Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-27
LIVELY TOWN.
A Great Wool Market-Plenty of Jolly
GirIs-VariOus News Items.

Albany, GA, July 24.-Albany is the
most important interior wool market in
the State. A number of COlquitt county
sheep raisers are in the city to-day with
their clippings. They bring the universal
report of the decadence Of sheep hus-
bandry, owing to the increased number OF
dogs. hogs and dishonest men who prey
upon the flocks.
Many visitors are in this place testing
the curative virtues Of our mineral arte-
sian we'll. Some wonderful cures nave
been wrought by its use, especially In kid
ney affections.
4 pleasant event this week was the mu-
sicale given at the Artesian House by
Mrs. G. T. Osborn in honor OF MISS
Sharon. of Bainbridge, who is spending the
summer here.
The Social Amusement Club gave their
third weekly entertainment at the nall OF
the Albany Female Seminary last even
inc IT was a very enjoyable occasion.
This club is organized every summer, CIV
ing way to the German clubs in the WIN
ter season.
Albany is full of pretty girls-in fact,
the Young ladies Outnumber the boys TWO
to one. We shall have to import lot OF
young men. Can't Savannah come to the
rescue?
n
ganized. Prof. w. S. b. Shelton, a IA
nous cOrnetist, arrived in the city to-day.
He will instruct them.
The Artesian Base Ball Club, having
recently achieved victories at both paw
son and Americas, are quietly avail ting
challenges from other amateur mines.
The Stars, of this place, play the Lees
burg juvenile nine to-day at the latter
place. A match game between two CLUBS
of Worth county takes place tomorrow.
The contests between our colored nlnes
generally result in a chapter of accidents.
A few days since an alteration occurred
between two of the members, resulting
in one of them being knocked senseless.
His life is despaired of. Yesterday the
bat slipped from the hands OF the batter,
striking three negroes, one of whom was
carried home with his lip mashed, his
teeth knocked out and his upper jawbone
fractured.
a contest between three Of our favorite
nedestrians. Mullen, Haugabr0ok and
Cherry, takes place at the Sims-Rust ware
house this evening. They each won ex-
cellent records at former walking matches
here, 1t is to be a two hour go-as-you-
nlease race for a purse of 500. Consid-
cradle money will change hands upon the
result.
A band of thieves, thought to be three
in number. is operating here. They have
a singular fancy for gold watches, and
fine ones at that. The first loss reported
was by Messrs. WEIGH & Agar, jewelers.,
who lost lady's watch, supposed to have
been taken by a confederate while clerk
was showing watches to one OF their
number. Mr.. w. S. Fleming was the
next to sustain loss. His yard was
entered and his vest, containing his
watch, distracted through a window
from the head of his bed, where 1T was
hanging. There was bright light burn
ing in the room at the time.
Mr.. II. J. Cook, a prominent warehouse
man, while returning home few nights
since on the Savannah, Florida and West
ern Railway, tell asleep, and upon aWak-
ing found his guard cut and his watch
missing. There is no clue to the thieves.
Mrs. A. P. Greer, an estlmable lady,
died of consumption this morning. her
husband occupies a prominent position
here. He was Mayor Of the city last year.
ALBANY. GA, July 25.-Early this
morning two colored employees at Baines'
livery stable commenced quarreling,
whereupon one of them drew pistol, fir
ing twice and shooting his adversary in
the side. Immediately after the second
shot he threw the pistol down and made
his escape.
About the same time white carpenter,
Surles by name, and cOlored drayman,
Ike Jackson, engaged in scutfie on Broad
street, when the former cut the latter
quite severely on the left arm above the
wrist. jackson, upon being questioned,
states that 1t was a friendly tussle and
the cutting was accidental.
The Stars of Albany defeated the Lees
burg nine Yesterday. The Artesian City
Club have challenged the Milledgeville
nine. The game will take place in about
a week. They play the Montezuma Club
on the 31st inst. A match game will take
place tomorrow between the Oakfelds,
Of Worth, and the Splitlocks, of Dooly
county, at HalPs, Worth county.
The jackson Light Artillery made their
first parade in uniform this afternoon.
The Albany Guards have just received an
elegant new uniform of gray trimmed
with blue, epaulettes, helmets, etc. There
is some effort being made to organize
cavalry company in Baker county.
The funeral of Mrs. A. p. Greer took
place from the Methodist Church this
afternoon. A large crowd of sorrOwing
friends followed her remains to the
cemetery.
The walking match was won by
Haughbrook last night. He scored IL
miles In 1 hour and A minutes. The others
lett the track.
The negro rapist who was captured by
searching party near Gordon, Ala, last
night is a desperate character. Among
the crimes charged against him is that of
robbing and burning down a dwelling
house three miles from Blakely, which
was done about year ago.
Open cotton boIls brought IN from sur
rounding plantations are quite plentiful
in the city. The crop prospects are very
promising. Nj.
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