The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-19
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT N TYPE.
GEORGIA.

Western capitalists viii put up a peach
brandy distiliery in Worth county, near
Poulan-
The Inquirer. edited and owned by ].
9. Wickes. is a new Journalistic venture
al TallapOOsa-
Editor W. J. White Of the Record is
giving the people of Decatur and Dekalb
q good weekly newspaper
The Breeze. W. Il. Bryan. editor, is in
the field of weekly journalism at ClaNton.
II is bright and breezy"
Swainsboro News: 1t rained the first
dog day" and II IS safe to predict that
We won't have much dry weather until
the canine season is over.
city Clerk Nimmons Of Newman has
completed his tax digest for 1893, and
the fOOtings show a net loss Of property
values amounting 10 Si59l0.
At Newman Willis Jones. eldest son Of
Hon. Pope Jones, has appendicitis. Drs.
Jones and Davis are attending him, and
watching the case closely.
The Elberton creamery has suspended
operation for the time being, and Will
be sold. The trouble seems to be that
the goods were not properly marketed.
Three murder cases will be tried at
the approaching term of Meriwether SUI
periOr court. The case OF Magruder the
wife murderer, is the most important
OF these.
An application for charter for a rail
being published. The proposed road
would open up a section OF very fine
country.
A negro woman of Americas. living
in a yard on Lee street, fell dead Sat
urday morning while sitting in a chair.
Death IS supposed TO have resulted from
heart disease.
-Four negroes are in jail at Darien charg
ed with breaking into the cars of the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad
at the Darien Junction. The officers are
determined to break up the business.
One OF Sumter county's thriftiest farm
ers brought TO Americas 200 hne chickens
OF his own raising Saturday. He makes
100 bales of cotton every year, but finds
the poultry business equally profitable.
The Jacksonville Advertiser man has
genuine maidstone that will certainly
draw the poison from mad dog and snake
bites, as Ii has been thoroughly tested.
He thinks its value has no limit, but he
Is willing to take less than $1,000 for ii.
Americas Herald: The army worm, cat
erpiilar and blight have all been promised
the people of Georgia this year, but these
have been avoided, and a worse afiiic-
ton than any of them has made its APP
pearance. 1t is the female suffragist.
The attorneys employed to represent
John Feltman in the trial which occur
red at the March term of Coweta super
Tor court have decided to carry his case
10 the supreme court Judge Harris hav-
ing overruled the motion for new trial.
A negro woman by the name Of Jones
was shot and killed at possum Point
near Darien on Thursday night. The sher-
gate the matter. Thomas Jones, the wo-
man husband, was jailed charged with
the crime.
A tree in front Of the Lincolnton News
office was struck by lightning during the
thunderstorm last Tuesday evening.
Some small boys, who We're in the office
at the time, claimed to have been shocked
by the nash, and 1t was little too near
to be comfortable.
Jacksonville Advertiser: A great many
of the peach trees in this section which
have heretofore borne fine, large carry
peaches, present crop this year that
don't look like they ever would ripen.
The editor calls for some one to explain
this freak.
A dozen or more cattle have died with
mysterious symptoms in Sycamore, Irwin
county, this week 1t is thought by some
TO be black-tongue, and yet the symptoms
are not exactly as described in cases of
black-tongue. Among the number of cows
lost are some Of the best Jerseys in that
part of the state.
Times Recorder: A young white man
escaped from the Americas prison yes
terday morning by forcing himself
corridor. The hole was cut by two other
prisoners, who escaped several weeks
sgo, ana from It's size it seems impossi-
pie lhat man could squeeze through it.
Parties from SmithvilIe in Amercus
Saturday morning reported the burglar
1zing of the store of Messrs. Edwards &
Parker in that town the night before.
Entrance was effected by breaking in
the front door. Two negroes, suspected
of the robbery, were caught soon after
wards. and are being held for investiga-
ton.
Near Montezuma Mrs. Tom Head was
badly bitten a few days ago by a dog
belonging TO Tom Clark, which was sup
posed TO be afflicted with hydrophobia.
Inc dog could and ought to have been
killed before il started out on its career
OF mischief. People cannot afford to take
chances with dog that has been bitten
how valuable 1t is.
Pike County Journal: Hon. Charles c.
Pritchard, the celebrated typograp hical
artist from South America, was in town
Tuesday and gave the Journal a delight
full cali He is just from Cuba. and saws
the war is making things rather warm for
artists and Spaniards and he is up here
Pritchard owns an interest in several sill
yer mines, and also rich, unworked dia-
mond bed.
Thomasville, Ca. correspondence to the
Morning News: More hogs will be fat
Tened IN this county this year than ever
before Large peanut and potato crops
nave been planted. Home-raised meat
VIII be drug on the local market an
other year, unless the hogs are shipped
away by the carload. There is little
doubt now that corn will sell at 20 to
% cents bushel on the streets of this
city this fall.
women have lately become more trouble
some to the city authorities than the men,
and frequently figure in the police court.
Just what shall be done with them is a
question not easily answered. II has been
suggested that the city has a beautiful
rock-pile, conveniently located, and some
nice hammers. 1t might be well to let
these. bellicose amazons expend their fury
IN demolishing the rocks.
Augusta Chronicle: Richmond county did
not wait for the state to act but pro-
vided her own reformatory to which she
sends youthful criminals. At this reform
atory helpful and educational influences
are thrown about Them and they are
taught TO work on the farm and to sun.
port themselves at some trade. Instead
of being made social outcasts, their char
acters are builded up, they are made use
ful and self-supporting citizens.
Dublin New Era: A most wonderful pro.
duction in the egg line was exhibited in
that town ON Friday Mr.. Reese Stanley
q farmer, who lives eight miles west 81
Dublin, was the exhibitor. The egg was
laid by guinea hen, is OF ordinary size
perfect in shape, almost white, and near
one end 1T has a perfect picture Of 4
guinea hen. The picture is brown in col.
or, and seems to be ingrained into the
shell. On the other end of the egg Is =
large ngure seven. This Is no Newspaper
fish story.