Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-12
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,,,,, BOARD of rade Passes hesC-
- ..,. Tn.nking senator Brown FOR
J1''' seorts in Behaif of the Chatta-
hoochee RIVER
GEORGIA.
>.,.. nouses are gong up in every quar-
20, Of Athens.
", nav opera house will be one OF the
ne 2Hnfidioss in Athens when com
P.e.ed' 100 70 No worry little excitement
luT tna nrohlDluon question in Brooks
county. .,.io,, dovoIoni,c,
.l,['ens 10 appropriating $4,000 10 Sc
il .'.r. me school OF technology.
oil 1l4uew names have been added to
III ro al n The Methodist church at Way
wv 90 me result OF the late revival.
,..aro - renewed talk OF big union
ny 70 habuilt in a central location at
U,,rans. at Vnicn all the railroads VIII
concentrate.
y,luabIe horse, owned by Ii. b. Parks,
p,'na was swept from his feet ard
wed Friday, while fording Armuchee
cro4g. IN Floyd county.
Fam the urgent solicitation of many
n.,u,.tv. has consented to become candl-
5are for the Legislature.
r,o Nelson House at Alapaha, which
-i. advertised to be sold Tuesday, was
ror .old. compromise having been
ntfortad between the parties at interest.
T,, Fourth Georgia regiment has been
;,yiTed TO mold their reunion IN LaGrange
an .sturdav, Aug. 7, the day OF the big
Sarbacue glten by the veterans Of Troup
county.
Alanaha is an incorporated town and
bosa Marshal. His work is confined to
wearing his badge OF office, there being
roIbing else to DO. 1t was different when
whisky was sold.
Tuesday the contract to build new jail
of Nashville was Tarded to j. :. Roberts
and B. NJ. Devaughn, OF Berrien county,
an a bid of 5000. The bidding ranged
from $643 TO 5000.
In to Thursday night the Southwestern
railroad mas brought Il, 526 bales of cotton
to Columbus, the Columbus and Rome
16 40, the Columbus and Western 1857,
and Tue Mobile aud Girard ,041.
The Athens District Conference, Metho-
dis: EpicOpal Cnurch South, will convene
in Jefferson Wednesday night, July 81.
Quite large number OF ministers and lay
delegates are expected to be present.
Mr.. Griffith, real estate agent, says
that Athens is now on the verge of
property boom, and it only needs a start
10 send it up - per cent. There are
great many inquiries for property, and
parties are rather 10th to sell.
The other night u young owl, attracted
BY the light, flew into u. j. Phillips par
Tor at WaycrOss, and Mrs. Phillips sue
ceeded 10 capturing and caging him. He
is doing finely, makes quite a tony pet,
and seems perfectly content with his i'm
prisOument sleeping nearly all the time
during The day.
rule has been adopted by the Trus-
tees Of the Lumpkin High School which
requires an annual pay of 500 by the
teacher to keep the building repaired.
1le election for principal of the school
occurred last Saturday, and resulted in the
selection Of Prof. j. Il. Calhoun, who re-
Ceived St votes.
Tom Hampton, of Athens, had a fine
COW badly injured in rather strange
way. The COW was tied to a tree to cal
grass, and III some unaccountable man
Ter she cot her tail hung and pulled it
about halfof. The cow has bled nearly
10 death, and Is SO frantic that she will
low OF blood.
On Thursday night about - O'Clock DR..
1homas Z. Smith. of Americas, was
stricken with paralysis, and died at 1880
Friday morning. He was about 80 years
old, was born in Epson county and moved
70 Americas before the war. He was one
0! The most liberal men in The State, and
VIII be generally missed by the poor peo-
pie OF sumter county.
At , O'clock Thursday morning. the
family Of +. H. Ames, at Brunswick, were
awakened by intense smoke. Upon ex-
animation OF tue premises, they detected
uuuer the mouse a large box of hair
solsze- A lew minutes more and the
house would nave been on fire, and prob
so.l Inc inmates would have perished be-
NIe succ0r could have reached them.
4 gentleman from the Twenty-eighth dis
ulcl OF sumter county tells the following
Oh an s!d-iashlOned storm in which he mad
place. tie says that storm passed
over Virginia and North Carolina nifty
years ago. A negro was in a boat IN one
OItAe rivers fishing, the storm came,
ecFaNNd un the earth forty feet wide and
ven Ieet deep, struck the river, lifted ne
q" GOAT anu river up, carried them fifty
H'IIes a"d let them down in a new place,
anu lelt the negro still fishing.
Inc young boys Of Americas have been
soaring everybody to death with false
spQtts Tor the past ten days. In front of
u W. Ul0Vers store boy used one of
tAeih on an Old darkey. and came near
tHausslhg disaster. A negro woman saw
tne oOy steal up behind the darkev, and
"nen tie spider appeared in front OF his
,a0o anu ne made the usual fuss, the wo-
Ian went into spasm of laughter. She
nepV 1t up 50 long that the bystanders be-
tS"we alarmed, and endeavored to stop
usi, "lJnOut success. After consider
a aoig length OF time, however, she recov-
s s,eu' ana Was sent home. Her situation
@'ohe time was critical,
"a "a wreck occurred on the East and West
t.@lifoad near the edge OF Cedartown on
.ne east on Monday evening. AS the
," ,E bound freight was coming in
o T5 Voal car loaded with coal turned over
w. w." 'nreW several other cars in front off
sIza u ach' and the engine pulling the cap
Zoo, ouU oeralied cars several hundred
Ss,o'ef Inc crOSSties. The coal car was
So oorn up, as was also the track for
H. distance. Conductor Harlow and
~ 4. Hines, Of Rockmart, were IN
%, oao al the time, and in attempting to
sco. Wy were nurt--the former bruised and
b,n,lieed some about the head, the latter
'" III several places about his person.
uy, 1l'oIiton Free Press: In the Thirty
nos,. senatorial district, which is COM
beII ~ vi lue counties OF Douglas, Camp
Il No. No., "o"''a and Meriwether, everything
undos efat l{ lovely. 1t is Douglas time
nr,,na ''' rotation system, and In
Ioa election in that county
csndiG SIlnos WAS selected as the