Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-17


sortS CarOlina's Confederate War
complement.
GEORGIA.
. H-.u wants an artesian well.
r--- boasts peach tree in full blooms
Elias Branch, OF Baxley, is dead.
rs-s county has a balance on hand Of
No.. NJ. b. Thatcher, Of Harlem, died a few
..--l-.-
a- John p. Dickinson, Of Bainbridge,
H.L lass sunday.
tr.--e majority Of the Taxpayers Of East
-.- favor au arteslan well.
r.. nr.ekw0rk on The new court house at
r-r...-t- has been completed.
r.r- of a new boat for the Flint river
--... ..1uuue TO be circulated.
r.. f.rrtrs 6f Terrell are industriOusly pre-
---- tIr another big grain crop.
r.e- lee died at his home, II miles below
r.aa.u-viIle, on Tuesday night.
-r. E.rti-t Church at Tennille will be
-.I- jog occupation by next sabbath.
Tt work of cleaning out Spring creek is
-----.--.u- rapidly and satisfactorily.
There i- considerable emigration from
N-...a=t Georgia 10 the W estern States.
DID, N.umau. of Albany. devoured two dozen
.-.--.- 60 one sitting. the other afternoon.
..--riIIe spends from $500 TO 81, 200 year
r.---.aad peas, not more than 500 worth Of
.- raised IN the county.
Us. Ordinary Of Randolph county has re-
f--.. O.. issue license TO sell liquor, even as
- cine. outside OF the drug stores.
~.aa guinea hens in " alton county have
H.r ariug fourteen eggs a day al this year.
T.a.ruwuer values them at SIS apiece.
t- unknown man was found dead on the
..r.r. railroad, about one mile below Da-
r-0-I. ly the sectiOH hands, few days ago.
b. IS. Butler, a graduate Of Mercer College,
has been chosen as valedictOrian by the
.rr % D. nf al ('n1-
Prank Parks. Of Dawson, is only 10 years
..t. .at reads newspapers with all the avidIty
.. uatured manhood. Great things are eX-
ra.-.l 20 the youth.
Doe ~. Powell. living near Eastman, lost a
large amount OF fencing by fire a few days
ac ne claims that a spark and 4 burning
brand from an engine started it.
There are about twenty trestles on the line
rfle Northeastern Railroad. from Athens to
L..l'ah. The highest one Is the one above
Iarrerville, which Is - feet high.
Hundreds of persons throughout the State
lra compelled 90 haul all the water they use
i-.u the mel ghbOriug creeks; and in some in
stances the creeks and branches are dried up.
few DAYS ago a white child was found in
che Augusta market by some cOlOred people,
who carried it over 10 Aiken county and sold
- % "a highly respectable white family for SO.
Tie child Is Of the masculine gender
several Of the parties charged with the as
Pelham. 40 Clarksville on Saturday night last,
have been arraIgned before MavOr J. b. Jones
sr discharged. except Nix, former Marshal
of tle town Two Of them abscOnded. Pei
ham IS now out Of danger.
I- g.. Cook, the negro who wrote TO Gen.
L1r--treet for .'United States sOalgers'' is =
politician and a leader OF his race IN the cut
&c district. He made a speech ia the court
house 40 Columbus last summer in favor Of
fence. which was about as rich as his letter to
t.t United states Marshal.
las, Friday morning a fatal and most hOr-
r.e accident occurred near the depot at De-
Csur. hy which Mrs. Brldwell mother of r.
NJ Briwell. lost her life In attempting to
Cross the track before the morning passenger
train she was struck by the pilot, receiving
injuries from which she died about noon.
Dodge county's grand jury recommend the
adoption of the new road law for the county,
ami elect for commissioners Of roads the fol-
lowing persons: Dr. +. II. Bacon, J. VI. Wood
l-I b. TT H-Hdrrell. J. Z. Thompson and j. \.
Hlrreu. and recommend that they be paid 81
pgr day for every day they serve in their
official capacity.
A very juvenile wedding was celebrated in
Auerrus Tuesday night, At which time Rob
h.e sullivan. aged IL, son Of Mr.. T. +. Sulli-
val. AMI Miss Eddie Cobb. aged IA, daughter
oi Alderman p. r. Cobb, were married. The
wedding took place At the residence of the
hrlt', father. and was a surprise to all, the
Young couple having kept their engagement a
-ccret.
At Jones crossing, twenty miles from Co
lluIus. Wednesday. Stolng T.. jenkins and
negro named Charles Davis were trying to
arrange an account. when the negro made a
thrust at Mr.. jenkins with q knife. As the
neErn was making a second thrust Jenkins
drew pistol and shot him over the left eye.
Ailliug him Instantly. The jury returned 4
verdict of juStIfiable homicide.