Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-20

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Sept. -,
The Methodist church at Waco is receiv-
ing a coat of paint.
Sheriff Lipscomb, Of Franklin, has a
pair of fierce bloodhOunds.
A shooting gallery m anaged by two
girls is the latest sensation in Naldosta.
A new firm under the title of Cornelius
& Bum will open business at Cedartown
soon.
A PROJECT is on foot 70 secure lands and
build tabernacle in Rome, as they have
in Gainesville.
In pursuance OF previous call quite
a numbe of old soldiers met at Franklin
last Friday and organized an associa-
tion.
The first bale OF this years cotton crop
was brought in to Waco Thursday by j.
b. Long, who lives in the Tenth district
of Carroll county.
John J. Wilkinson has bought the JOr-
dan tract of land near Independence
Church in Wilkes county. IL contains
500 acres and sold for $4,000.
Franklin received her first bale Of new
cotton Wednesday. 1t was brought in by
Martin J. Davis. For three consecutive
years Mr., Davis has brought the tirst
bale.
Near Americus Thursday one of Cobb
& Parker's beef cattle got belligerent and
commenced gOring right and lett. lie
caught horse belonging to the firm IN
one of his hips and tore it badly.
Thursday last Jesse Cooper, who is the
presiding genus of Cliff Clay's Tom Bry-
ant place in Lee county, got his hand
BADLY torn up while cleaning out cotton
gin which was running at the time.
r. J. Bevill's barn near Naldosta was
burned IA day or two ago. lie lost PIG
bushels Of corn and 5000 pounds of f0d-
der. The house caught during the after
noon, and MIR. Bevill is unable to account
for the fire except upon the theory OF an
incendiary, and be does not know Of an
enemy in the world.
At Valdosta Tuesday Joseph HalPs
wife was seriously If not fatally burned.
She is subject to fits, and while she was
standing in her house, lampin hand, she
was stricken down, the falling lamp
igniting her clothes, and before the fire
could be put out she was terribly burned.
This is the third time she has been
burned in this way.
The ladies of Thomasville will give an
other entertainment at the rink on next
Tuesday night for the benefit of the
Charleston sufferers. The entertainment
will embrace a grand promenade concert,
10 De lOAlOWeu w Il uduGts CuOlCt IGiitsu-
ments will be served. ThomasYille has
forwarded over hundred dollars to the
Charleston sufferers.
John Williams and Louis McNiel. two
negroes on ". 5. Tarver's place, in Baker
county, had II difficulty on Thursday.
McNlePs wife was present. and when the
fighting point was reached she seized
John Williams aud held him while her
husband shot him. The weapon used by
McNiel was a 32-calibre pistol, and the
ball took effect in Williams thigh. The
wound was not dangerous one.
The Morrison camp meeting in Flovd
county, which has been running for six
DAYS, closed with yesterday mornings
service. 1t was expected that the meet
ing would close last Wednesday, but the
interest in it was so great tnat IL was
continued for two days longer. Among
tue preachers who have been in attend
ance upon the meeting are the following:
Revs. L. r. Kendall, &. G. Cary, Il. W.
Balenger, f. 5. Hudson, W. Z. Irvine,
w. w. Brinstield, NJ. l.. Under GOD,
Mack Branson, w. G. Sampler, and the
presiding elder Rev. T. F. Pierce.
Last week, near Alison's turpentine
still ia Wilcox county, two negroes were
walking through the woods, about a
hundred yards apart, when one of them
called to the other to come 10 bin, and
stated that he had been bitten by a snake.
He turned to 90 to his assistance, but
had not proceeded half the distance when
he saw large rattlesEake and killed it.
Proceeding on he found another large
rattlesnake about dozen yards from the
first. This one he also killed. When he
arrived where his comrade lay, be found
him dead and another large rattlesnake
near him, which he also dispatched.
TOooOo Namo. Wadnaodau ,,,s
before court adjourned a colored boy went
Up to the Judges stand and handed him
q little memorandum book. He said he
had been asked to give it to the Judge.
The Judge opened the book and read a
few lines. Ii was from a man named
Cantrel and gave the reasons why he did
not atteRd White Sunerior Court to serve
as a juror. The little book contained
only about fifteen pages and every page
was written over. The Judge did not
have time to read The book and decide law
points at the same time, so he laid it aside
until more convenient season.
A big explosion occurred At Cowan's
mill at Fish Creek, near Cedartown.
Wednesday of last week. causyd by the
Effectiveness OF the boiler, when was an
old one. The boiler was torn into frag-
msnts, large pieces being thrown "a ds-
lance of 200 yards. Toe shelter was also
Torn 10 pieces. Two men. McDOualU ana
Smith, were near the boiler cutting slabs
and bearing lumber, and We're hurt in the
disaster. The former was struck by "A
piece of the boiler. IT il thought, and was
bent nearly double by the lick, He has
suffered much, but his condition is not
dangerous. Smith was knocked over by
the shock, but not badly hurt.
Among the many thriving and enter
prislng merchants in VaIdosta there are
at last three colored men who are doing
remarkably well. VIM. Jones, who &C.
cupies one of Nelson's new brick stores
on Patterson street, has "a large stock
well displayed and is doing a heavy bust
ness. Bill Jones' note goes at par right
along and has for n number Of years. He
ia good citizen and is not wanting in
friends among his white neghbors. Tu-
Gus Baker aud J. o. Ross are also colored
men who are fast building up az mer-
chants In Naldosta. These men have
good stocks OF goods and are conducting
qui creditable business each me in
nuence OF these men upon their people
has always been tor the better.
house, with four children. was
burned to the ground on A. A. NeaIs
plantation in Wilkes county Wednesday
The house was tue home Of Anthony Fort.
son, his wife and four children. the Oldest
about nine years old and the Youngest
two. While the negroes were all ri
church the house burned down and the
children with IL. The house was moi
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