Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OFTHE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
The law firm of Hardemap & Irwin, OF
Washington, has been dissolved.
Rev. }. l.. Floyd, a Baptist minister,
died at Stone Mountain Tuesday.
f. G. Brufy. reporter OF Atlanta, is
candidate for Coroner of Fulton county.
At negro meeting near Waverly Hall
Rass West stabbed Tom Mckay. He was
sent to jail to await trial at the next SD
perior Court, failing to give bond.
burglary was committed at Mays
town, Wednesday night OF last week.
Some person broke into the store house OF
DR.. Mays and took $l2 or Sl5 from the
money drawer.
Notice is published that bill will be
introduced to abolish the County Court of
Henry county at the present session OF
the Legislature. County courts are being
abolished all round.
The Rev. DR.. Barrett, of Henderson,
Ky, has been asked to take charge OF st.
Luke's Cathedral, at Atlanta, and has
signified his willingness 70 occupy the
pulpit on next sunday.
The Clubhouse belonging 10 the Misses
Wright. daughters ot James Wright, near
Mallorysville. was burned on Sunday
night, with large ot OF cotton. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
At the meeting at lrwinton Saturday
Ul tue mcIIlutIb VI lUS II W ltliOu ClICulL all
the churches were represented. the re-
ports show some behind, but think that
it will be raised before The meeting of
conference.
Mr.. Garner, Superintendent OF the
Rome and Carrollt1n railroad, has just
drawn $500 clear out OF Birmingham
dirt. About three years a go be purchased
four lots, paying SO. 200 for them. These
he sold last week for $4,000.
ForIy-one cOnvicts in the Georgia peni-
tertiary will be discharged between the
present time and the middle of January.
lbe terms OF these cOnvlcts expire within
this period. The number il the largest
ever discharged within period of similar
length.
A gentleman OF Athens well posted in
cotton matters says the crop Will be eX-
&c ediEgly short, and he expects to see a
great advance in prices before long.
Most of the staple, however, has passed
from the hands of farmers, and only spec
ulators will be benefited.
The Bibb County commissioners went
yesterday TO locate the buildings for the
poorhOuse on the Rolf Home properly.
The buildings will lie cottages, build in
village style. aud Mr. q. :. Petut mas six
months in which to complete the work.
He Will begin at an early day.
Some one applied torch to the barn OF
. ~.
sons place, near Jacksonville, last Sat
urday night, and ali his corn and proven
der and provisions were destroyed, thus
destroying the result of his years work.
Mr.. Martin was absent at the time, and
has no idea who the lncendiary is.
A difficulty occurred at ClarkesDoro
Saturday night between D. p, Matthews,
VINO lives near Centre, aud a saw mill
man named OGom, In which Matthews
was cut twice in each arm and also
stabbed in the side and hip. He Is said IL
be fatally wounded. The injured man
was carried home propped up with pill
lows. Rumor said that it was a general
row. and that both men were drinking,
CIarkesborO is a little settlement In Jack
son county, not far from the Clarke line.
At Macon the new First Baptist Church
has not been finished, but some OF tn e
church belongings have been put in their
places. Among them Was a clock, pre-
sented 10 the Sabbath school when 1t was
re-estabiished, and q venerable Bible
given the church forty or fifty years ago
by Mrs. Clarke, and highly priced on
account of the associations connected
with it. Monday night some villainOus
thief entered the building by window
and carried of these, with some other
things, from the lecture room.
Monday DR.. Henry Keunebrew, physi.
clan well known in Clarke county fell
dead while sitting in his buggy in front OF
Mr.. John r. Tuck's place. three miles be
low Athens, on the Lexington road. He
was talking a the time to Sir. Tuck and
number OF gentlemen, ana suddenly fell
over on the buggy wheel. He was lifted
from the buggy ana water thrown la his
face, but was dead in few minutes. DR.
q. W. Lowry was called to view the re-
mains short while after, and concluded
tnat DR.. kennebrew had died from heart
disease.
Not many nights since, while n young
druggist OF Irwinton was out taking il
the town." he discovered in his rounds
that which he Thought To be a ghost, nd
becoming at once so frightened, ne adj
YaBced mis- journey no further, but imme
diately stopped aud, turning round, made
way in full speed in the direction OF town
and on arriving be found standing on tn.
street a crowd of gentlemen, ant
walking up, he approached then
thusly: Boys, | was walking up the
street just now, and saw big ghost.
want you all to go with me now, aud see
If we can't Kill i'll" The boys expected
TO see the ghost. but TO their surprise
they found it to be an old WORKOUT shirt
stretched across the pole erected In tn
air, known as a scarecrOw.
A good story is related of a Butt
county man, who visited Macon las
week. in passing the GAIA DOOse, ne say
the doors all open for the purpose of air
ing The rooms. Having a mask OF whisk'
in mis- pocket, IL occurred To him that h
would step into one OF the rooms and TAX
a drink, where people could not gaze a
him while Imbibing his favorte beverage
So into one OF the rooms the countrymai
went, and to make bis privacy the NOR
secure, pulled the door smut, when to hi
chagrin and amazement be heard the loo
click. and he was prisoner. lie at ono
began 10 raise the alarm, and after kick
fDg aud screaming for some time the al
tention OF the keepers was finally al
tracted, and they opened the door, to tn
great relief and delight Of inc Butt
county prisoner.
Washington Chronicle: Meeting an oil,
friend the other day our conversation
turned upon alcoholic stimulants, am
the gentleman Remarked There ar
other things besides corn juice that wi
make anybody drunk. 1 had "a lot OF cor
beer not a great while ago that had he
come too bard for 9ither myself or Tn
boys to drink, and concluded 10 give
% an old SOW that had put up to iatteu
When ] poured II into the trough /
seemed that she would hurt herself, an
when | went to the pen in about tw