Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ruENEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD In PARAGRAPHS.
-,,. Belled Buzssrd Returns Co Hail
ACounty-A Reward offered for the
Arrest of a Monroe Murderer-HiKh
xv.tar In the Savannah at Augusta.

Countv-A Reward offered for the
,rrest of a Monroe Murderer-HiRh
w..4r In the Savannah at Augusta.
GEORGIA.
The belled buzzard, which was seen in
rorreU county last week. is now seen in
enc Browns Bridge settlement in Hall
AZ Buford, Tuesday, during heavy
sander and rain storm the lightning
luck in DR.. w. W. Powers lot and
Filled his COW and calf and three hogs.
Gov. Mcdaniel has-ofered a reward of
st50 for the arrest and delivery of John
Simmons to the Sheriff of Monroe county.
Simmons murdered Lewis Mathews of
that county,
Cant. John j. Seay has rendered to the
voung ladies of Shorter College d steam
boat ride down the COOsa on the evening
of June 10. The occasion promises to be
n very enjoyable one.
At the recent annual election for officers
tine Miiiedseville bank, L. n. Galloway
resigned the presidency, and G. T. Wlrden-
man was elected in his place. The old
hoard OF directors was reelected.
David Cosby, of Athens, is nearly 80
rears old, but he is not afraad of work.
ON saturday last he was as busy with
his hoe as any OF his hands, and works
regularly. His health is very good.
At Athens, Tuesday, at meeting OF
the Council, the Mayor was instructed to
mold AN election on Aug. 7Onthe question
Of whether or not the city shah issue
sS5, 600 worth of bonds. The total bonded
debt of Athens at present is $92,509.
Tom Grier, of Athens, has served out
bis six months sentence, and is out look
ing like his confinement has not hurt him
much. Grier was-sent up for opening a
letter belonging to a young lady while
route agent on the G.,J and S. railroad.
At Milledgeville Monday a thunder
storm came up, and IN the midst of quite
a heavy rain the lightning flashed and
struck around quite lively. A negro
man working over the river at Wilson's
was struck and killed by the lightning.
At noon Tuesday the Savannah river
registered IS feet9 inches at the bridge at
Augusta, and continues to rise st the rate
Ofhaif an inch an hour. Since the night
of June the river has been rising grad
ually, and a large volume OF wateris now
coming down from theup country.
The Masonic Lo(kges of Floyd have
united tn hold celebration june "a. The
nlenberS-of Cherokee, OstaDaula, Floyd
SWing aud Mackey Lodges, with their
families, will picnic at Kirtur's grove on
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work in the third degree at the temple.
a little negro boy was drowned at
Lnciue PitJman's mill pond, IN Madison
county, Monday. The boy was in a boat
and rOwed it up,to the bank, and as he
went tOstep out the boat pushed back
and threw him in the pond. He was
dBONned before assistance could reach
him.
Dr.. Virgil HoltOn, who resides at BY
ron, Houston county, died OF dropsy Tues
day. he has been long sufferer from
this disease, and passed quietly away.
He leaves wife and one child to mourn
his loss, but fortunately they have-a sufh-
cheney of this worlds goodsto support
them.
Messrs Wolff Brothers have purchased,
through Elliott Estes the-twO-story brick
building at Macon new occupied by
Roland B. Hall as drug store. The
amount paid VASES, 100. Not year ago
this building was purchased by the late
K. WitkOwski for 81 800. Thus it Will be
seen that the appreciation Of this piece Of
property is 8 per cent.
A party OF young men are making ar
rangements to build a boat ana put it on
the Oconee river below Barnett's Shoals
and go down the river to the Atlantic
ocean. They will carry tent, guns and
fishing tackle and hunt and fish at their
leisure. There is only one place after
leaving Barnett's Shoals that they will
have TO get their Goat hauled around.
The granite used in building the Ogle-
thorpe court house has been in-great de-
mand lately from a distance. Mr.. Nc
Curdy has an order for two carloads in
the rough to be shipped to Athens. He
also has an order for a number OF car
loads to be sent to Augusta. The bases
made from this granite to the tower of the
court house have Just been finished, being
considered the best and prettiest work
yet done. They are four feet square by
two feet high, with oval top. There is not
a blemish about them.
Tuesday JEFF. Lane presented to the
Macon public library a we'll preserved
copy of the louisville Gazette and Re-
publican Trumpet" published at Louis
vile, Ga, and dated April %, 1902. 1t Is
very neatly printed, though the news is
quite old when compared with the modern
methods of news transmission. On the
18th ~ prints the proceedings OF Congress
OF April 5. 1t regards printing the foreign
news Of February as quite stroke OF en-
teEprise. Louisville was then the capital
Of the State, and Josiah Tattnall was
Governor.
The incoming early train of the Georgia
road was six and a half hours behind
time at Augusta Tuesday morning. The
delay was caused by an accident that Oc-
enfred to a through down freight Monday
night al Madison. The freight tram broke
loose in the middle. and being on a down
grade the front pOrtionof the train Stacked
up, while the rear ears rushed down the
grade and tried to telescope the cars in
front. The only damage which resulted
was the breaking of the bumpers. In at
tempting to move the cars to a side track
one car jumped the rail. No enc was hurt.
Walter Camp. of Fairburn, the young
man VINO two or three months ago car
ried one Of his fathers mules to Atlanta
and attempted to sell it, and was there
arrested and lodged in the station house,
on the night of June 4 again entered his
fathers lot and carried OF mule with
the intention OF selling IL, but was cap
tured near Palmetto. brough back, and
Tuesday ne was adiudsed lunatic and
viii be sent 10 MilledgeVille in few days.
His family has known for some time that
he was not OF sound mind, and his father
did everything he could that he thought
would benefit him and humored his every
Whim, but he has gradually grown worse
until it was impossible to do anything
with him, and consequently they had 70
send him to the asylum. His iather, DR..
g. a. Camp, Is a gentleman OF high stand
ing aud prominent physician OF the
county, and he takes the matter very
much TO heart.
FLORIDA.
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