Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-16

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Uehce OF the court viii be executed.
Rev. R. W. Mac Doneu, Missionary OF
the VI. Il. Churca South in Mexico, and
stationed this year at Durango, surpr sed
ms Wotner-m-laW, Rev. A. III. Nl!liams,
OF Dawson, with II visit this week. He
bad pressing business with the board Of
missions Of his church, recently in session
at Nashville, which Unexpectedly called
MIN home. After the session the board
gave him a vacation of six weeks, which
be win spend with relatives in Georgia.
This is his first visit to his home since his
appointment to the mission work four and
halt years ago.
Col. NJ. Nj. Tidwell died at Douglasville
Wednesday morning. He was sitting in
his office writing, when he was stricken
with paralysis, falling trOm Nis char to
the floor. His condition was
render it Impossible to remove hiM aa
he died in The court house. Col. TidW
was BORN n Honey county. and was in his
69l1 year de figured prominently
in pqiitos before the war, and In 1850 an
for Con cess against Gen. j.. >. Gartrol.
Sc was also solicitor General Of the Old
toWeta circuit while Judge y. Y. Hill
Was Judge OK tha circ.Iit.,
A strange animal visited the premises
OF Henry w cod, in Greensboro, the other
night. lie heard a peculiar noise at his
chicken coop, and got up to see what it
was. Before he reached the ward, a
fierce bulldog he owns had attacked it,
and terrible fight ensued. In the dark
ness the animal escaped. The next
morning Mr.. Wood found that his dog
was most terribly cut up, his face cut,
his eyes lacerated, showing that what
ever be attacked was a fighter. Mr.
Wood says the animal made a peculiar
believing noise and he is unable to say
what it was. An animal of this kind has
been heard of in different parts Of the
county before, but no one has seen it.
At Augusta, between 10 and II o'clock
Thursday morning, the phenomena of a
well defined solar halo or rainbow was
visible, which could be clearly discerned
by means of colOred eyeglasses, having
diameter Of about Is degrees, which en-
circled the sun as a centre point OF axis
The formation of the halo is due to the
presence in the upper strata of the atmOg-
phere of vast number of floating crys-
tails OF ice, occupying every position, and
upon which is retractod the light of the
sun. The inner edge of the circle pre-
scented reddish hue, while the remaining
prislnatc cOlOrs were so closely mingled
as to defy an attempt of accurate descrip-
ton.
A young Greensboro boy not long ago
went to church accompanied by a negro
nurse named "Adam." The boy with
Adam took a seat IN the back of the
church, and proceeded to interest himself
in all that was passing. Soon the minis
ter came into the pulpit, and looking
around over the congregation solemnly
said announcing his teXt): "And where
is Adam nowY The young boy jumped
from his seat in a Jiffy; rushed into the
aisle; threw up his hand, and yelled loud
enough for all TO hear him: Here he is,
right here, Mr.. -; here is Adam In the
back bench, if you are looking for him"
1t was impossible to resist his earnest
ness, and the preacher and congregation
yislbly smiled.
A young man, who is the nephew of the
steward of the steamer ThrOnateeska, on
the last trip of the boat from cambridge,
when near ChattahOOchee, Fla, walked
overheard from the hurricane deck. while
asleep, striking the guard as he fell and
bouncing into the river. The steamer ran
over him, and the wheel struck him. He
was seen no more and his death seemed
certain. On the next trip of the steamer
it was hoped to find his body floating
somewhere in the river, and burial
clothes, etc, were taken along, but to the
surprise of all the young man was found
sitting on the rivers side at Whaley's
mill, and waiting for the boat. He had
only been stunned by the fall and the
Baxley correspondence NEWS, May IA:
Appling's Superior Court convened here
Monday, Judge NJ. l.. MershOn presiding.
The local bar was well represented. The
following names are those who attended:
Coils. Willie Brantley and Simon w.
Hitch. of Blackshear; Frank Harris, Of
Brunswick: d. NJ. Roberts, of Eastman;
r.. T. Williams, z. p. Padgett, of Halle
hurt. The court house question came up
and consumed MOnday.-Mr. j. NJ. Den.
ton, a business man and an extensive
farmer Of Coffee county, was here to-day.
Mr.. Denton reports crops up in Coffee
looking fine and promising. The citizens
not only Of Appling but of Coffee are
live and Industrious people and always
make their home consumption.
FORSYTH Advertiser: Mrs. A. B. Floyd
has now in her possession as family
relic bureau formerly owned by her
great Grandmother, which article ofefur-
niture is now over 100 years old. Her
brother has a small stone jug that was in
use by his mother go years ago. One of
our doctors in the county has a key
shaped halCgallOu canteen that was
used in the Revolutionary war by
one Mir. McAlister; and, as canteens
are made to enable soldiers to convent
emily carry water, of course this one was
used tor that purpose during that period
OF Americas struggle Tor lndepende nee.
Mr.. 5. W. Proctor has a relic of the Olden
time, a steel hammer, made for pecking
rock, that is tracesble, and dates back 100
years. Uncle Charley Sutton has cream
mug that was presented TO him by an
Uncle Medlock eighty-twO years ago.
About year ago a Dalton lady mystic
riOusly lost her set Of false teeth. She
had PLACED them on a table one night be-
fore retiring. but the next morning the
teeth were nowhere to be found. There
was no indication that burglars had en-
tered the house during the night-so the
| disappearance could not be attributed TO
| them. Every nook and Granny was
searched. high and low, but no traces Of
/ the lost teeth could be found.
/ THE search was finally given up and
I no more was thought about it, until
/ one dav recently, i'm taking several
/ planks from the ceiling Of a room ia
/ order 10 remove the csrcasses of some
/ dead rats, which had become quite oflen-
| sive 10 the inmates, what should be found
! between the ceiling and weatherboarding
/ bat the lost false teeth, where some ma
/ lieious rodent had carried them over a year
ago.
FLORIDA.
palatka is about 10 enforce the dog
, collar law.
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