Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-05

ToLBorToN, July 1.-Editor Morning NeiCs
Yesterday was said to be the warmest day of
the season in this section. 1t certainly was
warm enough for all practical purposes In a
health resort, the thermometer running up to
90 or 81 in the shade. The good people seemed
to be astonished at the freaks Of the mercury,
and regretted it, as the town was full of visi-
tors.
Notwithstanding this, however. Talbotton is
a pleasant place to spend the summer. It's
elevation lifts it above the malarial line. and
Its abundant supply of refreshiDgly cool water,
the intelligence of its citizens and their uni
form courtesy to strangers, with its superb eli
mate makes 1t very attractive point Its
accommodations are greatly enlarged; besides
splendid brick hotel there are dozen or
more cottages on the campus of CollinSworth
Institute which can be utilized for summer
residences. Easy access now, by the flush
ing OF the branch railroad. renders the town
one of the most desirable in Middle Georgia.
thought had seen enough of commence
ments, but here got into two moTe-that of
Collinsworth Institute. one of the oldest schools
in Georgia, presided over by Rev. j. T. Nc
Laughlin, and LeVert Female College, under
the care OF Colonel D. s. Davant On Wednes-
day night listened to fourteen boys deliver
speeches. One redeeming virtue was appar-
ent-they were short. / mean the speeches
There was the usual exhibition of excellence
In eiocution. Some measured above the usual
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department. They all done we'll
found also in operation two District Con-
ferences here, one of the white Methodists of
the Columbus District presided over bV DR. i
W. Hinton, well known in Savannah, and the
other was held under the auspices of the Afri-
can Methodist Church, and WAS more largely
attended than that of the whites. The latter
was affected no little in its attendance by the
fearful railroad accident of which you have
been advised. Quite a number of the delegates
were aboard the Inflated train, and
some So nS or them them seriously injur-
and abandoned the idea of attending the con-
ference. Among the most seriously hurt was
the Rev. j. O A; Coax, pastor of St Luke's
Cnurch in Columbus. It is not yet definitely
known whether the injuries will prove fatal or
not The broken collar bone cannot be set for
several days yet and there are apprehensions
that he sustained internal injuries which are
more serious than outward wounds would in
dictate. This misfortune cast gloom over the
entire conference and community, as Mr.
Cook had formerly been pastor here; and here
as elsewhere he was devotedly loved by the
people Intense solcitude is manifested as to
his condition.
Business is conducted strictly upon sum-
mer basis. and the higher go up the country
the greater the complaint about the scarcity of
money is heard 1t is SO in Tabotton / have
been here often, but have never heard such
walls about hard times. In Gnte-belE1sBl times
TINS used TO be one Of the centres of wealth
aud luxury. The all-cotton theory is as de-
structye to peace and prosperity here as else
where, and yet there is not more intelligent
community in Middle Georgia than this, and
why such men will pursue such policy is
beyond explanation.
The building of a branch road from Bostick
on the Southwestern Railroad, to this place
has awakened considerable enterprise and
many new buildings have been erected aud
many others repaired. The coming fall is
looked to as the beginning of a new tide Of
prosperity for this community. The patron
lzng section or country stretches out in some
irfNy or
mense smount of cotton made will be brought
here and sold to pay the guano accounts and
the Western meat and corn bills
The crops usually are looking healthy
although the dry weather has stunted the corn
and there viii be many putbins where there
would have been ears if the recent rains had
come two weeks earlier. The fruit crop will
be limited and small in size The gardens are
all burned up by the drought
The fence law is now sgitating the people
here, and they vote on it this week 1t ia be-
coming almost necessity in the older coun-
ties There is not enough timber in Talbot
county to-day to fence respectfully the omen
lands The fences viii b afford protection
now are rapidly decaying many of them per
rect wrecks. They cannot be replaced. Hence
the law must intervene and give protection or
the farmers must cease to cultivate There is
considerable anxiety as TO the result If it
were left to the freeholders, the question
would be settled without dispute But where
there are so many who are not land owners,
and who may have NANCY hog or two, or
dilapidated form of a COW, and all allowed 10
vote. the result is not so certain.
AS visit these older counties am mora
than ever convinced that something ought to
be done to protect our magnificent pine forests.
which are beisg so ruthlessly DESTROYED With
the present rate of destruction it will not re-
quire generation to pass before the whole
State will be in as deplorable condition for
timber as these older counties are to-day.
The hospitality OF the good people has been
generously extended to ali the delegates Of the
conferences held here, and although not a del
egate, had the good fortune to be assigned to
Judge w. ]. Weeks elegant home. and to
whose excellent family l am under special OBJ.
legations
met to-day veteran. it is true, in an hum
bic sphere, but he is worthy of note. Mr..
sexton OF the Methodist Church in Talbotton
for nearly forty years, without intermission
doubt if there is a parallel case in the State.
JACK PLANE