Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-25

GEORGIA.
There are very few vacant houses in
Gainesville.
There is a great demand tor boarding
houses in Athens.
The crop of scuppel nongs is very hne In
Newton county.
Newton county now enjoys the luxury
of six candidates for Sheriff.
The addition to the Baptist Seminary at
Gainesville is about completed.
The Southern Telegraph Company have
closed their office in COyngton.
Americas will furnish thirteen students
to Wesleyan Female College this year.
DR.. Potter, editor OF the Christian Adj
vocate, is paid salary OF So, 600 year.
Rev. Sam Jones will preach in the First
BAPTIST church at Atlanta Sunday night,
Col W. f. Findley will address the peo-
pie of Hall county on the political issues
of the DAY at the court house Oct. B.
The erection OF the Baptist church at
White Plains, which was consumed by
fire some time ago, has been begun.
The firm of W. B. Norman Il Son, at
Delhi, has been changed TO Norman, Muse
Il Co., George W. Muse being admitted as
partner.
In Wilkes county 20 persons have re-
Gently joined the Phillips Mills Baptist
church and large number have joined at
County Line.
The Presbyterlans of GAINESVILLE are
still without pastor, though they are
corresponding with ministers, and will
probably secure the services of ono before
long.
At Reynolds Rev. i. J. Farmer has re-
signed his care of the Baptist church,
much to the regret of his congregation,
and expects to take theological course
at Louisville, Ky.
e. W. Palmer, OF Augusta, whose fami-
ly has been a guest at Liberty Hall for the
past few weeks, has the honor OF being
the father OF the first baby that was ever
born at Liberty Hall.
1t is said by Gainesville merchants that
the value of the chickens and eggs mar
keted at that point amounts to more than
the cotton sold there, although the receipts
reach over 5000 bales.
Sam Ralney, colored, brought in the
first Hall county made bale OF cotton this
season. This is the fifth or sixth year,
hand running, Sam has brought in the first
bale. 1t weighed 400 pounds.
Rev. W. f. Glenn, D. D., of the First
Methodist church of Atlanta, has been
invited to preach the annual sermon OF
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
II
Sunday.
Among the students who entered the
Middle Georgia College last week was
Garrald Waller, Of Putnam county. He
is is years of age, feet 8 inches in
height, and weighs 1874 pounds. He en-
tered the second class.
lillian Walden, of Gibson, has a large
acorn. which he says grew on an old pine
In johnson county, near the Oconee river,
together with numerous others. This
tree is an uncommon sight in that part OF
the State, and probably is one OF natures
freaks.
The Baptists of LAGRANGE have pur-
chased the house and lot belonging to the
Cunningham estate, aud now occupied by
Mr.. A. j. BOYD, paying for it $4,000.
Their object in making the purchase Is to
have a home for their pastor-in other
words, parsonage.
Quite brisk business has been carried
on at Gainesville for the past two weeks
in employing and sending of colored men
10 work on railroads in Alabama. Cice-
70 jenkins, of Birmingham, has sent Off
about forty, and be has engaged others,
who will leave soon. The prices offered
for hands are quite tempting.
Al Cochran Thursday morning the resi-
dence OF Mrs. +. b. Gilbert, most esti-
mable widow lady, was accidentally
burned. The family were away from
home ana very little was saved. They
lost all of their wearing apparel except
what they had on ri the time. The loss
in house, furniture, ETC., is about 81 900,
No insurance.
The Democratic convention reassem-
bled at Griffin Thursday. The committee
appointed To notify Mr.. Frank Flynt re-
ported that he had declined to accept the
nomination. Hon. d. }. Bailey was then
nominated by reclamation. A committee
was appointed TO notify Col. Bailey OF his
nomination, and soon returned and re-
ported that Col. Bailey accepted the nomi-
nation.
At Dalton the colleges have opened
sglendidly for the fan term. The Dalton
Female College mas about $50 students,
many of them from abroad, and this is the
best showing, perhaps, at this time OF
year IN the history OF the college. The
Joseph +. Brown Institute has some fifty
or sixty students, and is doing well. The
Morris Street School Mrs. Gen. Thomas
mas about seventy-hye students.
Wrightsville Recorder: Recently we
have been much amused and intere sted
in a little dog that moves and has mis-
being in the western part OF town, near
the church. During the revival here the
bell at the church has been rung twice
nine referred to commences with the first
tap OF the bell and barks and bowls until
It has ceased to ring.
The Board Of Education Of Richmond
bounty has awarded its contract for Goa
for tAe ensuing winter to the Co-Opera
tive Coal Supply Company. This in
cludes the supply to all the public schools
in the city. b. Nj. Baxley, manager o
the coal company, sold and delivered over
300 tons in the past six weeks and has
now stored under cover over 1000 tons
purchased at lowest summer rates.
A citizen OF Dahlonega was disturbed
one night last week by noise among his
chickens. He went out and crawled un
der his house where the fowls were. He
could see nothing at first, but the chick.
Ems began 10 make noise again as soon
as he went away. SO he examined closer
next time and saw rats tail hanging
down off the sill of the house. lie caught
the rat and ~ bad a chicken half de-
voured. His ratsnip weighed ~ pounds
Tuesday morning as the Louisville and
Wadley tram was backing into Wade,
on the Central track, Forest Marchman
young man OF that place. attempted &
jump GA the train, but Jailed and wat
thrown under the train and his right Too
add leg run over and crushed. The let
was broken ia two places between tht
ankle and the knee, the bones of the snklt
ahaftnrad thu foot hadlv "A