Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OFTHE TWO STATES TOLD
In PARAGRAPHS.


treasury just now.
She Mcintosh rice planters are just
NOW getting in their best work.
suggestion is made to set aside Tai
Salah for State park.
lincoln county is manufacturing large
ouantites of sorghum molasses.
Nothing has been heard of Charles Bur-
ION who shot and killed Wesley James
. near Boingbroke on Friday night.
Clint Knox, of Chattooga, lost a valu-
obIe mule last week, the night of the
storm. IL was killed by falling tree.
II is said that the banking capital of
Auqpsta in 1860 was greater than the
nrpsent banking capital of the whole
State.
Bud Henderson. OF Catoosa, has prob
ably the best field OF corn in that county.
II is third year land, and is good for 5000
bushels.
The first bale of new cotton was brought
10 sparta Saturday by MIR. Joshua l..
culver. 1t weighed 52S pounds, and was
bought by Mr.. David Silver at 90, per
a pound.
n Id. Carter, of Burke county, has lost
~ one of his fine COWS. He thinks that she
81 died from the effects of blows given her by
some unknown party. Mr.. Wells .lost Il
ri COW similarly affected.
1t is claimed that Madison has in one
Ri Of her public wells water that will cure
M Bright's disease of the kidneys. 1t has
| been tested in two or three we'll authenti-
# Gated cases aud effected cure ia each
& case.
VI C. j. Rocker, of Sparta, lost a good 3.
N wear old colt this week. There was
# small open sore on one OF its hips. Prob
ing showed that the opening extended
down into the animals leg. Death prob
q ably resulted from blood poisoning.
n Dublin Gazette: We are requested to
RI state that the young lady who happened
M to the dire misfortune of losing her bus
FL tie while attending church on last Sunday
Fl at Poplar Springs can recover the same
Fl by applying to our Picciola correspond
n emit
Mrs. Nancy Stanton, OF Sparta, died at
Il her home near DevereauX on last Tues
day night in the ninety second year OF her
Il age. Her long life was oneOf usefulness.
She had been a member of the church for
Il about sixty years and was ready for the
Il summons.
X. FL. Walker, while on a visit at the
home of his mother in Laurens county,
heard noise in the yard. He and Mr.. J..
d. Mason taking lamp went out to see
the cause, when they were surprised to
find huge rattlesnake, having seven rat
ties, only few steps from the door.
Deer killing is now a favorite amuse-
ment in COlqutt county. s. G. Turner
killed two fine deer last week; Samuel
Miller killed large buck last Thursday
the largest OF the season. His horns
measured twenty inches in Iength-nine
N inches from the point to the first prong.
& The work on the artesian we'll at
# Waynesboro has been progressing during
81 the week. The piping UP to Friday night
n had reached about 100 feet, which was the
# depth or the last boring, and where the
81 sand pump was lost. AS soon as this OBJ
& struction is passed the greatest difficulty
will be removed.
The Waynesboro Guards have not yet
81 perfected their organization. because
81 the committee appointed to correspond
M with the Governor has not heard from
# him. There is no doubt of his aid in the
# matter as he strongly advocates the or
ganzatiOn Of such companies. There
| will be another meeting at the court
house on Friday night next.
|# n Z. T. Finch, who only short time
|M sold out his interest in the Atlanta
|# Constitution, and who has been spending
the summer among the resorts OF the
H North and West, has rented or purchased
| residence in Marietta, which will som
he occupied by himself and family. Mr..
Finch may 20 into business IN Atlanta.
Hewill determine what he will do when
| be arrives.
Up to the present time there have been
E l,2l3 pupils names enrolled upon the
books OF the superintendent of Public
Schools at Athens. OF this number 453
are white and the remainder colored.
Prof. Branson has stopped issuing en-.
trance tickets to the colored applicants,
owing to the fact that the supply of
desks IS at present limited, aud until
some tmore have been supplied he Will
not be able to take any more names.
Rev. David E. Butler died at Madi-
son Sunday morning at 9 O'Clock.
de was widely known throughout
Ine State. He had held many
POSITIONS of prominence, having been
PRESIDENT OF the Baptist Convention of th g
Slate OF Georgia, Grand Master OF the
orand Lodge of the State, President of
NE Board OF Trustees of Mercer Univer-
Sy, Macon, Ga, and also of the Masonic
6emale College, formerly at CovingtOn,
va, and also of the Baptist Female Col
H rye at GAINESVILLE, besides many other
POSITIONS OF less Importance. He will be
81 buried to-day.
lac NEWS published the proceedings of
le meeting in Macon recently of the
sout1 Georgia Brass Band Association,
~ WHICH the date of holding the next
nIeeIing was fixed for Oct. %, in Ameri-
y Nv Ndt6 Adc utGu SlllCt SUduSeu VI
Wv l. The invitations will be sent out
~ me bands this week, and in few
. "eeA ~ The programme will be announced,
nuG inc number OF bands and players par
nnooapatlng. 1t is expected that the tour
t Iba'ue EN- VIII be the largest ever held in
n ae Sate. Already seven bands, COM
H. aooe :. Oh nearly 100 players, have signi-
-ou 'nelr Intention of being present.
on Lucy tell it OF Fox, the English harIe-
bo,u u half century or more ago, that
stooIe puzzled a London cabman by
thr"'eg upon the pavement and darling
the open window Of the cab.
Inv imuar feat was performed Sunday
de,ot negro woman at the East Tennessee
w. w. me excursion train 70 Hotou
sYiiedvlng the depot with crowded cars,
cnr,n" lully hundred more negroes who
tornn G NOT get on. The woman was de-
Ia,,ned on going, and running to the
W. enc OF the platform, while the ira IN
tho moving rapidly of, jumped through
ana Vpeu window into the car as neatly
done. 'No great Tux couiu nave
Ma Tain from Brunswick arriving In
No Nv sunday at 2:15 p. m. brought from
iioren1 IIttie negro boy named Tom Pet
H. wv WV, who had been sick since Friday.
aho,t "s accompanied by bis sister, girl
a -, 80 ~ years of age who placed him on