Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-01

GEORGIA.
Y. L. johnson Is a candidate for Sheriff
II Bulloch county.
A chamber of commerce is being organ
iEed at Bruins TICK.
The number OF bales OF cotton received
nj hampton TO this date is asia.
The guano factory At Newman started
up last week With full force Of hands.
Rev. Fl. c. H0rnady has resigned the
pastorate OF the SenOia Baptist cnurch.
S. 5. Weems. of Hampton, is a candi-
date for Donrkeeper OF the lower house IN
the Legislature.
Thomasville is offering to contract with
any responsible party for the boring OF a
b00-tOot artesian we'll.
The model OF the New st. Simon's trade
boat Is on exhibition at Brunswick. She
will make twelve miles an hour.
A Fairburn man on q wager walked
from that town to Palmetto last Monday
in torty-ei2ht minutes. The distance is
seven miles.
Farmers are selling their cotton IN
Athens and taking most OF the money
back home win them. THIS is a good
sign. but 1t is hard on the merchants.
The farmers OF Bryan county say the
crop is 30 per cent short. One man says
acre where he made bale per acre last
year.
A meating Ia to be held at the court
house In Newman on Tuesday, Nov. 10, TO
discuss the practicabilitv and necessity
OF building railroad from Newman to
Franklin.
An old negro woman strayed OF from
her home in Panther creek district, OF
Coweta county. last week, and when
found two DAYS later she was dead. she
was partially demeuted.
There is a little girl in Lone Oak lust 8
years old. member Of the church, ana
sbe picked cotton with her own delicate
little hands and made 60C., SOC. OF which
she gave 10 the preacher and l0c TO the
Organist.
A Walton county farmer, W. p. Par
ker, sold some cotton in Athens last
week, ard the buyer paid him $35j-every
one of them silver dollars "a new as a hot
cake. He had time in getting his pile Of
wealth home.
Collector Crensnaw has received over
$500 for taxes on indicated bitters sold
as alcohol bitter5 in dry counties. Deputy
Collector Clements is the gentleman who
has sent in the taxes, and ne reports that
there is more to follow.
Last Saturday night little after dark
the gin house. with near thirty bales of
cotton, belonging TO John l.. Edwards, a
half mile from Hampton, was burned.
IL is thought it was SCI on fire. The loss
Is about $500, with no insurance.
Mr.. Dottery. who had hole knocked in
his forehead BY bursting emery wheel
several weeks ago at the Athens foundry,
and whose life was despaired OF, is now
all right and viii go to work next week.
Mr.. Dnttery's recovery is considered as
almost miraculous.
Mrs. l.. A. Lee, Of Lone Oak, has a set
OF plates that have been in u-e thirtv-flVe
years, and are now just as pretty and
white as they were when first bought.
Not single one cracked or broke She
also has the same sugar howl she had
when she went housekeeping forty-fye
years ago.
Hogausville cotton is in demand in
Liverpool. inquiry has been made
concerning it, and stating that iC
was the best cotton and best handled that
they received. They want as much OF it
as they cal get and they are willing
To pay more for it than any other cotton
they receive.
Here is something that comes about by
the Whrligig OF time. Andrew GOsprey
was the colOred drummer for the Macon
Volunteers. and beat the drum which led
Them on to the charge at the battle of Get
tysburg, nearly a quarter of q century
ago. To-day the same An irew Gosprey
is beating the drum which attracts visit
ors 10 the panorama Of the battle of Get
iysburg at tue fair ground.
Mrs. Hurdy. OF Banks county, who ran
OF with ner brother-in.law and won't to
Tennessee, has returned home. The same
train that brought her former husbands
application for divorce to Athens 10 be
published, brought back the erring wife
with ell OF her little children. 1t was a
sad sight to see her walking from Har-
mOny Grove to Homer with several lttle
children following alter her.
Several gentlemen recently had occa-
sion to visit the sea coast of Liberty
county. They were much surprised 10
find that the old landmarks along the
shores OF the Islands had changed. The
land has rlsen out OF the water much
higher than formerly, making the water
recede and changing the appearance OF
THESE localities. Many of the ueighbors
are OF tie same opinion. and anXiOusly
await an explanation from some scientist.
The residence OF W. Y. Holland, at
Hartwell, was consumed by tire on Fri
day. Mr.. Hollands loss at r low esLi-
mate, not including valuable papers, etc,
Will reach 81, 5OO or 1900 on which there
cover the loss OF Mr. Bradley, who was
also living in the house, as most OF
his household effects a,e at his home in
tie country. Not change OF clothing
was saved for any member OF the family.
A lew old pieces Of furniture, some bed.
ding and few articles were all that could
be saved.
George l.. Lloyd. of Nellsyille, Wiscon.
ain, well known In Darien aud TINT sec.
lion, and the gentleman who a few years
ago bought lar-e landed interest in De.
catur county, was recently nominated by
the Wcrkingman's party Of his State as
their candidate tor the office of l. euten-
ant Governor. Another gentleman also
owning large landed interests in Decatur
county, aud OF Sparta, in the sme STATE
Judge ;. \. Dlckinson-was nominated
by the Democrats as their candidate for
Governor; aud toe probabilities are that
they'll both be elected.
The handsome new Pearce chanel. a
Methodist church in charge OF the Rev
:. w. Siubbs, located five miles from
Cairo, was destroyed BY fire on last sun
day night. it was clearly the work OF
some cowardly incendiary, as the can in
which kerosene is kept in the church was
found on the outside. The miscreaut had
evidently used the Kerosene for tring the
church. A public meeting. without re.
gard to denomination or churcd member.
ship, will be held at The site Of the chape
next Wednesday, Nov. 3, for tue purpose
OF taxing steps to rebuild the churcn