Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-18
ITEMS IN THREE STATES
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUEIN TYPE.

Wagon aud Watches Train XIII His
Mule.
GEORGIA.
Counterfeit silver dollars are being cir
culated in Rome.
Glenn lowers, of Webster, killed a
white partridge Friday.
l. Il. Hand q Son, of Baker county,
have dissolved partnership.
Chattanooga Is getting an unusual
amount OF Walker county trade th.s 1all.
Gleumore, Ware county, has a new
weekly called the News. Itls & neat little
sheet.
Upwards Of 600 bales Of cotton have
been stored in Fort Gaines warehouses
this season.
The pay rolls Of the Brunswick and
Western railroad for Brunswick alone
foot uD $4,000.
A celebrated negro politician IN Brooks
county, beng out o. JOB IN politics, has
gone to stealing corn.
John Turner, OF Conyers, has Spanish
COIN 1O2 years old. IL has been in the
Turner family 90 years.
Fort Gaines is getting about twice as
much Alabama traie this season as has
been usually coming there.
The First Baptist church or COnyers
has called Dr.. Hornady, Of SenOia, to
preach Tor the ensuing year.
Mr.. johnson, the veteran proprietor OF
the johnson House at Smithyille, died
Thursday afternoon at the ripe old age Of
50 or 81 years.
The camp meeting to be held at Homer
vile viii begin on the Saturday night Ds-
fore the fourth sunday in this month, and
continue four days.
A covey OF quail found their way to the
court house square at Quitman on Tues
1ay last. and were having a nice time
when disturbed by a pointer dog.
On the Sbeibley river plantation, near
Rome. W. " Lowell made 300 gallons Of
sorghum from one acre of land. Both
land and sorghum were carefully meas
ured.
johnnie Burrow, son Of W. W. Burrow,
one Of CAROLS successful aud progress
i've farmers, picked in one day recently
geo pounds OF cotton. Johnnie is only II
years of age.
Brown & Maitland, grOceTs, of Rome,
owing 10 the damage done them by the
spring food, have found it necessary to
60 out OF business, and have therefore
sold their stock.
The partnership heretofore existing be-
tween hethyin & Snell, OF SenOia, has
been dissolved by mutual consent. The
business OF the firm viii be wound up by
John 4. MethyIn.
W. A. Gammage and John Perry. OF the
Fifteenth district, Of Sumter county,
killed seventy-eight partridges aud one
snipe Saturday afternoon, not missing a
single bird that rose before them.
William Pitcher, OF Sumter county.
steps to the front with 20S bushels Of corn
gathered frOm I'VE acres Of land. This is
an average OF 4lA bushels to the acre.
Mark Perry, Of Scnley. gathered 70 bush
els OF cora from l e acres.
f. P. Reynolds, drummer for Phila-
dslDhia salt fish house, was arrested at
Grlfhu Thursday night by Chief OF Police
Manley on a telegram from Macon. Rey-
holds is charged by a woman OF Macon
with stealing S25 from her. Blackmail is
hinIed at.
Harry Perry, q reputable coIored man.
living a few miles from brunswick, had
his house and furniture destroyed by IRE
last Wednesday. The fire is believed to
have been ineendiary, and to have been
TIE result Of i'll feeling on account OF his
having voted for Smith.
Miss Annie Floyd united With the
Methodist church OF Senoia by certificate
last Sabbath, as dd also by certificate
tWenty-three me mbeTs from the bush ar
Dor. The pastor, Rev. W. j. COtter, took
up collection for the WORKOUT preach
Frs, widows aud orphans.
Cave Spring AssOcia ton met last Tues
day with the Lime Branch church. six
miles south Of Cedartown. II was or
ganized by electing Rev. }. W. Pulain
MOdeg ator, and Rev. d. T. Espy Clerk.
On Wednesday last the body agreed to
educate TWO young ministers, aud raised
In cash and pledges 1925 for that purpose.
Col. George D. Wheatley, Of Americas.
was defied by huge rattlesnake Thurs
day night, and his right to the road dis
puted. His snakeship also planted his
fangs into favOTite bird dog OF the Col
oueps, and for this received load of shot.
he Is numbered with the things that once
existed, sported about twenty rattles
while In life and measured five feet eight
inches with a circumference OF ten or
twelve inches.
Last Tuesday morning little Willie Ben
FraDBiand, aged about 3 years. was play
ing In the cotton on tue place of his grand
father, b. J. Grantham, in Schley county,
when he sc00ped out "a hole ana crawled
dn head foremost. After a time passed
some one saw his feet sticking out OF the
hole and pulled him out. He was dead.
His hands were by his side, and tue hole
was too narrow for him 10 put them down
10 push himself from it.
Amerfcus Recorder: AS an evidence of
the prosperity OF some OF the citizens OF
Sumter county, we cite the following: A
certain farmer living near Americus
walked into one of our business houses
recently and asked the proprietor if he did
mot want to borrow $4,000. telling him
that this was the surplus cash from the
sale OF his crop, and which he didn't need
Just now. The merchant replied that he
also had small cash surplus OF SIT, 900,
for which he was seeking an investment,
and refused the farmers proffered loan at
Bven per cent. interest.
Wednesday morning as the fast train.
which passes Fort Valley at breakfast
time, reached the crossing about a mile
above town on Mai. Jones' place, il ran
over mule and killed it. The mule be-
1onged to Dan hOllingshead. "A stupid old
negro, who sat IN the wagon ana let the
mule stall Immediately on the track. As
the tram passed on, knocking the mule
into "A condition winch will prevent any
future trouble as To work or feeding the
old darkey sat in the wagon in a dazed
condition. Fortunately the wagon and
darkey was not drawn under the train,
and the damage was not great.
In the business office Of the Al hens
Foundry hangs a portrait OF the John W.
Nicholson, an engine on the Northeastern
railroad, framed and hung on the wall.
''There is little history connected with
that picture,D remarked Mr.. SCbeVeuelf,