The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-19


Thousand Dollars Profit in a Trans
action in Leather-New Postmas-
tiers in GeorEia-A Medical BOOE
Published zoo Years Ago Owned by
a Resident of Americas.
GEORGIA.
A farmer living near Lexington lost al
but twelve Of one hundred and sixty pigs
recently with cholera.
The postofiice at Berkshire has been dis
continued, and maM heretofore directed
to-that Office should be sent to Lilburn.
The fruit crop around Sylvester is one Of
the finest in many seasons. and did no1 sur
fer to any extent from the recent cold
wave.
The Woman's Press Club OF Georgia
holds its next annual meeting al Lookout
Inn. Chattanooga, on the third Nednes-
day OF June.
j. r. NfcKelvev has purchased a lot from
NJ T. Ewing on Clayton street al Law
renceville and VIII soon begin the cree
ton OF a two-story residence.
The postofiice at Tedy. which was re-es-
tsblished last fall has again been discOn-
tinned. and the patrons of that Office will
now get their mail at Arlington.
There we're eight men in attendance upon
Randolph county superior court last week
whose total weight aggregated zoos
pounds-an average weight or 2oet2 pouhus
each.
s. NJ. Cohen. Of Americas. has a medical
volume nearly 30 years old, having been
published In 1851, and i IS yet m "A GOOD
state of preservation. The author or the
book, which is printed IN Latin Is Joanhls
MunnicSs
There is a negro girl near Crawford who
imagines she is a snake. She coils and
writhes about and blows like an adder.
Doctors saw that she is nervOusly affected
and from the teachings Of some she mas
been to believe that she has snake ABOUT
her person.
Speaker Crisp Is again at his home at
Americus after spending some weeks az
AshevilIe. y. G. He i5 much improved
and looks well. He was accompanied bN
his daughter. Miss Berta Crisp, and son.
Charles r. Crisp. Miss Crisp has been at
tending the Augusta Seminary at Staun-
ton, Va.
The following pOstmasters have been ap-
pointed: Burketts, Bibh county, A. Il. Van
Volkenburg, vice w. T. Bartlett, resign
ed; Machen. Jasper county; Miss y. t.
Ward. vice r. H. Akens. removed; Meigs
Thomas county T. W. Carter, vice J. H.
Nelson, resigned; Mercer Worth county
Mrs. A. e. Mercer. vice \. i. Mercer, dead
Myra Appling county T. +. Robertson
vice James Tillman, resigned.
The international Fruit Dealers Dis
patch Company, have let out contract
for the building Of a large ice house, on the
line cf the Central railroad az az, tort Nalley:
The work on the buiding Will be begun al
once, and finished in a Few weeks. Ihe
capacity of the house will be $50 tons. They
will also build one at Marshallville, and ex-
the growers begin to ship peaches.
The whole Of Thursday was consumed
in the superior court at Columbus IN the
trial of the Pearce will case. The late
Tillman /. Pearce, about a year prior to
his death bequeathed all of his property,
amounting to about $4,000 to his children,
leaving hts widow, who was MS second
wife unDrovided for. It is alleged that
Mr.. Pearce was non compos mentis at the
time of the making Of the viii. At last
accounts a verdict had not been agreed
upon.
Mrs. ]. T. Norris of Newton met with
an accident Thursday. A well was being
dug in the yard and the workmen had
reached a depth of about fifteen feet. Mrs.
Norris had occasion to go into the yard,
and as she was passing near the well, the
dirt gave way and in an instant she went
down on top of the dirt for about ten
feet She was not hurt, but so badly
frightened that she tainted. Mrs Norris
screams brought assistance and she was
recued.
Macon Telegraph: The Georgia Southern
and Florida bonds, with the exception Of
forty, have all come into the pool with
the reorganized company. and Il is be-
lieved that these forty will come in. The
bonds have been Cancelled and credited
with SS30.76 each of the purchase price
paid for the road at the recent sale. A
charter Will be granted next week 10 the
new company purchasing the Georgia
Southern property. The secretary of state
grants the charter
Lawrenceville Herald: We are reliably
informed that Bona Allen, of BufOrd, made
by one trade which was contaminated last
week. about $40 900 profit in a leather trans
action. About five weeks ago party from
Boston came down and made him an offer
on his stock of leather. Mr.. Allen refused
to accept II ana week ago he returned
and made him another offer which was ac
cepted and this last offer being $1,000, in
excess of the first. and, of course. there
was good profit, said to be about 5000 on
the first proposition made.