Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-01
GEORGIA.


meeting 0f the Thomas County stock
rr.eHer- A--oci ton is called for to-day. at
fam. at the EnferDrise o1ice. Townsville.
U.T EmtaII and family win 1--we on the
.v-. fr0r 1f the new kimball House at At
fl--r. Ha says thar the air and view VIII be
Fs.-trr and grand.
WORK 1n the Piucv Woods Hotel. az Thom-
r=v l- Fr1-re-1 ny satisfactorily. and the
FarH4rue piazza on the south side is being
rau.t.y constructed.
I. highly probable that Dawson will soon
have another newspaper. as some gentlemen
are usH negotiating for the purchase OF the
necessary material.
The t.y digest o. Washington county shows
G+7a5 ol taxable property this year, an
Increase over last year of $40 27T. The num-
ter af polls, white and c0lOred, is 2,447.
WrT Miller. OF ThOmasviIie. saws that he
hg- thirteen head Of hogs affected with the
black tlrlue. They cannot eat ANYTHING.
ali are threatened with death from starva-
uHr.
DO -rrCDo=ed to have every vessel arriving
at Brunswick from Evropeau n0rts to remain
RI. tIe quarantine grounds FOR twenty -four
lIars. or until all the water in the hold has
been pumped Out.
Prui Pritchard. Of Savannah. is now To-
cffsd q the depot at Townsville in place Of
John HariaWav. " hn has been made agent Of
tHe savannah, Florida and Western Railway
l- Live Oak, Fla.
The anniversary exercises Of DeKaIb County
u
eatur on Wednesday, Aug 6. An excellent
programme has been arranged. and a most
enjoyable occasion is lOOl ell for.
a meeting of the B0ard 0f Trustees Of the
south Georgia Agricultural College viii be
l.li in Ihomasville on Tuesday, Aug. r.. to
elect a President OF the college vice Rev
George 4. >tarsberry resigned.
IT, Z. p. Hermann is putting up. at his
place near lhomasvilIe, new steam gin and
hydraulic cotton pres. The gin will have a
fauacjtv of from 10 % 3 bales q dav. and the
press VIII compress from 40 10 60 bales daily.
THE question in regard to the location OF the
UaUkin-yiIie cotton compress has 40 last been
definitely settled 10 VIII be erected in the
ulI Rock warehouse. near the river. and will
ia rsl.'y % compress It's first bale OF cotton by
Sept. j.
Tho Augusta Factory. taking advantage Of
tar duIi season, has shut down several DAYS
ANA put In new racewav. The cOmuanv
win only run thrpe-fouFths time. The King
mlI only runs half time. These reductions
are IH addition to the recent reduction in
wages
James Barnes having discovered a bee tree
near DYKES creek. in Floyd county. proceeded
ta eut It down with an AK 90 get the honey
dl.er striking few licks he fen hack dead
Hi- father and brother were with him at the
tme.aui think heart disease was the cause Of
tle death.
Eutar Waller. Of the Thomasvjle Inter
f-sr. was shown, few days ago. couple Of
champion LeC0utc pears. One was II inches
DOB circumference aud weighed 1879 Ounces;
Che either measured I0lS inches IN circumfer-
eu.r aud weighed l3 ounces. The tree that
bore them was years old.
on Robert rekle's place, near ThOmasville.
r0Iarrd cb 800. year old. was left alone 10y
IFS mother m g house on the place i'm which hc
She 'Ivei- During the absence Of the mother.
tbc IUi.dHE took IRE, and when she returned.
sHe found che Charrcd and blaCkcncd body OF
tte child lying amid the ruins nearly entirely
consumed.
The Eclipse Hook and Ladder Company No.
]. % IiaWkiu-vIlle. nave just completed a con-
tract for their truck. It viii be there about
sept. ., when the members Of the company
WII tender their services for the protection Of
lives and property 90 the citizens. The
rrst 90 the truck will De $500, delivered in
Hawkiusvillc.
Americas Republican. on uudav, july -.
lightning struck the chimney Of Needham
Lambs residence. a few miles from Americas,
KILLED eats and or 4 hogs. knocked a boy
who was standing near the well drinking
over ran down into the well and ruined the
water So that 10 is thought it can never be
used for drinking again.
Eachariah King, 90 GwinnFtt county, and
E0n-in-laW of the sheriff of Gwinnett Is ON
trial for rape. alleged To- have been committed
ON hi- brothers wife. who rs he daughter OF
Henrv Er8ccWeu. He has nineteen witnesses
tu -uu-tautIlte uI- defense. The lldF sWears
the art was committed on July Il OF this year.
It is reported that she viii swear he made her
submit by threats of the most violent charac-
Ger. auH after the act was over that she was
informed that II she divulged Il that she would
De- killed.
Townsville Enterprise: Tax Receiver Nc
taun has complied from his hooks statistics
0f tlc status of Thomas county for the present
year. TO Is gs follows: Number of polls. white,
lfl5: cOIoret. 1896: lawyers. 10; dentists. 4.
Value Of property returned by whites. S3.3l1.-
$50. ut property returned by cOlOrcd, $50. ll5;
90 wild Iand=. $50. lS5: aggregate value OF prop
erty Sl,50t. 30. This shows an increase in the
value 90 property In the county over last year
Ol ~. $40 and an increase in the uast two
years uf S55Sgud.
Americus Recorder: on Friday night of last
week q sister 81 Mrs. Joseph Beatty, Of the
seventeenth district. was aroused from her
sleep by the cries Of Mrs. Beatty's baby. She
hastily struck light and went to the bed,
when. to her horror, she discovered her sister
dead The body was yet warm, but she had
been dead some time. She had not been well
far some time, but her condition was not 50
Bad as 60 cause her relatives any alarm. She
leaves a husband and four children, the young
est an infant four weeks Old.
GAINESVILLE Gdrsfts. A gentleman who has
Travelled all over Pike county during the past
three weeks informs us that the upland corn
crop Of the county never had more prosper
GUS outlook than at the present. He thinks
the uplaHd corn of the county viii average
from l5 % - bushels per acre. And another
feature Of Importance Is, the acreage Is not
less than usual. The county is, therefore,
certain Of an abundant corn crop. Our in
f0rmaut stated also IN regard to the cotton
erun that the weed was generally small but
Ef0WAuE ana LrulLlNG TANlulNs 1uc COTTON
has ample time vet to do much.
Americus Recorder: The City Council is now
negotiating with gentleman of Atlanta for
cheap system Of water works. IL Is proposed
t1 erect large wind mill over the frst arte-
-iau well. which VIII pump the water into
two large reservoirs elevated about 40 feet
above the ground. Pipes will be connected
with The reservoirs and ran through the busi-
ness portion Of the city, fire plugs being placed
at convenient points. 10 is Thought that the
water lu the reservoirs w;u give a sufficient
pressure Co throw stream Of water over any
building lu the business portion OF the city.
THE structure over the well Will be put up IN
ornamental shape and a convenient arrange
mcut mltje for a constant flow of fresh water
ilr drinking purposes.
Hawsinsviue Dispatch: 1t is understood
Thar Judge Pate has determined to retire
from The bench at the end Of his present term.
The ]UdEe has presided over the Oconee Cir
cunt since its organization, and we believe he
D. now She oldest Judge in commission IN the
state Many of his friends desired to place
DIS name before the next Legislature for re
election, but his own private interests and the
interest ot others dependent upon him now
demand his time and attention. TheOficIal
robes .aid down by Judge Pate viii be un-
larulsled. and no successor viii wear them
more worthily than he has. He viii carry
Witl him into private life the respect and
-ooI wishes Of the entire circuit. His pres
ent term viii expire in January next.
GAINESVILLE G1-sf's: Following is an ex-
tracl from the Collectors tax returns of Pike
county for lSSf. White-P0lls l3.S Profess
sous-D Daguerrean ]. dentist J., lawyers s5,
doctors Is. BirtEs-Malcs -. fem3les 15;
deaths 90. Blind ,. epileptic ,. Number of
acres Of land. 100. .S6l3 value Of land, 81 ,O79,-
90 value of town property. S543,S3O: value OF
shares in bank, $4,000; money and solvent
de' Is, SalS.i .i2s; merchandise. $ll7.s31; stocks
ara bonds, SlQ.atQ. household and kitchen
furniture. Sl124j4; watches, jewelry
anu silver plate, Sll.923: horses,
mules, stock Of all kinds, S2l5.ll9;
plantation mechanical tools. library books.
c-S-' Sit-a-A. cotton. corn and crops, Sl,0l1;
an olheF property including buggies. wagons.
Carriages, ETC.. >i, o. total returns. S2,4ll.-
5Ss- Colored-Pols, g35; births, males -. fe-
l"t'Ss ls 80 1ilnd 7. deaths a5. Acres OF land,
9lSt-4; value ot land, Sl5.3j5: town property,
Sl2,N4; money and solvent debts. SLICE;
household and kitchen furniture. 50, ,lSG:
horses. mules. stock OF an kind. S2i.S2l; plan
any llegliinleal tools, 81 l04; all otner
1-=0h-. nuGeles, etc, SI,5zS: total. S69.S25.
lAe 0eiaulters Were-Whitc. IS polls: colOrcd.
@ Itl-s property not returned, white and
ee.ored, $500 The Tax Collector states for
tue inl.rmation Of the taxpayers Of Pike
county that the returns this wear, white and
cQ-"red- are S93,213 more than last year-the
Nlile property S9i,S9f more and the COlOred
fi,a-5 more than last year.
Dublin 5lssfts: One has no idea Of the
gtaA'y oi the country just rOw. The rains
nave put the crops In a blooming condition,
anu they grow fast that YOU may almost
ete Enem. The writer has been over a section
u tle country. ana everywhere the farmer Is
-Le lapplest man in the land. lie is now in
s,.e.aeles over the prospects; hsit nOtwith-
1-aaSing ihis. they have not forgotten how
suddenly the Crr ps were cut of last year bY
drought about this season of the year. The
ltN-A crop IS going 10 De heaYler than Tor
many years. Every little scrub and
switch by the roadside nd in the
vItn1rls S laden with the green fruit. Ahe
apple crop. the farmers say, Is not so good as
= mas been. In cur ride a large section of
NiLeErdss country was taken -. andrcattle