Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-17

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Tire Waynesboro Guards have been Or
2anized with - members.
The Pilot Commissioners of Darien re-
signed in body the other day.
The pilots of Dnren, with a single
exception, have consolidated again.
improvements are still going on in
Walfouton despite the duliness OF the
season.
II is said that many taxpayers In
Darien are behind III the payment OF real
estate tax.
Tom Gignill!at says he will COM
next week.
1t was said few days since that 5000
had been offered for S0utheriand's Bluff,
near Darien.
The Methodist District Conference for
Flbertou district will be held at Bowman,
beginning to-day.
G. w. Howell is speaking OF building
fine Touring and grist mill in Dallas the
first of next year.
Rev. j. Il. 7. Brown, OF Dallas, says he
has baptized ], 400 persons since he has
been in the ministry.
II crop prospects continue TO improve
WarrentOn merchants will lay in large
stocks of goods this fall.
The meeting at the Primitive Baptist
church al COnyers closed Sunday. There
were TWO additions TO the church.
1t is rumored that large hotel is to be
erected at ToccOa Falls at an early date.
GumOr says that 100000 is to be ex-
pended.
The Jury commissioners of Paulding
county Will meet at the court house in
Dallas on Tuesday, Aug. a, to revise the
jury box.
When few thousand dollars is judi
ciously spent on DobOy bar there Will be
no occasion for large vessels to go to
SapelO TO take in their cargoes.
The trip of the Atlanta wheelmen to
Marietta and up henneSaw mountain
Sunday was one of the most enjoyable
excursions ever made by the club.
The rice crops on the lower plantations
In Mcintosh county never looked prettier
or more promising than they do now. 1t
is to be hoped that the storm Will spare
our friends this year.
An interesting protracted meeting has
been in progress at New Hope church at
Dallas, and Rev. Mr.. England has also
been conducting a series Of meetings at
she Methodist church at Dallas.
The crop prospect in Paulding county
Ia some better than it was a month since.
There is some complaint of corn failing
10 produce any ear, III great many in
stances, even though the stalk has fine
appearance.
Marshall n. T. Bullock, of Dallas, is
getting up q company of volunteers to
lold itself In readiness to answer the call
)f the government in case OF war with the
MeXicans. He proposes to call it the
Georgia Tigers.
Caterpillars have made their appear
ance IL the cotton fields near Milledge-
Vile. If they begin now to strip the
young and growing cotton OF It's foliage,
the crop will indeed be a failure. Just
now the caterpillar could do untold dam
age.
Representative Shurley, of Warren
county, bitten by a dog during the last
session of the Legislature, died a few
days ago of what was Enthusiastically
hydrophoDia. 1t is said that during his
last moments the mere sight of water
was sufficient to throw him into conyul-
sions.
William Reade was shot last Sunday
night near Sloan Bruce's, In Franklin
county, by some unknown party. The
ball was thought to be rifle ball and 1t
entered the lett breast very near the heart.
Mr.. Reade died Thursday. Mr.. Reade
saw the party who shot him but did not
know who he was.
An Atlanta real estate agent reports
that there are not half as many vacant
houses in the city as there were a year
ago. WOrkmen are living better and in
better houses than formerly. He attrib-
ates the change to the effects of prohlbi-
ton. The demand for purchasing houses
on the instailment plan has also greatly
increased.
1t is said that the old cemetery at Ath-
ems was decided by the State University to
che city, with the stipulation that the
ground should only be used as a burying-
ground, and if ever taken for any other
purpose it reverts back to the college.
IDe city attorney Will investigate this
matter before any more work is done on
inc free school building now being built
On the site.
Charles Edwards is negro boy about
IA years old living at Atlanta. Sunday
be went to the camp meeting at Salt
springs. Returning in the afternoon, he
got Off the train at Austell, and, while
viewing the sights of the town, was left.
tie ran half mile and caught the train,
Which was not moving very rapidly. The
unusual eXertiOn and the great heat eX-
lausted him and caused him to be very
lick. When he arrived in Atlanta he was in
LANCER OF losing his life. Friends carried
aim home, where medical attention was
given him. At last accounts, however, he
was still very i'll.
-. W. Speaker, of Atlanta, one OF #. e.
BLOCKS travelling men, had mis- right foot
severely mashed on the Rome train at
hlngston Saturday. Mr.. Speaker had just
come In on the Rome train and was taking
Oh MS luggage, preparatory TO taking the
western and Atlantic train for Calhoun.
Hehad lifted OFT one piece of baggage and
got back on the platform TO get another
When the train backed. A piece OF plank
extending from one platform 20 the other
was pushed back, catching Mr.. Speakers
.oot, aud mashing it against the side Of
t9e door. Had 1T not been for the heel OF
us shoc his foot would have been mashed
WaJ Jelly. it Will be several weeks before
ur' Speaker will be able to resume duty.
Warrenton Clipper: The various
criminal attitudes in which Tom
Nlsiall has appeared before our
people mas brought it to pass that they
would not be much surprised at anything
We 1ld. lie has just served out sentence
~ tue chain gang, was arrested some time
since Tor cattle stealing, then he attempted
W oreak Jail. and in so doing set the build
Hg on IRE, thus endangering the lives Of
~ the prisoners in jail. But the latest
auu most diabOlical act that the said Tom
has Deen guilty of is the cutting Of his own
%gon last Saturday morning. His pur-
,nuSe was 10 cut what common people call
Me neel-string and thus mako cripple
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