The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

hteA&EAnus DAsA uEi eurnmce OF "a
Young Man Of Floyd County Gives
Rise TO Suspicious of Murder.
GEORGIA.
The business men of Rome have about
decided 20 have midsummer festival
about the middle or latter part of August
Macon bonds are selling higher than
ever before known in the history OF the
city. They are firm at $3.50. which is on
basis OF AZ per cent.
The stock Of drugs, etc. in the South
Macon pharmacy was sold Monday at pub
lie sale by Receiver Menaid and was
bought by ". +. Shelverton.
Col John n Rogers has been elected
school commissioner Of Washington cOun-
y to I'LL the vacancy occasioned 10y the
resignation OF Dr. H. n HOlliheld.
The two-year-old child Of J. A. Moss or
Washington fen into "a slop tub Saturday
and was drowned. Its mother was within
calling distance bat did not miss ii for
some minutes.
James Sutton and man named Hinton
were lodged in Jail al Washington Satur-
day. charged with murder. They are ac-
cused of killing Perry Butler on Thursday
last at Jackson's cross roads.
It is reported that a man living near
JOnesbOro received a few days since a very
small coffin, accompanied by a threat
that If he was not gone within twenty
four hours he would find one just like
this, except larger
While Polk Lance was out near his
house a. DahlOnega Saturday looking for
young hawks he discovered large snake
up tree. He brought IL down with his gun
and found il 10 be a nVe-year-old raltIer
as large as his wrist.
James Hunt Of Perkins JunctioninBurke
county. has a natural curiosity IN the
way OF a hve-legged calf. 1t is six months
old. Il has three fore and two nina Legs
and has three shoulder blades The calI
IS healthy and in good condition.
b. b. Hammond OF Jefferson has an oId
plow. through the eye OF whlch a pO Sif.
stalk had grown until il was 50 securely
fastened that the stalk could nOt ue pulieu
ont The stalk had partially lifted the
plow from the ground by It's grown
The turtle industry Is quite impoI1 .tr,
down about Lake Park. in lowndes coun-
~ Fishermen. they say. have nets sew
eral hundred feet long and drag the ldhe5
for them when shipped IN poAes aId
barrels to the northern markets lnes ~ ~
more remunerative than other products OF
that section.
Mrs. Priest. who lives near Woodstock,
was bitten Saturday by a large rats si
snake She was in the held some eis
tance from home and from any help. Sne
Immediately corded her leg and killed lne
snake. cut it in two pieces, use each P PIE,
like a maidstone TO draw OUT me poiSO"
- IN 4 little while walked home.
ri.b bee tree was recently cut in ne
vefghborhOod Of Branuey Inc 1919
VAS six inches in diameter. auoet tNS,,,-
feet long, and was MEG VIZ ~ took ont
Iia ne rounds Of honey. but the
bees sbecame so Troublesome ''iN' 49,
could not get IT all A. -
The Atlanta detective department nas
5,,sf succeeded in breaking UP one OF tHe
most nefariOus gangs OF thieves llat Aas
ever infested Atlanta, len mem 80 nj
The Lightning Corner gang an oi Z ~
1gtfon III negro boys. ranging IN age lIoin
10 10 IS years. are now langulsulHs ~ -
the bars at police headquarteIs 81 -
others are serving sentences IN the CITY
stockade.
lack Morgan a young white man VINO
had his foot mashed in the ranroau y9ru
at Waycross a few days ago, la ID t ni55 ~ -
taken off Saturday. Blood poison Ido He'
IN and the doctors think his conditloh IAN
gerous Young Morgan was sWltci.ll is,, -,
the railroad yard, ana VINE cguPltii -, .
MESSENGER train, was thrown under a cai,
fIis foot was badly mashed, put IL was
first thought that his leg would De saNeu'
Rev. W n. Young. pastor OF the f i.Iia5
Baptist church at Athens hau Occ .'l,I
several weeks ago 10 use a very Strong
calcium light in a stereopticon llluslr1tlvI
of his sermon He could not anoru 10
have the church purchase the apP app 49, 80
necessary TO this Work. as ~ 80, 49,
SIS DR. Young at once went TO Worh anu
invented apparatus Of his own design anu
al cost Of less than $40. Ut lOuHs wiz
have his invention patenteA
Saturday. while a girl OF Kim Walker OF
Dahlonega was working in the held at the
foot Of the Blue Ridge she STOOD on
large rock near an old stump long enough
the rock she heard something behind ner
and looked back, when she saw craving
from under the same rock rattlesnake s
rlfiot three feet long and as large as
chair post, which had come out to see
what had been molesting It's den.
The Merchants Bank matter at Rome
has now come TO a definite head and
call has been issued for the = per cent.
Of the stock to be paid in by Monday and
unless the stockholders respond to the
assessment their stock VIII be sold. Since
the bank closed $1,000 has neen reallzed
and the directors expect TO get IN SlU,uUO
~ August J. when the bank will be reopen
ed with reorganization Of the officers and
directors. With $4,000 realized from its
assets and the assessment OF "a per cent.
the bank viii begin business anew under
the most propitious prospect. Among the
men prominently mentioned as the pros
pective president Of the bank is Mr.. Mid
dlebrooks. now teller of bank In Atlanta.
The Dahlonega Signal announced re-
Gently that Col. W. =. Price, during his
recent visit to the battiehelds of Fair
fax county, Va, had found a flag which
belonged TO the regiment of which he was
a member-the Second Carolina Volun-
teers The flag was entrusted TO Miss Nan
ME Thomas of Fairfax Courthouse by the
gallant Col. j. b. KershaW, now deceased.
some time after the battle of the First
Manassas. Miss Mamie was the niece of
James w. Jackson of Alexandria, who
killed the colonel of the New York
Zouave regiment. and was himself i'm
mediately shot down. This young lady
was often at the dress parades of the com
pany, and became a general fayorite with
the command. Her father lived at Fair
fax and was prominent lawyer and ctti-
zen OF Virginia The flag has been pre-
served all these thirty years, and has been
presented to Col. Price by the two daugh-
ters of Mrs. Mamie Elgin, the Misses
Julia and Ethel Elgin, in turn TO be given
over TO Pulliam Camp of veterans al
Greenville, S. c. This will be done as
soon as il is convenient for Col. Price to
do so in person.
Several days ago the 15-year-old son of
Nelson G. Smith, a wealthy farmer lfv-
ing at Pond Springs, in Floyd county,
mounted horse owned by his father and
started for a ride. He did not return and
the father grew alarmed and started
search for him. He finally went to a
farmers near Wauhatchie, where he found
a clew The boy had been seen passing
there about O'Clock on the evening be-
fore, and shortly afterward the horse
dashed back to the farmers house with
the bride and sadie upon him, but no boy
Soon after a young man named Davis
who does not bear the best reputation
appeared upon the scene and inquired for
a horse, which he claimed had been stolen
from his father, and described the animal
so accurately that the farmer turned the
animal over to him. The next day, when
the father appeared upon the scene and
was told Of the occurrence, he at once sus-