Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-24


A meeting was held Friday night in the
bali of Carter & Sellers to take some
action IN the matter of laying ont streets,
aiieys, etc, In BaXley. 1t was moved and
earned that a committee of three he APP
pointed to draft preamble and contract,
asking all those who have land in Bailey
10 give the privilege of having it laid out
ID streets, bitches, cut and make all other
improvements that may be for the
mutual good Of the citizens and the town
Gainesville Register: The celebrated
and wealthy William Patterson, of Balti-
more, long since dead, the father of Nine.
Elizabeth BOnaparte, and the Billy Pat
terson who was struck, has many rels-
tlves living in Franklin and Hart cOun-
ties. Among them is Ben Patterson, who
lived in Gainesville a few years ago. He
always spoke of Nine. Bonaparte as his
Cousin Betsy. They are not rich and ia
nous like their distinguished Baltimore
kinsman, but they are law-abiding, hon
est and industrious.
As DR.. Tom Smith was driving along
near Americas few DAYS ago, he spied
huge moccasin lying IN the road. He de-
Glued to run the front wheel of his buggy
across the snakes head and kill it. He
was going at pretty good rate and the
front wheel missed the serpent, but the
rear wheel struck him near the middle,
and he cooled himself around the spoke
aud was carried up and took the doctor
back of the neck, slid down in front of
him and between his feet, finally scram-
bling out at the side of the vehicle.
John Mercer is the son of the we'll
known restaurant keeper of Atlanta, who
recently died. In part of the city where
large number Of mechanics reside is a
cottage, which three negresSes occupied
up to Friday last. The neighbors became
convinced that the domicile was harem
OF which Mercer WAS proprietor. Twenty
mechanics surrounded the building
Thursday night, seized Mercer as he was
about to enter and gave HIM a warning
that the inmates must move out and his
visits cease. The house was vacated Fri
day.
S. B. Harris, the book agent who disap-
peared from Athens mysteriOusly several
weeks ago, has at last been heard from,
and the mystery Isl dispelled. Mrs. G. G..
Arnold, with whom he stopped while in
Athens, has received letter from him,
written from Lithonia, in which he takes
her to task for having his trunk opened
by the police, after she thought she had
good reason to fear that he was dead. He
says, speaking of this: 1.-The laws. both
State and national, makes such an Offense
a felony, and 1t being done by an officer
only adds the crime of perjury to the act
OF barbarism." The constitution of the
United States protects peoples papers
from unreasonable searches and seiz-
ers."
Baxley Banaer: Mr.. Sullivant. who
lives out on the Big Hurricane, has been
trying to kill big turkey for about two
years, but the turkey was always too
sharp for him. A few days ago he took
TWO turkeys from home along with MIN
to help him get the wild one. AS soon as
he arrived on the ground near where the
wild one used to feed, he put his down
and began to iced them, when they oegan
to yelp and be very merry. At last the
old gObbler made his appearance aud
gave the gentle one good thrashing.
when he made back to the place where
Mr.. Sullivant was concealed and the wild
one in hot pursuit. He came right uVrt
the mans feet almost, aud was shot and
killed and weighed 20 pounds. AS soon
as Mr.. SulliYant is done with him the fate
of this cute old Sob" will be at an end.
The honOrs at senior places for the en-
suing commencement of Mercer Univer-
slty We're awarded by the faculty Friday.
The first honor was shared by L. V. Badly
and T. E. Ryals. Mr.. Badly delivers he
vale1ictofy addresses to the faculty and
trustees, and Mr.. Ryals the same adj
dresses to the senior class. Mr.. Badly is
from Leesburg, Ga. Mr.. Ryals resides in
Macon. Il. w. Swift, of Columbus carries
away the second honor. The senior
places Were awarded on merit, aud were
given to the following young gentlemen:
j. NJ. Fountain, p. d. and S. N, Macon,
Ga; f. A. Hooper, G. S. and z. d. r.,
Cuthbert, Ga; NJ. ID. Jones, c. S. and A.
II. o., Macon, Ga; and l.. e. Williams, 2.
ID. and A. T. o, Macon, Ga. The COM
mencement exercises occur the latter part
of June, and will be largely attended and
very interesting.
A gentleman of Perry writes to the
Home Journal of that place as follows:
GAS the people of Houston county are
often complaining of taxation being so
heavy. | will say to the young men that
one nf the heaviest taxes "a man has to
pay is the tax he levies on himself. aud
that is the use of tobacco. A boy thinks
be will never become a man until he
chews tobacco. Let me insist that you
make a calculation of what it will cost
you. L know one man that the
tobacco for himself and the
snuff for his family has cost
him $50 per year since the war, and what
it cost him before l don't know. He has
lived on rented land and paid that tax for
tobacco. The principal and interest of
that amount for 20 years will amount to
S2,547 81, which amount would have
bought him good plantation aud it we'll
furnished. He is yet running a One-horse
farm and renting the land worked 1
have chewed tobacco myself for 30 years,
aud / nave a right TO know what it COSTS"