Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
mr. NFWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

-ruE NEW = OF The TWO STATES |
TOLD N PARAGRAPHS.
and Cold Weather-Judge McCuI-
-b-- sudden Death-StOries of the /
80 TapIeasantness-A New Mail
te-Fire At BruUswick-Cutting
,g-,v AT Atlanta-The Florida Orange
r-op-A Bold Robbery.
GEORGIA.
--rtsr of cases Of pneumonia are re-
. Le. and adjoining counties.
Lid. freeze destroyed most OF the voung
DIE lu -lborhoOd Of AmericUs.
r..r.li-. son Of DR.. A REYNOLDS
...r-Hul ltIon at Marietta Friday.
..- u. y. Rogers, OF SheltOnville, has a
Jersey .lll which he values at 500.
-t.-u well Is being sunk at Smith
... Icpth of 10 feet has been reached.
..v- belonging 10 P. 5. +. Bruce, Of
.r.al. lIei recently from the effects Of eat
rruIturaI clubs OF Whitfield county
considering cooperative store On the
E ,.4epau-
t.. .at- 10 the ueighborhood Of Mrledge-
H .are been seriously injured by the re-
.......l weather,
U.. Pierre M. b. Young, Of CartersvilIe,
r --ii- De an applicant for the position
..N .--rr r1 Mexico
-..-sI lu0treJ LeCOnte pear trees have
.e.. ...si TO the orchards in the neighbor-
.....- Hl.t1n tnl5 year.
t.e1-l child in Ebert county became en-
-... because It's mother insisted on washing
.-.. auj held It's breath until il died.
llu. B. Afford. Of Hartwell, shot a hawk
r..1-.- rlat measured four feet from tip TO
tr D. was carryln away chicken when he
4r4rterly meeting Of the Sumter
County sunday school Association will be
H. d. F.ca5aut Grove Church, that county.
saturday, Feb 2S.
I.. ID. II Singleton, OF EatontOn. is being
.-- Forward by his friends as d candidate for
i..-eaG. Collector under the incoming Demo-
Mr John Ward, who resides near Provi-
.e..e. recently Killed hog that weighed 43O
pounds after oelGg dressed, and produced "a
IH. D..y Council OF Albany has imposed a
tllHt s.. Uu all CLASSES OF business, including
tr...- auI professions. as "A means Of raising
a---l for building "A male academy.
ST. E.uertou merchant reports his goods
r.rt.rei eu route from Atlanta 10 ElbertOn.
tH..-- Iul cracker boxes and sacks of ground
were cut into and the contents taken
s. .o.I water crevice has been struck In the
.r.l-.lu well 40 Atlanta at a depth Of l,I6O
I..-. The water has risen within l12 feet of
surface, and there Is an abundant supply
.r-T.mplnE.
WLIIc Mrs. w. A. Sinquefeld, of Wrlghts-
vile. N 1s driving out recently with her chill
.r.u. her horse became frightened aud ran
away. and size was thrown from the buggy
aa- H-ot from the effects of the shock.
Judge William Mccullough. Of Rome was
taken suddenly OIL at ". II. Warilaw's store
that city Friday and died before he could
Dir. r.Ebt's disease of the kidneys was the cause
ot hi- death.
McDonough Weekly. Mr.. Matthew Avery
I- % years old and never subscribed for pa
peer u his life that he didn't pay for In ad-
vance. He hasn't bought anything on credit
ll lu years. He has reared thirteen children
and has lived tO see all married except three.
~ylyanIa TslepH0He- Messrs. r. r. Mills j.
s.. Euuels and j. Larsley went on "a fox hunt
last saturday morning near Bryan's bridges.
Briar creek and Jumped "a large Wild eat
and after chasing it Tor half an hour the dogs
overlook and killed it. One Of the feet was
sent % our office and rs as large as an ordinary
dogs foot.
Franklin N-,rs: The wind blew a small gale
from cyclone regions last Monday evening.
and uprootng trees. a fearful looking cloud
passed west of town. and for short while
many Thought that they would soon be vic
t-m- to the turles Of the mighty storm fend.
.-r 30 was all over In a few minutes, and they
were released from their fears.
The sale Of the Uplands Hotel at Eastman,
rer.-o -of1re spoken of, has been completed and
r.e r-fle has passed To the four gentlemen who
Ie the purchase. The deed embraces me
grounds, buildings and furniture which cost
teW years ago over $4,000. The services of
lr AIlLricnced' competent and popular land
lori are needed and Will doubtless be secured,
ari Eastman Will become what has been often
rreAc-ct, one Of the best sanItariums in
Georgia.
lafayette Messenger: Esquire Rogers has
been Postmaster at this place for twenty-One
years. During twenty years of that time.
Notwithstanding he was above 50 wears of
a-e. le walked into the Office every day. sun
days excepted, from his farm, three and q
quarter miles above here, and home again al
u--t- Considering what walking he did
around the Oihce, and he has walked during
those twenty years nothing less than 10000
EIHertOu LeIfer: The recent cold snap sue
treIel Iu bringing out q number of our war
Veterans WI tn stories OF the late unpleasant
hess. Col. Napoleon Cosby saws that upon
ONE occasion, when his company was forced
Oh march for several days over the unbrOken
snow, his eyes became so weak and in
n. Hr. IaHaI- q. D. n- -urHar ~. Fssr
-1It tu c1Uuteruct the brilliant reflection from
tle snow lie says, OF course, it was failure.
aa, be persisted that u. II was great relief, and
sculei an uubrOken line Of Dlackened faces
llI eyclIds.
Buena Vista Sentinel: Jim smith Is a gen
ulne Old-fa=hOned darkey. Jim owns lot
U town, and therefore feels an interest in its /
future. When the question Of building a
road t7 Buena Vista was first agtated Jim
st..t he was oounu 10 see the road built lie
took one share IN the road and agreed TO work
DO out. Jim len Buena Vista when the first
l.rt was broken at Andersonvlle, vOwing
that hc would not return until he came back
ON tHe tram. Jim worked out his stock and
-i- made "a snug little sum besides If all the
stockholders OF the road had discharged their
Obligations as faithfully as Jim smith, the
rntt would have been completed ere the Oc-
t0aer moon had begun 10 wane.
Fort Valley Mirror: MIR. W. f, Brown has
some old documents gathered up by him dur
silla- some Of the dOsuTents were found /
dated prior 10 the year 1900. The two shown
HT Mr.. Brown bore dated l74I
utNer lu lt4-. Inc papers are each therefore
about l43 wears old, both on legal papers, and |
tIc chlrOEraphy would put TO shame most Of i
Oh. peumeu of to-day In neatness and ele-
gauce- Both are signed by William Hamlin, |
ccrE of the County Court Of Prince Georges |
county, irglula, and talk Of pounds, shl!l-
fu-- aud pence. instead of dollars. and OF His |
Majesty. George H.. by the grace OF God Of 1
Great Britain, France and Ireland, King"
Athens BruHer- Wgtchasaa: 4 couple OF /
young gentlemen I'M Athens received a tele-
gram that they had drawn the capital prize /
u the Louisiana Stafe Lottery. The tele-
gram hat been fixed up by two of their /
irlells. and sent by the boy that carried the /
dispatches around. The two young gentle
men were greatly rejOiced at their good lIck, |
%Hd went to the bank aRd drew a draft on
W. H. Dduphln, the lottery manager, Tor the /
money. one of the victims immediately went |
% see hls sweetheart and informed her OF 4
-'A. ana mtle arr rfansements 70 carry
Der 90 the New Orleans Exposition. Bnt 10 /
tle.r amazement the draft was returned 10 /
t-t-I Wllh a protest lee OF - on H. The /
young mems hopes have departed 50 far as /
drawing money out Of the lottery Is con
uguei.
Atlanta Consultation: Charley Dixon and /
FRANK 20 Brlen, two young white men, had /
terrible fight saturday near the East Tennes-
SEA- shops, In which Dixon came near killing /
ID bren- DlNOn's home Is near StOckbrldge. 1
te came To Atlanta yesterday morning TO /
attend to some business, and before leaving /
town fell in with O'Br!en. The two men /
drank pretty freely, aud wnen Dixon started /
BONE Cd hren agreed 10 go with him. Dixon /
Was driving "a mule hltChcd 10 a light wagon, /
sui when near the East Tennessee shops
uBren expressed a determination TO come |
ulrk tO the city Dixon objected, and a /
quarrel eusued. Finally O'BTien asserted /
tlat be would 20 no further, and sprang from |
ile wagon. Dixon jumped after O'Brlen, and |
-u - second the two men were engaged In a ter |
r.lle struggle O'Brieu proved To be the best |
uAu,but just as he was about TO quit Furnishing |
-- adversary, Dixon drew knife and com
urucci carving O'Brien. The first rake |
Dixon made cut a terrible cash down
Cd Brcn's breast. but 10 was not deep enOug |
o. SILL Then one blow followed another fast |
ana swift until % Brien had received a half |
dozen cuts of more OF less consequence. The |
light ended only when Dixon spraug into his |
WAGON and drove away. O'BrIcn came back |
O. tue city. and, going to Dr. Green, had his |
wounds dressed. None Of them will prove |
i1ia., but two of them are quite ugly.
FLORIDA.
sanford is out of debt, and has Sl,7OO in the |
Treasury.
\ telephone line is now In successful Oper-
a--un Iu Orlando and vicinity.
sea COW, Is feet IN length, was recently |
lolu1 near Charlotte HarbOr.
Tie residence Of Mr.. II. I. Wright, at Bag
-Ai santa Rosa county, was destroy ed by fire
Thursday night.
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