Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
.r4E NEWS OF THETWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Work on the artesian well at Waycross
mas been resumed.
The Methodists propose to build a new
church in ElbertOn at cost of $1,000.
From March to June the arrivals at
+be Grand Central Hotel, at Waycross,
were 1872.
Ell. Hane and L. E. Wormack, lately of
the JonesbOro Nel0S, have purchased the
DeKalb NelCS.
The Masons of Rome will have a bar
beoue at MurchisOn's, on the Rome Rail-
road, on June 70.
A band of burglars are being hunted
down in Worth county. They have been
Operating there for years.
The iron rails for the street railway of
Rome arrived Wednesday, and track lay
ing commenced yesterday.
There is a young man in Laurens
county who does his own washing and
ironing every Saturday evening.
Hon. L. NJ. Lamar will deliver the lit
erarv address at the annual examination
of the Vienna Institute, which takes place
on June % and rs.
Capt. Locke has left Dublin with the
government boats for the Ocmulgee river,
where he will be engaged for some time
clearing it of distractions.
The annual conference OF the NJ. h.
churches of the Wrightsville district will
he held at New Hope Church, Bulloch
county, beginning on July Is.
The single mill of Carswell & Bruce,
of Dodge county, suspended operation on
Monday last, and everything connected
herewith passed into the hands OF re-
CeiVer.
The Board of Trustees of the public
schools of Rome have decided to hold an
election for superintendent and teachers
for the ensuing term, on the first Thurs
day in July.
l.. A. Hatcher has given the Daw-
son Guards permission to build an armorv
over the two new brick stores he is now
erecting. 1t will cost the company about
$1,000 to equip the armory.
Captain Blanchard, who was master of
the steamer Huntsman, on the Chatta-
hOochee river just after the war, but who
has been on the isthmus of Panama since,
is in Columbus with view to locating
there.
DR.. J. w. Heidi, President Of the La
Grange Female College, has been recently
elected President of the Southwestern
University, situated at Georgetown, Tex,
and has gone to that place to take the
matter under consideration.
Athens merchants all report the finest
business this spring and summer in the
history of Athens. Several say their
trade has been doubled, and, notwith-
standing the dull season, their cash re-
ceipts are undiminished.
A very interesting series of meetings
is in progress at the Presbyterian Church
at Decatur. About eighteen new men,
bers have been taken into the church, and
an unusual degree of interest is mani
tested, especially among the young people.
A mail route from Sumner, Worth cOun-
ty, to EbeneZer, DOOlY county, to touch
at the following settlements, has been
petitiOned for: Pine Forest, situated
miles northwest of Sumner, on to Fillyaw.
and thence to the Story settlement, termi-
mating at EbeneZer, a distance of 80 miles.
A year or two ago the town authorities
do llbertOn spent over 800 for lamps to
light the streets at night. They were
lighted for something over a year at an
expense, to the town of about $3.50 per an
mum, wuen it was abandoned, and the
lamps are now useless ornament on the
streets.
Richard Henderson, a colored drayman
Of Eastman, was seriously hurt Tuesday
afternoon. He was attempting to put
barrel of kerosene oil on his dray, when
bis foot slipped and he fell, the barrel fall
ing on him. His injuries are internal. and
II is impossible to get at the extent of
them now.
George Sullivan settled in Dalton about
Syears ago. He is a very diminutive and
humble looking citizen, and he saws
wood for livelihood. Since his advent
he has bought two houses and lots with
his earnings, worth at least $500, which
bring him a good rent. He sJll follows
his calling, and may be seen any day with
his saw aud AK.
J, K. COker, of Monroe, has a license to
run a one-horse dray. The other day his
horse was disabled, and he brought out a
yoke OF oxen and cart as a substitute in
order that his business might go on. The
City Council jerked Mr.. COker to trial be-
cause his license was issued for a one
horse dray and not an OK cart and wagon.
Cocker saved himself from fine by making
no charge for the hauling he had done
with his improvised team.
The grand stand erected on the base
oall grounds at Albany gave way under
the weight OF the crowd that assembled IN
1t to witness a game Wednesday after
noon, and came near falling. The struc-
lure was not sufficiently braced, and
When the crowd got In 1t there was a crash
lLat brought all to their feet and created
stampede. Fortunately, the thing didn't
lall, but it 'settled" nightly, and gave
The crowd bad fright.
The City Council of Augusta, under the
order Of Judge Schloy, Thursday proceed
ca TO take charge of the TNubman real es-
late Entrusted to them, and notified John
walton, administrator. They also sent
lhe following notice 10 the tenants: "You
are hereby notified TO pay all rent due for
tne premises you occupy since the death
Vi Mrs. Emily Tubman to the City COun-
cl' OF Augusta. as Trustees, under order
oiJudge Schley, dated April 81, 1888"
George Fackler, who has been painting
D. b. Perry's residence at Dawson, repre-
scented TO j. X. Mercer that the job was
nearly completed and collected his money
sspa leit Tor Albany, leaving this work UNI
nOI. h' and his hands minus pay for sew
Dal days work. One Of the hands sued
9Ht warrant and went 10 Albany after
UNI where he was arrested at his fathers
MUSE. The hands refused to pay ex-
pe'ses for bringing Fackler back 10 Daw-
'oi aud he WAS released.
,rb noch Proctor, of Dawson, went TO
Wte'on with n warr0nt after John ID.
l.oi arlaud. an insurance agent we'll
Ano"n In Georgia. The warrant was
ISSUED by Weinmeister, Of hotel fame IN
n,'anta' and charged Mcfarland with
creating and swindling in having left
h,"nla without paving Welnmeister for
TTa BOARD. Mcfarland was taken 10
lawson and lodged in jail, where be
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