Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-21

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otase AZ ACCOMPLISHMENTS the LsAsc
st Camilla.
GEORGIA.
Jndge Lilly, of Vienna, is critically i'll
a. Columbus is not (ikely to have any
races this season.
l' v,no mans of Georgia have been placed
..,I tbe public schools of Macon.
Tho grand jury of Gilmer finds the
.o',ntv's affairs in a satisfactory condl-
tor. .,..
,,gnf ard useful citizens OF Dooly county,
died Friday ..,,,,,, - -
low in the blackgum and china trees
around Guyton'
pnrolars helped themselves to some
IsatS O. Hams store at jackson a
night or two ago.
Srewart went for prohibition by 400
o;oritv in the election held on Wednes-
day of this week.
q. Harris, former clerk of Pike Su-
nor Court. and once county surveyor,
died a few days ago.
Mark Solomon, aged Is, disemboweled
Oscar Newman near Cochran a day or
two ago, causing death.
The july adjourned term of Laurens
snperior Court cOnvenes on Monday next,
and will hold for two weeks.
A family from Illinois arrived in Albany
Thursday. They camein wagons and had
teen on the road five weeks.
Prof. j. X. Smith, Of OOstanaula, has
been elected principal of the Palmetto
bigb school, and has accepted.
Henry Jersey was run over by wagon,
from which be fell in Coffee county few
days ago, and was instantly killed.
Frank Gordon, cOlored, probably the
Oldest person in Laurens county, died a
few days ago. He was said to be 9Syeals
Of age.
the lasso has been often and most
smusingly and dexterously used in Ca
milla for some weeks by Texas pony
trader.
Louisville NelCS and Farmer: The pau
per farm is getting along so well it might
he well for some poor farmers to visit and
take pattern.
A tidal wave of matrimony seems to
have struck Talking Rock and vicinity
Within a week or more there have been
four weddings.
The Macon Volunteers will take part in
the centennial celebration of the organi-
cation of the Chatham Artillery in Savan-
nah next spring.
ii. SLAUGHTER, of Indian Spring, lost
fine horse one day recently. The animal
refused to pull to a buggy, reared and
fell, breaking his neck.
In the spelling match at the Bradwell
Institute, in Liberty county, last Friday
evening, Dempsey Griffin, of Tattnall
county, carried off the prize.
Richard A. Burton, prominent bust
ness man of NJ mphis, who has many re-
latiyes at ElbertOn, died in the latter city
day or two ago of paralysis.
The liquor dealers, both wholesale and
retail, of Atlanta, have fully decided to
close their places of business from Mon
day night till Thursday morning.
John Matthews, Of Laurens county,
while walking through the woods, or a
path through the woods, one night last
week fell over log and broke his arm.
The public schools at Americas were
closed circus day, the Superintendent be-
ing well aware that the circus would be
more attractive to the children than the
school.
The OOthcaloga mills in Gordon county
were shut down several days last week
on account OF high water. The damage
to the county by the high water is esti-
mated at $4,000.
While out cunning in the woods near
Eastman, Willie Mcdaniel accidentally
shot little negro boy. seriously injurIng
him. One shot entered one of the little
Negroes eyes, putting it out.
Senator lsham g. Harris, of Tennessee,
who came to Atlanta as the representa-
tive Of the committee of the United States
Senate on Interstate Commerce, left for
Washington, d. G., Thursday.
An old negro living near Fort Gaines
has coat he bought twenty-five years
ago. 1t has been in constant use by him
ever since it's purchase, and bids fair to
last some few years longer.
The Inglewood Sabbath school has work
ed up big ten perance meeting to be held
at InglewOod academy to-day. A large
crowd will probably he in attendance to
hear the speeches, essays, etc.
Marching orders have been received at
the camps of the United States artillery
az Atlanta, and the troops are preparing
10 break up camp. They Will leave At
lanta for Fort Barrancas. Fla, Sunday
week.
While the steamer Ellis was coming up
the ChattahOOchee river on her last trip a
white man named Thomas Wilcox
stepped overheard and was drowned. He
got on at ApalachicOla to go to lola, and
was very drunk.
sugar Forrest died OF heart disease at
ms home, 8 miles south OF Thomasvllle,
friday, after lingering illness. He was
porn IN urens county, in this State, in
June, 1907, and moved to Thomas county
about 40 years ago.
Court will convene at Decatur Monday
morning and be adjourned over to the
next Monday morning, when it will recon-
Vene and continue two or more weeks.
engagements of the lawyers necessltates
the postpOnement.
A man, between seven and eight feet
hlgh, and with a foot seventeen inches
Iong, attracted the attention of citizens Of
Tort Gaines last Saturday. He was on
MS way to Florida, and claims TO be a
Height-Of-hand Snowman.
Apetiton of the voters of Greene county,
numbering near 400, was presented to the
ordinary few days ago asking Dim to
oruer an election for prohibition in Greene
county, and the election Is ordered for
tuesday, December ~, 1885.
AT Atlanta, Thursday, United States
plstrict Attorney Benjamin Hill, on be-
nall 81 the United States, filed the suit
sgainst ex-Marshal FitzsimOns' bond
I4r about $4,000 received by the mar
snal IN excess OF emoluments.
Mss Sayer, the young lady OF Athens
%uo inquired in the sensation about an
elopement with Davidson. the rope-walk-
"r, Is daily seen upon Broad street, hav-
NV oeen completely cured of her attach