Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-02

Father at Macon a sinCuIarity in
Bibb County Tstxes-A Strange sight
fn the Air at Sparta.
GEORGIA.
Judge Hansell Is holding Echols' court.
Over 250, 900 chickens are sold annually
In ClarksvIlle.
Eiberton has been out Of corn and meal
for the last week.
A gentleman in Athens will invest
$1,000 in pair of horses.
The First Baptist church, colored, of
Brunswick has membership OF $50.
A kicking horse day or two atO broke
one Of the arms OF Robert L. Wishart, Of
Eastman.
James Brown, son ct Judge W Ira
Brown, died at his home in Wilcox county
East week.
Some of the farmers of Terrell county
say they have gathered two-thirds of their
cotton crop.
Judge Kibbee has adjourned Wilcox
superior Court to the second Monday ia
December next.
The Court Of Ordinary, Superior Court
and County Commissioners Court all
meet at Perry Monday.
Catharine Pierce, cOlored, was found
dead In bed at Macon Thursday morning.
Several weeks ago Capt. J. II. Nichols,
of Nacoocbee, bad sunstroke. but be has
about recovered from its effects,
At Sylvania Randall Davis, the priso.
'ner shot by Willie Mills, died at O'Clock
Wednesday from the effect OF the shot.
The first bale of new cotton was receiv.
ed at Dalton last Monday. Il was grown
by Jesse BangStoL, OF Murray county.
Every Indication points 70 successful
business season, bat the boom will not
get under good headwav until alter frost.
Jesse Lumsden. the gold miner Of Ma
eO0chee, lie caud date for the LEGISLATURE
IN White county, and will dOu5tl - be
elected.
Daring his present visit North Hon.
VIM. Pitt Eastman will secure some one
% open the Up!ands Hotel at Eastman
this winter.
1t has been decided to establish per-
raucat religious camp ground at Old No.
! station on the Southwestern railroad in
Houston county.
Al Os ton the drug firm OF WOotten &
Holmes mas dissolved partnership. D.. j.
D. Holmes naYinF purchased the former
gentleman's inierest.
The county authorities of Clarke vii!
make a levy next wear Of IS par thousand.
Tue state aud county tax of last year
vas 81 30 d thousand.
A movement has been on foot for the
past week tn yet the CLYDE steamship
Company of New York to made Bruins
wick one Of her stations.
The three warehouses IN Hawkinsvile
have received since the opening of the
season 4.29l bales OF cotton, 33I bales be-
Eng received on Saturday last.
t. Phipps, o. Raodolpn county, has
tQRf vi
Last year this patriarch among the long
AIRED quadTupels ran away and tore
WAGON all to pieces.
Notwithstanding the fact that a short
crop of cotton Wilt ba gathered in HOus-
ton this season, a farmer near Byron has
already gathered ttrtv. mine bales OF cot
Gon from seven-mule farm.
W. B. Rogers, OF Eastman, is now sole
proprietor OF tie Thriving little town of
Reedy Springs in Laurens county. which
place he purchased from his father. Rev
John I. Rogers, thts week, together with
about six hundred acres OF land.
Florine Taylor, a negro girl years old.
or the Nelson farm, near Perry, accident
ally shot herseit while PLAYING with pis.
tol Tuesday afternoon. Though the bul
let catered the forehead almost CEN
trally, the girl lived several hours alter
ward.
Glynn County Court sitting or commit
ment trial IN the case Of the State Va.
David Flanders. charged with murder.
convened Thursday morning. Hon. A. D.
Croyatt presiding. After hearing evil
dence the court ordered the defendant dis
charged.
b. X. shaw, who recently removed TO
Dalton from Cosh0cton, o, and pur
chased the Rowley place, two miles south
OF the city, has sold his property TO a ho-
meopathic physician, OF Cleveland, o..
who proposes to convert the place into IA
large sanitarium.
1t 10 now generally agreed as a GER
tainty that the cotton crop OF Dodge
county will be considerably short. The
farmers nearly all agree that they VIII
not make much, If any. over halt "A crop.
The top crop has been almost entirely
soet from the effects OF the recent dry
weather.
party OF ten surveyors from Wash
ngton, ID. O., are now in North GeOrg a,
making geological survey Of the
country. A general survey f ths
state is being taken, ana IN about two
years biologists will be seat out t. locate
the different mineral beds and give the
whole geological formation.
George Byrd, who lives in the Four
teenth district of Dooy county. made this
on seven acres. Mr.. Byrd has planted
wheat tor several years, and he finds it n
successful and profitable crop. He plants
a variety known as the blue STEM
wheat, and il ripeus in May.
At Macon Judge Emory Speer will con-
Vene the Circuit Court tor the Southern
district on Monday next, and The pros
poets are that the term will be a long and
busy one. There will be a good many
cases where long loan companies Of the
North are closing down on the farmers
and lard holders in Middle Georgia.
Columbus Sun: Rev. &. {. Willis saws
the losses sustained by bis son, Mr.. r. Il.
Willis, IN the accidental burning OF his
gin house few days ago were between
$500 and $1,000, aud thinks the fire origin
ated from match in the cotton, and not
from spark o! TIE engine, IA currently
reported. He says that one of the negro
tenants on Mr.. T.. y. Wills place came
10 him Immediately after toe BURNING Of
tie giD house and requested nim e. charge
him up with So as his contribution towards
snstsinlng the loss ut the fire.
Virgins Storm struck Macon Thnrs.
day undcr Il clear SKY. II began at Nus--
baum'S corner, Il regular whirligust. and
took mp sticks and rubbish, even Yisihly
adec Ing the hrickOats, and, in tall,
funnel.shaped column, two or three nun