Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-07
Tte 9egoruimg geirs'
TI-FSDAY. JUNE Z. 1881.
Eeorgia Affairs.


.[rbIpr six policemen appeared on the
I'D and took charge Of debtor and creditor.
Grange Council has concluded TO per
ssls Of whisky in that town BY the gal
"-- tbe nayment Of five hundred dollars
Nicholson, of Marion county, mar
ss.sped drowning last week while at
I--,-,f7, 10 ford a stream. Mr. Lawhorn and
If the same county, were put in great
- runaway mules last week. Mr.. Law
bacsme entaugIed in the wheels and was
-.sl for some distance. and was badly
bruised.
~. R.fisvilIe Enterprise reports that the
s,r,--us are doing much damage to corn.
go n3t seem to conf1ne themselves to
-,r p,ants. but in some instances are boring
.E-,rzh the tender joints Of stalks that are
rs,rlv ready to tassel.
Tbz C5fss County Gazette reports that the
r..s seven. vearOld son Of Mr.. Daniel Lott,
f., rssfie in the upper part OF that county,
~ missing last Thursday, and search was
--.4s e5r him. He was found under a wash
---,rh dead. The supposition is that the little
fsrov was playing in the trough when it turn
~ over. itching him under it and smother
NJ h'm.
rt. Hamilton (HarrIs c untyJ Journal states
,t,r on last Saturday morning the dwelling
t,u.srf Esjlr F. S. Howard. in the extreme
s,-ttern part Of that town, was burned. The
81 lad progressed 50 far when discovered
,h,- nothing was saved, except a few articles
furniture The building was a substantial
frame house
Agent emaH who has Just returned from a
-s- b Talbot n reports a strange phenome-
am 20 the Columbus Times He says that a
,--teHan. who lives a few miles west Of Tai
f7t-5r. was in that place on last Monday, and
..s.4I that a shower of honey fell on his
--sris.s the night before. 1t fell in such a
t4lrti-v as to run of the roof Of the house and
ever tie ground ia the yard.
The WaycrOss correspondent of the Coffee
rantg Gazette reports that on Thursday
negro bv the name Of Jack Montgomery was
r4esed up by the way freight one mile from
ys lafn a mangJed condition and brought to
Wsysr1ss. as lie was seen there until the de-
r,--ur- IF the niue clock train the night pre-
vl51s it is supposed that he was enjoying a
stolen ride and falling or hal hi3 hand badly
crushed beneath the y heels and his skull badly
fractured in several places. The hand was
u1utsted just above the wrist by Dr. Folks
Fsrsc5very is extremely doubtful He halls
from Townsville.
Dur zurrency c7rrespon writes: ''Myriads
5facas-s iufe,t the swamp of the Altamahs
and bT some IT the superstitious their appear
aace is regarded as a sure precursor of war, as
th- " is conspicuous on opening their wings
The leaves Of many trees suffer considerably
!. ,heir hands and they present quite de-
Hai=dapp4arauce. Others, however, have es-
es9-i. Tleir ravages are confined thus far to
thsr river sTamps, but appreheBsions are felt
b7 The fearful as 10 the growing crops. These
fears are, however gr0undless. Owing to the
extreme dry spell duri ~ May the cat crop suf-
far51 y.si5ly The yield has been cut short.
About half a crop is the result Of the recent
harvest on the river Copious aud refreshing
raia- have visited some localities, and the
culs have beoa greatly refreshed. Corn is
tlsseiiug ami silking. but within radius of
Gg. miles it is not knee high. Fishing is now
ill., fashion"
Wave~oss Reporter. MIR. II. c. kollock, the
engineer detailed TO Law of the new portion of
tar town, has been at work more than week.
sal We understand is progressing finely This
wHI 1e good news To those interested and
a4x..us tl get settled down permanently. We
IN .erStaud that the Savannah, Florida and
Wp.teru Railroad Company will add to the
population 81 WaycrOss at least five hundred
ia the next few months
Ia Grange Reporter: In this vicinity the
wheat crop has been unusually large and the
yield has beeu much better than waSexpected.
Reports from various portions Of the surround
Iug country Indicate that the yied in this sec
u5u Of the State has been good Farmers are
about through cutting. ami threshIng ma
cliIes Will soon be put in operation Oats
have done well in some localities while in
others the crop has been a total failure
Gelartown Aduertiser. Application will be
made TO the General Assembly at its coming
session for charter for railroad to connect
this piac. with th9 Selma, Rome and Dalton
Railroad The point at which said road IS pro
posed 60 int rseCt is either PriOrS Station or
S1lse Pond. a mile or so north OF it. The
grading Of such road. it is claimed by those
competent 70 know, VIII cost between seven
and ten thousand dollars. After IL is graded
there is plenty of assurance that the iron and
rolling sLOcS viii be put on
Trion correspondence SummervlIle Gazette
'dr J. W. Mcintosh and part OF his family
very narrowly csc Sped meeting with serious
accident Sunday evening on their return from
the singing at the church near Rev r. Will
banks Dir. VI. AID some Of bis daughters
#e~r WAGON. The wind blew small tree
aC$( ClS wagon, striking Miss Jonnie' Nc
lltash about the shoulder and body, brulSinf
her considerably. hurting one OF her hips
She is uOing very well now, and will. it i,
hoped, be up again in few days. Had she re
1eiVed the fun force Of the falling tree she
would in all probability have been killed.
Henry County WeekIy: ION Thursday
night or last week the mill house Of Mr.. j W
Turnpseed, situated one and a half miles from
town, was broken open and robbed OF several
hundred pounds OF -four. Suspicion rested
Ill
ani Nathan Lacy ali cOlOred, and they were &C
clziIngly arrested a. brought before Judge
B.uus for the purpose Of preliminary hear
i1z and Investigation. The guilt of Kendall
and Adams was so clearly shown that they
were bound over TO appear at the Comfy
Court for trial Adams gave bond for his ap
PsasaUce. but Kendall, beng unable TO make q
salts .ac-OrT bond. was committed to j Ill
Lacy was released, there not being sufficient
evidence To warrant his commitment"
Cedartown Aduertiser: Mr. G. W. Bobo was
severely injured at GOddard's saw mill last
Friday. Tne engine had stopped. and Mr.. BObC
was STOPPING down ScrewIBg up bolt bis
11iy being between the band and the drive
wheel The lever that starts the engine being
ls1me manner moved, put on the steam, and
toe wheel began its revolutions before he had
time % get out OF the way. His body was by
lie band carried over the wheel 81 veral times
l.liug the ground violently, before the engine
t-Gd BE- stopped One arm was terribly man
El-d. being broken above tine elbow and the
flesh terribly torn near the wrist. He received
various other bruises He was carried 10 Rock
mart, where he received medical attention, and
lt last accounts was faring as vel as could be
expected
Waveross Reporter: Mr. Miles Al0eftson
anil associates from Pennsylvania, are going
uglr ahead with their mill at Braganza, seven
u-es b-l0T WaycrOss, on the WaycroSs Snort
Llle This will be the first mill established on
ta- new road and its owners being from the
Na-t1 will naturally form a nucleus for 4
ebony Of ti.lars of the soil from their State.
ial7 section -. above all others. Is attracting
.ae most attention, and reasonably so, Wheh
81 things are properly considered Here the
abroad facilities are unsurpassed ia the siori
.me % tie markets Of the North and west
-47 health and prOdGctiyeness OF the county,
sseapacity to produce so great variety OF
Ffo1ucts, viii Induce the best Glass or truck
ia7asrs and agriCulIUrists from the north
al elsewhere 10 settle here as seen as our
s4lrnle % pooling ID complete.
Hamilton Journal: "Ns learn Of a very
l4rr0w escape from almost certain death by g
workman IN the Upper Nineteenth district: de
rs working on the roof Of house near where
'lA- WEIGH was blasting a rock out OF Inlu
-er intended for a mill which Hershel v
.--.sets. ESQ, Is having built. A blast OF rock
~ O. a direction contrary to that expected
~ gave the house sudden and severe mt
--7'r were three men on the top or the house
s-lglEg the rafters y hen the blast was made
~ Oh these were precipitated down bun
~ lret AID considerably bruised The third
slSp-d a rlfter and was left suspended over
I--a%Iul chasm The rafIerS were 20 slightly
~ sA+t The Imperlled man was Obliged 70
ssls 20 the Fafters and mske no effort TO get
--5-n Until they could be fastened securely
- - was done as speedily as possible ana the
vas allowed to crawl down from his
s1-e County Gazette: ION last Monday a
atty occurred between Mr.. J. S. Lott and
ITO named Henry RoOth. a tenant on Mr.