Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Learned Fugitive from Poland Now
an Oconee County School Teacher
peaceful Career of a DeKaIb County
OmeiaI-A Hermit Who Never Leaves
Buzzard ROOst.
GEORGIA.
KfruIeut fevers are prevalent at Dalton.
o~.tmau's barrOOms have dwindled down
11re-
patton wants an opera house by the next
-ral.r.cai season.
se..v OF Athens has half-dOzen damage
..---ar .-s hands.
citizen of Athens was fined 81 30 and costs
f.-e-r-lu- ON the street.
r4r-a- H Hobbs has been acquitted of a
...r-e sl i.rgery at Butler.
u.~rt11's mill. on Sandy creek. Clarke
l.--rr. has been sold for 1850.
~r-r- Place, by a vote Of the people. has
r.er continued as the county site Of MURRAY
t-al. IS. King. who lives near Grovetoyvn
r.--arLered 5z bales Of cotton from 40 acres
DE- vs. A. Carlton viii build a three-stOrv
fr1r-.r0It business house on his Clayton
street LOT. Athens
T.J. Od0m announces himself a candidate
rr reelection 20 the office Of Ordinary of
U.a-lerly county
Aueero woman in Albany gave birth to
twins Just before the election. She named one
cleveland and the other Blaine.
Tie Mayor and Council Of Griffin reelected
E0ut. T.. Daniel Judge Of the City Court
thursday night. Dir. Daniel was elected with
o.- opposition. This is his third term.
Joe 1veret. who lives in the upper portion
rIIe1ersOn county, lost his dwelling, out
houses and an his forage by accidental fire
last Friday. He had no insurance.
At Fort Gaines the steam gin,of J. a. Has
Rms was consumed by ire Monday morning,
destroying the engine, press, five bales Of cot
ton. and about 500 bushels of cotton seed.
TUu rrausparencIes carried in the recent
Democratic OnstratiOn at Macon were
-.rt 90 GOV. Cleveland. He has acknOWl-
eI-sI their receipt iu autograph letters.
TUe fan term Of Irwin Superior Court
having been adjourned from the first Monday
ODD ustober % the first Monday in December,
ulI convene IN Irwinyil on Monday next,
uec.l
Tie teachers, patrons and pupils OF Snow
spring High school viii give a musical enter
taumenr ON Friday evening. Dec. 3, for the
purpose of paying the last installment on the
organ for the Baptist church, and TO begin
fund r0 purchase bell for the school.
J W. Evans, one Of Clayton's good farm
er-. had the misfortune TO loose fine mich
cow one day last week, and on examination
l1r the cause OF her death. a small sewing
ueaile was found in her heart. IL is supposed
-lIt the needle by some means had got into
tue cows slop, and swallowed by her.
Gordon county farmer went down 10
Rome few days ago with two bales of cotton,
which ne sold, and pOcketed the money.
That night he fell among thieves who fleeced
him of every cent he had, and the next morn
ina he dId not have money enough to get his
team out OF the wagon-Yard. Bad whisky did
the work.
There is a small rivulet near Dorminev's
mill in IRWIN county, that has been a puzzle
for two years. The stream is governed bv the
moon during dry weather At the last quar-
ter new moon and first quarter il is perfectly
dry- but as the moon increases lt commences
t1 run. and at fun moon it Is running boldly.
and thea gradually declines with the decrease
until It runs dry.
The adjourned term of Gwinnett Superior
Court VIII begin Monday. No grand jury has
been SUNNI Oncd for this term and the only
business 90 be disposed of will he the uufin-
l-IeI business of the September term. Judge
uUtchIus expects TO have another judge TO
preside. and dispose OF the cases in which he
j. disqualified The court viii hardly con-
tnue longer than one week.
Last sunday night during the storm nine
telegraph posts east Of the depot, at Douglas
vile. blew down Bud AderhOld heard the
noise and went out 70 see about it. and found
them lying across the railroad track. Know
uL that lt was near train time. he began
moving them, aud just as he got the last one
u1 tlg passenger train rushed by him. Had
they remained there Is no telling what dam
age might have been done.
Athens Ban uer- WGfchu0H. An old negro
woman living up town said she was very sorry
Mr Blaine got beat, as she wanted to see one
Of hero Tor President one time. She imaC-
-.LUIL lH.I- ne was "a llALlG OH fOlOEs some ora
Cor before the election told the negroes around
Earler-ville that If the Republicans carried
the day that free ratlOus would be issued TO
them all in Athens every Saturday night.
There were many fools enough TO believe 1t.
Dalton Cdi-s1: About two weeks ago John
BluSs. COlOred, of this city, was strucz on the
hcad with stone by another cOiOTed indi-
viiua named Tom Baxter, who is bad dar-
key in every sense OF the word Last Satur-
dav ni-ht Banks died from the effects Of the
blow. his skull having been fractured by the
conclusion. The difficulty. IL is said, grew
Olt nl the TACT OF Banks refusing Baxter
drink Of whisky. Baxter fed to Chattanooga.
bu. was captured aud is now in jail at this
place awaiting trial.
Dalton Citf-eH: Not far from the classic
precincts of BuZZard ROOst, IN this county.
on tlc western slope Of the romantic Johns
Mountain, there dWells, in rude hut, a re
c.u-a or. more appropriately speaking. a
hermit. His cabin Is snuglv located at the
base ul am immense boulder prOtrudlng from
the rocky side of the cliff, where for years
this singular individual has resided, hunting
being his principal avOCatiOn. His beard and
hair are white as the driven snow. and his
massive brow betOkens intellectually. HIS
reason for thus absenting himself from the
launts of men Is secret which the gray
haired man refuses to divulge.
ON Friday morning last a little son OF John
Willis three miles north Of Cochran, about
years 0Id. went INTO a field where a bunch of
tatfeuug hogs and some stock hogs were being
pa-rured. and was followed by two or three
dogs. some young pigs began to squeal, and
helr mother and the whole flock of hogs at
tucked the boy and mangled him up fearfully.
IaeF dragged him some distance into the
woods, and bit one OF his ears OH and tore the
flesh 0n one shoulder and arm and side and
several places on his body and one leg. The
dogs. after while, came to his rescue and
fought the hogs OF and saved the boy from be
lu- 6ilej and probably eaten by the hogs.
His wounds are severe and very extensive,
bug are not considered dangerous
Alapaha correspondence NEWS, Nov. 26:
q Il.
weeks for which we should be extremely
tlau1iu.. First, the election of Cleveland.
Our boys nearly went wild; exhausted the
supply OF powder in all OF our stores in shoot
ing Df their auvils. Then with our heavy
ira7.- tle malarial fever has nearly abated,
-nI uu iast sunday we were blessed with the
lr-- shower that we could dignity with the
name oi ram for the past four months. The
suffering from want of water in some pOl tiOns
OF iue country has been extreme. small
streams dried up and cattle had TO be driven
long distances for warer.-Our little village
continues t0 improve. all Of our WOrkmen be
-lE busy. since Aug. / there has been shipped
nom tll- station 616 bales Of cotton, large lots
OF hides. ta!lOw. beeswaN. naval stores, etc,
a-1ody portion Of which went to Savannah.
Five years ago 1 swOre that would not
shave or cut my hair until Democratic
resident was elected" was the remark L
-slft an Old DdckWOOusman make To-Day.
BOYS, j kept that oath. Look at my face
0W."-OUr cOlOred people are not much
Eouued about their return to slavery They
HSlt along 40 their wOrk.-LOcks are not
Needed much here. 1t is seldom that one hears
gl case of stealug.-A negro was killed at
Balls turpentiue farm. a few miles above
lere ON sunday night last. He cursed an
e.ltr, and he could not brook the ltea of tax
-5 sass, so he pulled out his little pistol and
shot.
Decatur Vars. We were hOnored Tuesday
Vlil visit from SIr. E steward, one OF the
oiesr, il not the oldest, citizen Of the county.
PIT. Stewards father, AbsalOm Steward, set
l-et iu This county in 1916, two years before
% -aud was purchased from the Indians. ana
-, son now lives in sight Of the place where
ne el-.t the first log hat that was ever erected
p hthala county by white man. Mr. +.
sew art was nine wears old at the time, and
ei-14ueutly he distinctly remembers every
event of Importance that has ever transpired
- Dchllb county since its earliest settlement.
Ae saw the gradual encrOachment of the
h.-les upon the reservation Of the red man,
--i W as here when the last Indian left the
---tln1 grounds that his father before him
81 used, and departed for the West. When
years OF age Mr.. Steward was appointed
unstable OF his district, but such was the
slQl order and sObriety of the time that in
-e sA years during which he held the Office
-t only arrested one man. He also served as
s---ee Oi the Peace for sixteen years and IN
--l time issued only i've warrants. Mr..
-.rNari has been the father OF sixteen chill
t-l, eleven Of whom are now alive. These
1-sl have proven fruitful, and l45 persons
ea-u him as either father, grandfather or
s.t-l--rlnifather. Since his maturity Mr..
stewart has taken an active interest IN pOli-
--- -r.i, with one exception, has never failed
'Nte ll single county election. FOR Presl-
.-. Andrew Jackson received his vote IN
49, tld not an election since has passed that
-l-i- ward has not p0lled vote Tor the
utAleratIc candidate. He is still healthy
--- active.