Savannah morning news., 1885-06-22
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA., FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.


Asavings bank will be started in Athens
this fall.
Work is about being begun on the shell
,.oad. from Darien to the Ridge.
Darien is to have new brick building.
into which the post office will be moved.
Marshal John W. Nelms will appoint
Jobn b. Winter, of WinterYille, one OF his
deputies.
Porter Springs, at an elevation of 5000
feet above the sea, is situated in Lump
kin county.
Rev. Sam Jones has been obliged to de-
cline an invitation to conduct a revival
at Mflledgeville.
A Schley county man carries silver
dime. a tin button, cOon's tooth and
copper cent, all for luck.
Mrs. Slater, of Hart county, is II years
of age. and yet she can see to read as well
without as with spectacles.
Rev. A. A. Marshall, of Thomaston, de-
cliped to accept the call to the Baptist
Church in Griffin at salary of $1,000.
The late Lewis j. Lampkin, of Athens,
after the war, paid over $4,000 in securi-
Nv debts that he could have evaded.
Hon. Ii. H. Carlton has accepted an in
vitation to address the Farmers Club at
Woodstock the first Saturday In July.
C. A. Robbie, of Augusta, has been noti-
fed that his bid to furnish brOOms for the
Georgia Lunatic Asylum had been ac-
cepted over all competitors.
Rev. W. II. Richardson, who has been
pastor Of Fellowship Church in Upson
county for IA years, has resigned on ac-
count of continued i'll health.
Teams from the Columbus Guards and
Macon Volunteers will play match
game of base ball at Macon on July 4. A
prize of $50 will be given to the winners.
There have been very few fish caught
from the OcOnee river at Milledgeville
this year. Why this is so is unknown,
unless the big raft sixteen miles below
the city Obstructs their passage.
Capt. Hammond, of Thomasville, went
to Madison, Fla, on Monday as counsel
for the Langtords in the commitment trial
of the Vests for the killing of the Lang
ford brothers in Madison recently.
Thursday De ar Speight, of Americus,
shot and killed two rabbits at one shot.
shooting through the crack of fence 20
yards distant. The rabbits were four feet
apart on the opposite side of the fence.
Rev. j. G. johnson says he held the
office of Treasurer of Clarke county for
II years, and his entire fees for that time
only aggregated $1,000. This officer was
then elected by the Judges of the Inferior
Court.
1t Is reported that a convict lessee has
been cited to appear before the Governor
10 snow why the cOnvicts should not be
taken from him, owing to the large
amount Of sickness in his camp, as also
for cruel treatment.
1t is related Of Judge AllQood that he
had a facetiOus way of rebuking the coun-
try pOstmasters who would overlook their
letters and let them 90 back to TriOn.
Before forwarding he would draw on the
envelope an immense pair Of speotaeles.
The lot at Thomasville which it was
supposed the Southern Gas Light Com
p3nYsWOuld purchase, was bought in by
the town at the sale on June Is. The COM
pany decided the lot was not a suitable
one on account Of the water found near
the surface.
Mrs. Carnes of Everett station organ
TZed a temperance society about years
ago on the old Washingtonlan plan, the
members taking an obligation to abstain
from Intoxicating liquors of all kinds.
There are 16j members on the list, the
greater part being young persons.
Calvin Johnson, of Athens, left his long
tail irOck coat, that he wears only on
special occasions, with Hoff the tailor for
repairs. In the meantime HOffs creditors
closed him up, and the parsons garment
was gathered in by the constable with
other spOils. He swOre out a pOFsessOry
warrant and recovered his property.
The "battery'' of Washington's Base
Ball Club IS composed of Ingraham of
Chicago and Burns of Philadelphia.
They will cost the club $500 for the three
summer months. Ingraham formerly
played with Savannah and Burns with
Augusta. The Washington CLUB defeated
Warrentown day or two ago by score
of 10 to 0.
Capt. Hammond, of the building COM
mittee Of the South Georgia College at
Thomasville, is In receipt of cOmmuni-
cation from Grand Master Davidson, of
Augusta, who was invited to lay the cor
ner stone of the building, saying that it is
impossible for him to come, He has issued
special dispensatiOn to Right Worship
tul J. NJ. Rushin, Deputy Grand Master,
TO lay the corner stone of the building.
Near Cedar Grove there has been some
strange things happening. For the past
several days rocks have been falling from
the ceiling on the floor of the house of one
OF the citizens Of that community. Sew
eral of the citizens have been to the place
ana have saw the rocks fall. At first the
lady Of the house thought it was some
enemy of hers throwing them in to aggrs-
Vate her, but upon searching no one was
found.
K. NJ. Vaughan, publisher Of the Mil
led2eville Chronicle, met with a painful
accident while working at the job press.
Inc sudden breaking of a portion of the
press so occupied his attention that he
TAILED TO draw out in time the hand with
Which he was placing a sheet of paper for
m impression. The first joint of two
myers Of his right hand were caught and
mashed almost as fiat as the piece Of pa
per which was submitted to the types for
an impression. Amputation was avoided.
Friday afternoon the first spike on the
Iome Street Railroad was driven by j.
- Willingham. Of the Courier. Work was
commenced on Howard street at the rail-
Ioau crossing, coming into town. and is
now under fine Roadway. Friday evening
eMlen work was suspended for the day
SVo oleet Of grading and 200 feet OF track
mling were completed. A large force
Will be put on to-day, and by the latter
larl OF this week II is expected that Broad
street viii be reached.
p, a negro woman named Jones. living at
Eoft valley, has an idi0Ic mute child
Soout years old, perfectly helpless and
Hnpoient IN mind aud body. Last Mon
ua The mother was out at work in field
near by, the child Icing left, as usual, to
sue care OF a younger brother, and while
~, ~ was in the yard AZ play, "A two-months
W. lWp, attracted by the grease which
n'u been spilled on the chld's body after
lti meal. 0nu vpd and laeQrntad the flesh