Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
,,-,-aws OF The TWO STATES
mOI,D IN PARAG RAPHS.

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II Reese. of Marshallville, died
Thursday. s..soo -,
foJ ilanration in Dougherty county.
oA1 .T,rt ia being made to organize
ADof the Fraternal Legend in Column
- estimed that it takes fifty barrels
,,.sosene oil a month to light Dalton.
gb's 4 equal TO $4,000 gallons.
r-ro Americas men wagered barrel of
FrIdav. that one would get drunk
,'f,re the night OF Jan. /, 1856.
nonz King. a workman on DR.. Kelly's
10 in Gibson, fell from a scatfOld 10
I'or bigb the other day, and escaped
unburt'
Oraof Augusta's prominent merchants
waved A Northern lawyer to collect
Xxx ofS2 100 The lawyer sent the mer-
%snt 5000 and kept the balance, $1,000.
Ttis eaid that squirrels and partridges
.r,'o,fite numerous in the woods and
Elm. around Perry this season, md
snortsmen are having abundant success.
Frank Slddall is one Of the pr0prietors
ofnp marble works above Marietta and
IL the Gentleman who spends 100000 a
Telr in advertising his soap in the news
payers.
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,,,,ier arrest at Atlanta, charged with
,-syrnr stolen several hundred dollars
from a man at MillspOrt. He will De
taken back.
n J. Renfroe, of Laurens county, lost
tc ire a few days ago his ginhouse and
several bales of lint and seed cotton. Not
holm insured, his locs is estimated at
about 81 200 or $1,000.
All the convicts, sixteen in number,
who were sentenced at the last term of
Whitfield Superior court, nave been sent
to the changing, except two women,
who are still IN jail at Dalton.
While John Lee, a colOred young man.
vas cutting bagging at W. II. COUGHS
Gin at Newman, Tuesday, the knife slip
ned add entering the main artery,
caused his death in less than an hour.
HI. Winn's bar and billiard room at
Lexington was closed by the Sheriff YES
tprday under a mortgage in favor of w.
, n. stewart. who was formerly partner
of Mr.. Winn's. The assets and liabilities
are at yet unknown.
william Schwelgert, of Augusta, has
bought f. A. Brahe's entire stock of jew
elry at Augusta. Mr.. Schweigert also
purchases the fixtures and goodwill of
Mr. Brane's business, and will occupy
the handsome store formerly occupied by
Brahe & Co.
Arch Irwin, Spring Vale negro, gave
aQuiltng and supper on Friday night.
During the frOlic be attempted to put out
of his house another negro named Ran
Edwards for Objectionable conduct. In
the encounter Arch was knitted in very
serious manner by Ran.
A negro man named Morris Sweetwine
was drowned in the Ocmugee river day
or two ago. He and another negro went
into the river in a boat from the Houston
side of the river to attend to their fish
baskets and the boat capsized. The other
negro succeeded in reaching the shore.
Mrs. Sam Ayers, OF Terrell county, has
ust given birth to babe only six inches
In height. silver dollar placed on the
head of the child will completely cover it.
Every limb is well developed and it cries
like any other infant. 1t seems to be in
perfect health and promises to live long
life.
Hon. Teaberry Newberry says that the
Cochran bsrkeepers have been running
eighteen saloons for number of years
and have never bought but three barrels
Of whisky. He says all the barkeepers
wanted was little of the original stuff to
get the right smell and they could manage
the balance.
The second section of freight train ran
luJO Iub rear Vi LlS uEob e6CblOu al
AcwOrth Wednesday, but no one was in
iured. The cab Of the front train was
torn to pieces and several box cars were
thrown from the track. The engine of
the second section was also pitched from
lhe track.
In the Presbyterian synod at LAGRANGE,
Thursday, DR.. Woodrow's case was
called, and his complaint against the Au-
gusta presbytery was referred to a COM
mittee on theological seminary, and they
reported back to the body in TWO reports,
amajority report approving of the action
OF that body, and the minority report dis
approving of it. The discussion on the
adoption of the majority report was to
begin yesterday.
At GAINESVILLE Rev. A. c. WeIlon's
little son while playing with doll sew
eral weeks ago managed to break off one
Oh It's fe-t and lodge it in his ear. 1t re-
NAMED in there several days before any
one knew Of 1t and the parents only found
out last Sunday. So far all attempts to
remove the loot from his ear have been
unsuccessful, and DR.. Calhoun, Of At
lauta, has been sent for in order to CO.
operate with DR.. Perdue in eXtricating it..
Last Saturday, while W. T. Weaver, of
Ierreli county, was settling with Charles
Uaddy, negro. tor picking cotton during
NE week, he (ihe negro) insulted Mr..
weaver, who picked up stick to resent
H. Before Mr.. Weaver could strike, the
negro Jumped back, picked up a gun,
pointed 1t at Mr.. Weaver, and pulled the
Trigger. Fortunately the cap failed to
explode and Mr.. Weaver's life was saved.
Ire negro al once took TO his heels, and
nothing has yet been learned of his
whereabouts.
Al Union Point Wednesday night, q
young man n ':ed II. o. Albright, who
clerks for Cation a. Co., went out 10 draw
soucket Of water. There was water al
ready N the bucket, which he threw into
sue darkness. 1t happened to fall on
ue-IO, VINO was standing near, The ne
sIo became enraged and threw half a
oleN a. the young man. II struck him
WI We Jaw, breaking his cheek bone and
cutting TWO large gashes in his face, and
A"ec hing him senseless for an hour. He
doing very we'll now.
An accidental death occurred IN Fannin
ounly a day or two ago, about three miles
Iph Ellijay. Bud Roberts. who has been
salilng tor John Goble, left town with a
eso OF brick weighing about 700 pounds.
nloerts was drinking. William Gentry,
"n9 was going that way, thought IL best
CURVE the wagon as Roberts was rather
.ssI ess from the effects of whisky. As
H'g were travelling along at the place
s.dted Roberts Tell from the wagon under
He Tore wheel, both wheels passing over
hhs race and neck and instantly killing
mr.. and Mrs. g. W. Keilev ara an aged