Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE news OFTaE Two STATES
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ut aBOy in Dodge County.
GEORGIA.
jackson now has Presbyterian church
A new post office in Butts county is
called Cork.
There are 1S2 pupils now attending
scaOUl ia Perry,
Jefferson has received nearly 1000 bales
pf cotton this season.
The Postmaster at Athens viii be APP
pointed in the next ten days.
Mrs. Emma DeLaunay Nisbet, wife OF
J. ii. Nisbet, OF MilledgeVille, died wed
nesday.
The author of Greer's almanac was a
Citizen OF Butts county. His remains are
buried in the cemetery at Macedonia.
There are at least a dozen applicants
for Postmaster at HawkinsVllle, TO nil the
vacancy caused by the death OF Judge ID,
II. Whitfield.
The Martin Institute building at Jetfer-
Eon will be completed at an early date.
The edifice when completed will certainly
De a handsome one.
The Robinson house, at Dawson, changed
hands on Feb. l, DR.. W. ". Farnum as
Stunning the charge OF the house, and CaDI.
I. M. Allen retiring.
Joseph Walker, young farmer resid-
aug III bue upper pdib VI 4cIGt COuhNy e
was thrown from his morse a few days
ago, which broke ais right arm.
Judge Jolo Lewis, of Gordon county,
killed three l5-mOnths-old pigs last
week, wa ca weighed 9l3 pounds, and
made 10 gallons OF lard from the fat.
Dodge Superior Court convenes on the
fourtl Monday in February. A great
many Gases nave been returned, ana IL is
thought that the entire two weeks will be
taken up.
Jeph. Mathis, who was bitten by rabid
dog SOM time ago, was in Gibson few
dd, ago and states that after the appli-
cation of the maidstone he has never felt
any effect from The bite.
A negro woman who was walking along
the ROAD near VIII Thomas, in Server
county, last Sunday morning, began TO
cOuIh vi0Iently, and burst blood vessel
and died in a few minutes.
An Atlanta bicyclist rode 2614 miles 10
ghours few days ago without any unu-
sual eXertlOn. Iue Atlanta base bal
clue is bu lding on its grounds an elegan
eIuder track for the wheelmen.
d. B. Woodruff, a well-knOwn archi-
bect OF Macon, has just received notice Of
his appointment OF upertntendent OF
Public Works at Macon, Ca, from the
Secretary of the Treasury at Washington.
ted the murdeTOus assault on Jack Law
renee, son of DIR. James u. Lawrence at
Whitesville, in Efingham county, last
fall, has been arrested and lodged in jail
at SylVana.
The young men living in the vicinity
of GuytOn have organized debating clue.
They met Tor the first time last Saturday
evening and elected E. j. Hinley presi-
dent, l.. Neidlinger secretary, and W. b.
Dasner treasurer.
Julius Ward, who killed Crawford sew
sral miles from Rome a few weeks ago,
was brought to Rome Thursday by the
Sheriff OF Cherokee county, Ala, and
lodged in jail. He claims that the killing
was done IN self-defense.
Col. Kellogg, Postmaster at Canton says
that during the mODLu Of January he is
sued 81, 100 of money orders and postal
notes, and paid out on orders ana notes
1872. This was the largest business ever
done in any one month at that place.
The removal of j. X. Smith from Cor
don county necessitated the elecuon of
county commissioner in b s place, and on
MONDAY OF last week, at a special meeting
vi the board, Col j. A. JerVis was elected
to fill the vacancy and has consented to
serve.
Gov. Mcdaniel, Thursday afternoon, re-
ceived a telegram from DR.. EstabrOOk
saying that he aud his party
OF visiting Ohio farmers were
snOwb0und at Nashville, Tenn, and
that be expected to reach Atlanta yes
terday afternoon.
William Wooten, ofTerrell county, lost
valuable horse a few days since, from
hydrOphOba. The animal was bitten by
a dog several weeks since, and soon
evinced symptoms of the drea1 disease,
biting at everything and foam NJ from the
mouth. The dog has been Killed.
II. p. Taylor, and energetic aud practi-
Cal young farmer of Pulaski county, made
last year l06 heavy bales OF cotton on 300
acres of land. lie also made sudicieucy
of corn, wheat, potatoes, ETC., to run the
farm the present year. He ran eight
plows and Gu tivated Mr.. II. b. Marr's
supper plantation"
Rev. w. l.. Richards, who for some
months past has been filing the pulpit OF
Gurus Baptist Church in Augusta, has
accepted "a call To the pastOrate of the
Baptist Church in Atlanta CITY, near
NOrfO X. Va. MIR. Richards Will leave IN
company vito DR.. j. L. Burrows
for Norfolk next Wednesday, and will
take charge OF his congregation at once.
There is house in Barnett which is re-
markedly unlucky. 1t was b lit ia 1876,
and five or six families have since moved
cupied The house year without the death
OF one of its members. 1t has been built
3 or 10 years and 0 or 10 deaths have &C.
Cured in it, and IL Is said that all OF these
were taken sick suddenly.
At Fort Valley, Thursday, the gin fac
tory and machine works of D. II. Miller
caught fire. The wind was blowing
stit1ly at the time, and as the factory adj
joins several frame buildings It was
thought that the town would be swept
away by the flames. Quick work on the
part OF the citizens eXtin guished the fire
before much damage was done, and thus
saved the town.
Farrell's saloon, 2l5 West Peters street,
Atlanta, was burned Thursday morning
= about O'clock. The building was the
property Of l.. Cohen, ana was valued at
Vi 300. The insurance was light on both
the stock and the building. The engines
were delayed at Peters street crossing Oy
height train, one Of the cars being
ditched. But for this the building would
perhaps have been saved.
At FORSYTH Wednesday Deputy Sheriff
James h. King aud BaliffJ. f. Vincent
were conducting "A white man named
smith 10 iall-and just ss they were en-
lering the jail yard smith made a break
Tor liberty. and succeeded in making GOOD
has escape. Smith halls from Epson
countv and had Just been ordered 90 prison
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