Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-20
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
.-opcI1 FLORIDA AND SOUTH
ar 1,,,pOIINA PUT IN TYPE.

u" 80, Omcps at JacksonVilie-Ah
Feden'i ,,a,,ttat,s Bfll Paid in Land,
watch He Trebles his InVeS'"en''
GEORGIA.
,.,r-r of Americas, has invented
co.ton chopper. ,
'e'-,'nts tas two military reunions
,,1lel or this week.
'r1a.onites are arranging for monster
ne N Montpelier on July 20
raibilL the Macon bicyclist, has Just
t.. I'VE miles in Charlotte N ~ IN
l' r.a TWO banks doing business at La
Grange have declared senii-"nn al
Gv,iends Of per cent.
'.,slbos been introduced in the Legis-
me 10 incorporate the Agricultural
lnd commercial bank of jackson.
WoDopoueh has female striker IN
,,-lI[smlth shop, who has been working
.oa~nIarlv at her trade about TWO years
The capacity of the McDonough mill
80 haen taxed to such an extent they
b 5ava been forced to run at night LOT some
lime. ,,,., puooa tho
,onst busv street in Column us-trlday'
4e had previously bitten several dogs,
bat no persons.
pay r. A. Seals has been made the re-
.iotent OF a good and beautiful buggy,
Win harness, by the churches OF East
putnam circuit.
p r Vaughn has mysteriously disap-
ooared from Cedartown, leaving all his
Facts behind him. 1t Is not known
tlse,bor ne left town or met with foul
play. ....
Cav WEIGH, colored, came within an ace
81 Iosinc his life on July 4. He attempted
VI board inc Atlanta excursion train at
Tononouqh while in rapid motion, and
ras tbrown 50 violently against cross
tie a. TO crush his skull.
Tha time for making the contest over
me late election for Sheriff of Sumter
runfy has expired, and nothing having
1sqn done in the matter, Sheriff White
has made his bond and entered regularly
m the discharge of his duties.
seven springs have been discovered in
Grants park at Atlanta, among them
some that are strong with sulphur. A
day or two since the park commissioners
sent iugs of water from these springs to
NE state chemist to be analysed.
Il is stated that the Grown cotton mills
If Dalton nave orders twelve months
ahead and one of the directors is quoted
with Affirming that the mills will double
their capacity in that time. The mills
afca' present engaged in filling an order
for $50 bales of cloth for a firm in Brazil.
Whale DR.. A. g. North, Of McDOnough,
was attempting to drive across a swollen
stream with negro as a guide the water
carried the horse off his feet, overturned
toe buggy. and threw both men into the
water. Each reached shore, and the
!, Ia ror IN oil v-r
with the help of people living in the
vicinity.
AnOriginal idea has occurred to a man
in Lincoln county. He proposes to make
svruy by new and ingenious process by
taking the cane juice, put it into steam
engiue-run the mill with the engine-the
sorghum Juice supplying the place of
water While the engine is running the
mill, he aims to have the sorghum pouring
Outot al hole in the boiler.
Wednesday night L. w. Dixon, of La
Crosse, closed his store at a late hour and
retired. Next morning when he Went to
open his shop he found that an enter
prising burglar had, with master kew
IN tue shape of stout crowbar, relieved
him Of the trouble of opening. The
money drawer had been ransacked, but
thecash was all securely locked in the
safe Thirty or thlrty-fve dollars worth
Ofclothing and dry goods were missing,
ana no clue to the perpetratOr.
Alapaha correspondence News, July IS:
- negro man, named james Brooks, was
seriously mashed here yesterday while
coupling cars. The committee ap-
pointed by the citizens meeting
to raise subscriptions for boring
an artesian well at this place have
succeeded in nearly raising a sufficient
amount to guarantee the work being done
ana are inviting proposals and bids, and
would be pleased TO hear from any one
wanting to do cheap job in that line.
W. B. Martin, Of Eatouton, has a
laughter about 3 years old fond of
paying gong to school. Recently she
vent 10 her mother for her bucket and
Qllner TO play school, az was usual with
lef' Receiving the bucket she went out
M1o the yard to play, as her mother sup
pO'td but when she could not be found
an nOur or more afterward, the family
commenced to search for her, and finally
sue was found three miles away from
nome sitting on a bench in the school
room room OF the neighborhood with the other
earnest. ="
AZ Llncolnton, a day or two ago. Marion
1amollch, young lad of IA or 10 wears
aye, was driving John Tarver's nag to
CO. oue-horse wagon, and from some
oIJ1 tne horse became unmanage-
r. ana dashed down Enter
S .s street into the square. just
v gnie reaching the Star store the vehicle
Ea overturned, catching the lad under
ooqy from under which he was
cassel by The animal, his feet having be-
ea entangled by the reins. Luckily,
animal was stopped within a few
4 turned. ""Son was over
. S,,I44e wiley Melvin was in Perry last
eer'ual re told citizen of Perry con-
wbsn lne activity Of his grandfather
t,ISn. remarkably old John Melvin.
4 ll5,d.ul Ihe late George T. Melvin. was
4 In isi,I 500 when he died in March. 1853.
roda W. "nen he was LOG years old. be
d y NY sebaek from Bladen county. N.
ortbraA SION county, Ga, STAYED two
tse week. "lth hisrelatives. and then
Mr. WV ne was remarkably active.
Nh icy Melvin mas now In his possess
N.r@ 'uer received by his father from
Via .2ia. on winch oOc' postage
h,t wa. "tyyon youngman gave an order
Win ,.a lui small bill Of choice lumber
. pieces ny Sl. ne purposed having sundry
81 Cepartno,nu. fhlture made for his culinary
Ember WV before getting married. The
eide Tho va, as thrown from the truck along
was Ia hOav, near the place desired. and
81 once u',e been hauled and worked up
y0ung To- ABOUT this time, however. the
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