Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THENEWS OF THE TWO Stays
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

pierce Superior Court is in session.
Madison dog has just died aged Il,
years.
Rome will vote on annexation 10 DeSoto
Nov 4.
The Governor has commissioned War.
~en Lott as Ordinary for Ware county.
Iudce Beck. of Rome, still uses a PEN
Knife he bought before the battle OF Get
tysburg.
Fifteen extra policemen are on duty at
Macon. and viii continue on duty until
fair week ends.
The city council of Augusta will choose
new recorder Monday night to succeed
Mr. Foster, resigned.
The Gainesville SOuthrOn thinks the
Piedmont hotel in that city is admirably
aagpted for a chronological school.
Robert Maynard, race horse rider, of
Atlanta. has made this season $4,000,
handsome gold watch and won wife.
The United States grand jury found
TINE bin against 4. j. Grier for interior
inc with the mails on the jug Tavern rail-
road.
The pastor Of the Presbyterian church
Of Rome now times his sermons by an
pieht-day clock which has Just been pre-
scented TO the church.
Sunday. while playing with other chill
dren, Jamie, a 5-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Banks, of Forsyth, fell down
and broke both bones of the forearm.
Last Sunday night during the services
attbe Presbyterian church at Rome a
Young man tainted. He was carried out
side where the fresh air revived him.
The resignation of CORTLAND Symmes,
Judge of che County Court of Glynn, to
NoHr , Vvac of A n
Tuesday. His successor has not yet been
named.
Thomas Ivey, who works at the saw
mill at Gibson, was unloading some heavy
tmb8rs when huge piece fell on
him, breaking his jawbOne and bruising
his right arm and shoulder severely.
A little deaf and dumb negro was stand
ms en- the street at Athens Tuesday, and
a ot Of drays loaded with cotton came
down the street. The boy, not being able
to hear the noise made by the drays, was
run over and had his foot broken.
One hundred and sixty-seven dollars
and fifty cents were netted at Rome as
the result of Sam jones' 25-cent lecture in
behalf of the Pansies, an organization
composed of small girls who go about
doing good among the poor Of the city.
When ST Parker was arraigned before
ing York Murphy, the evidence developed
iustifable homicide. The facts ulti-
maiely led TO SPs being placed under
bond of 500 for carrying concealed
weapons.
An unusual sight was witnessed on the
streets Of Americas Tuesday morning.
Nine wagons, drawn by 20 oxen, contain
ing a number of immigrants, passed
through Americas bound for Telfair
county, from whence they emigrated
about three years ago to Florida.
There is an old negress across the APP
palachee, about miles from Gresham
vile, who is 125 years of age. She re-
members back over 100 years ago, and
talks fuently of the life of an African.
She was brought from Africa when she
was about Is years old. She is in good
health.
At Athens, Tuesday, Tom Lester had a
little cripple negro sitting in his buggy
holding his horse near the Hope firemen's |
hall. The horse became frightened and |
ran away, throwing the little negro out of |
the buggy and knocking MIN senseless for |
some moments. The horse tore the buggy |
10 pieces.
Last Sunday W. V. Shy drove up to the |
home Of Miss Florence Tucker, of Shady |
Dale. for the ostensible purpose of driv- |
ing the young lady to church. The two |
sos in the buggy, but instead of going to |
church drove to the residence of Rev. |
James Howell, where they were Joined |
together.
As Capt. Geeslin's train was passing |
Eyerett'5 station en- route to Columbus |
from Macon, on Sunday, two negro boys |
threw rocks at the passenger coach, and |
broke window glass. The train was
stopped, and the boys were caught and |
gwen a thrashing which they Will not |
soon forget.
John Merriman, son of ex-senator Merri-
man, Of North Carolina, while going from
tne depot at Augusta in hack Tuesday !
night was robbed of his pocketbOok, con-
tanning $50, by two unknown parties who
were also IN the hack. just before reach
ing the hotel the two men jumped out of /
t!he hack without paying their fare, and /
nave not been seen since.
Louis Morris, of Athens, has a most re-
markable memory. He will buy $4,000 |
STOCK OF goods, and without a single
marx can tell exactly what each article
cost lie will sell bill of goods, and
year afterwards, if the same customer
zones INTO his store, can tell just what |
$$rucles he bought and the price paid.
mr., Motifs memory has been frequently
tested and never failed.
q n lvuAS doctor or VITA Rica bought
Ine stonewall colt of j. f. Tolbert, Satur-
Jay paving 5000 for him. After making
W. .ue trade ne stepped into a harness shop
~ guy whip, and being so excited over
us me horse he drew from his pocket
gooA lhe change to pay for the whip. He
neu put the change back In his pocket,
Iuu landed the harness man his pocket
,5' containing several dollars and val
SS@oie papers, hoped in his buggy and
o e.e on, and he has driven his fine colt
c C, All his back tracks hunting his pock
"uhls NJ. Moore, farmer, hatless,
ssa .o. less, and Overcoatless, got off the
s,aN road train at Atlanta, Tuesday
uinS about O'Clock, and stated that
N pau oeen robbed of about $50 in money,
, r,s lat' and oYercoat and valise. He was
oyoed while asleep on the state road
,utaiin' and hadn't the slightest idea who
pootu him. He was on the way from
paonuessee 10 Washington, Ga. Officer
ujt.el' at the carshed, furnished him
v i,l d nat and some breakfast, and also
wv an envelope aud stamp 10 write TO
bonpoe people 10 Washington for money to get
FLORIDA.
uuues. 40 N"iueo'A"o 0""-
A. an ", Episcopal church is to be established
forl Myers.
nv, " '@'ter,melons were in the Tallahassee
IAet last week.