Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-08

GEORGIA.
Fairburn will have two schools THIS
year.
There was a light fall of snow at San
dersville Tuesday.
DR.. Joseph A. Eve, aged so, died at Au-
gusra Wednesday night. lie was one oi
the founders of the Medical college OF
Georgia.
G.. Il. Smiths Washington Cbronlcte
has made a creditaole first appearance;
T0e paper is neat ypOgraphlcally' anu
well written editOrially and locally'
/. 4. Stephens. of Pulaski county mas
Ayaar old daughter who bears the name
nfCarrie Ophelia Lethia Dean Martha
Ann Elizabeth Mile Jane stephens
At the East Rome depot Wednesday
there were ten families OF emlgrah's go
inc from Hamlin, Ga, TO CnlldersOuTg'
Ana. There were about 40 persons IN the
party.
Cicero Goodwin, the 14-year-old son OF
MICS Goodwin. of Pulaski county,
weighs 1874 pounds. He is only about
feet ia height, but ne is solid from the
ground up.
Pulaski Superior Court (adjourned
term will convene on Monday next, for
the purpose Of disp0siug OF the cases OF
the state VS.. John Trammeil and FRANK
Williams.
Holt and Lock are the names OF two
new post Offices which have just been es-
tablished on the Hawkinsville and Araol
route. w. W. Cupepper is the pOstmas-
Ger at Lock, and MIR. Burlington at holt.
The State Agricultural Convention will
meet at Columbus Feb. 9. A meeting OF
the local society will be held Saturday to
arrange tor the occasion. The City COun-
Gil has appropriated $50 for the rent OF q
hsll for the meeting.
Judge Pilsbury. Of the County Court or
Sumter, has ordered the arrest OF all or
gan grinders, bag-pipe blowers, and
tramps of ali descriptions, as Migrants.
He has Just sent Jacob Feraro, tramp,
to the ch8in-gang for twelve months.
Wednesday night young man by the
name of Chambers, living few miles
from Rome, tried to cut his throat. His
father took away his knife, and the young
man went out and tried to drown himself
in a cold mill pond. Interference pre-
vented the accomplishment of his pur-
pose.
A rat boat, containing 1900 feet OF
lumber. was started from Beck & Aycock's
saw mill on the Oostanaula river Wednes-
dav, in charge of two boys. The current
was so strong that the boat became IN
manageable, and the boys abandoned it.
1t was last heard Of at Cedar Blum, ABOUT
30 miles below Rome.
The Sheriff of Forsyth county has just
finished selling the menagerie, which was
a part of the bankrupt circus company.
The elephant brought $1,000, the hons
$500, the camels 1928, monkeys 81 each,
and parrots 81 each. Everything went at
a great sacrifice. A lively lawsuit will
occur over the proceeds.
The city council Of Augusta has adopted
the Gamewelf electric fire alarm system.
Mr.. Gamewell appeared before the cOun-
L III. F,r q
per year. and sell the system after one
year TO the city for $500. There viii be
twenty alarms connecting with the en-
gines, and the system will be put up in
hYe months.
The extra session of the Augusta Pres
bytery called for an investigation OF DR..
WoOdr0w's case, met at sparta Wednes-
day. There was only a small representa-
ton present. ReV.J. b. MOreton acted as
moderator. The record OF the s. nod on
its previous action on this case had not
been transmitted to the clerk of this Pres
bytery, so this body adjourned to meet at
its regular time in the spring.
The mysterious death of Jacob Slight
soy, near bonneville, Ga, some months
ago, was made the occasion for an in
timation that his domestic relations were
not happy. A dispatch from bonneville
says that at no time was there any ground
for such reports. Mrs. Lightsey, who
at one time was a school teacher in
Savannah, bore herself. the dispatch says,
st all times in Wifely manner.
j. A. Gunter, of Roswell, has pocket
book 110years old, or more. 1t was car
ried by his grandfather through the Re-
evolutionary war of 1776, was carried by
his father through the war of 1872, and
was carried by him through the late civil
war. From appearances it looks as
though it was capable of another century
of service. 1t mas been the depository of
Continental money, Confederate money
and greenbacks.
At Hawkinsville a few days ago diff
Guilty occurred between Bob Beasley and
Warren Mckinney. Bob used his pistol
ON Warren, and the latter attempted to
use his knife. Warren wac hit by three
bullets, but not seriously wounded. A
stray shot struck Willie SOmmer, but did
no damage, except making hole through
his clothing. The combatants, both
c0lored, were promptly arrested, but were
released on bond.
The Rome fire department elected
officers for the ensuing year on We'd
nesday. l.. j. Wagner, OF the Citizens
Hook and Ladder Company, was elected
chief over NJ. ID. McOsker on vote of 20
10 81. The race between j. b. Carver and
n. S. Landsdell, who were candidates for
frst assistant, resulted in q vote Of II to
20 IN FAVOR OF the former. a. w. W ora
WAS elected second assistant, and r. j.
Gwaltney was elected secretary and
treasurer.
A party OF negroes was gam bling in the
swamp just across the railroad at MiIlen
Saturday evening, couple of whom fell
out about the game, when one drew pis-
tol and shot the other through the thigh.
The marshal did his best 10 find the par
lies engaged in the ARRAY, but cORid gain
no information as to whom it Was On
Sunday morning the wounded man left on
one Of the early trains. The officers have
failed TO discover any Of the parties en-
gaged IN the ARRAY.
January D, 1880, Miss Matte Jones, who
has been quite a belle in East Macon so
ciety, laid a wager Of q handsome cake
with George Lumpkin, prominent gro
Ger, that she would not be married at the
end Of Eve years. Last night the time
expired, and, as she is still free from mat
rimonial fetters, she brought up her wit
nesses and claimed the wager. George
was equal 10 the emergency, and the cake
that he brought out was q marvel Of the
cake bakers skill.
A case was before Judge Freeman at
Macon Wednesday In which the plaintiff
had appealed TO a jury. The case stood
iohn Findlay vs.. Perry Smith. Judge
Freeman instructed them when tUpV