Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-12
j. Fl. ESTILL. PROPRIETOR

worklng nus way up towards Montezuma and
.I InlIhs enat u VIII not be very long before he
Il. VIII Hsxe it aredged the logs to this place He
says IL Is one or the finest streams he has been
on In long time Surely Flint shouId he made
naVlgaoie. as 1t runs through some of the finest
farming lands in this or any other State and
Ines. ene swamp on either side is peopled with the
hnest OAK, ash, hickory, gum, cypress. maple
Nh!te oak ana other valuable building timbers
while further interior the country abounds in
perfect forests OF various kinds of pine tim
Ihomasville Times: 'The frost Tuesday last
was the most disastrous of the season tt is
the opinion of Mr.. Sanford one of orr most
successful fruit growers and gardeners. that
IIe II peacn crop IS almost entirely destroyed.
ne says that while the hardy LeConte is badly
injured, 1t IS likely that fair yield will be re-
allzed- All Watermelons up have either been
killed or badly damaged. The majority of the
ground. Cucumbers, up, are killed outright
M SANFORD. with that characteristic prompt
ness and tact which distinguishes him tele-
grapaed at once to Philadelphia for
more seed, and will soon have them growing in
every hill which has been killed out. We be-
lleve that all others-and there are many-in-
terested in truck farming have pursued the
same course. True, they have been put back
Sharply, but all other sections-even in Florida
have suffered equally as much, so that our
growers viii stand a chance to put their fruits
ana vegetables into market at as early day
as others: Many hereabouts have embarked
extensively in'Jhe business this year, and We
nope they Will realize handsomely. notwith-
standing the backward spring"
The Griffin Nelcs thus tells about bold
burglary in Zebulon, Pike county: ION Thurs
daV night three of the business houses of
Zebulon were broken into by daring burglar,
whose dePredations threw the little village
into deal of excitement. About 12 O'Clock
Thursday night Marshal Smith went into Mr.
James Drivers store to spend the night with
Mr.. Driver, who sleeps in the store. Shortly
after he was in bed he heard some one knock
ing at the door. Thinking it was some drunk
en- vagabond. neither Smith nor Driver made
any response IN q few moments the knock
changed to q boring, in which apparently an
anger was used The parties in the store were
immediately on the alert. satisfied that some
one was trying to break in. Both gentlemen
armed themselves and started for the robber
Driver went towards the door from within and
Smith stepped out of the back door armed
with a shotgun, aud went around the
store to the front. There he ran
upon the burglar, who was trying 20
make entrance. The two clinched but the
burglar begged to be allowed to 90, saying he
was so drunk he didn't know what he was do
ing. He knew enough, however. to draw his
pistol The two then had struggle, and ex-
changed shots without effect The burglar
succeeded in breaking away, and fled, followed
by another shot Yesterday morning the Mar
shal and a number of citizens made a search
for the robber TheV found his tracks, which
were plainly visible after the rain, and follow
ed them q short distance in the woods, where
they found the object of their search sitting
around a fire, loading his pistol. Seeing them
coming. he again made his escape. He had q
horse tied near the fire. which he didn't have
time to reach. The pursuers took the horse
in charge, and were out all day yesterday after
the man. We have not heard the result. The
burglar carried away only few dollars in
money"