Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ruE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
~' TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

AtIantR-CuChDer6 Suou 1or @%OSOOO
manages.
Measles are raging in Monticello.
new academy building is to be erect
ed at Harlem
fence question:
The visitors on Cumberland island at
4bis time number about one hundred.
work preparatory to building the new
oourt house at Cuthbert steadily goes on.
There were 1850 in post office money
orders sold at the Waycross post Office
Monday.
An Oconee man says that he has drank
+bree quarts of whisky every day for sew
4 eral years.
The third quarterly conference for the
UavcrOss Church will be held to-day and
& tomorrow.
B Matthew O'Brien, of Columbus, has
boen presented with handsome hunting
cased gold Watcn.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Johnson celebrated
81 the sixth anniversary of their marriage
al Columbus Thursday.
Abraham H. Morgan, of Waycross, was
81 the first Postmaster in Georgia appointed
81 by President Cleveland.
CLAYTON county can boast of man who
is vet in life and hale and hearty, who at
one sitting ate 60 boiled eggs.
Allen Pasco, the negro who was shot in
81 Catoosa county a day or two ago while
fleeing to avoid arrest, has died from his
81 injuries.
b The "no-fence law" sentiment is grow
b ing very fast in Randolph county. Many
e who opposed it year ago are strongly in
favor Of it now.
Congressman Crisp asks for applica-
tions for appointments as cadet to West
Point from the Third Congressional dis
trlctuntil July 20.
A Harlemite says that some time in the
b past, at his home, an egg was boiled and
h when opened contained perfect grain of
3 corn in its centre.
A good many of the children Of Gibson
n have Just recovered from light cases of
n the chicken-pOX. There are two or three
. cases in town now.
Dark Corner district, Oconee county,
& held an election on the stock law question
Il on June %. Stock law carried the day
h by a majority of 81.
Prof G. A. Granbury has resigned the
Presidepcy of the Reynolds High School
lat Columbus, which he has been so sue
Ncesslully conducting.
At Washington Thursday Irwin g. Cal
Jams three story brick flour mil was
burned The loss is about $4,000. The
property Is insured for $1,000.
George S. Williamson, of Clayton
bounty, is wearing a hat made with his
wn hands, which he has worn regularly
nice 1871, and it Is good hat yet.
The third quarterly meeting for the
spring Vale circuit, present conference
ear, will be held at Union Church, Quit
pan county, on Saturday before the first
sunday IN July.
Rev. Baxter D. d. Greer has accepted
be call recently made by the Presby
#Prian Church at Cuthbert to become It's
astor, and will enter upon the discharge
his pastoral duties in the early part of
oily.
It's said by some that there is a spring
more than a quarter of mile from
BISON which can be used to supply most
the town with the best of water. 1t is
gh enough above TO furnish water to the
cond story of any house In town.
fisherman Smith, colOred, entered the
sidence Of Mrs. Jones, at Columbus,
II robbed a trunk of $l2 go. Policemen
lams and Duncan were notified of the
Wrglary and soon succeeded in capturing
burglar and recovered every cent OF
money.
oscar Wilde," a fine setter owned by
Doyal, Of JonesbOro, besides being
W
eu by carrying the mail from the post
ice to his residence. and is so careful of
trust that he will go out of his way to
Yent meeting another dog.
The Athens Fair Association has pur-
ased the land for the fair grounds and
commence putting up the buildings
soon. 1t is not yet settled whether
can be ready to hold a fair this year
not. The association will do their best
va Cot. T.. q 49,.
ev. A. B. Campbell, of Columbus, has
Tered his resignation to the trustees Of
peer University, as agent for that in
uuon. The main incentive which
npted this action by Mr.. Campbell is
eVote himself more to tho ministry,
70 escape the annoyance OF being
ny all the time separated from his
Idly.
lattlesnake bit mule. an OK, cow
yearling belonging to Esquire Eli
near Cherokee mills, last week, from
ELECTS Of which the mule has died,
perhaps the others. The stock was
aod pasture or field that has been
ea out for years. His snakeship is
eold.
mos Ryals, Daniel Ryals and Thorn
W DWELL, all c0lored, have been arrest
connection with DR., j. I. Dudly
iii TWO other negroes, charged with
Sry ut Warwick. 1t now appears
Dr Dudly had nothing to do with
alllng the store, but that he either
lI or took charge of the goods after
We're stolen.
me January election, 1885, in Clay
Ouhty there were three candidates
ef4 Of the Superior Court, the sir
ol each Of whom commenced with
EH, An incident of this kind has
Ivy never occurred in any county In
a since the organization of the
1ment. Upon reflection, il will be
1at comparatively few names COM
elRhteen months ago NJ. l.. Flem-
laufange, who has a decided ge-
mechanism. conceived the idea
Iuctng Il beautiful and elegant
Nelsht clock. From his own plans,
gA was made in Boston. Several
We're suggested by different per-
,l whom he cOrresp0nded In refer
que execution OF the project. but
'A"r stuck 10 the original model.
%esoerry's still, in Clinch county,
Elt, cOlOred, stabbed his wife IN
WIN large knife, and IL re-
NY combined strength Of two men
weapon from the wound. The
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