Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
SEWsOFTHE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

,er,aII Bow at Rome Badly Injured by
Ro.rd-A Resident of Carroll County
suffering from the Sting of Snake
AFTER Three Years-Retirement of an
atlanta Liquor Seller.
GEORGIA.
little negro accidentally shot boy
s,4urdSv. In Oconee county. The shot
entered the boys eye, killing him in
stantly.
Travellers Rest church In Dooly county
is to DE moved TO Spalding. A committee
has been appointed to confer with Beulah
rhurch with a view of consolidating the
two.
day or two ago Lewis Scotsman, one
nj the leading merchants of Mentezuma.
was closed out by n. A. Cans Il Co., Of
Macon, under a mortgage fl. ia. for some
$4,000.
The Jones County Medical Society has
elected the following officers: President,
DR.. Samuel c. Pursely; Treasurer, DR..
R. B. Barron; Secretary, DIR. John r. An
derson.
Uncle Sam Smith, one of the oldest and
hest citizens of Epson county, died at his
residence, six miles west of fhomaston,
Monday morning. He had been men,
her and deacon of Fellowship Baptist
church for forty years.
W. Cash, A. Fl. Hodgson and W. D.
0'Farrel, of Athens, have formed CO.
partnership under the firm name of
Reaves' Warehouse Company, to sue
coed Reaves & Nicholson, in the cotton
storage and commission business.
In the Clerks office of the Superior
Court of Polk county Thursday a mort
gage for 81, 900. 600 was recorded in favor
of the New York Trust Company against
the Rome and Carrollton railroad. 1t is
understood the loan was negotiated for
the purpose of completing the road to Car
r0lltOn.
James Carroll, white man who lives
on Lavender mountain, was in Rome
Tuesday. He wears his right hand in a
swing, having been bitten something over
three years ago by a cotton-mouth moe
casin. At one time the wound looked as
il it would soon heal, but lately 1t has
grown worse and his hand is considerably
swollen.
Deputy Marshal A. G. Godfrey made
raid six miles south of Tallulah Wednes-
day night and arrested Bud Howard,
white, and Albert DoOley and William
DOOley. colored, all charged with viola
tons OF the internal revenue law, and
have gone to Gainesville, where they will
go before Judge James CASTOR, United
States Commissioner.
The convention for the Thirteenth Sen
atorial district, composed of the counties
OF Macon, Sumter and Schley, assem- Dled
at Montezuma Wednesday and was organ
lied with Hon. John A. Cobb, of Su inter,
Chairman, and DR.. r. o. Engram, of Ma
con. as Secretary. Hon. W. M. Hawkes.,
OF Sumter, was unanimously nominate ted.
The delegates took a short excursion
down the Flint upon the steamer Ada.
At Rome Tuesday James, the three
year-Old son of Sam Cothran, met with a
painful accident. He was playing around
the new house being built on South street
by Mr.. Sullivan, when a carpenter threw
a piece of lumber off the house, which
slid and hit the little boy, breaking both
bones in the left leg. The little fellow
was carried home, and DR.. j. b. 5. Holmes
was called in and the bones were set.
A prominent whisky man of Atlanta,
who has Just retired from business, saws
that he has made all the money he wants,
and is now thinking of making a tour of
the world with a party of friends, he
paying all the expenses. The gentleman
has his money deposited in great many
different banks in the State, and in look
ing over his bank books a few days ago
found 900 that he had forgotten all
about.
The anti-prohibition party of Epson
county held a mass meeting in the court
house Tuesday, and nominated A. j.
Williams as a candidate for the Legisla-
ture. The nomination was made by
ballot. On the first ballot there were 70
ballots cast, on the second 95, on the
third 101. Saturday the Democracy will
hold primary nomination, and then the
local political ball viii begin to roll in
earnest.