Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Marital Oddities in Emanuel County
An Atlanta Druggist Closed by the
sheriff-strucl1 by IL Falling Crow
bar at ThOmastOn-A Convict Wa
ron Train Goes Through a Bridge
in Campbell County.
GEORGIA.
There is a sugar pear tree at the camp
ground in Cobb county which has borne
fruit for forty-five years, averaging about
VI worth year.
Martin Garden, of the Eleventh district
of Merriwether county, has biscuits three
times a day, vet he has never bought
pouud 81 flour since he began housekeep-
ing long years ago.
Rev. Bynan HALEY, of Darien, arrived
in Atlanta Yesterday, and Will preacn 10
ST. Philips church to-day. 1t IS probable
that he will pc called TO assume the duties
director of ST. Philips parish
At Atlanta William Howard, a colored
man. shot himself accidentally about
o'clock YESTERDAY morning at mis- home on
Elliott street. The bali passed through
Towards left lung, making probably
fatal wound.
A crowbar weighing % or so pounds
was dropped from the scadOld at the par
sonage at ThomastOn Friday morning,
striking w. II. Goats on the mead, lrac-
turing the skull about an inch, inhictlng
dangerous wound.
Last Wednesday night the sawmill on
Little Armucnee creek, about thirteen
miles from Rome, belonging to Abner
Echols, was washed down. The rain In
that vicinity was very heavy, ana the
creek is considerably swollen.
1t is probable that none of the Macon
Sunday schools will hold picnic until
about May Il, in order that the Sunday
School Con tentiOn, which will be in ses.
sion at that time, may attend. The park
will then be ready for the children.
Saws the Gdzette: Mr.. d. G. Hill is the
land king of The county, owning 5000
acres Of Wilkes county soil. He also has
the ''Kimba House, barn of this section
of the State-a tremendous structure
capable OF holding tue corn crop Of Wilkes
county.
In Henry Superior Court a day or two
ago the long litigated case OF A. w.
Walker VS.. r. p. Smith, involving the
rent OF four hundred acres of land for
seven or eight yeAtN was decided against
the defendant, who was ordered to pay
the nice little sum of 81, 800 for rent.
At Macon, Mrs Helen Newson has pur-
chased the bulId'rg now occupied by
Payne & Willingbam, from the b. +. Ross
estate, and will add one more story, max
ing It three stories high. The front will
be made handsome one, with plate glass
windows, to-, aud wilt place an elevator
in the building besides making other i'm
prOvemt MS.
One of Emanuel county's citizens mar
ried his third wife beiOre he was u years
old. Another one married his thiI d wife,
she being sister to his two former wives,
and the last two having been wives OF his
brothers { both of them having died), and
what is stranger still he was he husband
Of all three inside of IL months. They
we're all sisters too.
At Macon Friday night about 10 O'Clock,
diabOical attempt to wreck a train on
the East Tennessee, Virginia and GeOr-
gia railroad was discovered. Two young
men on coming from the park found the
lock on the switch be ween the pa gate
and Hendrix d Wiilngham's planning
mill broken off and the track thrown out
of position. But for the timely discovery
a wreck would have resulted.
Thomas r. Jarmon, OF Paulding county,
was buying a suit of clothes at AcWOrth, 1
when he reminded the merchantof cloth
coat he had bought OF him 10 years ago.
He has used this coat most of the time for
Sunday wear, and it is almost good enough
for this purpose yet. Mr.. JarmOn spent
several years In Texas and this coat was
his standby. 1t has been through rain
q,
of course, he is strongly attached to it.
tail N Q, Friday Magnus & Hightower
fled creditors bill against n. NJ. Boyd.
druggist. at the corner OF Peachtree and
Decatur streets. and he was closed up by
the sheriff. They show that Mr.. Boyd is
indebted to them in the sum OF $500, be-
sides interest, and allege that he is in
solvent. the restraining order was
granted by Judge Marshall Clarke, who
T1r
eeiveT, and set ne hearing for May 8.
Tuesday evening a fatal accident &C.
Cured at Prices saw mill at Williams
burg, Calhoun county. which resul ted in
the instant death OF a little negro boy.
The little negro In attempting to step
across thu band was caught by the fly-
wheel and carried entirely around it, and
instantly crushed to death in the machin-
cry. The engineer was not aware of the
accident urtil a jolt in the machinery an
nOunced that something was wrong, and
then be discove ed the mangled remains
of the little negro. The little negro was
playmate Of little son of Mr.. j. G. Price,
the owner OF the mill, and they were at
play around the mill when the accident
occurred.
Capt. j. W. English, with a squad of
about 200 convicts, passed through Fair
burn Friday on his way to the Georgia
Mid land, where he will at obce commence
work. In leaving Atlanta several of the
teams took the wrong road and came by
way OF SandtOwn, and while one Of the
teams, loaded with flour and other prnvi-
siOns, was crossing the bridge over Camp
creek, the middle span gave way, precip-
tating the mules, wagon and all into the
creek, running several barrels OF -four, de-
molishing the wagon, and IL was with
difficulty that the mules were extricated
without drowning. The Captain thinks
the county should pay him damages,
This bridge had just been rebuilt. the re-
cent heavy rains having washed il away.
FLORIDA.
A three-legged chicken has been Matched
At Belleville.
David $. Williams, Ocala's straw berry
King, will ship 1900 boxes Of berries this