Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-11


Ponds "Reminiscences of Indian Days
A Black Tramp Who Has Had a
Stirring Career.
GEORGIA.
X. q. Walkers Dublm's new Mayor.
Athens needs merchants exchange.
new gold mining boom is lowering
over Athens.
The Augusta's firemen's tournament
occurs to-day.
Pledger, the politician, is gong to locate
in Brunswick.
Douglassville is flooded with counterfeit
nickels made Of lead.
There are several Union soldiers in
Athens who draw pensions.
A minister who once preached in
Athens is in seri us trouble out West.
DR.. Lyndon OF Athens has ''invented"
q new vermin poison called Hell on
rats"
In about ten days residence lots in
Peters park, Atlanta, will be offered for
sale.
In fight at DouglassvilIe NJ. L. Hens
lee broke the arm of J. II. Vaughn with a
rock.
1t is proposed to move the name of Lex
ington as well as the court house to CraW-
ford.
The Elberton district conference this
year convenes at Toccoa Thursday morn
ing, June Is.
j. n. Van SOelen, a prominent citizen
of Brunswick, died on Thursday morning
Of consumption.
James Pinkston is the best shot J,
ancOck Vanguards. His brother j.
the second best.
The construction of fair grounds at
Athens is assured by the amount of
money already u scrihed.
A small cyclone passed five miles from
Douglassville Thursday night. 1t did
considerable damage to timber.
J.J. Ingram, of Thomaston, had the
thumb on his risht hand ampuUated with
a circular saw at the machine shop Thurs
day.
1t is said that a prominent Elberton
lawyer had to 20 to Hartwell and trans
late postal card he had written a gem
tleman.
Rev. Mr.. A. Blum Of Galveston, who
has accepted the pos Of Rabbi of the
Jewish Synagogue o augusta, arrived
Friday last.
The cOlored people of Milegeville have
organized military company under the
name of the cleveland Guards, :" in honor
of President Cleveland.
Thomas w. Teasley of Hartwell bought
house and lot. He got it by bid Of a
nickel over the previous lid.
A registered letter containing $500 was
sent from the Athens post office Friday.
This is a great risk on the part of the
sender. for the government is not respOn-
sible for the money if lost.
A severe hail storm passed through the
upper part of the Long Pond district OF
LOwndes county, last Friday, blowing
baafipre
down fruit and young crops badly.
One of the hands on NJ. II. Arnold's
plantation, above Crawford, accidentally
set fire to large heap of cOrd-wood last
- Friday, and burned up about seventy-five
cords Of fine wood.
j. j. Spears Joined the old Brunswick
Rifemen, and went all through the war
with that famous company. He was
wounded seven times-once in the left
shot and some of them very serious-but
he still survives.
The bridge at WatsOn's mill in Ogle-
thorpe county, has at last been finished
uWand accepted by the committee OF in
spectiOn. 1t is said to be very substan-
tial and handsome one. costing $3,22S
when finished, of which amount Ogle-
thorpe county has to pay over $4,000.
The fertilizer dealers of Athens have a
I
of every farmer that fails to pay his note
when due, and it is needless for such to
ask for credit in that city. The expert
ment works well, and it will soon embrace
all the guanO dealers within a radius of
80 miles of Athens.
Miss Mile Rutherford and her pupils
left Athens Saturday via the Northeastern
Railroad for Talulah Falls, where thev
will remain until Tuesday afternoon. The
trip is taken as a means of celebrating
Mr.. Seney's birthday, the anniversary of
which is to-day. and also to give the
young ladies recreation from their
duties.
John Vickery, of Franklin county, a
United States prisoner, was committed to
Fulton county Jail by Commissioner
Caldwell. fox working in an illicit distii-
lery. Yickery didn't want to go to Al
lanta, and while Deputy Marshal Carter
had him i'm waiting IN the ticket office at
Gainesville for the down train, the fingers
of Morpheus quietly closed Carriers eyes
and when he opened Ragain Nickery
was gone.
Co. X, Of the Third Georgia Regiment,
held preliminary meeting at Millen, to
consider the proposition of having re-
union of all surviving members of that
company. WaynesbOrO was selected as
the place of meeting. and a barbecue will
be given the regiment. The time APP
pointed was july % and 10. All surViV-
ing members of the Third Georgia are
asked to meet in Athens on Friday Of
the second week of court, arrange for
the WaynesborO reunion.
Wilkins,wu feeced Thorn, the Atlanta
grocer, was convicted Saturday and sem
fenced to pay a fine of $500 or serve a
year on the chain gang. Gen. Gartrell,
counsel for Wilkins, has given notice that
he Will move tor "a new trial. lie claimed
that the verdict was contrary 10 law.
When wilkins was beng conducted back
10 Jail he astonished his guard by stating
mat he guessed ne would not work on
the chain gang. When questioned as to
what he meant he intmated that the
money would be forthcoming in a few
days and that he would pay his fne ana
move out.
Thursday evening the drug store Of DR..
s.. J. Hudson. at Americas. was dis
oyered TO be on fire. IL originated Ia a
room back of the business room, used for
the storage OF barrels and boxes. Most
Of the stock in the store was removed al-
though considerably damaged. The goods
In ne adilining room, occupied by Davis
Bros. Us meat market and grocery, were