Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-01

GEORGIA.
The old Jail at Gainesville is for sale.
Gainesville is to haye.a new military
company.
Loves Harbor is the name of new
park at Macon.
Mrs. Charles 4. Robbie, Of Augusta,
died Wednesday.
John Hudson's residence at Gainesville
has been burned.
The measles are now prevalent in
Charles own, near sparta.
There is a large den of beavers on San
DIV creek. near Hampton's mill.
The Grand Jury of Thomas county found
about so true bills for various otienses.
within the last eight years S., 30 has
been sperft for marriage licenses in Will
kinson county.
The Brunswick Ri1emen go on their an
nual picnic to-day. Cumberland Island
is the rendezvous.
The Artesian House at Albany has been
closed on account of trouble between the
owners and lessee.
a meeting Of the melon growers of
South and Southwest Georgia IS to be
held at Albany May :.
In one case in Thomas court the value
OF the article stolen was 81 80. The cost
10 lue county WAS dDOub 3IUUs
There was not a business man on the
Lumpkin county grand jury last week,
and five or six who cannot read or write.
There are several trappers now camped
on the rivers in Clarke county catching
bears. They are making money catching
them.
Rev. }. l.. lloyd, of Albany, has re-
ceiyed and accepted a call to the pastor
ate of the Baptist church of Gonzales,
Texas.
The Marietta marble company are now
laying the brick foundation for frame
building, which, when completed, will be
500 feet long.
Patrolman Abbot, Of Atlanta, has been
charged with perjury by man named
Mc1ianaman, against whom he had lodged
complaint.
There were twelve new accessions by
immersion at the Baptist church at
Gainesville last Sunday night, and many
more expected to ION.
One Of Culyerton's pater familas has
most delicate mode Of conveying a hint
to late visitors. He sends in his watch
on waiter by the servant.
A gentleman living in the suburbs Of
Athens will test the right Of the City C0un-
ell in levying a tax on his property with
out furnishing him gas and police protec-
ton.
A negro woman on the farm of G. R.
Edge, in Talbot county, claims to have
caught from L3Zer creek with hook and
line, one day last week, catfish weigh
ing Il pOGnds.
John Cohen, Of Athens, has sold out
nearly all Of his whisky, and closed the
wholesale department yesterday. Mr..
Cohen will move to Atlanta and 90 into
business there.
The North Georgia Presbytery was in
session at Riuggold this week with many
delegates present from the many churches
constituting the Presbytery. The meet
ing was an interesting one.
il is said .hal there is vast bed OF
shells and bones in a certain locality In
Whitfield county, which, if properly
utilized, would produce thousands upon
thousands of bushels of most excellent
phosphate. How the bones and shells
came there is a mystery.
Can't. HightOwer Davis, the recently
discharged conductor on the Georgia road,
was arrested at Columbus Wednesday on
a warrant from Atlanta. He is charged
with rape on an Atlanta girl. Capt. Davis
is a married man, lives in Augusta, and
was discharged by the road authorities
When these facts were reported.
Matt O'Brien has resigned the position
of manager Of the Southern express office
at Columbus and John Henderson has
been appointed his successor. 1t IS under
stood Mr. O'Brien VIII locate at Atlanta
in another and more lucrative business.
Mr.. Henderson, his successor, has been
connected with the office a number Of
years.
The barn and stables OF James II. Jones,
of Chattahoochee county, were destroyed
BIZ fire sunday. He had killed a beef on
that morning and stretched the hide upon
the top of the barn, and one Of his sons
spread some ashes upon it, in which there
were a few Goals Of fire, and it is supposed
that caal dropped through into the
fodder. s 2 If his corn and fodder We're
destroyed.
TelCair county is entitled to the premi-
UNI on lively old men. Mr.. John Spyers,
of that county, is 101 years old, and was
attending court at McRae last week and
Getting around as lively as some men 80
wears younger could have done. Mr..
Henry Mink, Of the same county, is 81
years old, and it does not, il IS said, seem
hard task for him % shoulder a bushel
Of corn and carry 1t to mill, distance Of
several miles.
Col. W. H. Luttrell. Of Waverly Hail. is
endeavoring 10 form q cooperative COM
pany 70 locate az Hamilton and do ware
house and supply business. His plan is
for ten large farmers 70 put into pool
$1,000 each, to elect o President and direc-
tors. rent a warehouse or build one, and
81 handle the business OF the county as
far as the influence of the stockholders
ana the Inducements they could offer
would enable them.
The last grand jury Of Oglethorpe
county recommended that a handsome
and modern new court house be built, aud
als recommendation viii be at once
acted upon by the Commissioners and
structure % cost about $4,000 erected.
it Is reported that Crawford Will make an
e39rt 10 have the county site moved TO
lat town. Int il viii require q two-thirds
sota NJ The people 10 make the change,
Is Also official action by the Legislature.
Union county is badly infected with
aaj dogs. one passed through Blairs-
vile Tuesday. II bic q number ~ dogs,
as ana cattle. About TWO miles from
#u IS came IN contact with q small
aid of r. II. wilson auj attacked 10.
child is bitten gin the face and body
arely. Up b thIs time BE- has suffered
Htlle pain, and plays with the other
'..1fen. ITS parents are very ur ASH
oat il. A great many dogs have been
a.I03.
DE- Cochrane, of Tunnel min, lost .
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