Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-05

from the two bridges paid fair interest on
100000 This statement, with the fact that
three new bridges could be built for $50, 600.
carried the meeting Overwhelmingly and a
resolution was passed asking the County Com
missiOners TO build new bridges if the old ones
could not be had at the prices new ones could
be built.
Extensive preparations are being made nv
the Atlanta lodges for the celebration of the
siXty-siXth anniversary of American odd
Fellowship, on the 18th inst. II also being
Memorial Day, will lend double interest to
the occasion. The Odd Fellows Of AuOusfa
will celebrate the day in an appropriate man
ner.
Andrew English. the man who elOped with a
young girl from Macon. after stealing horse
and buggy, was captured in Selma. Ala, a
rived In Macon with him and the girl. English
was put In Jail and the girl sent to her mother
IN Brunswick.
All the land lying over the river at Athens,
including the town Of Barberyille. once sold
for % cents an acre. 1t is now worth from
500 to $500 per acre. The first printing office
IN Athens was in log house that stood near
the NllkersOn spring. The paper was issued
weekly, and about the size Of an SXl0 pane OF
glass.
\ lady of Athens once had tame pigeon
that took great delight in hearing its mistress
perform upon the piano. II would waltz
around the room to music, and when the lady
sang would light upon her shoulder and listen
with wrapt attention. II the piano was left
open the pigeon would run up and down the
keys, and seemed delighted at the sound they
produced
Sundays hail storm in Oconee was eight
inches deep on a level. except in the centre of
the storm, where it laid on the ground twelve
inches in depth. 1t beat all the fruit from the
trees, but did no other damage. It swept
over a very narrow strip of territory. There
was also slight fall Of hail in Athens on that
day Monday it covered the road in places
TO depth Of six inches.
FOrty-seven hundred and fifty seats is the
total accommodation of Atlanta's public
schools. and every seat is taken. Walker
street school IS the largest; 1t has 725 pupils.
since the beginning of the third term. last
Monday, there have been lodged with Super
lntendent SlatOn 4S6 applications for seats.
This makes nearly a thousand pupils for whom
Atlanta has no accommodation. The Com
mlttee on Building Of the Board of Education
Is now busily engaged with their plans for the
new school building on Currier street, and the
additions to the Walker and Crew streets
buildings. When these additional rooms are
completed there will be room enough for all
applicants now registered, and for all who
may apply between now and the first Of sep
tember next. The teachers payroll amounts
to S4,419 50 monthly.
The Cherokee AdcdRce has the following
romantic little narrative: "We see Mr.. NJ.
C. Donaldson has moved that old cabin. On
the banks of the EtOwah river in Canton, this
cabin has been standing for more than iifty
years. Even when the Indian padded his
bark canoe over these rapid waters this cabin
was not new. Through a crack in this cabin
a man by the name of Copeland was shot and
killed while sitting by the fire with his family
fOrty-five years ago. Indians were accused
Of the murder. but no correct proof could be
made. After Copeland was shot he said il
was done by an Indian. 4 young man by the
name of Joe WOfOru was arrested and hung
on cIrcumstantlal evidence, after his old
father spent all his money defending this, his
only son. This historic cabin was torn down
the other day, the only mark left to tell that
such an unfortunate young man as Joe WOf-
loft f,.1,
he was accused. the first man hung in Cam
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