Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-09
Georgia Affairs.

S7tb Georgia. There will be musical enter
tsirnert and dance given by the band on the
z5h OF Nav. which is looked forward to with
the most pleasant anticipatiOns by the young
people Of Bqckshear and neighbOriug towns
The coming strawberry has arrived IL
cane bv mail on Friday last, nesting among
mammoth leaves i-om the parent plant
s-u-.v slowed in a sna1 box addressed to the
wrr-rY NEWS and the Southern Farmers
1rrHfl The leaves were sxo by three
inches length and breadth, making them the
largest we have ever seen from strawberry
f,rsre. The msil bags treated the paeSage
very roughly. however. aud the splendid berry
vas sa badly mashed that it could not be iden-
tfsai by form. It's flavor was very fine TO the
oIFlctories. and suggested a sporadic giant
from the Wilson Albany. AS 10 cOmmunica-
t,r accompanied It, Of course we have no clue
otbe grower.
The cut worm is playing havoc with the cot
ton iu Mcintosh.
N4w machinery is continually being placed
in Cedar Shoals factory.
school teacher was severely cut by one Of
his scholars at Walnut Grove the other day.
Mr. Blui Martin. Of Hahersham county, was
painfully cut in an alteration at scottsville,
on Mond'y OF last week.
On Friday last little son of W. A. McDon-
aId. Of Mcintosh county, residing at Fair Hope
szei about six years. had the misfortune to
fall from a ladder. breaking one Of the bones
ofhs right fore arm,
Saturday lIr H. Horne completed arrange
meuts for orgauiziug the Brush Electric Light
and Power Company Of Macon. the capital
stock of the organization to be $4,000; 4S per
cent Of said stock subscribed for by the Brush
Electric Company Of Cleveland. Ohio, and 80
per cent by the Mac'n organization.
A few days ago Mr. T. ]. McIair. an old gen
tsmsn residing in Etowah district, Floyd
county, was riding home from Rome, and
while on the road his horse became frightened
and ran away with the rider. throwing him and
dragging him a distance Of two hundred yards.
Mr. McLain, when picked up, was found to be
very seriously bruised, and is not yet able to
walk shout.
Last Monday evening little negro girl, while
attemuting to draw bucket Of water. fell in a
vel at Rising Fawn. The bucket vent dawn
with her, and she caught hold Of the rope and
he'd on to it. A gentleman was near by and
saw her fall He ran 70 the rescue and drew
her out uniniured, though badly frightened.
A Waynesboro darkey last week accidentally
drove a pick through a fellow wogzman's
hand INJECTING painful wound.
Nelson Hagin. colored. charged with placing
Instructions on the track OF the Central Rail
road was convicted at Sylvania last week and
sentenced 20 eight years in the psnitentisry.
with hard labor
Just before retiring Thursday night Mr. M
C Hawes. Of Decatur, accidentally knocked
pistol of a table, and falling to the floor was
DISCHARGED. the ball taking effect in the right
tbigh It seems that Mr.. Hawes was in che act
Of getting into bed. and there being no light in
his room. aud N passing the table by some
r,asrsrsr--sad to knock the pistol off, which
Vas lvi-s on the table. The wound is pro
nc--leei very pairtul but not dangerous.
Saturday afternoon a scaffold around a new
building on Green's Ferry avenue, near the
city limits OF Atlanta, gave way and fell to the
ground, a distance OF about twenty feet
Upon the scafold were five men. One of
these, Charley Clark. coIored, was so badly in
iurei By the fall that he died soon after being
taken 20 his home near the Atlanta University
Henry Thomas was also badly injured by the
fall
Ar. Louis Smith, a miller Of Rocky Creek.
Burke county, was fired upon by a robber, one
night last week, whom he detected striving to
force an entrance into his mill Nr Smith was
unhurt, ami the thief escaped.
The Sylvania Telephone learns that on Sun
day night last Dir Frank DweIIe, at MiIlen, was
attacked by an unknown negro as he was clos
ing up the lunch room, and came very near
being seriously cut He received two ugly
sashes from a razor, but fortunately thev were
not deep, only laying open the skin. He
knocked the negro down. or would perhaps
have been fatally cut This is the second time
ne has been attacked by unknown parties.
Dafien Gazette: There are quite a number
" sess-s on heir way % this port There is
quite fleet Of schoeners now in port loading
Aln lumber Since our last issue there have
been SIX arrivals and eleven ciearances. There
are noW tEeniy-thTee vessels in port"
Augusta Chr0nicie: The oat crop in Geor-
slI ga ana south Carolina is the finest. perhaps.
80 alpN n ln this section. and viii do much e.
lace tue planters IN a good position for the
Lex season A large grain crop is a good
,-lls Tor any section. Farmers who trade in
.Ausqsla speak very hopefully OF the situa-
- week, while Mr. John Fedder was engaged
"a making some repairs PuuaE. nndarneath
gle miil az the Cherokee works, his foot acci-
leltally got fastensd between two cOgs in the
machinery Of the mill and was mangled terri
oy before he was extricared- Amputarion
vas, however, not necessary, and at last &C
counts he was doing well"
CeiartOwn advertiser: Friday morning
about 10 O'Clock, Mr. W. J. Roach. who was
running the planning machine at the wood shop
a he
stomach fTOm q piece OF timber that d not
zen rightly directed in the planer, and has
suffered the most severe pain in coDse quenee.
--l iLh lfnGtlon IS threatened, In which case
nis M condition would become one full Of danger.
Hs Is receiving careful attention, and the best
Is az least hoped for"
Columbus Sunday Enquirer. 1--WE yesterday
- good square look at a draft Of the plan
ell specifications Of the new mill. 10 the first
pace We will state that the company is CON-
p1sed or some Of the most Influential and
se4llhY citizens OF the city. 1t is very proba-
8-e-ln ~ TACT more than likely-that Col George
Z. swift will be the President and Mr.. w. A
eellt Is superintendent and has charge of the
Management The capital stock is $4,000
= - = y lll probably be increased after the work
T. = .55iriy under way. The mill will be located
ILle IN lle extreme eastern part of the city on
o--cA IS, between Lee and Franklin streets.
sla M fronting Mercer street 20 the west. The
.llilllg VIII be built Of brick, and viii be four
~ SIigs nigh, with II feet between the floors. Il
WI show an elegant front Of = fest and will be
ssenluaied and lighted~by 30 windows SKI
- and also by four doors. The main build
lls Will run back 10 feet with 46 windows 9x4
~ sacn side. The view from either side viii
ee we same and each be Ornamented with a
.y@ef' The building runs east and west and
~, W. iiont % the west. In the rear OF the main
Ilualng the engine and picker room will be
1,ScSaled This will be two fi0Ors, and viii be
~ ~ teet long and p feet wide. An engine of
~ ~ morse power will be used, and will De sup
hi.ed With the best automatic cutoff. Il is the
s-e,sltlon OF the company to start the mill with
l'e spiuQles with the accompanying machine
- - aed % Increase their capacity as occasion
f--aJ demand. This viii give them a capacity
~ ~ consuming about five bales OF cotton per
-el' ana VIII give employment to leo hands In
i 9-1fl y llne the company contemplate putting
80, - q sumo ient number or looms to manufac-
'1ie al their yarns into cloth"
Jefferson jackson county, Herald: Last
@ e1A some charges were made in the arrange
tI tjill ot the pulpit Of lhe Method - Church at
i- - ace, and as Mr. Joe Williamson was tear
rs ~ tne hoor OF the pulpit be discovered
80 - y sas the hiding place for whole lot Of
sc soo-s mat had evidently been concealed there
- ~ ~ ears ego. The list OF articles found was
@LoWs - LoLoWs; Ten pairs Of ladies' shoes, about a
S.fen ~4en par OF suspenders, two punches Of shoe
,-.l-ss, three dozen spOols of thread, three
s S.vas or pins. two OF three gross OF buttons.
80 80 bottles OF cologne. four bolts Of ribbon
- s0'o and one giri's hat. The pulpit aoor