Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-28
GEoReIA.

College Young Ladies Organizes Brass
Band.
GEoReIA.
Capt. W. Il. Brotherton has retired from
the race for Police Commissioner Of At
lanta.
Blacksbear wants brass band, and has
sent professor to Americas to procure
material for it.
The E. E. Lee Institute at Thomaston
continues on a boom. 1t is one OF the
prettiest buildings in the State.
Hinesville celebrated Lees birthday by
a parade Of the Liberty Independent
Troop and attendant festivities.
All the State exchanges seem to be dis
appointed because the cold wave That
was expected hasn't turned up yet.
In spite of hard times, ThOmaston con-
tinues to improve, several new dwellings
now being built and several more to fol-
low.
Bolingbroke is enthused over the pres
ence of a white crow, which is said by the
farmers to be a favorable omen for the
year.
The annual meeting Of the Department
of Tennessee and Georgia, Grand Army
of the Republic. will be held in Atlanta
on Friday, Feb. 20.
Thomaston merchants have received
nearly nine thousand bales of cotton up
to date, an increase of two thousand bales
over last year. Business has increased
in proportion.
Mcneil the burglar, was caught in
Macon by an officer from BarnesVille.
Mcneil had Obtained employment IN a
barber shop at Macon, and was arrested
without difficulty.
Augusta has completed the organiza-
ton OF the Society of Charities, and 1t is
now ready for general and systematic
distribution of such contributions as are
placed in its hands.
The election for town Councilmen at
Washington took place Monday. The
following board was elected for the en-
suing year; +. I. Hill, B. :. Irwin, K.
j. DuBose, M. M, Lines, and Boyd
Flicker.
State Senator Colley, OF Wilkes, is in
Atlanta attending the Supreme Court and
looking after the ToOmbs estate interest
in the kimball House. Unless COM
promise is effected, interesting news will
develop out of Mr.. Toombs' relations
with that hosiery.
Mrs. Z. f. Evans died at Barlow, Mon
day, after prOtracted illness OF several
months. Burial and services took place
to-day. She was the wife of Hon. NJ. A.
Evans. deceased, late of Jefferson county,
who was the champion of the local option
law OF said county.
Gibson Enterprise: Glaseock county is
ahead of any other county in the State in
several particulars. No one works on
credit except preachers. doctors, black
smiths, lawyers, and the newspaper man.
She exports more provisions than she i'm
ports. And lastly, her Republican vote
has never gone over 30 at any election.
The Atlanta police made raid upon a
quiet little game for the shekels which
was being played by a select party at
Z MaXbaer's beef market on West Peters
street on Tuesday morning. The players
were all white. Guss Kyle, AlOnzO Duke
and j. W. Thomas were arrested and now
finger at the station with gaming written
opposite their names.
Court has been in session at Thomaston
for a week or more. Judge BoYntOn is
presiding. This is his first session and
the people seem well pleased with him.
There are two murder cases to be tried
and John Drake, the negro barber who
killed his wife about year ago, aud whose
case was carried to the Supreme Court,
will be resentenced to be hung,
w. p. Robinson, president of the Fulton
County Pathological Society, has fur
nished the Commissioner of Agriculture
at Atlanta with sample of seed Havana
tobacco. grown by him on his place near
that city. 1t is considered to be a very iue
sample of smoking tobacco, and, having
even greater possibilities IN the culture
of tobacco in Georgia.
The young ladies of Andrew college. at
Cuthbert, have organized a brass band.
They went Ov,r to Fort Gaines on Friday
evening last and gave concert at night.
They were accompanied by their musical
director, lady teachers. and a few friends
The President Of Andrew college proposes
10 take the band to Americus, Dawson
and Eufaula in the near future, where
they viii give concerts.
The barn Of j. B. Lambert, near Au-
Eusta, with its store of grain. fodder aud
farming material was destroyed by fire
Monday night. 1t is supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary or Of an IT,
inerant tooacco-smoking tramp. The loss
is placed at 81, 200 over his insurance OF
1880. The barn was very large struc-
ture and sheltered wagons ard other
stores, which were burned or badly dam
aged.
Charles Gillottes cultivated land for ".
W. MautOn, near Macon, and be made
only seven bales of cotton, which he sold
10 W. Il. Jones aud took the money and
left for Texas, leaving "A note for mis- W lie
10 secure the remainder of the crop for
her support. Manton went TO Macon and
took out a warrant for the cotton, and the
case is set for trial on Saturday next.
Manton alleges that Gillette stole the
cotton.
Col. W. b. Johnson. president of the
Cotton States Life Insurance Company,
asked Comptroller Wright. at Atlanta. on
Tuesday, 10 release certain Georgia bonus
held by the State on depOs for the COM
pany, because the appreciation OF tine
bonds since the deposit OF 500, 600 in secu-
rites Was such as 10 make the deposit Of
excess Of the 500, 600 required. The bonds
sought TO be Withdrawn will mature in
July, and Mr.. johnson says he desires 10
dispose CT them. Comptroller Wright has
referred the matter TO the Attorney Gen
eral.
Tom Perkins. the Cuthbert colored re-.
taller. was brought up Tor trial az Macon
on Tuesday. and Nr. G.. Parkerson. eX-
press agent az Cuthbert, was summoned
IS witness. The express books showed
conrlusiyCly that whisky had been sent
regularly 10 the prisoner az Cuthb ~.
Butthc fact was further developed that
Itfkins lad simply been forced against
his own pr0thstatiOns 30 become the tool
OF certain white men who ultimately rr-
cclYed aud u,ed the lau0r thus obtained.
tits pretty rt ideni shat they were and
are Yet enga ed in the sale OF red ,icker''
IN crooked manner.
a few days AGO a little son Of Mr.. r. j..
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