon atterward commenced 10 recover the
timber The entire boom with the exception
OF very few RATS, got loose. There is nc
lded now the thing happened, but IL Is prob
euly owing 10 the swittuess of the tide. 10 Is
estimated that about 800 900 feet OF tim
Der was contained ia the lot which wen,
aoriit and was owned by the Hilton 81 Dodge
Lumber Company Ihe timber win no doubt
pc recovered, 90 least "a greater part OF a. but
~ TINS hOur there Is still much OF IL MISSING.