The morning news., 1894-09-12

uel County-A Fat 'Possum Asleep
in an Old Negro's Bed-Lightnine
Tears the Shoes From Negro's Feet
in Georgia.
GEORGIA.
Ashburn Advocate: Three fat hogs will
pay for bale Of cotton. Then why not raise
meat 20 buy cotton awhile.
Albany Herald: The hog and hominy farm
ers Of this section are not losing any sleep
over political sQuabbles. This is well.
An alligator with luminous eyes is the
property Of Southwest Georgia man. 1t Is
quite tame, and crawls around the yard.
The effort to establish postal route from
TiftOn to Nashville and two new postof1ces
on the route is beginning to assume tangible
shape.
Early County News: Blakely merchants
NAV expect large trade from planters from
other countless who are bringing their cotton
here this fall.
A Southwest Georgia negro created sen
sation among the negroes of Whitsett by
wearing pair Of shoes made from the skin
Of a rattesnake. The verdict IS, he has been
''coniured."
A Baker county negro, who was recently
shocked by lightning, becomes temporarily
Insane at the approach OF thunderstorm.
While in one Of these fits recently he threw a
little child out Of window.
Macon County Citizen: From early morn to
late at night the putting of engines, the whiz-
zing OF saws, the buzzing Of planning machines,
the hum of ginning machines, the roar of the
forges and the clatter of machinery is heard.
The people of Worth county, living in the
vicinity of the Hobby school house, about
four miles south Of Sumner, are taking steps
to build a new missionary Baptist church. A
large part OF the material is already on the
ground.
The postofnce at Belwood. Burke county,
has been discontinued Mails for that ONCE
will go to Herndon hereafter. An effort will
likely be made by the people OF that neigh
borhood to have an office established at
Gates store.
Lincolnton News: Lincoln county farmers
are preparing for the hog and hominy cam
pagn. More corn has been raised this year
than ever before, and hogs, well, they are all
well fixed on the meat question, at least the
majority OF them are.
lightning struck a North Georgia negro
Tecently-singed his hair and tore the shoes
from his feet but otherwise he sustained no
injury The colored people Of the neighbor-
hood now regard him as being specially
favored by providence, and he Will go TO
preaching.
Cedartown Standard: No state in the
union has prospered like Georgia in the past
twenty-five years Georgia democratic ad-
ministrations have been true to every inter
est Of the people. On what grounds can an
intelligent citizen call for change in the
management Of the state affairs;
AT Washington, Ca. on Sept 8, Col. James
Nj. Gilbert, prominent third party leader in
this county, was knocked in the head. He was
charged with organizing negro clubs in the
county. He was on the street this morning
and was accused Of it. He denied 1t. This
brought on more talk ana a Quarrel occurred,
in which Gilbert was badly hurt.
The Augusta Herald has a newsboy who has
turned reporter Here is his first copy:
They was a fight last night between to Ne
groes out on Hopkins street last night Aug.
30 BY the name Of Pearl X Maggie Then they
mother went to fighting ana Pearl mother
called maggls mother black - and maggls
mother scream for police They started about
pearl went To chalestOn and did not have her
fare and they pat her of and they went TO bull
dosing and on went the fight.
Dahlonega Signal: This is the greatest and
lovehest country in the world, and our citi-
ZenS should be content. While we enjoy good
health and pleasant weather other countries
are infested with grasshoppers smallpox and
other dreadful diseases, etc. Look at the
state of Minnesota A portion of 1t has been
swept over by forest fires half dozen towns
destroyed this week and hundreds of lives
lost Nothing troubles us in Lump1in county
only candidates, who 90 about in droves.
Irwinton World Last Saturday Wilbert
Howard, colored, aged l6, was drowned in
Lord lake, about nine miles from Irwinton.
He attempted to swim across and il is sup
posed caught cramp in his legs, became help
less, and sank TO the bottom. A search was
continued until Sunday noon, when the body
was found. The position of his arms and legs
when found created the impression that
cramp caused HIM to be drowned as he was
considered pretty good swimmer. He was
son of Richard Howard. a respected colored
man
A colored man and wife at Montezuma
went to church few nights ago, returning
home at IL o'clock. On opening the door and
lighting the lamp very large fat opossum
was found in the middle Of the bed enjoying
quiet nap. The head OF the family was con.
graduating himself on his streak OF good luck
in nndng Sunday dinner when his better
hat refused to haN anything to do with the
poSsum declaring II was "cunler trick"
put up on them by their enemies and the
possum now roams in the wilds of the Beaver
swamp
At Swainesboro Hon. N. R. Kemp nominee
for controller general on the populist plat
form, who made the race against Col Lester
IN w Tor congress, being defeated not only in
his own county but in own militia district
has stumped this county by militia districts
sometimes dividing time with Col. Warren or
Judge Iwlggs. 1t is now said that Mr. Kemp
is restumplng the county at midnight meet
ines of his followers. 1hey are said TO be
swearing in the negroes, telling them that
the Democratic party intended to place them
IN bondage. etc. This is the principal way
they work here.
The new mail route between Triton and
Moultrle IS now an assured fact. Two new
postonces have been established on the
route-Debbte and Crosland-and the third is
IN contemplation DeOble is located on the
north side OF Warrior creek in the vicinity
OF Huggins turpentine still. in Colquitt
county. The once is kept at the residence of
Capt Wilder, who is the postmaster. Cros-
land Is located about half way between Debbie
and ODE, distance OF twelve miles. The
other new of1ice will be located between
Debbie and Ttfton, about seven or eight
miles from Tifton.
Waynesboro Citizen: The south has every.
$40 barrel Cotton cents. More meat in
the south than has been efore. Go to the
polls and vote the democratic ticket. Manu-.
factories are starting up again everywhere
Fewer strikes are known now than have been
for months. All kinds Of necessaries of life
are getting within the reach of the poor famf
lies OF our beloved country. Who did it, The
Democratic party. Go to the polls and vote
the democra &c ticket. It has evened VI
things for the benefit of all. Don't let little
demagogues fool you.
The old hallelujah lick is again being
welded in the bloody Seventh, and bringing
vlvidly TO the minds OF gray headed men the
memories Of ten and twenty years ago auc
the nota bic battles Uetween the organized anC
Independent democrats Of those DAYS DR.
FELTON,, as the nominee for congress OF the
People party from this district. went Il
Marietta Saturday from Gainesville, and 90
ing at once to the courthouse made his nrsi
speech IN this campaign. AS he was driver
70 the courthouse, the old yells he wa
formerly accustomed 10 hear, greeted his
ears and brought smiles to his face.
In the southern part Of Hancock count,
lives F. NJ. Meadows better known as
Pete" Meadows. He has four children-twc
sons and two daughters. Three Of them have
married within the last five weeks-to the
surprise Of the old man, as none OF them told
him oil intending 20 marry. Miss Annie wa,
visiting relati> es in Wilkinson county when