Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-29
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
rrFstgu had grand bail on Friday night
a a.sH school is icing discussed by Way
cross.
T-s Wszff5r wants a Good Templars' lodge
e-t41.L shed 90 Ddnielsville.
Llupkin THdepsndeHf. TIE watermelon
cr#u was never finer in this -ecil9n. nc
melons average considerably larger man ~
aI Mr.. John o.. Singer made an eAtI IavI II
rar. crop on a small piece oi =rouhu. nc
-fg- be can deliver $50 m Ions every morning
"a week that VIII average twenty-five
y0lals.
Eastman correspondence NEWS, july %:
t--.-ar entered the dwelling touse Of Dr. q.
Il Tfruer la-t night and stole MIS- Lati-
go. -rIi watch aud breastpin. He also en-
---.f Wr IS. W. HarrelI5 residence Il stole
f-urfeH. suspicion rests upon a negro boy
err for Mr. Harrel. The burglar was
-.f.rr'- wen acquainted with the premises.
rr--sfa TrIegsHdeHf: One Of our friends
80. f.a country tells MS that the caterpillar
5r.--r st.u- laEO. among hls cotton. Il is
-f however. the caterpillar Of the cotton
F- .r4t.r Er. .Itee1 but ravenOus brown
--t.-.--. which has destroyed fully half the
l---a- .r many places. and where the cotton
~ crown TOO large 10 be cut down by its
.F.rU t.e.h. 10 bark5 the stelk around and
-l.r- .- uu he stalk and eats the buds away.
,l.frsr rarre-p0ndeDt NEWS. July u: At
rr... ..-s night au alarm Of fire was gwen
r- -.- son discovered TO be a small building
-s-rU.. lr negroes situated In the eastern
- .F town. As DO was some distance
s-1-. ans other huIldIug, DO was not necessary
f--r.. -a engine tO Doe brought out. It was
s.rr..r consumed lu a ieW mOments.-Be-
trrar mf5u -ht aud day the sleeping apart
r4asr- lf Ne--r-. stokes ana 1Homas were en-
t--.I IS uukuUHu parties, who searched the
.a- taking -mall lot u money, watches,
r.eAalsrIve-. etc, making good their
Neither 0f the men eWOke while the
r. ..gr was tl progress lie crops are look
M ..- .a lh- section, and the farmers are
much encouraged
4hlr- Ersasr- W1fsia0H. A woman in
-eu.-.a..zi. i.lteG condition. accompanied by
-. vU. was '.ura-tlv drums" were seen
r.trE around the streets Iu a buggy yester-
f4r a Icw weeks back one Of these women
ua-fle reaI Ipirut Of the charity and kindness
OF IUe christian people uf our community
ru#r .-IU.-t- tu lead "a better life. Christian
flF.a- furnished herself and children with the
re-U--.r .re- lf uie and many Of its comforts
ami Interested themselves In her behalf. She
rUU rewards their kIuduesses by returning to
E.r u.I habits. 'li- sad enough for man 10
nr- .a.fT.a himself, but d0uby So for a
woman whom DO was thought had escaped
FROM -le miserable fate that awaits her il she
sill rlr-ls- her present course.
Albany E.frs anal Adrsrfiser: The water
melon eating match came OF on Washington
street. near the old EaW-Ou corner. Saturday.
anf #raH 3 large crowd. For some time Mr..
sH.rr could MOI find man who would eat
srlIl-f u.- Ilrkev. but finally black. heavy
20 follow, who said he belonged in Macon
county. stepped up and said he'd ''eat wild
uu' melon weighing abOat twenty pounds
wac rut into four equal parts, aud two pieces
wen. given tu caCu uarkeF. AT the word
ego they went 90 work, and in about one
minute each one had swallowed his two slices.
Do was q very amusing contest, and was
greatly enjoyed by the crowd. The contest
was decided H ''draw," anG the purse that
had nseu made up for the winner was equally
divided between the two.
Athens BFHaer- WGfchHlrH: Charlie Camp
bell eldest son Of Rev. &. ID. Campbell, while
QUO playing with some companions on Friday
uear the fair ground. was bittes on the foot
b7 q moccasinf and nut for the presence Of
mind gf one uf mis- companions and Mrs. Or.
Hampton the bite might have proved fatal.
Charlie was carried as soon as bitten 10 the
residence Of Dr. Hampton near by, and Mrs.
Hampton, as soon as elng made acquainted
vi D. tHe facts, bound the boys limb above the
wound, and trled 90 induce Charlie 10 take
some brandy, which he refused TO do. as he
bad made his father promise never 10 drink.
Mr- Hampton Immediately telephOned for
her husband. and Hampton and Hogan re-
sp0uirI 40 once Under the circumstances
thr iatEer's objection to liquor was overcome,
anil Charlie was put under its influence, and
90 last accounts was doing well and in a fair
way or au early recovery.
Rome Courier. DeSOtO father was
caught iu most embarrassing predicamcnt
the other day when his wife presented him
with twins. one Of the little new cOmers had
Ei-reeerUau. hut neither the father or mother
had anticipated the intentions of the other
little one. and hence had made no prepara-
tiOus fHr her reception. Clothes had only been
provided for oug-the little boy. Therefore,
Che amazed embarrassment OF the pateF-
fImiUa- when !hc little girl put IN her ap-
pcarlucg Immediately alter the arrival OF the
Young man. can he better imagined Than
tescnbei- Recovering from his astOnishment
the father and bis friends went promptly 10
W0rk OBJ extend the young lady the cOurtesIes
due ler -eN- OF course, she must have the
best. gUI was soon costly attlred i'm the
clothes prepared for the first arrival. This
Ten young Mr. entirely deshabillc, and
BIZ little form was snugiy wrapped UP in an
American Tag. which had been used for de-
CUrattTt purposes during the encampmeut.
AuI thus De- remained unit proper apparel
could ta provided. Tie should certainly make
patriotic man as he took ms first earthly nap
beneath the folds of our proud national
c10rs
Columbus E7lHirsr-St1: The military
prize uri.i. under The auspices OF the COlum-
bus Volunteers. c0lOred, will take place at
star Park Monday afternoon, beginning at
-4l O'Clock Five companies have entered,
audlt VIII De au important event with the
llt cu.uret military of the state. The first
prize viii le $50, the second Sl00. and the
lllrl $50. The Judges VIII be Messrs. l.. W.
hm1ruuEl. T.. Prank CUlZey and Ed Burrus.
q tue Columbus Guards The companies will
l9fln battalion ON upper Broad street at / 30
O'Clock Monday afternoon and march TO star
ParS uuder command of Col. WoOdhouse, OF
Savannah Each company viii be allowed
tofiy-lye minutes i'm which to 20 through
lae manual oI arms and eyOlutiOns. The
t'lefLuFs volunteers. J. McHendrick
tap,alr, detachment of the Fulton Guards
under command Of Andrew Hill. and the
Rome >{ar Guards. commanded by Lieut..
Rogers. reached the city saturday night on
AZ tNcIr-ou train from Atlanta. They were
4tomraulej uy several hundred excursion
ISIS. The Atlanta Light Infantry and the re-
4allltrut the Fulton Guards arrived sun
cay. The Lincoln Guards Of Macon and a
de-athH eUt OF the CoIquTtt Guards OF Al
54r5 arrived sunday aud were met at the
depot tg tGg Volunteers