The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News OF the Two States Told
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An Old French Copper Coin Unearthed
Near Rome-A Bottle Picked Up at
Palm Beach y nth a Message From
the Seattle :English Government
Sends the Rev cuer of a Stranded
Crew a HandsoI ne Testimonial.
GEO. 7GIA.
The residence Of Ed Meadows at SWANS
boro, is about complete ID
Gen. Evans spoke at forsyth, Thursday, 10
. large and enthusiastic audience
H :. Volbert Is now .recting an academy
ct Summit. II will be two story building.
Work Will be resumed at an early date on
the Methodist church at Dublin and rushed
to cOmplet on.
H.T. Crawford has bought out the mercan-
tile business at Nioult RE formerly owned by
G. F. Nelson Il Co.
In short time J. Hofmayer and David
Brown OF Albany. will begin the erection OF
an 1000 residence on p road street
The Birmingham LUm Der company's new
mill on the west side oil ne river near Balm
bridge is running at full vast and turning out
some very pretty lumber.
Dr. E. T. Coleman. OF 81 cnmit, had his barn
and outbuildings burned last week. Loss
$500. 1t is not known how the IRE originated,
but It is supposed to have cen accidental
TING Gamble, OF Cuthb ert has purchased
the suburban farm Of Dr.. NfestmOreland and
will reside on it in the fut7re. Mr.. Gamble
will tslose out his mercantile business at once
and turn his attention 10 Idrl uluB.
Last Thursday Robert Stile. ; the messenger
of the &c ntral Matching comm ission OF wash
ington, { 1me over with half lnlulon OF shads
TO be deposited IN the Dgeec.sco river near
Midwife. The shad came FROM the Potomac
river
The Guyton canning factory building has
been complete d and its machinery is eX-
peeted to reacl Guyton in few days P-es
dent Foy is ma king every effort 10 get the
factory in oper alton as edrly as possible IN
order TO do a 20 Cd business this season.
Tom Miles am his wife. cOlortd, were com
mitted to ian at BainpridRe last saturday by
Judge Campbell for beating unpaercuully the
womans oaHeatef 2ad SteI1laughter OF
Miles The a'irl is about 10 years old and was
cruelty Whip ID about the back and shoulders
with piece OF UYlsteu rope.
The ATTORNEYS in the Hinkle case, at Anert-
Gus. both for the state and defense, received
notice Thursday morning, that the supreme
court would take p the motion for new
trial on Monday We ek May ~. IL Is prooable
Sumter superior taoJirt conVenCs on the
fourth Monday OF thus Inonth'
Last SATURDAY aftern Don Ben Graves Ali
son, eolored was brou, ,ht to cambridge for
treatment. with an ugly flesh wound in his
left thigh, reporting tha. ne had been SHOT on
FRIDAY night by sam we ldon, the woodsman
on Mr.. Babb turpentln9 Iar I Il mas since
been learned that Mr.. v eldon Is seriously
cut, one arm being ripped from ms hanu 70
his shoulder, besides a sew re cut and stab In
the breast which may prove fataI
Rome Tribune: j. p. ,Sercy, Of Floyd
Spring district, showed the Tribune an old
French copper coin Thursday that he found in
a spot on the Holten farm, WIN re II is said
that Indian huts once stood O ne side Of the
coin is so defaced that II can MOI ascertaned
just what the inscription is. On the reverse
side is the head of Louis XVI, ana the words
Louis X VI, Rol Des Francois" Mr.. Sercy
had the coin examined by an ex pert. who
pronounced it a genuine coin of the reign OF
Louis XVI and there is "A premiunl OF 50
offered for II by coin collectors.
A building belonging to Mrs. Hood, on Sec
ond avenue at ONE, apd occupied by c. f.
james as a boarding house was damaged by
fire Wednesday morning Mr. James had
house fun OF regular and transient boardef's
who we're asleep. All, however escaped
without any trouble The fire destroyed the
roof ami the plas ,ering was all damaged by
the water. large portion Of the furniture
was removed, and that remaining in the house
can be used though damaged some. The
house was insured for =, 900 Mr.. James had
$500 insurance on his household goods. The
total loss will not .eed 1900
Last Friday as Ben Humphrey was polling
his barge up the river near cambridge he
came In contact with dead tree, which broke
of when struck by the barge and falling
across the BOW, q stump Of limb penetrated
the bottom causing IL to sink in two minutes
time. The cargo was consigned to Drew
Roberts Co, Of Bainbridge. and was almost
total loss 1t consisted OF 800 bushels corn.
45 bags flour, IS bags meal, tons cotton seed
meal, barrels -four. Only the barrels OF
-four and about 80 bushels of the corn were
saved Mr.. Humphrey is building a steam
boat with which he viii tow has barges and
avoid such accidents hereafter.