Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-03

spends $500 per year for gas for
.... purposes
,ru s said % have been the importer
-.lL ppN now raging in Thomson.
. Daniel has decide TO begin hear
contests IN the Justice of the Peace
Feb. l1-
.- b. $1,000 SANDER case on the docket
.- tle coming session of jackson
promises t0 DE very interesting.
.- t.artl saturday a negro snatched a
from Mrs. VI A. Bolt. II con-
tl.- Ise negro was captured and the
restored.
--eI lrcs recently have demonstrated
..t -H-t large portion of Albany Is at
.ar.- .f amy chance COnfagratiOn owing
A.lcucy of the water supply.
.-rI woman iu Elbrr,on has lost four
Ur accidental deat aths-tw0 were
one drowned. and the fourth killed
from fence and sticking a nail IN
.-e..ta
.r.. 0l hiri-huuters from ALBANY
..r lu East DUuEherty. on FRIDAY.
tEa deer and peppered them with
-..- ller expect % 20 again at an
.-f. tnl vs. E. .Olt their guns for deer
t.t ulris-
N.-. H-s-ooi, OF south Carolina; Mrs.
..-e. OF Augusta. Mrs Harden and
H.. ..re. Hi Columbus, and Mrs. jenkins
s...l--.. Ie. 500 widowed sisters OF the late
...I.-- 60. Barrett. 81 Augusta. are between
.-.- .t ID anl 50 years.
Posters rut up Iu different parts OF the city
tl4t the artesiau well fixtures viii
iur damages 20 the Mayor and CITY
.... ui Amerlrus to-day. 1t Is probable
... Tile Well fixtures of the Manhattan Well
.tIF lu brunswick wlll be ordered sold
..-. CAN'T. of the Athens BIHner- Watct-
-tHlt-u- olt KING alcohol right and left
lle columns uf bis paper. The pres
.t.Al lal-l l- probably the hottest ever
...-l .n l-arhc- and No ole I- doing III lre
H- u-u-Iur tnan the WIle swase scribe
.E Wen- lued. W hen great public Is
-" 10 90 -"IH. Hs. H.F Fsa nE.-
-.-r lf rle peoples best interests.
vs. 90 amer CORES suoudeut writes as follows:
Fl .--r -- one OF the most peaceful and orderly
...rr- lu tine state. Since the sale of spiritU-
l4.r- was -t0pDeli. in ls76. by the re-
-. at the Ordinary 90 grant license. our
... .t- improved morally. socially and
..tilF- dui lAe value oi real estate IN the
-E advance to au average far above that
-.E rt tAr surrounding counties.
A- Atlanta about o'clock sunday morning
..ar turt c0iOreu came In contact with
.r 1r five negro men near the. corner OF
f..lLm AMI Jones streets, with whom he en-
--"l do conversation. Finally he ami one
H. Els men began 10 quarrel, and the quarrel
.lUi u n-nt. In the fight the entire
--vi Iumuyd on Ford and. after cutting ana
.elt-u- .Im. fed. Three wounds one vi
H..1 may prove fatal were inflicted 10y
s.Ie.
Mad son MfF .s1nt1n. The greatest curiosity
tle county l- "a fowl owned by ". N. Calia-
..r. farmer, living near this city. IL has
l.. .rlvuf hen. tue head, comb and tan OF
-. ..- -a.- anu crows az perfectly as any other
H-.er- Iu color 90 Is beautiful red on one
SOD. ui .l- body &ui 81 0omIulck on the other:
D.. performs All the -allantries of a male and
docs NOT -luu auE ut ths duties Of the female.
.u short. It D. ue.lher a hen OF "A rooster. out
1u-A. consequently i- of double value.
Inura lay ana aecIie1t occurred at the Fort
y alley Foundry building. which placed lu inl-
mment danger tue lives and limbs OF halls "a
dozen men. Mr. Cook. with five calorc.i
Workuleu. H-l broyle-, a0e Fuller. Elijah
Nick-. JH.H-r Fuller and Noah Bryant, were
sian1inr 1n q E-r'irr, which Was resting On the
plates ol ils allI.sll- - feet from the lrouad.
raising 81 -rA-- lH N...- tie Elruer was tp Ice
fastened Roy from r1 s. One Of the supports
ul the glrlc- save WY causing Do 70 break.
pr-clHltauug tle men to the ground. Iieu
Eruylcs ant EIjal NIcks were badly bruiseI
lul ll B.. feareI seriously injured. The rest
escaped with slIEat injuries.
Iu three or four day- there viii De q meet
-a- ui the committee of citizens and Council
..l o. discuss the question of aoatiug the
T.rHli crossing nuisance IN Atlanta. ON
t..- lu there VIII Doe a meeting of this joint
ulLtee with the railroad officials who are
Interested. The plan of lowering the tracks
l-s -rru very generally discussed, and as far
l--crtllneu has met with the approval 81
-.e people anna tue r1ai-. IL is not Impossible
t.t- tuc matter may receive favorable
l--iera.ion ON all sides the 10Th.
d. I- Mcdaniel. Assistant City Engineer. has
r.u.re4 profile drawing of the pro-
posed plan, copies of which have been sent 90
She railroad officials The whole distance
embraced IN the proposed cut Is 3,tu0 feet. IL
.- proposed 20 begin at point about 100 feet
beyond Calhoun street and make a grade
-l-.lr over one foot per hundred feet. reach
ll- level at Lloyd street. which continues
through the carsheu. \ grade of one foot per
hundred feet ls then started up and ends on
tut state road alongside the frelE Eht depot.
altuu the Central near the ice house.
Jackson Hers'd: While some of the other
counties In Georgia have been having their
sensations, Old JACKSON now steps to the frORt
e.l produces hers. on last "Wednesday. while
negroes were clearing Lu field
what b. known as the ElOurnOy place. IN
I.arst-1pro district. OF jhis county. they
.-ue across tree that looked rather peculiar
$50 much 50 that they spared 10 from the
r.va-es Of the AK. Mr.. Martin. who now
owns tue place, came 10 where they We're
WIrAIlC AMI examined the tree. The tree Is
a. Iut fifteen feet high ami nine inches in
diameter, and the limbs commence
-- tAe distance Of five feet from the
ground, and look like the branches
%. Tie regular cotton plant, aud each
Dim. mas cotton b0lis thicklv stuck on it. in
W.el I- hidden away the hnest kind Of cot
f.u. equal Iu quality 90 any ever raised In the
~.-a. Tie limbs sre about as thick on il as
t..-e Ii q cedar tree. The discovery Of this
free al- created a great sensation, and par
Tres are coming from long distances to get
-.A- al tle seed To she N they can't ratse
-.uH trec- like this one. " have a specimen
.. -a- cotton lu This office, which any one can
-.H- Nr. Martin, who gave the Information
-. .-. .- nue ul the most reliable citizens OF
tH. county. and SAYS those who are inclined
Dr.. .- .rareuulous can see for themselves by
d
raising cotton on trees, what VIII come neNts
Te mos. respectfully ask.
Abe W . Crawford, once "a well known sport
.r- Hil of Atlanta, died at the MIlledEeyIlle
Ha ASS lam uay or two ago. He was 81
E.-r- uf age. Crawford was, by birth, q
I.-..ul4u, lut early IN life went 90 Atlanta.
Ie v-- au expert billiard player, and at one
... was the recognized champion OF the
--r- ga l,j7 or IS Atlanta had billiard
tournament All Of the best billiardIsis IN the
~I..a were present and entered. To the
rH aaM.-
was t1 Ne awarded, and Crawford
..ret l,. Tie was an expert pool player
N.5 SAID t0 be the finest pin pool
.-.er .u the world. Persons who placed
..-.r money uu "a card when Abe Craw-
..r. Wl- dealing were always satisfied, for
-. l-t the reputation of being an honest
Aer- lie was liberal, open hearted and
generous. AMI never turned an applicant away
empty banded. lie has been known many
games q. refund money won from men 10 their
.s-..r~ lu ls.j he abandoned sporting
... s-L opened family grocery. He sue
.et Well -u business ami purchased a fine
arm Gordon county. He moved TO his
---.- and remained there until the Atlanta
.H- exposition, when he went back 10 At
..--a and again began ''llfe Of ease A
-F ar- ago he again reformed aud went
t' l.- plantation. something over a
1880 DE mani Tested signs Of mental sber-
..I-- and his family caused an lnYestlga-
t-- Vl.cl resulted an sending him 10 the
l. where he remained until his death
A'.r SONG back % bis plantation he joined
... a-rcc, and was. up 20 the time OF ms IN
ration In the asylum, q sincere and de
...- CHRISTIAN.
.-a has been fled in Fulton Superior
r- . ll l-u'y sensational suit. The case Is /
Mary A. Malry and others against Francis
.-.r. alias Francis Z. Booth, and others.
r- ago there lived In Atlanta fine
intel lIEeut and high-mluued man
a.lllr was George J. Booth. Although
-.--.H- au estate valued al $4,000. made 10y
- a"u Iug Eueut and cNertlOn. Booth was
..- any education whatever. and could
much write MS own name. In the
'-t part ol I--i be died lutestate. soon
ettter a Lads who had passed as the wife
H--.. appeared at the OrdinarF's Office
...t t.t- aNluluIei adm InIstratrIN on the es-
b. -...- - large ul-t 0f which was divided be
-"--l herself. her son. John ". Martin. and /
1al- Aasu4. It appears that these three
were inmates ol the nOBsC at the time Of the i
-.a-- oi Booth. The bill alleges that Frances
Alfr-ln was lot his daughter. as they claimed. /
-- --ai The former was the wife Of james |
1--rAl. who. being imprisoned. broke jall |
"-- .au away. and hat his wife. with her
.-- +Huu ". Martin, went 10 keep house for
~ Gle The bill claims that sarah Martin Is
tLc --ughter Of Nancy Thurman. and was |
tahel uy her mother TO Booths house
Nheu an infant and then deserted and
t-At Booth through pity reared her, but never
e-a-ned ler or adopted her as his daughter
!. D. sall That the Young lady Is now married
--i1 he bill charges that
H-e u..l n1claim in law on
rated q. ther and by fraud
tle rr0 erty. The estate
.I llf aal.r tratriX discharg
Arr abry Of Madison
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