Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA,
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES |
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


brunswick is on building boom.
rice mill is again on the tapis at
Brunswick.
Glvnn cOuntv's Treasurer has balance
on hand OF S0,5oo.
Gainesville has five jewelry and watch
repairing establishments.
The District Conference of the NJ. Z.
Church convened at Millen yesterday.
Rev. A. B. Nuckolls, of Cumming, has
bepn member of the Baptist Church for
Al years.
The repairs and alterations proposed on
the Methodist church at brunswick will
cost about $1,000.
p irwin street. Atlanta, was wholly de-
stroyed by hre Sunday night.
A colored man discovered a broken rail
near Brunswick a day or so ago and
stopped freight train in time to prevent
its deralment.
Three successive grand juries of Glynn
county have recommended the levy of one
mill on each 500 worth of property for the
support of public schools.
W. H. Hemphill, of Gainesville, sawed
two pine logs at his mill last week, one 10
and he other l6 feet long, which turned
ont .424 feet OF square lumber.
Camilla correspondence NEWS, May 80:
Henry Pape, a most excellent gentleman,
died at the home of NJ. p. Galloway last
night. He had been an invalid for some
time.
Judge G. E. WingGeld and other citi-
zens OF Washington who remember the
occurrence, say that on April 5, 1874, in
Washington, tiVe inches OF rain fell in 20
or 30 minutes.
Abner c. Walters, an old man 10 years
of age, with whitened beard, endeavored
to set fire to the house of G, l.. Colt, in
Hartwell, last week. He was bound over.
1t was q case of revenge.
Sam. Ford, Judge Emory Speer's first
client, died at Athens a few days ago.
This old negro was tried for murder about
IS years ago, and ably defended by Judge
Speer. He was acquitted.
Dick McMurry, of Martin, walked 1920
yards in IL minutes a few days ago. N.
A. tricks made the same distance in 11H
minutes. W. A. Mitchell started on the
journey, but fell by the way.
Last week lightning struck sweet
gum tree in the bottoms of Allen Stone,
on Big creek, under which some boys an
hour or two afterward found three squir-
rels which had been killed by the stroke.
There Is a movement on foot at Cum
ming to build an iron bridge across the
Chattaboocbee river. E. c. McAfee and
J. d. Foster own the franchise. They
propose to establish joint stock COM
pany.
Christian Resisting, a printer. had his
leg badly crushed at Augusta early Sat
urdav morning by a freight train, on
which he intended to steal a ride to At
lanta. 1t is believed that amputatiOn can
be avoided.
S. Shaw, of Madison. says that during
the first snow in January one of his hens
became the mother of nine chickens, that
be raised the entire family, and that one
OF the number, pullet, having laid
litter of eggs, is setting.
The assessment of Atlanta property.
fust completed, makes the total real and
personal valuation about 29,000,000.
Over $500 900 worth of improvements were
made during the year. About $50, 900 of
city taxes have been paid.
Alta negro frolic ON the plantation Of
SkeltOn Napier, IN Putnam county, An
thony Solomon, cOlOred, was killed by
Prince Waller, cOlOred, with a pistol.
The verdict rendered by the jury was that
The killing was accidental.
Two young men of GAINESVILLE have
gone regularly into the bird business.
They buy all the young mocking birds,
In fact, most any species. These they
ship North and exchange for canares,
gold tinches and other song birds.
There are only two white public schools
In Glynn county outside of Brunswick.
They have an average attendance of y,
and cost SIG per month. There are II
cOlOred schools outside of Brunswick,
with an average attendance of 800. Their
maintenance costs $720 per month.
Friday night, at j. w. Castleberry's
residence, four miles from Americas, a
blast Of wind struck a large oak that
stood near his cow pen, which was the
last Of twelve that escaped the disastrous
storm Of 'S3. The old tree snapped of
about ten feet above the ground and fell
across his cow lot.
Mcintosh county has 50, 742 in her treas
ury. The grand jury found in the list of
voters no persons whom it considered as
illegal voters. They recommended that
the rate of taxation for the current year
be fixed at 4 of per cent. They also de-
mand the suppression of the Sunday traf-
nc In liquor and merchandise.
Fox hunting has about played out in
Oconee and Madison counties. There are
few gentlemen who keep a pack of dogs
and engage in the chase, but the foxes are
50 scarce that they have TO ride all night
before getting a race. Its one of the lost
arts now, as the pointer and setter have
laken the place of the fox hound.
During recent thunderstorm, negro
Ilow hand on the farm OF A. Ainslie, near
Madison, became alarmed, took his mule
rom the plow, and, mounting the animal,
started 10 the lot. He was soon sum-
noned TO a dead halt by flash Of light
hing that brought both mule and rider to
the ground. The mule was killed in
s'anily, bct the negro escaped unhurt.
The son Of Daniel Zeigler, Jr., colored
man living near Sylvania. was malici-
ouslY shot by an unknown white man
w wednesday. The hoy was standing I'm
the door Of his father's house when a
Whlle man passed by. on foot, deliberately
are" his pistol and shot the boy, the hull
Iet striking him in the leg and inflicting
painful wound. The man Is supposed
% have been tramp.
Friday a strong wind blew down the
sniali house on Mrs. Cody's plantation in
Chaltauoochee in which was stored
small amount OF prOvender and the gear
gov ON" or TWO of her mules. Fortunately
,i' l'N' vas absent at the time with her
r'i rag opd horses, which were usually
heb' 3. itH demolished building The
UhlF lriir done was to the barn, several
panels 90 ience and few shade trees
"uich were uprOoted.
Toccoa Mems: Hon. seaborn Reese was