Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Flesh of = Newly Killed Chicken
Chops OF His Little Brothers Finger
Two Thousand Prevented from Vot-
ing in sumter County.
GEORGIA.
Herndon thinks Of boring an artesian
well.
Albany is bound to have high school
FOR boys.
j. f. Myers will soon start a paper at
Guyton, Effingham county.
There are several applicants for gov
eminent positions at Athens.
Treasurer Hardeman mas his letter
heads stamped with two keys.
Material is being placed on the ground
to build the Waynesboro bank.
The Americas Republican prints a page
of tax detaulters for the years 1883 and
1884,
There are a number of parties in Athens
who are amusing themselves raising silk
worms.
The old Liberty bell passed through At
Ianta Sunday. 1t was available for in
spection for several hours.
A Sabbath school of about thirty men,
bers was organized at Shady Grove last
Sunday by Calvin Henderson.
Mai. wilkins will soon tear down his
warehouse at the depot at Waynesboro.
Whether he will rebuild is not known.
Commencement exercises are now in
progress at Lucy Cobb Institute at
Athens. They will close tomorrow night
with the graduating exercises.
The city authorities of Waynesboro
have Just completed the taking of the city
census, and the population f0ots up 55S
whites and 902 colored, a total Of 1.460.
Judge Hutchins has refused to grant a
new trial in the case of Mrs. Balm against
the Athens foundry, tor damages. The
case will be taken to the Supreme Court
Gov. Mcdaniel is at Dahlonega attend
ing the commencement exercises of the
North Georgia Agricultural College. W.
F. Glenn, of Dalton, will deliver the COM
mencement address next Wednesday.
William Jones, formerly of Liberty
county, but lately residing in Thomas
county with his son, DR.. S. j. Jones, died
Saturday morning. He was in his S4th
year. and leaves wife and four children.
Kimball, Wheeler & Co., of Atlanta,
have Just closed a contract for furnishing
plans for a new court house for Ogle-
thorpe county. The cost of the court
house is $4,000, and the plans are very
handsome.
Tennille correspondence NEWS, June
15 Mrs. Isaac L. Smith departed this
lite at o'clock yesterday evening, aged
81. She leaves a husband and five children
30 mourn her loss. There is considerable
sickness in this vicinity.
There are over 1000 voters in Sumter
county who cannot take part in the COM
ing election by reason of not having paid
their taxes. About three-fourths of this
number are blacks, and yet their
taxes generally do not amount to more
than 81.
Argument in the RaIston will case was
begun in the United States Court at At
lanta Yesterday. Mrs. Ida Ralston seeks
to break the will. George B. Turpin, to
whose children Mr.. Ralston willed the
$4,000 worth of property in question, is
the defendant.
The city assessment on the Kimball
House is $3.50 900, which entails tax of
$6,750 The assessment on the Markham
House is $4,000. The highest assess
lnent on private residence in Atlanta is
$4,000. which is placed on the home of
Col. John L. Grant.
On the Buena Vista Railroad, near Ell
laville, last Thursday, little TOmmie, the
fye-year-old son of Mr.. L. w. Dixon, of
that place. fell into a stOck-pit which was
fun of water. The little fellow would have
drowned had not his Older brother, Win
stead, gone to his assistance and pulled
him out.
Two of Ben Matthew'S little boys, Cary
and Robert, were playing with a little
wagon wheel at Dallas, last Wednesday.
Cary WAS hacking on it with Ratchet
and Robert put his hand on it to take it
away from him, when the stroke of the
Ratchet cut the forefinger off of Roberts
right hand.
AS Policeman Gillian, of Rome, went
off 1ufy Eridou piUhf and Gtarfpd
into his house he was encountered
by large dog which suddenly
made lunge at him. The dog
missed its mark, however, and Gillian
p$lleCl down on him with his pistol, killing
him instantly.
Mr.. Jester. of Athens, carries a large
scar on his hand that was made by rat
tlesnake when he was boy. Mr.. Jester,
when he found he was bitten by rattle
snake, Immediately made tracks for
home, and his brother killed a chicken
and split it and put the wounded hand
into the quivering flesh OF the chicken.
the flesh OF the fowl turned perfectly
green az the poison was drawn from the
1and. Mr.. Jester was entirely cured by
the operation.
A negro man on Mrs. Garrard's planta-
ton in Baldwin county, il is said, pun
lshed his wife for leaving him few days
ago and locked her up IN room or his
house at night. The next morning she es-
capped from the house and went to Mr..
Garner's place. He followed her and as
soon as he found her commenced shooting
at her with pistol. One ball took effect
in her arm, and, az she fell to the ground,
he became alarmed and ran of. lie has
not been arrested as yet.
DR.. David Bagley, who died last week,
was remarkable man. For quarter Of
century or longer he has been an
iunerant physician all through the
counties of Dooly, Worth, Colquitt,
Befrien, LOwndes and others lying east
ward. He made it a rule TO visit his
PATIENTS monthly, and he was very
punetual. he would require sort OF
retainer's fee Of from So to SO, and so
much monthly from each patient. He
dealt with old chronic ailments princl-
pally lie was botanist, compounded
hls own drugs, and many Of his patients
would have no other physician. He knew
every bride path in all the great piney
woods region, and was never at q loss for
alodging place.
In the good old days. when Americas
was young, they used TO have some high
ora times. A gentleman who remembers
nose days says that at such times as
eecNoas, or any special attraction sur
Hcent 20 draw crowd, they used TO arm
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