Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OFTHE TWO STATES TOLD
In PARAGRAPHS.

james 1. Halls Successful Work Under
Load of Debt on Farm in Dough
erty County-AIbany's Real Estate In
cressing in Value st a Healthy and
Substantial Pace.
GEORGIA.
Damage suits the past two years are a
luxury that has cost the taxpayers OF
Athens not less than $4,000.
A man from Madison county was in
Athens Tuesday with 100 live partridges,
that he had caught in a net, and they sold
readily at from 10c. to 1253c. each. Rab-
bits are also plentiful and sell at I0c.
Collector Amasen, OF Oglethorpe coun-
ty, says that he lacks about $4,000 OF
getting in all the taxes. The levy aggre-
gates about 5000. Money is very tight
and some OF the best men are still behind.
Rev. Father O'Brien. OF Washington,
who has been in Columbus a few days,
soliciting aid for the Catholic Male
Orphanage at that place, has returned
home, after meeting with gratifying sue
cess in his canvass.
Brunswick Herald: The city charter
provides that only about per cent. of the
amount OF the property valuation of the
city can be bonded. This makes it i'm
possible that as much Indebtedness shall
be created as is proposed by the $3.50, 900
heartily in favor of the issue of the bonds
as they are opposed to it they could not
legally sanction that which Is proposed.
J.J. Bull, as taxpayer of Talbot
county, has filed a bill Of injunction
against Capt. w. Z. Ragland, County
Treasurer, enjoning him from paying
5000, the amount appropriated by the
Commissioners of Talbot county for the
building OF bridge across Flint river at
what was known as Wynn's ferry. A
restraining order has been granted and the
bill will be heard before Judge Willis on
its merits on Dec. 90. The ground in
the bill is that the letting Of the bridge
was Illegal, and therefore the authorities
have no right to pay for the same.
James l. Hall, of East Dougnerty, who
bought, two or three years ago, lot of
land from Capt. John A. Davis, has
farmed with intelligence and won merit
ed success. MIR. Hall bought his land on
credit. promising to pay therefor 1000. He
has paid all the purchase money but 800,
and mas each year added needed improve
ments to mis- farm, until now he has one
Of the best appointed country homes in
that section. Last year, as poor farm
Ing season as ii proved, Mr.. Hall made,
with TWO mules, aud not even buggy
horse to aid him, twenty-five bales of cot
ton, averaging 500 pounde, 400 bushels OF
corn, and cane and peas IN abundance.
Sam Farkas, one OF Albany's most sue
cessful business men, has bought of 4.
X. Hines the vacant lot, containing three
lourths of an acre, between Mr.. w. s.
Bells and Mrs. Towns lot, for which he
paid 1,500 cash. Mr.. Farkas contem-
plates the early erection OF two commo-
diOus brick dwellings on this property,
which will add greatly to the appearance
of that quarter of the town. The price
paid indicates that real estate is still in
demand at high figures in Albany. The
population of Albany is yearly increas-
ing, and the number of residences being
erected demonstrates the permanent
character of its growth. Albany's as
sessed taxable property is about $780,.
O00 showing an increase within the
last five years of nearly $500, 1000.