Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-27
F0RGIA AND FLORIDA.
,ivsOFraG TWO STATES TOLD
" IN PARAGRAPHS.

sordersvIlIe Physician Receivers His
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Inv on the TT pis at Atlanta-Dese
Nv His BRIDE.
GEORGIA.
The contractors are busy rebuilding the
rrnt district IN Thomson.
Cams are being taken to organize new
nance company in Atlanta.
.ho,t 400 white children can be &C
annotated in the public schools Of
thens.
rho General meeting of the Columbus
nntsT Association will meet at Cussetta
Friday.
Noarly thirty additions were made to
~ chnrch at Vienna at the camp meet
np this week.
charlie Byrd, of Americas, has shipped
X dozen eggs to Jacksonville, Fla, in
he last two weeks.
w. 5. Holman, of Athens, has refused
kOOOner acre tor some land near his house
hat cost him only $50.
Over 100 emigrants leave the vicinity of
kdairsville for Texas this month, among
liam Terrie Speed, the famous hunter
6nd trapper.
DR.. Hester is trying to raise $4,000 as
In inducement to get the railroad to go
y Salem. 1t is said that the route will
Ia changed for this sum.
In Jackson county politics are at a
fbite heat. There are six candidates in
lie field, two of whom are negroes. They
re all working like beavers.
At Dawson D. D. Davis has pur-
BIASED the mercantile interest of J. W.
Brown. of the firm of Brown d Williams,
+ Ind will take possession on Sept. l.
e Up to date only eighty-nine voters have
registered in the uptown districts Of
E1 OIumbus and 106 in the lower town.
The people are registering slowly.
| The jury commissioners of Muscogee
E &ave completed the work of revising the
kfry boxes. There are 301 names in the
{rand jury box and 675 in the traverse.
"a A Gentleman of Marietta said before
8r0Mbition was voted in Atlanta be asked
1000 for a cottage in that city, and
@odldn't sell it. Last week he sold it for
1000.
There is only about 800 more to raise
b make the $1,000 to build the Marietta
Female HIGH School. the lady who do
oates $4,000 proposes to give $1,000 TO fur
Dish the school.
HI Upon revision of the ballots in the pri-
mary election in Columbia county for
|llerk and Treasurer, the vote between
lessrs. Gray and Oliver was found to be
II tie, and another election was ordered.
Fl Vaus Greek Baptist church, at Ruck-
|ersVllle, in Ebert county, will have a GEN.
|bnnial celebration in October next. The
0hurch was organized in 1855, but the
celebration tor some cause was postponed
|Ell this year.
An exploded shell was dug up Wednes-
Gay on Maj. Sidney Herbert's suburban
|brm, some five miles out Of Atlanta, on
1he Central railroad. 1t is a grim and
foicelessrelic ofthe terrible battlesaround
Atlanta in 1864.
n The old veterans of the Twenty-third
Georgia regiment will hold a reunion at
kennesaw on Aug. IS. Il. N. Holland
las accepted an invitation from the COM
littee of arrangements to deliver the ad-
ress Of welcome.
81 The last return day for the September
krm of Ebert Superior Court has passed.
ut very few cases were returned-none
much importance. Outside of petty
riminal business, litigation is at very
bw ebb in Ebert county.
81 Mrs. W. B. Hall, of Washington coun-
N, by fall some two weeks ago suffered
he fracture of the end of the thigh bone,
Known from its frequency as the ''old wo-
hams fracture." She is doing very we'll
Under the circumstances.
"a Thomas Dixon, of ToOmsboro is re-
harkable trapper. He has a steel trap
N which he mas caught several coons,
wo wild turkeys, two turtle doves, and
wild cat. The other day ne visited the
rap and it held two coons at once.
Gordon Institute, at GAINESVILLE, began
rs fall term only two weeks ago and now
as over 200 students. 1t will have 300
y October. That school adds probably
$4,000 annually to the trade of that city,
Which without it would 90 elsewhere.
The chain gang hands of Floyd county
Ire now at work getting out tImbers for
fhe Farmers bridge. AS soon as the county
$ngIneer can secure the services of rock
basOns, work will be begun on the piers.
he work Will be done principally by con-
Flct labor.
81 The Senatorial convention to nominate
R candidate for the counties of Hail.
ackson and Banks counties met at ellis
lie last Friday, and A. p. Wofford, of
banks county. was unanimously nomi-
ated to represent the Ihlrty-thiTd Sena-
fOFia district.
Ialbotton New Era: The Central rail-
foad will give to Talbotton better rates
cotton to Savannah this year, and our
lyers will pay as much FOR cotton as
VIII be paid in Columbus. Under the
lew schedule Of rates they can afford to
10 80.
Alvin Wilson, of Watkinsville, says
Dcohee county is aroused over Judge
afasher's declaration, and even the men
vac voted for liquor condemn him as
tongty as the prohibitiopists. He will
oe presented to the grand jury for NAL
practice in Office.
nght occurred in Appling county on
aLGraay afternoon last between Edmund
aeIey and E. p. Hobbs, in which the
y. mer shot the latter near the hip bone,
ne oall coming out near the small of the
acA. The wound is painful and serious,
put IS not considered fatal.
Inc Ladies' Memorial Association of
Sonie nave received from Hon. Jefferson
laVs number of his autographs, and
ueSe nave been placed on sale at the
Stofes Of Allen & McOsker and Il. A.
n,inl, and the money received for them
8monument.
VA tuesday night, at the camp meeting
ne Lar vienna, b. f. Forbes handed a sup
b oseu nickel to bov for caring for his
HfonSI' Inc next day, to mis- surprise, he
gnIs tnat he had given the negro So in
~, ana did not know his name or any
na ,ms OF him. However, Thursday tie
,., sent the money back to Mr.. Forbes.
Z ~ iue rates OF insurance in Albany are
nlsn' considering the excellent fire de-