Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OFTHE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

GEORGIA.
Winterville is building two new church
'es--MethOdist and Baptist.
1t is now said that $4,000 has been or
fered for Sutnerland's Bluf, near Darlen'
The fare on the St. Nicholas from
Darien to Brunswick has been reduced TO
81 so.
The rice planters of Mcintosh county
haYe been taking advantage OF the good
weather.
Thomaston has purchased gasoline
lamps to replace the Oil lamps, which
have been an eyesore to The people.
John Leake, colered, was caught by a
falling bank of dirt at the Rowland
Springs ore tanks saturday and died from
internal injuries a few hours later.
At Albany Capt. Hall has succeeded in
pumping the sand out ofhis artesIan well,
which has now resumed its flow. The
Captain is preparing 10 increase the flow
othis we'll, and will by a system of pipes
supply the western portion OF the city
with water.
At Milledgeviile Saturday afternoon W.
Fl. Massey, of that city, had some dispute
with j. j. AcHatfry, Of North Carolina,
the latter getting him down on the pave
ment, and while holding him there Mas
sey cut his throat. The wound was con-
sdeIed very bad cut, but he is up again.
The returns are IN from all districts in
Greene county, except one. Mr. Lewis
majority tor Senator is nearly $50. Dr..
W. E. Adams and W. Ii. Stoyall were
nominated tor the House. 1t was the
heaviest vote ia any primary since the
war. The total vote was over $50. The
nominees will be triumphantly elected.
l.. w. Scoville, who. a few days ago,
withdrew from the management OF the
kimbal House, at Atlanta, leaves for
Memphis and other cities In the West for
the purpose Of prospecting. Recently Mr..
Scovllle has had several hotels offered
him, and in one or two instances capital
lists have offered TO build MOTEL for him.
A small mum Der of the members OF the
Second Methodist church al Rome met
Thursday night and decided to begin, as
soon as possible, the erection OF a larger
building. Out of the small crowd $1,000
we're subscribed for this purpose. 1t was
built by Rev. sam Jones when be was on
the DeSoto circuit. The new build ing is
to be of brick.
Montezuma Record: At the upper fer
ry, where the excavations are being made
for the new ferry, some wonderful forma-
tions are found in the rocks and dirt,
which prove conclusiyely that, at one
time, where we now reside, was the deep
blue sea. George Norris has perfectly
formed petrified clam, which was taken
from the river bank.
At Franklin for some time it has been
supposed that George Potts was dead.
He disappeared mysteriOusly, lett letter
TO his friends, and everything pointed
conclusiyely to his suicide. Lately, how
ever, be has appeared in several places.
His alleged suicide was to relieve his
bOndsmen in some legal troubles into
which be had fallen in Alabama, and he
worked his scheme admirably.
In a difficulty at Starks, a flag station
near Sugar Valley, two negroes, Lewis
CovingI0n and Howard W God, belonging
TO ballast gang Oh the East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia railway, became
Involved in difficulty over some trivial
matter, when Wood drew his knife and
cut Covington three times-once In the
back, once in the right side and once in
the lett side. Covington will die.
The death OF Maj. John Knight, of Pike
county, is reported. 1t resulted from the
effects OF the injury received q day or
two ago from being thrown from a buggy.
Maj. Knight had Just mad his mule
bitcbed to his buggy. and was in the act
OF getting in, wDen the mule sbied, turn.
ing the buggy and throwing Maj. Knight
10 the ground. A stick struck him in the
side, lnjuring him internally, from which
he died. Mai. KNIGHT was one OF the
wealthiest farmers in Middle Georgia,
and was a prominent aud progressive
farmer.
Rev. Simon Peter Richardson has been
preaching at Bethlehem, in w alton coun-
~. While service was going on, and the
stand was flied with people, a cloud arose
and lightning flashed in every direction.
stfi9 gsyfr antr lar
the encampment, and a lady with her
child was sitting about twelve 1eet dis
tant, but the only effect the lightning had
on her was TO SINCE the bair. Tue oak
was split from top TO bottom. The name
of the lady was Mrs. Timmons. An UNI
brella was twisted out of the hands of a
young man standing near the arbor.
Reidsville Enterprise: Whichever it
was, an Eruption OF Mexicans after Cut
ting who has been released }, the Cana
dams swarming over the northern border
10 redeem their lost fsh bait, or some-
b0dy's pet earthquake had got out OF it's
owners Enclosure and gone fooling about
the neighbours premises, certain IL Is that
Sherman in all his glory never created
half the CONSERVATION felt by the people
of this region Tuesday night. An old nd
dler, even, refused to draw his bow after
it was over. and one physician declared
he would never again fool a patient with
a bread pill
Early County News: One OF our lead
ing citizens informs us that the Jail is in
a fearful condition, and is a reflection
upon the intelligence and progressiveness
of our county. The present building is
entirely inadequate TO accommodate the
prisoners usually placed In 1t. and has be-
come veritable stinkhole, to breed dis
ease and death for those who are so unfor-
tunate as to be placed within it's loath-
some confines. The next grand Jury
should look into this matter ard recon-
mend the building OF larger and better
ventilated jail, where prisoners NAV be
comfortable as well as safe.
The locality of Crawish Springs, in
Walker county, was thrown into great
excitement Friday by the appearance OF a
large mad dog. The rabid brute attacked
daughter OF Taylor Broom and she was
frlgbtlnlly bitten before assistance could
reach her. she saw the dog approaching
her but noticed nothing wrong until the
vicious animal seized her hand, which
WAS horribly lacerated. The dog bad
been suffering with hydrophobia for sew
eral hours and had bitten three dogs.
which were afterwards killed A mes.
senger was sent TO Dade county after a
mad stone, which Will be applied TO the
bites inflicted on Miss Broom.
NJ. II. Curtis, OF Macon county, \. c..
while crossing the Nantahala mountain
into Georgia In a covered wagon, accom-
id - a. l.. q. a 49,