Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
~Ews-oP THE TWO STATES
TIE oTDIN PARAGRAPHS.


.n railway Engineer sues A.nAns ioa
a.. oOO-Forecaosure OF tne Mo
Macon Academy OF music
GEORGIA.
- Columbus and Rome railroad
In1ad about 1000 negro exeurslonlsts
o.n Eojumbus Saturday
iD -, annual convention Of the Carroll
o.,nty sunday School Assoclaoon VIII
- o5 5sid at Carrollton on July ~
~,.tboria ia becoming, according to-
f-aight Statistics one Oh the nost AWp0l'
o{ices on the Georgia railroad.
o.. uow thought that the Rev. Stuart
W., will accept the call to the rector
haL VI n. Andrews church at Darlen.
Sn N.Y. western Union Telegraph Company
~ onened an office in Lithonia, with
1s sss Nsrv Conner, of Social Circle, in
charge. 81. ,.ou.,,+ -
rs mills, at Columbus, was settled
Setnrlav, and the operatives WlllTesume
work at once.
Tbo third quarterly meeting for the
lawn circuit will be held at Pleasant
P PSTr church July 10 and II. DR.. Jesse
poTing. the new presiding elder, Will be
Athens, public schools will open on
net / in temporary buildings, and desks
have now been ordered for them. 1t Will
he year before the new bdlldlngs are
ready for use.
Ms. Ware. Of MarshallviTle, has about
,omniated his large brick store. He ex-
sects TO conduct a banking business In
sonnection with merchandising, which
Etu be quite an addition to the town.
+ N. Wellborn, near Lith0nia, killed a
h,na crane in his fish pond which meas
4 Ered feet 1917 inches in height, aud over
fset from tin to tip OF wings. Mrs. Well
4 horn caught two German carp from the
a h0nd each measuring feet 1 inch in
length.
The fifth annual reunion of the Eight
eenth Georgia regiment viii be held at
XlCsrtarsyille on Friday, July 30. Every
lmemb Der is expected to be present or &C
kro1tnted for The various railroads In
Eeorgia Will give reduced rates to
members.
Buena Vista Patriot: Mr.. John Jones
fold us the other day that his father killed
chicken snake not long since which
contained thirty-four guinea eggs, and
ene in its mouth, making thirty-tive. Mr..
Zones cut the snake open, took out the
aggs and placed them under setting hen
nd every one of them were Matched.
The authorized mortuary report for
Macon last week is eight deaths, from va
nous causes. This report is somewhat
/ HceptiVe, however, as outside the city
. Mnits in MacOn's suburbs, many deaths
/ Wcur that are neve~ reported. Macon ts
livery healthy city and a good place to
ne, but people do die there once in
an nile.
Nat Macon Saturday Alice, the seven
war-old daughter of Willis Price, was
r8nping around an old cistern near her
/ Name She started to run across, when
o1e Of the rotten planks broke with her
Al d she fell down the well, snrieking loud
enough to attract the bystanders as she
went. Help soon arrived and the little
0ne was rescued, very much frightened,
bQt otherwise not damaged by her sudden
descent.
Amercus Recorder: Several hundred
f6Rms came into town Friday loaded
" wn with people who came to attend the
mrbecue. The first sensation of the
vEltors was one of extreme disappoint-
ment that the barbecue did not come off,
bt when the matter was explained to
Hem they all said the committee did what
Was right. About IL O'Clock heavy rain
\ u me up, and more than ever convinced
NJ visitors that the committee was right.
MWhile Tim Alexander and two or three
Uhers were SEEMING at Sloan & JOhnsOn's
/ uts III 'uuIcA COuubys t tiOdf =,
4f oxford, negro, got into water over
is depth and sank. In his struggles he
fot hold Of the seine pole, which was in
4 VIE hands of Alexander, and was drawn
" to the surface by that gentleman. oxford
caught Alexander ana together they sank
= again. but Alexander finally got to the
= bank Of the pond with the half browne d
s. negro,
II man was carried to the asylum at
II NilledSeville last Sunday night who had
been an inmate there some fifteen years
ago. He presented DR.. Powell with a
bunch Of deys, and upon being asked by
the doctor as to where he got them, he
replied: Il took them away with me when
was here fifteen years ago, and have
since kept them to return them to you"
pom inspection the doctor found that
some OF the keys were formerly used
ABOUT the asylum.
Naynesboro True Citizen: A pleasing
cldent occurred in our city few night
o. 4 Young lady sitting at her piano
aFed and sung a few notes of Come,
Listen TO the hooking Bird" The strains
music having attracted the attention
one Of the sweet songsters of the
south, who was rOOsting in tree near
UE, 1t commenced singing and for hours
after the lady had retired she was re-
FaTded by strains of song that would have
charmed even Calypso and her nymphs
Bob Rowan, of Rockdale county, was
ftten on each hand by a highland moe
JasG few days since. While feeling
around IN hollow log after a rabbit he
,gu something strike HIM, and in jerking
l4@ hand out pulled the snake out with It,
~ hGs had stuck so deep into the hand.
pH'le attempting to release himself from
~ snake he was bitten on the other hand.
Is said that he drank a gallon OF whisky.
Is arms We're considerably swollen and
" slUered terribly. 1t was thought at
Sle line that he would die, but he is a
H.tie easier now.
NJ meeting of the Board of Directors
.Ae Macon Gas Company, held Satur-
al' discount OF 10 per cent. on gas bills
S4Nn promptly paid was authorized, and
AIl larger one OF 20 per cent. was
a.iea large consumers. to take effect
-@s october. This reduction is granted
~ lle company without being forced from
Y ledr OF competition, or by any outside
eo'uIe' out merely because it is and has
cs eu 'ts policy to reduce the price and in
s.ease lhe use OF this important article as
"a. q, Is consistent with safety ana proper
vsefu Tor the capital invested. Five
80 ago the price was S. per thousand
~, ana 1t will be, alter Oct. l, down to
t,o' 10 the general public and 81 per
o''anu feet to large consumers.
co ANU Aal. Napier's place, in Baldwin
va iast sunday, a negro mans skull
'a' uduIV tTaQturnd with tha