Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-19


Sees il Again.
GEORGIA
Lumpkin county wants poorAouse.
TIE State tair opens at Macon mex
week.
The Harmony Grove Signal has sus
pended.
S. B. Price is a candidate FOR reelection
as Mayor OF Macon.
Congressman c. F. Crisp will speak at
hcRae on Wednesday, Oct. %.
There are sixteen candidates for the
county offices in Henry county.
The contractors began work on the new
court house at Americas Yesterday.
There are said to be twenty or more
candidates in Harris county Tor the office
o<sherif.
The fall term Of TattDail Superior Court
spened Monday, Oct. II, Judge Carsweu
presiding.
Marion Harrington, white, and two ne
gToes have been arrested in Dooly county
for cotton stealing.
The Baptist congregation Of Albany
has called Rev. T. J. Belts, OF Virginia, as
apastor for the next year.
Reidsville Enterprise: j. X. Hines is a
candidate for the Judgeship OF this cir
cult. He was formerly Solicitor.
A movement is being made 10 re-estab-
iish the old Swaynes boro postal route.
and If successful it win fill a long-felt
want.
The Colored Fair Association Of North
east Georgia Will hold its annual exhibit
don at Athens, Ca, on Nov. y, %, q, %,
26 and II.
A new post Office has been made In the
3lSth district of Baldwin county, and is
named "Doyedale." 1t is Kept by Mrs. j.
D. Myrick.
The steam saw mill OF MIR. Holloway.
situated two miles south OF Boston, W as
consumed BY fire on the morning OF Oct.
z. There was no insurance.
Abouttwenty have protested conversion
and about thirty prOfessed sauctificatIOn
up till the beginning of Friday nights
meeting at the Milledgeville revival.
John Benford, charged with the murder
Of two men in Twiggs county four years
ago, was tried at Jeffersonville last week
and on Saturday was declared not guilty.
The Crawford Baptists contemplat ate
building new church, 10 cost 50, 90, and
q, 900 OF the money Is already suDscrIbe
1t will be erected in front OF the present
church.
Rosser spivey, Of Eatonton, caught last
fathers mill, a sturgeon which was five
feet two inches in length and weighed 62
pounds.
In frame at the FOgle House, at Ala
pahs, is copy of he Ulster County n.
Y. } 5azette, published in the year 1900,
and containing a notice Of the death Of
George W asbiDgtOn.
Both Ellaville and Lumpkin are taking
steps to secure banking facilities, aud an
effort will be made TO secure a charter for
bank in the latter town Al the next meet
ing of the Legislature.
Rev. Seals, Of Eatonton, has about
closed his protracted meetings AT the dif-
jerent churches in his circuit, and reports
many additions and tue religious cOndi-
ton OF his charge generally good.
Mrs. Mary Jones, of ThOmasvilIe. relict
OF the late William Jones, died at the
home of her son, DR.. ). J. Jones, last sun
day. She was 80 years of age, and sur
Tived her husband about one year.
Friday morning about 2 O'Clock the
gin house of John T. Marshall, near Co.
shen, Oconee county, was burned TO the
ground, together with some fifteen bales
of cotton, all the property of the owner.
The contested election in Houston
county will be heard in Perry to-day. MIR.
Feagin will contest the Fort Valley and
Powersville precincts, and Col. Bafeman
will contest the Perry and York pre-
cncts.
Il. B. Bronson, of Berrien county, has
In his possession family Bible which
has been ia use ever since the year 1856.
II has IN it the handwriting of four gen.
eratIons of the Bronsons. He also has a
watch equally as old.
The law suit between Col. j. II. Hugnins
no Inc
fanv, Of Columbus, was settled Saturday
after jury to try 1t bad been Impaneled,
BY the company paying So, 900, Col. Hug
gins settling all costs.
The train from Savannah due in Macon
Saturday afternoon at 30 was an hour
late In It's arrival, due TO the fact that a
oou siderable portion OF the track near
Gordon was burned away. The fire
originated from fire in the woods.
At Buena Vista Saturday Mrs. Water
house, wife OF I. w. Waterbouse, engi.
neer on the Buena Vista railroad. was
burned very seriously, no one being with
her. 1t is not known how it occurred.
Physicians attending her say she can't
live.
There are a large numbered old cases
being settled at this term OF Clarke coun-
ty Superior Court that 10 greatly relieving
suits against the Colt mill, that have cost
Clarke county vast sums, and have been
hanging up for years.
The Primitive Baptists OF the Lower
CAnO0chee Association held their annual
Associational meeting a. RAedy Creek
church, Tattnall county, last Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday. There WAS a large
aseemblage OF people, and the meeting
was enjoyed throughout.
Some time since 8. A. GRAY, of Waynes.
boro, shipped bale OF cotton to his factor
In Savannah. IL was sent 10 New York
and from there TO Liverpool. In Liver
pool, where IL was opened, the discovery
" as made that it was badly water packed.
IL was traced back to Waynesboro. and
the party from whom Mr.. Gray bought it
had 10 pay something over $40 damages.
At Ellaville Saturday X. ID. Grantbam
and a negro by the name Of Nose Porter
got into a difficulty about Porter's iniur-
ing Grantham's hogs by letting the dogs
bite them. and which resulted IN the ne
gro receiving several stabs with "A knife
In the side aud back. The wounds will
doubtless prove fatal. A warrant was
issued for Grantham's arrest, but none so
far has been made.
Among the notable personages attend.
ing court at Reidsvile last week was
W lillian Easou. AS usual be was busy
whIttling. His latest achievement was n
dnely finished hominy paddle, which.
when he had finished, he presented TO
Judge Twtggs, OF Augusta. Uncle Bill
is tine man VINO drew The first water IN