Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-07
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GEORGIA.
court conVenes Mt Nadosta tomorrow.
Hex Hays is the oldest man il Clay
comfy. He is now l0l years Old.
.hbu Roberts Will begil work on his
t,g, new brick stores at Vadosta in
few DAYS.
Jim Hunt, who has the contract for
building two brick stores at Nald0sta for
Mr Nelson, VIII soon begin work.
The annual commencement exercises
nj me LaGrange Female College began on
Jupe 4. and viii continue through June Q.
A piece OF property in Lumpkin that
sold for $l15 about five years ago is now
returned on the tax books at a valuation
OF s. 600.
There will be an call day" singing at
New Prospect Academy, some three miles
east Of Button, Clay county, Sunday,
June IL.
Il. NJ Vaughan, publisher of the Mil
ledgeviHe Chronicle, died Saturday of
pneumonia. lie leaves large and de-
pendent family.
An excursion party from the neighbour
hood of Springfield, Piqua and Dayton,
ONO. arrived III Atlanta Saturday.
number Of them are still in that city. 9th
ers have gone to ThOmaston and other
points.
AT Waycross last Monday night three
different houses were entered and the la
dies frightened almost out of their wits.
In every instance the men folks were alb
sent, and 1T is supposed the same party
aid IL all.
There is a man Is years old living in
Athens VINO purchased his first pair of
shoes Friday. This is a long time to go
bareiOoted, butit must be considered that
the man has been a shoemaker during
this time.
Senator A. H. COlquitt spent Saturday
with his Atlanta friends. He leityester-
day morning to resume his duties at
W ashingUon. The Senator Is in excel
lent health, and returns refreshed by his
brief visit TO his home
l. II. Elliott, of Alapaha, has invented
an appliance 70 bis grist mill which fans
the corn as it tails from the hopper to the
rock. &C is a sort of bellows and is
worked hy the same power That grInds the
corn. rhls is an important invention, as
it prevents trash or dirt of any sort ir0m
being ground with the corn.
AlonzO Tracy. of Bellville, Lowndes
county, lost his house, Kitchen and all of
Ibis household and kitchen furniture by
fire last Sunday. No one was at home,
4he family being at church. This is the
Second fire from which he hassutfered
within the last wear, having lost two bales
Of sea island c0Jtonlast year.
A large bear passed through the neigh
bDrhoOd of Bellyille, LOwndes county,
last Tuesday night. Early Wednesday
morning his sign was seen and party of
!.
headmg for the OkefenUkee swamp.
Aiter following him for several hours, the
rail becoming cold, the hunters gave up
he chase, He was evidently in hurry
Is he did not tarry anywhere.
At meeting of four of the Board of
umter County Commissioners of Roads
nd Revenues. and their attorney on fri
ay Afternoon, with the architect, Mr..
FUce, of Atlanta, IL was decided to build
new court house on the corner OF Troup
nd Forsyth streets. Americus, where the
Id French house stood. The plan adopted
as Que presented by Messrs. Bruce Il
Organ, of Atlanta. The work will be
lmmenced as soon as material can be
elected and everything got in readiness.
"Wednesday night frame residence
sar the Methodist church at Americas
longing to Mrs. 5. K. Mccormick, and
coupled by Mrs, Vigal, was destroyed
= fire about l O'Clock. The fire is sup
psed TO have originated in detective tlue
the cook room, and was not discovered
ltilhuder such Roadway as to preclude
Q Feasibility of saving the house. Mrs.
gal lost nearly everything in the way
fufniture and clothing, silVerware,
;. 9he house was insured for $500, but
aloss is much heavier.
seven months ago the infant child of
mpy Sims, a negro woman living in
myers, was found dead in bed with it's
I'd badly crushed. The child's mother
lined that.her babe had fallen from tue
| aud killed iGseli. The story was be-
we'd at first, and soon after the CHILD
sblIried the mother disappeared. Re-
lt developments caused the public to
ieve that the babe had been killed by
mother, and a search for her was be-
D, but she could not be found until a
or two ago, when she was discovered
Atlanta. saturday CoDVers officer
II 30 Atlanta, and, fading the woman,
her arrested. Saturday night she
scarried back TO COnyers.
manuel Cooper, an old negro man hv-
en- Nj. Y0ung's plantation, came into
ems Friday to yet PHYSICIAN to dress
wounds, received in a cutting scrape
little church on the plantation.
anue Was the outdoor moderator of
church. and several turbulent char
rs were making a fuss outside and he
- bhtlh AZ hHNb INlIAs thS VI AuN ht-
Is told him be would give MIN whip
s.and put his hand in his pocket as II
raw pistol. Emanuel caught him
be arm, and the negro stabbed him
tllnes in the back and cut a severe
across the Mshy part of his arm.
Ba.e dressed the wounds and says
they are not dangerous, but very
mil The negro who did the cutting
iett tor other parts.
90. r. Pickering, go Fenwick street,
~ sta. attempted to xiii himself Satur-
Dight. Seated by his wife on the back
Ps Of his house, be said. Il am tired OF
ne," nut pistol n his bI east and fired
ce in rapid succession. Before be was
eto shoot the third time his vie had
eeted the pistol from him. Both shots
effect in tle left breast, over the nip
After examination ore OF the balls
found TO have ranged 10 the back
lie shoulder; the other had pene-
Wd through the lung, and Will doubt
be the fatal one. Mr. Pick
az called his vile TO bis bed
threw his arms around her
B, and said ~ love YOU dearly. You
pot the cause. hut don't want to live
loneer. | wish could have used the
barrels" MIR. Pickering has wife
four children, ana has always been