The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

DooAy OOuhty - n NeSFOs Back
Broken In Log Mill - Five Ne
grOes Injured On a Tram Road
Near seviIle-Namcs of the Streets
of the New Colony Town.
GEORGIA.
The colored Masons of the state are in
session at Rome
lodge of the knights of Pythias has
been instituted at Alley.
There is a movement on foot to estab-
lish a home for the friendless in Column
bus.
None of the five prisoners who escaped
from the Jail at Vienna Sunday night have
yet been captured.
James Downs and Will Garnet. while
working in field near Carrollton Thurs
day, were struck by lightning. They
fell dead side by side.
Mrs. R. A. Som, the matron of the He
brew Orphans home. at Macon, is serious
ly i'll with scarlet fever and there is very
little chance for her recovery.
Many of the lie Conte pear orchards
about Americas show the effects of blight
Large trees are blackened and dying, and
the crop this year will be almost total
failure.
Fourth of July week will be celebrated
in great style in Macon. The Public Ii
brary will be the principal beneficiary.
On Monday, July 5. a state bicycle meet
will be held at Central City park.
Cliff Ellis, colored employ of B. P
Neal while turning a log at the mill at
PIMA, in Dolly county, Wednesday, had
his back broken and otherwise injured.
He died after suffering about two hours.
The Central of Georgia railway is build
ing a spur 300 yards long from the Eaton
ton and Covington branch three miles
from Eatonton to a stone quarry from
which rock is being taken to be used in
building the new fortifications on Tybee
island.
In the past ninety days the Hankinson
Lumber Company has built about $780, 900
worth of houses in North Augusta, and
have contracts for about that many more.
The company has also just signed con-
tract to furnish material for forty-eight
houses to be built at Bath, S. c., for the
mill operatives there.
Sometime ago James Price, a negro
workman, was crushed beneath the falling
walls of building being torn down by the
Macon Sash, Door and Lumber Company
at Macon. His stepchildren brought suit
in the city court for damages. Judge Ross
has just non-suited the case becau@e, in
his opinion. stepchildren have no cause of
action, not being related by blood.
Five negro men in the employ of the
Wilcox Lumber Company were injured in
a wreck on the tram road near Seville
on Monday morning. The severe wind
storm of Sunday had blown distractions
on the track which the engineer did not
see in time to avert the catastrophe. One
of the men was so seriously hurt that the
amputation OF his leg was necessary to
save his life.
A competitive examination for a West
Point cadetship occurred at Calhoun Mon
day number of young men from the
several counties composing the Seventh
congressional district were present and
stood the examination G. N Napier, Jr.,
of Lafayette, was the successful candi-
date and will go to West Point Carl
Boyd, Of Adairsville, stood next highest
and was chosen as alternate.
A destructive storm passed over Tai
bottom Wednesday afternoon at 4SO
o'clock. The opera house and Thorntons
warehouse were unroofed. Large num-
bers of trees and chimneys were blown
down. Lightning struck one of the Chin
neys of the court house, but did little
damage. Some hail accompanied the
storm and there is apprehension that
great damage was done in the northwest
part of the county.
T. c. Vance, president of the Putney Col
ony Company, arrived at Atlanta Thurs
day from Louisville, and will be there for
several days looking after the interests OF
the new colony enterprise. The streets of
-. saA of he
principal vegetables and the trees of the
forest of this section. Those running east
and west will be called after trees-hick-
DRY, cherry, cedar. pine. oak, etc, and
those running north and south after vege-
tables and fruits-strawberry, bean, pota-
to, melon, etc.
The Secretary of State has issued
charter for the Dooly Southern Railway
Company, from Richmond to Irwinvile.
a distance of thirty-five miles The in
corporators are: George w. Parrott ST.,
George w. Parrot. Jr., l. X. Chenes, w.
S. Thomson, Jacob Haas, b. +. O'Neal,
VIM. Scaudrett,W w. b. O'Neal.J. T. West,
and T. A. Scott. Messrs. West and Scott
are citizens OF McDuffie county. The 9TH
ers, excepting Messrs. Parrott and Jacob
Haas. are residents OF Dolly county The
capital stock Is $4,000.
Monroe News Cicero Edwards was
cleaning out Mr. Egbert Briscoe's well and
found a small cavern place above the wa
ter He reached his hand into the OPEN
ing 10 see II there was any trash 10 be
taken out. and as he did so his hand
struck something soft. and he felt a peck
on his hand. He thought he had been
snake bitten and called Justify for a light
When the lamp was let down he looked
into the whole and saw an old hen GEM
placenuy perched therein. She had EVIL
IDENTIFY fallen into the well aud taken re-
fuge In the cave. Three fresh eggs were
by her, which showed that even
IN her place OF peril she could be useful.
Michael Daily OF. Macon died few days
ago. and took the combination OF his big
Fafc with him. His safe contained money
belonging 10 other people who had depos-
lied their money with him for safe-keep-
ing. No one-not even his wife-knew the
combination. and after his death II was
FOUND that ne had left no record that
would give entrance 10 the safe. Thurs
Jay night Mrs Daily and her son. Mike,
heard a noise under their windows which