Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-12

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GEORGIA.
Hall county went against prohibition
Wednesday, by about 2i5 majority.
The O'Farrel hook and ladder company,
colored, oil Athens, has disbanded.
A Woman's Christian Temperance
Union is to be organized at AmerIcus.
The Sun is the name of neat paper
which has just made its appearance at
Gainesville.
a young man in Monroe uses ola socks
in the patching OF his pants. He doesn't
keep bachelors hall.
1t is said TO be settled that Rev. Dr.
Armstrong will buy an interest in Charies
Logan's Atlanta Sunday Telegram.
Devaul q Roberts have just completed
their new steam saw mill, lew miles
south OF Nashville, and now it is in fine
running trim.
The Atlanta Working World insinuates
that leading member of the church and
prominent citizen of Athens is selling
whisky on the sly.
The preferret creditors got nearly all
their money from j. B. ThOrnton's assign
ment at Athens. Thornton is brother
10 NJ arcellus and has moved back to At
lanta.
ADOub buitG-lOulNuH JUG AhIS nov pau
into the Mayors court at Athens. are
collected from fussy negroes. Often each
side W i'll report one another and both par
ties are fined.
The negroes of Athens are badly fright
ened over the appearance of wild ami
NAL in the city that was seen first in Cob
ham and afterwards on the river. Sew
eral whites also report seeing it.
The fine of $500 paid by Moore, of Mad
ison county, at the last term of court,
paid all the lnSOlvent cost of the county
exec 1T 81 so. Madison is the only county
on record which has its insOlVent cost so
near paid up.
J.A.J. Ross, who is agent for Cor
mans Travels Around the World in 'S4
while spending last sunday night at But
Ter with his brotheT-in-law, James o..
Mangham, had his pants pockets robbed
Of SAT in cash by a sneak thief.
A. j. Cheney, an old and well-knOwn
citizen, died at his home, some eight miles
from Marietta, Friday night, age1 about
10 years. Mr.. Cheney was very pros
porous farmer and trader, and lett prop
Rrty to the amount probably of 100000.
Taylor Superior Court adjourned on
Thursday morning last at 10 O'Clock, but
not until Judge Willis had disposed of
nearly the entire docket. Several crimi-
days, but none were of very great impOr-
lance.
The members of the Walton County
Guards have opened up the spring pro-
gramme without any abatement OF in
terest. At the meeting last Friday night
three new members were enrolled. Others
will apply for membership at the next
meeting.
The Atheneum Club Of Athens held
meeting Tuesday to take steps toward
the building ST club and opera house.
About One-third of the club were present
and $1,000 subscribed toward buying a
lot. 1t is proposed to issue bonds to erect
the building.
The first quarterly meeting for Butler
Methodist Circuit was held on Saturday
last. All the churches in the circuit
were represented except CarsOnVille, and
the statements made by the different
stewards evinced very prosperous con-
dition of the churches.
A TeLeqrGph reporter, who called at the
Jail at Macon Wednesday, found Frank
HumDhries, the Baldwin county MUIR
derer, engaged in a game Of cards. He
was playing with Will r. jackson, of
Americas, vino is charged with defraud-
ing the postal department.
Geo. W. Cole, Of Webster county, has
halt of a huge stone pipe, which he
plOwed up in his field some time ago. 1t
is notched, crossed, squared and OTna
mented in various methods, and evidently
BELONGED to some big Indian, in his own
estimation, OF days that are gone.
The committee appointed by the Mayor
Of Atlanta to look into the organization of
a house of correction met and fully dis
cussed the matter Wednesday. Judge
Van Eppes was elected chairman, and
Judge James A. Anderson secretary.
Another meeting will be held on March 49,
Thomas III. Cheek and James d. But
tOlph, of Marietta, and Albert Eakin, Of
Chattanooga, have under the firm name
of Eakin a. Co., leased piece of ground
in Chattanooga for twenty years, and
will erect a grain elevator with a capac-
ity for storing $4,000 bushels OF grain.
Although there are yet five more months
of the Federal fiscal year, the apprOpria-
lions TO pay witnesses and jurors in the
United States courts has been exhausted.
Soon the small balance on hand for At
lanta will be gone, and IL Will be ques-
ton for Judge Mccoy whether he will
stop court or continue on credit.
By recent action of the town council OF
Butler, the removal of two of the Oldest
buildings in thai community, known as
the Mckinney property, located near the
depot and on the public square, has been
ordered. For years this property has
been a draw back and an eye-sOre TO the
growth and prosperity Of our town.
George w. Malcolm, OF Walton county,
excels in all athletic exercises, and is a
noted wrestler. On returning from bird
hunt Friday afternoon, he was bantered
for fall by one Of his friends, and they
hitched. The trial resulted in a 'dOg
fall on limb" in which Mr.. MalcOm had
his collar bone broken.
David Thompson, most substantial
citizen Of Walton, has five enterprislng
sons. On one occasion they decided their
father ought 10 give each of them watch,
and hey so expressed their views to him.
ItWas "a taking for the asking" The
liberal old gentleman at once ordered FIVE
splendid gold watches and presented one
TO each son.
Bob Morris, the murderer of Hender-
son. is resting quietly In jail at Clarks-
vile. He says he bad rather be hung
than 60 to the chan-gang for two years.
IL is generally thought that he will get
his choice, as his chances for a new trial
are exceedingly slim, though the motion
for new trial will put the hanging or for
six months.
Before Capt. Burnett is given charge Of
she Athens post Office a government in
spector will thoroughly investigate II, go
that the new officer will be held respOn
sibie for what Is turned over to him, Capt
Burnett's papers have not as vet been