Savannah morning news., 1886-06-15
GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA.
,,.rN VIEWS OF THE TWO STATE S
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
.,,-dered In Mcintosh County by a Blow
~" the Head The Darien Pilots No
ToDper in a POol-A Cyclone in the
Ioyrsr Part of Burke County.

rba Cobb county paper mill is about to
enlarge and arrange for making wood
pulp paper.
Mrs Tallulah Whitehead, OF Waynes-
Arro the wife OF DR.. A. q. Whitehead,
Aid on Tuesday morning.
the Wavnesboro cotton seed oil mill.
iii resume work this fall as soon as the
nlanters can supply it with cotton seed.
y r. Smith. ex-Marshal Of ValdOsta.
Who was charged with.the murder OF Kate
thompson in 1888, was tried Friday ands
acquitted
some of the Mcintosh Dragons are
talking about going up to Liberty to take
mart in the tournament on the Fourth
18th OF July.
In conversation with the citizens of
Americus the Recorder finds many now
in favor of water works who voted against.
issuing the bonds last year.
The pilots of Darien have dissolved their
po0iing arrangement and hereafter there
will be opposition among them. They
will commence their new arrangement on
July l.
Thompson 8 Fearns, OF Thomasville,
have all arrangements perfected by which
they Will change their present skating
rink intoa f1rst-class opera house. and
have same ready for the season by Dec. /.
S. A. Gray caught loo fine perch with
a hook and line at mis- Sapp mill in Burke
county on last Thursday. He brought
1l2 Of them home with him. He is the
most fortunate fisherman of the season
and is very fond of this sport.
During thunder storm on last Monday
valuable mule belonging to Robert
PicketsOn, of w arren county, was struck
and killed by lightning. The animal was
in the stable at the time when the bolt
struck a tree in front and the snOck pro-
duced instant death.
A colored preacher by the name Of Ed.
wards fell dead on June on Joe lar
relfs place, Seyenty-irst district of
Burke county. He had been away in
search of employment, but not finding
any returned home and dropped dead
Just as he was entering his door.
Lexington has been hOnored the past
week with Nisit.from Col. Lewis Deu-
pree, of Memphis, who is visiting his
cousin Mrs. Sarah Lumpkin. The Colo,
mel is a leading man of his section andl
One'Of the first in the State, being atpres-
ent United States Consul to Patagonia.
The annual meeting of the District Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
churches OF the Macon district will beA
held at Fort Valley this year, beginning3
on June so and embracing thefirst Sunday
in July. Bishop Key will preside, and
Rev. Ii. X. Fielder will preach the opening
sermon, on Wednesday night, June SO.
Americus Recorder: Joe Roney and
George Thornton returned from Macon
Friday night, where they had been sum-
mOned as witnesses in the VIII Jackson
case. They say that five more bills have
been fouRd against him besides the one
he was charged with. His trial wiilcOme
up Monday or Tuesday. His friends here
hope he Will be cleared
Last week j. t. NJ. Haire, of Lexing-
ton, made a trip to Athens to see some
thing about floating bonds to raise money
to pay for the court house. He found
capitalists eager to secure them at perl
cent. ana the commissioners are conf \
dent they Will be readily floated at per
cent. A lady capitalist now in 0glethsrpej
county wants to invest $l0s000ln these att
that rate.
Hon. B. L. Stephens, Ordinary ot3
LOwndes county, has ordered a prOhibi-a
tOn election for July IA. The REQUESTED
petition has been fled in his office fors
some time. Public opini0nais somewhata
divided on this question. ValdOsta is
surrounded on three sides by dry coun-
ties, and her merchants draw a large
trade from themOn account Of the sale of
whisky.
Hunter Butt, eolored, whoIeft Marion4
county about three years agosfor Missis-
sippi, killed white man out there some
time last year at q negro froAc. He was
captured a few days after the crime was |
committed while trying TO make his es-1 1
cape, and was. carried back for trial. His.
case came up last Monday week, and he
was represented by Hon. w. B. Butt, of ]
Buena Vista. He was found guilty OF
voluntary maRslaughter and sentenced to
the penitentiary for six years.
At EatOnton a revival OF great power
has been going on in the Methodist |
church, ,aIbden0mInations uniting In the
services. Rev. j. H. Baxter is in charge. !
Reys. NJ. j. Cofer, OF Washington, and M.
Mcconnell, of Mercer University, are do
ing most of the preaching. Rev. Mr.. ]
Drake, Mr.. Seals and Mr.. Parks are assist |
ing in the meeting. The stores all cIosej
fer services in the church. Many laymens
are taking an active part. Several haVea
united with the different churches.
On. Monday last John Snow, his wife,
and little Myrtice and Guy and Mr.. r.,Jamest
Roberts left Hartwelidn carriage, bound
Tor Anderson. When they reached By
rumis bridge, a few mikes from Anderson,
the tongue broke loose as they were de- 4
scending the hill to the bridge, andet the !
carriage ran.against the team, which be- !
gan tOraa. Reaching the bridge, which
is or 10feet high with no railing, the
carriage was upset into the creek, to
gether with the occupants. By a miracle
almost no one was injured.
Bailif McGlamorF, of BlakeIy, says
hat on sunday evening last, just before,
The rain came, he encountered a. -7-toot1l
alligator on the road, near w. A.. Bac-
hannen's residence. He got out OF hiss
buggy and tried to beat it TO death with a !
fence rad. bat while he was doing so has
horse getsmeH OF the reptile and started
of, with two OF hrs grandchildren la the ]
buggy, He thought probably he had 1
Killed the gator, but after he had. cared
for his gratdchildren and went back t0a
look for it, It was not to be found.
Sumter Nichols, the man VINO killed.
Bill Jordan IN Baker county in 1884, gOt1
Df the train at Leary last Monday eve
mag and made his way to the home Of
Mr. Thomas ROberson, 10 whom he sur
rendered. Mr.. Robertson carried Nichcls |
to Newton, and he is now In |
nor had offered $3.50 reward for
Nichols arrest, aud Mr.. Robertson being |
the ARE ting party will get that amountd
from the state and will PROBABLY give |
Nichols the benefit Of 1t In employing |
counsel m his defense. Nichols was not |
recognized by any one At Leary.
Leary Courier: In our opinion the June
term Of our Superior Court should be adj |
l1urned over. Owing 10 the recent rains /
the crops Oi the majority of our farmers |
WIN not be In a condition 10 admit or