The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-06
GEORGIA.

panies
The Lexington granite quarries are to.
be reopened.
There are $40 men in Barlow county who
can sit on the juries for the next two
years.
IN connection with the killing of Maria
Davis Of Augusta few days ago, that
city is prosecuting the Port Royal and
Western Carolina road for running its
engines too fast within the city limits.
The colored people of Atlanta, repre-
scented by the Colored woman's Club,
Mrs Bishop Turner, president, have ASK
ed the city council TO provide colored city
physicians to look after the sick negro pau
pers and those who are not able to care
for themselves.
Lexington Echo: The present demand for
homes in Lexington should awake those
owning property to either sell or build
and rent and thus open the way for the
increase of population. The people know
the advantages of living in Lexington and
will accept even an implied invitation.
Around Anatoona considerable interest
IS being manifested in the precious metals.
Some of the most valuable possessions are
in that neighborhood 1t is reported that
a 100-stamp mill and chornating plant
will be established near there shortly,
which will be the largest east Of the Mis-
sissippi river.
Triton Gazette: b. Bradford brought to
the Gazette office this week cotton boil
with twelve locks. 1t was grown on Mr..
Bony Roe's farm, near Nashville. Who
can 'go one better?" Evidently the bolls
that are left on the cotton in that section
moi. 70 a1r.a thn l0f 50
that dropped off.
Judge John d. Stafford. while superin-
tending some hands who were cleaning
out his we'll at Granville, became over
balanced and fell into the we'll He lived
about four hours after the accident He
was one of Grantvilie's best citizens. and
his death will be a shock to his many
friends and relatives throughout the state.
Albert Z. Boone, the protector of the
''Black Diamond" line from Knoxville to
the Atlantic seaboard, has published
card saying that he thinks Messrs. Thorn
as and Ryan are trying to head him off He
says that he will build from Knoxville to
Clayton, Rabun county. Georgia, 154 miles,
and from Clayton will push on to Au-
gusta.
B. r. Hill of Toccoa has invented what
will likely be a paying patent. 1t is a
rope pull a contrivance made so that
cotton rope may be pulled from its orig
inal coil without the tangling and snarl-
ing so much to the disgust of the retail
merchants. Mr.. Hill has his patent pend
ing with good chances of its being put
through at an early date.
On Wednesday evening warrants were
sworn out by the Toccoa Furniture Com
pany for Frank Hughes Lum Heaton, the
former night Waterman, and Zeb Nix for
taking furniture from the factory. 1t
seems that these men had formed them
selves into a club to get furniture with
out paying for 1t, as several bureaus, bed
steads, washtands, etc. were foundin the
houses of Zeb Nix and Frank Hughes.
Tweed correspondence of the Morning
News. Sept. 8: a strange theft occurred
in the outskirts Of this borough Thursday
morning. 1t seems that the family Of
Barn Wilkes were absent at Mount Zion
church, attending a song service. In their
absence some adroit thief gained an en-
trance into the house and distracted
S2O-gold piece from the pocketbook of r.
Y. Davis. The purse was in a coat. No
clue to the thief as yet can be discovered
The Cracker says that Gainesville has
a wonderful herb doctor, and among the
wonders he can perform It recounts the
following: If your legs are not matched
right he can pull one of them, and you
will be a sound man In a twinkling. A
simple touch of his magic skill applied
once to a chronic candidate Will stop the
running" instantaneously and forever,
while a single application of his potent
power will make a man who never pays
for his paper pay three years in advance.
Roswell Banner: Henry McEihannon,
the colored porter on the Belle" train
carries his hand in sling from the ef-
fects of a peculiar accident. While on the
streets in Atlanta a few days since he
stuck the end of his umbrella into small
brass cap which made a very nice fer
rule but on arriving at the car shed he
tried TO remove it, when II exploded with
a deafening report and tore three OF his
fingers off at the first joint He says he
will hereafter know better than TO handle
a dynamite cap so carelessly.
Americas Herald; see that the horse
and mule trade has begun for the season
and the old question why don't we raise
our own stock?" suggests itself. For sew
eral years It was an annual custom to
have a colt show in this city, and
prizes were given for the best Georgia
raised stock These shows demonstrate
ed beyond any doubt that fine stock can
be raised in Georgia as wen as Kentucky
and Tennessee. l remember especially
were bred on Mr.. r. b. Hooks place.
They were most credtable and being
thoroughly acclimated did not have to
undergo the unhealthy period SO common
with stock that Is brought here.
Douglas Sept. 5. correspondence OF
the Morning News The closing exercises
Of the Douglass High School occurred
yesterday. Prof. Tanner and his accom-
plished assistant Miss Maud l.. Briggs,
have taught "a highly satisfactory term.
They gave an exhibition last night. Miss
W. W. Mcdonald is pronounced out Of
danger by her attending physician.-Mrs.
Il. A. Buck IS conyalescing nicely.-Ars
William North is critically III with typhoid
fever-Mr. and Mrs Hoke Davis LEFT
thursday for Indian Springs.-Mrs. w. W.
Terrell and little son arrived home from
a rev weeks visit 10 relatives at Ala
mo--Mlsses salie Sweat and Ira Good
year OF Wayeross are visiting relatives and
friends In Douglas.-Miss Lizzie Wilburn
the belle of LAliatlon IL vfeitine Nor a,,ot,