Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

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A skeleton Found Near BarnesviIIe-
Some Interesting "Reminiscences of the
Late Warehouses which Grand Juries
Find to be Remedied-An Old Crime
in Jefferson County Recalled
GEORGIA.
Ware county has $40 81 in the treasury.
Freshets are reported in many places in the
state.
lafayette Perkins. Of Crawfordsville.
weighs 27l pounds.
Telfair superior Court will be held next
week, commencing on Tuesday.
There was once an Indian village within the
present incorporate limits Of COvington.
Work has been resumed on Hawkinsville's
second artesian wei. and IL is now about 30
feet deep.
Walton county is excited over new discOy-
cries of mica. Values Of land have gone up in
consequence.
Henry Couutg Weekly: Uncle Daniel Fer
been wearing constantly for % years
The Schlev grand jury says that the county
iail Is both unsafe and worthless as a prison.
me indebtedne5- of the county Is S2sl 50.
Wiley Gibbs, of Morgan, reports that
negro in Walton county, near the Morgan
line was quite sick and the people thought he
had Ihe small -poN.
The grand jury of Pike county recommend
the building II new house on the county
pauper farm, all the present structures being
iu q very dIlapidatcd condition.
John H. smith. an old and highly respected
citizen of OglcthOrpe county. living near
Georgia Factory, dropped dead at his table
while eating dinner ON sunday last.
AT Carr0lltou the murder case of J ames
Phillips was disposed of by his entering
plea reducing the Oneuse to mlsdemeanor.
The court imposed fine upon him OF SlOVana
costs.
O.. W. Haymens. living in the corner OF
Irwin. DO0ly and Wilcox counties got MS
finger Dit while in q d -ht with Jack sumner
about two months ago. lie LETT Tor Albany
on Thursday % have his hand amputated.
4 vouug farmers Agricultural Association
is t0 Doe organized the l7t day Of May. at
station on She East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad. eight miles above Macon.
This association VIII hc composed OF the
Young farmers OF the state.
Palmetto Eelrs: M. W. 7. Ewing, livingon
the farm Of =. a. Johnson. unearthed some
war relies this week and brought them 10
town for exhibition. There were the irons
from 81 musAet and cartridge box tull OF
balls-the powder and Wrappngs were, ol
course. decayed. We do not know how they
came there. but perhaps the weary soldier
sleeps close by.
The Democratic Executive Committee of
the Tenth Congressional district met IN Au-
gusia Thursday. The district convention VIII
be held at Sandcr~vIlle July J. o. IL. Rogers,
of Washington. was elected Chairman of the
district committee. vacant since me dealn OF
Gen. ID. NJ DuB0-e. Ot the old Elghlh dls-
trlct. Ihtre WAS no expression lh 'Hc 'V'i'-
mittee as to the choice Tor Congressman
HeaFV C0HutH WeefiB. "Joih X "reene mas
borrowed his fathers oid army morse Nor
gam 90 pillow this year. This horse was cap
turcd from the anheer I'M Lep-' anu served
Mr.. John j. Greene NOW OF ConyersI the re-
maiuder oi the war he ha7 Aept the morse
ever -lnce' anu say lt lntgIuS 20 lNAv CaIt ol
him us long as Dee lives Old Morgan is now
30 years OLD. but john L. says 1t fs % gopher
case. and de must pillow If he expects To make
"a crop this season.
Barnesville gazette: something of a ~ensa-
tlou was rdlSeu near bafhesNlH leW Gays
ID. W ageoner OF human skeleton IN the
Wpo,t7- our lHlvI mani 7t'itt7 tldt tlcit W a.
hoie luIeH-H ttt sh0ii' anu ID = pptIit" a. u
q pistol u4ii Htb gone through t. Inc Ht9ll
hat an 0ecayct except ON the back OF the
eAUll- "uefe lhe netN Jolhe'i ne MAJ teI i
shroueeu III mystery ahu tAe Only 7olu'loh
given Is that some nays OF weeks since a ne
gro disappeared from the nelghborhool below
Mr.. w NaEsoner. anu mas not 1een heafu ol
since. IL Is supposed that the skeleton Is the
solution Oh the negro : disappearance.
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,vb6,y.s n member of Gen. Henry L Ben-
1iu-'s britrtfI,. TEN the following. .One night
during the war. while BeunnE's brigade was
canned i'm the wilderness near ChaucellOrs-
willie tbc second Georgia Band-whicb bv the
yvay was one OF the best bands of music i'm
the whole army. il we are 90 believe those
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lse,,a.ie t6sir oI,j General The hand 1Ia,-ed
. ,r-.s9t many fine nieces i'm their most lrc6m
plished style, and then prepared TO return 10
their bivouac. when ten. Bennlng walked
out oi ms tent IN cam ana 'tlg gnlhed manner
and exclaimed earnestly: 'HoOd. good.
good. Now. boys. play The Girl / Lett Be
hind Me- That which made such an I'M
preston upon the sOldi ars who were witness
innthc scene was that such an old. stern, war
like man as he was at that time should have
been thinking of the glrl which he LETT behind
him. But hc anttthe girl he left behind him
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