Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
VIEWS oFTHE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


oconee County-A Warrenton Con-
tractor Who Was One of GarfieId's
school NIates-A Jealous Youth
oF Macon Shoots Himself Twice.
GEORGIA.
DIR. FELTON,, of Cartersville, preached at
Kingston Sunday.
Citizens OF Hancock county win ask
the Governor to pardon John Carr.
n. L. Donaldson has bought out the
mercantile interest OF John o. McRae a.
co. at Lovett.
w. A. Pledger has moved back to
Athens, and will revive the Blade, the
FIRST number to be Issued Saturday.
Aaron Carr, an old gentleman of Oconee
county aged Sc years, recently split 225
rails in one day from very tough timber.
Charles B. Goetchius, OF MilledgeYille,
has accepted the position of quarantine
steward at Sapelo, and left for his post of
duty last week.
GOV. Mcdaniel has Issued commissions
TO the following Commissioners for
Douoherty county: j. G. Stephens, B. F.
Wilder and A. W, COsweil.
the Young men of Atlanta, who are the
sons of Confederate veterans, will soon
form an association. Veterans will be
allowed to become members, without the
right to vote.
Several bee trees having been found
near Billiards. mill, Thomas county, Hi
ram Ballard has cut two of the trees.
There was feet of honey in ole and II
feet in the other.
Governor Mcdaniel heard argument
Monday on the disputed claims to the re-
ward offered for the arrest of lobe jack
son. Marshal helms and eX-Deputy Gar
rison each presented statements. GOV.
Mcdaniel reserved his decision.
Gov. Mcdaniel commissioned the fol-
lowing Notares Public: Whitfield coun-
ty-Frank Moore, 627 district, and Will
liam McNab, 631 district. Early county
II. W, Calhoun, S54 district. DOugherty
county,. X. Hillsman, 945 district.
Elberton was visited by a severe wind
storm last Saturday evening, driving a
perfect cloud of dust before it. A kitchen
on William H, Smiths Hot was lifted up
by a whirlwind and demolished. No per-
son was hurt and no serious damage done
by the storm.
Elections we're held in Royston and
GAINESVILLE districts of Franklin county
last Saturday on the stock law question.
ROys went tor stock law by three ma
iOrity. 1t is supposed that Gainesville
went the same way, but the returns had
not been received.
At Macon, Monday, S. Greenberg's
tailoring establishment was closed by the
Sheriff, and the stock placed in the hands
of a receiver, A. G. Riley, on petition of
Norris, Lennard Il Pigot, New York. The
dull times and inability to meet outstand-
ing obligations was the trouble.
Mrs. William Shearer, of Atlanta, has
ALLEN heir to fortune of nearly 100000,
The money was left her by a brother,
James Hancock, who died a few months
ago in England. Mrs. Shearer, with her
husband, resides at 1873 Decatur street,
and are numbered among Atlanta'S Oldest
and most respected citizens.
There is considerable sickness among
the negroes on the plantations of DR..
Beasley and d. L. Owens in MOntgom
cry. Five more were buried last week,
and there are others not expected to live.
Dysintery is said to be the cause of the
fatality. Some time since measles were
prevalent in the neighbOrhood. r
The large saw and grist mill Of L. G.
Beacham. located several miles east of
Dublin, accidentally caught on fire on
Wednesday night Of last week and was
totally destroyed. All of the machinery
was ruined, and Mr.. Beacham will not
attempt to repair it. This is the second
time that ne has had his mill burned.
A huge allig ator was killed by Miles
Brack at Greene's mill. OcOnee county,
last week. The alligator was shot in the
head with buckshOJ, and after being killed
was disem bOweled. His stomach contain
ed two very large turtles, two red horse
weighing > or 6 pounds apiece, and five
large mOccasins. He was feet long.
Charlie Wallis, young man in Honey
creek district, of Rockdale county, caught
apecuhar bird, for this section, last Fri
day. 1t is about the size of a half grown
chicken. has blood red eyes, jet black neck
feathers, pure white bill, and the body
feathers are dark blue, or doye-cOlored.
1t has long legs like crane, with half
web feet. 1t Is ambitious in the extreme,
and refuses to make friends with anyone.
T. L. CAN'T has purchased OF NJ. b. Nc
Ginty the Fairview farm, lying within
the incorporate limits of Athens, and
containing over forty acres of land. Mr..
CAN'T will improve the same, and make
1t his home. This is another evidence of
The well-deserved prosperity OF the
Banner-W atchman's enterprising editor.
Nj. CAN'T offers for sale at $4,000 a halt
interest in his daily, which is one of the
most readable and successful in the
State.
Monday, Jerry Woodland, one of the ne
gr0es who has charge OF the Dublin ferry,
struck Jack Mccall. another negro Sc
we're blow upon the head with a maui, from
The ELECTS of which he is now suffering
very much. Jack was intoxicated and
raised row with Jerry, because Jerry
wished to take him across the river in a
boat he did not want to cross in. Jack is
the same negro who had MS throat cut in
nght several months ago.
A gentleman named Collier, from Reeds
station, about twenty miles below Macon,
was in Macon Monday, and says that the
storm amounted to regular cyclone
Saturday. Fences were blown down,
houses creaked and trembled, and in
places where the storm was severest,
large trees were twisted of and blown
pellmell. No accidents to life or limb
were reported, but the farmers sustained
considerable damage, done to their fences
and outbuildings. Pretty fair rains are
reported in that section.
A. Ernest, acOntractOr OF Warrenton,
VINO Is native of Ohio, states that he and
the late President Of the United states,
James A. Garfield, were school cOmpan-
IONS during their bOyhOOd. The parents
Of each resided in the same neighborhOod
and the two families we're intimately ac-
quainted. In speaking OF Mrs. Garfield,
the mother OF the eX-President, Mr.. Ern-
est refers tober as grandma, and says
she mas trOtted him on her knee times in
Vulnerable, when he was child. But
Tor all this Mr.. Ernest did not vote for
haR hal fan