Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-08
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

How Three Ministers Celebrated Christ
mas Day at Bowman-A Passenger
Train Derailed near Camilla-A Lau-
rens County Negro Dies Aged 1O6
Years.
GEORGIA
A. F. Truett has been elected Mayor Of
Thu Old Gainesville Eagls is now called the
PiejaoHt Press.
The Christmas festivities at Elberton were
unusually Joyous.
The Mayor has Issued proclamation pro-
hlDltng horse racing on the streets OF Con
yers.
James +. Watson. Of Wylly. killed beaver
one day last week, weighing about hlty
pounds.
Several dogs and hogs were bitten by rabid
canine which ran through HartWell a IeW
days ago.
1t is feared by great many farmers that
the present cold snap viii greatly damage the
Lawrence county 0at crop.
The convict captured in Athens a few days
ago escaped from the guard. Berry Carlton,
when he reached Atlanta, and is now at
large.
Mr.. r. $. Williams, from Tattnan county.
has moved 20 LOwudes county and has rented
Mrs Rcuntree's place, one mile north OF al
dOsta.
An effort is being made TO establish a postal
route from Hartwell TO AndersOnville. =. G.
An office is to be located between the two
points.
The stove and tiuware establishment Of J.
e.. wilkins. of Athens. was closed Friday
night boy the Sheriff, at the iustanceO Of the Ma
tiOnal Bank.
Editor McGrIs jocular suggestion that he
be chosen Hart cOunty's next Representative
in the state Legislature gives evidence Of de
Yelopiug into "a reality.
Rome and all the surrounding territory was
white with snow Saturday. The thermOme-
ter went down TO within l0 degrees Of zero
1t showed at Americas ON the same day.
6. Jacobs. Of Athens, Reporter Of the
Knights Of Honor. has a check for $1,000 for
Mrs. ii. q. Bryant, who has moved from Wat
kiusville. and her whereabouts is not known.
Prof. Chas. Med. Puckette was married on
December p, a. sewanee Tenn, 70 Mis-
Charlotte j. Elliott, daughter Of the late
Rt. Rev. stephen Elliott, ID. D., Bishop Of
Georgia.
Efforts are being made to start "a new mail
route from Mt Vernon to Leyinia. which viii
pass not far from Dublin. There Is great need
of this route, as there is no p0stOnice nearer
than ten miles.
The Dublin Ga-stte says. "a countryman
came to town few days since and fell IN love
with game of scven-up. So fascinated did
he become that he left minus Sl92 and the
mule, fine animal, hc drove
James Howell, Jr.. of Valdosta. ischarged
with firing pistol at ight-watchman Bar
nett. OF Naldusta. The Young mans friends
say that the Marshall D. mistaken in supposing
that the weapon was aimed at him.
old uncle Billy Coats. OF Laurens Hill. is
dead. He was black man. and according to
the estimate was llj years old. He was
brought t0 the county when q slave by RObt
Goats grandfather Of Rev. +. J. Coats. of
Hawkiu-yille.
The GT-eHe saws: "Ihe happiest occasion
trausp.riu1 n Dublin durlnE the holidays was
the reception given iu honor OF Messrs. Il. a.
Burnev and +. e.. W are and their fair brides
10y Alr. and Mrs J. a. Burney, respectively
brother and sister of the grOoms."
Ira Carr, of Wylly. Laureus county. in COM
pany with one or two others, took lodging in "a
cotton house last Friday night. when a gust of
wind blew dead pine upon the building and
broke in a considerable portion Of the roof.
Luckily none of the party were hurt.
At Dabiin Christmas an alteration oc-
Cured between Fate Dixon and Pink Hughes.
lu which the former knocked the latter ON tine
head with billet OF wood. from the effects OF
which hc has been suffering since. Dixon has
disappeared, expecting his antagonist would
die.
Rev. W. II. d. Bond. of Hartwcll, in urging
his hearers Go search Che Scriptures, gave the
following an easy plan for reading through the
Bible iu q year. ReId three chapters every
week day and five every sunday, and YOU can
read from the first chapter In Genesis to the
last i'm Revelations.
The stable ON the place OF Rev. y. II. Nc
Mullau. lu HartWcli, was destroyed by fire ON
Wednesday morning. A horse belonging to
Mrs. Tr1lle. of South Carolina. who was
visiting friends, was burned 10 death i'm the
stable. ~ hen the fire was discovered every
effort was made to get the poor animal out.
but it stood with its head near the open door
and refused 60 move.
Col. Joseph b. Walker. of Madison. died
suddenly Thursday nieht. J. b. Walker Ir..
retired at DOB O'cloc6. leaving his father sitting
bv the fire reading. Friday morning coll
Orpt hnv went IN Col. Walkers room to make
him Gre. and found him lying ON q lounge.
apparently asleep, but thinking it strange
that he was not mp walking around the room,
as usual. felt him aud found That he was dead.
The passenger train ON the Savannah, Flor
ida auJ Western Railway, which left Albany
ut 4.l5 O'Clock saturday afternoon, was thrown
from the track by broken rail near Camilla.
The passenger coach was turned over on one
side, and the baggage ear was stood almost ON
end. Twelve passengers were injured. The
engine and that portion of the train that es-
capped the wreck carried the passengers, in
Guiding the wounded, 60 Camilla.
Tuesday Geo. c. Witte, a travelling man
from New York. attempted to ford Broad
river at Harper's Ferry. He was going from
the Madison side, and when he had gotten
about eight feet from the bank. where the
water is deepest. hi- horse went down and WAS
droWncd, and he barely escaped by standing
on his buggy seat. Mr.. Wittc hesItated when
he drove TO the bank, but seeing. as he
thought, that bugges had been driven m, he
urged hls horse on. lie did not see the HAT on
the Ebert side.
The EIbcrton Nfc South saws. .On
Christmas day three old gentlemen,
one q Methodist. another a Baptist, ana the
other Presbyterian. all met at the little
town of Bowman. on the Eibert0n AIRLINE
Railroad. and being Old friends, repeatedly y
joined i'm q social glass until the spirits SO ami
mated them that one of them suggested that
they should all do something to enjoy Christ
mas. i'm which All three readily
c0ncurred, provided they did not
transcend or violate the discipline OF
the various churches. The Baptist said that
there was nothing in the discipline of his
church that prohibited singing, the Metho-
odIsI said that he knew nothing in the disci-
plne of his that prohibited 'pattng," and the
Presbyterian said that his church had legal
ized dancing. and SO the Baptist commenced
singing, the Methodist patting and the Pres
bytsriau dancing, and thus enjoyed themselves
in the streets for an hour or more, when they
mutually agreed 10 suspend in order 10 join
in another glass and sweet repose in the arms
OF Morpheus.