Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
r9E NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
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GEORGIA.
Georgetown is without a Marshal.
At Villa Rica, the Earnestine Gold Min
ing Company have suspended.
Walter Sullivan has received his COM
mission as Postmaster of Locust Grove.
A Young man of Sylvanla ate "a apples
few days since on wager of q nickel.
Pstrolman Christophine, of Atlanta, has
been indicted for murder for killing ALI
Jackson.
There doesn't seem to be any demand in
Albany for the revised edition of the Old
Testament
A rich mica mine on the White property.
on Rock creek, in Fannin county, is soon
10 be developed.
Hon. G. f. Crisp has been invited to de-
liver the literary address at the Snow
Academy in DoOly county.
DR.. j. 7. Dudley and two negroes have
been arrested charged with burglariZing
Lewis Bros store at Warwick.
The City Council of Dawson has passed
an ordinance imposing a fine of S. on all
persons wearing mother hubbards on the
streets.
The old Banks County Guards, together
with the other soldiers from Banks
county, will have reunion at Homer on
July 81.
DR.. Bob Tye, of McDonough, makes
his professional rounds with the same
horse that his lamented father drove fifteen
years ago.
Tom Downs, who assaulted Mr.. Fuller
at st. Sifhon's Mills, for which he was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for four years,
has escaped.
There is little negro boy in Eastman
who bears the numerous name of Earnest
Solicitor Wyldon Fortaine Lee Daniel
Jackson Cook.
The rope on the public well Just oppo-
site DR.. G. d. Smiths, at Newman. was
cut on Tuesday night, and kerosene oil
poured into the well.
The recent grand jury for Bibb county
called attention in their general present
Inents TO the necessity for the prevention
of cruelty to animals at Macon.
Alonzo W. Burnett (colored), one OF
the publishers of the Weekly Defiance, of
Atlanta, has Just been indicted by the
grand jury of Fulton county for criminal
libel.
At Griffin Friday Capt. George G.
Stewart was elected member ofthe City
Council, to fill the uneXpired term of G..
y. Drake, deceased, There was no oppO-
sitiOn.
II sui VI III A@nuEu nOubGs Vi Udulal-
ca, was killed by lightning a day or two
ago. He was in the field at the time of
the occurrence. The lad was about
years old.
A COW belonging to an old negro woman
living near Little Sand mountain has
brought a calf which bears a striking re-
semblance about the head and feet to a
negro child.
John A. Looper, of ROckpile, has
I'd ia ~ 90
the coupling can be made without going
between the cars, and it can be used on
Old and new cars.
Liquor is now retailed in DeKalb
county at only one place, Stone Mountain,
and the licenses will expire there about
september, and after their expiration no
more can be issued.
A post on a corner of a lot of land in
Douglas county was put there in 1927, and
The marks on il are plain now. This pos It
Is on the southwest corner of lot q, Third
district, originally Carroll.
~' The wife of T. W. Bennett died at
Macon Friday. She was the sister-in-law
Of Maj. w. f. Shellman, traffic manager
Of the Central Railroad. Her remains
were taken to Albany for interment.
The Sylvania Railroad will run a
special schedule on Friday next to enable
those who wish to witness the hanging of
Bob Mccoy TO go to town on an early
train ana return to their homes in the
afternoon.
A negro named Ike Henderson was
killed about two miles north of Stock
bridge last Wednesday night. 1t Is not
known how he came 10 his death. but foul
play is suspected. and Coroner Miller was
sent for 10 investigate the case.
Leddy William, colored, who lived on
the Bryan place, eight miles west of AL
bauy, while STOPPING over the fire frying
chicken, fell into the flames and received
injuries from which she died in 10 min
utes. She was supposed to be over 100
years old.
Friday the citizens of Barlow erected a
fag.p0le As feet high, and have received a
flag from Washington, d. c.. the purpose
of which is to display it as a danger
signal on the receipt Of kilograms from
The Signal Service Department, giving
warning of cold wave or approaching
storm.
The contest over the Athens post office
Is waxing warm. There are three appli-
Giants in the field, and their only hope is
10 get the present incumbent removed.
Steps are now being taken to this end,
enc news has reached the city that Presi-
dent Cleveland is now considering the
matter.
Miss Louise King gave TO the city of At
lana watering fountain for stock that
was located at the junction Of Marietta,
feachtree, Decatur and Line streets.
GRADUALLY the fountain was mutilated I'M
ti q has entirely disappeared, aud not a
Eestge Of the benefcence Of the young
lady remains.
Jacob Fender, of Clinch county, is %
years old, and be is strong enough TO do
Ais own work and thereby support HIM
SOIL Last winter he split 500 rails which
were needed TO repair his fencing. He
ndes entirely on horseback, and is as
erec. IN his carriage as a man of 40. His
Youngest child is 30 years old.
Burglars secured considerable booty az
GARRISON night or two ago Prof. Al
sens watch and 81 In money was taken
rom his clothing pockets. II. b. Deas
.ost ~ but his watch was not found by
mem. Mr.. llardeman WAS minus but
twenty-five cents. At Mr.. Morton's so
iat nothing Is missing, though trunks had |
seen emptied and confusion generally |
Prevailed.
Application will be made TO the next |
yuy session Of the Legislature for the |
INnat.e OF ttnu act pTOVout the sale. |