Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-13

+empted ASSASSINATION III rrankilh
County
GEORGIA.
gentleman in Athens, SO years old,
never fired a gun in his life.
scbley county furnished the first new
s,Ceet potatoes TO the Americas market.
Tho canton Advance has u announce
ments of candidates for state and county
offices.
The people of Temple are now prepar-
ing to erect a church house for the Chris
tan cnurch'
Fetch Barrett, OF HARRISON county, has
been sentenced TO life Imprisonment for
manslaugblef.
The Schley county Sunday School Con-
vention will be held at EbeneZer church
on Friday, Aug. 20.
bear invaded the farm of Frank
b. Knight, of Glynn county, a few nights ago
and carried off large hog.
James c. Sproull has purchased an in
terest in the wholesale and retail drug
establishment of ii. d. Cothron Il Co., of
Rome.
The Buck creek camp meeting in Schley
county begins next Saturday night. There
will not likely be any new tents built this
year
A lady in Marietta has COW on which
she clears 81 per month in the sale of
milk and butter, besides supplying her
own table.
There is a gentleman living in Schley
county who shingles mis- own hair, and
does it as quickly and as tastefully as the
best skilled barber could.
The framing has been cut for the new
church at Tallapoosa A good sized
bouse will be built. The BaDtists will
haiP
j. A. Mcdonald and some other enter
prising painters OF Americas had their
bands busy picking cotton Tuesday. The
crop in some parts OF the county is very
fine.
A gift of $1,000 by Mr.. and Mrs. duBig-
non to the Episcopal church of Bruins
wick almost liquidates the debt of that
church on its rectory; but $500 yet re-
mains unpaid.
Tuesday afternoon J. W. Bailey sent in
the first bale of new cotton for Sumter
county, to Harold, johnson d Co. 1t was
classed middling and sold to Hit a. Co.
for l3c. per pound.
Gov. Mcdaniel has commissioned j. p.
Best Tax Collector for Clay county, vice
r. B. Peterson resigned. r. r. Stewart,
successor to w. r. Stewart, deceased,
fled his bond Wednesday as Tax Collec-
tor of Sumter county.
The McDuffie journal says that upon a
close and careful calculation OF the losses
In the recent destructive fire in Thomson,
1t finds the aggregate to be $39. 760, and
the amount of insurance is $11 ,445, which
shows a net loss of S2S,315.
The Methodist camp meeting at Sparta
closed Monday. DR.. A. G.. Haygood
preached the IL O'Clock sermon on SUM-
day to an immense congregation. The
l.
not able to get seats at the stand.
Dawson's first bale of new cotton was
received Tuesday at the warehouse OF j q.
r. Mercer & Co. 1t was raised by Fl. p.
Hass, of Terrell county, classed strict
middling, weighed 313 pounds and sold at
auction for 10 cents to Capt. A. w. Stokes.
The Jury Commissioners of Ebert
county have revised the jury box. They
have put 34S names in the box, out of a
voting population of about 1900. There
are 124 grand jurors and 224 traverse ju-
r0rs. No names of negroes were placed
In the box.
Allen Fort, Jr., small son of Judge
Fort, of AmerIcus, in playing on some
shingles, last Friday, stuck a nall in his
foot; in trying to get of, he stepped on
another nail with his other foot, and had
both feet i'll sings Saturday. He Is run
ming around now as happy as ever.
A rumor has obtained credence among
the negroes in Ebert county that war
will be declared with Mexico and that a
draft for soldiers will be ordered by the
Federal government. They are very much
frightened and excited about it, and are
afraid to leave the county under any pre-
text thinking that they will be entrapped
lnLo the army.
A negro man living on Col. Bushels
IN II
shot away portion of his
band last Tuesday. He was on his
way home from Montezuma, when bis
gun fell out of the wagon, and in endeav-
Orlng to catch it the hammer struck the
nouble tree of the wagon, causing the gun
10 fire, sending the load through his hand.
Commissioner of Agriculture Hender-
son received letter Wednesday from
capt. +. Edge Eve, OF Columbia county,
one OF the delegates to the Farmers Con-
gress In Minneapolis, from the Tenth Con-
Rresslonal district, stating that he would
be unable to go. Commissioner Hender-
son said he would try 10 make list that
could attend from among the delegates to
TIE state Agricultural Convention at Car
tersville.
south Georgia watermelons are having
hard time of IL in Atlanta. A few days
ago several car loads were condemned by
one Of the sanitary inspectors Of the city,
ana Wednesday five car loads were con-
1ehned and sent out to the scavenger
oump. BY some means the b0otblacks
ABOUT the union depot heard of the con-
ueinnlng OF the watermelons, and at once
maze break for the city's refuse pile.
puring the day they had quite a feast
Inc Merchant mill and gin, owned by
u. w. Gentry, and situated about four
IIilies west OF Buchanan, was completely
destroyed by fire Tuesday night. The
~Igin OF the fire is unknown, as 1t was
not discovered until one side was en-
ntQped 10 flames, about 10 O'Clock at
nleht' 1t is thought TO be the work of an
incehdiary, but no clue TO the perpetrator
mas as Yet been found. MIR. Gentry's
s "es Is quite serious, there being no in
~ Is rumored that ''blind tigers" are
numerous in Elberton, and efforts are
veiAg made to break them up. Three par
"es nave been arrested and are now
T"a'Iing trial for selling whisky. Judge
a. upklh mas ruled that the town authOrl-
Ses nave no Jurisdiction over the matter,
i S'a lue cases are consequently brought
DIT we state courts. The defendants have
Teuahded jury, and will be tried in the
iaosuh,y Court. Much interest is mani
t T5su ny the people in the result OF the
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