Fulton-Bibb-Muscogee County GaArchives News.....Georgia Glimpses July 24, 1891 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kemis Massey sobbygenealogy@knology.net and Eugenia December 3, 2007, 8:57 pm Columbus Ledger- Enquirer July 24, 1891 Rome’s cotton receipts foot up 92,530 bales. Mr. R.C. MILNER has been appointed chief engineer of the Georgia Southern railroad system. The State convention of the Georgia Alliance will meet in Atlanta on Wednesday, August 19. In the colored firemen’s contest in Augusta Wednesday, a Macon company carried off first prize. Glanders is prevalent among the horses and mules in Lee county, and quite a number affected have died. It is reported from the melon region that the bottom has dropped out of the market and the growers are very much discouraged. At an early hour Wednesday morning a handsome two-story residence on Jones street was set on fire by an incendiary and destroyed. Fortunately the house was unoccupied at the time. It was reported in Augusta Tuesday that Dr. James RESSE, a druggist had taken morphine with suicidal intent. Dr. RESSE says that it was nearly a sensational report, that he hadn’t even taken an overdose. AA. Wright of GRIFFIN has an Egyptian lotus in bloom in his pond. This is the sacred flower of Egypt and is worshipped by the natives. It bears seed resembling the pecan nut and is good to eat. The seedpod is a curiosity. Moses SMITH, an old Negro from Washington county, was tried in Bibb county Wednesday on a writ of lunsey. After questioning Moses two or three hours the jury concluded that he had plenty of sense and he was discharged. Moses claims there was a conspiracy against him. Col. John T. WILCOX of Shell Bluff, GA, has either the largest watermelons in the State or the smallest pigs. He says that he has watermelons so large that his pigs, which have been in the habit o going into the patch, have nibbled holes in the ends, gone inside, eating as they went and now stay inside melons the most of the time. The Trinity Methodist Episcopal church in Savannah has the largest congregation of the churches in that city, and has a membership of 740. The church was built during 1848 and 1849, and the membership of old Wesley chapel moved into it in 1850, under the pastorate of the Rev. James E. EVANS. The old Wesley chapel, from which they moved, was built in 1812 and dedicated by Bishop ASBURY. It stared with a membership of 27 whites and 25 colored. The present church was dedicated by Bishop PIERCE, with a membership of 450 whites. Billy KING’s little boy of Yahoola district, Lumpkin county, was out picking berries a few days ago and a bird sitting on a bush near the ground attracted his attention. He threw some rocks a t it, but it refused to move. He concluded to go up to it and capture it in his hat. Just at that time, when he made his pass at the bird, he discovered a large rattle on the ground just under where the bird was sitting. He dropped his hat and the monster struck at it and coiled himself in the hat. He threw a rock and crippled the snake and went for assistance, and it was killed. It was three and half feet long and as large in proportion Additional Comments: My family interest is with Rev James E EVANS - my gg grandfather File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/fulton/newspapers/georgiag2495gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb