The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS

safe blowers DO SkIlIfuI work, But
Get Poor Pay ut HurtsbOrO-A Hail
Iin sIuEged With n Compiling PIN.
Convicts Make Dash for Liberty.
A New and Unknown Cotton Pest
in Sumter County-aIysterions III
ness of a BOY at BufOrd.
GEORGIA
Methodists Of Claxton contemplate
building a new church.
Two mad dogs were killed in Martins
district Gwinnett county, recently.
Gwinnett county fox hunters are ex-
pecting a iine time this week Ihey are
going to try their luck in Barlow coun-
~ hunting and fishing.
The annual meeting OF Friendship Bap-
fist Association viii be held win me
Americas church this yeas the session
converting the first week in October.
W S. Lawrence Of Savannah is at
Americas for the purpose OF organizing
a lyceum, and with the assistance OF en-
1erprising citizens is already meeting with
UNEXPECTED success. It Is the purpose Of
the lyceum 10 furnish during the winter
season a course Of five very choice enter
Iainments at the opera house here.
Darien News: Dawson leads all other
cities Of the state in the number of bales
Of new cotton received 10 date. In TACT,
IL would not be-far wrong 10 say that DaW-
city. a canvass Of the different ware
houses Tuesday showed that hfty bales
OF new cotton had been brought TO Daw-
son.
close 70 the line of TeTrill, few days
ago. Rev. J. w. Phillips and Rev Nc
Daniel, while on their way from church,
were overtaken by thunder storm, and
when within thirty feet OF hickory tree,
both were severely shocked by a stroke
OF lightning which struck the tree II
took them some time TO recover from the
effects of the shock.
b. r. Bradley, living I'm the Twenty
eighth district OF Sumter county eNhlb-
tied a number Of cotton bolls Wednesday,
which had been ruined by the attack OF
some unknown insect. The bug or worm
eats away the glazed surface OF the boil,
whereupon decay quickly follows and the
entire boil Is lost. Mr.. Bradley says that
much of his cotton is I'm this condition,
as Is that of some of his neighbors.
Nit Chew Is the name of a negro woman
who lives in the Territory at Augusta.
Wednesday afternoon she saw her Eel
ler.s talking with another woman and at
once proceeded to do her up. She not only
struck her with a stick. but made des-
perats lunge at her head with an ak.
For this she was fined SIS by the recorder
this morning. Alexander Masterman, who
backed her up in the row, was fined
News was received at Americas Wednes-
part Of two convicts employed by the En-
terprise Lumber Company at Pitts a
station on the Georgia and Alabama rail-
made a dash for the timber. the guard
fired upon them, badly wounding one,
whose subsequent arrest was easily ef-
fected. The other convict made good his
escape, though posse is in pursuit.
Gwinnett Herald: Uncle James c. Dun
lap was up to camp meeting last week.
This old gentleman, nearing eighty years,
is still full Of life, and can outtalk any
IA Georgia "a
ent at the first camp meeting ever held
here, way back in the thirties. and can
those early days. He is a remarkable
man in many respects. IL Is said that he
knows every man. woman and child IN
this portion Of Gwinnett county.
The committee 10 arrange for the dedi-
cation Of the Methodist church, says the
Dawson News, have secured the services
OF Rev DR.. w. A. Gambler, president of
Emory College. DIR. Gambler Is one of the
most eloquent and entertaining. preachers
in the Southern Methodist church, and
there Is every prospect of a big audience
being present to hear him In Dawson.
The dedication viii take place Sept %.
and preparations will soon begin for an
elaborate programme Of music for the
occasion
The new CONGREGATION of colored people
recently organized at Americas under the
name OF Friendship Baptist church is
looking about for an eligible site wherein
10 locate their church building. The prop
Grove hotel Is under consideration. The
membership Of the new church already
numbers 80 or more, and is made up of
some Of the most prominent colored peo-
pie in Americas, who recently left the
bethesda church on account of internal
dissentions.
Augusta Herald: The man In the blue
coat and brass buttons IS after the wheel
men who ride on the pavements and
other forbidden ground. Hardly a day
passes but that some rashly importunate
youth Is required by Recorder Barrett to
pay a small fine for riding without a Ian
tern OF otherwise breaking the bicycle
law. A few days ago. when a young man
was up before his honor for riding with
this time forward the fines would be in
creased, as the law was being so con-
stantly violated.
The fruit growers OF Sumter and ad-
Joining counties have adopted the sugges-
ton Of the Times-Recorder relative to
saving the immense fruit crop, and the
surplus is now receiving their attention
More fruit has been canned and preserved
this year than ever before, and farmers
are now turning their attention to driving
peaches for market. Already several tons
OF dried fruit, principally peaches, has
been sold 10 local dealers, and as care is
exercised In handling II the highest mar
ket price Is always obtained. In this man
ner the bountiful fruit crop this wear will
yield hundreds of dollars TO the farmers
Dawson News: Suddenly, so much So
that at first 1t was hard to realize it. j
w. Mcdaniel. of Webster county, died a
Few days ago at his fathers home from
heart disease. On the day of his death ne
was visiting at his fathers. He had fust
nntshed eating dinner and was talking
win those about him. He remarked thai
he felt better than he had in good whiie
and had enjoyed his dinner exceedingly
The words had scarcely been uttered
when he fen back in hts chair. When
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