The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-22


GEORGIA.
The young men of Monroe are talking
OF getting up a brass band.
There is an old gentleman residing in
Dahloueea who is g years old that never
saw a steam car IN his lie
The owners Of the copper mines in Lump
kin county are having car load OF py-
rites taken out 10 be sent 10 the eXposi-
ton IN Atlanta.
The seventeenth annual session of the
Middle Georgia military and Agricultural
College will begin az Milledgeville on the
first Monday in September.
a shipment Of 200 pounds Of cheese
and leo pounds of butter were made by
the TalbOtton creamery Tuesday. A
ready market is found for all the output.
There is a demand for good residences
just now in DahlOnega, AID in week or
so no kind Of a building viii be found I'M
occupied in the lovely little city OF the
mountains.
A watermelon that weighed ninety-four
pounds was shipped through Tennille last
Saturday. IL was raised at Green's cut
in Burke county and was sent to gen.
ueman in Macon.
A shipment of 2.O0O pennyweights of gold
dust was made by DahlOnega mining
company one day last week. Not to Eu-
rope, however, but TO a United States
mint to be coined.
Walton News: The capital stock Of
the German Shoe Company of Louis
VILE, Ky, has been raised, and IL Is
Will be removed to Monroe
At Dahlonega a few nights ago some
one Went to John Holemans 5, where he
had his dog tied, and carried It of into
the woods and cut its throat. which is
about to get up trouble. The dog had
been accused Of killing sheep.
Lieut.. OBrien. the cool young man who
has been studying war IN the orient for
the benefit OF our country, and who has
all the latest points in military science
duly noted and packed away in his grip,
has come home and is at his post at Fort
Mcpherson, Atlanta.
Dahlonega Signal: Sometimes amusing
things occur at fires and even at funer-
ais. 1t is said that after John Beck, who
gave the minister his hand at the camp
ground the. other day, desiring to unite
with Jones Chapel. when someone asked
him how he felt he answered, 'misera-
one Monroe doctor was applied to by
six able-bodied men, who wished to get
certificates to the effect that they were
too III to work the roads. The doctor re-
fused the certificates. The Walton News
adds that If the bad roads are due to such
general Illness, We need a certain COM
mutation tax.
Last Tuesday an infant child of Sam
Milligan, coiored who lives on the Billy
Smith place west OF Monroe, met a hor-
rible fate. The child, which was years
of age, was in the house where the
floors were being scalded, and 1t limo
Gently sat down in a bucket Of boiling
water. The little sufferer died the next
day.
on Tuesday afternoon Sheriff Barnes OF
ATLANTA received a postal asking II he
knew any heirs of 4. d. Misskelly, an old
citizen of Atlanta. Mr. Misskelly has but
recently died and a large estate is ready
to be divided If any heirs can be found TO
receive AZ. The postal was dated in Fin
ley, Tenn, where Mr. Misskelly formerly
lived.
Some unknown persons entered the mel
on patch, belonging to Andrew
Head, at Dahlonega one night last
the farmers labor, whereupon the Signal
says this is a very dangerous business.
Il remembers Of a man having to leave
Lumpkin county many years ago for just
such trick.
Sarah Williams, colored woman,
whose home was In Milledgeville, died
very suddenly last Tuesday evening about
health and had just returned from a visit
to a neighbor. She sat down on the door
step and made some common place re-
mark to her niece. A moment later she
fell from her seat dead. She was a very
large, fat woman.
Dial Lance. residing in Davis district.
near Dahlonega, killed large RATHER one
day last week having nine rattles 1t
brought about such a change in Mr. Lance
as it did in Mr.. Scott the week before.
who came near stepping on one. Mr..
Lance went about and got the members
OF his church together and held a confer
ence, being the first one that had con-
Vened at that church for six months.
LIOA- - r. Marvin OF washington, ID.
G., reached Atlanta Tuesday. He will be
IN charge of the weather bureau instru-
ments at the exposition and has come
mus early Tor the purpose Of seeing that
weather bureau exhibit will be one OF the
most attractive displays in the govern
ment building and one of the most novel
and interesting features of the exposl-
ton.
Milledgeville Union Recorder: The Mil
ledgeville and Gordon branch of the Gem
tral railroad is now in splendid condition
\ few months ago Engineer Tomlinson
and Conductor Sheftal Were put In charge
OF new engine and coaches, and the Law
ing Of 62-pound steel rails was commenced
ana fast schedule was put on between
this city and Macon. The laying of the
rails mas progressed steadily, this city has
Deen reached and the work is complete
GAINESVILLE Tribune: Judge Mckenzie
reports the killing Of a very large high
land moceasin on his farm by the con-
xicts that are clearing II up. 1t was
Feet long and measured "a inches around /.
II Is thought a large number of poison
Gus reptiles will be killed in this clear
ing, but 1t is admitted by all that II Is
not as snakey place as the one our
friend w. A. Hopkins of Crump's Mill
refused TO clear up on Nails creek about
q year ago.
Last Thursday morning about 8 O'Clock
y. 4. Smith of Talbotton was aroused
by the noise of some falling plastering
railing, it struck the mantel, ignited
some matches on ii, and knocked them on
lounge near by. The lounge was fired
ana would soon have had the whole
house in blaze had not Mr. Smith
promptly put 1t out. Mr.. Smiths fortu-
nate awakening saved much loss of prop
erty, if not the lives of the occupants
of the entire house.
The night Waterman, Alb Webster of
Talbotton caught Henry Adams, colored,
as he was coming out of j. NJ Heath's
store last Thursday night with an arm
ful of goods. The masonry around the
cellar door had given way, and entering
the cellar In this manner, he made his
way TO the store and appropriated some
noV, handkerchiefs, shot, etc. Being
ca 1ght in the act, he was put in Jail to
await the session Of court. Another ne
gro was thought to be an accessory, but
was not caught.
Some weeks ago the Signal stated that
a pressed brick had been found in Dab
lonega and did not know how il came
there. Dir. Howard stated this week
That twelve years ago he purchased four
or five hundred IN Gainesville TO build
a stove fiue In a building of his which was
used FOR nine years for the postofIice,
at which time there was no brick for
sale here. He paid Sc per thousand
which, with the freight added at 40 cents
per hundred, made them cost at the
rate Of SIS per thousand, as each brick
weighed about live pounds.
Constitutions A little girl walked into
NTUf at 81