Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ruENEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPH

Citizen of Munnerlyn Sues for
10000 Damages--A Lad Acct
dentaIIy Shot While Unloading
pistol at WaynesborO - Prohibi-
tion's Effects in Clarke County as
Told by the Grand jury.
GEORGIA.
The hotels and watering places at
gainesville expect and are preparing for
a larger number of visitors than ever be-
fore. ,.-.-...
A conference for the Savannah district
ouviIiaries of the WOman's Missionary
Society, will be held at WaynesborO on
the fourth Sunday in May.
The municipal election of Tennille takes
Mace the first Saturday in May. The
present Mayor and Board OF Aldermen
having no opposition will be reelected
Mr.. Donovan, of Wadley, has purchased
the lot opposite the residence IN Wulc witch
r. r. Norman lives at Dublin and Will
erect $4,000 residence and move TO
Dublin.
A large rattlesnake was killed on Clay
ton street. in Athens. 1t had craWled
out from building next to the post once
There ia thought to be a den of them under
the old buildings on Clayton street.
An effort is being made to organize
new street car company at Rome; Inc
line of the proposed company Will run
from the present terminus OF Ihe I'olle
street railway at Kane's corner to Forest
vile.
petition has been handed the grand
inrv of Clarke county, numerOusly signed,
asking that this body permit the use OF
the county cOnvicts to work the high
WAYS and so change them as to avoid the
hills.
A protracted meeting will be com
menced at the Methodist church at
Waynesboro Thursday night. The pastor
will be assisted in the meetings by Rev.
Mr.. Culpepper, who will preach the in
troductory sermon.
There were ST., 900 worth of mules and
horses sold in ValdOsta last week. One
mill man from down the road alone paid
the cash down for $500 worth of mules.
This was perhaps the heaviest sale ever
made in the town in one week in a retail
way.
1t is rumored that parties seriously con-
template the erection of summer hotel
on Fort Hawkins hill, near Macon, where
invalids may obtain the full benefit of air
as pure as breezes from the mountains,
with a grand sweep OF scenery of sur
passing variety and beauty.
A suit for damages was once filed
against the Northeastern railroad, based
on the ground that the plaintiff, while
waiting on an injured emDiOye of that
road, stepped into a crack in the floor OF
a house and skinned his ankle. Judge
Estes threw the case out of court.
Johnnie Shewmake, while trying to I'M
load an old pistol at WaynesborO Friday
accidentally fired it, the ball taking eff
feet in his right thigh, imbedding itself
some four inches from the point of en-
trance, narrowly missing the femoral ar
terry. Owing to its proximity to important
blood vessels and nerves. it was thought
prudent by DIR. Whitehead, who was
called in to let it remain
P. A. Summey, of Athens, dropped from
his pocket Saturday, a sum Of money
amounting to about 5000 In bills Of vari-
Gus denominations, principally in $lOland
$40 bills. He placed the money in his
pocket on Friday evening, and on Satur-
day went down town to pay some bills,
when he discovered his loss. The money
was in a leather wallet, which slipped
through a hole in his inside vest pocket.
A young man by the name OF Turner
was riding on a mule along the public
road near the Poor farm in Lowndes
county last Sunday morning when the
severe wind which was blowing at the
time threw the top of a dead tree stand
ing by the road side. Fragments of the
falling limbs struck Mr.. Turner, knocking
fractured above the eye. Mr.. Turner
lives in the upper part of the county.
DIR. James II. Duggan, Of Irwinton,
while at fishing party near Stephens
vile, had his handsome new buggy lite
rally torn to pieces by his horses. A
thunderstorm came up and lightning
struck tree near by where his horses
were hitched. They became frightened
and ran, thereby tearing up the vehicle.
The bolt of lightning which frightened his
horses killed COW. This makes the
second runaway scrape the doctor has
had within two months.
Joseph Mason, at Munnerlvn, Will COM
mence SUIT against the Charlotte, Column
bia and Augusta railroad for $4,000 dam
ages for injuries be claims he received on
that road in August last. He says he
was atoot on his way home to Aiken, 5. g.,
and while crossing the track a freight
train without a signal rushed upon him
and he was thrown from the track and an
arm and leg broken. He was picked up
and carried back to the hospital in
Augusta, where he remained until AN. /,
the expenses being borne by the railroad.
On Jan. he received letter from the
railroad authorities stating that they
would no longer bear his expenses, and
be was discharged from the hospital.
Clarke county has on hand SIS, 1853 A.
The grand jury says; The operation Of
the prohibition law is a subject prOmi-
nently before the people, and we wish to
bear testimony to the beneficial effect of
the law in this county. The dockets of
our courts show a remarkable falling of
IN the number Of cases of crimes and
misdemeanors traceable to the use Of
liquor, and the ODser alton of this body
corr0borates this evidence in the i'm
prOvement of peace and order Of the COM
munity. We have found number of
bills for violation of this law, but hope
and believe that a strict enforcement of
the same now will DISCOURAGE future viO-
latlons, and that soon the courts and
iuries will have no business before them
arising from either the use or sale OF
liquors.
FLORIDA.
Col. w. G.. Power. of St. Aupustine. has