Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
cuE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

M
sSiners show their WeapOns-A Child
armed to Death at HaYneville.
GEORGIA.
ralhot county will have a fair in the
81 fall.
Hurst.
Tho columbus Guards have received
.beir new uniforms.
Tho GAINESVILLE oil mills will shut down
~ Nav Is for the season.
sentence of six years on the chain
,ong has driven an IrWintOn negro crazy.
s, On the plantation of George Nelson, IN
TAYLOR county, was found brass button,
with the figures 1851 on it,
A petition to the Ordinary to order an
faction on the fence or no-ience question
81 being circulated at Hamilton.
The bids on street work at Atlanta this
roar show a reduction Of 40 per cent. as
comnared with last year.
Rad bows of Macon are filing the fire.
,lngs with rocks. The firemen will trail
tbpm if they catch them.
The southern Cadets, OF Macon, have
,rasented Company Surgeon w. c. Glib
ION handsome sideboard.
Two or three of the denominations are
conducting religious reviyals at Athens,
and the city is in furore of religious eX-
element.
The marble figure for the Confederate
monument has arrived in Newman, and
viii be placed in position as soon as the
atone pedestal can be made ready.
Atlanta's police force is divided against
itself bv jealousy. History has demon
strated that when policemen fall out
there is apt to be sensational develop
ments.
B. McGinty has been awarded the
contract TO build the Christian church at
Athens. at $3,035. They have 50, 800 in
sight. The building will be completed by
september.
Out Of a company of 100 men who went
Z TO Mexico, from Newton county, in 1S47,
4 only three are now living in that county
"A They are William II. Ivy, Richmond j.
Terrell and Thomas A. Walker.
Nav IS will mark the fOrty-fourth ami
yersary of the Floyd Rifles, of Macon, and
q it is proposed on that day to have a grand
target practice at Central City Park.
Some handsome prizes will be offered.
The directors of the Marietta library
n have leased a room for three years to con-
tain their books, etc. The room will be
open every day except Sunday, and will
he in charge OF competent librarian.
~ Athens has a half dozen big damage
suits hanging over her. The property
owners on Broad street will sue for dam
ares for cutting down Dawson hill, and
n have withdrawn their offer to leave the
natter to arbitration.
The city assessors OF Athens, who have
81 u~t completed their labors, have made
r. very few changes in the valuation of pro-
rtv They report considerable improve
Aents throughout the city, which will
,gell our revenue some $500 or $1,000.
The following constitute the officers of
tonnes new Board of Trade: President
W. Rounsaville; Wee President-C. NJ.
Harper; Treasurer-J. b. Carver; Board
of Drectors-J. A. Cannon, A. W. Led
better, II. B. Parks, j. A. Glover, w. I.
Smith.
The Stone Mountain election for Mayor
and Council resulted in the election of
w. NJ. Ragsdale for Mayor, and j. l..
Teate, c. A. Mckinney, w. r. Forrest,
81 Or. c. L. Summey, j. NJ. Haney, Council
men, and J. NJ. Goldsmith and j. II. Beau
champ tied.
Mrs. John Turner, of Coody's district,
Butts county, has pair of scissors that
have been in the Turner family for more
than 100 years. The blades were Origi-
nally about seven inches long, and they
are worn off until they are now only three
inches in length.
As the constable was walking through
Jasper with about 10 feet of rope, with
one end tied around a setter dogs neck
that be uad levied on with a So 80 eXecu-
b ton, The deirndants wife claimed the
dog rs hers, filed her affidavit and gave
bond. There will be a lawsuit over the
matter.
Deputy Collector Van Estes, of Gaines
vile, went down into Forsyth county last
al woo nd o.
cutting it down, he was driven out in
front Of several men with shotguns and
81 pistols in their hands. 1t was the same
crowd that shot Deputy United States
II Marshal James Findley few years ago.
Lawrenceville Herald: Frank Glowson
says that out on the sand mountains in
Alabama there is a line of pickets sta
toned. When they see a man from
Georgia coming he is halted and asked if
ne has paid his guanO bill. If he hasn't
ne IS allowed to proceed unmOlested, and
If he has he is turned back into Georgia
with condemnation of the community.
II W. W. Hooks, of Albany, received an
order from party at some point down
the Brunswick Road on Monday last for
hye sacks, or about fifteen bushels, of
chnaberries. There is no scarcity of
ehnaberries in Albany, and Mr.. Hooks is
having enough of them gathered to tillth
vlueI, DuJ says ne is uuLle curious TO
know what the fellow wants with them.
Catamounts are becoming so numerous
ana bold IN the Republican district of
McDuiiie county as to be quite trouble
some to the farmers. Besides killing
numbers Of pigs and lambs for different
persons, one went, last week, after sun
up within 100 yards Of Capt. T. A. Ham,
illon's residence and killed full-grown
SuiEey-1en, eating as much as he liked
LOT breakfast, and leaving the remainder
'oI tle Captains dinner.
Lawrenceylle Herald. Some years ago
.uere ilYed very old and eccentric citi-
1sll N our midst. He was the father Of a
WY beautiful and bewitching daughter,
MO mad many suitors for her hand.
"A rlnally the girl married, but to the dis
satisfaction of the parent. Meeting his
c"-ound s0n-in-law a few mornings
pn5i IWafd he accosted him thusly: "Well,
Illue' you have done well. but my
laughter Mary has played hi"
Hancock Superior Court opened on Mon
TTly' non. Samuel Lumpkin on the bench.
Tue Youthful appearance Of this whole
Iourt was remarkable, the presiding
ouuge, Solicitor General, Clerk, deputy
cerk' sheriff and deputy Sheriff being
eSntielnen not above middle life, and most
mem but little above their majority,
gnu besides this all the members of the
ar, including the visiting attorneys,
yyleS, with a few exceptions, compare
Nely young.