Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-03

CLASS T5I Matter
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Georgia fairs
.-s-..y recently enacted in Columbus. |
..- -a11tiug OF Mr.. Jesse Wright, fore
-.--srl- Columbus Enquirer sun Office, by |
----. Ban Mitchell, has been noticed in this |
--- Be-. fatal terminad n, however, took |
..-..- S.. INLAY Mr. Wright having fingered |
-.....-4nas ri death since July %, when he |
.raI relieved or his sUfferings ne /
-. away on Monday. as stated. An au-
.. hell 0u r1e body after death, and it
-.. =..- B -..l- the fatal bail had entered the
between the sixth and seventh ribs, |
and r.s-.-. downward and backward through
+..r.-'1.e 20 the lung, entered the tenth
f--.s. .s--eUrl, JhrOngh which it also
-.ss.t s-s-rls the spinal chord and lodging
-tt.r.l-of lie bone. An inquest was held,
s-f.a Testimony established the fact beyond
t.rg-- chat Ben Mitchell did the shooting.
s.-l .al a6e.rei by his brother, Holland
,r-..-. and verdict to that effect was rem
l-r- The Mitchell brothers are in Jail, war
-s-.-f having aseu issued and read to them for
ffetrre. as above stated The deceased had
been sls Connected with the Enquirer Sun,
Office. ami l- the time OF his death was fore
man t.a Office. lie was about fifty years of
s,a. and leaves an aged mother, a wife and six
children -1 mourn his death. The Ensuirer
sl says. There were many incl ents con-
lee-el al Sir Wright's illness. One which
.up-a l as more lully with the loss sustained
by l.- paper was the manner in which his
mind. when deIrous, would turn to the Office.
lie gave orders as though he was in the dis
charge OF his duties. See that the ads are all
right. Prove mp the zalleys, and such direc-
lions v--s continually on his lips About the
l-. thing De said in connection with the office
vls Lookup the forms and let s 90 to press.
C1. 3 Hamilton, of Rome, was at a
ma--i1ros -hs Board OF Trustees Of Shorter
s.-egs elected President Of the Board in place
0tC.. Alfred Shorter, deceased, and Mr.. J. C
Mcdonald was elected Trustee to I'LL the va
1slcE u the board. occasioned by the promo
1-- % Col Hamilton
sam LampEiu. catcher for the De Soto Base
Bal Club, c1iHded with Oscar Fleming, dur
Ing game OF ball at Rome on Monday, and
falling broke 00tn bones Of his leg.
James White, who who was recently tried at
TEru-s-ou for the murder Of James Rose
about year ago, was acquitted by she Jury.
-ae plea iu the case being self defense.
public cistern, to contain forty thousand
gallons of water. will be commenced in the
court house yard at Athens shortly. The els
tern win be- eighty feet long, aud the county
.ClyiCts wall do the work OF excavation.
llr. James A. Palmer has discovered strong
-ll'ybeate spring near his store in Hancock
county.
Tie Georgia Railroad win on September first
rc fast train on the line between Augusta
and Atlanta. The train VIII leave Augusta at
"a a -aeeh Atlsnta- at % III, leave Atlanta
at-aDt arrive at Augusta at z p. m. This will
bs lls fastest time ia the South. Taking the
three stops into consideration the actual run
u1z tu- wil be about for miles an hour.
bu- convention held at Thomson on Tues
Day tl elect delegates to the Senatorial and
Congressional Conventions. Col. N. c. Fulton.
elu--lrs llr state Senate, withdrew from the
contest and att the field to Col W. D. Tutt.
ai5 was elected by acclamation. Seaborn
Reese Fl7 ndorsei by the following vote:
Reese 1 Black. 13; POttle, 21; DuBose, q.
Governor C0.qIitt has purchased the fine
farm o. lr. Harden. at Smyrna, for $1,000.
Crawford county man has a flask Of peach
1rl1-} which n- carried through the war and
-l- -l.r IS be- the same flask. We rise to in
41- A I-l- the same liquor. and whether the
Crawford man is a Good Templarf
The da-.1-a County Sunday ScnooI Associa
Con meets oH Saturday next the 5th instant.
ll--' s great revival among the sundav
s-a... workers in Georgia, and Bulloch. the
banner county, is determined not 10 be last on
,.le Is-
The dlrcvea SUR SAYS there is a man in Hart
county who has fire in his house now that was
s-..-- from a chunk forty years ago. This is
4i'lSA story, 1ut not an impossible one. That
men mus ue one of the vestaI virgins.
Tie ---11 jury OF Barlow county are mani
-l-sE e- tle opinion that the interest of the
-e--! would 1e materially advanced bv the
--'P-.'l VI lne law known as the No Fence,
-"' anu recommend this law to the voters Of
--7 -a1y- should an election on this issue be
lcisrai 70
--- Pio-racted meeting at the De Soto M E.
0-l.eA mas been discontinued It ias.ed four
-'-s' resulting ia the addition to the member
s-t l- --- church Of forty three persons.
q -a,a- ngnt occurred in Webster comfy.
-7-f neville ON Saturday evening. between
.". --sroes One shot the other wirh a gun.
ana Del -la- was shot took after the other and
.l-s- l'1 With his knife. and subse,uentIv
a7- 't la7 wound De had received
.to-ti value of property in Stewart ,o,nt,
as per returns from the Tax Racaivs,,s 49,.
Tor l,s-, IS sL-s7tI5 Tb4rs are sts t.
ana i.' color polls in the county.
-s- Gale OF cotton from Thomas county
-7 -.---l q, The oh mill gianery on Tuesday.
-s -..m ,ls farm OF Mr.. George Parker.
.-7 earliest late at which a bale has
S's. az 2 received at Thomasvile.
--.i- i-s been ,hreshed in Sumter county
.'5' '.'l thousand bushels Of oats. while a
--5' amount Ess been reserved for feeding
7--". The corn crop OF the county is
a15 rot farmer viii have anv to
~l' +--- e., cry available hog will be fattened.
- --hJluou, Of Thomas county, has
-tl7. .-s season from one lie Conte pear
---- Two lushel crates Of pears, and
s .As nag be VIII get from the tree vet
-- - make even forty bushels.
me- -.'lls shows the business of the
ri T. - llAte Tor the quarter ending June
r- -- "i-.-l DO VIII be seen that only one
-- the state exceeds Macon in the
-s- "a --e postal business and the value of
s-s--.t =7- The receipts from the sale of
s5~.- 9.-Aled envelopes amounted to
1-v.-..-.-' .-e qAarter; from postage on
rr..i-i7-s and periodicals, S5CS 40: from
81 s-sl. paid matter S6S so; box rents,
g. Iotsi ~ s3 % 81 o. waste sold,
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