Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-23

Georgia Affairs.
-ts HartweU sun says corn and cotton is
t7-mns in that section.
rFs BiuesviIle Gazette announces the death |
.,y-s Thomas D. Hughes, nee Miss Annie J.
pss- formerly Of Scriven county.
,,- ri T. Bower. Of Saudersvile. informs the |
r--,tf that he is trying an experiment on his
s,--. rffs year. and raising a novel crop-a
,-,B5f hopping John'-peas and rice.
The Pecorder wants another hotel in Ameri-
.,, and thinks that city presents many ad-
-.,t#r-s as a winter resort for the Northern
people
The Lumpkin Independent says the railroad
sr,-areut is not alarming in that county, but
er.umps are threatening to demoralize the
young people.
T54 ye1rs wants a confectionery drummer to
tsse uu his line of march for Gainesville. 1t
sr.oc7mp,ains that the streets have not been
worked this year.
FCarroUton has rcceivedIa great deal of ms
cbiuery this year. The Times reports the loss
Of the-esideuce Of Mr.. c. C. Wager, of that
county. by fire.
Arai r1aI mass meeting, in the interest of
tbapr0pcsed Gainesville and Bowersville Road,
July next
DahIouega was visited by heavy storm
Of wind. accompanied by a slight shower of
rain. on Tuesday last.
Tue Loud mine, in White county. is in a -four
ishinE conCiuon,
Mr. Dick Greer, now Of Clarke county. made
last year in Campbell county 2fO pounds of
tobacco on 1-32 part Of an acre. It was of the
Spanish variety. He cut it three times.
San ersvile HeraIt: Rain is reported as
very sadly needed IN many sections of the
county. nd garden truck Is again looking very
weak and feeble"
on Wednesday evening last the wonder of
ri- town OF SanCersvllle was excited by
deaths head" spider. The spider was about
th- size ul pea. was perfectly green, hardly
dr>t.nguishable from the leaf which it was,
and was exactly the shape of a human head,
with eyes. nose and mouth clearly marked
upon it Ii was discovered in the court house
sari by Judge S. II. NOrthington and Capt /.
Hermann, and can oe SEEN at any time at the
drug store Of b. E BOughton.
Sandersvle Herald: IF farmers who have
cattle or horses with the sore nose will make
sash OF common salt aud copperas and apply
10. they will find that il IS good remedy, and
hardly ever fails to cure"
Americus Recorder: "Americus is looming
UP as a wool market. Though done in quiet
way our banks are paying out considerable
money for wool. and the bankers note the
fact tuat every farmer with little wool for
ssi- has money in abundance to tide him
through the summer
Monroe Advertiser: There are eight
prisoners now IN our county Jail. Clayton
Hilsman, who murdered Mr.. Gray Hilsman's
little boy. has been granted new trial"
Svlvania Telephone: a young lady in this
county Eilled an immense rattlesnake, sporting
thirteen rattles, some days since. She deserves
q medal for her bravery"
NIrJ C. Oyer street. Of Seriven county. has
harvested his fine patch of oats 1t yielded
sixty bushels and peck OF oats to an acre Of
land.
Cumming Clarion. There was a very Sc
we're hail storm in Alpharetta about two weeks
ago. which devastated the crops. that Of Colo
mel B. f. Roberts being very badly damaged"
4 friend of the Cumming CLARION who is apt
at cures has been making some calculations
concerning pigs. He says that il takes an
average of three dollars worth Of fencing to
keep out one dollar worth Of pig.
In Lumukin county the cotton and corn
crops are reported TO be doing finely, except in
some sections, where corn Is suffering to some
extent for the want or rain.
E~yIvania Telephone: Every day reports
come TO Of the splendid prospect for good
crops Of corn and cotton. and. in fact, all farm
products The farmers are well up with their
work, and il nothing provsdential prevents,
will gather the finest crops that have been seen
in this county in many years.
Cumming Clarion: Mr.. J. D. Dobbs, who
formerly lived for a few years IN this county,
son etime ago lost his mind and tried TO kill
himself with razors. His wife hid them and.
after long DAYS and nights Of watch NJ. weary
ing and waiting upon her unfortunate husband,
also became crazy, got one of the raZors and
cut her own throat, so that, at last accounts, no
life was expected. They live one mile south
OF Canton"
8iddls Georgia Times: "John Rogers chaFg.
ed with murder, and Jim Brown, who is CHARGED
with burglary, made their escape from jail in
Zebulon. by means of an auger. Sheriff BuSSey
offers 800 reward for the arrest Of the party
VINO furnished the auger, with proof 10 con
Wet p"
The Arlington AdUduce says: 'CaterpIlars
nave made their appearance on Mr. NJ n.
FANS plantation, in the upper portioa Of this
county"
The DahIonega Signal says: 'Ia January
las Col W. II. Price placed some very small
carp about the size Of minnowsl in a small
pond below The new brick building. and not
having seen them from that time, determined
on knowing whether they were living or not
For that purpose he had tre water drained on
and was rewarded with sight OF the Objsces
Of lis search. We had the satisfaction of
seeing the little pets ere they were returned to
the pond. They had made very rapid growth,
and we're lOCkilg very healthy.
Dade county has had a good rain, and corn
is growing rapidly. The Gazette says: "A
new mail route has been established between
Trenton and Stevenson. to go into effect July
lSt" Also, that seven wagons from Cole
Ciry passed through town last Wednesday en-
route to Atlanta and Albany"
Columbus DdfIv Times: mo better journsI
is published anywhere in the United States
The matter is all of the highest order. and the
get up Of the work is not surpassed anywhere
ItcDs S but two dollars q year, and every
farmer should have it in his house. IL is
pleasure TO call favoTa'l le attention to the
Southern EGrmer'S II nfhtg."
Athens Chronicle: The exercises at the Lucy
Cobb commencement have been very interest
ing, md the attendance as large as the accom-
modatous would peEuals
Dauieisville Yeoman: MANY field Of wheat
viii turn out better IhaD vas eXps Gteo, though
rust hss caused perceptible shrlnkaSS IN the
grain
WrightsviIle Recorder: '.Mr J. w. A. CraW
Iordr OF this place, took from bis arm lew
DAYS ago a large solinter that had been IN II
Tor fftte en- years The splinter is Just as sound
as II Il had entered his arm the day before
4ne crops in the lower portion or this county
are better than they have been for several
Years.
Fort Valley Mirror: IAN alligator, ten feet
Zen iGches long and weighing two hundred and
llaety five pounds. was killed near Americus
me other day. He had evidently recently
swallowed g drummer, as a brass Watcn ana
1ob chain, with a lot of other trumpery. was
Iound in his stomach. twas pity to Kill him
{ be was that kind OF CATER, but we suppose
the uarty catching him didn't know his value
until too late
Augusta EUenfnq Ne1Cs: 1.-The unusually hot
Weather Is killing fl the babies rapidly. ave
qIed n this city Saturday night and Snndsy.
but this mortality is lot alone confined 70 Au-
glSta. Even Atlanta and Nashville, as Wen as
other higher and sOcalled health er cities. are
suzssins in proportion 10 population Ihoss
~h9 srs abie 10 incur the expense should take
lReir families TO the country and especially
babies. 2