Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-28

GEORGIA.
Frledlander e. Co. will build a S35OC
residence south OF the park at Brunswick.
There are twenty-six regular boot
blacks in Americas. They earn from
81 90 TO So per week
The commencement exercises OF st.
Joseph's Acadecs, at Washington, will
Jake place at Floyd's opera house Wed.
nesday night.
About twenty-five vessels have entered
Brunswick harbor during the past week.
and only four avaiIed themselves of the
benefits of pilots.
A man in Campbell county had thirty
six boys Old enough to fight in the last
war. and twenty-three of them were killed.
be has beer married nine times.
Union Point isfull of counterfeit coins
ten cents, quarters, halves and dollars.
Inc merchants'take stock every morning
to see now much they have on hand.
w. j. Manning, who,lives near Sterling
station. IN Gynnsceuuty, plowed up in
his field this week small silver coin
lbnglisn } coined IN 1862, just 124 years
ago.
The Americas, Preston and Lumpkin
faHfoad will this fail erect shops at
Americus for the purpose of repairing
cars and other machinery on the road
Inc shops will cost about $4,000.
Mormon elders who have been irving to
gam converts about Fish Greek, Barlow
county, have departed. The Carriers vile
Courant wants the-citiZenseof the county
to organize and lynch the rascals.
A strong stock company has been or
ganiZed at Athens, with J. II. Rucker az
President and A. II. Hodgson Secretary.
for the erection of large elevator and
grist and feed mill near the Georgia rail-
road depot.
A young man of Newman lately took
MISS Bette Echo4s tO4a picnic at FRANK
lin. They stayed over night. In the
morning she took aride with h. Daniel
On returning she told TIA young man tn at
he could go nome, toT she was married.
Lafayette Messenger: Where death
comes to several members of family at
once, 1T is always more shocking. At Mr..
Alsobrook's, out of twenty nine, but two
were left alive next morning. The exc
cutloner was a red fox, and the victims
were young turkeys the size of frying
chickens.
Concerning Tick Branch, in Webster
county, the Americas Recorder saws: "a
man lost his calf which had bell on. He
heard the bell in the branch and went
after his calf. The bell was in the possess
sion of large tick. The ticks had eaten
up the calf and were ringing the bell to
call the COW up that they might eat her,
0. S. Porter, owner of the Cedar Shoals
seine cold and cotton factories, has gone to
New York with the view of contracting
with the Georgia Midland authorities to
arrange to bring that road by way of Ce-
dar Shoals and Covingten. He says he is
confident of success. The Georgia Mid
land has completed bhe survey from
Locust Grove to Covington.
Athens Banner W atchman: Think of
brandy % years old. 1t will make the
mouth Of a prOhibitionist, as well as those
VINO lmbibe, water. A gentleman in
Athens bought case of brandy 81 years
ago, for which he paid $50, and in looking
over some ancient effects found bottle
OF this brandy. The stopper was like
putty and the brandy like nectar. twill
do to think of, but not to drink.
The White Star Line Steamboat Com
paBy, Of Rome, mas brought suit against
Gordon county for damage caused by de-
hentiOn at the bridge in that county on
the Oostanaula river last November.
There were heavy rains, almost flood at
the time, and the river was so high that it
was impossible for the boat to pass under
tie bridge. the bOatwas detained for six
days, and now sues for damages.
Lafayette County Messenger: The death
of Rad Clowdis, of Chattooga, is men
known as a joker than be. During the
war Gen. Sherman called at his house.
The whole earth In that neighborhOOd was
blue with Yankees. Rad went to the door
and as soon as he took in the situation he
said: General, am glad to see you, but
didn't think you would bring your whole
family with you"
Isabella Roney, under sentence OF life
time imprisonment in the penitentiary
r "a
MillirOns last August, was taken from
Fort Gaines Saturday by a guard to the
convict camp at Old Town, in Jefferson
county. Willis Hudson, under sentence
Of death f." the same crime, VINO has
heretofore sJpeared Indifferent to his fate,
seemed much affected by the separation
from his sister. His time on earth is snort,
as be Is TO be hanged on July 10.
Lafayette Messenger: AT DoIf Strange's
a hen with an interesting brood selected a
roOstiDg place outside the fence. but near
the house. 1t was fatal mistake. In
the morning the chickens were gone and
the hen lay dead, the work of a night
hawk. Doll did not give the corpse hon
Drable burial, but left after peppering its
breast freely with strycnnine. The next
morning be found the prowler dead by the
side OF it's victim and wet with the deWs
of night. 1t had come to its last banquet
James S. Bennett, an aged sire of 10
summers, welded Mrs. Elizabeth Moody,
a lady a few years his junior, in Pierce
county June -. Tney had been Old
sweethearts in their youthful days, but
something occurred TO prevent their union
and they separated. subsequently both
married and not very long ago he was
left a widower and she a widow. They
subsequently met, and the old flame which
had been smonldering by lapse Of time
and a chain OF circumstances was re-
kindled, resulting inthe reunion ofhearts.
Oglethorpe Echo: Mr.. e. L. Johnson,
OF Crawford, once accepted the appoint
ment OF justice OF the peace In one Of the
districts of OglethOrpe county. soon af-
ter be was qualified a couple presented
themselves 70 be by himimade man and
wife. IL was bis first and he did up the
Job TO the best OF his ability. The third
night after the performance thegroOm oil
the occasion stole a horse and the third
week after was sentenced TO the peniten-
uary. This so Disguised Mr.. johnson that
he gave uD his commission, saving that II
his official acts were 10 have such bad eff
fects ne would perform no more, and he
has kept bis " ord.
on Wednesday morning Joe and DaYie
Ellerson. OF Elbert0n. aged and II years,
started from CoyingtOn 10 their home.
They changed cars in Atlanta aud
boarded the Richmond and Danyllle pas
senger train, which goes through 10
kUaahfuufuu ID without CuuuWf.