The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

Of Savannah at Rome-Mr. Fleming
Lose the Sight of Only One Eye.
GEORGIA
-,s TELEGRAPH ohice at Crawford has been
discontinued.
T.vington's bank has proven such a success
hat stock cannot be bought in it now.
M " Dunbar of Roswell. has moved his
.,,cl- Of goods to Atlanta. His family will 20
there later.
r,,a twelfth annual state convention Of the
,1-ornan Christian Temperance Union VIII
~ heId in Rome, May - to %, inclusive.
rbe lumber mills at Ellijay, are now cut
,tr+ a $50 feet of lumber per day, besides
STvIng the output of all the smaller mills IN
the county.
mo storehouse of D. W. James at Blakely
80 broken into bp thieves ard robbed of
Considerable clothing, shoes, etc.-somethlng
like $50 or 500 worm.
NE renublican candidates for the Senate
10 elmer. have decided to submit their
riafr1s 10 a committee, appointed by the
Cbairman Of the executive committee OF Gil
ner county.
IN Wednesday morning the residence OF s.
\ Youngblood, who lives near Grovetown,
in Richmond county. was destroyed by nre.
Tverything in the house was burned. The
origin Of the fire is unknown
The report that the Roswell Manufacturing
-oI1ranv would move their machinery to
Marietta is without foundation They con
temnlate putting in more looms at their new
Mil in order to manufacture goods from their
fine yarn
Al Athens the case of Cheney against the
Georgia carolina ami Northern Railway Com
nm resulted III verdict of 81 900 damages to
he plaintiff. The husband OF the plaintiff was
kHled bv a Georgia. Carolina and Northern
train a short while since
Al LAFAYETTE Monday a Jury was empan-
eed under a commission from Judge Foster
toeyarnine into the mental condition Of Mrs.
W Il. Martin and her brother Taylor Crutch-
field After the examination 1t was recon-
uended that they be sent to the asylum.
Ills said that the Hon. Seaborn Reese will
he in the race for the judgeship if Judge Nc
WhOrter resigns. II seems now that the race
will be retween Reese and shannon They both
have strong friends UnaU VIII 90 ali they can
IN The interest of their choice for this respon-
sble and important ONCE.
utant-General Ken has received from
the war department at Washington a new
MAGAZINE rifle sent for inspection. tt is on
the order of the Winchester rife, and has
range of / 800 yards. 1t has a short bayonet
m tbe end exactly like bowie knife, which
can he taken of and used as such in close
quarters
Fellows building at Griffin was let Thursday
afternoon to H. D. Row otham for Sl5 900. 1t
will he of Columbus pressed brick and stone,
most of the front being of the stone trimming.
The work of tearing down will begin Monday
morning and the stores VIII be completed
ready for occupancy sept. l.
The Richmond county executive committee
has decided to call mass meeting on Satur-
dav NAV D. for the purpose OF selecting dele
gates to the gubernatorial convention and
electng a new executive committee. John
A Barnes was elected secretary to succeed s.
P Weisiger deceased. A full Evans delega-
ton will he elected from Richmond
Sparta Ishmaelite: Warren Edwards, Mil
Ter Gr.eve and Mark Johnston, of Baldwin
co nty. have announced themselves as candi-
dates for the State Senate from this district.
tho 81 1a Ituf,,
time TO furnish the demo ratio nominee. The
latter announces that, if elected, he will vote
for +. q. duBlgnon for senator. Edwards and
Grieve DO not announce their preference.
Lexington Echo: The upper half of this
county was visited on Friday evening last, by
one of the heaviest hailstorms ithas seen in
years The down pour was terrific for few
minutes, but luckily 1t did not last long and
no great amount Of damage was done. Some
OF the stones were as large as partridge eggs
and IN pIa, es the ground was covered to a
half inch in depth. Corn was beaten to
pieces pretty ably by IL.
A remarkable collection of, old ladies was
that which took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs w
n, Hal at StateshOrO Saturday. the Youngest
OF the four being 70 years old They all hap
pened in by strange coincidence, and at the
taoLe Mr., Ban made note of their ages as
follows. Mrs. =. A. Branuen. Mr. Halls
mother, aged -. Mrs. Rebeyca Mikell, Mrs.
ban mother -; Mrs. Louise Hodges, II;
Mrs Jane simmons. n. The combined ages
Of the four ladies' would make a total OF 800
years.
Madison NaIisonian: When,AssistantP Post
master rurloW opened the mail pouch the
other DAY he discovered two letters which
evidently have history were 1t but known.
Inc letters were stamped 1889, and were ad-
dressed To zen. George r. Jesup. Madison,
"a, who has been dead for thirtV-dve years.
me was from Augusta, Ca. and the other
from Quincy. Fla. he fight of wears has
stained the letters to a duh yellow and the
addresses and postmarks are barely percept-
iule. what is the history of the missives,
or Waere they have teen these thirty five
yeas IS mystery which probably never will
he solved.
Rome Tribune: Col. c. j. X. Inghram died
at MS home in West Rome Thursday He had
pen IN pad health for some time, and his
yea was not entirely unlocked for. Col.
d1ghram anne 10 Rome from Savannah about
nltten Years ago, and with the exception of
Two Years residence in Birmingham, has lived
VA sG iI ever since. Up 10 two year ago ne
Nes IL t4e insurance business, but since that
I-Ae al health has kept him from all bust
les, was + years old. he married Miss
FFIus o, FeW York. sister of Mr.. NJ
LA-LO s. Col 1nghram leaves his wife ar n
Iu.ee gA!aren, and also has sister Mrs.
AeAAeI Williams, at Cave Springs.
augusta Herald: DR.. A. w Calhoun. the
IIiA4neht ullst Of Atlanta. came down from
MS mont CITY on the express Friday night,
tg.lInlng at / o clock ~aturday Ir Cal
-G~n gIIy 10 Augusta was for the purpose of
s5,ih- careful examination to the condition
", -1E tIemin{ s eyes. The doctor spent the
w IIl nm with Mr.. Fleming The examination
vac very complete and thorough DR. Cal
H HlE-n saws there is absolutely no danger of
a., lgIHlh1 losing the right eye This YER
u.,l Is 10 accordance with the already ex-
70 2.a olinons of the home physicians and
I2ls' The LEFT eye is. of course gone Mr.
,e1-IA- Is Getting along very nicely great
'1"' 'e'Iei imam was anticipated.
G., -y me premature explosion OF gunpowder
Augusta Thursday, two men were
r1, 40 On neither of them suheredfatal in
- among the men employed ~ the
a. -fus uSl a Land people in the work of
M oll dlrttrom property OF the COMPANY
On On the other side OF the orId e are 1.-The.
NhIte, and John Calhoun colored
rir, l1eu USED gum owder lasts to loosen the
men o. s. me unexplained reason. a blast
re...,rt',,{E.u ny the company Thursday uneE-
~ w tApoded The two men named who
M ruS5aI IL, received the Iull force OF it,
49, a"eF was hardest hit. lie received a
VEN .lJ alongside the head and is
evs eiy to lose the ST hit of one
of 80 also re-e ived other wounds
49,, ',a'-h .ucalt though painful nature lie
ar reu Gown very violently and IL was
irtara ,uouEh. That he had sustained several
en-, ID Al IN ufles. he is lald up for he Dres-
is giUar n suffering great deal of pain lie
bo1a gu ~" 1le very BEST of attention with the
is 49, W "a y ing the eye one side of his head
tvgar, VA Ivy bruised. Calhoun was knocked
dr6-'5 eft, being lifted IN the air ana
nv VI w tJA lard force. However he WIS
-auIS hurt as was MI. Cauley He has
i9,.. Ty o1e! the right eye. but the eve itself
sag +,uitJ' lie complains of an internal
uo.a4 ~ Up; Out ne Is out and 1t is not sun
inurias" '' Ae mas suffered alarming internal