Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-25
GEORGIA


FIJI. Mitchell, of Columbus, died Fri
day night.
There was some hail in Brooks county
Thursday
a short time.
rrhe Americas Light Infantry are pros
Meeting tor Captain.
p n. Mcmillan has received the ap-
rointnen. OF Postmaster at Ciarksyille.
Rrnnswick's Breeze is urging the Jew
ian residents of that city 10 build syna-
gogue.
The Nasons of Athens have decided ON
running an excursion TO Tallulah fails on
S., JohR's'd day, june d. ~
There is a gentleman III Athens who has
made about $4,000 clear out of Sue bud1d-
ing and t9au associations.
Several workmen had narrow escape
from being fatally injured by falling
scatioId at Brunswick Friday.
The citizens of Cherokee county Will
hold a temperance mass meeting at
Canton the first Tuesday in June.
Chess-C arley Co. shipped from their
factory at Brunswick last month 400
barrels, and up to date this month 1900.
.Eobn 4. Thompson. for several weeks
editor of the VaAd0sta Net0S, has retired
nom that paper and has gone to Florida.
Sykes, the slayer of John Moon, still
languishes in Jail at Athens. 1t is not
Thought that he viii be tried at this term
of court.
Mr.. Green saws that the Augusta opera
house mas cleared only $3.50 the last sea-
son, aud that one grand company per-
formed before $l3 house.
TIE mysterious disappearance of john
House. of Statewide, EchOls county, is
still unsOived. All efforts to trace him or
ind his corpse have proved unavalhng.
At the conference OF the Lafayette Bap-
list Church Saturday to ill the vacancy
caused by the removal Of DIR. Hammond,
b. A. McHan was elected superintendent
Of the Sabbath school.
The annual reunion of the survivors of
Company X, Thirty-fourth Regiment Of
Georgia Volunteers, will be held at ROop-
Vile. Carroll county, on July Is and 20
next. AS many Of the survivors as can
viii meet on the eveBingof July 3 and
rendezvous for the night.
TN. Jones, in the ruins of an old black
smith shop atLafay cite, picked up piece
OF a law bone, the surface OF which was
ia the shape of half circle, one inch in
length, and q half inch across. In that
space are 40teeth. Experts say that it is
part Of the Jaw bone Of a garfish.
AT Camak, a day or two ago, a con-
ductOr put of his train a woman who re-
fused to pay the fare. Asthe train started
the woman made an effort to re-bOard the
cars, bat unfortunately put her foot on
the track in front of the wheel, which ran
over and cut off the woman's foot The
conductor was eXOnOrated from AL blame
by the proper authorities.
The town Council OF ValdOsta has
agreed to relieve Stuart's Opera Hall
when it is rebuilt from taxation for five
years, and all theatrical companies from
taxation for one year. Upon this pledge
Mr.. Stuart at once let out the contract,
and the hall will be rebuilt and finished
by Aug. 1. 1t will be larger and better in
all its appointments than before.
&. W thompson, of Townsville, left
yesterday for A 5fantie City. n. j., where
he goes to attend the eleventh annual
meeting Of the American Society of Me-
cbanical Engineers, which conVenes in
that city on May 26. Mr.. Thompson is
the only member of this organization in
Georgia. He will read an able paper be-
tore the society on ''Ehe Manufacture Of
Cotton Seed Oil"
Thursday afternoon Newton Simmons,
Special Agent, in chargeOf United States
fish commission car No. l, placed in the
OehiOckOnee river, at the bridge of the AL
baay branch of the Savannah, Florida and
Western, three hundred thousand young
shad. These fish were put into cans in
Washington city on Tuesday morning,
and were pat into the Och!ockOnee on
Thursday afternoon last. Mr.. Simmons
brought cut million and a quarter of
these fish for the 0eblOckoBee, Auclila,
WithlacoOchee and Alapaha rivers.
Hunter Butts, coforedy was once a
waiter at the Buena Vista Hotel, and was
well known TO the travelling public. A
year age he left BlIena Vista and went to
Mississippi, and was employed on the
plantation Of ". l.. TiIlman, of Colum-
bus. Last Saturday night he became in
VOWED in difficulty with white man
and shot the man, killing him instantly.
lie left Immediately, but was captured on
Thursday at Meridian. about 200 miles
from the scene of the killing. He stated
that he was trying TO make his way back
10 his old home in Georgia.
Canton correspondence NEWS, May %
To-Day occurred the meeting Of the Chero-
kee County Sunday School Association.
Tie rain fell in torrents but notwith-
standing this people in wagons, buggies,
horseback, on up and down trains and on
FOOT poured into our town till there was
but little room IN the muddy streets TO
stand upon. President. W. II Parkinson
called the immense concourse of people
together in the court house at II a. IN.
The distinguished Sunday school workers
from distance We're r. b. Reppard, Of
Savannah; }. G. Courtney, Il. l.. Barry,
Atlanta, and others. The association
here is a grand success. Our people are
all in love with Mr.. Reppard. He made
an impression in Cherokee county that
viii not be soon forgotten, especially
among the ladies.
Lafayette Messenger: NJ. A. B. Tatum,
the newly appointed Deputy Collector Of
TIE First district, was in town Friday.
Ills district embraces Dade, CatOOsa,
whitfield, Gordon, Murray. Walker and
ChattoOga. Going on duty May ?, he has
visited the county seats Of the different
counties in the order Damed for the pur-
pose OF issuing tobacco and retail liquor
licenses. In Dade five OF the latter have
been taken out. Three we're taken out in
6ordon. Fhe dIstillery OF Carter u
Taylor, eighteen miles east OF Calhoun,
mas suspended operations. At present
There Is but one in the district, that Of g..
w. CuTetOn, near Rising Fawn. He has
l,O0O gallons IN store. The distllers bond
Is mace on May /. Within the first i've
days Of the month a deposit bond can be
made, under which whisky can be stored
Tot three years without paying The tax.
Nhen It IL 10 be pat upon tine market the
Coiiector nc Atlanta, on application, has
IL stamped and collects the revenue.
At Augusta Saturday morning about
afN. a ht. antf Ina mn