Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THY, NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Hand MapGted BY a Bursting Gun IN
Emanuel Coupty-A Negro DecOyed
from bis House Mt Reds station and
shot-Married While Going 60 Party.
GEORGIA.
REYNOLDS became a prohibition town
Jan. |.
John Beck and his Illicit still have been
captured near Clayton.
The gvpsies are making things lively
for horse traders at Fort Gaines.
There is now in Camilla only one place
where "drinks" can be had. The other
places haVe quit.
A number or gentlemen have been dis
cussing the advsability OF building d
planning mill at Guyton.
win Thompson, the young photographer
or Atlanta who went crazy a Few weeks
ago, will recover his reason.
Friday the post office inspectors reached
Atlanta and began the work of arranging
their rooms in the custom house.
shooting gallery, with two pretty
eirlstO load the guns and tiirt with the
bows IS popular resort at Dalton.
Five thousand one hundred and fifty
four CITY cases were booked during the
wear 1888 in the Atlanta Police Court.
Revenue Collector Tatum, formerly of
D3de county, has moved his family to
Dalton. and will make that place his fu-
ture home.
the accidental discharge of gun in
her little brothers. hands put out the eyes
Of little negro girl at Lexington day
or Two ago
Two Young ladies at Cobbham tried
their hand at begging Christmas day.
They found that the charity of this world
was very cold.
a I'D
the factory mill to J. N. Smith & Co., as
reported. They simply returned the prop
erfy to Mr.. Bloomfield.
The State COlored Fireman's AssOcia-
ton met in Americas day or two ago,
and voted to hold the next annual tour
nament at Athens in July, 1886.
Christmas tree at one of the houses
in LAGRANGE pauned ont $1,000 in pres
ents of money and other valuable things
to the happy members ofthe family.
Dodge county goes dry by rs majority,
in a vote of 1,026. There will be no con-
test. It was a fairly won victory after a
vigorous battle waged by both sides.
Not a single fire has occurred in Dalton
this winter, which is providential bless
ing. as the town has no fire department
and is absolutely at the mercy of the
flames.
The spirits of the good ladies of Cal
houn have been buZzing around the sa-
loon keeper at that place until his con-
science has called him away to another
aVOcatiOn.
A. c. Mcdonald, of Chauncey, was rob-
bed of a gold watch chain and lOcket at
the depot of the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railroad, at Macon, Thurs
day night.
Lewis NewsOn shot and killed his broth
er Charles, at Reynolds, New Years day,
because the latter had accused him of
stealing a small quantity Of whisky. Both
are negroes.
The grand jury of Emanuel county has
appointed n committee to investigate al
legations that Sheriff Daniel has collected
county funds and appropriated them to
his own use.
1t is now believed that the differences
between Mr.. James and the Beard of Di-
rectOrs of Central Bank Block Associa-
tion of Atlanta, will be settled without
further trouble.
The stockade and cribs Of Alex Forces
ter, at Leesburg, were burned on the night
of Dec. Goth, together with all the forage
stored therein. The fire is believed to
have been incendiary.
; 1t has been said that Santa Claus will
not put anything into stocking in which
there is a hole; but this is untrue, for
last Christmas a pretty Dalton maid
found a darning needle and ball of yarn
IN hers.
George Brown, of Fort Gaines, has con-
siderable mechanical skill. With his
pocket-knife he has whitfield. from small
piece of white pine, perfect stamp of a
negro, arms akimbO, and hat on one side
OF his head.
There is a gentleman In Banks county
s-T odd xv~n oil ynn hoe
taken a drink Of whisky as beverage in
his life; though one can always find a lit
tie at his house that he keeps for medici-
nal purposes.
The Dalton Citizens reading matter is
presented to the people with admirable
Typographical neatness and is always
well written. Taken as a whole it is a
model which does great credit to all
weekly journalism.
Athens is badly mixed up on the time
question. Citizens run their business by
sun time. The four railroads which en-
ter the city are governed by the time of
two meridians. Order is to be brought
out of chaos if possible.
The editor of the Swainsboro Pine
Forest appeared before the grand jury OF
Emanuel county and stated that be had
learned that charges of inattention TO
their business which he had made against
them in his paper were unfOunded.
MaysOn, an Atlanta grocer, whose Ii
rcense to sell WHISKY by the quart will not
expire until December, 1886, says that be
win not take advantage OF the law, but
wiRcease selling liquor when the prohi-
bitfoh law goes into general effect.
Reid's station, on the East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia railroad, Thurs
day night, a negro named Nelson Reid
was decOyed from his home and shot and
severely Wounded by unknown parties.
Keid's station is not far from Macon.
& Washington Gozette: There were two
: Typographical errors in the published re-
port Of the will Of the lamented Gen.
ToOmbs. $500 was left TO each OF the chill
dren7of MIR. q. Toombs, and the interest
on $500 TO his son Mr.. Augustus TOombs.
James Holland. who was struck with
81 rock bv Hues. OF Buchanan. Wednes-
day. died Thursday. Mr.. Holland. after
re was struck, went into the house and
got his gun to shoot Hues, but was pre-
vented by his family. Hues is still at
large.
Deputy sheriff Feagin, Of sumter coun-
ty, went ITO Scbloy county Friday with
. the Sheriff Of Wilkinson county and ar
Hasted a man named W. Il. Payne for
Btealing some steers. The steers were
stolen IN Wilkinson county and driven
down 90 Scney.