Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
rHENEWS OF TING TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

. Mind Restored to Its Full Vigor on q
Meath bsd-EIghteen Partridges Caught
IN - Trap ia Aseriwether Couuty-NAr-
row Escape from a Horrible Death IN
Elbert County.
GEORGIA.
The physicians say there is very little
sickness in Athens.
There is another candidate entered the
race for Postmaster at Athens.
wsvor Price, of Macon, has closed the
cambling establishments In that city.
J. Fl. Pugh, Of Macon, was thrown
from his buggy Saturday, and suffered
broken wrist.
Grier,s cave, near Cuthbert, is pro-
,,oupced by recent explorers to be well
worthy a visit.
Twepty-seven minks have been killed
m &. A. Mo0re's farm, In Greene county,
mis- spring and summer.
The sum Of $685., 700 has been invested
IN new buildings and improvements at
Macon during the past year.
John Lovette, route agent of the South
prn Express Company, was presented
with $500 gold watch at Macon Satur-
day.
report reached Amerlcus Saturday
tbatR. W. Slappey, formerly of Sumter
V.
in Wards station Saturday morning.
The expenses OF the Meriwether Supe'
rior Court for the August term foot up
81 400. Nearly every dollar of this went
m nav Jury and bailiff fees.
Mrs. Anthony Butts, of Valley Plains
district. stepped on loose plank in the
house and broke her leg. The accident
was serious one, as she was about IS
wears of age.
Dsw's turpentine still, near Arlington,
was burned last Thursday. The loss will
he about 5000. The fire was caused by a
leak in the still, and caught as they were
turning of a discharge.
Dave Gum says that he worked for
Dick Sauter Il years while he was run
mig A livery stable in Athens, and that
he never received harsh or unkind word
from Mr.. Saulter while with him.
Rev. II. Jackson, of jug Tavern, has
nearly entirely lost his mind. A few
nights ago he started to the mill pond to
drown himself, but his son Hillsman was
with him and persuaded him to come
back.
Mrs. Bell. aged 70 years, living in Flor
ence, died last Monday of old age. For
five or six years previous to her death her
mind bad been affected, but as she passed
away the veil was lifted and she recog-
uized all about her.
Since the establishment of st. Joseph's
orphanage, in Washington, ten years ago,
there have been more than six hundred
boys a the institution, and the only two
deaths that have occurred were Of boys
who were in dying condition when they
entered
An effort will be made 10 get Congress-
men Thos. NJ. Norwood, Chas. F. Crisp,
and Jas. II. Blount to attend the Darien
river convention on Nov. 3. The conven-
ton is fortunate in being doomed by such
man as Editor Grub, as he knows no
such word as fail.
On Friday Alonzo Moore, of Milton,
loaded an old army gun quite heavily and
fred 1t, and the barrel bursted just where
De had grssped it with his left hand, tear
!ng his hand UP terribly. DR.. Chandler
was called in and am putated three OF the
fingers and dressed the wound.
A little son OF J. T. Strickland, of the
Tenth district of Meriwether county,
caught eighteen partridges at one time in
an Old fashioned trigger trap. The trap
was baited with but one grain of corn,
which was placed on the long trigger.
The birds are supposed to have run into
The trap for shelter.
j. L. Hawkins, Hill county, Texas,
tarmer, was swindled out of $40 by conf
dence men at Atlanta. A man named
Brasher was arrested as the culprit.
HAWKINS was subsequently returned $40
and told to leave the city, The police ar
rested him when he attempted to do so,
because they wanted him as a witness.
At Columbus, Saturday, while Boney
Pitts, cOlOred, better known as BOney
CANNED, was walking along the street
between the SQUIRT house and Mr.. Frank
iedson's he was suddenly attacked by a
hemorrhage. Mr.. JepsOn was with him
a. the time, and took him Immediately to
his house, but the negro died as soon as
ne got into the yard. He had been a con-
bumptiye tor some time.
Fourteen years ago Mr.. Foster, then
working on the old North and South road,
drilled hole in a rock near Chambers
saw mill, seven miles from Rome. He had
drilled some inches when there came an
order to suspend work. On Friday. the
Fame man who is now employed by Kear-
ing Co., the contractors for the Rome
ana Carrollton, drilled the same hole to
Inc depth Of about Is inches, put in the
charge which had been fourteen years de-
layed and blew up the rock.
Gibson Enterprises: Mr.. Henry Kitch-
ems. who lives near here. went to Mill
greek church one day, carrying hen UNI
aer the seat Of his buggy that had gone
mere To lay. AS MIR. Kitchens drove up
70 the church, he was accosted by two
reverend gentlemen, Mr.. Roney and Mr..
DICKENS. No sooner did the hen hear the
preachers speak, than with the instinct Of
eeH-preservatiOn, she gave a squawk and
vent Tor the swamp with all the speed
tnat scared hen can go. Verify, truth
Is stranger than fiction.
Elberton Leader: The Elberton district
On last Wednesday morning. came within
ieet OF losing Its worthy and honored
:Ger. Mr.. Joe Chandler is having some
blasting done in his we'll, about 400 yards
Instant from the residence of Rev. w. p.
LoFeoy. While seated in his yard read
,ng book on the morning referred to MIR.
LoveJoy heard tremendous blast. and
ilsihg' walked of several va rds and stood
to3Hlng IN the direction of the smoke for
.ul'y minute, when suddenly huge
sogs' weighing over a pound, buried It.
ssgiI deep In the ground within 8 feet of