Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
VIEWS OF The TWO STATES
THE ToI,D IN PARAGRAPHS.

prosDocts for a Successful
a Epoou - Grant Memorial nj
STAT" ~ Garner stone OF the View
MAoo" what will Probably be Ne
Csp' n the RenfrOe Printing Case
pol' p;oa,s new cotton warehouse Will
iod oUV Snr@lars are as busy as bees in
81 GORDON county. hAo
wind played axman among '"0 '''
vi ElbertOn Monday.
TeeS rare run over the new street rail-
OdI 81 Rome Monday for the hrst Ciine'
"as a.oasment of the taxable property
l9t o o',3oss has been completed, and ag-
Of Wy: S336. l3j, a net gain over last year
81 n $l6,i25. ,,.o,,o, loovo NJ
Ip5asrxdaIe county Jail, running past
ine iS@r,f before he could say JACK
q Robinson N,,aa ro,,,io Gum
bI!af Augusta. will make summer
Nuns Ccovering $50 miles, on horseback,
launGt Today from Laurens, ,. o.
. Green. of stockton, Lowndes
=, ~ was married to Miss Rosanna
e9un'yn, o Florida, recently. They be-
& tlsin' ng',,aeed by letter, without having
hrotbars in Berrien county got into
81 ~ W ao5araI dnys ago and one bit the
lsI,. tnger The hand became so in
s auI,od and swollen that it became neces-
sary to amputate it.
prof D. Q. Abbott has resigned as
final Of the sparta academy. The
~ IF trustees accepted his resignation
1t'b many regrets. He will have charge
FL # a school at Macon.
mo amount of essence of ginger that
f. being drunk in Waycross is really
81 rIor~ing 1t reported that hundred
ross of four-ouDce bottles per month Is
tan unreasonable allowance.
Raxter Hose and A. H. Hammock
c,ueht an immense wildcat near Fagan,s
rIsro in Houston county, Saturday. 1t
p'n., have weighed at least IS or 80
,ounds aud was the size OF an ordinary
house dog.
# ia reported that w. r. Knowles, an
aid umbrella member frequently seen on
the streets OF Atlanta, has inherited for
t5na Of 1925. 900 at Birmingham, Eng. He
received A check for $3.50 and has gone to
yet his money.
81 Can't. John S. Lyon, yard master OF the
III savannah. Florida and Western railroad
Of Wavcross. was taken hold OF by num-
her or young men who were his friends,
ri and during the play was so badly injured
internally that his life is despaired OF.
Tina Atlanta and West Point railroad
has Inclined u furnished Hon. w. w.
Turner. representative of Troup county in
The legislature. with a free pass over its
81 line. as is done with other members of the
legislature. The cause Of the refusal is
not made public.
1t isnot likely that the white citizens of
Macon will hold memorial services in
honor of GEN y. :. Grant, but the colOred
citizens will. Saturday a procession
composed Of the cOlored military Organi-
mtions and the cOlOred male societies,
after paradng the principal streets, will
march to the A. NJ. h. church, on Cotton
avenue, where the memorial services will
be held.
The Commissioners of Bib county
have refused to pay Nj. Lob $1,000 for
damages alleged TO have been sustained
on account Of the building of the new Jail
next to Ds residence. Mr.. Lob is one of
the sureties on the bond of II. j. Peters,
late tax collector, and wished the 81, 900
to be credited en- the amount he will have
to pay the county by reason of Peters
deialeatlOn.
A day Or two ago a Sparta young gen.
tleman started off in buggy to see his
sweetheart, living about 20 miles distant.
Inc horse he was driving pulled 80 slowly
that by the time half of the distance had
been passed over the impatient lover be-
came so anxious TO see his fair one that
Dc got out unhitched the horse, borrowed
saddle, and rode the rest of the way
horseback, and has not returned TO his
home yet.
tits rumored at Atlanta that the COM
nlitee that has been investigating the
matter Of changing the building stone for
ae new capitol from Oolitic limestone to
ueofgla marble will report in favor Of
naAlag the change. 1t is said that the
testimony taken goes to show that the
vOisc limestone is practically worthless
u comparison with the Georgia marble,
slu tlat u Will not stand the exposures
us' II Will be subjected to.
Inc committee having in hand the in
'essgau0n OF the failure to print the
ey9ius OF the Renfroe trial have about
oeueo mat sam Small had some iustiti-
S@'ioh IN refusing to transcribe the evil
lence When the wherewith 10 paw was
aeAing' The committee has not formu-
,S'eu report, but II is alleged that it is
9gous agreed that the money paid 10 Mr..
v ,a.ilsoi' and PROBABLY paid TO witnesses,
sD,..lis ufeeted. 1t Is not likely that an
~ Hatlon will be made to have the
NOfA finished up.
monday the committee on corner.stone
oo1llp panied by several other gentlemen.
sio 49, 1neln part Of the capitol commits
M . ,.s''eu the grounds and decided upOn
H. opoI lor the cornerstone to be laid.
ii, lin, w. er-stone will probably be of Geor-
inob aao'e' and will be feet long. feet
niet1eeo. nign, and foot and inches in
81 gsins co,o. AZ VIII be laid with very inn
Grsp5 VVeleulonies. Senator Davidson Is
nns in Gaos- oi the Grand Lodge of Ma
IN iono, eepig ga, aud will probably take
W T ~ part IN the ceremonies.
Is .r9 l1lllo~ing showing is made by the
p0r. Solor OF Harris county in his re-
e1g 81 o't.eeIIegate value of prom
lae1 i'yooe'6. There were 292. 276 acres
.Sl 10 1., fhed' the total value of which
$50 I'M -, ne value of town propertv
s0yant a.. lhe amount OF money and
VERY tie49e ID $lJ1,692. Merchandise OF
nlss a guy Is worth $53. S55. Horses.
sahe ,gio, are valued AZ 1929, g67. The
sSs' 'ursehold and kitchen furniture
isg -, iue number of polls returned
l9 gbG winch ,340 are eolored and
r1grtt o,,'. me aggregate value of
w. T6.y o uel ny colored people is $685.
Ca ~ own 5,l20 acres Of land.
s.oei,ioa' secretary Of the State Fair
fae pror,Ii SAD at Macon, Monday.
band. NJ -, un INST, most OF IL, is in lie
ettrg nsoe printer, and Pm busy cor
r9n drobsts5' large number OF letters
VERY div exhibitors come 10 me
N iair evo. oeleVe we'll have the great
I've ronmi, uelu IN Georgia. The execll-
Fil t,-l1lllee Of the agricuit,raS .'.N,'r.