The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-23
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

lions of Gecrgin-A Narrow Escape
From Death on Horse Tint Fell
Down steep BLUM.
GEORGIA.
Cotton pickers are in great demand in
Mitchell county Forty cents per hundred
is being paid.
A poultry show will be held in Atlanta
next January, beginning the 18th and end
ing with the 18th.
A bill to establish a system of free
schools in Moultrie viii be introduced in
the next legislature.
The physicians Of Dawson have organ
lied, and when a man does not pay his
doctor bill he is put on black list.
Mrs. Artie Shelley, wife of Dr. W. P.
Shelley OF Cuthbert, died Monday. Mrs.
Shelley had been suffering for several
months from consumption.
Murray is one of the counties in the
state in which the taxable property has
increased in value during the last year
The tax returns show an increase of $4,000
over last year.
NJ ]. Lewis of Hartwel found a small
stone Indian tomahawk on the Indian trail
that runs through his place few days
ago. 1t is well shaped the stone is hard
and has a sharp edge.
Rev. Groves H. CARTRIDGE is one of the
oldest citizens in Georgia and a lifelong
democrat. He resides near Bold Springs
and last Wednesday he registered. Mr.
CARTRIDGE is over 50 years old.
Mrs. Amanda Turner of Calhoun county
found two large rattlesnakes in her smoke
house a few days ago. One was killed
the other, after crawling around its dead
mate several times, made its escape to
the woods.
An aged gentleman named Vinson, 81
years old, living in Banks county, has an
old musket he has been using for over
sixty years, and is still able to walk out
and tumble squirrel from the top of
tree occasionally.
There is talk of having Stone Mountain
made the county seat of DeKalb county
instead of Decatur AS an inducement,
Venable Bros. of Atlanta, offer to con-
tribute the granite for the new court
house free of cost.
The latest news from John Wilson, who
was shot on the Pyle farm, near Rome,
Friday night, is that he is stnl alive, but
there is no hope for his recovery. Not the
slightest clew has been discovered which
might lead to the apprehension of the man
who did the shooting.
1t is probable that the mail route be-
tween Newton and Camilla will be dis
continued on Oct 81, unless there is some
thing done to prevent it. 1t is proposed to
establish a route from Duckers station,
on the Blakely extension, to Newton. This
will make ii necessary to carry mail about
twenty miles by private conveyance in
stead of ten, as is now the case. Only a
small per cent. of the Newton people de-
sire the route changed.
The farmers and planters in Decatur
county are now selling their tobacco crops,
some Of which are as large as 10000
pounds. at 40 cents per pound. The indi-
cations are that for the next few years
at least tobacco will rise in price. The
Cuban war. which has been in progress
for several years. has been the means Of
placing Decatur county tobacco more eX-
tensively on the market, and 1t is now
filling the position formerly occupied by
the imported Cuban tobacco.
Monday. Math Bennett and his little son
were travelling on horseback along the
Ducktown road, in Gilmer county. At the
Dillingham; bluff, where the road winds
around preciptce above the Ellijay river,
the horse that the boy rode became
frightened and ran over the bluff and
rolled over and over fifty feet or more
down to the river, where it lodged against
a sycamore tree The boy, fortunately, fell
eff and caught to some shrubbery about
half way down the bluff and was not
much hurt. The horse was somewhat
shaken up, but no bones broken.
Farmers of the section adjacent to Rome
bring in reports of the drought that has
prevailed unbroken for month of the
hottest weather ever experienced In that
section. The streams have gone dry,
springs have failed that were considered
unfailing, mills have given out, and the
people are greatly distressed. In some
sections the only water obtainable for
stock is from the river, several miles
away. The Oostanaula is lower than 1t
has been since the war. At Seney the peo-
pie are in the midst of a water famine
and are compelled to get water from the
tanks of passing engines Peas. pota-
toes and other fall crops have been parch-
ed by the hot sun. Nearly all the cotton
has been harvested.
There is on exhibition at the postoffice
at Rocky Ford the foot of a monster bird
seven feet from tip to tip. and was of a
dark brown color; the talons on the foot
are about one and three-quarter inches
long. This is the second eagle of the kind
killed in the neighborhood. one was cap
tured some years ago near Rocky Ford
while feasting upon a year-old hog, which
IL had killed. This second one was killed
by DR.. c. o. Smith. The eagle was flying
over him above the, tops of the trees, but
the doctor cut him down with No. bird
shot. The farmers of the vicinity will
present the doctor with gold medal in
token Of their appreciation of his good
work In destroying so great an enemy to
pigs and young lambs.
Throughout Macon and adjoining coun-
ties the severe drought continues, with
very warm weather. The effect upon all
vegetation is most disastrous, and now
pastures alone would be benefited by rain.
Cotton Is about all open, and many fields
have been picked. Picking is being pushed
with all possible dispatch The entire cror
will be secured by Oct /. The late crop is
ruined Corn is being housed and is said
TO be an average crop. The pea crop is
very poor, and farmers will scarcely get
back the seed. Cane and potatoes are