Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-20
GEORGIA..

County
GEORGIA.
The value of taxable property in Bruins
wick is $l,705,377.
There were thirty-two vessels in port at
Brunswick Friday.
The new hotel on st. Simon's is to cost
from $25, 600 to $50, 900.
J. S. Barnett announces that he is not a
candidate for Sheriff of Lowndes county.
Twenty-Five car loads of brick have
been received for the new court house at
Americas.
Hundreds of partridges are being
brought to the Elberton market in coops.
They sell for five cents retail.
Already 5000 bales of cotton have been
engaged for the steamship Lord Derby,
now loading at Brunswick for Liver
pool.
M. j. Thornton, of Elberton, has book
printed 1858 years ago. 1t is well preserved
and with the exception of the SIS and rs
looking alike is quite readable.
A colored woman, Hannah Carter,
living near RuckersVile, draws twelve
dollars per month for the services of her
deceased husband in the late war.
T. Nj. Swift, of Elherton, is IN Cincin-
ustlfo the purpose OF buying machinery
suitable for the erection next spring OF
an oil mill, refinery and soap factory.
Rev. w. T. Norman, OF Elberton, had
the misfortune to lose one OF his eyes n
short time since. There was no pain, and
it lost its usefulness without apparent
reason.
An estimate, made after investigation,
disclOses the fact that the steamship
Ashdell left at Brunswick from $4,000 to
$4,000 paid out for labor, ship stores and
other necessary expenses.
Peterson IL Co., of Fort Gaines, have
been extremely fortunate in the cotton
business this season. Thew bought
largely while it was low and held it until
1t went up to 914c. in Savannah market,
realizing then about a cent a pound on
600 bales.
A correspondent writes that the losses
by the Brunswick fire and the Insurance
were as follows: Kaiser Bros, loss on
building $3.50, insurance 5000; j. p. Sill
verslein. loss on stock $1,000, insurance
$500. MIR. Silverstein also had 5000 on
furniture.
Postmaster John j. Newton, OF VAL
dOsta, died in his room at PrescOtt's Hotel
last Monday night. He was taken quite
sick Thursday morning prior and never
rallied. his trouble was paralysis of the
heart. His remains were shipped TO
Brunswick for interment.
About forty street tax defauIters were
summoned to appear at Police Court at
Rome Sa, urday. About fifteen or twenty
appeared and were ordered TO work fifteen
days on the street, and those who did not
answer will be requested to give twenty
days OF their service to the city.
1t is rumored that Americas is to have
another bank, and that NJ. Speer will be
its President. In 1882 the Bank of Amer
lcus stock sold as low an $92 so per share.
Under his management it has paid semi
annual dividends of per cent. The
stock has sold for $125 per share.
At Fort Gaines the woman Shepherd,
who was committed by the Coroner's Jury
fer the murder of Ab Ceverson, was on
Wednesday brought before q committing
court and the charge investigated. The
court, alter hearing all OF the evidence,
discharged her, the evidence showing
conclusively that it was case of suicide.
Miss Emma Cooner, of Fort Valley, was
seriously hurt Tuesday. She was riding
horseback, and her horse stumbled; in
the effort to regain his footing she was
thrown backward, spraining her back
and it is feared injuring herself iu-
ternaily. DIR. Ross was called and she
has had the best OF attention, but fears are
entertained for her life.
from the country tried to sell a lot OF
chickens to merchant on Cotton avenue,
Americas, on six months credit The
merchant seeing that he was drinking de-
cllned, ana the country chap staggered
up TO one OF WachtelPs well-dressed
dummies" and tried hard to sell it the
chickens. For ten or fifteen minutes he
hung on the dummy" begging it 10 buy.
but the figure remained silent. The fel.
"a lAE 10
IMAM that didn't have sense enough to
buy fat chickens at his own price,"
A strangely deformed child was born
in the Northern liberties, suburb OF
Columbus. a day or two ago. It's parents
were white. The body was perfectly
formed, but its head was strangely
shaped. The face was perfect, except
that IL bad the appearance of belonging
10 person al least so years old. There
was no head from the eyebrows upward.
Tine top OF that portion OF the head which
was formed looked like piece of raw
steak. the infant was 9-months child,
but died IN a short time after birta. DIR.
Sheridan expressed it to the Atlanta
Medical College.
Jake Stuart, a colored man living three
miles above stockton, was taking care OF
negro man last week woo claimed TO be
sick, and while Jake was gone from his
house TO funeral he told his wife 10 stay
tnereabout until he came back and mind
the house. During the time his vile went
out TO milk her COW, the man that
vas sick got up and took Jake's gun and
she old lady's shawl, all the potatoes he
could carry and two dozen and three eggs
and ran OF as fast as he could and is vet
at large. A few nights before Peter
Pierce had his house broken into and
robbed Of several things.
A colored minister, en- route TO the
association lately in session AT Columbus,
stopped over night with a friend living a
few miles from Americus. When the
reverend gentleman took his departure
next morning he AUTOMATICALLY took
his hosts watch also, and sereneIy pur-
sued bis way TO the meeting. The injured
host, however, was not SO serene when he
discovered his loss, and promptly wired
the Bishop to have brother Jones
"handled by the association His re-
quest as complied with, and "Brother
Jones" handled accordingly, which vas
toe means OF his conlessiug the dee and
returning the watch 10 Its rightiul owner.
Joseph s. Baughn, OF Lexington, writes
as follows: IL wish TO correspond with
some young lady, with view to matri-
mOny. She must not be over % years of
age, OF good figure and domestic habits,
Weight between lis and 140 pounds.
Would not offset to a widow, provided
she has not more than two children. She
must have $1,000 in cash, however, Tor
each child, TO cover expense OF rearing
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