The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGlA.
Capt J. A. Ingram of Cochran has on
exhibition a red beet that weighs seven
pounds.
d. NJ. Lee, one of the leading citizens
Of screven. county, died Saturday night
about O'clock
An effort is being made to have Hugh
c. Middleton OF Augusta organize a ly-
ceum in Elberton.
J. r. Sheppard and Miss leila Hargraves,
both of Millen, were united in marriage
Sunday afternoon.
Some of the farmers around Rockmart
have commenced sowing oats and plow-
ing their lands in preparation for another
crop.
The gold mines of Cherokee are now en-
gaging the attention of English capt.
talists. Some pretty finds are reported al
most daily there.
Ninety students are out of Piedmont
Institute at Cedartown on account of the
measles and new cases are showing up
almost every day.
Mrs. w. w. Fitzgerald. the wife of ex-
State Senator Fitzgerald, is very i'll at
her home in Omaha, Stewart county, from
the effects of paralytic stroke.
William e. Nelson, employed by the
Southern railroad as a coupler, was
caught between the bumpers of two
freight cars at Atlanta Saturday after
noon and instantly killed.
The Equitable Mortgage Company pur-
chased 1865 acres of land at United States
marshais sale In Gainesville last Tues
day. 1t is several miles from Gaines
Ville but brought nearly s. per acre.
William f. Prioleau, one of the best
known insurance men in Atlanta, and one
who was well known throughout the
south, died at his home at Atlanta Mon
day, after an illness of three weeks.
The literateurs of Dupont have organ
lied themselves into a society for the pur-
pose of mutual Improvement and it is
known as the Henry g. Turner Liter
tive of the Eleventh district.
Dougherty county is working her con-
victs on the public roads, and the result
is that her highways are fast being inn
proved. The road leading from Albany
has just been graded by the county con-
victs, and is in splendid condition.
Mrs. c. d. Mckinney of Decatur died
suddenly at her home Saturday She was
the wife of c. d. Mckinney, principal
OF rt the ,Dq92n,aId-Fraser school at Decatur.
Mrs Mcklnney was Miss Annie Fleming
McGill, daughter of the late Judge d
McGill of cambridge.
A suit for $4,000 damages has been
brought against the Macon and Northern
railway by Julian A Whatley. Mr. What
ley was thrown from train on that road
last fall, the wheels of the car Dassin1
over him and so badly MASKING his fool
and leg that gangrene set in, and this
necessitated the amputation of the leg.
James Barrett, an engineer on the Mari
| eta and North Georgia railroad, was
walking down the railroad track with
some friends near the Episcopal church
and fell. He was picked up and carried
4 to his home near by, and soon afte
died. 1t is supposed that he died of heart
| disease.
Mrs. J. L. McCleskey's family at Winder
had narrow escape from death Tues
| day. Mrs. McCleskey opened Jar of
| fruit and allowed her children to partake
| of 1t freely. In a short time they We're
| all very Ill. DIR. Charles Almond was
quickly summoned and pronounced it poi
son from the fruit After several hours
| of hard work they were all considered
| out of danger.
vigorous campaign against the bar
rooms in Georgia will be organized this
year. This was decided at a meeting of
the executive committee of the Georgia
| Prohibition Association, which was held
| at the Young Mems Christian Association
| hall at Atlanta Thursday. To further
| this end,a meeting of all the prohibitionists
| in Georgia is called for March 20 I'm At
| lanta. The convention will be in session
| for two days
A few nights ago 80 Mr. Blake, who had
| given information against Illicit distillers
in Lumpkin county, was forced to leave
that county and seek another home. He
went to Dawson county and rented a
| place from a MIR. Brown. When he went,
| with his wife and three children to take
| possession, he was informed by Mr. Brown
that he (Blake) was an informer and thar
he could not occupy his home Blake,
with his family, then left in search of a
home. They camped that night a few
miles from Browns house on the side Of
the road. About midnight the Blakes
were awakened and found themselves sur-
rounded by crowd of men, who had their
guns leveled at them. Brown was tied
with ropes and dragged a short distance,
from where his frightened wife and chit
dren were and beaten nearly to death II
is not known who Blake's assailants were
but they We're undoubtedly illicit distil-
lers and their friends.
Albert Swanson, IS years old, resident
OF Decatur, had an exciting experience
and a narrow escape from death Satur-
day. Young Swanson started out. riding
a horse, to collect some rents The AMI
NAL ran into a dry well. Swanson made
the descent with his feet in the stirruDs
and never removed them. He Remained
seated on the animal which, in some un-
explained way, managed to reach the
surface again, with his rider still seated
in the. saddle The horse died from in
iurieS received, while Swanson went