The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-31

Work Done by Lawyers Who Prey
on the Railroads.&c. Boy Drowned
at Columbus.
GEORGIA.
Mrs John B. Peck died suddenly az her
lat home at Atlanta, sunday
Julian Varnadoe Of Atlanta, came near
diving ia Birmingham from an overdose
OF morphine He is SIN sick from IL.
DR. J. f. Wilson. secretary, says that
Worth county captured about t1 per cent
Of the number OF premiums at the Triton
fair.
a rock was discovered at tho Preacher
mine at DahlOueEa last Friday believed
nor 70 contain less than 50 pennyweights
OF sold.
Two gentlemen in Thomasville have wa
Eered SOD that the Triton and Thomasviile
railroad will be built 10 brownsville by the
4th OF next July.
The grape crop IS very large around
JouesboTo and is ripening very rapidly
The continued rains has caused some OF
The fruit 10 rot.
George Brooks. a Georgia counterferer.
serving a three years term in the prison
at Columbus. o., died Sunday night of
consumption.
Rev. Homer Bush. Of GAINESVILLE. has
been elected president Of Andrew Female
College OF Cuthbert. He has accepted
and entered upon his woDk.
Two years ago Unadilla, in Dolly coun-
~, was a small station. Now il has grown
habitants and has live newspaper.
1t Is safe 10 say that Berrien's fruit crop
for 1885 viii bring as much money into
the county as the cotton crop, and con-
siderably more of it clear of expense.
An Ashburn livery stable keeper gives
notice to the public that he Will not let
out teams on Sunday, except In cases CT
necessity or to people going to church
Capt. Sibley of Triton is one of a stock
company that will at once begin the cree
ton Of a commodious tourists hotel TO
be three stories high and contain from
50 TO 100 rooms.
Col. FarrOw, postmaster at Porter
Springs, has taken the matter in hand
and Is seeing whether he can have the
mail from Gainesville TO Dahlonega arrive
on schedule time.
The race track at the fair grounds at
Warrenton is now in fine order. and
number of Warren people have been train
ing their colts for the races this fail. The
premium lists are now being circulated.
Thad Westbrook, who shot himself Sat
urday night at his home in South Macon.
viii recover from the wound It is said
that the wound was accidentally inflicted.
The ball entered the side, struck rib,
glanced and came out near where it en-
tered.
Only one birthday celebration a year is
A. Hinton of Macon county. They have
three children of different sizes and ages,
but they were all born on the same day
of the same month, to wit: On the 9TH
day of July.
Josiah Whitlock. one of Morgan coun-
tvs prominent farmers. lost his dwelling.
smOkehouse and kitchen by fire Sunday
while he and his family We're at church.
Nothing was saved from the building and
his loss Is about 5000. The origin Of the
IRE is unknown.
Seventy-five of the best citizens and
members of Macedonia church. at Jack
son, have signed a document saying they
are opposed to whisky being made IN
their community, and they will probably
make II warm for any one who violates
the law an that settlement.
AS the Columbus and Western freight
train No. 46, from Birmingham to Column
bus, was passing the eighty-secOnd mile
post Sunday morning about o. clock, Lois
Murray, a negro brakeman. fell beneath
the wheels and was instantly killed.
Seven cars passed over his body.
The present cOlored Methodist minis
ter located at Dahlonega rs an industrious
man. The members of the church and
Others furnished the material, and he has
been working on the church for many
days gratis. He has enlarged the church
and will soon have it ready to plaster.
A new fashion in Early county. though
not new In certain other localities, has
come into vogue among the colOred church
people Of Blakely-that of holding bush
meetings" just before, during and after
night services. The practice is TO take
sinners out in dark, damp bushes and
pray over them till they get religion"
A family reunion at the home of Judge
NJ. NJ. Pittman in Jackson county, reveal.
ed the fact that flVe members OF the family
weighed over 200 pounds each, their ag-
gregate weight being I,lO4 pounds. The
weights are as follows: Marcus Pittman
2S4; W. NJ. Pittman. pa; Mrs. Alice Ven
able, 226; Mrs. NJ. Nj. Pittman, 2l6; Mrs.
Lula McRea, 204.
A passenger coach on the Southern from
Macon was derailcd Monday morning a
short distance below Stockbridge. The
track had spread and the coach was
dragged along the crossties for several
yards. The trucks Were badly torn up.
Nhn Nn4 MOI s1aNn rrrl
one was hurt, but the passengers were
very much frightened.
The democratic executive committee of
Randolph county met Saturday and con-
sOlidated the vote of the county in the pr-
mary election TO nominate a candidate
for ordinary to succeed Judge NJ. CORN
ley, deceased. Columbus Taylor has been
nominated. His majority over I. l. Ball
was -. and over J. NJ Redding. 49, over
J. T. Stanford. l43. over I. a. Coleman,
Mrs. J. T. York of Sanford has a hen
that possesses a wonderful tact for de-
Tending herself and young from enemies.
She will fight a dog away from her nest,
and not long since she killed with her
sharp bill a snake that was approaching
her nest. She now makes the hawks stay
at proper distance from the fine brood
monarch.
Col. c. NJ. Wiley of the Second Georgia
regiment, has ordered an election for Aug.
5, TO fill the vacancy caused by the resig
y.
Z. p Stevens of the Second battalion will
be unanimously elected captain Of the
Light Infantry. No election has yet been
ordered for first lieutenant OF the Macon
Hussars, TO fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Lieut.. Ben White.
Another little girl residing in Chestatee
district of Lumpkin county was bitten
by a rattlesnake's pilot and is in a very
dangerous condition. She was running
down a path when the snake struck at
her, and hanging it's fangs in one Of her
legs, coiled about and bit twice. Medicine
was sent for, and at last accounts the
child was still alive but out of its senses
crying: "Snakesi snakesr' continually.
Fire broke out at the plant of the Gress
Lumber Company at Kramer at noon
Sunday. Owing 10 the high wind, the fire
spread rapidly, and in a few moments the
shingle mill and commissary were enVcl-
oped In flames. The shngle mill and COM
missary, with its valuable stock of goods
together with several hundred thousand
shingles and laths, were totally destroyed
The loss is about 5000, partially covered
by insurance.
Henry Hi1i, a 15-year-old youth, was
drowned in the ChattahoOchee river at
Columbus Sunday afternoon. Hill, in
company with a number of companions
were bathing just below the Eagle and