Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-25
TATTNALL COUNTY NOTES.
Threatened StOppage of Mail Facili-
ties-An Era of Prosperity at Hand
-The SehOOIhOuse on n Boom
Literary Treats In Store-NeW
Railroad This. That and the
other.

PEERY's MILLS. TATTNALL COUNTY, GA, June
e2d-Editor Morning Nelcs: As it is rumored
that the mail route from Lumber City to John
ston Station, on the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway, which passes this post
Office, is to be discontinued this week, shall
write you a letter from this section of county
before we are entirely cut eff from all mail
facilities.
1t will be deeply regretted if this line is dis
continued, for this is semi-weekly route, and
the people in the vicinity of Perry's Mills get
a great ceal OF mail matter. 1 presume the
contractors were implicated in the ''star
route" frauds If we are deprived of our mail
at this Office for the reason above mentioned
we know that our immediate representative in
Congress, Hon. George R. Black, viii do all in
his power to have this line re established.
TattnalI county, Mr.. Editor. notwithstanding
the fact that there was but little corn made
last year. and the additional fact that the
winter which we have just passed through was
very severe on s'eck, is in very prosperous
condition. People were rather backward
planting. owing TO the cold spring, yet corn
cotton, cane and potatoes are looking spten-
didiy and the yield promises to be good, pro-
vided We can get rain in a few days Iattnal
county seems TO be on new ROAD 70 pros
henceforth they will improve their homes and
make them as comfortable as possiblei that
they viii raise all their supplies at home. and
y mi educate their children. The people gen
eraIlv arr manifesting great deal OF interest
in the cause of education.
Hinder the supervision OF our worthy and
eficient School Comm issioner. Hon. John
Hughey. the schools in the county, both white
and cOloged. have increased in numbers and In
pupils
has n fi0nP-
ishine school. It is taught by DIR. Hershell
Dugger, quite a worthy young ge1Sle91ep and
a good scholar. This high school bids fslE 70
do great good in this section OF Georgia. fhe
closing exercises will take place on the first or
JuIv. and Mr. Thomss H. Potter, OF Statesboro,
IA is to deliver q literary address on the occa-
sion Just here l will remark that Colonel
Isaiah Beasley, OF Peidsville. has been request
ed to deliver the address Lssare the high school
at Excelsior, Bulloch county. On tlse 2oth OF
this month. Being an able advocate OF the
bar " will do Justice to himself and the great
cause he will represent on that occa Ion.
MiIigan's CEeek Lodge, near M q thus y piaehe, "a hm IN IN
charge of c. H.. Mann; Esq ". n. Is 20 nave ave
q grand Masonic celebration on friday, the
s4th of ti,is month. Quite a crowd OF ladies
and Gentleman will be present. and one feature
of the occasion val be Masonic ADDRESS oy
Wa are soon 70 have an iron railroad, which
il to De bu; by MessrS. Collins 4 Co: or th's
place and y hich will run from the Atamana
river, q distance OF fifteen or twenty miles out
in the fine yellow pine region. Mr.. Collins.the
member Of the above firm. is no less personage
than yoEr fellow townsman and master ma
chinest SIR Charles Collins. He is one OF the
most indomitable and persevering business
men in the county.
TattnaI county can boast OF as many pretty
Girls az any county in Georgia in proportion 70
population. II is Iumored that ex-State Senator
JOhp II. Clifton Is soon to be married 10 an
Ohoopie belle.
Politics in this region are as scarce as 'hen's
teeth" Your correspondent had CONVERSE
zion 9jth a prominent politician OF Wayne
County the other day, and ne remarked that
1s.,varnoT Oo,1uitt would be Ben Hills success
az TO the United States Senate.
IF We continue to set our mail at Perry's
Mills, you may hear froa. me sgain.