Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THETWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

Weeks while confined III bOA ~
8arIem-An Accidental Pistol Shot in
Columbia County Followed by Death.
GEORGIA.
Saws the Atlanta journal: "A wide
awake Georgia man saws that for $50 in
advertising be realized a net profit OF
S575."
tits a remarkable fact that Fort Gaines,
with population of over 800, has not a
single white person residing in 1t by the
name of Jones.
At Rome one man Wednesday night
bought whisky from one Of the dealers for
Christmas ''noggs" for dry county to
the amount OF $50.
Real estate at Erin, Meriwether coun-
ty, has about doubled in value with the
prospect of two railroads. Two hundred
acres recently sold for $3.50.
Over 81, 900 was paid to turpentine farm
hands by one firm near Waycross during
the past week, and 100 of them went back
to North Carolina to spend Christmas.
James Greer cut Charles Wilson's
throat with razor in barroom row at
Griffin Wednesday night. Wilson will
live. Greer escaped. Both are worth
less negroes.
NJ. Il. Collins, who has been connected
with the Eastman Times for about eight
Milledgeville. after an absence Of near
thirteen years.
Col. Wilson, of Fort Gaines, had mule
in his lot last Friday night, when a stray
ball from a pistol struck the animal in
one OF mis- hips, iDjurng him so seriously
that he had to be killed.
Lloyd Smith, who has been engaged
in the grocery business at Eastman for
several months past, has sold his entire
stock of goods to William Dean, who
will continue the business.
Gentleman from Banks county says
ne negroes are gradually disappear
in rom that county, but what becomes
OF them is mystery. They are not dying,
but seem to be melting away like snow.
Sheriff overly says that TImmons, the
Oconee county fOrger, is behaving verv
Well now, aud has not made any attempts
at escape lately. He has removed the
shackles from him, and leaves his prisoner
free to roam about the cell.
DR.. EpbraIm Brumby, of Athens, has
received a Christmas present from the
Elyton Land Company of $500. This
makes $3.50 that Or. Brumby has received
in dividends from five shares of stock in
the past thirty days. IL was once as low
as $40 per share, but DIR. Brumby has re-
fused lately $685. 900 for his five shares.
Mr.. Nichols. of Clarke county, says the
story of restitution among the poor whites
In the county is not oyerdrawn; that he
knows OF families in his neighborhood TO
whom meat is rarity, and often they
have not even bread enough to eat. They
are without money, credit or provisions
of any kind, and literally live from hand
to mouth.
At Columbus Wednesday two buggies
locked wheels on Broad street. One was
1wFwr ~
county, and the other by Miss Broyles
and Miss Weatherly, of Russell county.
The horses became frightened and ran.
The buggy in which the young ladies
were riding was completely overturned.
Miss Broyles had one OF her arms dislo-
Gated and was considerably bruised. Miss
Weatherly was not much hurt.
j. & c. Il. Peacock purchased the
entire turpentine interests OF Messrs
Powell, Baldwin g. Co., about three miles
from Eastman, on Monday last, and will
engage in the business next year. The
new firm will be conducted under the
name of +. j. Peacock & Co. This
arrangement will not interfere with their
mercantile interests in town, and it will
be conducted as heretofore, under the
firm name of G. II. Peacock & Co., under
the supervision OF K. j. Peacock.
The cotton mills at Houston Factory
will resume operations early in Febru-
airy next, Messrs. Dennard & Hughes
have on hand enough cotton to supply
their mills Tor at least six months. and
they will begin work with only capable
operatives in their employ. The pI oducts
OF these mills have heretofore held a place
among standard goods, and it is the in
tention OF the proprietors to improve the
quality of these hOmespuns, and thereby
create an actively increased demand for
them.
A young gentleman of Athens had
lately occasion to visit a neigh boring
county, where ne was fined So for snow.
Dalling some ladies and gentlemen. He
paid it and returned home. The next is
sue OF the local paper stated that he had
left the place and his fine unsettled. The
young man at once returned and de-
manded and secured published and writ
ten retraction from the editor. He did
not know at the time that he was viO-
lsting any ordinance, but paid his tine
without word OF complaint.
On Dec. IL. at Saw Dust, Columbia
county, an old pistol In the hands of
Henry Radford was accidentally dis
charged and took effect in the leg below
the knee OF Alexander Blanchard, the
owner OF the weapon. The ball passed
between the bones, ranging downward
and Embedded itself somewhere between
The knee and ankle. The wound was
painful, but was not considered danger
Gus by any means. However. DESPITE the
skillful treatment of the attending physi-
cianihe grew worse and finally gangrene
set in, folio wed by excruciating pain.
until relieved by modification aud very
soon death ensued.
Not long since one of HarIsm's mer-
chants, upon opening box OF potash,
discovered snugly nestled within the Sc
cret embrace OF the box four well grown
rats, not mice. but true blue rats. This
hox had been in store more than thirty
days. In IL there was nothing that they
could subsist upon except the sawdust
and paper in which the potash was packed.
Upon thorough and scrutinizIRg examI-
nation no place could be found where il
was possible for them TO have gotten in,
and the only solution the coincidence ie
that they, while quite small, were packed
up with the potash. And now comes the
question. how could they live in such
close confinement, and upon what did
they subsistr Possibly this box had beeu
packed for months before reaching Har.
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Perry Home journal: 1t is apparent u
W observers that considerable change
has been made within the last several
years in the farm labor system in Hous-
ton county. Several years ago farmers
were anxious to employ laborers by con.
tract for "A year, and there was much &C