Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
.,,, ,-rWS OF THE TWO STATES
j ''- T0ID IN PARAGRAPHS.

TfnH Id ~ rs
No,el Incident in the Prohibition
A..,,fgn in Campbell - Crummidy
-,rnced TO Hang January 4th-A
.,rre Of Instances of Negro Pros
.,,A WarrentOwn Miracle.
GEORGIA.
,---e p. stovall, of Thomson, died a
-.ty against prohibition IN Morgan
-.r. red that new grits mill is about
...-r rr .u Jesup-
.ro-,h. Of Thomasville, has just re-
rUr-cv cattle.
...t. gatb. of sumter county. has 5000
Surplus corn.
..-.n in the shorter will case will be
.r Tuesday next
-.er settled fact that Hawkinsyille is
.. wholesale flour store.
..... Aaron and Mrs. Joseph J. Den
H.l .l-e county, are dead.
MITCHELL Thomasville's new fire
... arrived 1T her destination.
t SINS. one Of the participants in the
-..It at Mclean. died day or two
0r.u. colored, Of TaIbotton. bought
land last week and paid Sl,250 cash
rr.fa Eair Association has abandoned
lr.lI iu which the Columbus Guards
-.ret-
...| question was before the tax pay
--t.r county on Tuesday. and the
..u met with signal defeat
..sr- of BaSC0hel are raising money
church 40 that place. Col. Cicero
la- gwen 500 10 the enterprise.
-..- DO. ...r The name Of VI. e.. COrsick has
... atlanta 90 e. considerable extent
r-Hf worthless checks on her un-
a- business men.
Atlanta stockholders IN the American
r-r.-..f.au Company have decided TO re-
H nl~ for money which that corpora
.. -.....ly conceded as defunct, has re-
.se on them-
Vienna q few DAYS ago Mr.. ThOmp-
la-t S-3 from his pocket and was
-.-. -toG> Tor "a while. Or. Forbes picked
rnt ui hl- drug store and, learning
was In-t ly Mr. Fields, turned 1t over
question Of securing a direct mail
..tNefu Hawkiusvilie and Perry Is
tarei among the people at Hawkins
.- .- proposed to secure a daily ser
.NUEu tle two towns. and a petition
Hr VIII be put into circulation at
criminal points.
Albany Noos dad Adrsrtjser says:
-F.. r.i- of barrels Of water are hauled away
.r aFtesian wells every day Nearly all
ef tlc country have gone dry, and
tae drinking water now used within
ut l1 or - miles of the city is hauled
.ur artcSian Wells.'
-Iav afternoon. during the absence of
.reuts from the house, 35z-year Old
OF NJ. n. Plpku. of Dodge county, was
Iy burned while playing with q eat
---.s fireplace. The little fellow after
intense aCony for several hours.
= O'Clock Tuesday night.
H. THomasyilie EUtcrDriss saws. Mr.. +.
Madden last week sold his place Of twenty
-- ..Iut four miles north of town, To Mr..
T- Dixon. of Florida. for $4,000. It was
purchase. although Mr.. Whiddeu only
-.E fHIlar> au acre for &c last year. This
.- boss real estate IN this vicinity has adj
.-... .l value.
. ra-- office, Gwiuuett county, six
0rIGel-t oi Lawrenceville. has been re-
-uei. The name Of Welborn's Mills
Houston county, has been changed
-l1- post Office Jacob starr has been
--.aulI Postmaster at Roscoe.
U E- Davis has been appointed Postmas-
-.-.t ,aln's, 6wInnett county.
u-rl fourth Saturday of last month Rev.
I s- D.. Jennings. owing 10 his declining
.. rendered ms resignation as pastor Of
NaTaatou Baptist Church. To take effect
.--. close ui the present year. Mr.. Jen-
..~ been pastor Of the church for fifteen
Daring hiS pastorate the membership
rs l.-.a-ei from Is TO over 100.
Tr lummidy. the negro who murdered
..- Mitchell. at thaunceT. Do lge county.
September last. has been sentenced 10 hang
january T. Nose Bryant, Crummidy's &C
.ue-liti0n that he DE sent To the peni-
-.r-..rr f1r iife. motion for a new trial is
. Inns lu the case OF Nose Bryant.
d. rr.rtiu- race took place in the park at
Ga..u Wednesday afternoon for purse be
r... b -i- 81 lay Bob. and Morgan, owned by
II. A.. Blue. The match was trUtted in top
-. The time was 1926. 10 was won by
E.. s. match for $500 has been arranged for
~..riay afternoon between two flyers. and
Ual-mlle dash Tor gentlemen riders.
ur-ara-- TT-r-lsF nam s-lrs- fras,f Rarz-a
as that the Athens post Office pays $4,000
Hrrar clear money into the public Treasury.
government now gives the per cent. on
.E orders and registered letters to the
-.r that does the work. instead of TO the
l-tul-fer. which Is just and right. The
.-a,-- 20 our otice l. increasing very fast,
r. 1r- pay ron Is about 800 il month";
T Warrent0u CtiDgcr SAYS: "While quite
Er.n.er Of persons were kneeling around
-Ir during services at the Methodist
Nr.. ou last Thursday night. a section of
t --'reglpc. about twenty feet long, eX-
from the stove 10 the plastering over
.. .-came detached and fell with a crash
N...u was struck. Had 10 fallen IN any other
.r0-- ru. however. il would have perhaps
aa--.r1usly injured several persons"
Nr-. ". 4. Harvey, OF Macon. runs a line of
...s-. and Wednesday at dinner one Of the
drivers failed % report. She Immediately
u.t down town, and arriving where the
. aueu cOugrcGate around the monument.
-I. asked DO her hack had been seen, when
au .-lertaue that 10 had run on the banks
-.. tIc river. she quickly caught the words.
..l when She found out he was hOaXing her,
grabbed his whip and proceeded 10 give
..n whaling.
last sunday Patrick McGue. negro living
h.lL-lale. one mile from Ty Ty. attempted
O.. poison Eeua smith. negro woman who
-a. been cooking for aim. 10y pouring a sOu-
Ton II Paris green over some potato custards
-.e was cooking She and McGue had been
Ecd % be married. but the engagement
Dan been broken. and she then asked him 10
Day her something for cooking for him. She
asked him 20 90 to Ty Iy and buy her pair
e.. shoes at least. He failed TO do So. and
s.H-it 20 cancel the debt by sending her 10
-.r -raVe-
The IIawkinsyille Mems prints the follow
u-- There Is little boy in Hawkinsyille
H.'-e daily occupation Is to feed aod water
- fathers horse. Like most boys he is not
l.aI 0l shuckIng corn. The other day he pro-
f-.l to q numb berOf his companions that the
l..t 90 his fathers corn crib and have a corn =
sluE. As an inducement he offered an
0i unrket-k knife. which he had. to the boy
BID u Eht Shuck the first red ear. The little
Fellows went 20 work. delighted with the
F-H I-itIan oi their young friend. Quite a
--lner oi them were present, and they
sa-csed several hours before a red ear was
.rt- I'm the meantime corn enough had
Deem -lucket to last the horse several weeks.
sharp trick in young America"
Mraiah Brooks. the grandfather of DR.. W.
d. ite1ies- % Hampton, on the mothers side.
Hl- only Il wears Old when he was married TO
r. 90 Is. They lived happily together until
Dc niie Giea az the advanced age of 100 years.
AN0r her death, at about the age of l0i years.
p. was remarked TO a Miss Watson. of Pauld-
.-- county, she being about 40 years old at
0 time. Two sons were born to them, and
D tlt year lS61 he died at the advanced age
.- us years. lie was Nlrglnian by birth,
.-- was one Of the earliest settlers Of North
western Georgia He was "A great trader
H.t. the Indians. and at one time owned
IA HnNH al Nfnwfnrnfr and nj
counties. which he bought from them. His
s.".ll wife j. still living. which makes her al
l-- time 20 years old
Tie Crawford Eslcs- Monitor saws: 1.-The
leEs iusl reached Us few days ago Of some
--hnnWu Wu parties catching up with band of
COTTON dealers. Monday night of last week
ANall Pope. c1lQred. who lives on the old Bar
l'N place. in WO1skin district, and keeps a
--t.e store near Arnold's mills. was taking in
-'.l' te Wltu "a wagon and II IS SAID he had
I.-lc4 Eatherers along the road, who brought
-- t.c staple % his reach for disposal, and
l-|ll- were divided a good many were in
re-itt. And as Adam reached near Mr..
-.- cumming $. on the night mentioned, two
t-ltc men seized his wagon Of produce and
PEA. l-m brutally. Mr.. Cummings was called
- tae blows and screams and the Ku-
A.-A He'd Adam has been running this little
fc gp there sometime, and if the report be
.-t oi DIS smuggling cotton in this manner,
r r-sht way 20 punish him.
.e C9trstl Adrerfiser has the following
-e most stirring incident we have heard
,i-necteu with the prohibition campaign
s-- i.a movement led by Mr.. John II. swan,
II N-mpnel- His wife made beautiful ban
-ti pa lth Prohibition inscribed on one side
i "Lct Us have peace on the other. Mr.
a- made an enthusiastic canvass OF his
unity and got together IS voters near
suburbs OF Fairburn. composed largely of
-lNe-. but there we're some white men. \
lIeee-i0n was formed. headed by a negro
-- tle banner, and marched to the polls,
.i.AIlE the wet ticket a blow from which il
----r rccoIcred. Mr.. swan deserves q medal