Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03

5rs-The Business Of the Augusta
clearing Exchange
GEORGIA.
rls moving for a hook and ladder
y. ~. Johnston died at Columbus
eounty,s next fair VIII eclipse all
r-... ones.
small grain crop VIII amount to
r- ..-IE---
-...e-rou ~ ex-COufederate soldiers
rH.-- .r--au.zeI IN Monroe county
--..I4 NJ the Georgia journalists have
----.-r rHme from their Northern trip.
7-.. ..... value 0f the taxable property OF
C-. county is Sz,lsl,sJ1. There are z,4b2
r.-.r- II. the county
Lightning l5I considerable damage at the
pl-e machine works Thursday, and stunned
several .l the wurEmeu.
S.g-.a Lswery, of Cartersville, made an
s-r.r-. ~ lIs stock or groceries last Mon
Es- John LeJke Is the assignee.
Rev. JOHN Potter. pastor in charge Of the
Frr-..rrrv circuit. died very suddenly last
r j EaJ from cholera mOrbus.
1 r.-rl named Jack Jones was drowned IN
nf- mill pond. at Jefferson, last Friday.
Ea went bathing. but could not swim.
The taxable property Of Clay county is re-
t---eI al sgu5 4z5. an increase Of S54,y41 in the
Is-- rear. The polls number $50, an increase
o. b.
Tre tax digest Of Ebert county shows
Es-l rolls-Whites, 1905; c0lOred, l,o95. The
taE4ble property amounts 10 Sl,459,4l9, an IL
crease Of about $4,000 over last year.
The total amount OF taxable property IT.
SalIIug county is sass, ,i20i increase during
Ills wear. Sl17 ,733; last year, Sl29,053; total
increase in two years, s406,566. Increase In
number of acres returned during the last two
years, a.>1s acres.
The recently inaugurated clearing house
system .u the Augusta banks works like a
10 anHHHm maH H.U.ln nH|H
facilitating business In wonderful way. The
exchanges through the clearing house for
Jl.r were Ssdf,glj III. One Of the largest
Ja.k-#.e= not belong 10 the clearinghouse.
The Tax Receivers books for Pierce county
show --- polls, S7I3.32I total value Of property,
sr# S.. Professional tax. This Is an increase
ri F-aver.. thousand over last year in the value
rrf.la.te property. and this nOtWithstand-
fr- Ola. removal of several saw mills and the
winning Uu ul several JurpentIne farms IN
the county,
Eastman rlrrespondence NEWS, Aug. /:
T-. r4E...a town property in Eastman re
trrrrF r..- year amounts 20 Sl33,6i3 against
EsH .-t NrHr, showing an increase Of
s4e-. u. .ae value Of the public buildings
tt l.s. gone up during the year were
counted I.e increase would be several
THOUSAND dollars more.
atF.--rtl the residence Of two widowed
sisters Nr-. ~aujefer and Mrs. McAfee, was
stoned -.r -vu days and great excitement
crel-s|- During IS hours efforts TO discover
tF#-a ...r-f.- throwing were unsuccessful,
hlt- was lHs.ly learned that little adopted
tlr-a-.r .s Mrs. McAfee and q negro boy
were f.- rrI .rlIs. MIsChievOusness was the
Incentive.
Warra-l.r. True Citizen: 4 year or so
a-0 ..uH- man Of this county pitched q
rr1r. ar. bis capital was a cur dog and a
horse. DIE. seeing thdt his capital was short,
svIrHa.. H-- valuable p dog for another cur
and -u-. amount Of boot, and so on, until
att.g UU. a. Tine season, his horse was fat, he
Lsl sewers. hoes In Els lot, and few bushels
cf corn -u bis CRIB, leaving his crop clear Of
aL expenses, Hut his dog had dWindled down
o. rlt terrier.
Springfield correspondence NEWS, Aug. 2:
Ye--erIlE, when DR.. j. +. Davis was about
Eve miles from here. on his way back from
visiting patient. he got out Of his buggy TO
ty uu -He Top. 4 heavy clap Of thunder
Er-..T.t his horse, and the animal ran on.
buggy home safe, five miles, and broke
It.--. buggy nor harness.-Ihe seasons are
g17l B.. this section. Crops are fair, but
nof.u- extra. sugar cane IS very poor for
rlLs season Uf the year. The county Is very
h5a -hy ai this time, bat the weather Is very
warm.
Greensboro H07e Jg4-u47: While crops
are generally good IN Greene county. here
ami there IS 10 hc found some that reduce the
average. Tie past three weeks have afforded
farmers % splendid opportunity to clean their
crops %. grass. and they have taken adyan-
iasr t. Many are running over their crop
tie .a-- lue- and some have '-Iaid by FOd-
der pulling VIII soon commence. on last
Tuesday we had fine rains. From reports
they seem i1 have been very general, and did
ll-.A -"ut ro the growing crops. Along the
l-e ram VIII be- felt Altogether the outlook
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