Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-17

ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
.,c1A FLORIDA AND SOUTH
V|-,ROIINA PUT IN TYPE.
..tiug Incidents of Atlanta's Great
ln..- Baptismal Ceremony Near
il-+sin Creek Church Last SUNDAY
savings Bank Defaleatien at
Earnesville-
GEORGIA.
.7-sI for no fence by 43 majority.
l-. t.rtr.u Of Mr.. Wilson. Of Barlow.
-.,s ,.--esr- around Gainesville are making
-sr raising chicSeu7.
J. Cone viii open a stock of goods
~, about the first of September.
% s.r has been caught Outof the Oco-
A.I rtI- season than has been in many
lsa. ...,tutv man Is suspected of IN
h--t bI- daughter, and the murder Of
,-- >ullivan's frame wareroom at
ll"sl sle. T-eu burned. with a loss Of $1,000.
ri Insurance "i sow
sill vote september -, 10 decide
VIZ A..,- g. 80 IN bonds shall be issued for the
---.lr 10 au academy
r.r Mccall. Of Gum Greek. had his jaw
ft-E.r. ur badly fractured. last week by
- from d base ball.
'.rf half millions Of watermelons
~ rrued from Georgia 10 Cincinnati
e-r- fIe month of July
Lfr-rfIIe has two blacksmith shops.
-r0e shops. three dry goods stores, two
-r-1ama aui printing Office.
~. u.f..laafa states that there are only
- '5- rlurch-gOIng people IN Madison,
--.af4 population Of sixteen hundred.
-- ~rrsrior Court viii convene Septem-
r There are about thirty cases returned
--.rrrrm. twenty Of which are common
n..l-raluty has "a resident % dwarf who Is
...--aIi. 3 feet high, weighs only fifty
rI-. ami % giant who stands feet inches
e h.- -Hcs--
trsu Methodist Church is in course of
-..-. at Harmony. ID. W. broadway. the
Extractor. wili push II to completion by the
fr-tot October
The Postmaster has sent on his bond. prop
-'. improved. and a money order office Will
S.-rsne.l iu jackson as soon as the necessary
--.rk- ANA books are receive,..
ralf hundred bushels of corn. the property
t-d. Powell estate. was sold in Monroe at
rsrr outcry last Tuesday at twenty five
1.r-- uU-hei.
vr- E t. Moran has pair of scissors
H4r have been IN use sixty years Her
-.-tar EaI them when she was married. and
rs. are good scissors yet.
uurr- 20 recent thuHder storm IN DOOly
.rrrr lu electrical current struck Washing
"a Kty- wife, completely paralyzing one o.
-.r-.Ie-. 1ud Instantly killing horse near
ud Aunt Puggy Malcom. the oldest person
. Walton county. died last saturday. aged
IA years. She leaves several children be-
s1d ,I wears old to mourn her untimely
-lJh.
f-Eoval Arcanum iu Monroe Is a solid in
amrun. During the last month two
E-rzians died holding policies for $4,000 IN
rs0r,Ier, and their families have received
rmuuey-
W. A. Dent, of Coweta, has built a sIlo pit
ri-.b will hold fifty tons Of eusiiage. 10 Is
--srtr feet deep. SIN feet wide and thirty
f,rt long. lie has just stored IN thirty
s,s toni, 0f cut corn, chopped up line.
rb. scotch stOne-cutters at Stone Mountain
eFlart getting out Belgian blocks Tor paving
H--rreets of Atlanta, are ON a strike against
.r.furti0n Iu their pay. The men are en-
rIsreI lv the stone Mountain Granite Com
aHy
t.ru raising promises to become one of the
--- .fgaufic Industries in the state. 10 Is
er .rm nc0uScq quentlal already. and the
-,r.t- of fabulous success set aboat by those
.r-aIv Iu tine business VIII doubtless draw
Many into ll.
J
.s.r-. auj for fifty wears resident of Talbot
-5rurr. died ou sunday night last al her resi-
.a-H..- five miles south uf IalbottOn. on the
.sr...s rlat. She was the wife of the late
Robert McBvrtc.
APutnam county farmer IS making a hun
ri pounds of butter q week. which he sells
ms cents q pound. He feeds his cows i'm
simmer ON Bermuda grass, and in winter on
garuuil grass hay. He regards Bermuda
.rs-- the greatest blessing i'm this country.
Tie Directors of the Talbot County Fair
t.-e.atiau. at their last meeting. decided not
ofalI their usual annual exhibition this fall.
E rla a--l.iatIou II out of debt. in a good tinau-
.sI sIeaud5tiou. and another year VIII attempt
F. uegrluIe-t exhibition since its organization.
Frr -ix hundred people were gathered
4 .oluI ilc pond near Mountain Greek
Il .avrrh last sunday morning. To witness the
arr-maI ceremony. The pastor led twenty
s,a uer-0uS into the water and baptized
--u Among this number was Uncle Chap
n NahIev who was carried IN the water IN ms
. Hs-r Five wears ago this church was or
-Hzgj with only ten members. since that
me they have built a fine church and now
number sd members.
Near Americus Saturday night VIM. Ratler
uf- -alute3 bv pistol shot from behind him.
usH.l passing through his hat. lie first ran
twenty er JhIrtv steps. while he was pursued
Is tle party iu ambush. who continued firing
1r iye shots were Inaccurately aimed at
lm Bv this time katler recovered ms pre-
-rH-. of mind. turned on lis enemy. who ran
lis Ha EatIarl fired his pistol four times al
Hm Mr. Eatlsr is at loss To- know tie IN
,eutan uf the WOuld-be assassin. as he has
'seu luI ls ON friendly relations with all.
Whitfield county tax digest makes the
blowing showing: Value of land. SSH. $50:
value of city property. S4lb.Ss6; amount OF
l1Eev and solvent debts >azh,a4e- mefChan
q So sl every Kind. $ll64S2; amount of stocks
Ei hosds. $4,000; household and Kitchen
isu rure. Sl22.gi1 ieWclry of all Kinds. s.,J4J'
aTsas. mules. hogs. etc. S2u3.l, plantation
f lrf mechanical fools. etc. Sii.d2l. cotton.
s-n. ETC.. for sale Ist of April. Si.5l5; value
EaIl other property not before enumerated.
t.1. aggregate for loSii, 3. li2.uSJ. aggregate
r ls~z ~. 1864. increase over lSS3. S7J.4U6.
William Richardson, a discharged engineer
rffr Rome Railroad, has been arrested ON
a,ple Jon of being the perpetrat0r of several
na'.rim.~ acts. just as the Rome express
ua- nearing the city some person threw q
ar-e rock through q window IN the ladies
rar breaking the glass ON both sides Of the
rar fortunately not hitting anyone. Also,
f-uu- the same n3ERt, the lock ol the switch
near Mobiles foundry was broken and the
switch changed so as 20 throw the cars OF the
emdaukmeut. This was discovered just IN
nu3 Co. prevent serious accldeht- ne water
Ping u the same railroad engine house was
-oseu up aud the oil cups and cans from uE'
a q. tle giues we're destroyed
Un David Haryard's plantation, on Soutl
i luI- creek. @ few DAYS ago. small colore'
DIS ramei sam King. who lives with mar
Iari. lad taken WatermeiOns from the latter
aiCl. aud upon being remOnstFdted with. be-
came mpertIueut and showed hgAts &uere'
Ton Mr. Harvard knocked him down
sans brother. Charles. seeing this
U,lei ND and eNclaiming. "1 on can
Sd thlt~ dealt AIR. Harvard blow
with his fist which was promptly
f-luej. with stunning effect. The infurl-
-'ei tlrkey then rushed. knife in hand
llo1 Alr. Harvard. inflicting a gash upon hI'
e 3, which exposed the Jugular Neln. Ar
H-llarl % the meantime had draw n-ils khils
na buried his weapon deep into the body c
Lf negro. who fed. Mr.. Harvard Will sOOI
-saver. The negrn's condition Is precarious
TIE hIUHer- WdrchmGH says; "AlesSrs
1.eie. tlutaiue n EimOre's vault IN th'
alua1N House was opened Tuesday mornln;
--t lfr contents found to be ln good cOnul
ual Other vaults have been opened, Whlcl
QNi1lnsi values aggregating S5N,UgV, an'
Ese found to be in good condition, The TIM
1ek 60 the bank safe had not stopped. Ahou
tTa-thiris Of the walls are standing. In
irl1-e-t dream story lmaglnable IS told b.
u. Chauueey, the member OF the House from
Llrv county, He was rOOmlng with Dr
GREER of Calhoun. some distance from I'M
'1l-re of the city. At four o'clock he aWoke
l-l. calling up DR.. Greer, stated that III
1i dreamed that the kimbah ii0us'
s on IRE. and that he had heard 9F
leVs also a member from Baker, calling fnl
H. He dreamed that men. women ans
--ileu were jumping from the W Ntli,iv" ~
ii3r- Dr. Greer laughed al me luest, Du
Af Caauurey was 50 impressed tuat M
,-el aud started down town. As soon a
rew near the centre OF the city the aisrn
- -llude1. and when he got down town h'
-.I lAe hltHDEil on lire. IL Is cellmattt
-. hotel Of tie size OF the kimball, o.
oil-l character and much better arranged
-- he built for S31s 600 10 S350.000. lt D
trllly believed that the ground Is wOrtl
--4 s--j,qdl I'd Sl50.O0O.
80
----er =. IT, BIOOdWOrth is now on trial. an.
A.Ae widespread interest. According q
1i-.-'e. the declaration alleges that IN
- lle -ait Elijah II. BiOodWOrth was EN-
te4 it- cashier. and continued as such unit
----,t. 1873. just before this latter daie ht
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