The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-22
GEORGIA.

SUNNI airy OF SLaIe EVG4CB.
GEORGIA.
The Lumpkin Independent will begin next
week moving its presses, machinery, furnl-
ture etc, into its new and elegant quar-
ters.
Last Saturday Uncle Tomme Campbell
an old and highly respected citizen of Pike
county died at his home about seven miles
fIom Barnesyule.
There is a rumor Of a change in the edi.
torial ana business management The Rome
Tribune, but nothing definite has been de-
ctded upon up 10 date.
Blakely is going to have a populist news
paper after a few weeks. W. o. O'Neali is 20
ing to be the publisher
Home journal: II GAINESVILLE would have
the little tax Of 81 put on every dog in the
vicinity we would soon be rio Of the worthless
cur and many smaller dogs that frequent the
streets and are such nuisance.
Perry Raney Journal: John Williams on
finding small pearl in an oyster, and think
ing it was a shot, exclaimed "Humph, I
didn't know they shot oysters | thought they
caught EN- with hook and line"
There is an old lady in Lumpkin county,
aged about 70 years, who has only had one
calico dress in her life. The reason is she
manufactures her own cloth and wears
cotton dresses like people used to in the good
old times.
The editor OF the Fort Gaines Democrat put
on his war paint last week, and sailed into
the editors OF the Reformer, the popullst
paper with his gloves of. He seems to want
II understood too, that he can deal blows
otherwise than with mis- pencil
F--W. Cochran OF GAINESVILLE, finished
shipping his croD Of grapes Thursday con
tanning 400 baskets, and they were beauties
Express Agent Wiley Anderson of that
place also shipped 400 baskets OF Concord
and Ives grapes this week by express.
The Blairsville Herald tells OF an ear Of
corn which was brought TO its office recently
by Arthur Coleman. There is one large ear
In the center OF forty small ones all connected
together. The grains were not counted but
there must be $500 on the forty ears. 1t is
indeed a curiosity.
Claud the negro boy who has for a long
time assisted in keeping the GAINESVILLE
Blues armoIy in good shape skipped out the
other day with number OF the military hats
and possibly other goods belonging to the
but Claud was not
j. A. ChamLer who left Lumpkin county
about two years ago. has been heard from. He
is at Cecil Ca one morning before break
fast he stepped out OF the house and no one
had ever heard from him in Lumpkln county
from that day up to last week. ms wife left
1umpkin many months ago for other parts TO
make living, never expecting TO hear from
her husband any more.
A congressman sent farmer Of Lumpkin
county paper of seed in the spring marked
choice pumpkin seed with direc ions to
plant and report to the department OF agri-
culture The farmer planted them and took
unusual pains with the choice seeds. When
they came up and commenced bearing they
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farmer is now on the warpath.
The long distance telephone line to Madison
from Atlanta has been completed and is now
In excellent working order. Madison has an
exchange and nifty subscribers. The same
success that has attended the work of the tel
ephone company in the long-distance lines
has been attained in this, and Atlanta folks
can talk with their Madison friends as easily
as with their friends in the next block.
There is queer sight up on the Marietta
and North Georgia, near ElllJay, and II is
often pointed out to passengers, says the Ac-
worth Post It'll a grave on the side of a
steep hill Over II little wooden house has
been built, and the strange part about it IL a
lightning rod at either end. Some say that
the old man, whose wife is buried there has
quite a snug sum OF money IN the house and
has put up the lightning rods to protect it,
Their Unborn love eff the luscious GeorRia
melon may cost three negroes their lives
Adam aylor, WIN Grant and another whose
name is not known, were taken violently i'll
at Butler, Sunday, after eating copiousiy of
melon. The doctors said they had been
poisoned, and an examination showed IL was
Rough on Rats that had been put in the
melon. The lives of the men may be saved
but II Is doubtful WIN Harris, who had
Quarreled with these negroes, has skipped
There we're ten moonShiners before Judge
Newman Saturday at Atlanta and they rep.
resented every grade OF ofense from running
moonsnine distillery to retailing, they HAD
been in the fulton county Jail some time on
various charges, and rather than wait for the
fall term OF court they preferred To appear
under plea OF guilty, receive their sentence
and get through with the trouble. All were
sentenced 10 one month in jail except the two
or three who pleaded guilty to retailing.
They received three months.
Will Roa and Nash Showers, two negro
boys, were drowned sunday afternoon at Ma.
son pond half way between Atlanta ana
DacatUr During the afternoon J. h. Minor
was near the pond and saw on the bank near
the water two suits OF well worn clothing. he
saw no one in the pond, and calling assis
lance, he began dragging the pond After
considerable search the bodies OF the two
BOYS were found. No one had seen them AT
the place and the time Of their Geath is un.
known. Coroner Jones OF Dekalb county.
took charge Of the bodies.
Evening Herald: Corona Demps and lisa.
bella scott, two females OF African descent al
Augusta, de oided Saturday that they would
settle al existing troubles by fight with
sticks 20 finish. A large ring was formed
ana SeYenty-nNe or hun red spectators
gathered to see the fun. Two sticks OF a con.
Nenlent size were chosen and the contestants
started in for blood. They fought fast and
iurolsy for while and were getting warmed
cry OF police was heard ana the audience
dispersed as II By magic. The two principals
were caught and fined 40.
sunday gentleman OF Atlanta was driving
Atast trotter drawing "a trotting sulky along
park driveway at about "a Z: 40 gait when.
suddenly little child started al ross lie
toaa Just IN front of the fast moving horse.
~ thele Is no pavement along there ana INC
ulrl ioau ls perfectly noiseless the horse
ktte no warning Of has approach aud "a thrill
"a eylLot ran through every one VINO saw the
chllu start across the road A lady STANDING
near saw the impending danger. however. in