Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-23

spots A Correspondents Jottings
from Sandersvine-Ripe Peaches Put
in an Appearance at Jacksonville and
win Go TO Chicago.
GEORGIA.
a company is being organized for the build
ing 10 3 hotel at Indian Spring.
The reorganization Of the Richmond Hus-
slsrs Is contemplated at Augusta.
rs. NJ. Howard. Of Lexington. is in the field
for >oHcltonGeueral OF the Northern circuit.
a Dalton city Improvement company, with
capital stock OF $4,000, Is future posi-
h.lty-
% is reported that Montgomery county has
outstanding orders against her TO the amount
The parade and review Of the second Geor-
e.a Battalion at sparta, on June 3, promises
o. De s. big affair.
Blood Mountain is the highest Of the Blue
Ridge range In Georgia, 10 rises i,S00 feet
above the level Of the sea.
q. p. Ludwig. once in charge OF the south
ern ENprc~S Company's Office at Augusta, died
Iu New ork d day or two ago.
There are nineteen candidates for the Legs
-Aturc m Cobb county, and others are eX-
fccteJ go emerge as OZARK horses"
~. NJ. Nc Afce. OF the McAfee House, OF
>mlthVlllc, died Tuesday night after having
suffered Tor some time with an attack Of par
a.ysis-
stephens Hose Company No. 6. Of Augusta,
which recently gave the fire department no.
tcC that DC would disbaud June ], has been re
euested oy the department TO reconsider its
a child. with a snake head, with an the
motions of q snake, keen ewes that pierce you
through, is living in Cobb county. Its
slotlCr while cucicutc killed snake, and the
rrlEht and shock she received at the time was
clearly shown upon her child afterwards.
Fhs eelofrl Baptist church at Warrenton
raised SltA bl sc their meeting on sunday.
gle money VIII be used Go put their house OF
worship ln condition for the shiloh Associa-
t.0u. which viii convene I'm Warrcnton on
Thursday before The third sunday I'm August.
Prank smith. son of Hop smith, who lives
acar SMITHS station, ln MuScogee county,
-.1t auU A.llci negro man living on his place
NutUe- Iay morning. No one saw the killing,
aoi smith Says 90 was done ia self-defense, as
t-cu negro was coming az him with an AK. lie
c.ie.
gtc Eu house "a Joel T. Conyers and J. W.
tuuyers. IN Stlcsnoro, was consumed by fire
~ltUrlAy. Besides the gin and fixtures, two
r.arcrs. 81 cultivator and other farming tools
were destroyed. The loss viii not exceed
ti.raa, which lf partially covered by insurance.
The burning IS thought 20 he the work of an
lnccniary-
40 Eastman. two or three colored men en-
tcrt 9 thC house cf another member of tFeir
race while hc was asleep. ana after the flight
90 The u lrauuVr- 70 was found that their VIC
um had been twice stabbed and robbed Of $50
iu money. HAS Wright and Prank Mathis
were arrested Tor fhe crime Richard Corey
Gus.
The honors of the LaGrange Female Col
lc-r have been awarded as follows: Misses
Nary Broome Of Latirange, and Miss RevIll
cf GrecuVllIc. ia. share the first honor and
Ealctletory addresses: Miss Jennie Sims, OF
Atlanta. takes the second honor and Latin
salutatory. The final examinations show that
The entire class has maintained high grade
OF scholarship.
81 the last meeting Of the Rome Council the
total revenue for the coming year was esti
mated 40 S5S,o91. OF this there was appro-
rriated 90 salaries, $4,000; streets, $1,000;
water waF&s S2.2i0: gas. s, 800; interest on
the debt. Slg.elJ, sinking fund, $1,000; public
schools. 5000; electric fire ALARM =, 600; other
departments. $500. The public schools will
also receive about 81, 800 pro rata of the State
fund.
Canton correspondent NEWS. May 20: The
crops IN this part Ol North Georgia are not as
wei diversified as is desirable. There Is too
much cotton planted and too little corn. wheat
and oats. in riding through the country last
week. about o. sn miles from town, and return
fuE hr "a different route, / saw but one corn
field and but little wheat and oats. Still this
Is grain county and most emphatically not
"a cotton cllmate.-W sgOus are now coming
into town by the scores for Western corn, flour
and meat This cotton mania Is Oh tie in
crease II Is suicidal, for no land or climate
are better adapted 10 grain, hogs and vcgeta-
u.es thSE this part Of North Georgia.
Marietts yosrnaI. There is negro woman
boz Marietta Vi no is gradually turning white
white spots cover her face and other parts
uf her body. This bleaching process Of ma
sure has been going on fOr some time The
woman Is working for one OF the best families
of the place size Is apparently ID good
health. and the white spots. which keep en-
iarElng aud spreading over her body, cannot
Dee accounted for upon any other hypothesis
than that she has "a peculiar skin disease that
DO working out this wonderful transformation.
To gives her 10 UueasIness, whatever, because
d. is painless. sc shall watch this ease with
3 good deal OF interest, not because 1t IS
-'s5msfhing new beneath the sum- IL ~ not,
for we have read of other cases in different
parts Of the state; but because II is nearer
home and we E9nt to see what the result
viii be.
saudersvilie correspondence NEWS, MAY 20:
Richard T. Davis and Mss Lula Thomas
Vyere married at the residence OF William G..
Riddle on the 18th inst. The bride Is the
youngest daughter OF simon 5 Thomas, Esq
and granddaughter OF W. G.. Riddle. and is
possessed Of rare personal beauty. The groom,
. son 81 Rev. Il. i. Bayls, formerly Of Eaton
ten. has been an emplose Of a. L. Sparks, OF
this city for some years, ana has established
an euyiabie reputation as a young business
man. The clerks of the town on yesterday
presented Mr.. Davis with a handsome set OF
furuiture.-Bryant Watkins, Jr., sold here
yesterday wagon load Of hOme-raised corn
at q per bushel. This is pretty good indi-
cation or success i'm the future, as Mr.. w is
NOT more than - years old, and has been
farming on his own hook only two or three
and his Gnuring efforts for the
good of oar county, again
manifested i'm the protection Of the beautiful
trees and grass plot surrounding the court
house. bv the substitution of turnsties for the
oid-fasti0ued ever-opened gates; the stiles
are SO constructed as to exclude pigs as well
as cattle; the work l. being done by that clever
German and excellent mechanic. q. NJ.
>chw Allan epidemic OF Gi2rrhpa RACES
throughout the county. but as yet VIC have
heard of no fatal Cases.-W. Levin TavlOr. "a
native Of Burke but for many years resi-
dent Of the extreme southern part OF this
county. died on the 18th. and was buried with
Masonic hOuors on the 18th iust.-Our city
fathers levied an excessive tax on property
the present municipal year, for the purpose,
Wc understood. Of applying the excess to an
other effort al an arteslan well. but as yet No
steps Ia that direction have been made known
TO the public, though three -fOurths of their
time Of Office has expired.