Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-18


--T Advice TO Farmers
GEORGIA.
..-- -.-.lu- 20 90 cents stick in Griffin
..-. .. -e- 80 thal-
a,.--.te.I over 800 900 last year on
.l. n-ler improvements.
.. De-. kvItl confirmed a class Of ten in
Church, Macon on Sunday.
Evans wa= accidentally killed by a
near Roswell on Friday last.
-.r- I..-hr Guards viii open their an
.-i military bazaar on March 10.
-u...-....lr Ia- secured whisky by ma
.-.- Tie election passed Of quietly.
DEL r-au. Young lady OF Atlanta. was
burned on Monday by her clothes
-c-tr--
....-t sheep are said 10 be dying in
H.tr ou account Of the cold weather
...- at proper shelter
- 'r ..nra artesIau well has reached a
feet. The water now stands
..-.. -r#... tLe top OF the we'll
800 bales of cotton have so far been
.. Newman during the season. The
--ar. about 1000 baes short Of last
I r.lrr died IN Forsyth on sunday
--. .f.er 81 short illness He was a
.-.f tae Royal Arcanum and Legion Of
u- T. r. E1wdoin. of AndersonviIIe. has a
years OIu and a clock something
.- gears old, both running and keeping
s4l-e~ B1aHer announces that Hon.
H. lHulTEh- OF savannah. has offered
.. half the lumber % build an
u -ltt place.
r.- Pearson. OF Midtown, committed sui
r. shooting himself on : iturday. IN
r..t..-I financial cmDarras sment are said
....- caused che rash act.
vr- Nsaiah Paulk Of Berrien county.
Suddenly on Monday night last. She mad
r--.. so -lt ln her usual good health. and
..- ..-...li. Oh awakIug- found her dead.
..N days ago the Southern seed Com
r.rr. ..f Macon. received an order from the
&. -u..t Islands for some Of their Georgia
er Eu -rri, and also an order from Santiago.
V-- U..Ig Bl0odw0rth, b an old lady. and an
..r.-.- ~ flc paupers' home at GAINESVILLE
u- Eruet tU death last Tuesday. Her
r.-..r- caught while she was dressing her
front OF lire.
The residence OF e.. W. Powell. near Griffin.
v-.l.- contents, was destroyed by fire on
saturday morning. Powell and two OF his
.r.u narrowly escaped the flames. The
l..-s was insured for S2,250.
DE- %. C0nyers. Of Cartersville. died sud-
.sI- nu sunday mOruiug from heart dis
a-l DIE was s. years old, aad had lived in
Barlow county for thlrty-four years. lie
leaves l wife and seven children.
base bali fever has struck Rome. and
.--r-emeuts are being male 10 put a league
rr.l tle field by May ]. The club will
fue southern League and enter for the
southern state pennant and championship.
.fr.f.u t~trs- Ir Is said that q rough winter
H. .. precursor Of good crop wear. The phil
a-.. ul this Is that the hard weather breaks
a. obi. ground thoroughly for the coming
crops. W may, therefore, base our plans upon
-0af crops this fall.
Washington Fire Company No. !, Of Au-
-l-ra, held DO 9lst annual meeting on Morday
&c which the following officers were elected.
ttptain, Newt Heggie; First Lieutenant. q.
farley ton; oecold Lieutenant ). pOollttle;
Se-retarr. j. II. NelbIng, Treasurer, Jacob
Hertz, First Plpcmau. ". %. Boiler; SeconI
PIpeman, y 4. Davis
The quiet little town Of Lula. Hall county,
Is disturbed to her very centre. Mr. J. r.
Echols having discovered that no state grants
had ever been Issued Tor some 500 acres or
llui. embracing the yery heart Of the Town.
same. Both sides have employed counsel. and
excitement is at fever heat.
M=- MolIe Morgan. eldest daughter of
Haurr B. Morgan, Of Decatur, went % bel
.- bur- usual health on Friday night. and next
u.r..ue. when some OF the family went To
hr-.-i tO wake her up. she was found living
u1 H-r face. dead. 10 is supposed she had
=aI-.I ou Friday night while the family Were
asleep and died from its effects.
Hampton c1rre- poudencc Griffin Nslrs: Col.
B.-.a- made a most miraculous escape here
t.-.lr from death or serious injury Just as
Oh. uH Ilr passenger was starting away he
a--eunre.l % yet OF the train. leading his
f-a pointer Bob" when the dog ierkef him
t-u tIr gar steps hat on the ground. both
l.-- falling directly across the slippery rail.
Ilr .lr wheel came squ1rely against them.
Hur only knocked HIM from the track with q
t.H .rn -e-. instead of passing over his limbs
4s t.- t.rT9r stricken crowd at first thought
}Tumlah special Says that eX-Postmaster
~lr.... Ot UmmerVllle. experimental on to-
Ul..I culture last wear. He cleared about 10
arms cf dense oak forest, and made such q
-1Hl Weld tuat DO paid expenses of clearing
ua rua land AND its culture and more than the
s.mt amount OF net profits realized from the
E-tIu.lIuu uf cotton nm middle or south
western Georgia It is believed that tobacco
culture iu portions OF northeastern Georgia
W become universal In a few years. both
les.g-a ul she adaptation of the soil to its
-U- --fui growth aud the profits 10 be derived
tH-rUir1m.
Fowl own. Ca. correspondence NRws. Feb.
l5. There I- u0 county iu the state that can
H1o- better inducements 20 immigrants and
capitalists than Decatur. The Savannah,
FHrIia and Western Railway runs through
Do. lut tle energetic officials OF the road have
llI.t very cummOdl0u5 warehouses at Fowl
town and F8ceville stations, six and seven
e--r-l- miles apart Between the two sta
teH- tle country is dotted with small but
very productive farms. here Is much land
grown up in weeds that invites the new conner
Q. invest. IHl5 land Will give him fortune
ir vegetables. iu fact. IN anything that can be
grown Iu southern or Western Georgia. The
Savannah. Florida and Western Railway al
HaF- gives easy transportation from this
punt tu any point on the globe Our little
t.Hu- uW town station. IS growing last. but
uI. SID fast a= some of The South Florida towns.
our wlic-aWake merchant, G. II. Thomas, of
tHF.tIWl Station. COutemplates erecting
o .Iuiort8ule hotel that will accommodate
VISITORS from the North. 10 Will be a fine
binding auI VIII rc only eight miles from the
c..r of BtubridEe- \ splendid country for
flnr-smeu surrounds it.
gainesville Press. Numerous diamonds have
Deem -1uut ln our county Of prIncely value,
ami are Il existence to-day Ornamentlng
taa .as0n or fingers Of American people
Ne kn9W 0t one now. picked mp on our streets
H... H.nn nH-Hn nHaH Nn asr M D.
lrHr offered $1,000. On visit TO Towns
county last week we were shown several
stones sf rare value, some of which had been
rl., aul were perfect beauties. Among these
sapphire weighing at least 50 karats, and its
yl.l WOULD enrich one. Its twin brother
Was found n Tine same place several years
SINCE, lld sold t0 gentleman IN Cincinnati
tHr H tribe, who disposed OF u Tor SzU.OUU-
a-poIud nugget of gold was found IN Union
county. NJ. Ir.mble Il the happy finder, who
discovered 10 while mining on COOsa creek.
when tle Lumsten boys were mining several
81 ITS ago Do Nacoochee valley several nuggets
were found which equaled IL they did not sur
pass tll- one IN value During the lifetime OF
The celebrated Dr. stephenson gold nugget
was found nor very far away, which was as
large l- an audirou, and which weighed eX-
cce..u- ten pounds The proper interest and |
Lle right kind of attention have never been dl-
rr.s-i toward our section. when TINS IS
property lone the world VIII stand amazed at
tHe Lmmcuslty Of our hidden riches.
M0lteLumG Record: Some of the farmers IN
tll- section are borrowing money on the long
l.nc. ar 1ve-years plan, by mortgaglng their
lands. This ls q free country and people can |
ll just as they like as regards matters OF busl-
ne.-- sut piauters are beginning to learn that
Dc is wiser 90 operate on small capital tnan
% l1rrIW % foreign corporations. noping 10
meet their indebtedness by producing large 1
crops 3 bah season or decline IN the prices
c. lleIr products make II Impossible ior them
il l'e-t the interest when due, anu IN that
event tley receive no mercy. The large
profits tha corporations hope TO realize often
depends unQn this, and they are never slow 10 /
take atylntaIe What 10 these foreign cor
llrall9u- care lcr ti4c lt neIs Ol tLS 'eos' ~ f
amy other section Tor that mattert some OF
our sI0rt-siEhted people hang on 10 their large l
estates for the purp0se, lhey say OF slsIus
some uf DO 90 their children anu oppose IuluiL-
grafton uu the hypothesis that IN a IeW years
--- country viii De owned by strangers anu
aliens. Would 10 not be better TO have gOou,
Unity ueigh1or. who Is interested IN your
success. than 90 have an Engllsh or Scotcl
money corporation TO own land all arounu
-gl- as VIII bee the cSse IN a few years. rims
or -t- sell part of your land and cultivate
t-r balance on the intens We system, re-
AelnuerluE the old adage, "A little farm Wen
-il--i is q big barn well filled" Nearly every /
count! DO orgia could support ntty times
u POPULATION. Take Houston county or
Le--Aoorlng county, for instance. IL Is nearly
= -arEe as Holland In the old world, and It
l.i- only 12,il4 people. white and black when
-Ar could easily maiuta II ll2.9iQ. This county
We usa only as an illustration. as IL Is large
e9tL,y having l7l,l6S acres OF improved
L4uI. Wlld and woodland not counted. Japan
N--l S3i,Ic1 900 acres in cultivation. sustains
R,tulatlon % 33 600 OF people, ana not
lltlar IS spent abroad for food. pom sys-
lem " intensive cultivation, and the state as
-AcAlE settled as Massachusetts,. georgia
would have over ten millions Of people,
Ltary C1arisr. The Fire-Eatefs left Baker
county April -. 1851. to begin service IN the
tI-lnl2 army. COpt. Calquitt was at Iheif
-eal, but 50 Atlanta was promoted 10 Col0-
seey' and, by valiant service, afterwards