Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-04

Fort Gaines.
GEORGIA.
An adjourned term OF Gordon Superior
Court will be held on Monday, Nov. -.
The Rev. Sam Jones will begin series
nj r0spel meetings at his tabernacle, at
Gainesville, Sept. 8, lasting to Sept. IL.
Messrs, Tyler and Moore have pur-
chased a saw mill and engine and located
il Mt Double Branches, In Lincoln county.
AT Carrollton j. A. Higgins has bought
n half interest in the business OF q. b.
Simonton. The style Of the new firm Will
be Simouton 81 Huggins.
Rev. l.. W. Stephens has been carrying
on very interesting meeting at Doves
creek church, near Elberton, recently.
Seventeen were baptized there on Sunday
last.
Last week pony was shipped by eX-
nress, via the Western and Atlantic rail-
road, to the Rev. Sam Jones, of Carriers
vile, being present from Kentucky
gentleman.
Tuesday night, Just before 9 O'Clock,
GAINESVILLE was thrown into great excite
ment because of a terrible earthquake.
Houses were badly shocked and people
much alarmed, but no material damage.
Cartersvllle experienced a shock OF
earthquake, lasting perhaps minute.
Pictures were shaken upon the wall,
houses swayed perceptibly, panes OF
glass broken, plastering shaken of, and
trees made to trembe. The cOlored popu-
lation was quite alarmed, believing that
the final day was at hand.
While attempting to make a coupling
In the yard at Dalton a few days ago
brakeman named Hulsey had his hand Sc
verely crushed between the drawbacks.
Under the skillful treatment of Drs. Biv-
ings and Macauley the wounded hand is
doing well, and amputation will not be
necessary, as was at first feared.
Dalton Citizen: And now local geolo-
gist comes forward and throws cold water
upon the recent big coal discovery. He
says the alleged coal is nothing more than
slate, slightly impregnated with camel
coal, and that it would take cord OF
lightwood to burn a scuttletull OF it. Let
us hope the local geologist Is laboring I'M
der a mistake.
Last Thursday Mrs. Nancy Gyles, who
lives four or five miles from Amerous,
sent little fve-year-oid granddaughter
to trunk to get out a dress. The child
reached her hand into the trunk and
grasped what she thought was dress,
pulled 1t out and found snake. On IN
vestgating the trunk two other snakes
were found, and as it was shut they are
Several COW owners of Fort Gaines
craze their cattle in Sutlive's pasture on
the river near the depot. Several mornings
since, upon going to the pasture, one of
the citizens found his cow dead, but no
definite conclusion could be arrived at Is
to the cause. A few mornings after an
other fine cow was found dead near the
same spot. Persons who know say that
both cows died from the bite of a rattle
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road bridge.
Last Thursday a rather strange acct
dent happened to a colored woman at
Barnesville. Anna Anthony, who is in the
employ of T. G. Banks as a cook, was
preparing to milk the COW. She had rOped
the COW and the end of the rope which
she held had an iron ring tied to il. The
ring formed loop and caught on the wo-
mans finger as the cow attempted to
get away. The pulling by the COW caused
the thumb to be cut of, or rather so near
off that the thumb had to be amputated
by DR.. Purdue. She is now doing very
well.
Fort Gaines Star: Last Saturday night
was dark. A negro man was seen COM
ing out of store on Commerce street,
and as he started to cross over we saw a
flash which we first took to be bomb or
flash of lightning. We waited an i'll
slant to hear the report, but to our sur
prise none came. We then ascertained
that 1t was nothing more than a pipe
heavily loaded with powder with a small
sprinkling of tobacco on top, and given to
the aforementioned darky that caused
such remarkable display of fireworks.
Dalton Citizen: The reptile crop has
fallen short one-half this summer, and
snake stories are at premium. BY dint
OF energy and enterprise our reporter has
struck upon the latest one, which Is to
the effect that little 5-year-old, in the
western portion of the county, and large
black snake are lnseparable companions,
mutual affection baving sprung up be-
tween them as remarkable as it is strange.
They play together, eat together, and on
ore or more occasions the snake was
found coiled lovingly up in the little boys
bed. The fact that snake stories are
never for moment doubted, is sufficient
guarantee that the above will be received
with the customary credulity.
Eastman Times: Eastman was shaken
from centre to circumference Tuesday
night at two minutes to O'Clock by an
earthquake. the first in the history OF this
country. The shock only lasted about
one minute, but during that time terror
reigned supreme. Everybody was terri
bly, frightened. Many people rushed
frsntically from their houses IN their
night clothes, while others were so
terror stricken that they could not move
Or speak. 1t was scare that will
never be forgotten. Every house in the
city rocked like a cradle, and many time
pieces we're stopped, as was "Grandfa-
theirs clock" wien the old man died.
The jury in the Gilbert Davis case were
in their room at the court house, unable
to agree; and, it is said, that there was
no probability of their arriving at a ver-
dict. After the earthquake they agreed in
about three minutes.
GAINESVILLE Democrat: John Clemens,
deacon OF the colored Baptist church in
GAINESVILLE. was praying in the church
when the shock of the earthquake was
ielt last Tuesday night. The congrega-
ton devoutly kneeled while the trumpet
voice Of the deacon was directed toward
bsaven. The deacon said: "Good Lord
come down am bross di chllluns. Bring
on de time when Jesus am a comm.
Good Lord come an take di cDilluus
homo. Hassen de time when you'll take
US all from dis world OBJ sin and sorrow"
Ablut this time the eartn began to
shake and tho church to rock tn and fro.
Tsrrcr spread Instantly through the con-
gre2Ition. The deacon perhaps, as well
as others, thought the Lord had received
his prayer in earnest and was about to
answer in the same way. The good dea-
con jumped up in the midst of his prayer
and several benches were knocked over
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