Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


EhTe GEORGIA.
The Valdosta Nel0S has suspended.
The school at Wrightsville has ninety
scholars.
The telegraph Office at Greensboro has
been removed,
The Methodist church at Newman will
be dedicated to day.
The new depot at SmithVille promises
TO be very nice building.
Jacob Menke, of Atlanta, was sun
struck at Macon Thursday.
There will be four candidates in the
field for the Columbus MayOrality.
J. N. Bell, OF Atlanta, contemplates the
establishment of match factory at
GAINESVILLE.
DR.. John W. Heidi, of LAGRANGE, has
accepted the important position of regent
of the southwestern University OF Texas.
w. H. Parker, of GAINESVILLE, took
laudanum instead of paregorlc by mis-
take Friday and had a narrow escape from
death.
Notice is given of an act to abolish the
County Court of Miller county, to be in
troduced at the July session of the Legis-
lature.
George Winkler, a 14-year-old son of
Dr. George II. Winkler, saved a negro
gusta Friday.
d. G. Avera, W. W. Thompson and B,
Z. Smith killed 53 doves in Mr.. Clarence
Jones' wheat field, near Smithville, in less
than two hours day or two ago.
Four generations of Willinghams met
at family reunion at Albany Wednes-
day. The family is one of the most nu-
merous and prominent in the State.
Several gentlemen at Columbus are
building steam barge TO ply on the Chat
tahOochee when the water is low. 1t is to
be used exclusively for heavy freight.
Newman capitalists have subscribed
$4,000 toward the erection of the pro-
posed guano factory at that place. The
$685. 900 needed will doubtless be in hand
this week.
Capt. S. ID. Fuller, in Pulaski county,
still owns the old horse he rode through
the Confederate army. He is a good old
family horse yet. His age is between %
and so years.
Application for board from parties from
a distance who wish to spend the summer
in Newman are being constantly declined
because of want of room. The need of
large hotel is felt.
The sanitary condition of Brunswick is
said to be not exactly what It ought to be,
and the Board of Health are consequently
taking all precautions in their power to
insure cleanliness.
A small child of Mrs. Asbury White,
in Hall county, was poisoned last week
from eating some wild flowers, with
which it was playing. An emetic was
given and the little creature recovered.
Three thousand six hundred and fifty
five dollars and siXty-twO cents was ex
pended on the Commercial Convention
recently held at Atlanta. There is
a al N al oil
penses.
Rev. A. G. Ward, of Brunswick, who
has been for the past few weeks in Mil
ledgeville, has been called to the Baptist
Church at DahlOnega. He has accepted
the call, and, with his family, has left
Milledgeville.
Among the shipments from Brunswick
last week were $40 logs of black walnut,
valued at 1900. They were shipped
down from Tennessee via the East Ten
pessee, Virginia and Georgia, and We're
bound for Germany.
A Greensboro society man who has
been in love with lady of the place for
several years, but has not yet succeeded
in winning her hand, gave another man,
who had aVowed that he intended to court
her, twelve peaches to desist from his
alleged purpose.
The congregation of a negro church
near LAGRANGE was disturbed on Saturday
night by the report of pistol in the build
ing. Henry Tucker had shot his wife in the
hip. Investigation proved that the
shooting was accidental, but Henry was
arrested for carrying concealed weapons.
man who owns farm on the Georgia
road is selling of his dwelling house by
pecemeal, room at a time. Half the
building and two chlmneys are gone. He
begun on his cabins, then his barn went,
his Clubhouse, and now the house is dis
appearing. He gets from 81 to SIS for a
room.
All pilots and Captains of tugboats of
the port Of Brunswick are notified that
from and after this date, until further no.
tice, all vessels arriving from Mediterra-
mean ports, or other ports infected or sus-
pected Of cholera, must be anchored in st.
oln0ns' sound until inspected by the
Health Officer.
At it's recent meeting, the Board of
Trustees OF Mercer University directed
the immediate erection of four new build
lpgs for the use of boarding students.
Tue plans for the buildings are being
made, and the work will be commenced
IN few days. They will be erected in
The present mess hall enclosure.
AT Fairburn Friday j. B. Moody was
brought up for trial on the charge of MUIR
der growing out of the Cold Lake tragedy.
lie waived investigation and was COM
mitted 10 jail to await the actien of the
grand jury in August. Additional evil
denee has been discovered, and the case
against him and Rogers is said to be very
much strengthened.
U. 5. Loc6ett has three little girls rang.
ing IN age from six to nine years. He
gave them each "A quarter 10 catch the
bugs IN his garden. These bugs are what
are known as "LincOln bugs" and are
proving very destructive to his Vege-
tables. The little girls went to work, and
no The end Of one day and half they had
caught, according 10 their fathers story,
o,OOO OF the yOraciOus Insects.
The directors Of the Macon Cotton Seed
on Mills Company had their annual meet
lng Friday. The business Of the concern
"isiSund 10 be in a prosperous condition
ana Handsome diyIuend was declared.
II was determined to take immediate steps
10 enlarge the business. An immense
building for ME manufacture OF fertilizers
VIII be erected and building for the
nanpneture Of soap will also be con-
siructed.
"A negro house on DR.. Watkins place,
near Sandy Cross, in which lived Jake
Nresham, colOred, and his wife, was dis
covered 10 be IN flames a night or two
ago. fNNa a.. an a.ffa