Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-28
Genrgia fairs.

Georgia Affairs.
The parien Timber G1zette is anxious to see
a vote taken on the liquor question in that
,51,r q. and says the legislators in that section
seem 90 favor prohibition
The BaruesviIIe Gazette reports the death OF
an estmabls lady, Mrs. II. Howard, and
also ef Nr. Stephen Elliot, one Of the oldest
anil best citizens of Pike county.
1l-ssrs Macarthur s. Griffin. of Eastman, are
engineering a big excursion over the Macon
and Brunswick Railroad. to start from Macon
August sd 1t is to be entirely free. and the
exeursi5nIsts are expected to see all there is
t5se4 along the line Of that road and about
the port Of Brunswick.
The report Of the Board Of Visitors of the
State University shows s17 pupils in the Thomas
Vile brarch, 125 at Cuthbert, 195 at Miledge-
vile. aI2 at Dahlonega. ard 155 in the Univer
sirv uroper-aggregating 9O4 pupils for the in
s-ifrtIon The income of the University is
sgs70 71, OF which amount the thirty paying
students contributed S1,1OO The Board is de-
ciseily Of the opinion that scholastic fees
should be abolished and free tuition immedi-
ately inaugurated believing that such course
would treble or quadruple the attendance.
" smith "Georgia's great farmer" Its editor
visited his plantation the other day and found
it model Of system, order and Thrift. The
Ex-Governor says there is no money in convict
labor.
Covington has two colored men who can
mould each 5000 bricks in half day.
Calhoun Times: "A heavy rain and wind
storm. accompanied by some hail, passed over
e14v- nd a
able damage to corn"
The Caviugton Enterprise says: I'VE are
s-ain In the midst of a drought. Cotton looks
very well but corn and garden vegetation are
dying fast
Albany yeIrs. Another delegation Of our
Coquilt county friends, headed by that staunch
old ranger Mr. j. b. Norman, came to market
with wool 10 sell yesterday. They got 324
cents per pound for their wool"
Blsckshear Neirs: Wool sold here last Tues
dsv at 3. - cents per pound There were about
twenty bales brought to town on that day
Corn Is at from 81 to 81 . per busheL"
Cedartowu .4drerfiser: The cOlored Baptists
at this place are now having neat and sub
stautal house of worship erected very close to
the Old one burned down some time since.
Sandersville Herald: 'SandersviIIe has re-
cfived 7-s65 bales Of cotton this season against
80 the last year; an increa e or nearly l,UOO
alesN
Townsville Times It would be interest
county farmers who will make all their SUD-
plies at home this year. We should like to pub
lish the list. 1t would be roll Of honor"
Greensboro Herald. Judge BunkleY killed
mad dog on his place last week, and one was
killed near Colonel Printup's few days be-
fore. nd still another was seen in the village
last sunday"
Og7qtb0Ype Echo: We are glad to learn that
Mrs Rabe Perfect, of this county, has inherited
fortune OF over SIG coo from her brother,
Tohn C. Crane, merchant OF Charleston. Her
TWO sisters get an equal amount. We con-
grrtulate this estimable lady upon her good
fortune
VsIdosta Times. THE popular Atlanta au-
tho-rss Mrs Mary f. Bryan, for some time
connected with the Sunny South. has lately
sold seri1l novel 70 the New York Heekin Tor
the handsome sum or sou her new mover
'WiIi Work is now in the press of the Apple
tons"
Wavcross. Reporter: '.The S, f. & W. R'y
Co is doing great deal for WaycToss. and for
which every citizen should feel themselves
under lasting and everlasting obllgatlons-
They will ry the time they complete their un-
drrtakings here expend more money tnan
they have spent at all the towns on their line
OF road"
Louisville Farmer. "Wednesday morning.
Dr. kelley s servant was driving his horses TO
the public watering place when the pole be-
came detached from the buggy Inc ooy
jumped out, the horses dashed on Win lS the
pole coming in contact with tree near Col.
Gains Office One horse the one he valued
most was thrown sgainst the tree and 10 the
Fr UUd. breaking hind leg IN the JOINT ABOVE
the hook"
RuILch Banner: During last Friday night
Nr W. b Williams caught out OF Canoochee
river two hundred aud thirty fishes. nearly ali
Of which were Jack His mode of catching
them is very simple, but reliable. he taxes a
bsreau and builds fires in it, conducts 1t near
the bank Of the river and strikes the water
with q Iiece Of wood, at which the fish become
frightened and jump out of the water towards
The fire, when the boat catches them
TafdOsfa Tigses. 1T seems that the Savan-
nah Florida an Wes'ern Railway Company
intend to accommodate LOwndes county truck
farmers. There were twenty two cars on the
switch Thursday morning. The same paper
also saws. '.9ess~S. J. c. Wisenbaker and J.
D. WiS-ubaker shipped the first car load OF
melons from ValdOsta on last Tnesday Ihey
we're consigned to a commission firm IN Boston
We lea-h that several carloads were also snip
ped from Ousey the same day. They VIII De
going forward rapidly now for a month
Eastman correspondence Macon Telegraph:
A TIRE broke out last night ABOUT u OF l
O'clock in one of the dwellings belonging 10
Mr. j. W Griffin, entirely consuming IL, TO-
gether with his fowl house, which contained
large number of fine chickens-nearly all ue-
s,r0yeC-snd his smoke house with houT' IHeai, d
meat svrup. etc Owing TO the lateness OF the
hour. very few people reached the scene MI.
Grfdns OWn dwelling house was saved aIter
strenuous efforts with water buckets Fr9oaOie
loss $500; origin or the fire unknown. insuI +
anee, if any. unknown. Mr. Grifnn was aOsehe
from home"
Hawkinsvile Dispatch: ''NIr- Samuel 3;
Reid, Of the firm Of Bowen & Reld, rouse
creek Wilcox county, was IN haN klnsNllle W IN
Tuesday and we are indebted to him Tor qotS
from his section. He brought up with MN
about twenty-five hundred pounds OF Wooi,
eii1 has about the same quantity yet 20 ortns
% marEet- He reports ccrn ana Otner pfo
-lsOn crops as suffering intensely lot Ialn,
anu, even were the peOp'e or that sectlOh 70
nave good seasons from now on: not nnoIs
r E.rIH ..rrHA Rsas ~
seasons TO set out potato sips, the potato
crop viii be short il not a fal ure- COtson Is
looking well, and not Jet suffering Eor ram
Talbotton Register! THE saying, 'seli-heip
the best help, finds q true illustration In the
sf0sth and material progress Of talootlon
With the last twelve mOntbs- Recognizing
Importance Of securing the trade thas houlu
naturally seek this market, by extending 70 tue
people all the facilities of railroad town. rev
ot 0uF representative men IN several Secflons OL
Lne county determined to inaugurate ana sue
eesStully complete a railroad to connect Us
eLn the Central at BOStlck- ms mas oSeH
lone and the results are altogether satlsIac-
tory, while the prospective increase and oeVel-
opment OF the general business will meet tne
most saug9ins expectations. We are srSn1 n1ali}
securing all the machinery OF a successItt ran
road town, and whatever agencies that remain
InaevelOped as interest shall dictete: make
'Aelr appearance IN due course OF unle-'
Fort Valley Mirror; ION last Sunday even,
,ls' as Mr.. NJ w. StinsOn, with MS WIe anu
w little girls we're returning nome Ifon
beaVeF Dam church and were going through
tHOoGs lightning struck tree just in 'front.' OF
ls,. lss buggy, telling both his horses, instantly
-lIl'S one and severely stunning the entife
p-rJy- Mr.. stlnson was severely shocked snd
IN 5is OF his daughters was partially paraly zeo
F7I ~ leg her clothing being scoTcbsd ana the
f-sh D.lstered She was taken to Eonse near
~, ~, and by the free use Of water she recoF red
80 - Use Gf her limb, suffering no material dana
rfe-4 4he same paper reports the deatn OF
-e only son of 1lr. Geo. Plant, of that county,
n 9farte mil