The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18


Planting operations have been brought
to standstiH in Schley county for severa
days On accoUat Of so much rain Al
streams have overflowed their banks ane
the land Is badly washed
Bertha Co.es5y. an aged negress, living
on Mr. Richard Champions place near
Greensboro. was burned TO death. The
old woman. who was quite feeble, placed
q stick Of wood on the FIRE, and while she
was doing 50 her clothing became ignlleo
and she was almost instantly enVeloped III
flames.
DR. Henry Mcdonald. VINO recently re-
signed the position Of pastor of the Sec
ond Baptist Church of Atlanta, where ne
filed the pulpit for eighteen years has
received a call from one OF the iarSesl
Baptist churches in Shelbyvile Ky he
has not announced what action he VIII
cake in he premises His friends here
are anxious to have him remain a resi-
dent of Atlanta.
"Wednesday afternoon a. S. Holzendort.
a merchant of Thomson, shot Mr.. II. A
Thomas. a farmer. who resides about two
miles from Thorn son. The ball struck MIR
Thomas in the neck, producing a painful
hui NOT fatal wound The shooting TOOK
place in Mr. Ho.zendorfs store. IL Ap-
pears that they became involved IN quar-
rel which finally led to blows ana Mr.
Holzendorf claims that he fire the shoi
in seif-defense.
Dahlonega Nugget: After the founda-
ton of Prof Ansleds house was laid the
ether day. across the ridge from Mrs.
Reese's it was discovered that one OF the
pillars had been made out OF rock snow
ing gold. The professors house VIII GER
tainly be on a firm foundatlon, "hich pa
lar will give him much pleasure 10 snow
his friends when they come 10 see him,
especially If they are the ones who com
plain of hard times.
IrWinton Bulletin: Ii seems that this
place has been the center OF great mat
rimonial craze the past several months,
for there have been more marriages 70
the number of marriageabie characters
than any other place in Georgia, or else
where out OF six marriageable young
men. five have stepped off, and every one
of the marriageable girls. The town VIII
have 20 import or raise some material be-
fore many more marriages occur here.
The site for the Elizabeth Mills has been
purchased and the first of the new cotton
mills for Atlanta will be located on the
Southern and Western and Atlantic Rail
roads four and a half miles from the city
The mill will cost 100000 and will be own
ed by the following weil-known citizens
of Atlanta: f. /. Stone, w. X. Stone, F.
w Stone. W. c. Rawsou, w. r. Ham
mond, Mrs. NJ r. Ray and Mrs. l.. r..
Parrott While the charter has moi been
granted and II is not definitely known who
will be elected as officers, il is thought that
Mr.. F. /. Stone will be made president and
general manager of the mills.
Some time ago w. L. Allison, who lives
near Rising Fawn, in Dade county, found
a lot of human bones in a cave near Ris-
ing Fawn. Further investigation has re-
suited in the finding of three other skele-
tens. in all making five. Another open
ing 10 the cave has been found which
shows it 10 have been filled up by hu-
man hands. The people of Rising Fawn
are wondering how these skeletons were
left seventy-five feet under the ground
The only way that the skeletons are ac-
counted for is that persons were buried
there in some manner by accident, or else
the cave was an old Indian burying
ground.
A landslide occurred Tuesday at Dug
Down mountain. about seven miles north
of Bremen. on the CarroIlton, Rome and
Savannah Railroad. which came near re-
sulting fatally The freight for Carroll
ton was going up the mountain when the
first slide began, and without a moment s
warning a great portion of the mountain
began moving, and soon the engine of the
train was almost engulfed. The Sides
continued for some time and delayed all
service on the road Fortunately the en-
gineer and fireman saw the danger soon
enough to escape. After twenty hours
hard work they succeeded in being able
TO get through a passenger train. Il is
also said another landslide occurred on the
same road nearer Rome.
Macon News: The rock pile is taking
well with the beggars of the city. and il
is a noticeable fact that fewer of them
are seen on the streets than formerly. The
people seem to carry out the request of
Mayor Smith by sending all the beggars
20 the place provided for them, A suffi-
cient supply of hammers have been receiv-
ed, and work can be given to all the peo-
pie who are sent there. To-day a large
number of people are al work, and many
OF them are making as much as so cents
per day. Men, women and children can
be seen crushing the rock, which is to go
under the streets of the city when the
paving commences again. 1t is a strange
fact that the city is providing work for
many people, and that 1t is making money
at the same time.