Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-11

OF a Feast.
GEORGIA.
About 2o0 students have reached oxford.
The wells az Dublin are beginning to fail.
Applng County Court meets Monday next.
The October term Of Whitfield Superior
Court is now in session.
The Gordon County University has l07 schOl-
are In regular attendance
Judge %. A. Lochrsne has returned TO At
ianfa after a trip in Europe.
The Gate City Guards and Horse Guards
viii cross bats az Atlanta to-day.
The first interment in Atlanta's new ceme-
terry. " cst View, vas made Thursday.
There are = country stores in Pike county
doing buslness of over 100000 per year.
BHI. the Dublin ferryman, says that the
river is lower than it has been in p years.
seven men. all eft-handed, work al one and
tsc same mil on the east side Of the OcOnee
river.
Application for a street railway charter
van De made % the next Legislature by capi-
fslisis OF Macon.
The Gre in the mountains in the northeast
Uart of Floyd county has gotten beyond con-
1901 alQ ls doing considerable damage.
a free school for the poor children was
opened on Thornton avenue, Dalton, last
Monday. lt Is conducted By the ladies Of the
lilrcas society
At meeting OF the stockholders Of Troup
factory, Wednesday, Maj. A. ID. Abraham,
raa President. resigned. and John L. Robert
Lewis smith, Of Oc0nee county. has a broth
gr iu Brazil, south America. He has been
E1ue 81 years. and not until about three weeks
sso had any Of his relatives received q line
from him.
Prank Banks, living near Fayetteville, was
s1 unfortunate a. % lose both his wife and
daughter last Monday night. The cause Of
tFeir sad deaths was typhoid fever, and they
both breathed their last within few hours.
It IS said that the Sumter Republican wants
i1 real Gen. Phil Cook. OF Schley county, out
uf rhe party because he voted for Murray. the
Independent Democratic candidate against
Hudson Tor the Senate. Murray, as Is sknOwn,
was elected.
The defective boilers Of the Central Rail-
road compress at Columbus have been re-
moved and everything is IN readiness for
rlting the new ones. They Will arrive in
q short time, and the compress will be ready
t1 resume work by Nov. ].
Ou last sunday morning DIR. Hicks, Of Dub
linz LETT his olicc, visited patient IN Dodge
county. returned 70 Dublin. visited a patient
on bacAcyes thence 20 johnson county, visited
patient and returned 10 Dublin the same
day. making IN an drive Of 50 miles,
Delegates representing various lodges Of the
dependent Order Of Good Templars OF the
utles OF Laurcus, Pulaski. Dodge, Telfalr
arf Apphng met iu convention in Cochran ON
day evening. Oct. 6. for the purpose Of
cr-auiLiug Grand District Lodge OF the or
.ar-
T1ue-bor0 Years: There is somebody in this
town who has been treating little boys to
drinks. Why we know this Is because one of
t.e BOYS who has been drinking il told us
r.lt 3 man had just treated him and two
other boys We know not who that man was,
Nlt Wc can guess pretty accurately as 10 what
les.
Hu interesting case. growing out of the fail
urC u Che bank uf Rome, was Ou.tFIal in Floyd
superior Court Thursday. The assignee of
tl bank sued simpson and Lcdbetter for a
certain amount due the bank when it failed.
T.e i-feuiauts claim that the bank was in
f.u..e.i to them IN large sum and plead this
The surviving members Of the Ninth Geor-
-5 battalion Of Artillery Will meet IN re-
Ur1q Oct. Is, AZ camp kirkpatrick, near At
llu-l- rhcT viii meet at the depot in Atlanta
at o'cock in the mOrui1g and take the train
frtlt camp. Compau, Of the battalion
Nls irlm Columbus.
Tle lands belonging to the estate Of J. a.
Mathews. living I'M IlattahOOchee county.
was sold Oh the highest bidder on Tuesday at
t1a court house, in Cusseta. by e. Ii. Mathews,
adm lll-trator. There were in all l,431 acres,
ana the entire tract was bought by f. T..
Mathews aud Airs. l.. a. Mathews for $4,000,
beng Sl2 an acre
Dalton Cifi-tn: The weather Is unfavorable
E9 fHe growth of the neacy staple. hat on
...auis hls been almost entirely destroyed by
tlc srauEht, and even the bottom land crop
aa- heeu injured no little. The receipts thus
I.r % the Dalton market have been only l76
..aS, azainst nearly 5co for the corresponding
E.r...l last year.
Henry knowles Is circulating among the
business men CT Columbus collecting funds
ne forwarded 70 the National Campaign
,.umIttee. Hc has already succeeded IN
a- those who viii probably contribute.
knowles is full-nedged Democrat, and
wants to see the party win IN November.
lae new lCe works at Columbus VIII soon
Hr ready Co begin operations. The buildings
ars complete and the machinery in place, and
t only remains 10 obtain an ample supply Of
aater. An immense vel for this purpose Is
rrU being dug. It has reached a depth of 25
...t uut viii have % be dug deeper be- ore a
efficient supply Of water can be obtained.
lt Macon Camp x Anderson, as counsel for
EHa ,ftsa Journal Publishing Company. Of Co
I.ulus. o.. garnisheed the manager and
t.ket seller Of the Academy Of Music to salts
ir an attachment against the Bertha Welby
gTague. lt was alleged that the company
cwe1 accounts for printing The writ of at
taehment was served ON Manager DOrcy, who
promptly settled.
Uawkinsviile DlsuafcA: We learn through
rel1hlc sources that the negroes Of Dodge,
Ie-faIr and Montgomery counties are thor
HHEhiv organized for the Presidential cleo
Uau. ami that a fun vote viii be given TO
Blaine and Bell. Bell was nominated for
Congress at n convention held in Hawkins
E.Ie last week. Judge Crisp Is canvassing
Che district. and it IS to be hoped that he viii
arouse the Democrats and secure a full vote
trlu the party.
a Gentleman Of Dodge claims TO have dis
covered thar with the aid Of certain other In
.reilguts Of equal proportion one barrel OF
r1slu can be converted luto two barrels OF the
Egrv best lu0riCaung oil. and thar the same
can De manufactured and placed on the mar
ket 90 q handsome profit for Is cents per gal
.uu. Tar discoverer further claims 70 have
r.luseI S-OoQ0 for his discovery, and that he
u1w pCrfcctIug arrangements 10 commence
sts manufacture at Frazier.
Louisville Nfirs and Farmer: Last Friday
morning Dr. J. y. Ohphant had the misfor-
sane te get ms arm broken. He was fishing
Ca Rocky Comfort near the CasOn place. A.
te was going down a steep place his foot
slipped. and. as ne fen. he caught one hand on
s irer and the weight Of his body was toe
much Tor his arm to sustain. One bone Of the
lttt arm was broken just above the wrist. He
was Iu town Tuesday and Is getting along very
Ue.l with his crippled arm
Svlvauia TsEsuboEs: Mr.. Bry ant Odom. OF
rre Enrk. paid visit @ his old friend, kew,
1T. ". Mccall. ST., on saturday. The meeting
was described as very affecting. IL was a
meeting % two of the oldest citizens m the
county. Mp. OdOm having reached his g2d
birthday on june ~ last, and Mr.. Mccall VII
mach l1s a1d birthday on Oct. > next. These
venerable old men have been friends from
ear.v yguth. and served IN the Seminole wal
O. lsis-e6 years ago-as comrades. They
lare applied for bounty land for services in
5.t aar. anu are advised by their pension
attorney &c " ashingston that their claim Is :
eHrf ONE They are the sole survivors Of that
Sat il this section.
Mrs j. ". Davis. OF Resaca. had singular
tNr-lcuce the other day. Last Thursday she
CAulrtc1 several preachers 20 dinner. bul
a--er seaEching the town she could md 0nil
one chicken. She was busy in the kitcher
frlFGrlUE tue ilttie chicken when she heard !
tarrt-6 fufteriug. and on looking observed
llat a coVCE uf nartrIdges had hown into tht
r--roQm- The doors and windows were
gEtE closed and elk of the birds were cap
lre4. These. with tue chicken. made an elel
Eart liraer. and al TIE preachers were in
NreI In ta nesn eat the birds some Of th,
Elat naopIe 81 tla village look upon the Oc-
.-rreace as pr0Videftiai, and il may be that
Al-Wise had thapn IN directing tn,
--.t ef the birds.
Henry Thurmond was probably fatally
Hrere.i &c cotton gin near Madison Thurs
-a. lie was changing the betting Whicl
e-srt. Ia the press. when the leathern th0ns
parted. and. ClaspiuE the poor man 10 - lods
q al Instant whirlcd him upon the #ldtina
-ll tIe engine ana with uAek uent oNe
l1r r4u.ilV moving wheel with hardly 100
,aee between the shan and the solid tim
-.r rr1rts. and less than a loot = the nooT
te .1ale OF the unfortunate man was dSste'
ell '-fkli aud Whirled. his head and ilmh
-iaa 41d crashed and pounuea VIII IN ilFEit y y.
-l- strokes against these mute u1t efuei lh
-luUells of death. Jesse Fryer. who wa
t.1l-l- rear. rang the bell and had the pom
--rs-- machinery stopped as soon as posslDie
lt tas work had been done.
Ile sreeill committee on l0c.l Legislation
81. tle Atlanta Council has completed IL
Ark- and when TIE Legislature again con
Ea a-ked. one Of these prohibits conyie
s-.T- ll clIv contracts. 10 Is also proposed Z
tl'rl1se che Al1crmEEic board from three (
Ieuaers- Another proposition IS 70 re
t.lr 4-l ucrsnns having claims OF any KIM
--t.l-t tle city. either Tor damages or othef
l- CD Gle in writing with the CLERK 0
N.--c.l a complete statement OF the naturo
-lt and an facts of their claim. tOgetne
.-- l-e grounds on which the city Is alleges
G ll-lle. aud on failure 50 20 DO within 3
iryu the ttme the alleged cause0f aetloi
--r- 4l4 % commence suit thereon Will
A months either or 10th. the said action 4