The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Variety OF
Corn seen at CHfhbert-A Tattnan
County Physician Loses His Probe
IN a Bullet Wonnd.
GEORGIA
The Courier learns that there is talk
OF another bank being started IL DG5-
In.
A sneak thief entered the premises OF
J. c. Pope. on Jackson street. Americas.
Wednesday morning, and stole quantity
of dried fruit left summing on the 'front.'
veranda-
Dublin Courier: Two fine pork hogs be-
longing to e. T. Foster at Empire. went
mad one day last week and had TO be
killed. They were bitten by a rabid dog
forty days before it took effect
J. W Whitmire showed the Carters-
vile Courant-American recently a half
cent copper coin dated 1885. This variety
OF coin Is very scarce. one being seldom
seen now. II is about the size Of a silver
quarter.
Sparta Tshnaelites The ushnaelite
learns that Uuncle Dan has grown so
fat and strong during his present stay
a Putnam Spring that he IS seriously
thinking Of entering the prize ring on
his return 10 Sparta.
Rev. q. S. Tumlin. originally from Car
tersville, but for several years past of La
Grange, has resigned the passionate of the
Baptist church in the latter place, ana
has accepted a call from the Baptist
church at Brennan. Tex.
North Georgia Citizen: Two women took
out distlllers' license from Collector
Trammell last week. They will make
brandy, and il is proposed that a sample
of peach and apple be gotten of them ana
put IN the Woman's department in the
exposition.
Irwinton Bulletin: Anyone who lost a
dish and saucer at the picnic last Friday
can get the same by calling al this office.
II the loser is a pretty young lady the
printers fee Is a half dozen kisses, and
tt it be an old or married lady. fried
chicken viii do.
Dublin Courier: A county convict COM
monty known as Pig, made dash for lib-
erty on Tuesday and was shot by j. II.
Turner, the guard. The ball took effect
IN his back near the shoulder. DIT. Hicks
dressed the wound and the man is doing
well. the wound not being very serious.
The Montgomery Monitor hears that
Or. Bob Sharpe Of Tattnall county was
accidentally shot in the side a few days
ago by young man, or boy, who fired at
hawk. In probing for the ball the doc
tor. whose name we also failed to get,
dropped the probe into the wound and
lost il.
Telfair Enterprise: Capt. Day Of Lum-
Der City gathered last week from three
eighths of an acre ffty-seven bushels of
corn. which Is at the rate Of 152 bushels
10 the acre. The corn was planted on or
binary pine land, and shows what pro-
gressive farmers will accomplish in the
Wire-grass region.
Cordele Sentinel: Crops are the finest
ever grown; no previous year is COM
parable TO this ones prosperity One
farmer is preparing to build an enor-
nous barn over and around his corn field.
said he, Its no use to try to gather the
crop. for already it is so compact i
couldn't put IT in closer place"
II is announced in the Albany Herald
By Judge w. I. Jones that there will be
no Dougherty county court until Septem-
Der, the regular August session having
been declared off on account of no busi-
ness, only one Jail case being on the
docket for trial. This is the ightest rec
ord IN years, and speaks well for Albany
and Dougherty county.
Telephone: John Waters brought into
Sylvania Wednesday the head of a bald
eagle that he killed recently with strych-
here. The eagle measured nine feet from
tip to tip 1t had eaten fifty lambs ana
nine geese. Mr.. Waters killed sheep
and put strychnine in it. and in this way
brought down the monster bird.
In a Columbia county wagon Wednes-
day the Augusta Herald man saw eight
large watermelons of the Jones variety.
the smallest of which weighed seventy
pounds, the largest seventy-six and the
other six between seventy and seventy
six. They were as fine lot as has been
men were quite delighted and the owner
soon sold them to these merchants.
The colored people of Townsville are
considerably split up over Wah Hoochee,
the Indian preacher. He has carried
away a large number of the member
OF the various churches and caused
among
them of course the pastors of the
churches are down on the Indian Some
OF them denounce him as fake and an
impostor.
charter has been granted by the
secretary of state for new life lnsur-
ance company for Atlanta. This is to be
known as the Security Mutual Life In
surance company, and the incorporators
are James o. Wynn, William II. Inman,
Peter G. Grant, Joseph 7. Orme, Hunter
7. Cooper and James l.. Riley. 1t is the
of fnss inc tors
at once $4,000 and they will make ii an
old-line company as soon as the neces-
sary 100000 has been paid in.
The body of the negro Burrel Gallo
way, who was drowned at the Balm
bridge wharf accidentally last week, was
found floating in the river at Horse Shoe
days boat, and the fact reported when
they came up. The body was very much
decomposed and the turtles and fishes
had eaten away the most of his face,
but he wss readily recognized by his
clothing and fully Identified. He was
buried near the scene of the drowning
on the river bank.
w. L. Goodwin Of Gainesville shows the
Courant-American peach that has been
pronounced by every one so far the lafg-
est they ever saw: While it will not ill
hat crown it will leave but little vacant
space around it after being placed in
one. 1t measured SO inches in circum-
ference and weighs just thirteen ounces.
This monster peach grew on a small tree
in Mr.. Goodwin's yard along with four
or i've others almost as large. He does
not know the variety, but 1t is large yell
low peach with crimson touchings.
Albany Herald: Eugene LaCeres, a me-
gro who has been so long in the employ
of w. +. Markert on Broad street, now
occupies cell in Dougherty county JAIL
having been arrested and placed there
Tuesday by Officer Mooney. For quite a
while Mr.. Markert has suspected LaCeres
of stealing whisky from his store, but II
was not until Tuesday that the darky
fell into well-laid trap and was caught
Mr.. Markert was on LaCeres' bond for
another offense. This he cancelled, and it
now appears that the negro is in worse
than peck of trouble.
Americas Times-Recorder: The fact was
reported TO the police Wednesday morn
ing that unknown parties had committed
deprcd lions at the parsonage of the First
Methodist church the night before Rev.
T. NJ. Christian and family are out of the
city and the house Is unoccupied Now
II Is discovered that a glass had been
broken from front window, where en-
trance was effected. The depredators
then cut up a curtain, turned on the gas.
and committed other acts of nieanness
A hat was found in the house, which may
lead to the discovery of the culprts.
Augusta Herald: The fight Wednesday
at Bowles between Dennis ROD
ertson of Augusta and Pos
If