The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-17

GEORGIA.
There Is lady in Marietta who has hand
spun counterpane made 1923 years ago.
AT TalDotton hog discovered a large owl
in a farmyard. The owl was blinded by the
sunshine and the hog cornered il and
killed IL.
There lives IN Baker county a negro woman
who is l03 years Old. She can still work in
the field. and can knit socks without the aid
OF glasses.
talking up their annual chinquapin hunt.
This promises 10 be "a gay time for those who
participate
Covington Star: We learn the bird crop
promises to be quite large in this section. and
our sportsmen are beginning 10 wire out
their guns. ana get ready Tor the harvest
Dawson News: Times may be hard but
they are bound to get Letter IN country
where nearly 80 per cent. Of the families own
their homes. No other country can even ap-
proach such showing.
The beautiful oak and plate glass front at
Allen. Clegg Cos store Will be completed in
q day oy two. The thing at the two entrances
was laid yesterday and onlya little interior
work remains to lie done.
Americas received at least 700 bales Of cot
ton Friday ana Saturday, says one OF those
who know as the past week has been tavora-
nle for picking. Receipts for the present
week will perhaps reach 500 bales
A very intelligent monkey furnished no end
OF fun for a crowd on Forsyth street at Amer
icus Friday. The little nigs especially en-
loyed it. and AT times it was rather dincult to
distinguish the Simian from the African.
Sandersville Progress: SqUi rels are tres
passing upon the corn fields adjacent to the
woods They are said TO be very numerous.
Some OF the colored people are making money
killing and selling them dressed, at 10 cents
apiece.
lives a few miles from Quitman, happened to
a painful accident few days ago in the way
OF fall. she became blind and limited while
near the door ana fell out, making a terrible
brutse on her head.
Abbeville Exponent: The corn crop of
Georgia this year is bountiful, and farmers.
Instead OF buying western corn next fall will
have corn TO sell The Georgia farmer is to-
DAY the most prosperous and independent
man In the country
Columbus Enquirer sun Everywhere in
Georgia there is talk of big corn crops, and
corn for the market just think OF that Wul
you: Georgia farmers shipping corn to the
west We are surely in the midst Of a new
era and good one, too,
A reunion Of the Hays family came OF at
Hayston, in Hays district, Newton county
Saturday. There were 100 members OF the
Hays family present, among the number be
ing Uncle Martin Hays, aged 50 years. A
magnificent feast was spread. ana the family
aud about seventy i've invited guests partook
thereof
Brunswick Times: After long and irving
periods OF depression the plimmer OF hope
which spreads the skies is ouoying men np 10
look for greater things Than are possible and
the strain is,a hard one. BE patient. Things
are improving. Times are better ami will
reach around in due time. Get a move on.
Shake of letharRy,
:. d Hight OF Newton county has a little
chair that has been in constant use in his
fathers family for seventy years In 1924
the chair was made for Nj Hight oldest
brother, then baby boy, and all the chill
dren in the family have used the chair. 1t is
now in the best Of order, and looks like 1t viii
stand seventy years more Of service.
Brunswick Times-Advertiser: 4. H. Grace
Hawkinsville druggist, caught one w G.
Robinson an Atlanta man, who represents a
life insurance company, meddling with his
safe. He accused him OF irving to burglarze
1t, and gave him twenty four hours 10 leave
the town, Robinson admits the circumstances
against him, but protests his innocence. he
left.
Old Marshy Lyle oolored, who lives two
miles below Sylvania, and who was known
In the papers about year ago, when she
was pupil at the public school near her
home, says she is % years of age She
remembers the war OF 1912, the Indian
war, the Mexican war and the war between
the states, and she bids fair to outlive bv
many years the China -Japanese war. She
Is still about rs hale and active as she has
been for the last thirty years, and picks
cotton and goes to sit up with the sick for
miles around.
Bill Beckton. the negro who shot six times
at c. c. Clay Wednesday a full account al
which appeared in the Times Recorder, was
captured Friday morning. together with his
wife, Annie Beckton, and lodged IN the county
Jail. 1t developed that the woman handed
her husband the gun from the cabin window
with which he fired the sixth shot and she is
accordingly held as accessory before the fact
Beckton has a 80 caliber pistol ball in his
thigh, which he doubtless received during the
tight. He has little to say OF tho dificultv
Mr. Clay, who assisted in the arrest, has moi
yet returned from his plantation.
TalbottOn News: 1t is reserved to few tc
attain 10 his high degree of matrimonial bliss
To Capt. Curley and wife q kind providence
has awarded the proud distinction Jast
wednesday, a. their home in this city they
celebrated their golden wedding in the pres
ence OF all the children except one, and n few
friends. II was indeed Joyous day and we
rejoice with them. In a hard world like thi,
we cannot wish them many returns In ler
OF this we send congratulations and wish that
this aged couple, so highly esteemed by us
al may together celebrate their next golden
wedding in that beautiful city where eyes
never grow dim and where steps are evei
elastic.
Roswell Banner Some time ago Will,
we were alone and quietly distributing typ,
In our ONCE, our attention was attracted bv
an object in the center OF the room. and upOr
looking to see IL 1t was the office cat, 10 ON
utter surprise and establishment discovered
OF dead man on the wall He fed at once a,
we Threw the sponge and Office towel at him
and took refuge in the woodpile finally es
Gaping down by the spring branch ina
night at II O'Clock the fowls in our CHECKER
yard we're disturbed and, with rife in hand
we fastened TO their rescue. ding to the rea
OF the yard we saw one of the largest possum
IN CoDp county running about after fry
We fired, and the possum-went to the wool
by the spring branch. A reasonable reward
will be paid for the delivery of his possum
ship, dead or alive, at this office.
Albany Herald: The residence of ]. r
Forester, on Broad street, between Monro
and Madison, was ourglarized Saturda,
morning About $50 OF clock Mr. Forreste
was awakened by strange noise in his bed
room. Instantly Mr.. Forester arose to (
sitting posture. only to find before them il
the middle OF the room, the erect figure Of
man. AS soon as the burglar discovered tina
Mr.. Forester was awake he made dash 70
liberty. taking with him Mr.. Forester
pantaloons. From light that was stream
ing In the door from the batl
room Mr.. Forester saw that IN
burglar was a white man but h
did not recognize him. Officer Neal Moone,
was soon on the scene. BY this time il wa
daylight and search revealed that the bur
glar had entered the house from the front b
prylng open window on the verauda-on tn
hrst floor and escaped by the same outlet
In the alley was found Forrester's pants, let
ters and notes Mr.. Burglar was very poorl-
pad Tor his trouble, as Forester had only /
cents Ia his pants 10cent piece and NV
coppers OF this amountthe burglar took /
cents leaving Forester q nest egg" A
another residence the burglar was a littl
secured IS taken from Thomas PAttison'
vest
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