Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-30

,.,-,, t;.,en DeVOured ny VIVA t'e"S's
10 "a ColoreG Minister'S Ft&ht
IL Coachvhip snake Near Irwin
ton .o,cr,
,,os Uerndon, very old man, was
5-gt, in bed at MS nome, ten mlieS
81 pgrT l.Ulin, on sunday.
V,yIiiam If. Harper, one Of Elberton's
Il ,3o.t ritlzens, Is lying critically Ill ana
Un, eyyec,ed TO 1--we many days
~ Gentleman Of Americas on Tuesday
1aid account instead o1 a IlcheC al
Vo.'ciion for Tax Collector.
'' An5rsta. up to date, 260 dog collars
~ ,'.4l sold to the citizens To protect
nav na,in.s from the hands of the slayers.
'' ,r,o committee lacks about Sl,l25 TO
the ngedful amount to secure the
fS''V ,,nn' Of 81. 900 to build an academy for
,ts iris at Marietta.
Ttiss Hattie Barrett, Of Augusta, was
..no,n rom a horse while on horseback
lp"rs,on at Taliulah and severely
sTH,.nd. but not otherwise injured.
w n Wright and j. n. Mitchell, with
,a.aa force of hands, left Butler last
ra,Jnesdaysfor South Florida to assist in
Enc construction of new railroad.
wuliam Thompson, an old citizen Of
y ,,Torson. and one of the trustees OF the
Martin Institute, died last saturday
r,',bt and was buried Sunday evening.
Ills not long now until Elberton will
4 1,cfa new Mayor and Council. The old
Council having served lot TWO years IN
A succession, it IS not propaple Inc! Will
/ sccept another term.
Monday evening Miss Minnie Hinton
waa elected librarian for the Americas
IN ibrary Association in the place Of Miss
H II an,,ia Adams, who has accepted stu
Naiion in the high school.
Prof. NJ. A. Clark, VINO has been teach
- Aourshing private school at Ameri-
ristbe last year, was last Saturday elected
/ T. taEe charge of the MonteZuma high
1 bo1l. He has accepted.
There is some talk of opening up a
transatlantic steamship line between
grunswick and England about Oct. l for
4 e shipment of cotton. Steps are also
feipg taken to establish a cotton press.
At Americus negro bought water
melon tuesday, and while engaged in q
xi.cussiou over the candidates for Tax
Reflector laid ii down. When he cooled
XII and looked for his melon it had di6ap-
Ieared.
A storm passed over portion Of sum-
Her and Schley counties near Quebec Sat
arday night, blowing down fences and
h. crops, BADLY damaging both corn and
4 uon The destruction was quite heavy
Ind the farmers nave lost heavily.
Elberton Gazette: The meanest man
natW ever heard Of in this county lett a
BoklY wife with several little children
.rly IN the spring TO make their own liV-
n on rented land, and now, after the
crop is made, he has returned and claims
il.
Two negroes were going down the rail-
F,,1I r,,,
Monday morning last on hand car, and
sbme one having put rock on the track,
DC car was thrown Oft and the two men
ere seriously hurt. One of them was
bought to be dead for awhile.
The safes that Judge Duncan ordered
fbr the use of the Ordinary and Clerk and
Treasurer in the preservation OF the
plbic records arrived at Dublin per
geamer Laurens last Friday afternoon,
D. were brought up and placed on the
lbwer floor Of the court house on Satur-
day.
There is a tramp lurking around in the
Vicinity of South Rome, who, by his &C
NOns, is keeping some of the citizens in
CONSTANT dread. He has made attacks
Once or twice upon colored people, but has
been prevented from doing anything seri-
pus. He is supposed to be fugitive from
Seima, Ala.
At EIberton on the day of the primary
Selection between Reese and Carlton, a
man from the country said that he was
going to vote for Carlton because he had
understood that he was nephew OF Mr..
Daniel NJ. Carlton of that county, and I'm
Gle Daniel could beat anybody in the
county raising watermelons.
Fl viii Clegg decided to get married at
social Circle last Sunday. In managing
NE prellminaries he sent a minister TO
Madison to secure the license. But the
ordinary sent word that he could furnish
divorce more easily than license. 1t
appears from the record that a license
authorizing the marriage of the same par
lies mad been Issued some months ago.
FOR some time past there has been con-
Siderable talk Of new military company
ID Atlanta. The talk culninated Tues
uay night IN meeting Of about forty
young gentlemen, who decided to organ
l1e new infantry company. The scheme
wh discussed freely, and a meeting will
oe neid next Wednesday night, when a
name, UNIFORM and officers will be selected.
lawson News; a. w. Fitzpatrick,
pelhg frequently asked the age of his
| lalher, Mr.. James Fitzpatrick, requests us
ppuolsh 1t, that his friends may all
AnoW' he was born in December, I790.
%Aico makes him 90 years old. He is
uIaWlhS pension from the government,
ua'lhg fought in the war of 1912. He
Black. "--"0' O"P''
Anew days ago Bob Age, negro who
,a on Horace Ayers place, a few miles
noui Rome, was severely bitten by a sup
Po'eu mad dog. TIE supposed mad dog
luu another were lighting, when Bob at
mnp'eu 10 part them. The rabid animal
IGlIIed around and took the negro by the
~ oiIihg Of large piece. The dog has
,. uce been killed, and Bob is suffering
va IA tearing down county bridge at tho
fatel MIL, on soaps creek, Cobb county,
uesday, the structure suddenly gave
~ '4ihng on Henry Pritchett, and Phil
sr ''u Iltchett was badly hurt in the side
t' 1aiue very near drowning before the
f,n,'-'1s could be gotten off him. Dunn
ne,, 'ae1 painful scalp wounds. The third
e." a Vt work under the bridge with them
"oaped unhurt.
Ra1,. tWlntOn the mail carrier from
WIN Church came in not long since
ssjd tue man, placed it on the counter,
gItsr ,ru1WtIiihg to anyone, went out, and
mai waiting about the usual time Tor the
ill., ill.," ,t 10 NC changed, went back, picked up
n9d FouCA and went on his way back. The
srcro "as overlooked by the parties in the
bscC qua Vas not changed; 80 he took
~ e same mall that he brought,
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