Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-25
BAINBRIDGE JOTTINGS.
Welcome Rain - Decatur County
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OF JustIce-ReVival-Sa Pre-
caulions-Projected Iron Bridge
River Notes.

BAISDRIDGE, GA, May 23.-Eiitor Morning
Netes; Judging from the warm reception
with which the NEWS is greeted in this section
OF the State, presume a few items concern
ing our neighbors and friends will not be un-
appreciated by your many readers.
After a drought of six weeks we have been
blessed with copious rain, which will revive
vegetation and the crops generally. Our far
mers still look upon cotton as king and have
planted as much as they ever did. Never will
they be prosperous and independent untilthey
realize the evil of planting so much cotton to
the neglect of other crops.
We are not an exception to the general cry
Of 'dull times which is heard from every
quarter of the State.
The fourth spring fair of the Decatur County
Fair Association closed last Wednesday. The
horticultural and agricultural display was
good, considering the drought The floral dis
play was unusually good The attendance upon
the fair was rather small, owing to the indi6er-
ence with which fairs are regarded in Southwest
Georgia. We learn the association came out
o. K. and. on the whole, everything passed OF
splendidly.
The timber business is all thu rage with
our people now. Clary Maund and
Swindelle & Co. are two large
firms who are engaged in the timber business
in this county. They have plenty OF capital
to back them, and have several large contracts
to fill. MeSSrs. Cohen & Co. are now con-
structing a large sawmill in this city, and
soon the hum and stir will be heard Mr. Co.
hen informs me the mill, when completed, will
turn out between forty and fifty thousand feet
of lumber per day.
Superior Court adjourned Saturday, after a
term of two weeks, Judge w. o. Fleming pre-
siding, Solicitor Walters at the helm. Several
nominations for the penitentiary were con-
f1rmed, among them Dock Tharp, convicted Of
manslaughier. sentenced for twenty years
There is protracted meeting going on in the
Methodist Church here, under the ministerial
labors OF the Rev. N. p. Burks Much good is
expected.
Piscatorial amusement is the order of the
day. and our river bank Is thronged with the
disciples of Isaak Walton from early morn to
dewy eve.
Our worthy Mayor, Ben. E. Russell, backed
by our city dads, is straining every nerve to
place our city in sanitary condition second to
none in the State We are soon to have an
iron bridge expanding our river which will be
an ornament to the city and convenience to
the public
Several steamers ply the waters between
here and Apalachicola, Fla. Among the finest
of these is the Rebeca Everingham, which is a
model of beauty Our people are patiently
waiting the arrival of the City OF Newton, a
steamer built and owned by parties in Albany,
Ga. They have promised us trip sometime.
We learn the steamer can carry 100 bales of
cotton. Captain w. K. Sutton is Captain.
1t is useless Tor me to speak of the popularity
of the NEWS in this section. Its well edited
columns are Derused by nearly every inhabit-
ant of this section of the State. More anon.
FELIX.