Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09
GEORGIA.


GEORGIA.
Darien has now four attorneys prac-
tlcing law.
Several farmers near Athens have
planted corn.
Judge Lumpkiu holds court in Ebert
this week.
j. r. Porter is building neat cottage
near MaXey's.
4 lot Of tim Der is expected at Darlen
during the present month.
j. N. Bruce has been appointed depot
Waterman at Union Point.
Knox Il Fluker's new mill at Union
Point will soon be completed.
A breach-of-promise suit is threatened
against a young man of Athens.
Albany Medium: The Savannah NEWS
is second TO no daily in the South.
Alawyer says there are not less than
twenty damage suits now in Athens.
The street tax at Harmony Grove this
year Is 81 80, just 81 less than last year.
The prohibition law gong into effect
leaves only two stores in Lumpkin IN
occupied.
w. r. Morris, of Carr's station. Will be
associated in business with Nj. Bryaa al
L Mon Point this year.
ONLY few more moons and Dougherty
Superior Court will begin its three weeks
run on the county treasury.
Just 90 years ago the first peg was
driven at w OOdYille for the location OF the
branch of the Georgia railroad.
The Greenback movement down the
Athens branch of the Georgia railroad 10
having a regular ground swell.
The cotton receipts Of Harmony Grove
will amount to 1900 bales this season.
Hhey aggregated about $500 last season.
A negro woman came near being
crushed to death at Maxey's one day last
week by trying to get of the train before
it stopped.
Col. James N. Smith writes that it is a
mistake about his buying a half interest
in Perkins sawmill, below Augusta. he
was negotiating for it, but did not trade
Prof. White says that neither Athens
nor Atlanta can ever have ap arteslan
well, but a flow of water can be gotten in
the country from Columbus to Augusta.
The Pandora 1.-THE University OF GeOr-
gia college annual will be issued from the
press June 1 next. The Pandora is issued
by the students OF the University of Geor-
gia.
The holding Of the county fair is being
talked up in Hancock county. About
$500 have been subscribed tor the purpose.
The committee upon location have not
settled upon a place yeI'
Albert Gutford, OF Sparta, had loaded
shell in his left hand, Saturday, and tried
to pick off the cap-which had failed TO
explode. 1t ''came to time" then, and
severely wounded him in the hand.
Thursday, the first day of prohibition in
Lumpkin, subj .cted the "frequenters" to
a severe ordeal, the day being raw,
chilly, driZzly one, just cold and damp
enough to make one shiVer to his boots.
A Hancock farmer once asked David
Dickson what slime in the moon" he
planted corn, and ELECTED the following
answer: 81 don't plant corn in the moon.
When | get ready to plant, L plant 1t in
she ground"
The total value of merchandise in Ham
cock county, las returned to the Comptroller
General for 1885, was $9S, lS5. Consider
ing the number of stores in the county,
the avera ge value OF their stock was Won
derfully small.
The aggregate value of property re-
turned tor taxation by the negroes and
eoIored people of Hancock in 1885 was
S1O4.O02. There are only 16 counties in
the State in which these people make
larger returns.
A mad cat was killed in Lumpkin
Thursday. 1t is said to have been bitten
by the same dog which bit a negro woman
severely about four weeks ago. The in
former says it manifested unmistakable
signs Of hydrophobia.
There is not peach tree in bloom yet
in Clarke county, but everything points
to a good fruit year, as the trees are not
apt to put out early enough to be caught
by frost. The freezes Of the past winter
have killed all the insects thatInjure fruit.
Mr.. Parks, OF Jackson county, captured
centipede last week. Il is more deadly
In its bite than the rattlesnake, and was
never heard of before in this part of the
country. Mr.. Parks has seen them in
Texas, and says it is certainly cent?
pede.
Court adjourned at Danielsville satur-
lay. Thursday, two negroes charged
with burglarizing Mr.. Henderson's house,
peaceful citizen OF Madison county,
plead guilty, and seemed TO be very peni-
tent, and asked the mercy of the court.
The Judge sent them up for seven years
each.
DanielsVille is a dry town-no liquor
having been sold since Jan. l. The license
is $500 per year TO sell whisky within the
town; but notwithstanding the fact that
no liquor is sold in the town, great deal
Of drum kenness was INDUCED in court
week. Violations Of the law was seen
every day.
WIN. A. Drake, of Maxey's, tempted by
the advertisement OF a Pennsylvania
company which offered genuine fox
hounds for sale, sent on $40 and received
two animals having no trait of the genu-
inc canine, on which he had to pay 80 80
express charges. The dogs we're entire
" unlike each other.
R.T. Asbury, Of Maxey's, who is now
so years old. was one of the sufferers from
the storm which passed through the upper
portion OF Greene county on May |, 1876.
So terrible and frightful was the destruc-
ton upon Mr.. Asbury's place that he
seems to have lost all knowledge Of events
that transpired before the storm. With
him all data is taken from that time.
DIR. Burroughs, Of Brunswick, was in
Americas Saturday, looking after some
goods which were stolen from his safe
some weeks ago. His safe was broken
open and watches, old coins, bonds and
old Confederate money was taken.
Davenport, the supposed burglar, has a
quantity Of Confederate money and sew
eral watches. bu. none OF the watches are
the ones stolen from DIR. Burroughs.
Davenport has several drawings OF safes
in Brunswick and II is supposed he got
into DR.. Burroughs safe.
News reached Vienna 5 Iturday that b.
A. Wood, Sr., was killed about six miles
southwest Of that place, about 400 yards
from his house He left Vienna about |