The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-30
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Ghe superintendent of the Alabama
Midland Railroad HeroicaIiy Res
cues a Boy From DrOwning-An
Herb Doctor Found Dead In Whit
feId County-ERects of the Freshet
still seen Mt Americus-A Big Suit
Against the Eagle aud FheniA
Mil.
GEORGIA.
The receivership of the Fidelity Banking
and Trust Company of Atlanta has been
made permanent, with James L. Logan
continued in charge.
j. A. Crawford of Gainesville is out fol
the position of collector of internal rev
enue for the northern district of Georgia,
under the Mckinley administration.
Henry Pitman, a negro. living at Lin
dale near Rome, became enraged with
his wife Saturday afternoon, while drunk,
and shot her, inflictng a dangerous wound
in her side.
A suit for S32 400 was filed in the United
States circuit court at Atlanta Saturday,
for H. 3. T. Montgomery of Opelika, Ala
who is suing the Eagle and PheniX mills
for six promissory notes for S. COO each.
John G. Kelly, an herb doctor, was
found dead half a mile from Red Clay, in
Whitfield county. Saturday. He was walk
ing, leading his horse, which was hitched
TO a small wagon, and is supposed to nave
dropped dead from eXertion in going up
a hill. Heart disease was the cause.
The effects of the recent freshet at
Americus are still ~ be seen. The streets
of the city were badly damaged, and at
least 81 500 will be required 10 put them
in condition again. The heaviest loss,
however, falls upon the farmers, and Is
incalculable. Lands recently planted were
badly washed, and the loss of crops, labor
and guano will be enormous Nine inches
of rain fell within thirty-siX hours. Sew
eral bridges in the county were carried
away thus adding to the heavy cost OF
the foods.
e. B. Parker Of Boston, Mass, one Of
the purchasers of the Armstead Dodson
plantation, near Americas, was there a
day or two ago looking after his purchase,
The plantation contains 200 acres, and Is
one of the most valuable in Georgia. Al
ready, Mr. Parker says, he is beseiged by
letters from every part Of the northwest,
making inquiries about lands in Sumter
county, and he thinks that many desir-
able settlers may be induced to come to
Southwest Georgia by a little effort. Mr..
Parker and his associates Will put out
thousands of peach and other fruit trees
this spring, having already planted one
orchard of 21,0O0 peach trees. The com
pany may also erect a large cannery on
their property at an early date.
cambridge correspondence Atlanta Con-
stituton? A daring rescue of a drowning
boy was witnessed at cambridge Satur-
day by a large crowd Of citizens. the nero
was c. o. Parker, superintendent of the
Alabama Midland railway. The boy was
D. A. Russell son of Judge d. A. Rus
sell Of Bainbridge. In a rowboat with a
negro young Russell attempted TO cross
the overflow, as it bounded under rail-
road trestle. When they reached the
stream the boat became unman-
ageable and capsized in rag
ing waters. The negro was for
tunate enough to grasp the piling and was
driven up to the track, while Russell was
attempting to hold to the capsized boat
The force Of the current soon dislodged
him, but being a good swimmer he managed
to keep on top of the water until he
reached pine tree, fifty yards below. The
tree being too large for his arms to so
around, it required the strength of the
drowning man to hold on. While the ex-
1itSu 1hiOilS was uAliliAiS ~ anu ~" ." -.
track vainly endeavoring to respond to the
frantic appeals of the boy, whose strength
was fast failing, Superintendent Parker d.
vested his outer garments, dashed a rope
to a crosstie and dashed 1t from the tres
tie at point where it would float to the
boy. As 1t struck the water, he leaped
into the flood and with the tie reached the
boy just in time to rescue him from his
perilous position. Giving the rope a turn
around tree, both chung with all strength
to the tie now dancing up and down In
the rushing torrent. Finding 1t impossi-
BILE to hold longer to the unsteady timber
it was losed from the tree, and with il
both shot down the stream at a fearful
speed, following the course Of the cur
rent. They were driven into the thick
boughs OF trees, from which they Were
safely rescued, amid the congratulations
of the grateful spectators.