Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
uurNEws OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD In PARAGRAPHS.

six prisoners eScdpeu rum jail db w ar
renton Saturday night. Two Oh them nave
been recaptureu'
nlan has been set ON foot which will,
- eIi probability, result in securing cleo
tTic tights for West Point.
The invitations are out for the sixteenth
ornnal supper of the Citizens Hook and
Ladder Company OF Rome.
The Athens Banner WGtchnlGn'S editor
has heen invited by his Irish friends to
meet Parnell in Chicago. He will try to
do So.
,Ar,ons who were in Albany from the
country Saturday reported good many
trees blown down by the wind just before
daybreak.
There is a young lady in Ware county
- wears old who has never been inside of
ballroom, and never saw a "set" danced
in her life.
John Clegg, who killed MIR. Powell, in
Dooly county recently, had his commit
meni trial Thursday, and was bound over
in $500 bond.
The value of the presents received by
DIR. A. W. Griggs, of West Point, at his
silver wedding amounted to about $500,
AT least 5000 OF that amount being new
silver dollars.
Young son of Henry Berkner, who
rms Gin in the Hazard district of Bibb
county, had his foot caught in a gin on
Friday. The foot, ankle and knee were
frightfully lacerated.
Seth Jones, who went from the Hazard
district of Bibb county TO settle in Florida
about two weeks ago, is in jail at Gaines
vile in that State on the charge of MUIR
der 80 it is reported, having killed a
negro.
DR.. Key, the presiding elder, of the NE.
Church, has consolidated the figures
from the different churches of the Column
bus district, and finds that during the
wear there have been received 716 men,
bers and lost 419. The total membership
Is 5,S14.
VS.. Williams, of Hamilton, Ala, was
in Rome Saturday on shopping tour. He
is strong and hearty, and no one would
take him to be 60 years of age. He has
been married twice and has % children,
II by his first wife and IL by his second.
He has 10 grandchildren and 3 great
grandchildren.
Saturday Sam JemisOn, Of Macon, who
figured in the fatal shooting ARRAY,
suffered good deal, but he was In good
splrits. and seemed to be better. DIR. Met
tauer thought his chances of recovery
favorable. Mr.. Jemison's mother arrived
in the city from New Orleans Saturday
afternoon.
An illustration OF how ardent is the at
tachment between the Georgia raised
man and 'possum was shown Saturday by
a Macon citizen whose wealth is esti-
mated at half million dollars, carrying
big fat 'possum by the tail in our prin-
ofpai street. He had purchased the ami
NAL from a countryman for his Sunday
dinner.
At Conyers, in the municipal election
Saturday three tickets were in the field
the citizens the voters and the boys.
The citizens ticket was elected, as fol-
lows: A. NJ. Helms, Mayor; Messrs. W.
v Almond, Mr.. Stewart, G. p. Elliott, I.
n. Ayers. N. W. Maddox and j. NJ. Jones.
Aldermen. The election passed of
quietly.
Athens has quieted down since the cleo
ton, and the Wood men take defeat
gracefully. 1t is generally admitted that
Woodward, the imported Atlanta
speaker, was the Burchard of the Wood
campaign. AS the citizens ticket has
amaiority in council, there is good deal
Ofauxiety as to where the axe will fall.
Only one member Of the police torce Is
said to have voted the straight citizens
ticket.
Lumpkin INDEPENDENT: Ghosts have APP
peared in this section in larger numbers
than ever known before. 1t is common
thing for a negro to see the spirit of de-
ceased citizen sitting upon bridge or
some of the street crossings or leaning on
the gate in 'front.' of the house where 1t
formerly lived in the flesh. It is no trou-
/ be for some negroes TO recognize ghost
when they meet one in the dark, and they
always make it point TO give it clear
right of way.
One of the most important land suits
that will be settled in the United States
Supreme Court in Washington, next May,
is the "MontgOmery case" There is
over 81. 000, 600 involved in the suit. Ros-
cOe COnkling is one of the lawyers who
represent the Montgome Us. If the Mont
gomerys are successful, which their
lawyer, COnkling, assures them they will
BE- Mrs. NJ. E. Bankston, wife of Capt. A.
j. BsnkstOn, nee Miss Montgomery, OF
Ring Id, will inherit $4,000.
At called meeting of the city council
Of Athens Saturday, Alderman White
placed in nomination the following gen.
tlemen to compose the board OF public
education for that city. and moved that
toey be elected by reclamation. The mo-
lion was adopted. For the first ward, r.
n. Reaves, X. Nickerson; for the second
ward, q. ID. Flanigen, Charles Stern; for
the third ward, A. l.. Hull, j. H. Rucker;
Ier the fourth ward, A. j. Cobb, Prof. ID.
y Barrow; for the city at large, Hon. h.
h. Russell.
On Saturday night a thief entered the
bedroom Of II. j. Spence, telegraph and
railroad agent at bonneville, while be
was asleep and robbed him Of his watch,
10 IN money, and his clothing. Some OF
us clothing was afterwards found in the
Sack yard of the premises. The pockets
asd been rifed. His loss amounts 10
s9out SIPS. A young man sleeping in an
slJoining room was robbed Of valuables OF
soCut the same amount. The thief also
ssole the keys OF the warehouse. II ls
..uought that trail has been struck and
we thief will soon be captured.
Az the anniversary elections Of the
literary societies of Mercer University
paturday the following were chosen:
m Delta Society,". T. Howard, A. T.
~ Anniversarian; p. Zellers. A. 7. o.;
A. Galloway, x. A.; ID. l.. Henderson,
,. A. Debaters; q. S. Brown, :. N;
,esident Of Anniversary; w. X. Wheat
s Ky, a. t. G., Marshal; W. B. Hall, STAN
Ea'Vu,'oearer. CicerOnian Society,". j.
soaath, h. A., Anniversarian; j. W.
nnln, A. II. o.; r. 5. Ryals, x. A.; c. j.
sNortb, IA. A., Debaters; j. II. Hagen,
AZ" President Of Anniversary; J. II.
IN A. I. o., Secretary Of Debate; l..
- Aennedy. A. II. o., Marshal.
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