Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-26
GEORGIA.

Ouitmau needs q good fire engine AID an or
gauized fire department.
salem. the new post Office at }. L. Rem
fro's fn Walker county. Is iu operation.
George Ward. Of Worth county, sucked Is
raw cgrs at Albany for bottle OF liquor.
Fox are reported IS plentiful as rabbits
.rI1rs clouds Greek Church, in Oglethorpe
county
A great many peaches are being canned by
AcH0rth people. John Tanner has already
pu up about 500 cans
The pr0tracted services being held at the
Methodist Church i'm ThOmastOn promise to
accomplish much good.
a subscriT tion paper is going around for the
purpose 90 getting money 10 buy a bell for the
Methodist Church at Alapaha.
The residence Of Mrs. Ann Tyns, OF Pike
county. was rined by a burglar the other
night, and $500 IN Honey was taken.
Upon can boast Of an Orderly Sergeant who
can call the roll Of his company alphabetically
after being disbanded for twenty years.
Camp meeting at the PauldiDg camp
ground, near ACwOrth, will begin We'd
ne-Gay before ana embrace the second sun
day in september.
The Greene county jury commissioners
completed the revision Of the jury box last
week. The lists comprise 6g3 names-Of these
liI are grand jurors, aud 5i6 traverse jurors.
Judge Wiedeumau. Of Milledgeyile, reports
that he measured Poplar tree near Indian
Spring during recent visit there, which at 3
feet from the ground measured ~ feet In cir
eumierenCe.
The grocery store Of Fred Edge at Rome
was closed Saturday on levy in favor Of one
OF Stouewall Larey's creditors. Mr.. Edge has
brought SUIT for damages, as the goods were
not subject by law.
In response TO resolutions adopted at the
August meeting of tine Central L psOn County
Agricultural Society Dr. II. II. Cary, state
Fish Commissioner, will lecture on iish cul-
ture &C ThOmastOn, Friday, sept. 8
The Pioneer Manufacturing Company have
Earuisheei the agents Of the Atlas engine
wOrksiu Athens for SI.lO9, the amount elaine
by the company for failure OF the Atlas engine
works TO furnish plan to set the boiler by.
IN the Taliaferro court house stands a new
safe that cost, perhaps. $3.50. that has never
been used, although It has been there two
years The CrawfOrdvile Democrat SAYS
Juere is not an official in the county that can
open It.
The Greene county tax has been fixed for
tie year at One-haIf of per cent, or 50 cents
ON the 500. This viii create a revenue OF
Sl0,g09. which will be ample TO meet Outstand-
ing liabilities and run the county on a cash
basis.
Big Shanty had destructive fire Friday
morning The stores OF Steel x Bro. and
Newton Price were both destroyed. The fire
originated In Mr.. Prices store, and is thought
90 have been the result Of mice tampering
with matches.
Ei Caraker, the youth who was shot with a
lOubIe-harreled shotgun while out hunting
near Muledgeville, in May last, and who has
been confined TO his room ever since, is on the
streets again. All anxiety as to serious re-
suits are now over.
Horace c. SiIsby is the name decided upon
for the new reel Of StOnewall Fire Company
No. 2, Of Griffin, now being manufactured for
the company by the SIlsby Manufacturing
Company. 1t Is named in honor of the father
ami founder Of the firm.
A negro womanin BlufItOn was ARA gned
before Justice Kennedy on a charge of infant
IcIde. few day ago, and when she was re-
qured 60 90 and bring the child she had buried
in the mud. she brought it up, holding IL by
one leg as she would have done had 1t been
dead cat.
Griffin NeJrs: The Q o'clock train Friday
night brought TO our city that fervent Chris
tian and accomplished statesman, Senator
Alfred III. Colquitt. senator COlquitt is on
his way 10 the Mount Zion communicating. and
viii be the guest of eX-MayOr j. \. Beeks
while in the city.
IN front of the entrance steps of the Whit
sitt House Of RnggOld, there is a large fiat
rock which has plainly outlined on its surface
the perfect shape OF very large human foot.
The impression shows clearly all the toes aud
q very broad heel. i he rock was found near
a small stream IN the mountain west Of Ring
gold
John r. BaChlOtt, very prominent citizen
OF Charlton county. died at Kings Ferry. Aug.
IL, and was buried by the Masonic fraternity
iu kOIkstOn Aug. lH. He leaves q wife ana
five children with q number of relatives 10
mourn his loss Deceased was about 50 wears
Of age, and had suffered for several years past
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his days.
The Empire Mills at Columbus have recent
Is uut i'm the latest improved maChinery-the
roller prOCess-at an immense cost, greatly IN
Creasing their capacity as well as improving
the quality of the Hour and meal ground. The
mill Is now as good as any IN the country. and
lts capacity largely increased. They now can
turn out 500 barrels of flour and 1900 bushels
Of meal daily.
A shoemaker in HawkinsvilIe has hit upon
q new wrinkle % destroy rats. He had In his
room q mixture of sweet oil and morphine IN
a bottle. lie found dead rats about and
finally discovered the cause of their death.
The rodents would go TO the bottle, insert
theIr tails and then lick OF the oil anu NOR
phue. which soon caused them to fail asleel,
never 10 wake aga n.
Athens B1nHsr- WatcHfldn: Several years
ago "a stranger from the North came To Athens
and lead To the altar one OF our popular and
worthy yOung ladies' Several months ago he
deserted his wife and children, and the only
intimatiOn they received Of his whereabouts
was a letter cont aiming $40, advising his wife
to sue for a divorce. as she could not expect
him 10 support her any longer.
The color a church war in GAINESVILLE still
continues. one faction is at work moving the
Old Baptist Church, which they bought.
They will convert 1t into neat church for
themselves. The other faction Is building
church in the rear OF where the old church
stood and fronting the railroad. Ii Is their
intention TO run opposition rcvlvals. IL which
she lung power Of each VIII be thoroughly
tested.
J. c. Howell. Of Toccoa, has a sample
stalk Of DiilOmaize or Branching Dora. 1t
was introduced into this country from south
America by a missionary. 1t Is undoubtedly
an excellent forage plant. 1t will produce
two crops in q sea-On. and Is not affected Oy
drought, like other forage. The heads resem-
bic those Of the Chinese sugar cane, and ten
heads are said to be equal to ten ears OF corn
Tor horse feed,
The regular meeting " the UpsOu County
Agriculture. society was postponed on ac-
court Of the The Rock camp meeting. and a
call meeting Will be held at HlghtOWer's nlll
SATURDAY. This club has neen organized for
number Of years. and the fine crops IN that
ueighi,arhoOd. the improved system OF farm
inrapd the excellent condition OF the farms
and stock. all 20 to show the Oeneht OF wen
conducted agricultural societies.
Turner Noon. the apiarist Of Athens. sent
40 FLORIDA after AN Italian queen 10 put In one
ol his hives. TIE qut en eOss MN ~ 9O- AIteI
putting her majesty IN the hive, Turner con
r.uded he would look in and see u she had
formed any new ocqu9intances- lie louhd
the queen examining the cells IN the roneX
comb. and decided he would catch her 10 see
II She was all right. when the queen took
flight out Of the hive and has left for parts
unknown.
Banner- TatchulGn: The base ball fever has
stla-t struck Athens In a tender place.
ciub ts nOW - process OF organization lhas
viii Wipe OUt atlanta and lay Soluhuus anu
AugUstG on the cooling D9ard. The Sehtie
men who are making mp ghe cluG propose 20
best material that can be had in Athens. Mr.
Michael. the pitcher Of the old POp-and-GO,
Of Ocouee. will be a member Of the club, ana
Is said TO be as good pitcher as there Is any
5yhere. As soon as they organize and prac-
Ece s. chGl enge will be sent to the Atlantas.
A new local telephone company has been or
ganlzed IN Albany. @ud VIII, at some day IN
the near future, erect plant aud secure the
tise OF the Hopkins patent. II IS claimed that
GLis patent Is much superior to the Betl IN
oonauctlyiEy and Other qualities that Will in
s-ure 'elter service Moreover, The dlner-
ence n cost wall he greatly in favor of the
new CCsnussv. The Hopkins patent IS the
long distance ul;- ~liEs. apd the object Of this
company, aside from @e~u'ink iot ALyt.uy ~,
cheap telephone communicat..'. . ~ SAeS'
future connection with all the princip~ = 'Nei
gia towns.
Athens BapHeT: We learn that there were
twenty more applicants for the benefit of the
Brown fund, that the matter had to be set
lleQ by competitive examination and the
following young gentlemen were successful
at Athens and Augusta: ii. y. Gallaher,
j. Webb, Dawson; Joe. L. Gross Thomson;
Arthur p Howell. Greensboro. J. NJ. Iutes.
Jackson. Il. b. Clarke, AbsalOm: W. L. Cog
gin, COvlngtOH, W. 4. Kennedy, Reidsville;
Charles +. McCrunniOn, House Greek; :. I.
COnyers, Gainesville; William q. Brown,
AlPharetta; George x. Street, Spring Place.
This does not include those who applied for
the purpose Of attending at DahlOnega.
There are fully as many more. so that the
number receiving the benefit Of GCV. Browns
munifcence for the next year will make
thirty young men.
In June of this year, negro came from
Alabama-MOntgOmery he suid-tO a neigh
bOrhoOd about nine miles south of Covington. }.
lie worked a short time as dav laborer on the
plantation Of John Dukes. He soon made