Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-20

states court at Macon.
GEORGIA.
Gainesville wants a foundry.
A party Of gypsies are encamped mile
or two above Eiherton.
W. B. Wagner has resigned me editor
ship OF the Harmony Grove signal.
Rockmart claims 10 have os tine slate a
ran he found anywhere for covering
houses.
Work on the artesian we'll at Waynes-
ooro continues, and the prospects Tor
water are good.
About 05 scholars are now attending
Lumpkin High School with probability
DfincreaslnZ the numberto 100.
The Jug trade between Lumpkin aud
Americas has increased considerably
since the cotton season opened.
J. L. Lamb was elected policeman Of
Brunswick at the last meeting OF Coun-
ell in place OF Z. D. Oldham resigned.
The County Commissioners OF Emanuel
met last Thursday. They gave Mr.. Dixon
the contract for the Williamson bridge at
f525.
The members Of the Baptist church in
McDOnOugh have elected Rev. A. Van
hoOse as their pastor tor the ensuing
year.
In grading the Amerieus Preston and
Lumpkin exten sion rioh bed OF mari was
unearthed on the hightOwer place, three
miles north OF Lumpkin.
At Brunswick ;. ID. Harris. of Savan-
nah, and Il. p. SymOus, OF Brunswick,
have formed a copartnership under the
hFm name Of SymOns & Harris.
The contest case Of Jim Blue and hon.
Ira E. Smith was called ut Brunswick
Saturday, and after taking some testi-
mOny was postponed until Oct. p.
At Hamilton Saturday night sam Will
tams and Rube simpson, two negroes,
Engaged in a ght and Simpson was very
dangerously cut. 1t is not known whether
be will recover.
At Eatoatou the gin house OF Robert
Young was burned Saturday afternoon.
Fight bales OF cotton besides 1000 bushels
Of cotton seed We're consumed. The total
loss will foot up $1,000.
s. P. Etter has com menced to raise ore
three miles from Rockmart for McGee Il
Co., of Knoxville, Tenn. MCGEE & Co.
say that tnia mine is as fine as there is
anywhere in the country.
The Swift Manufacturing Company of
Columbus has received twenty new
looms. Twelve Of them have been put up
and are in operation. The others win be
put in operation this week.
At e regular conference OF the Lumpkin
O.
Rev. Britt W. Davis, Of Dawson, was
ralled to preach two Sundays in each
month during the coming year.
1t costs a farmer in Sumter county an
Average Of SIG a bale TO get his cotton
picked and packed and put on the market
hitter 1t is open in the field, to say n0thing
Of the expense Of planting and cultTatlng
It. !E#t
at WaynesborO the oil mill is again in
operation, turning out a splendid quality
.of oil. AS soon as practicable the com.
Iany win begin the Manufacture Of ferji-
Tiers in connection with the oil manu-
factory.
Crop prospects throughout Greene
county, which we're considered exceed
ingly promising less than month ago,
have fallen OF greatly, aud the farmers
viii be pushed TO pay off their indebted
ness for the year.
A few days since L. 4. RUmpb, Of Mar
shallville, received returns for bis per-
simmons, which aggregated something
over 81 per Dushel, with instructions to
ship all be could At once-market good
and persimmOns in demand.
The Barlow Superior Court adjourned
term commenced Monday Some very
Important cases Will come up, among
them the trial Of William Puckett aud
pthers for tue killing OF Bryant E. Strlck.
and. This case has been set for Monday,
Oct. %.
Robert Pause and 1. p. GirardV have
applied 70 Collector Crenshaw for a lease
Df the basement OF the custom house in
Atlanta to be used as liquor saloon.
Uol Crenshaw has referred tneir applica-
lion to the Secretary OF the Treasury at
Washington.
Telialr Superior Court convenes at Me-
m
The docket contains a large number of
cases, and the session will likely continue
through the week. The Clerk has issued
more subpGnas than for any previous
term in his recollection.
At Atlanta Saturday the application of
Aaron Haas for tie appointment of per.
msnent receiver for the Capital Steam
Bakery was heard, the application grant
ed. and Louis Gohlstien appointed perma.
bent receiver. Mr.. Haas claims that the
bakery owes him $40, 900.
At Ellaville Sunday r. A. Grantham
and Nose Porter, colored, had difficulty,
In which Porter was stabbed several
times by GTantham. The wounds will
prove fatal. A warrant has been issued
Tor the arrest of Grantham, but 50 far he
has not been apprehended.
There stands for trial at the October
term Of Henry Superior Court 240 civil
and 16s criminal cases, making the aggre-
gate d6S cases TO DE disposed Of. w ith
this vast number OF cases the dockets will
be crowded for anindehnite period. These
rszas date from 1872 to 1896.
fhe gin house belonging tot. NJ. Adams,
in Chattahoochee county, was destroyed
by fire Saturday night. together with
twelve bales OF cotton. The greater part
of the cotton belonged to W. ID. Ray and
his brother. The loss is estimated at
els ID.