Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD al PARAGRAPHS.

,nsu-H eirs of the Victims of the Go
lied Massacre Entitled to Land in
Texas-RObbed OF $500 at Bronson.
GEORGIA.
Blaine post office, Habersham county,
has been changed to Cornelia.
NumerouS preparations are being made
for a building boom at Gibson.
II is claimed that Brunswick's artesian
water cured a Darienite Of rheumatism
in a week.
The Advertiser believes that $4,000 can
he raised in Brunswick toward $100000
wanted for hotel. Two gentlemen have
agreed to head the list with 81, 600 each.
Members of the Baptist Church at Rome
bave subscribed SOL toward the proposed
Confederate monument in the cemetery at
that place. The monument will cost ST.
500.
There were three burials in Greenville
last Tuesday, all colored. Two were
nhjIdren: one, Andrew Hardaway. was a
man aged about %. All died from
measles.
At Summerville George Lowe started
down into an unfinished well for some
tools. The rope broke, and he fell about 40
feet. His left ankle was dislocated and
his right ankle sprained.
George Williams, negro boy 13 years
old. was seriously shot by Dennis Keat-
ing, at Macon, Friday morning between ,
and O'Clock, while attempting to rob the
store OF Mrs. Mary Heating, 107 Madison
street.
More than one-fourth of the citizens of
Appling county are colored, and they own
more than $1,000 of taxable property in
the county. They get fully one-half of
the public school fund for the education
of their children.
Simon JobsOn, of Lexington, has in his
shop for repair rifle which was made
entirely by his grandfather many years
ago. 1t is elegantly mounted with beau
tiful silver ornaments, and is altogether
an elaborate piece of handiwOrk.
Thomas Hill, living near Jacksonville,
Twiggs county. died a few days ago, leav-
ing an estate valued at 100000 or $50, 900,
all Of which he leaves to his nephew and
namesake, TOmmie Hill, lad about II
years old, whom he has reared and edu-
Gated.
Last Sunday some person, supposed to
be from town, passed the Tongee ceme-
terry Just outside the Bainbridge limits,
and set the grass attire, burning down all
the fence, grave marks and everything
else, besides consuming several thousand
rails around an adjacent field.
Moses Nussbaum, who became suddenly
L
noon, was released from confinement the
next day, he having suddenly regained
his sanity. He Is still weak and nervous,
and his friends have determined to send
him to his mother in New York.
E. Pate, an engineer, has been steadily
engaged fOr-20 years in pulling trains over
the various branches of the Central sys-
TEN. During that time he has averaged
1000 miles per month, OF a total of $50. 600
mill M ho not Io no.,
in service. But one persona little girl
has ever been killed by any train he has
pulled.
Ed. Usry, a negro who was sentenced
to three months work for the county and
twelve for the State, having been made
trusty by Mr.. Jackson on the convict
farm at DaVisbOro, left without word Of
warning one morning last week. He went
home to his mother, spent the night, went
to Gibson the next day, and delivered
himself to the jailer.
Mrs. r. B. Wrenn, OF Gibson, was draw
ing water from a well by means of a
sweep, when the sweep broke, one end of
the heavy timber striking her on the side
OF the head and on the shoulder. Her
wounds are painful, but not dangerous,
and at last accounts she was improving.
Had the broken sweep struck her on the
top Of the head she would have been
killed.
Hilsrd Welch, negro living in Leary,
as soon as the blackberry crop begins TO
ripen declines all propositions TO work.
He lives almost exclusively on berries
and fruit during the time they last. He
mas been following up this line for years,
and says be proposes to take full advan-
tage OF the blackberry crop as long as
they hold out. When the fruit and berry
season is over Hillard accepts the alter
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jack plane the balance of the year.
j, NJ. Gray, of Fort Valley, lost his So
ciety badge containing the words "Alphi
Pedelta," at a wedding twenty years ago,
and accidentally came upon it IA few days
ago. lie spied 1t on negro who was
passing along the street, ard after exami-
nation found that it was his lost Jewel.
He was told that it was found by an old
negro woman in the town, and she in
formed him that 1t had been in her possess
sion about twenty years. He rewarded
her and took it. He prizes it very highly
on account Of old associations.
Joe Hart, Of Macon, has under con-
slderatiOn plan to establish nata-
torium. Mr. Harris plan is to erect in
some central location building 100 by 80
ieet. Inside viii be a pool occupying the
entire leugth and breadth of the building.
The floor will he graduated so as to gain
depth Of water from three to twelve feet
Two tiers of bathing houses will be erect
ed, and every convenience known TO such
institutions will be adopted. Among the
ad1uncts To the natatOrium will be a swim
ming school, in which both sexes may
learn how 10 swim.
The next State Fair continues to be dis
cussed IN Macon. The subscription papers
We're headed by a statement prepared by
tapt. X. +. Park, Il member Of the Execu-
i've Committee Of the Agricultural So
"iety, which, the committee claims, fully
establishes this. The statement in ques-
ton is as follows: ''The undersigned
subscribe and pledge themselves 70 pay
the Treasurer Of the Georgia State Agri-
cultural Society the sums opposite our
names respectively. to be used towards
lhe state Fair Of 1885, provided the Agri-
cultural Society locates their annual fairs
permanently in Macon"
Notice has been given of a local bill 10
pe introduced In the heXt General Assem-
MY allowing the voters Of the Five Hun
1ieo and Fifty-first and Five Hundred and
Eishty-hrst districts Of Pike county %
, s5 upon the question Of "Fence" or "no
ience" Hon. John h. Gardner gives
hOtlce That he will introduce bill pro-
posing he repeal Of the present prOhibi-
ilon bill, and a substitute therefor Of
OIL which VIII provide the privilege OF
selling what spirits NAV be made In the