Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-18

der Story-AtiaDta Looking AFTER her
Manufacturing interests
GEORGIA.
The new Methodist church at Buchanan
Uill be 30 feet wide and Al feet long.
rne reunion of the Fourth Georgia
pa,nmeut will be held at TaibottOn on
Aug. %.
Tho brunswick Musical and Dramatic
Club are preparing to give Brunswick
end her citizens an opera in short while.
Col. Morgan J. Head has about COM
nleted neat map OF HARRISON county,
living each lot of land, river, creek,
branch, road, etc.
Mrs. May Sternhart, OF San Francisco,
Rrnnswick, is erecting a large residence
near the park. 1t is to have twelve rooms
and to cost $500.
Rev. Harrison Jones is assisting the
nastor. r. n. Moody, in protracted meet
ing al Liberty Christian church. This
cnurch is located eight miles southeast
of Buchanan, nea Temple.
The Senatorial Convention of the Thir-
tv-fourth district. composed of the coun-
ties of Henry, DeKalb and Gwinnett, has
nominated Mr.. Ernest NJ. Ward as the
Democratic candidate for the State SEN
ate.
Probably the youngest printer in the
State is little Ben, the tive-year old son of
Tom Turner, typo in the Rome Bulletin
office. The little fellow is already tamil
lar with the cases, and is rapidly learn
Ing to set type.
Thursday the gun clubs of Savannah,
Macon, Jacksonville, Millen and Augusta
meet in friendly contest in Augusta. and
the progressive young men who consti-
tute the Augusta club are arranging for
the entertainment Of the visiting marks
men.
some young ladies came near drowning
IN the canal at Brunswick Friday. They
were in bathing and one of them got be-
vond her depth, and screaming for help,
the others went to her assistance and in
turn screamed for help. They were res
cued by Mr.. Henry Smith.
The late Judge Linton Stephens, on the
death OF his faithful and historic dog,
"Ro" so long the pet of Liberty Hall,
then the home of the great commoner,
Alexander II. Stephens, prepared the fol-
lowing epitaph: Rio" ''Here lies the
remains of what in life was satire on
the human race and an honor to his own,
a faithful dog"
Lincolnton News: DR.. j. S. Lane
showed number of his friends sample
OF the ore from his mine in Warren county.
1t is glistening and glittering with the
yellow stuff Every little crevice in the
rock is bristling with it. 1t is beyond
doubt the richest that our eyes ever
Toasted on, and, as the doctor says, 1t
does look like he Will get rich.
Rev. Micaiah Lane, father of DR.. James
II. Lane, died at the residence of the lat
ter OF Washington Monday morning after
several days illness. With the eXcep-
ton, perhaps, of Major Freeman and Mr..
Isaiah Paschal, Mr.. Lane was perhaps the
oldest citizen of Wilkes county, having
died at the advanced age of SO years. He
was soldier of the war of 1912.
When the fast train between Atlanta
and Savannah had proceeded half mile
nearly below the Griffin depot Sunday, it
was discovered that a lady had failed to
get Off, and was greatly distressed. The
train came to stop, and was soor rap
IDLY moving back to deposit the fair pas
senger. 1t is not weakness of all rail-
roads to extend this kind of courtesy to
the travelling public.
Quite number OF persons in the vicini-
ty of Harmony Grove would like to see the
return of William r. Page, the cattle man.
Before leaving there he purchas a num-
Der of cattle from different parties, and
was to have returned and paid for them in
ten or twelve days, but instead he has
been gone more than month and nothing
think Page has swinded them out Of the
worth of their property.
hail storm visited the lower part of
OglethOrpe county Thursday last, which
covered the ground four inches deep.
Corn was battered from the stalk in a
fearful manner. One farmer reports that
he could gather up three or four wagon
loads on the ground in a short time. The
cotton bolls were scattered pell NELL,
doing much damage. The roofs of some OF
the houses in the vicinity were shattered,
and trees were blown down by the gale.
There is a man living not far from Glib
son who is well supplied with teeth. In
his upper Jaw are two distinct and CON-
plete sets, the one being just back of the
other. The extra set Is composed of teeth
as large and as well formed as The others,
andis used in masticating food precisely
as the first set is. The superf1uous teeth
are OF no disadvantage to him except in
talking, his speech being rendered little
lndstinct by them. Such a dental ar
rangemeDt is somewhat peculiar and I'M
usual, to say the least of 1t.
In Fulton Superior Court John Russell
sues the Atlanta and West Point railroadi
Tor 1900. The plaintiff claims that he
was an employe of the company, working
10 tue capacity OF a brakeman. He put
on the brakes in response to call by the
engineer, and, while standing at 1t to take
tne brake of when the proper call was
made, the brake slipped from the ratchet
and he was struck by the wheel. His jaw
was broken and ais face and head badly
bruised. For these injuries he now seeks
damages.
At Harmony Grove last week, while
Tom Ray and mis- family were visiting in
t9e nelghborhood, some parties broke open
MS mouse and stole two suits clothes, 100
pounds flour, 70 pounds meat, gallons
money, some lard, gun and pistol and
several other things, taking almost all the
household goods he had. Four negroes
were arrested and had a committing trial
oeore W. w. Jordan, and all acquitted
except Dan MintZ, who was bound over
under 5000 bond. This makes two houses
oroken into and robbed in the same settle
meht within the last few weeks.
JAKE Alexander, burly negro, had
guafrel with Ed Howard, white man,
h lear Bremen, Wednesday, and the negro
nv MN on the head with a maui. which
ffaaue considerable cash on Towards
pSoe. The negro then attempted to hit
Inward with an iron wedge. but was him
leu by agentleman near by. The negro
SSes arrested and carried before Squire
- ~. craven, who bound him over TO the
pperlor Court under bond Of $500. Jack
ibeeves ana another gentleman brought
vue negro to Buchanan Thursday, and he
was lodged in Jail.