Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
q,tiE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


MURDER on a Turpentine Farm.
GEORGIA.
Corn is coming up finely on st. simon.
The building boom in Lumpkih still
continues.
Four mad dogs were killed in Lumpkin
last saturday.
the Mclutire's bridge, in Franklin
o,I,ntv. mas been washed away by the re-
cent heavy rains.
Towns County Superior Court was in
session last week. No business OF any
importance was transacted.
The voung men of Athens are getting
uo-an athletic association, and as soon as
organized will open gymnasium.
Madison Davis. late Postmaster of
Athens, since leaving the post of1ce' has
onpned a real estate and Intelligence office.
The lessees of Cumberland island pay
C,I. Runkley 81 900 per year rental, with
the privilege OF buying Ihe property at
any time for 100000.
The last issue of the Harmony Grove
Sj9D0l contains the valedictOry Of G. e.
Atkinson, the editor, be having sold his
interest to Il. 5. Cheney
Mr. Martin, clerk for Il. L. Moss, at Tai
milan. has entered suit against Mr.. w.
ID Young, formerly of the Tallulah hotel,
for SIC. 600 damages for SANDER.
Mr.. Arnold. of Ocean View, near Bruins
wick. caught a porpOise the other day,
from which he extracted at least twenty
gallons of the very best machine oil.
The rock chimney of the old red-top
grocery at Hartwell, which has been
standing for 30 years or more, fell on
Tuesday night from the effects OF the
heavy rain.
Sinking Mountain has been sinking
more this winter than tor several years,
and if it keeps on at the present rate there
will only be large hole left where Sink
ing Mountain once stood.
The Oconee county, giant was in Athens
Saturday. He is feet AZ inches in
height, is 40 years old, and weighs 2S6
pounds, and is increasing in weight at the
rate of one-quarter pound daily.
The friends and movers OF the East
Beach hotel enterprise ON st. Simon's, are
sanguine OF its ultimate success. News
from New ork, where the greater portion
of the stock is taken, is very cheering.
A United States detective has been in
Banks county looking up some persons
who have been drawing pensions after
they were dead. There will probably be
case in the United States Court
about it.
Seven bents of the trestle to the bridge
over the Oconee, on the main line near
Greensboro, Georgia road, are washed
away, but passengers are transferred
from the trains on hand car, with but
little delay.
John Green, who lives on the Branch
place, in Burke county, says the rats are
so numerous in his crib, that when he
shucks a bushel basket OF corn and
leaves it over night, they will shell halt
of it off the cob.
Dan Arnold, Of Macon, had boarded
$500 in money in hole near his house.
When the flood came he was caught, and
despite a diligent search, his wealth
flOated away on the raging current, and
he is left almost beggar.
A new industry is soon to start up in
Clayton in the shape OF a furniture fac
tory, under the management of William
Donaldson. Mr. Donaldson proposes to
use steam power. He has his engine up,
and will begin operations in short time.
Sunday Frank Whitehead, white man,
living near the line of jackson county,
went to a negroes house and wanted to
wrestle with him; falling in this he got
into a scutlle, and finally drew his knife
and cut the negro teartully. The wounds
were sewed up, but it is doubtful if he
will ever get over it.
At Macon there is a lady, II years of
age who has two hOmes-One in the flats
and another on high ground, East Macon.
As soon as the water got low enough the
other day she lett the home on the hill,
where she had sought temporary refuge,
and returned to the flats where she has
lived 50 long, and still prefers to live.
The new post office in Oconee county is
having some trouble about the name.
They first sent on the name Golden
VILE" which was objected TO on account
Of its being too long. They next called 1t
Charleston, which was also objected to.
and now they have sent ont the name of
Hugh, which Will probably be granted.
A coored beau of Hartwell got a young
white gentleman to write a letter for him
to the object of his alteration, dusky
damsel IN a neighb0ring town. lnadver-
tently he signed his own name to the ten
der misslYe instead Of the colOred beau 8.
No doubt the young lady Is elated over the
unexpected mash she has made, and will
respond faYOraby to the oVertures of
Cupid.
Mad dog excitement is rife at HaTtwell
caused by the raYages of a rabid dog in
Smiths district aud elsewhere. Twelve
or more dogs bitten were killed in that
district. The mad dog ran to Hartweil,
pit several dogs, a number of which have
been shot and others confined. and then
$1,000 va W NACbi lN VIC anu tAo(Cs
where hog was bitten. Mr. Cleveland
succeeded in killing the dog.
The condition OF Frank Humphrey, the
Baldwin county prisoner, remains un-
changed. Until midnight Saturday night
Jaller Birdsong remained near the wretch
ed prisoner. For some minutes he would
he quiet, apparently tree OF pain, but in
sort OF stupor, and then, suddenly rOus-
ing himself, be would cry out, 80 I'm
III -. XII me if you're agoing to. Who
IN the --- are you anyhow and such
expressions.
o., Prot. +. g. Pearce dropped dead near
EcnecOnnee creek, Of heart disease, Sat
urday. Prof. Pearee was raised in Twlggs
county. Completing his education, he
became teacher under Prof. Zettler, In
blpD county, where he remained l3 wears.
Wo years ago he removed 10 Houston
county. where he had a tiourishing school
OF bO pupils when he died. lie married a
daughter Of John J. Allen, who, with her
iOur children, survives MIN.
At Atlanta Sunday COW fell into l..
w. Daily's well on Fair street. A short
Whiie before dark the COW was released
from the stable and driven to the well for
some water. Alter drinking she was al
lowed TO remain loose in the yard. In
walking about she stepped upon the plat
form which covered the well. The planks
gave way under her weight. and the COW
went down. Fortunately there was only
about two feet OF water in the well, and
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