Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
VIEWS Of HN TWO STATES
~ rNT,O IN PARAGRAPHS.

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T)ID IN PARAG EAFHs.
-,.,,Ia Beouests of Mrs. Jones OF
Cna' seniors at Athens to Don
-, suit for Comnenceme nt--A
,', hearted and Successful Citizen
afPutnam County.
GEORGIA.
rho artesian well at Reynolds is 600
feet deep. ..,..,.
Tosr p. shannon. OF Elberton, is spoken
'rerraseut the Tnirtleth district IN the
.ate senate. A..
The money order department. OF the
,.iorta most office last year did Dusl-
ness OF ST .393, 56S SO.
At Atlanta, Monday, the state Treas
/ ,rar maid out on warrant drawn N
f,vor of the capitol commission SIZ9o co.
The class of 1886 OF the university th'hk
. ofnurcuasing white duck SUITS ana DeaE-
ers TO wear at commencement, IN July
f next M. hos
d 1be Town Council of D nlelsyille mas
3e.Ided TO dispense with the services OF
q Marshal, as there is no necessity lot one
& s,nce the abolition of the WHISKY ousl-
F ness. .,.
since the organization OF HARRISON
county there have been only nve OF SIX
suicides in It's limits-one by gun, Que
4 bv hanging, and the others oy drowning
All tenn les but two.
The Mcintosh Light Dragons are APP
healing to the public for aid, and II the
4 pu0lic responds literally they will prob
/. Xiv be able to put SIP endid team in the
4 6eld at the Chatham Artillery Centennial
4 celebration.
In the Superior Court at Rome, NJ onday,
a natitiOn was filed by a number of citl-
gens asking that they he Incorporated I'M
der the name of the Rome Savings and
Loan Company, with a capital OF $4,000,
with power to increase to $780, 600.
!. W. Quackenbas died very suddenly
at his nome in GriswOidville, Monday.
His death was due, as presumed, TO an al
fiction Of the heart. Mr.. Quackenbas was
swelI known farmer of Wilkinson county.
He had a paralytic stroke about 10 days
ago.
A Baptist preacher, well-knOwn In Ma
con, asked four other preachers Of other
denominations whether Zedekiah was one
of the minor or one OF the major prophets.
They all agreed that he was one of the
minor prophets, and were much disguised
with themselves when they discovered
that he was no prophet at all.
Hon. A. T. Mcintyre, Sr., Of Thomas
Vile. has been appointed trustee of the
state Lunatic Asylum to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the death of Colonel l.. n.
Whittle, of Macon. Colonel Mcintyre Is
prominent citizen of the State-an eX-
opgressman-whose name has more
than once been mentioned favOrably for
Governor.
There have been about twenty murders
in HARRISON county since it's organization.
One man has been sentenced for fifteen
years in the chain-gang and got away
shortly after he was carried there. Two
others got away after being sentenced
and before they reached the place Of i'm
pris0nment. None have ever been pun
ished more than above stated. For bru-
tality the murder OF Elliot by Norris is
the most noted. Some of the murderers
are unknown to this day, and probably
Will never be known.
Comptroller General Wright finds that
the charter Of the Georgia Mutual Aid
Association OF Sandersvlle was granted
by a Judge without legal jurisdiction,
and in consequence the association, it is
claimed, will have to suspend business
until the meeting of the Legislature.
There has been no Intentional irregularity,
and until new charter is procured there
will be no loss to any concerned or adj
yantages taken on account OF any opera
tions of the company under what he bias
felt compelled to pronounce an illegal
charter.
The executive committee OF the State
Agricultural Soci ty met in the Chamber
of Commerce at Atlanta Monday to meet
the general committee appointed by the
various public bodies of Atlanta, to con-
slider the invitation and near the prOpO-
sitiOn to locate the State Fair here perma-
nently. The Fair Committee, fully APP
preciatIng the advantages of Macon,
stated that 1t would be necessary for At
lanta, or another city, to offer superior
inducements to move it. The question of
permanent location will be settled at the
August meeting Of the Agricultural So
ciety.
The will of Mrs. John L. Jones, who
died at Macon Friday. has just been made
public. Her estate is valued at $500, 600,
and after numerous legacies TO relatives,
friends and servants, she makes the fol-
lowing magnificent requests to the Epis-
copal church: To Christ church she leaves
$1,000 and her handsome residence, to be
used as rectory, or if the church desires,
to be rented out and the proceeds, with
the income arising from the rental of nu-
merOus other buildings. to go to the main
tensnce OF "Lad es' Home" where indi-
gent women may be cared for, for which
the Hall House, handsome brick struc-
ture, is set apart. To 81. Barnabas' chapel
Is left legacy of $l,000 and a like amount
TO st. Johns chapel.
Daniel Reddick and Mr.. Wheeler, both
OF Putnam, married sisters. During the
war Mr.. Wheeler was killed at the battle
Of Griswoldvlle. On his body was found
letter commenting his wife and four
children to the care of Mr.. Reddick.
W nen the war closed Mr.. Reddick was
without dollar. Nevertheless he took
The widow and her four children to his
nome and said to his wife: "Wife, we are
childless; your sister and her children
snail become our care, and share what
ever we may make in the future" Mr..
Reddick spent no time in idleness, but
went tc work like man. To-day he is
0neof the wealthiest citizens OF his cOun-
W, bis fortune going far up into the thou
ands. The four children of bis wife's
widowed sister are useful men and wo-
men, all Of them we'll provided for.
FLORIDA.
Belleview, Marion county, is to have a
$4,000 hotel.