Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-18

of = Quarter of : Century Ago Found
at Qulnman - Fhe Melon Outlook
Around Quitman.
GEORGIA.
The wool clip in Dougherty this year
will he short.
The law requires all public roads in
Georgia to be 80 feet WIDE.
A lodge of the order of the Iron Hall
has been organized in Valdosta.
While chicken was being dressed at
Conyers a brass pin was found in its
craw.
Fifteen new street lamps have been
added to the lighting facilities of Val
d0eta.
The town council of Fort Valley has
placed gas lamps along the business
streets.
The application of Allen johnson, of
QuiJman, for patent on buggy coupling
has been allowed.
Forty-seyen persons have applied tor
membership in the Methodist Church at
Fort Valley within the last two weeks.
The crops in Epson county are in ex-
cellent condition, and with plenty of rain
at tine proper season the yield will be
large.
The naval stores received at Brunswick
during the week ending May were 400
barrels rosin and 6S6 barrels spirits tur-
pentine.
The Commercial Hotel at Quitman had
a narrow escape from being destroyed by
fire Friday night. Considerable damage
was done.
{. G.. Moore. the founder of the Craw-
ford NeioS- Monitor, is speaking of start
ing another newspaper in some town on
the Georgia road.
Asa D. Mcdonald, of Conyers, caught
on two set hooks on Yellow river two blue
catti sh weighing 10 pounds. One weighed
SpOunds and the other I.
A Fort Valley man paid forty-dollar
fine imposed upon him for falling to APP
pear as a juror, rather than acknowledge
hat he was over jury age,
John Sykes, charged with the murder of
John Moon, and who was released from
jail on a 81 600 bond, returned to Athens
Friday and will stand his trial.
T. &. Vickery has a large force engaged
in making brick near the trestle, at Hart
we'll, and will burn q kiln Of 100000
brick. he has 10000 already in the kiln.
Rev. L. A. Snow has been placed in
charge Of the Sumter circuit, to supply
the vacancy caused by the death of Rev.
J. x. LttleiOhn, who died in Americas
last Wednesday.
G.. W. Weaver, of Conyers, has just
made his first trial with his incubator, and
out Of As eggs hatched 30 chickens. He
has now in his incubator 225 eggs that
\ viii come off in two weeks.
\ IC all the suits for damages against
(Athens should get verdict for the plain
hif'S the city would have to issue large
humber eff bonds to pay them. This
Would cause taxes to be enormous.
In the Injunction case against Hamilton
\1mWer, who Obtained license from the
buuty Commissioners to sell liquor at
Aeiey. Judge Hansell decided in favor
the enjoners, and Mr.. Dampier's bar
a1 been closed.
he Columbus Bagging Factory has
ST Down for the present. This is on &C
cpt Of having sufficient supply on
bl to meet all demands, and is not an
usual thing at this season. They will
een OF up again in the early fall.
the case of A. L. Hull vs.. the city of
ANITA, suit for damages caused by the
elton OF the water tower, the jury, after
K out for nearly six hours, failed to
al and a mistrial was ordered. The
III stood nine for the city and three for
MHuH.
A. Gaboury has notified Mayor G. B.
Ches. President of the Columbus Street
JlrOad Company, that he has accepted
opposition of Superintendent of the
sbt railroad in Montgomery and will
Tfn the SUPPLEMENTARY of the road in
Gmbus.
be meats and other edibles, left from
tbarhecue at the Blue Springs. in which
q Mcdaniel participated, were brought
tdlbany and distributed among the in
dint OF the city. number Of families
We thus supplied with a delicious and
wAesome repast.
4petition has been forwarded from
Baesville to President Cleveland asking
themoval of the Republican Postmaster
at ut place and the appointment Of
cOnetent, worthy Democrat. The peti.
tfonharges incOmpetency, bad manage
me1and that he was not citizen Of the
piacwhen he was appointed.
Tn spring term of Lowndes Superior
Cour convenes to-day. Judge A. II.
Hanal will preside, and Solicitor Gen.
eral Rountree will occupy the State
attOrly's deck. There are fifty-two
cases b the issue docket and twenty on
the crAinal docket, besides such cases
as the rand jury will present for trial at
this ten.
On te south bank of Blue Springs
creek, Dougherty county, some dis.
lance fam its mouth, is a sweet-gum
tree. O the tree is limb which, after
growing Wo and half feet, turned back
10 the tire and grew into it. 1t forms
hall circh aud where it grew into the
tree there's not a seam or abrasion Of any
kind.
At Amercus Friday afternoon quite a
cry and hRrah was gotten up by some
negro wOnln who were in pursuit of
crazy girl, who appeared to think her
pursuers intended TO kill her. She was at
last overhaued. and the two in pursuit
took her in charge until Marshal Lingo
arrived. Marshal Lingo, after seeing her
II quarters, AMI taking in the situation, car
ried her to tie barracks on Lee street for
safer keeping.
The GAINESVILLE Register published in
It's last issue hat member of the church
n Franklin county had accused another
81 member Of STEALING 50, and had got turned
cut Of the church for his pains. 1t now
iurns out that be was turned out of the
c urch for telling lies about the stealing.
zHfdbe church sent a committee to inquire
"a geo the tact and each one was told diff
So ffent tale. The committee disbelieved
dahp stealing part and turned the accuser
llnnut for lying.
= Quiman Free Press: The next impor-
reftani matter 10 be looked after in this sec
III Qn is the watermelon crop. Since our
Est issue VIC have seen some of the fields
81 tbis nelghborhood. The vines are
50. AL Her than usual "a this date hut a