The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS Or THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Probably Result in Her Death-The
Houston County Wife SLAYER Con-
victcd A Demented Engipeer
Tries 20 Kill His Brother-in-Lavv.
GEORGIA.
Elberton's telephone system has been
completed.
Dr. T. J. Key NJ. II. Edwards and Rev.
r. d. Gentry OF Eastman are building
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Rice OF Augusta
celebrated on Wednesday the silver ami
Versary Of their wedding.
There are six men i'm Early county aged
respectively 1g0 l02 and lu3 years. and they
work in the Held regularly every DAY.
Dawson will soon have electric lights.
The city council has decided TO put IN a
plant at once, 10 cost about 1850, and
have capacity Of 80 arc lights, Of 200
candle power each and COO incandescent
lights.
Mrs Byrd Lewis Of Americas was made
very i'll last night By taking internally
d medicine intended for external appll-
cation. The mistake was quickly dis
covered and in a short while she was rest
ing easily again.
Herbert Hawkins and James Harris.
pupils of Jackson Street school at Ameri-
Gus engaged IN a friendly wrestling match
Tuesday. The two fell across a small gut
ter in the yard, their combined weight
breaking Hcrberts right arm about the
wrist The fracture is a painful but not
serious one.
Steve R. Johnston has been appointed
receiver OF the Southern brick works az
Atlanta by Judge Richard "a. clark. The
appointment of the receiver was for the
purpose of winding up the affairs of the
concern so that the partners could di-
vide the assets. The company was not
involved in any way
At Columbus Tuesday morning John
Reese, negro was badly cut in the back
by James Brittian, an emplcye OF the
foo h.
ting took place directly in front of the
mills. and was the result of quarrel
between the two, in which the negro
cursed the young man.
At Madison, one day recently. two very
small pigs were apparently testing their
physical hoghoOd by holding what seemed
TO be piece of rope in their mouths and
pulling with all their strength. Upon close
inspection and by frightening them was
discovered large snake five feet IN length.
They had succeeded in hiding all but
about eighteen inches.
George W. Mann Of DanielsviIle has "a
curiosity in chickens. He had hen sit
ting on some turkey eggs, and when sne
Matched them he found one In the nest
that had four well developed legs ana
three wings. The little turkey was dead
when he found it. The legs came from
the body two just behind the wings am
the other two about an inch behind them.
while the third wing was behind the Two
hind legs.
Elmer Echols, of Adairsville struck his
she will probably die. The girl who is Is
years old, went to singing with a man
nf%men Green ann returned with one
Thompson. Echols accused her of not be-
ing faithful to Green, ana did not wait for
an explanation. He at once knocked her
senseless. She had TO be picked up by the
family and put to bed. Echols has not yet
been arrested.
About three months ago William Phelps.
an engineer on the Northwestern railroad.
living at Athens, became mentally uubli-
anced and was sent TO the asylum. A few
days ago his young wife visited him. and,
believing that he had about recovered. She
brought him home with her. Wednesday
afternoon the unfortunate man secured
a shotgun and attempted to kill his
brother-in-law, Tom Thornton. He was
finally arrested and placed in jail and will
probably be sent back to Milledgeville
The verdict of the coroner's Jury in the
Hancock case in Houston county Is MUIR
der. Hancock appears to have killed his
wife for no cause except anger because
deliberately. He dressed himself in his
Sunday clothes ready for travelling be-
fore killing her. He then went out in the
held and crushed her head with a hoe
He escaped and has not been captured.
Hancock Is large man, weighing over
200 pounds. He limps in walking and is
about 45 years old. The governor will be
asked TO offer reward for his capture.
Meriwether indicator: {. II. Mayhem,
assistant geologist found some speci-
mems of rock on the land Of Frank Free
he thinks is magnetic iron ore He will
determine the character Of the rock as
soon as he can secure satisfactory tests.
II II turns out to be magnetic iron ana
there is much of it, the discovery will
prove a very valuable find as the ore
is worth 81 or IS a ton. Mr. Mavhew's
attention was called to these rocks by
being told that fragments on the surface
were very heavy and that some chestnut
frees Standing near by mad been struck
by lightning frequently and torn to pieces
Mr.. Mayhem is giving Meriwether rocks
close inspection. He is a practical
man, and Investigates thoroughly and
closely.
An amusing suit was filed with the clerk
of the city court at Atlanta Tuesday. 1t
was voluminous document and contained
tale of woe sad to relate The suit was
filed by Mrs Jeter and it is against the
Jacobs pharmacy. She alleges that COR
long years she has been a sufferer from
terrible corns upon her toes. Finally. the
pain from that source became unbeara-
bic, ana a friend advised the use OF a
corn cure. She instructed her father to
get her this remedy, and says that he
went 10 Jacobs pharmacy. She alleges
that the remedy sold her was, not thar
which she desired, but that the firm said
that 1t was just as good. An application
of the cure she received did her no good,
and instead the pain grew more intoIera-
PIE, She spent, many weary nights ana
lie became burden to her. She used
more OF the remedy, and il poisoned har
feet so the petition states. She grew
worse and suffered great anxiety on
done her by the use of this liniment at
$1,000.
AT Madison a young man who is a we'll
known clerk, an amateur tonsorial artist
and practical joker as well has brought
the wrath of young man from the coun-
try down upon his shaVen head by one of
his FRANKS. Last Saturday this friend OF
his walked into the store in which he is
elerking and asked him to clip his hair
Tor him. Having new pair of clippers,
the clerk readily assented, and soon had
the pate of his rural friend almost as clean
and sleek as a peeled onion. The happy
thought occurred to the young artist
however, while cutting the locks of his
friend, to leave a space on the top of his
head round and about the size of a quarter
Unaware of this fact, the young man
whose hair had been cut some hours later
pulled of his hat to show his wife how
well his hair had been cut, when TO his
chagrn and amazement she discovered the
scalp lock which had been left. Livid
with rage, the young. farmer sought the
young gentleman who had played the joke
upon him, and hot words passed between
them, but friends prevented a fight. AND
now the young man from the country
sHears vengeance against his. form er
friend. When they do meet there Is likely
10 be trouble, as each has blood in his
eye.
Mrs. Fowler. lady who has but recently
arrived at Atlanta, has been badly treated,