Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-17

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Artillery Com
pAny.
GEORGIA.
The health of Gainesville was neve
better.
The apple crop in the Marietta section
seems TO be abundant.
There are are five inmates now AZ tn
Franklin county poor house.
Sam Small had been in the revival flel,
just one year Wednesday night.
John Grace has opened store /,
BrownVille, live suburb Of Hawkins
Vile.
A protracted meeting will begin at tn,
Methodist church on Sunday at Carnes
vile.
Cotton Is opening very fast In Franklir
county, and the farmers report gooC
crops.
bon. Frank Flynt is the Democratic
nominee for the Legislature in Spaldino
county.
Judge Symmesis one of the ten persons
spoken of for fMayor of Brunswick next
January.
Over 800 in cash, besides boxes of goods,
were sent from Marietta 60 the Charles
ton sufferers.
The Knights OF Labor wiifhsve ticket
In the field at the coming municipal cleo
ton at Augusta.
A Brunswick merchant,on MONDAY re-
fused large lumber order, thinking to
Get the full benefit OF the rise in prices.
D. ,. Blackwell, of Ooob county, Las a
peach tree that is forty years old. and has
ripened two gr0wths Of peaches each
year, the first month earlier than he
last.
About $1,000 have been subscribed 10
ward the $4,000 required of the city of
Macon by the State Agricultural Society,
Only two sections of the city have been
canvassed.
On account of: the sickness Of Jude s. \
W. Harris, Payette Superior Court will !
not be held next week. Judge Harrlfhas /
ordered its adjournment TO third Meday
In December.
Ten men are at work laying theou-
crete foundation of the United Safes
court house at Macon. Several barrs of +
cement have arrived and Is being usd in B,
the foundation. +
An old time chestnut has been rewed
at Atlanta. 1t is to cali a friend ade. (,
and, with an arm thrown acrosshis f,
shoulder. begin the story Of George Wsh- 1,
ington and the little Ratchet. +,
At Macon Wednesday Pete Harm
was fined $500 in the City Court for selD0 Fl
liquor on Sunday. Hislawyer, Col. Rg.
Patterson, moved for a new trial, I'D n
Pete gave bond in the sum of $500. Ii
At Forsyth Hiram Huddles,on a,
Banks Stephens have bought the yacat
lot on the public square, between Nj ,
Vlneburgh and Mr.. Greenwood, and wi
shortly erect a handsome brick stor ,
house on it.
John 2. Boring, of Cobb county, made
on an average of 223 gallons of sorghum
TO the acre this season. At 30c. per gal
lon this would yield 500 80. The seed
would make it worth $40 per acre, which
beats cotton raising.
DR.. Castor, of Atlanta, and DIR. se,ze
OF Marietta, performed another Operation
upon Col. +. w. Alexander, cutting into
ana puncturlng one of his kidneys, from
which large amount of pus was dis.
charged through a rubber tube.
Bud Mitchell, who was 80 ser,ouslv in.
)ured in railroad accident near Ameri.
Gus several months ago, has been an.
conductor on the Southwestern E
railroad. Mr.. Mitchell was serving as on.
glneer at the time of the accident. I
AT Macon committee of Council ad.
Vertlse for three applicants to fill existing
vacant scholarships in Mercer University.
ne applicants will he examined by the
aculty, who will grant the proper certif-
'ates TO those who pass muster.
The convention for the Twenty-sixth
senatorial district composed of the coun-
les OF Butts, Spalding and Fayette, has
Ieen caIled 10 meet at the court house In
'T n Weonesday, sept. y, to nominate
Democratic Senator for that district.
~ the primary election in Thomas coun-
y Wed nesday z. j. Franklin and &. a
hoLendon were nominated for the Legis.
AZURE. +. j. FraHklin received $50 votes,
ma ). q. McLenden $50. j. A. Bulloch. IL
Ne defeated candidate, received 450votes, Y
Tom McGili, of Dawson, has q knife
nat mas been In use about TWENTY-FIVE II
ears. His father bought the knife he III
ore the war and paid S. for it. He car. 4
led 1t through the war and after the war
Re died, when Tom fell heir to 1t and has ,
sed IL ever since.
An attempt was made TO release Jesse
'ocke, the Taylor county wife murderer.
rom jail Tuesday night. The iron grating 81
. the WINDOW was tampered with, but l..
De rescuing party from some unknown |
ause gave up the job before finishing
heir work. Cooke Is to be hung TO-DAY. ,
McClatohy 81 Bailey, OF the Marietta
larole Works, have just completed this
9eek two very handsome monuments for
'ol. IL. j. bedding, to be erected over his .
Wo deceased wives. one Of the monuments ,
0 be shipped to Marshallville and the
Their to Americus.
Atlsnta's ARTILLERY company rs now on ,
Dig boom. Its membership is increas- !
ng dairy In numbers and enthusiasm. Y I
nd when the uniforms that have been
rdered arrive. and the company gives
IS first parade, the officers say the turn !
Ut Will be the finest military display +,
yer seen In Atlanta.
Mrs. r. F. Napier, of HawkinsviIle, has.
uring the past several months. sold SlS
ortn OF milk per month from one COW. :
'urlng the past two or three months the
ost OF food for the cow was only 81 so
er month. Mrs, Napfer's success with
ne cow has about induced her to engage
the dairy business.
II Is reported that the Prohibitionists =
ave agreed upon the following ticket TO /.
spresent Fulton county In the next Leg =
nature: L. p. Westm oreland, Henry
-lliyer and Frank z. Rice, all OF them n
toniDltionists OF the most extreme views. 9
ne campaign In their interest, IL is said, !
already under full Roadway, with 1 4
'enty OF money to use IN the fight.
About ten months ago Lawrence Kitch- {
rs, OF Marietta, whilenttempting to drive Z
unruly COW with a long rope, was vio- 1
htly thrown against a stump, sustaining 1
sry serious injuries, from which he has
over recovered. Last week DR.. R.V.
eynolds ana DR.. CortelyOu performed O
\ operation upon him, withdra wing over Il
lur Ealiona NJ nufA frn,. ~ - | 1,