Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
uurNEWsOF rHErWo STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

kins0iAA0' ouoncy.
CLAYTON Superior Court convenes next
Monday.
q,,ore are six distilleries in operation
{, Henry county.
# il probable that Lexington Will nave
orly one barroOm next year.
The annual prize drill OF thu Brunswick
piAameu will take place Oct. Il.
1,ba number of books circulated by the
-nhlIc library OF Columbus last month
was 81.
i've men are already announced as in
.ha ace against Hon. H. G. Turner for
The CITY Council of Athens will un-
aorbtedly carry that injunction case to
fbesupreme Court.
Vlledgevile has a negress who has
three ice. named respectively Socrates,
Shakespeare and Venus.
The Macon Board of Trade will move
into their new quarters, next to johnson
4 Harris store, on Oct. l.
IaF Murphy, the leader in the Craneater
arson case, has been found guilty, and
sentenced to the penitentiarY for life.
I n and George d. Brim recently lost
nv IRE their ginhOuse in Terrell county.
Their loss was $1,000 and no insurance.
The Americas Recorder is out with a
model 1O-page trade issue. The Recorder
Is one of the most reliable papers In the
State.
While John Smith, a merchant of Car
tprsville. was at supper the other night,
a thief went into his store and robbed it
Of 5000.
At government distillery near Max
ev's on the Athens Branch railroad, 1851
lyilIad UhfOh VFaiOhp0 Q2
pounds.
night or two ago a thief went into the
dipiug-room of V. l.. Roberts, in Calhoun,
aSi stole the entire supper from the table.
The family supped On cold victuals left
aver from dinner.
sam NJ. Griffin, of Quitman, has given
10 the Quitman hotel to the parties au-
morzed TO receive it for school purposes.
II VIII become The Quitman COlored
Female institute"
Mrs. ]. T. HARRISON, of Harris county,
has given birth to triplets-two boys and
one Girl. One of the boys has been
named Cleveland and the other Hendricks,
and the girl was named Victoria.
At Macon, Friday, a negress reported
that at the depot in Hawkinsville,
Wednesday night, she was caught by a
"hugging Molly" and, in trying to escape,
oil.
Last Saturday Jesse Peacock, a young
man from Laurens county, went to East
man. and got drunk. During the after
noon be fell. striking on his left arm, and
breaking it between the elbow and shout
der.
Aaron Burlington, one of the negro men
who was injured in the accident at Suwa-
nee on the Airline road, several months
ago. has written a card denying the state
ment that he sued the Richmond and Dan
vlerairOad for $4,000.
In Wilcox county, Andrew, the Swear
old son Of Sam Fitzgerald, was out playing
around the wash trough, and caught hold
fthe trough and began to swing back
and forth. The trough tumbled over and
fell on mis- head, killing him instantly.
LII. and MIR. Willlford were sitting on
their front porch, at Milledgeville, last
saturday night, when a stray missile, APP
parently from a pIstol-shot on Hancock
street, came Kissing along and struck a
pillow within two feet Of where they were
sitting.
A pretty heavy wind and rain storm
visited Lexington Sunday, dong some
damage. Two or three chimneys to negro
cabins in town were blown down and a
few trees. In places corn planted after
grain, was laid low and damaged CON
siderably.
The house and contents belonging to j.
F. Bearers, within a half mile OF MONDAY
church, IN Cobb county, was totally de-
stroyed by fire while the family were
away at church at MONDAY. Not thing
was saved. There Is no insurance. The
doss is about $500.
AT Atlanta, Mrs. Cora Reid. by her next
Trend and husband, Howell Reid, has en-
tered sui against her mother, Mrs. Anna
Lee Mrs. Reid claims that her mother
mas not given proper account of her man
agement as administrative Of the estate
OF her deceased father.
Mr. Waters, city scavenger of Bruins
WICK was shot by some unknown person
anight or two ago whilst sitting at his
supper table, the ball striking him in the
shoulder. Suspicion rests on certain par
ues, but as yet nothing is known definitely
Vi The ptrpetratOr of the deed.
Lexington wants to be city-like. Some
o. ler gentlemen are talking of establish
ing club house, in which will be billiard
ana pool tables and other cOntrivances
Ior amusement. 1t Is their intention to
iun IL on nigh plane, allowing no drink
"a gambling or carousing whatever in
tne rooms.
At Macon, Levi stephison, colored,
surprised Lee Wilson, colored, in his
Niles room. When he entered the room
llSon grabbed him. and a desperate
struggle ensued. Officer Dan Thomas
crested both men and carried them TO
we CITY prison. They were afterwards
released on bond.
A. Galllleogeyille's night policeman night
s ~ Two ago shot at dog and plugged an
o,l osrrel ON the sidewalk, and when he
ueard the fluid gurgling as 1t came out he
r "ss sure he had got his game, and gave
Sts,eIdnce 10 some boastful language in
Toslyle. Later he discovered the truth.
'Ie Sidewalk was thoroughly creased.
nooan Eberhart, Of Athens. reported to
ble hlleus police Friday that some one
20 se9len 10 chickens from his premises.
ioIt' Ohver at once detailed an officer 10
f,o,,. INTO the matter, who found 80 dead
S"S ID the yard, all evidently killed by
w. oeing bitten through the back.
o, ma became of the other chickens IS a
oa-es1ay' Philip Scott, a negro boy 70
1s oid, stole T. j. AtkinsOn's horse
~ puDlc rack in Greensboro. and
VIII, we animal out 10 the plantation of
Wy Moore. The horse was recovered
I,sunesday and the boy taken before
srS ice Durham for preliminary trial,
miitol5I default Of a $50 bond, was COM
attaerin Maxwell, Of Oglethorpe county,
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