Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-16

80 80 -----.snces in Calhoun next Monday
S-Fs-.sv1 Female College once had l75
pupils. .-.---f-.v
-z--t iu Houston county TINS fai-
rgtr IS stone. son Of Rev. T. ID. stone oI
te Athens Chronicle. died W Wednesday.
. s.r7ra5 dwarf has been ia Gainesville for
-rsfa-r week. lie IS q wears old and Just 40
r-hes high.
Whitfield county VIII mahe enough corn
tr---T1r rJ ito her the EsALs anu lAen nave
f.rs bushels CD spare
1rr.+H.rS .1. o. worth OF bonds shall be IS
-.#fr building court house in Gwnnett
rrr r..l le settled at an election sept. 9.
rr.e=r mill company at Elberton viii add
-. r-rr-Luerv this fan. and considerably
..-r.l-- the capacity OF the mill i0r another
s-l-Ur-
Lain Lotion. of Elbert0n, Tss on an excUr-
r art went t0 sleep on top Of a box ear.
.-ff.H aG while tile train was under fun
s.fuar. He was not seriously injured.
Murray superior Court convenes at Spring
u.a.. ElurHaE. Court VIII De- held In the
E.r--. church. as the court house which
-- f.--r0ved by ire. has not yet been rebuilt.
.he festive burglar is not 0ul summering
70 u.tru. uur also IH Spring Place, where DE
rs recently made several Intellectual at
l-urt- % enter dwellings in the stilly hours
l- gins.
-fHe-5 men OF Augusta are taking stems
rr..=a money sufficient to build a steamer 10
r.r the savannah river The boats will cost
s.. Two are wanted. a public meeting
scaled for Monday.
Tie Dud Green House. at Dalton. which has
..l- been closed. was sold last saturday 20 j.
U. s.. Lewis. well known hotel man. Tor
81 BE VIII make all necessary improve
usrt- and Opr "a 90 on sept. !.
Tine spring Place Times SAYS that q $4,000 90
court house. "a new. safe Jail. with the
necessary attachments TO each building. all
constructed alter the latest improved style.
vL rut new life into that village.
The Ca0s8 Baptist Association met near
ur1r-v..ie. Cat0o-a county. last week with
T = Moore, Moderator, and ". G. Luther.
trs. The meeting was largely attended and
lerahIe interest was manifested.
H.-rIlr-el.I Ie correspondence NEWS Aug.
u. Tire first bale Of new cotton. received
.H-. ..fe this evening. ls not sold vet. sixteen
..-r- has been offered for DC. It was brought
|rrr Me--rs- CleEz X COney from near Flint
aver.
trare.t.au viii he held in jefferson on Aug.
..r. determine whether the amount of 5000
-H.. be- issued uv the town authorities Tor the
---..-aHf aiding the trustees In erecting q
u building lu the place OF the old Martin
t.a. taree-i5urths Of the capital ueces-
H= been subscribed FOR the purpose Of
ar--.Er- fertilizer manufacturing COM
u.-r f. E.1erflu the coming iaIl. lt Is pro-
--. Do commence with q capital OF $4,000.
-.r..af into shares OF 500 each.
Waar Marshal Patterson aUdC. II. Peacock
.-. Era arrest drunken negro 20 Eastman.
..-- rfel ago. they were fired uuou bv the
r-.s .f two men WHO were with him
r.. Marshal returned The fire and the men
-.r..-.l. The negro was subsequently, ar
r.--a.-
E-ra frnuTatad statement boo the Sumter
E- giving the population of the Third
Congressional District. the total population 81
urt.EI county b. Iut down at 1908. OF this
--.Ha- $50, are white. and S-2zJ are C0l0rcd.
TG.-e ar1 l..-t |Hile ana l-'9l colore1 voters
ID r.-r-TUt--
ODD Thursday Campbell S Jones received
t.. Er-r bale OF new crop cotton received In
Ns-r -H- YEAR IL was grown on the pam
-".al g.. t. Eetne- near OEleJhorlle- aNI
ErH... Ur col W. H. Willis. It weighed 45j
r.-r.- and was cla-SeI ais strict low midi
ding. I. Us- not sold Thursday, as it arrived
--.. l tHl afternoon
fal ..t.-.T- The crop report up % date
.--.. very favorable. That planted on low
injured Hy the recent heavy rains,
I-ra. -g seriously as was thought. Corn
on. -va~E well where &c has been well culti-
T- Taking It tll Iu ALE crops may be estl-
E..lL above I-e average
Piedmont Press: W /. Room. who did the
.r. Wrls 1l our court house, together with
l-w wife. narrow y escaped a horrible death
ID Washington city last week. They had hut
.-.- -aa ...l'H- room Of the United states Ho-
l.. when DO igI- lD- uurylnE SlN persons beneath
r. Nr Room wit assist Mr.. ~mi IN bEild-
E--.a Newton county cOur, house.
Jackson A-1rs. Mr. John Ho'ifield. Of this
.rurtE- WH are informed while on his way
l-#u taall-r1u one day last week got into
r.r with tyyu ar three men, when they dubbed
r ami beat him mp severely with q wagon
-- .a- lie Was sp badly injured that for sew
s...aF- i- was not expected tO livc,but is now
r...--aI fH h- recovering. Too much whisky
was -r tL- bottom Of The difficulty
G-rlrl-a Democrat. The local business
5rlz for this fan ami winter was never
better Crops ave good Corn was never
l-r. vlILe rhe cotton comes up TO the eN-
r.l.-.#l- OF t"e most sIuEuIue- Ile oat
500. was splendid. and tine potatoes are just
bursting fle ground Certainly plenty Is on
gg.rE Hald aud It looks as ii God were smll-
i-- .eul=uly upon this part Of the earth.
According TO the tax di1ests the negro
voters u Dodge county oUtuumber tEe whites
.E majority Of las The ratio would lee still
-ru all the negroes were returned SO
many rf them, however. fan 10 pay their
rre- that they are not likely TO poll as many
vote. a- the whites The total number ot
E.- returned this wear Is l,SIi. an increase Of
.a.sr last yer. TIE whites have decreased
q. and tine negroes have Iucreased 30.
-H.. W. TT. Harper, ~r ol ElbertOn. las FOR
-.-v yeFTs been unable 90 do much on ac-
count Of paralysis Col. Harper has been con-
ra.F 10 MS room this wear almost entirely.
since De has been so afflicted, Lc las become
Instant reader Of the scriptures During
.a. .- rteu years he has read the Testament
all Psalms i51 times. And during the same
tine BE has read the entire Bible thirteen
tines.
Wiley Jones, proprietor 0f the Southern
a-t National hotels. at Macon. received a
t.- --au lhur-tay from wichita, Kansas
-.rs- tuar boz difficulty at that place IL E.
..sr...-e. his -Ju-iu-iaW, had been shot IN
o. a.laueu and was IN dying condition
A-- Woodbridge has been sick in Macon for
tl. H.-- two months. Hut left Thursday night
".t. NI- Jones Tor Kansas. Mr.. " C0larliEe
W wel au1wu Iu Macon
E..gr-Hu Nsi- South. a considerable number
0- -al-eueu from south Carolina have been
a'-r0a -ae Georgia side recently Tor the pur-
t.-. H. purchasing lands. Several hue PLAN
cations have been COugItlouaIly sold and at
-l0 rs-a-- The hrEh price Of lands in Auder-
-. county, -, g.. CONT AIRED with the prices
t-..H IHr similar or better quality OF land
..r". a.s become strong iudUCemeut for
.r- '--..- out over there and rclnFest on the
rs"r- side.
E--r..l Eea- S1.t6: Capt. J. J.. Deadvyler
was -..l.u- ON the streets ihc other daY read
-- H.arE. Iaklug the book from him We
-ft -l Ha= tls diary Ci Yankee from Penn
-s-t-H-# who was kllled during the late war.
l.. I.- who gave Ihe book 20 Capt. Dead
"E.rr tHas DO .rom the pocket Of the Yankee
battlefield after he ha,t been kllled-
p. .a- tau leeE about half written up
N..1 Capt. ueaiwyler got 10, and he after
warts l..-el 10 out
"- Z Wednesday night Young man named
sam % Ua'u-. DI MrIleGgevIlc. was standing
III ..e PLATFORM OF the rear coach OF tie train
2, Augusta on the Georgia Road. The train
--'N ..-sl. and. 10 save himself from iall-
US AF- Hawkins caught hold of the lever
N-... Isrltg- the cor pIiuE. and I'm doing 30
II. H- Che ear from the train. Tie graSpeu
- .s HHe, which broke as De touched IT,,
use engineer soon discovered his loss and
returned lGE the Car.
u mont Press. ON last Saturday Charlie
-----. .-l- Joseph r. Johnston and r. B. q lars,
e.- % tIFrr CLARK. were examined before a
gee Tor an appointment oL cadctship 20
t-- folnt- The youngest OF the three. Ru-
- tssE. stood the best eNa iuatiou ami Will
le-elte the appointment. Col. Gambler has
.-lt what was never done In t-n district be-
provided Tor the examination a. auuii-
saf's- Here Of0rc the memt ers of Congress
.-te made the appointments themselves in
-leel contradiction O. the law.
AehEfi Ntt-s: The telephone has created
4i-= sensation in town. and OF course many
----.rs uuuders have been mHde through
---|Falce ul tae workings OF the instruments.
VI" gentleman upon hearing the voice at the
t.-'f elH Ol the wire. politely took OF his
y. -a4 Bowed, with a pleasant. "Glad 90 see
:e-. sir. Another. Young gent. having q
tleEdoue call from lady. asked r Co cX-
t-'e aim until he could Uut on bis coat.
ne-.aluE t.at he would greatly lower him
@ 2. hef esteem by talking 10 her ia his
s--Ft sleeves.
ae editor Of the Montezuma Record. in
r-..a- up his trap 10 Baltimore with the
81 editors, tells the following on one Of
ssFlliF. The boys tell a good joke on
$50 --HYu1ld, OF the DO. Is binficIt0T,
~ 20 not vOuch for its truthfuiness. Ii
49, 49,. .lat Perry was on a Pennsylvania
e.se4-es es--e street ear in Washington, and that he
- 1.4 ne driver TO 90 bv the post Office. as he
$50 $50, 9 % mail letter. The driver told him
Is l-eid not do DO, as his line did not 20
{6i rts, Once. ''Well. said Perry, Il
Ger" -' eV TO le'oiAouale stran-
mon -+--.-en Dslsocr1f: We learn that on last SAT-
No. No. 4islt negro vert 90 the house Of q
F--" lalF, who with her five little children
80 the land Of Mr.. y. J. Grimes. and
"a Tsa srls-aal az nsr coor, and on being asked who