The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.


at Amerious-Fatal FAN Into a Well
GEORGIA.
A new afternoon paper is being talked about
At Macon.
Dublin New Era. The hunting season is
Nothing IS more delightful than a day in the
woods with your gun
Spring Place Jimplecute; Guess what old
bachelor walked down the street one evening
recently with his heart in his mouth as he
went to call upon young lady.
Townsville Times; Georgia farmers are
living at home this year, making their own
meat ana bread and voting the straight dem
ocratic ticket The Georgia farmer has
sense-he has.
Gainesville American; Farmers after this
year 5 experiences and observations are GO
ing to bank on the live at home idea and
hog and homiuy will rule the rOost. Cotton
at less than cents is a thorough eonvincer.
Dahlonega Signal: John Anderson was
married to one OF Lum Hamilton S daughters
OF this county few nights ago so we learn
John Is getting along splendid He now
has living wife il both Lumpzin and White
counties.
Several members OF the Americas Cycling
CLUB left Tuesday morning for Hawkinsyille
10 enter the races there. The boys rode
through the country, distance of fifty three
miles, ana will arrive in Hawkinsville at
noon to-day.
James Brooks while pulling fodder last
week at Walnut Grove, had his eye struck by
a corn blade and severely cut. The shuck
struck the eye vertically in front cutting the
eve across the sight. II VIII be a miracle If
his eyeSight Is preserved.
At Cedartown. Ca. on Sept. 10 the grand
jury found Two true bills against j. o. Hard
wick, former cashier OF the First National
Bank. now in the hands of "a receiver His
friends say that he viii ne cleared, ana that
there is nothing in the charges.
Col. Griner of Dublin has been employed to
prosecute Sucker who killed his brother-in-
law on the NJ on and Dublin train Friday
night. Col. Grlner says Sucker is not so
badly hurt as was at first reported. He says
Sucker is in no danger of death and will
have preliminary trial tomorrow
The Americas llnemen engaged in putting
in system OF call bells for the Western
Union telegraph ONCE completed portion Of
the work Monday, and already the line Is IN
full working order. mum er of bells are
now in place in business houses, and the corps
Of messengers were kept on the Jump all day
yesterday responding to calls. 1t is great
convenience and VIII soon prove prime ne
Cessity.
Carnesvill Tribune: c. L. Mize, the worthy
postmaster at Henry, is one of the biggest
hearted fellows in this county. We nave
been occasionally presented with a fine
waterme ION, but we never were turned loose
in big watermelon he d and told 10 help
ourselves before. We fear that our friend
NiLe viii know better next time. Long may
Bud live 70 do good aud raise big melons to
treat his friends.
Times Recorder: A lady registered at the
tend 10 create any surprise in Americas, but
lady drummers do not visit US often. So the
presence Of Miss Alice Groman, dr. INNER
for Cleveland S big chewing gum factory, was
noted as a business innovation, and the lady
was the exposure OF many eyes as she sat
chatting pleasantly in the dining room at sup
per Tuesday evening.
a burglary took place at Macon between
and 3 O'Clock Tuesday morning on Third
street, between Poplar and Cherry The
houses burg arized were j. Vans trunk store.
Wfna AZ
Shoe Company. Several articles Of value
we're stolen from each house. j. Van lost a
tne gold watch ana several dollars in money.
He recovered the watch. Three negroes did
the work. One has been arrested.
Tomato culture has reached high state Of
perfection IN Athens. And very frequently
gardeners exhibit fine specimens OF that
luscious vegeta0 ole. Mrs W p. Vonderau has
vine in her garden which had on il ten large
tomatoes and several small ones. The large
ones we're weighed, and the weight Of ten
footed up 2l5 ounces. an average Of p 4-lO
ounces for each tomato. Fourteen pounds
for ten tomatoes is pretty heavy weight and
has yet to be equalled by any one tomato vine
IN Athens.
For some time past the colored Baptist
churIh OF Americus, presided over by Rev. 5.
A. McNeal has been torn by dissensious
among It's members, and despite all efforts
toward an amtcable adjustment matters have
gone from lad to worse Jn-il Monday morn
Ing. when the whole affair was thrown into
the courts for settlement Messrs. Clark q
trooper ana }. r. w atS0n. attorneys for
faction nled with the clerk OF the court bill
temporarily en- dining the pastor Rev. NJ
Neal from further occupying the pulpit of
the church, or the parsonage.
Columbus Herald; The farmers Of Georgia
and Alabama, or at least the majority OF
them, are not entirely dependent on the cot
ton crop this year. Many farmers planted
oats. peas and corn very largely and are
raising meat of their own. These same farm.
ers are also turning their attention TO the hav
crop. Plenty OF tine hay can be found on al
most any farm ripe for the farmers blade.
Ihere Is more money in hay than there is in
5Cent cotton Happy, indeed, are those ia rm-
erS VINO raise their own bread and meat at
home. together with good crops OF oats pota-
toes, peas, hay and the like
A kerosene lamp exploded in the home of
MI John Mashburn residing several miles
west OF Americas, night or two ago which
was attended with serious results Mr. and
Mrs Mashourn were together il a room when
the lamp exploded. scattering the blazing oil
IN every direction. Mr.. MaShburn seized
what remained Of it and attempted TO toss il
out OF the WlndoW but IN SO doing threw
quantity OF the burning oil on his wife She
was severely burned about the face and
shoulders, though 1t is hoped that her eye
sight may yet he preserved Mr. Mashburn
was also badly burned in his efforts TO help
his wife.
The Sumter county board Of education met
in monthly session at Americas Monday
morning for the transaction Of regular bust.
ness. Fines were imposed on school teachers
Tor non attendance at the institute unless
NdlLu bAClSe was rendered, TO the amount OF
SSl.25. Scholarships in the Girls Normal and
Industrial College, Milledgeville were
awarded Misses Mamie Carter and Inez Bass
they being the only applicants. Sumter is eu.
tltled 10 TN e. free scholarships In this col
leSe, but the third remains untaken Miss
Josie Jernigan, who received scholarship
last year, Will return to the college at the
opening Of the fall term
Times Advertiser: Susanna Brown. the
"colored Carmencita," made her debut to an
audience OF both white and coloved people
which packed Darts hall, Brunswick Mon
DAY night The programme consisted of
olnces, vocal music and miscellaneous spe-
cialtles. Susannas dancing is remarkable in
every respect She gave the "danse du ven.
ire for the first time In Brunswick and il
brought down the house. The performance
terminated with fOur-round sluggiug match
between two local ONCE boys. They were
stripped to tde waist aud although it was on
Tue oils as sham fight the boys slugEed
eaeh other rather heavily
A tragic death occurred on Hickory street
IN Athens Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Elizabeth
Moon. aged %; her daughter Miss susan
who Is crippled; her daughter, Miss Thima
who Is blind; and her daughter, Miss Sallie,
who IS h on enc who could work on the
place. lived mere. Miss Sallie is about 80
years old, but stayed there and looked after
her mother and sisters After returning from
the funeral Of Mrs. Thomas Greer Miss SalHe
Moon topped out into the yard 10 draw a
bucket OF water. She was standing on a
plank over the we'll. when suddenly Id gave