Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
rvEws OF THE TWO STATES
IL T0J,D IN PARAGRAPHS.

1rsS' a. putuam County-The Bank
na,itaI of Some of the Georgia
inE swimming Race Stirs up Au-
snsta's sports.
GEORGIA.
.o and Gadsden are to be connected
by telephone .,... ,,,,,
Nv nave piano factory.
So1 T-,ohteI Bros, the large clothing firm
Ven. will open store in Amerlcus
-. Monroe the little boy who was so
Az bTrt by the mules running away
e. pau TTbnrsday died Thursday night from
"a KS wounds.
C,c Mcdaniel left for Athens Friday
Sorohe will remain till next Thursday,
tendance on the University COM
mencement
Som Dale, of Harmony Grove, is making
oir of shoes for negro who works on
pa orfbeastern railroad which meas
nros Il inches from heel 10 toe.
The courthouse OF Randolph county has
IN formally received by the commits.
piNnors and the contractor fully settled
%ith, He claims to have lost fully $1,000
bY the contract
Tho tax digest for this year of Baker
~ romDtroller General. 1t shows a de-
a-ease m the value of taxable property
sarnnared with last year of $4,000. The
turns last wear footed up 1864, 900. This
4 year It is 1884. 600.
An impromptu move was made Monday
roornipg to raise by subscription funds to
a build an academy in EatOnton. In few
raornants $500 were subscribed. If the
matter were pushed the funds necessary
a ronId be raised. 1t would, however, be in
h the summer of next year before the work
II would be begun.
There is a negro boy on James But
M trelps plantation, in Troup county, whose
head has attained an enormous growth,
measuring % inches around above
4 the ears, and b inches around the
\ chin and top Of the head. He is Is years
Y 0ld and in good health; his body is about
H the size of a siX-year-old child.
Nj Rev. Simon Peter Richardson, at an IN
FL tenasting revival meeting in Athens, asked
ali who were converted at revival meet
II MOS TO hold up their hands. About 400
II hands were Immediately raised; and
Fl when he asked those who We're con-
yerted elsewhere to mold up their hands
only four were raised. The REVEALS
have it.
Mr.. Anderson, a capitalist from Cali
n a..
for the purpose of seeing the country,
with a view of buying a large tract of
land and establishing colony of his peO-
ME in our section. Mr.. Anderson likes
the country and thinks if be can buy land
reasonably cheap he will locate here at
once.
To-day S. c. Griffin, George Howard, K.
r. Cunningham and g. w. Medlock, rep
resentatiyes Of the Augusta branch of the
Knights of Golden Eagle, leave for At
fanta to institute two lodges of their
order. The institution will take place on
Monday and Tuesday and large number
\ have already made application to become
n members.
". K. Barclay, the Clerk of the Supe-
4 rOr Court, has just finished recording the
a longest deed ever recorded in Mcintosh
county, 1t covers thirty-three pages le-
II gal cap paper averaging eleven words to
the line, and thirty-two lines to the page,
II thus containing ,616 words. The deed
Il embraces thousands of acres OF land in
various places in the county.
The combined corporate banking CAPT.
Il tai OF Atlanta, a city Of 60, 600 inhabitants,
the commercial centre Of the State and
doing annually a business of $25, 000, 600,
4 is only 100000, with a surplus of $4,000.
H That Of Savannah is So, 100. 600, with a sur
Plus Of $4, 100000, while Augusta follows
n with $3.50, 600 and Columbus with ST.
$4,000 In each OF the latter cases the
n surplus is about half the figures stated as
being the paid in capital.
East Putnam is developing great en-
husiasm over the reunion of the old pu-
pills Of Ph@niX Academy. The picnic
may be considered an assured fact. The
gray-hasred sires and mothers who will
assemble there that day will renew their
ivN,r
childhood years, entirely forgettul OF the
weight OF the years hanging on their
shoulders now. Ehe prospect is that 700
or 500 people will be present.
fridays Augusta Chronicle: Fred T.
LOchhart Will take several hundred fac
l9Ty children up the canal tomorrow
afternoon on his excursion boat. He has
arranged this immense floating house
especially for the children, and they al
ways enjoy the pleasant ride and the
EeSh air up the canal. Mr.. Locknart is
SFerltaBie philanthropist, and he only re-
grets that his boat will not carry 900, for
me children are always ready to go.
Ayoung boy killed a blue crane or
heron at Jim Findey's fish pond. in
GAINESVILLE, on "Wednesday morning last,
mHlch actually measured six feet from
Hp 10 tip Of It's wings. The bird was so
pussy deNouTinR young carp that he let
Ae younSster get close enough to shoot
through the head without mutilating
IL BODY. On opening it carp six or
ekul inches long, and weighing about
suar'er of a pound, was found in its
stomach.
=, Nednesday night between II and
oVch the residence OF A. Wells, near
TIYdiuihg, was entirely consumed by fire. |
my"@ely had time to escape with his |
"ne ana little ones, and saved nothing
eAyepl couple Of feather beds, pillows |
Su SIX chalrs. A new piano was also
SS"neu The loss is about $500. the
S ll6'afance on the house WAS 81, 700 and !
t srs On the furniture. The cause of the !
rie unknown. The insurance was car |
C 60 y! the Liverpool, London and Globe |
~, az Macon Mrs. Brydie is still quite i'll |
se, '1t residence Of Rey.J. W. Burke. Her
6' ',de Ielt side, from the crown of her |
Ibo '' 10 lle sole of her foot, is affected by |
Pafaiyilc stroke which she suffered |
c'5.as9 evening last. she is able to arti- |
NJ d very little, but one can hardly |
ton OUT what she says. Her resigna- !
eeJ,' something remarkable IN one so
r'UWE afflicted. Her aged brother, Col. |
saon hancock, says that he has never
liz b" al {ohe suffer so uncomplainIngly. |
nus Hule hope Of her recovery. She is |
bsas 'ehderly cared for by her warm |
~',vu lrlenua at Mr.. Burke's, who are |
sida '"uViy IN attendance around her bed |