The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-27

GEORGIA.
The Dalton canning factory packed up
900 cans of tomatoes and 10000 cans of
peaches this season. The proprietor,
Frank Sutnmerow, will have 10000 peach
trees bearing next year.
During the October storm and tidal
wave 1850 900 feet Of pitch pine and cy-
press timber broke away from the booms
around Darien, and was carried into the
woods and marshes in different parts OF
the country. II is now being gathered up.
The corner stone of the DeKalb county
new court house was laid Thursday aft
ernoon with impressive Masonic ceremo-
MES. A large number Of citizens, many
ladies from Decatur and elsewhere, and
Masons from Atlanta. Decatur and Lith-
onia were present.
James Lee, one of the most substantial
and best citizens of Paulding county, was
found hanging in his barn Thursday morn
ing No cause can be assigned for hi
suicide. He had a fine farm on Raccoo'
creek was out of debt, and surroundeo
with all that could make life pleasant ano
agreeable.
Cuthbert Leader: On Monday Co. Ar
thur Hood, Capt. J. W. Sealey and Mr..
b. f. Butler received from Uncle Sam
some fish for their ponds. Each gentle
man secured 300 black bass and silvel
perch two or three inches in length
which they soon afterwards liberated in
their ponds Congressman Griggs secured
these fish for our citizens q
Monticello Constitution: Jefferson coun
~ has made an excellent pecan crop thi
year. Our soil and climate seem to be es-
pecially well adapted to the successfu
growing of fine well favored pecans Thi:
Industry is receiving more attention tnan
in former years 1t is not every one II
Jefferson county who knows there is q.
twelve-acre pecan grove within six miles
Of Monticello, but such is the case.
Montesuma Advocate: The horrible
news comes from Capt. Jones farm. near
Paradise, that a boy climbed a cornstalk
70 see how the corn was getting along an'
now the stalk is growing up faster than
he can climb down." The boy is plum on
of sight Three men have undertaken e
cut down the stalk with axes and saw
the boy from starving-but it grows so
fast that they cant whack twice In tn
same placer The poor boy is living OIL
nothing but raw Command he has al
ready thrown down over -four bushels OF
cobs'
Perry Home-Journal: The only negr'
rope-walker we ever heard of is a citizei
of Perry. and grew from early childhood
to mans estate here. His first exhibi
ton was on Carroll street in front of tht
court house last Saturday, about sunset.
The rope was stretched on rough poles
slightly inclined about six or eight feel
above the ground. He used the usual bal
ance pole, walked back and forth on the
rope, assumed kneeling position and
then arose. The performance was decid-
edly good. The name of the performer Is
Charley Brighthawk, and we are told he
possesses consideIa bic native talent In
drawing pictures. He succeeded admira-
bly, in drawing a crowd last Saturday.
Brunswick Times: Charles j. Ward was
discovered in a dying condition at his
room, No. s17 Egmont street, yesterday
morning. There was no one present ex-
cept, Capt. Frahm, who saw his head lean
ing out of his room window. He was
formerly employed by F. D. Aiken as a
lumber surveyor, but laterly he was in
the employ of Charles S. Hirsch & Co
in similar capacity. He came to Bruns-
wick from Augusta, and was 43 years or
age, and had wife and three children.
who were absent on a visit to relatives on
Satilla river at the time of his death His
father was notified of his death yester-
day and his body win probably be buried
in Brunswick
Atlanta Constitution: "Old Texas was
arrested last night for the second time
within a week. She is an ex-crcus trap
eze performer and bareback rider, and
about ten years ago was terror to the
police of Atlanta. She used to fight when
she was arrested and. being muscular
and supple on account of her circus train
ing, she gave a policeman as much as
he could handle, and il often required
three or four men to put her in prison.
About seven years ago she disappeared,
and the police thought they We're rid Of
one of the public nuisances for good. Now
that she is back in Atlanta again, and
is taking 10 her old ways, the police are
wearing sad countenances. Last night
Texas" gave an exhibition of her clog
dancing as she was being led into the
prison at the barracks. She was hilari-
ously. drunk, and ready for an old-time
fight.