Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-08

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years resident OF Tallahassee, Fla, and
| has a son there now.
Not long since, at an experience meet
ing at Gainesville OF the sanctlfcation-
lists, one good sister arose and said, Il am
| safe on the rock. The good Lord is with
me. | trust everything to Him. The
| other day MIR. 5. sent me word that he
| would bring some friends to dinner at u
O'Clock. 1t was then IL o'clock. You
know it takes beans two hours to bile;
but just got down on my knees by that
old stove and prayed that them beans
would get done in an hour. When the
clock struck u | got up, lifted the top,
and them beans were done"
Ginger, Macon hootblack. enjoys the
distinction of always getting into the
barracks the day before every public oc-
casiOn, and he has not seen Christmas
or a tireman's parade in five years be-
cause of his pTanks. For some reason
not known he failed to get into the bar
racks last Friday and consequently saw
his first Fourth of July. Taking it as an
evidence OF reform, the boys chipped in
Monday and bought HIM a chair, which
he will locate permanently as a boot
blacks stand at Stewards stables.
Post Office Clerk John N. Copeland was
badly injured at Dahlonega Saturday
while firing cannon. AS the charge was
placed in the cannon Copeland rammed
| it back and sprang forward to throw the
| ramrod from the piece, when it fired,
| sending the ramrOd in pieces across the
field. Copeland was knocked over ana
over, and, when picked up, was covered
| with powder, gashes aud blood. He was
Immediately carried to his fathers house,
| where medical assistance was rendered
without delay. 1t was thought at first
that death would ensue, but his recovery
is now probable.
The following has been filed as to the
total expense incurred in the issue of the
new bonds, which the State has Just sue
cesstnlly f1Oated: Engraving, $500; adj
vertising, 1896 so; expenses of Treasurer
to New York three trips }, $3SlS3; total,
| $3,17S 33. AS the premium realized on
the bonds amounted to about $4,000, the
! transaction has been very advantageous
one for the State. Fred. Wolfe & Co.
claim that in the sale OF the first 100000
of these bonds they cleared $4,000, and
have orders now for large amount. H
| they succeed as well in the sale of the
remainder they will clear over 100000.
Athens Banner JVatcbmdn: While the
fence men are making such stir and
trying to raise money to contest the stock
| law election, they should look at their
| side of the question. They are not aware
of the fact that the Georgia Factory pre-
cinct, where they pOlled the largest ma
| jorlty, was not opened and held according
TO law, and every vote can be thrown out.
/ The fence men who are agitating
the contest should look at this be-
fore they spend their money SO Law
ishly. The polls were opened at 1890
| O'Clock, instead of s, as the law directs,
! and the managers made no record as TO
| the oath taken. This neglect never fails
to throw out precinct. A contest viii
! swell the nO-fence majority in Clarke
county to nearly 100 votes. Judge Jack
son has given the fence men until next
Tuesday to begin their contest, after
| which he will decide the result.
Some time ago two men were found on
the street by the police officers of Macon
! completely intoxicated. They were so
drunk that they did not know where they
were or who they were. They were found
| iU different portions of the city by different
! officers. They were taken to the barracks
and locked in separate cells. The next
morning they sobered up and recognized
each other. One was the owner of a large
plantation in Southwest Georgia and the
other was his overseer. A similar coinci-
dence occurred Saturday. Among the ar
rests made on that day were two eXcur-
sionists, who were found by the officers in
! most deplOrable state of intoXicatiOn.
! AS in the above instance the parties were
found Indifferent times in different places.
| They were, however, given the same cell
at the barracks. The next morning the
| recognition was humorous. Both were
from the same town, one a young man of
some prominence and the other middle
aged gentleman. They made pledge not
to give each other away when they
| reached home.
SandersYille correspondence NEWS,
July Z; Sparta has asked SaDdersville for
a game of ball, and in reply Sandersville
has invited Sparta to play a game here,
as guests, on Thursday, July 9.-Ten days
| OF fair weather have given the farmers
the mastery of the grass, but the cOndi-
ton of the cotton plant is by no means
| hattering. Here and there are patches of
fine cotton, and from these the casual
observer and the enthusiast judges the
whole, but from the expressed opinion of
| numerous farmers, men of sound practi-
cal experience, l base the assertion that
only by the most favorable sea-
sons for the next sixty days can
our county make an average crop
A tramping book agent, some 55 or so
years of age, died at the residence of Hon.
I. .. Wicker, nine miles north of this
place, yesterday morning. From papers
found upon his person it was ascertained
that his name was Hall, and that he had
a son, a physician in Cleveland, Ohio.
Ordinary Newman telegraphed the news
OF his death to his son, and in reply re-
ceived dispatch requesting him to either
| forward the remains or have them decent
| ly buried here and forward bill of ex-
penses. Judge Newman had the corpse
brought here and properly buried.
The only effects left by the old gentleman
are a silver watch, So II in money and
book agents outfit. Old, without means
and a stranger far from home, a shadow
of peculiar sadness hovers about the old
mans death.-The election of teachers in
the Sandersville high school for next year
took place last night, resulting in the re-
election of the old corps, to wit: William
Hugh Lawson, principal; Miss Alice
! HOdnett, first department; Miss f.. Il.
! Mitchell, second department; Mrs. 9. G.
Parsons, third department; Miss Nj. b.
Haines, fourth department.
FLORIDA.
A teachers institute will be held at
Tampa, commencing on July q.