The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA

GEORGIA.
Several new stores viii be opened in Cow
ington this fail.
AIilledgevfiie has just completed her tele-
phone system and is happy
CoyingtOn Star: The liberty bell and the
Georgia belle will both be at the Atlanta
exposition. but we VIII bet on the Georgia
belle being the most attractive every time
Fifty dollars a side stake money has
been put up by the hackers OF "Possum
and Dennis Robinson, the cOlored spar
rers. The bout is TO come on at Augusta
IN about two weeks.
A new postmaster viii soon be appointed
for COvingtOn, and the question as 70 who
Il viii be, is a matter of considerable IN
1erest TO our people. Inere are q iaI8e
number Of applicants for the appointment.
Folkston Times: Hardy Borton. a negro
boy about u years old, met with serious
accident Saturday at Dyal a Upchurchs
mill While carelessly handling cut on
saw he got three fingers cut OF OF the lett
hand.
Mr.. Campbell, living near Double
Branches. Lincoln county, while IN q
friends watermelon patch was shot IN the
abdomen with a shot gun by a negro VINO
had been put there 10 watch the patch.
Mr.. Campbell is not expected to live.
Folkston Times: A convict escaped from
Brooks Bro camps near Boulogne last
week and is supposed to be in this vicinity
Monday evening ID. S. Graham and J. w.
Raulerson arrested a negro tramp thinking
that he was the convict, but 1t proved to
be the wrong man.
Some weeks ago the Herald stated that
a young Augusta man named Marvin
Cheatham had been arrested here ana
taken to Louisville, Ca, on the charge
of cheating and swindling. His friends
will be glad to know that the charge was
without foundation and that he was re-
leased almost Immediately on reaehlng
Louisville. lie has resumed his position
A serious runaway occurred out near
George Partridge's residence at Lincoln
ton Tuesday. Mr. Houston Glaze and Mrs.
Elizabeth Pounds were riding along When
their mule became frightened and ran
away throwing Mr.. Glaze in the cotton
patch and Mrs. Pounds against the bank.
Mr.. Glaze escaped with good shaking up,
but Mrs. Pounds was very painfully put
not seriously hurt.
Herald: Alvin H. Merrill arrived in Au-
gusta Sunday night from Denver, Col.
Mr.. Merrill narrowly escaped being Killed
by the explosion which wrecked the Gum
rey hotel in Denver on the 18th inst. He
had been visiting friends in the country
and had Just returned and was standing
on the corner when the explosion occur
red. Had ii occurred ten minutes later he
would have been blown to atoms as the
room he occupied in the back part of
the building was blown out of existence.
A serious stabbing ARRAY occurred near
the depot at Augusta Monday night The
principals were negro bootblacks. Sam
Branch, IL seems, gave Early Mason 80
cents 10 keep for him. Early spent it and
last night they met and a row followed.
Mason drew his pocket knife and stabbed
Branch in the forehead. The blade pene-
trated an inch and half, and it required
all the strength of a strong man to pull
It out. Branch was sent to Lamar hos
pital. Mason was caught later and sent
TO jail.
Waycross Correspondence Morning
News: Prof. Donald Fraser, a graduate
of King James College, Edinburgh. who
speaks nine languages, has Q school or
thirty-seven pupils in the Obadiah Barber
settlement down in the Okefinokee swamp.
Prof. Fraser is a strong gold money demo-
crat, and fought in the confederate army
from the first battle of Manassa to the
surrender at Appomattox Court House,
Virginia. ...... The streets and sidewalks
IN the business portion of the city are IN
better condition now than they ever were.
Atlanta Constitution: In a unique log
cabin the relics of the late war will be
housed at the exposition this fall The
committee appointed from the Sons of
Veterans and Daughters of the Confeder-
acy has been working on the arrangements
to be made for collecting the exhibits and
the building of the cabin. 1t has been
determined that no available space could
be obtained from the exposition people,
and the committee decided that the best
thing that could be done was to erect
q separate building for the display. The
cabin will be built of logs and Will be the
old-style cabin that was used by the ne
groes during the war. 1t will be unique
and at the same time picturesque.
John Henry Reed, big burly negro was
arrested Monday night at Atlanta by Pa
trolman Coogler on a charge of larceny.
He was locked up. Reed stole two fine dia-
mond rings from T. H. Adams. of Is East
Mitchell street. Adams left the rings on
a table while In bathroom and the negro
came along and picked them up. The ne
gro worked at the house until last night
when he was discharged. w. W. Bennett
of the Southern railroad heard of the theft
and found the negro on Decatur street. He
approached the man and walked down the
street with him until they came to Officer
Coogler when Adams handed the negro
over to the officer. When searched at the
station house the two rings were found
tn Reeds pockets. He will be prosecuted
next week