Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-11
GE0RGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


in Harris OOunty-A somnambuIistic
Accident at Rome Which May Result
Fatally.
GEORGIA.
Gainesville wants town clock.
The public school of Brunswick is said
10 have closed for lack of funds.
A negro boy named Newton Smith COM
mitted suicide at Sunny Side last week.
Mining in Northeast Georgia is double
as good as it has been in TWO or three
years.
Gideon Jennings, of Carroll county, is
the father of 30 children, Is of whom are
living.
The cambridge artesian well is 1,135
feet deep and the water is within 60 feet
OF the top.
Work has been commenced on the new
college at ThOmasYille. The building is
to cost $4,000
The steamer Laurens brought to Dublin
a full cargo OF naval stores from Mont
qomery county last week.
There is a lady in Jones county, about
so wears old, who has 200 children, grand
children and great-grandchildren.
A branch of the Savings Bank of Au-
gusta is to be established in Waynesboro.
a cotton seed oil mill is also projected.
meet in Rome July %. Extensive prepa-
rations are being made to entertain the
delegates.
The population of Macon was L, 900 ac-
cordng to the United States census in
1880, and is now $4,000 according to the
directory census.
Paul Russell, a negro, charged with
murder in Mcintosh county, was found
guilty last week and sentenced to the
penitentiary for life.
The electric fire alarm system of Colum-
bus was formally tested Tuesday and
worked well except one slight defect,
which can be easily remedled.
TT re have been nine negroes buried in
the cemetery at Fairburn within the past
thirty days. There has not been an inter-
ment of white person during the entire
year.
The Americus Recorder takes the
ground that the Legislature is barred by
the constitution from appropriating
money to establish a school OF technology
in Georgia.
Sylvania Telephones: There is one lux
ury that the rich can't enjoy to the eX-
clusiOn of the poor, aud that is the black
berry dumping. Berries will be in great
quantities this season and the poor can
luXuriate on the dumplings.
Leonard Fulbright, who has run a
blacksmith shop in HARRISON county for
forty-iVe years, claims that after coming
out of one battle during the war one hun
dred bullets dropped out Of his clothing,
and not one had scratched his skin.
The public school trustees of Columbus,
at their monthly meeting, decided to
adopt Lippincott's series of readers and a
new series of philosophy. They also
discussed the arrangements for the clos
ing of the schools the latter part of the
month.
Saturday Policeman w. W. Wheeler, of
Americas, arrested Anthony Marshall,
formerly of Dawson, on a warrant from
Terrell county charging Marshall with
higamy. The warrant had been issued
for good while, and Marshall had eluded
the officers. He was taken to Dawson
Monday.
On Monday morning last j. S. Bryan,
ia Laurens county, bad an alteration
with negro, John Wright, regarding
some farm work. The negro threatened
BRYAN with hatchet, who Immediately
drew pistol and fired. The ball from
the pistol inflicted flesh wound in the
negroes side.
There are ,240 patients now in the State
Lunatic Asylum at Milledgeville. There
are many now IN the State pressing for
admission who are shut out for want of
room. The new buildings when COM
pleted will to some extent remedy this
defect, and will also relieve the over
crowded wards and departments.
One night last week some unknown
parties went to the mill of High Bell, in
Calhoun county, and cut the dam, and
when Mr.. Bell went to work to rebuild
they returned and burned the mill house.
The pond was considered injurious to the
health of the community, and this plan
was adopted to remove the evil. Mr.. Bell
places his loss at $500.
A dispatch from McRae, under date of
June 8, says: The post Office at Era, in
this county, miles from town, has been
discontinued on account of there being no
candidate for the office, the vacancy hav-
ing been caused by the recent death OF
Bradley HARRISON, who was the Post
master. The mail addressed to the late
Office Will hereafter be delivered at this
place.
MiledgeVille Union and Recorder: G..
4. Dlsmukes showed us yesterday a tin
cup he captured at the battle Of Sbarps-
burg. 1t bears this inscription: sc. T..
d., Twelfth Georgia Regiment" He pre-
sented 1t to his wife as bridal present
twenty years ago. and she has been using
u ever since as n flour coup. He brought
II TO town to have a new bottom put III,
and says he would not give it for horse.
At meeting of the Muscogee county
sunday school association, the following
officers We're elected: President, DR.. n. p.
Bal ks; Vice Presidents, Jacob Yocum,
A. NJ. BrannOn, +. J. Pearce, W. II. Tice
ana Miles Wade; Secretary, L. II. Jen-
hins; Treasurer, e. e. Thomas, Dr.; Choir
lister, 5. II. Bartlett; Executive Commit
lee, W. r. Bedem, o. ). Jordan, II. f..
Everett, NJ. w. Howard and Mr.. Tarver.
Monroe Advertiser: The prevalent GUS
tom Of allowing cOlored boy pOrters access
70 the varied departments Of the store
rooms Of prOpretors eliminated last week
N its almost inevitable result. Blood
Ntrth ~ Brown, grOcers, finding deficit
ID their cash, for reasons satisfactory TO
themselves, apprehended their porter,
iad IN the teens, and obtained from him
i-8, which amount did not quite balance
The deficit.
AT a meeting of the City Council Of
home Tuesday night $500 was appro-
piated for the maintenance Of the public
seaools during the ensuing year. In ad-
U.on TO this the schools viii receive
ntl00 from the State Commissioners and
AAa Just secured 5000 from the Peabody
una Tor the same purpose, so that there Is
J9lal OF 1920 in the hands of the Board
" Trustees 10 run the schools the next
scholastic year.