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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19
A BRAVE LADY.
A True Story of the Late War from Geo
noe County.

Ocopeo County (Gal car. Athens Runner.
During the close of the final struggle for
Southern independence, this section Of the
State was infested by band Of returned
Confederate soldiers, sort Of camp-follow-
ers in the field, who riYalled the Yankees
themselves in their Outrages on private
citizens. They would 90 through the
country claiming TO have authority from
the government 10 press any stock they
saw Mt, and thus succeeded in getting a
great many good horses, for which they
gave nothing IN return, and which don't
suppose the Coniederacy ever saw. The
people mad been so oppressed by seizures
of their property that few mad the cOur-
age to resist any demand made IN the
name OF the army, and never thought to
ask tor authority. But il was left to a
| brave lady Of Clarke now Oconee county
to defend our rights, and it happened in
this manner: Sine had a tavorlte horse,
! and one day when alone at home, one Of
the servants came i'm and reported that a
man mad caught her steed in the lot and
was about carrying it away. Without a
word she seized revolver that belonged
10 her husband, and walked out in
he road lust as the fellow was passing
with her horse. She deliberately cooked
the pistol, and leveling il at MS head de-
manded by what authority he had taken
her animal. The fellow replied that he
had pressed it in service for the govern
ment, and started to move of. ''Just
bulge one inch +" remarked the brave little
woman, land will shoot YOU like / would
a dogw Tremblingly the man obeyed,
when the lady sent negro for
her husband, who was at a
neighbours house, about three quarters OF
a mile OF, and kept the fellow standing
in ais tracks until the bead OF the house
got home. Then handing HIM the pistol
she explained the transaction aud re-
marked that she would now turn her
prisoner over to him. Then, for the first
time, the sO-called government agent was
found to be a neghbor IN disguise, who
had no authority whatever for pressing
property. He looked very sheeplsh, and
was finally let oil, alter turning the horse
back in the lot.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19
GHORGIA,s POCKErBoOK.
Items Which are of Special Interest to
Business Men.

H. z. Smart q Bro, Of Emanuel county,
have nearly $4,000 invested in mules
alone.
The Metropolitan Street Car Company,
of Atlanta, will be completed to Grant
Park by June.
Comptroller General W. A. Wright has
notified the Pullman Sleeping Car Com
/ panv that the State must have ner taxes
| right away.
The contract for building a new court
house for Murray county has been award
! ed to :. w. Marshall, OF Cleveland Tenn,
ATS, 700. Work viii commence at an
early day.
Ad. Edenfeld, who is engaged in the
saw mill business in Emanuel county,
near his fathers, James Edenheld, is hav-
ing a tram road built from his mill TO
connect with rhOmpsOn's railroad.
Emanuel county has about seyenty-ive
miles Of "a lrOad. all Of which is used by
steam mill men, Tor the transportation of
/ lumber and tim Der Merchants and farm
crs also nave their freight brought nearer
nome on these roads, thereby helping
them that much.
Atlanta is possibly the m ost important
/ fire insurance centre in the South. Seven
| companies maintain general departments
there, Nearly 1900 agents report to
! tnen. 1 ne neddq oil the SOutheas-
tern Tariff Association, of which Clar-
ence Knowles is the head, are there under
charge of Mr.. Peters, the secretary.
The City Council OF Rome has consid-
cred the application Of RusntOn 81 Dixon
Tor the erection OF the new ice factory,
aud refused to grant the privilege OF erect
ing frame building, and required them
to build ire-pro0i house The gentle
men, as soon as all the contracts are in,
will commence the erection Of the build
ing, and it will be ready for the manufac-
ture Of ice by March l.
Several letters of inquiries have been
received 10y Comptroller General Wright,
about the deposit OF the Cotton
states Lie Insurance Company. The
Comptroller SAYS the company has the
following securities deposited with the
Central Railroad and Banking Company
at savannah, Ga. per cent. bonds, ST.
800; South Carolina per cent. cOnsus,
S3l, 900; Western Railroad OF Alabama,
first mortgage bonds, s per cent. guar
antoed by the Central road, $i5, 900; total
$iO3j0O. The market value Of these Sc
curiLies to-day IS $127,90j.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19
sHIvERING WITH COLD.
What the state Exchanges say OF the
Recent Blizzard.

David Jacks, of Athens, received a Sc
we're fall on the ice, and it is thought that
some OF the tendrils around his ewes were
injured.
Josh Rountree's fish pond, in the rear of
his lot at SwainsDoro, was frozen over last
week TO the depth of . OF s inches, aud the
young folks had a splendid time skating.
The County Commissioners of Emanuel
did not hold their regular meeting on Mon
day last as the IBrN@bers could not get to
SwainsbOro on account of the streams
being frozen.
1t was disco sered It Athens Saturday
that lady with several sn II children n
our city WAS really suffering for fire to
keep them from freezing, and she and her
| children had to so to bed to keep warm.
julius Mitchell, son of Dr. Mitchell, of
Rome. was painfully bvnged up saturday
while cOasti&g OF CJart House hill. He
had started from the top OF |ridge street
on his sled, and was going towards Broad
at rafting rate, when 1t turned out Of
It's course and struck a tree. He was
| knocked senseless for awhile.
Tanulah will be well supplied with ice
next summer. Cartledge Il Martin nave
been cutting ice for the past few days,
| and now have their ice hOuses full. Mr..
| Berry, the depot agent, has also laid in 3
large quantity. The blocks are six inches
thick. The oldest people in the settlement
say they never saw the lee so thick at
the falls.
FLORIDA.
A few fakes OF snow fell at Orlando
| Tuesday.
The cold weather did not hurt the Le-
Conte pear and pear trees OF Quincy.
1t is said that hundreds Of frozen FISH
are seen floating on the Halifax and Hills
borough rivers.
Disston's nursery OF $4,000 young orange
trees, on East Lake, TOh0peksliga, is en-
tirely uniniured by the cold.
EX-POstmaster j. +. A. Davidson, of
! Quincy, had all his young cabbages,
about 1900 in number. frozen this week.
Owing to the extreme cold Monday,
| Tuesday, and Wednesday the Barlow M
| torndnt could not operate its presses or
set type.
The cold weather did great amount OF
! injury around Quincy, Nearly all the
young orange trees are killed, together
with the flowers and gardens that had
| been planted.
Last Tuesday an OK belonging to Hugh
Nicholson slipped upon the ice near
Quincy and injured himself so badly that
1t was necessary to kill him. The animal
was valued at $40.
1t is believed by many that a good per
centage OF the oranges now hanging on the
| trees in NOlusia county viii bear ship
ping, and will bring fair price when
| they reach market.
Capt. John T. Lowe, who was passen-
ger on the steamer Manatee from Myers
to Tampa last Monday, reports that when
between Boca Grande ana sara Sofa snow
| fell of sufficient depth to make good
sized SNOWFALL of that gathered from the
| top Of the pilot house.
AS Burkett Reed, the mail carrier be-
! tween Quincy and Bristol was going
! from the latter place last Tuesday, his
| horse slipped and fell several times, and
it was fortunate that the animal escaped
! injury. 1t was the hardest trip ever made
! by Burkett, who has been travelling this
road for many years.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19
The Naval stores Business.

Fronl the S,0ainsborO ,GG.) Pine Forest.
About One-third of the timber in our
county has already been slaughtered by
the naval stores men. Everybody admits
the fact that the boxing of timber for tur-
pentine purposes does not repay the owner
Of the land for the damages that he sus-
tains by it, vet year after year our virgin
forest gradually and surely disappears
even now, some sections OF our once fine
" tim bered county look desolate, looks
like the Western prairies, for the timber,
after being ''boXed." that does not blow
down, gradually dies, until in some sec
lions, there is not timber enough TO fence
the land.
And worse stin, neither the farmers
who own the land, nor the men who
have engaged in the manufacture Of ma
val stores, have grown rich from the bus
inees, but the timber is gone. and going.
and the farmer who sells IS getting poor
or, and majority Of the manufacturers
have become bankrupt.
The state will not pass any laws for
the protection OF our forests, and so il be-
hOoyes our people 10 take the matter ih
hand. aad put n stop 20 the wasteful de-
struction Of our timber.
10 is admitted that the dying and rotting
OF 50 much timber Is the prime cause Of
50 much sickness in our once exceeding
ly healthy county, and on the whole the
turpentIne business takes from us our
most valuable wealth and 1t will never
be returned, and az the same time it null
tplies our woes.
We make no war upon the manufac-
turers, for that IL their way OF making a
living, but we are opposed 70 the whole
sale destruction Of our timber when 10
neither pays the farmers who own the
land. nor the producers, but actually
takes away from us our greatest wealth.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19

From, tho Sa0ains6orO' lGa.) Pine Forest
The sand pear, or LeConte pear, is to
wiregrass Georgia what the orange is to
Florida. The business of raising sand
pears in Georgia has hardly started, but
the few that have started il are realizing
fabulous profits from their investment.
The sand pear beats the orange for
abundance and maturing early, commence
ing TO bear the third year and increasing
yearly, until very near support can be
made for a small family on a very few
trees. The fifth year generally brings in
handsome profits.
Not so with the orange. Nowhere has
the orange produced any prOht under ten
years of careful culture and attention
and even then it is subject TO be killed out
by the cold.
The sand pear is not affected by cold.
Why should people run of to Florida to
grow oranges, when here in Emanuel
county fortunes await them quickly,
surely and easily if they will but stay and
plant one, two or three acres in LeCOnte
pears.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19
DO Not ne nncelv.d

Hypocrisy 3D. the compliment vice pays 10
virtue. Imitation 10 the compliment failure
Pave ~ success. The name not the character
OF Benson Ia'alne flHatera ~ initiated by
unHffu nulout partest WAC make aud Try a.
tcu pldhiHfH FariOuHlY called "IHpaicin.m
"Chpsieum," "tapsicine," "Cspucin" plHet-
ere With the manifest intention "a deceive
leaF people ere doubtless sometimes heguiied
Into buying such articles in place 81 the gouu-
inc. Happily the number who follow this
VOC ZION ueffgaifrs nFfrY year through tnn
refusal ~ reputable d0sleFs ~ handle the
Initiation Rooda. meanwhile BE- cautions. in
int middle 81 fhe genuine iH ruf of pofouaNd
tlH word "iauClue.N aud o. the face cI0fh "a
tnf Three toaaH tTanHmHfk hnk f0F Benz
ngn'nmtEnu NNaI1Iun. JnH lianf0Uin a worth
4 dutGu ~ NnY niiiri hina
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19
A Watch From HAYES.

From, The Orland0 Fid.) ReDOrter.
capt. Thomas Nichol, brother Of our
townsman, George Nichol, was in Or
lando a short time ago. Capt. NichOl re.
sides IN Dundee, Scotland, but be has an
American keepsake which he values
highly. IL is a line gold watch which was
presented TO him by President Hayes,
and which bears the following inscription
which explains itse,f: Presented by the
President Of the United States TO Thomas
Nicnol, Master Of the British bark Par
teua, for services IN rescuing the crew
of the American schooner Bennington,
1879" The Bennington was from BOs-
ton, bound for Havana, with cargo OF
Ice. II was broken down by a heavy sea.
Capt. NichOl was from Philadelphia,
bound 10 Europe with cargo OF oil,
vixen he fell Ia with the disabled schooner
and rendered the assistance which Sc.
cured him this valuable token Of recogni.
tion.V
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19
BROOKS COUNTY's BLIZZARD.
Poultry Killed by Freezing-Farme
Going to Work with "A WIN.


NANKIN, BROOKS COUNTY, Ga, Jan.
3D. never have seen it so cold as it has
been since the eighth Of this month. Our
oats are all killed. Dat seed, within the
last four or five DAYS has advanced from
fifty cents per bushel to s. per bushel
Chickens IN some localities in the neigh
bOrhOod have frozen to death. have had
several to freeze myself. On the night of
the 18th instant a nice. young, fat,
healthy calfOf mine. about three OF four
months old, frOze to death. The ponds
are all iced over and the bows are anus
ing themselves waking and playing on
the ice. Ny neigh Dor, Mir. John Bars,
had goose to freeze so tight and fast in
a pond near his house that he had to have
the assistance of an ak TO get it loose
from the ice.
The negroes IN this vicinity have hired
themselves out on the farms aud gone to
work as though they intended TO try and
make something for themselves. Wages
range from 81 TO $40 per month.
Our farmers, though tight run, some of
them, have gone TO work in good earnest
preparing the land for another crop.
They say that they are going to regain
this year by farming what they lost last
year at the business. We have had a
splendid time this winter for saving pork.
| have not heard of a single pound being
lost in curing. Corn and syrup are plen-
tiful with us, and the prices very low. A
good hand on the farm can get two gal
Ions of syrup for his wages for one DAVIS
work, or a bushel of corn for a days
work
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19
An Eject of Prohibition.


n rom me toFffFnfttf AFAtI tNWFdHts
Ia former years, during such intense
cold weather that We have just passed,
the Cartersvilic authorities were taxed 10
thea utmost in hunting up and providing
for the destitute of the town, and, many
times, citizens were appointed 90 act a. a
relief committee 10 do like work. All
cOncede that this has been the worst win
Ter we have nad Tor many years. and not
q single case Of destitutl0n has been
brought IN the attention OF the auth0rl-
ties, and not "A case is known by our citl-
Lens.
ln the past whore a case OF destituti0n
WAS iouud 10 wis found also that The man
Oi tne house spent nearly al Of bis wages.
when Doe was fortunate enough ~ make
them, f0r whisky and allowed their lami-
lies ~ take care ~ themselves. The truth
ls prohibition las been 70 blessing 10 the
poorer ciassos Of Barrow county The
poorer Glass ~ women and children look
like they have plenty % eat and wear, and
wear conienieQ iacesl state n affairs
mover hnOHn while whisky vas IN reach
" lac lyneet ggt veal laDelfrs
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19
Peonle Ncar Homo i'm Print.

Daniel II. Rich, the Oldest man in
Emanuel county, has lived on the same
place for eighty years.
Frank Garbutt, VINO resides in Sum-
mertOWn, is boOkkeeper for H. =. Smart
81 Co., ten miles distant from his home.
goes 10 and from his business every day
on a railroad bicycle.
Rev. Van A. Brewster, Of Esom Hill,
Polk county, WAS ia Rome Saturday. The
reverend gentleman was the DOOrkeeper
OF Oh House OF Representatives Of Geor-
gia before the war. and walked from his
mono TO Miiledgeyille to secure the posi-
ton. He is a type Of the Old CLASS Of citl
zens who are fast passing away.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19
A Lively Race and a Hard Fall.

From tie Atbang (Ga.) Mems and Ad0ertiser.
A rope about ten feet long, with coun-
try darkey attached TO one end and a wild
steer 10 the other, appeared on Broad
street recently. Through carelessness or
by accident the darkey dropped his end Of
the rope, and the steer, glad OF an opp0r-
tunity 10 lengtben the distance between
himself and the dartey. playfully kicked
up his heels and scampered off down the
street. the darBey put out after MIN
at full speed, and was about to
overtake bis end Of the rome,
when the steer, either by chance
or out of pure BOVINE cussedness, led the
chase across a sheet Of ice that had
formed on the south side Of the street
from water discharged by burst pipe
from Capt. Stephens artesian we'll, the
evening before. When the darkey'5 heels
struck the ice they went up with whiz,
his form itraigbtcned out horizontally
Just long enough 10 let the bystanders see
under MIN good, ana his back SmOte the
ice with a mighty smiie. It was a hard
fall, and the steer gained a hundred
yards n the race while the darkey was
picking himself NO ard getting his head
balanced above his heels again.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19

From He CdiHfsJiiie iFt1.l Yel6s.
Three GAINESVILLE ladies', being jealous
In their efforts 10 advance the good cause,
concluded % arrange 10 give = tableau in
connection with other features for a
church entertainment. They repaired 10
a room IN the second story Of q house for
the purpose Of practieing for the tableau.
The husband Of one OF the ladies. being ~
With bis feet on the top round, was
witnessing The performance through the
window. When the time came for ap-
plause, be- forgot his position and began
10 ahuile bic feet around. The ladder fell
aud ihls 10 what be- saw
Bic curiosity Tor witnessing tablsaux has
lofl hlm.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19
Athens Boy in the Lone Star state

Froa, me AthsAs fG1.Y BaHaer- W0tchu0
About fifteen years ago Bud Winfrey
lived in Athens and had a little l-hOrso
dray. lie was very energetic and would
haul trunk or package 10 any part Of
the city il there was a chance 10 make a
dime. After drayin1 mere for some time
be found that he had saved up enough
money 10 carry him % Texas, and Joining
a party that were gong out there %
try their fortunes. Bud knew that
il be succeeded in any country be
would have to work, and settling in
Waco, went 10 farming and made money.
He next opened livery stable and wagon
yard in Waco, and ~ WAS not long before
be was on the road 20 fortune. He made
many friends, ana built up the largest
livery business in Waco. lie IL now in
our city with "A drove OF splendid Texas
horses. he says stock raising rs on a
boom IN Texas, but that % Will not do TO
ship them 10 this state, as the freigbts
knock on all the profits.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19
Lga.


TON NJ IVTN0oTT ZOO 1DDe0I.
Judge Parkerson says the Jug trade be-
tween this ana neighbOring wet towns has
fallen of wonderfully, and be predicts
that IL viii eventually wear itself out.
A. older men, who have been accustomed
all their lives 10 taking adrink, and can't
get over the habit, pass away, ana the
boys grow up under temperance regime.
without ever having contracted the habit,
no one Will want anything Of the kind.
hence no tradein Jugs. His argument ID a
good one, and though some might call ID
far fetched, yet the time will come ere we
arc aware, 80 rapid Is ~ flight.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19

CHRISTMAS WAS HERE AND Is GONE
A LARGE FART or OUR CLOTHING HAS
GONE ALSO, BUT WE HAVE A FEW MoRH
LEFT SUCH AS SACK SUITS, -FOUR,
BUTTON CUTAwAY SUITS, CAss. PANTS,
ovERCoArs FOR MEN OR BOYS. VIZ
ALSO HAVE AFuLL LINE OF SOFT HAT
(sTETsoN's AND OTHER MAKES, sTIFE
HATS, RED AND WHITE UNDERWEAR,
LAUNDRIED AND UNLAUNDRrED SHIRTS,
OPEN FRONT SHIRTS, NECKwEAR, CAN
TON FLANNEL DRAWERS, ETC. ALL OF
WHICH WE ARE OFFERING AT AS Low
PRICES As ANY IN THE CITY.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19

Prom me Atheas qua BaHney- HdioA,oan.
Rev. W. l.. y. Bowdre, q cOlorod
preacher in Athens, says that 10 has been
reported on him by designing parties with
preiudiced hearts, that be said in one Of
bis sermons that the cooks and carriage
drivers had false pockets 10 their dresses
and aprons ~ hide things mat they had
stolen from their employers. and the afOfe-
said designing persons, win prejudice IN
their hearts, circulltnd the report that
B0Wdro mad eaten ~ the stolen goods. ~
~ bad enough for The unregenerated 10 Do
this, and for one N the children ~ light n
~ hOrrid. Rev. W. l.. B0wdre denies the
charge and denes ihe proof
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19

Their non-appearanee aroused their
friends, and early Sunday morning sew
eral VINO were familiar with the woods in
that vicinity set out in search OF them.
Happily, the errand was useless one,
for the belated gunners came in safe and
sound, during the forenoon, much to the
relief of their anxious families.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19
ProhibitIon In Gaoreia.

The young ladies' Of Millcdgey.be will
soon give a prohibition concert.
since prohibition has been in operation
100 Athens. crime has decreased so much
that the City Council has dropped one
third OF the police force.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19
SQilRMFru.

Nurses Aprons, Arrasene,
Nurses Caps, Chenille.
Old Ladies' Caps, ZephyTss
Children's Caps, Crewels,
Children's Shirts, SaxOny Wool,
Children's Shoes. Midnight W0Ol,
Children's Mitts, Stocking Yarn,
Children's Dresses, German, French
Child'R's Leggins, & Americana Cotton,
Children's Sacks, knitting Silk,
Pillow Shams, Embroidery Silks,
Infants Embroidered ClOaks.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19

are excellent for tbe relief ~ Hoafaenese
~ sofo Throat They are egoeedlnglY
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
rBE NEWS OFTHE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

seorgia's Delegates to the Irish Nation
alLeaeue Convention at Chicago-sud =
den Death of Judge Holt at Holton
ANXIETY for Party of Macon Hunt
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