Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-02
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
-praNI OF THE NEWS FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES.

s.rred-BoId Robbery In Butts-The
r,,Ding Fair In Burke-The Oldest
Cow in Georgia.
Tie municipal election Of our sister city
,,.,-tskss place on the 9Th of December,
,r...1 yas visited by slight fire on We'd
might. which consumed the barn, a fine
---s aud two horses Of the estate Of the
~. Asher a Avres, on Walnut street, corner Of
---l street. a negro boy Of sixteen years
.-a-uected Of being the incendiary.
r-- occurred in Vineville Wednesday
.L+va.ch was plainly seen in Macon. 1t
.sr-.t hy the burning Of an old out house
t behind Pho Mono College, where
-,s++rof empty barrels were kept.
.r-tt car loads Of machinery for the cotton
..5-, 1t luthbcrt are on the way, and will
arise. Then look out for cotton notes in
.-...-aui busy activity in the town of Cuth-
Ht-.
rrssI.tor Of the Quitman county depart
---- OF the Cuthbert Enterprise, Mr.. B. F.
Zl.~.,. has resigned, and Mr.. ". A. Jordan
ID. assumed the tripod.
Awrf-Sv tragedy occurred at Ophir, CherO-
.. county. last Monday night. Two
-, who worked at the Franklin and Nc
n.-.-l gold mines, visited an illicit still near
--.-4 and got into a wrangle with Bass Gage
.fgas Fowler. Cages throat was cut amir
-.ur .- Fowler was badly hurt. \ Mrs.
r..e-.r received some injury.
rr. first exposition OF the Agricultural As
.s-.- of Burke county Will take place at
Vsrra-lsro. ON the grounds of the association,
an the 6fh 9TH. Sth and 9th days of December
hi the Committee Of Arrangements have
-eieeverv preparation for a successful expo
r THE railroads will sell tickets at two
.sr.- per mile, and return free of charge
a.
rHdeIiver tue first annual address before the
s--l.iatllu on the 9Th, and Prof. IL. C.. White,
d. the state University, will lecture on an
,rrt-ulturaI subject on the 9Th.
Fa- frrl uf j. A. Haire and Wm. A. Shackel-
,5rH editors, publishers and proprietors Of that
sterling journal, the OglethOrpe Echo. has been
..s-,gei. Mr.. IIaire Withdrawing and leaving
vr ~aa-kelfori alone at the helm of the craft
rrier the new management the Echo will
tea.af1rtH De- issued, and will doubtless main
t.1 It's record among the journals Of Georgia.
The receipts Of cotton at Hawkinsville to
tate November 3Oj, have been a, ,739 bales.
Tie eraui jury Of the Pulaski Superior
COURT 40 their recent session, found thirty-fve
t-ue bills. and the court during its session con-
7r-e5 dye parties-two for hog stealing and
three for a--aulting an officer and rescuing
--.-Her--all colored.
The aNusrogee Mutual" a new loan assO-
a4-aa. was organized in Columbus ON Wed
i lf-i8r night last, which makes the third in
Columbus. Twenty-Five hundred shares had
been subscribed and a constitution and by
laws adopted. ". r. Brown, J. NJ. Fraser,
D. z. Williams John Hill, James smith, K.
S. Carson and W. L. CLARK were elected di-
rgr-ar-. and James =. Wilcox was elected
Secretary and Treasurer.
The North Georgia Conference Of the
Methodist EUfaror,a1 f~hrrrch GorfI, now in,
session. at LaGrangc, Bishop Pierce presiding
Mr. vs.. II. Davis. of Newman, died very sud-
ifnly in t0vingt0n on Monday morning. He
was busy about a new building which he had
u1ter contract. and was cOnversing with one
ai the gentlemen employed on the job with
am. when he suddenly fell and expired he
tre assistance could be summoned He was
5uriri on Tuesday at Newman by the Masonic
fraternity, Of which he was member.
Col. Henry ID. CapeTs, Of Rome, son Of the
are Bishop Capers, has been selected by the
>atucrn Historical Society as its representa-
,,s. and will make tour through the states
Tennessee and Kentucky. His first lecture
v. be delivered at Knoxville, December eth;
abIect: 'Let the dead bury their dead"
There are eight convicts from Whitfield
euuty serving out sentences in the Georgia
enitentiary.
Mr. Ratcide Boone. one OF the Oldest citi-
Il l-s- II Gainesville, died at his residence on
Ta-hugton street, Atlanta. on last sunday
--ht. He was eighty-eight years Of age. and
r to the time of his death had enjoyed re-
14radbie health.
Ramc's smallpox patient is doing very well
1 the pest house provided for him by the
lsthorities. None Of the quarantined family
Show any signs of having contracted the dis
'a-f, and the scare is about over.
Tlb0ttOn Netr Era. THE savannah NEWS
books lis bright and fresh as a tuberOse in its
ness dress
Rochester n. " Union: 1.-THE Savannah
Ga. MORSING y Ews now reaches Is in a
lll..~0me outfit of new type, which betOkens
prosperity on the part of our able and esteem
. etcautcmpnrarv.'
Tte news reached Lexington last week that
hr. Nm Waller. of Louisiana. formerly of,
.a4 uhl has many relatives and friends IN
'Elethorpc county. was shot and killed on the
1fe.is ol the town IN which he lived No par
l1llar- were given.
Marietta Journal: THAT ablest and best Of
southern newspapers, the savannah MORNING
News. comes TO us enlarged and printed on
New type Looking bright polished gold
IT'S true as steel to Democratic principles and
au9del paper, worthy Of the success it has
1t tis stated that negro of DOOly county has
lai raised g hog or bought pound Of meat In
sn6thIng over year. He lives on pos
Suns and sophers during their respective sea
sl1s AMI has caught over two hundred pounds
gopher meat the last summer.
The following gentlemen have been nOmi-
la.el by primary convention for the several
'elnir offices of COweta county: Clerk Sh-
gr9F Court. Daniel Swint; sheriff. George
g. armlchael; Receiver Of Tax Returns. W.
-R9hert-on; Tax Collector, j. II. Shelnutt;
county Treasurer, John W. Hunter; sur
5rey..' '' '' ''rn"'n' coroner : . 'i''Op-
The Columbus EHgaireF-SuR says: ''On
'rn-~'iat The following families from stew
4lr3uLiy passed through the city en- route to
-rNa-- Anderson Allen and family. James NJ
eaat and brother and their families. VIM.
.--Sil AMI family and samuel Reeves and
l-ig. We learn that several other families
-an Toe ntIghhorh0Od will leave for the same
sale I'D Few days. These are all good citi
90, alI Nc regret TO see them leaving GeOr-
N5nder,ville Herald. 'W. II. Martin, a col
l man farming on the plantation Of Mr..
matthew Fulghum in GlasscOCk county. has
-a-e'et success in farming worthy Of being
i-'@ record With two mules he has made
l,1el> ol wheat. - bales OF cotton, about
= bushels ~ corn, threshed out 95 bushels of
-, 4nt has two cribs Of sheaf oats on hand
p ls about 50 head Of hogs, IL for killing this
% Wednesday morning about daybreak.
81 N Port, Deputy Revenue Collector,
,.4a Fa--e o. three Iseu, made RAID on an
T-- ;liefy about eight IHiies rom NOME Monte-
----'' ana captured the owner. The raidlng
t'i were told that II they attempted 70 get
..7 he -'lll they were dead men. but they
-i the same The proprietor, Johh
'..- Was 1lstIiliug rum from sorghum
- -'iL ~iLar-Cahs. lie was brought 10
anH i9eEei in jail.
nav Ail-yiil. DisBIfch. The most aged COW
Fs.a-uerhaps in The United States-is
-st 't 'itizen 81 jIawkinsvllle- Inc
49, t,--re- us that the COW y one hundred
- '-l' a2u Il now giving milk. hen we
.lael The tWprObabilIty-in fact, the al
s-i --.l.lly-0f his cow being one nun
~. gsI~ I..t the gentleman assured US that
----' --' .f-'u-ed Co his grand parents. great
~ $-lri.7 and other ancestors anu
-cft ls no doubt that the COW
. 4ndrsj wears Of age. We can
$50 ysuer of the cOw-the gentleman
~ -Ae- l-r stetSnent-thd. he j. one oI
tr. '-lteined cItiLehs, one not accus-
,er.-r 20 'ha--crate. and whose lord has
rzr.t i'l1tet. The gentleman is ffty
tf.-F t-t alu is j. member Of one Of the |
lr---.- '.-t families Of the State" That l. {
-1. -t-t cow tale
f.-t u .llHilionlsts of Newman have put |
s,5-- 2. Scr Tor Mayor and Aldermen. Mr..
isz lLe head Of the ticket. is one Of the |
taa55e- eIa of the state. and has the full
hef 'i ue community. For Aldermen I
III Fre4Tr. +rhtlelleh Eere selected: y. ID. |
4 E A. Il. alhoun. j. Ia. spOncler, j. |
Hs The platform upon which /
E1-v minated their ticket is as 1
III rt-a- mat We are opposed To the sale /
Qrr5rS q sei eraSe Of alcoholic spirits IN the /
4l.-t nam, p Thai We favor such legis- I
4,-r .- CITY government as Will absO- I
= @'--ir DO from the city and prohibit /
ksr+r. tt-cr uy retail or Wholesale, by bar /
al. lsglsts, or any other person in /
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