Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-14

Lady's Experience With Five Hus-
bands.
GEORGIA.
There were AZ marriages in Augusta last
year.
Epson county is 20 have an agricultural so
ciety.
Hartweu elects Town Council for the en-
suing year to-day.
The oat crop around Sylvania has beer
killed Dy the cold.
The Brunswick rnemen are soliciting sub
zrrIutons for 81 new armory.
Work on Bainbridge's artesian well is still
made am lmpossibilIty by the drought
The savannah river was frozen over from
bank TO bank at Hartwell Wednesday morn
ing.
Col. J. T. McCarty, late editor of the Elber-
ton Nelr South, has $1,000 position in W ash
ingt0u-
Darien has sent her memorial 20 Congress,
asking an appropriation of S5O-O0O for river
improvements.
The Jackson }elCa is ont in an eight page
edition. and ls even more neat and neWsy
than of y0re, DO such thing Is possible.
The present contract for carrying the mail
between Darien and sterling win expire in
July. several new bids have been sent ia.
The Darien authorities have concluded to
build clstern in the court house square for
the use of the fire steamer Rufus +. Lester.
Mrs. James Myers stock Of millinery goods
was destroyed and II. u. Watts grocery stock
was badly damaged by IRE at Americu7 FRI
day.
Henry Munr0e. an intoxicated negro. stab
bed John Prevatt at ThomasViile q few DAYS
ago, and narrowly missed iuhicting q mortal
wound.
The Nif77e Gs0rgiu Times ha. received the
valuable gold medal which it was awarded
for t- article ON Georgia at the Louisville EN-
position
Uaueu was visited by thunder storm
ur-itE morning early. lt rdincd the whole
Df Monday night and was the first good ram
That hd7 visited ihe town for several months.
THE Hancock Bulletin Is q new weekly which
ha- appeared at Sparta. taking the place of
one >te5 5eta. The general make mp Is un-
changed and the paper viii questiOuless re-
GAIN l'- past popularity.
Lou Womack. the cOlored woman who was
confined ln JaIl at Buena Vista. died last Fri
day. the day on which She was released from
prison. TIE Governor had par,loned her but
tue pardon was received too late.
Ward Berry has sold his interest I'm the
Joue-boro Ne1cs 10 Rev. a. McElroy. who as
sumes editorial control Of the paper. Mr..
Berry has gone to Florida for The purpose OF
engaging Do the mercantile business.
Neejham Manson. am Old and wen known
cg-9rei man. died suddenly at IBIS home near
McDluOugh last sunday morning. when
found he was sitting In ghair by the fire.
with his head inclined upon his breast.
Apprehension Is felt lest the small grain
crop VIII DE killed by the extreme cold
weather. owing TO the dry Fam farmers were
late ln SOW WluE oats and they were In condition
to 0e Killed by the recent intense cold.
GIN the erection of the Monroe Female Col
irge building there was no arrdu cement made
for boarding pupils. To l7 proposed now to
raise $1,000 by subscription tO Joint stock
company and erect a building to he used as "a
boarding house.
A negro named Elan. livingnear Washing
a. nm rT last 81.
amt was married a-an last sunday. When
demonstrated with for marrying so hastily af-
Ger ms wife death, he said that his wife hal
been dedt ever since last wear. and that he
hai picked ont his new wife some time ago.
The Darieu Gusette SAYS: "a raft hand.
while coming down the river ON Tuesday
morning, killed large bear at the mouth oi
DIrieu creek. There was another one i'm Inc
same hollow. and John Helms viii never sIccp
uutu he goes Up there and Kills him. There
are many bears around Darien and it is sur
prI-ing that the boys have not been after them
before.
a lady near Warwick. Worth county, has
h1d au eventful career. The ladv iu question
married her tiith husband "a few DAYS ago.
Her fr-t husband was killcd n the war her
second husband was kIlied iu difficulty. her
third husband was divorced. and her fourth
husband lied. She had four children bv her
second husband-all boys. Sine is not over 80
years of age
s white girl 10 Years of age. calling herself
.A'tLiir lil- anu q negro named 1illIser-,
nave been arrested Tor living together in a
state of adultery and fornicatl0u. and are now
lu IaI at Danielsville. There has been some
talR of taking the negro ont and swinging him
tp tree. bias that was an hushed after CON
su-taiion. They went TO Madison county from
ogleth0rpe.
The Directors of the Piney Woods Hotel
Company at Ihomasvillc. have opened a new
subscription list Tor $4,000 with which to fully
complete the building. ). Alexander smith,
>r-, subscribed 5000 additional. and sub
scrlptiOus for smaller amounts have also been
made. The needed sum viii probably be
raised without difficulty. IL is rumored that
e. wealthy Northern gentleman. at present in
the city, Is willing TO subscribe literally.
Tie operatives in the Augusta Cotton Fac
tory nave had IN operation for nearly a wear q
burial society, the object of which is to accll-
mulare fund 10 bury lis members when they
die. 10 now has niuctv-eight members and a
fund on hand of s2J2 46. The weekly dues are
cents. and the amount allowed To bury each
member rs $40. All healthy, acceptable per
sons may become members. The dues are
collected each pay day and are deposited m
bank by the treasurer.
The Greensboro Herql3 saws: "Albert
Brown. cOlored, son of Laura Rack while
cl0pplng wood. struck his right foot a glancing
blow with the edge of the AN. opening the
ankle joint, dividing the large bone and scalp
ing the enu OF the small bone OF the leg ne
cessltatIng the removal of several pieces and
the legation of several arteries. Though he
was doing well at last accounts. his wOuud is
considered serious one, and may invoke the
loss of limbs, If not life.
The quarterly meeting of the Mcintosh
Agricultural Society was held i'm Darien on
saturday last. At the election Of officers the
following gentlemen were reelected for the
ensuing year: William Henry Atwood. Presi-
dent, and r. W. Grubb. Secretary. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected as delegates
10 attend the semi-annual meeting of the
state Agricultural Association which meets
m Savannah next month. George E Atwood
y H. L
a new mail route Is almost assured Henry
county. The prospective route Is as follows:
From McDOuOugh To WanO: thence TO Island
Shoals. thence TO Swapping Shoals; thence TO
feachstone shoals: thence 90 White House.
and thence 90 McDonough, the starting point.
The route runs through a section ot the
county that has never been supplied with a
regular mail. The route Is about fOrtv-two
miles in length. and viii be served once or
twice each week. If twice. the mails viii 90
out on Tuesday and FRIDAY, making the
round trip i'm day. III only once, Friday
VIII be the day selected.
The EatontOu NesSsHQeF saws. sOld Uncle
Tony, cOlored inmate Of the poor house. died
TINS week. In the mn lst of the intensely cold
weather some parties appropriated the
blankets from his bed. The poor old follow
crept under the bed, and was found there
next morning frozen To death. Mr.. j. I.
Dennis, of the County Commissioners. at
once looked to matters, and saw that the
other inmates were comfortably provided
with food and apparel. He appointed Mr.. W
T. Pearson to look after matters and prevent
further suffering during the cold weather.
the inmates are. as general thing, as COM
AQrldOiy provided Tor as could be expected
The Hartwel sun saws: s.Yesterday meet
ing Judge Nicholson. we asked him now this
weather correspouded with the cold ~atur-
day IN March. lS'5. We are now having
temperate weather compared TO that famous
day, was the reply. i have feeling remem-
brance of the weather, for 1 started on Friday
from Monroe and rode all that day and the
next. passing through Lexington I was or
ulnarlly clad and ON horseback. and the wind
hieW frigld gale. / was stout
young man then aud the exposure did
not hurt me. It was, however, the
coldest weather I ever saw, or want TO
see again. The OcOnee river at Athens was
frozen hard enough 10 permit the passage of
wagons on the ice, and China trees were split
open. The earth was as hard as rock
Did many persons freeze to deaths' we asked.
y great many. Travel was an done bv stage
coach in those davs. and several drivers were
found dead on their seats. We sent negro
only mile and half TO mill. but when the
team reached home the driver was dead
frozen as stln rs a poker. great many farm
animals perlshed. and the people staid in
well stood my ride, but was young and ac-
tive then. and hAd great endurance ?"
The price Of farm lands of the State have ad
vauced per cent. i'm the last twelve months.
In North Georgia the advance Is reported at 8
per cent. IN Middle Georgia per cent: in
Southwest Georgia l3 per cent; in East Geor-
gia l. per cent, and IN southeast Georgia
per cent. The per cent. OF full farm supply of
pork produced in North Georgia is s.; in Mid
die Georgia s.; in Southwest Georgia 81;
I'm East Georgia 63; IN Southeast GeOr-
gia 6S, and in the whole state 6S
The amount produced. compared to last
year, in North Georgia ia; in Middle
Georgia los; in Southwest Georgia los; in
East Georgia 100; in Southeast Georgia IS.
aud in the whole state l0f. The Indebtedness
Is less than last year in every section of the
State. In North Georgia the indebtedness of
farmers, compared 10 last year is %; in Mid
die Georgia So; in Southwest Georgia %; in
East Georgia "a; In Southeast Georgia 9S. and
for YrrEoI ha r. d,