Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-24
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,ra,ne-boro Receives Her First Four
- Rates "f tnr Season on the Same
"a light I"jury Unex""ctedly
Vollowed by Death At conventions
to- FilU, two Years.
GEORGIA.
T0ore is talk Of a stock company being
.i,nsd IN Athens to start UP the paper
niiIat WatkInsYille again.
obo oldest man IN attendance at court
ronvers last week WAS Uncle johnnie
paynoIds. of Gwinnett county. He is
aver 81 years Of age,
nnring the Rock camp meeting in Up
.an comfy a chicken walked into the
oItar during serv ices and cuddled down
a. me straw as unconcernedly as if there
was not a Methodist preacher liz hun
dred niles
ore of Buena Vista's citizens has a
,omato vine which measures ID feet
across, There were some that did not be-
iipye 1t. so a committee was appointed TO
Investigate, and it measured exactly Is
feet by the square.
Henry Thornton, a cOlored tenant on
tho PREMISES of Squire Tidwell. in Epson
conntv, has a curiosity in the way of
cucumber. 1t was filled inside with
SPROUTS containing clearly developed
leaves in a green, growing condition.
large diamond is reported to have
hpen found the other day at the old Indian
hurving ground, on the Chattahoochee
rlyer BY a Miss Stoney. A great many
rnrositIes and relics have been unaarth-
ed at these mounds by the spring floods.
Col. Lem j. Alfred, of Pickens county,
was again in Gainesville at the Congress
sonal Convention. He has been attend
inc the Gainesville convention for fifty
Two years. He was there when the con-
yention held its session under the shade
j Of a mulberry tree.
\ John Black burn, while returning to
n llucOlnton from his work on lastTuesday
q evening, attempted to stick his AK in
stump. 1t missed the mark and cut a
small vein above the knee, and in less
than two hours he was a dead man. He
leaves wife and four little children.
Six cases OF drunkenness were booked
s at the police headquarters at Atlanta
Sunday. One of the officers of the force,
speaking of these cases. says that he saw
more drunken men Saturday night than
be ever saw in Atlanta on any Saturday
night while liquor was being sold at
retail.
A real estate agent of Athens says that
owners can not get half their value for
farm lands, from the fact that so many
places are mortgaged that purchasers
will see them put on the block, when they
can buy land at a mere song. Northern
loan companies have deeds to vast acres
of farming lands in Northeast Georgia,
and not one place in fifty will ever be re-
deemed
Information was received at Atlanta
Sunday of the burning of the residence OF
United States Marshal helms at Smyrna,
in Cobb county, Saturday night. The
family were aroused by the flames about
II O'Clock in the night, and in a short
while the entire dwelling was reduced to
ashes. The house was valued at between
5000 and $4,000, and there was no insu-
rance on it whatever.
DIR. George Eberhart and son Leck, OF
Harmony Grove, came very near meeting
death in horrible manner recently. They
had Just crossed the Northeastern rail-
road when the train came Numbering up.
The horse backed the buggy against the
train and the buggy was upset and de-
mOlished: Fortunately the doctor and
leck jumped out in time to escape injury.
The horse " as unhurt.
Lewis Jackson died at his residence in
Darien on Saturday night last, after an
illness of several months. Lewis Jack
Mcintosh county and at one time held the
assistant marshalship OF Darien. During
the troublesome times few years ago,
Lewis jackson could always be relied
upon to take the side of law and order,
and by his courage and good sense di-
verified many conflicts between the whites
and blacks.
Four new bales of cotton were received
in WaynesborO last Thursday. Bill Hud-
4 son, colcred, claims the first bale, as he
d put in his appearance about two hours
& before daylight. Bv sunrise it was bought
and paid for by wilkins, Nicely & Jones.
They gave him premium of So for the
first bale. At almost the same hour w C,
4 Paris, who is on one OF Mr.. Gray's places,
Il brought IN a bale. Mr.. Paris brought in
8 the first bale last year. During the day a
bale was brought in by 5. II, Attaway,
and one by E. A. Smith.
Some time during last week Mrs. May,
4 Wife Of Owen May, of Dahlonega, while
busy at some work, was stung on the end
Of the nose by a hornet. Mrs. MAY
thought nothing Of the matter until her
nose began swelling, giving her severe
pains in the head. Still it was thought
mat nothing serious would ensue from
The swelling, and only the common RENE
dies were used to allay it and kill the poi
son. The lady gradually grew worse and
me swelling continued, going into the
Aead and neck. A physician was sum-
moned, but all efforts to subdue it proved
anO.avail, and it slowly extended to the
Dody until it reached the heart, when the
%oy died in excruciating pains.
Washington Gazette: We have been
easung every day for some time back on
eOd country peach pot-ple. Let me
TVe Tou the receipt, Mr.. Editor, so you
can try it before peaches are all gone, and
81 lof the benefit OF your readers, too: Make
hoe cake about 10 by IA inches accord
9g to size of family; it takes one that
we lor miue) one inch thick. bake to a
asp brown, with plenty Of lard; while
Is baking let your peaches he stewing
SItH plenty OF sugar; when done and vet
NV spit open and lay in large dish.
wust down; put on a layer of fruit and
@ee the other half on that and lay on the
sS1nishce OF the FRUIT and juice. Set aside
vi you get through the first course.
Athens Banner Waterman: The pros
KEW ior a cotton crop is good. The rains
lave 0een general, and nearly every por-
& iva Wv" OF this part of the county has not suf-
i ,sIea much. Cotton is growing and fruit
t ,SE nnely, and the upland corn is better
, .uah II has been for years. Bottom corn
~ complete failure on account OF the
ta a,us IN the spring, but the farmers can
c ose advantage of the failure OF bottom
toa. ny cutting all the hay of of the bot
IN Ou .. lands. The hay crop is a big thing
snS 5ue way OF feed for horses and cattle,
tb ru h n farmers should save enough to do