The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-12

Eia-The weather bureau as "a
Matrimonial Agency - Historical
Relics 10 BE sent 10 the Atlanta
Exposition by the Ladies Of Cobb
County.
GEORGIA
DR.. A. s. -Danforth died at Augusta
b Tuesday night.
\ little child living three miles from
Adamsvile swallowed CarbCic acid We'd
resday and will probably die. The acid
had been left as a wash
The farmers coming into Winder. report
serious damage 10 bottom cora by the
freshet of sunday. Both the Appalachee
and Mulberry rivers are very nigh.
The Keely Company has broken ground
for a fOur-story brick building on Hunter
street, just in the rear Of the store 'front.'
ing on Whitehall street, at Atlanta.
A young man named Jarrett was drown
ed in Broad river az DucleyS Ferry, Mad
isOn county, Monday. several boys We're
in bathing and young Jarrett undertook
10 swim across the river. When about
half way he became exhausted and sank.
His companions were unable TO render
him any aid.
There is no longer any doubt about
Winder's having a cotton factory. The
money has been subscribed and officers
elected. The following have been elected
temporary officers John 5. Smith, presi-
dent; J. c. De La Perriere, vice president;
w. II. Bush, A J. Kelly, II. l.. Carithers,
n: y. Russell, r. ]. Pentecost, A, n.
Flanagan, 4. j. Avery, directors. Sub
scriptions will yet be received and the
work Of erecting buildings soon begun
A severe wind storm passed through
Glascock county Tuesday blowing down
corn, destroying fencing and telling tim
Der TO a considerable extent Purtzman
Dixon, an aged and respectable citizen
of GlascOck county, who had been suffer-
ing from heart trouble for some years.
became so excited at the approach OF the
storm that he fell PROSTATE on the floor
and died within few minutes. The de-
ceased leaves a widow, several children
and large family connection.
On last Tuesday morning at the Marietta
paper mill at Marietta, Jack Webb and
his son, John, l6 years old, were badly
scalded by tube head blowing out Of the
boiler. The iron door to the boiler was
blown of and the steam and water came
out in great force, flooding the engine
room and blowing out the glass in the
windows Mr.. Webb, the engineer, and his
son, were near the engine, to the left of
the boiler. Mr.. Webb was scalded on his
arm, breast, shoulders and hands, the
skin pealing off in several places. His
son was scalded on his face. The burns
are very painful and severe, but not nee
essarily dangerous.
The storm which passed through Wal
ton county last Sunday split open and
blew 70 pieces the dwelling house OF Luz
ciifus Ivey. He and his wife, their baby.
and an older child were IN the house. They
saw the roof fail apart and knew nothing
more until they found themselves in a
heap on the ground about twenty yards
distant. Parts of the weather boarding
were driven deep into the ground; the
flooring was scattered; furniture was
blown in all directions. chickens were car
ried about half a mile distant and finger
Llng was blown off of Mrs. lvey's hand
While All the parties were seriously hurt
they will all probably recover.
Thomasville Advertiser: One of the big
gest land sales in many years occurred in
Thomasville Wednesday. 1t was the pur-
chase by z. NJ. Mallett of $4,000 worth of
city property. He purchased from the
Thomasvile Banking and Exchange Com
pany all Of that property lying between
jackson street and Malletts Hardway adj
dltion, consisting Of thirty-seven acres, in
Guiding streets. He also purchased all of
the Young Female College property, ex-
cept the four acres on which the build
ing is situated, the property he purchased
running from Dawson street back TO the
other purchase he has made. The entire
purchase aggregates about fifty acres
of choice city property and the price paid
was $4,000, in round numbers.
There was an unusual sort of accident
"wednesday at the power house of the Au-
gusta Railway Company. Henry Williams
had quite narrow escape. AS 1t is, he
is painfully and seriously hurt. large
electric light wire pole was supported on
two improvised benches several feet from
the ground. The pole was to be thrown to
the ground. one end, at the signal agreed
upon, was hurled to the ground. The 9TH
CT end whirled quickly, striking Williams
IN IN, the neck and cutting q severe cash.
Knocked far into the air. His feliow-Work-
men all thought he had been killed He
Iell 10 the ground in limp condition, and
was unconscious for fully fifteen minutes.
Williams will be confined to his room for
some time.
Marietta Journal: The ladies' of Cobb
county, Georgia, will have at the Cotton
States and International Exposition, the
famous .'battle-scarred cabin from the
battle field of kennesaw mountain which
ls situated n Cobb county. This was a
a ~ fec
which was situated just behind the con-
1ederate breastwork. 1t was the center
or hre from some Of Sherman's batteries.
put strange TO say did not burn up There
are over thirty holes in the cabin made
by the federal shells, and innumerable bull
lets are buried in the logs. The battle
cabin will be taken down and exactly re-
placed on the exposition grounds. Inside
VIII be sold relics Of the battlefield. OF
which a great many have been collected
IN the way of shells, old gun barrels, bull
ter.
Atlanta Journal: The weather bureau
has grown to be quite a matrimonial
agency, and has developed two or three
marriages of late and in a most remark
able fashion The government allows each
one OF the river stations 20 cents a bulle-
tin, and allows the same compensation
Tor each report on the condition of the
cotton crop. But the government says
that no man. shall draw pay for two, diff
ferent kinds of service, But it is fire.
quently desirable to have the same man
MAKE Doth the river and the crop report
In this case he is allowed to assign his
wife to one of the duties. A certain OBJ
server recently wrote to Mr. George e.
Hunt, of the local forecast Office, Saving
that he had no wife, but if he would hold
the matter in allegiance for a few days
ne would get one. of course, Mr. Hunt
has granted the favor.
Athens passed through a severe electric
storm Monday. Lightning struck a tree
In the yard of T. w. Lucas on jackson
street and tore all the bark off Nearb,,
Miss Berta Carithers was sitting in her
room with pair OF scissors in her hand
The electric shock jerked the scissors from
her hand and feiled her to the floor For
aWnlle she was quite daZed, but escaued
without serious hurt. In Madison county
near Daniellsville DR.. r. p. Sorrels was
out on visit to a patient. When the
storm came up he drove under a big tree
near an old abandoned cabin. The light
ming was very vivid and suddenly a holt
descended upon the little cabin and the
crash was terrific. DIR. Sorrells was blind
Cd by the flash and rendered unconscious
When he regaineQ consciousness the cabin
was IN ashes. He then drove on to. Dam
leIsNllle, where he resides. His face was
badly scorched, but otherwise he was un-
injured. "a
Macon Telegraph: Bob Sinclair. who re-
Gently Fought duel at short range with
ms Drother-in-law, in East Macon a few
QayB ago, is recovering IL &c