Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

4 Review of the News in Pierce Coun-
ty-A Well Known Real Estate Agent
OF TaVares Proves to be Somewhat of
Fraud-A Three Legged Cat Being
Rallied for the Benefit of the COnfed-
crate Home.
GEORGIA.
lt costs Athens Sll per ear 10 get stone
brought from Lithonia.
small storekeeper on Mr.. Wurm's place
near Athens. has assigned.
a mad dog bit O man and a boy at Augusta
Tuesday. Both will survive.
The EpiscOpallaus intend building a church
lu Sylvania. before many months
The gainesville factory is selling matches
ln Athens at 81 80 per gross 10 private parties
There is "a canitali-t in Athens who is said
sy S5olp parties who know to be worth over 5000
Walton couutv-s new court house has been
completed and accepted by the county author
iue-.
solicitor General Robert Whitfield viii
Dee candidate for reelection IN the Oc-
mulEec circuit.
Marion county farmers have commenced
clopping cotton. and no complaint has yet
been made about poor stands.
A negro BOYS head was crushed between
dirt carts 40 the reservoir now being con-
structei 20 Augusta, and fatal injuries sus-
tanned.
The lurpcntine still OF Bowie, Oversheet
& Roberts at Sylvania, was burned on sat
urlay last. The loss Is probably between %
ul0 and 5000.
a storekeeper at Athens. whose place OF
business was closed before the necessary pa
uers had been made Out by his creditors, pro-
poses Co sue for damages.
Edwin Caraker. of Miedgeville. accident
ally shot himself while hunting day or two
ago II ls possible but not probable. that one
of Ais arms viii have 60 Dee amputated.
n Z.
at Aruold's Mil. near Athens, sunday, in
quarrel over "a game Of cards dealing him
blow over the head with fence ran.
Eu tn Tuesday night +. =. HOWell's call for
$4,000 to insure the completion and furnish
ing 81 the ncW himbal House in Atlanta had
hcen met hy subscriptions aggregatlng
s2l.551-
In OrIeth0rne county. Platt, Matthews and
Mr.. Witchcr are In the arena for the leglsa
tive racc. for Ordinary. T. ID. Gillian, J. j.
Bacon, VIII johnson and W. J. DOster Will
offer. There is only one candidate as vet for
che other county Offices except Treasurer.
Tp the Northeastern. near Tallulah Falls,
the heaviest hail storm ever known IN that
section fen Monday evening. 10 was about
three miles m width and laid everything bare
in it- track. The hailstones were the size Of
eggs ami driitct four feet deep on the sides OF
the mountains. Limbs and leaves were torn
from the trees and not % stalk Of wheat was
Left standing.
Frank Henderson had been confned in the
Hcn~v county iaii f0r some weeks, and ON
Saturday last was released by Mr.. Goodwin
inr tLe purpose of visiting his home 20 get
some clean clothing. Henderson had long
trIr from the jail Co his home and Sheriff
Goodwin lct hum take one OF his mules on
which to make the trip. Henderson proved
uuErateful, and has not returned to jail.
neither has he sent Che mule back.
Al Columbus. sunday morning, while a
crowd uf children were playing on the turn
table oi the Columbus and Rome Railroad.
little daughter of Charles Ferguson, the
Watchmau. had her legs caught IN the tmbers
and terribly mauglcd. a cash several inches
long and extending to the bone was cut I'm the
right thigh. and the flesh Of the left thign was
fearfullv torn and lacerated. While the
wounds may not prove fatal. they are consid-
cred quite dangerous
4 baby lefI with an Atlanta fortune teller
named Mrs. Ramsey died and investigation
resulted iu Cd verdict Of death from starvation
and criminal neglect ON the part Of the child :
parents. who are unknown. Mrs. Ramsey
saws that q man and woman agreed TO pay her
for THE Keeping Of he child until they called
Tor }r. This Was siN weeks ago. Now the
parents are not 90 be found. The man pro-
commencement &C the contract.
Wrlehtsville Recorfsr; The first and only
murder case on the records OF Johnson Supe-
rior Court i- that of Warren Price, who was
tried and convicted at the March term. 1885,
Tor Jbe murder of his son-In-law. Romanus
Perry Price has been refused new trial by
the supreme Court. and he VIII now remain
iu the w ashlueton county jail until the next
session 10 johnson superior Court. the fourth
Monday in september next. and Will then he
brought to Wright-viile 10 have the sentence
ol death passed upon him.
BIackshear correspondence NEWS. May 20:
We are having vernal weather. and we are
having "a building boom. Where can a love
ner. pretticr town he fOund i'm Southeast
Georgia than Is BlaCkshcar: All we need at
present Is "a stock law and decent sidewalks
ana f we would put the right men i'm charge
a. our municipal affairs We would have both
-a0u- 2 suggest the name OF Or. ii. y. smith
lar Mayor. lie is the man for the pace.-Ihe
crops iu Pierce county are in a fOurishing
condition. The oat crop Is splendid. Our
a-rlculturl-i- are IN good spirits, and think
Thar when the time comes for gathering in
tha sheaves' they VIII have good deal here
tclow.-L. johnson is the coming man for the
state senate from THIS district. and Capt. Jno.
g.. Nichols friends VIII enter the convention
fully pledged to him. He Is the right man i'm
the right place. W. r. sweat will probably
succeed himself in the legislature MIR
sweat Is not power IN the Legislature, but
he has represented his constituents with
honor % himself and credit TO his county.
Andrew B. Estes. Jr.. ght 20 be sent To the
Legislature from this county. lie told me the
other day. however, that he was no asprant
for legislative h0nors.