Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THENEws OFrdE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


GEORGIA.
Cuthbert is to have new hose reel.
The houses OF Columbus are TO be mum.
bered.
John Winter died at Winterville
Thursday.
Butts county is out OF debt and has
$4,000 in her treasury.
The ladies of Milledgeville have organ
ized a branch OF the Christian Temper
ace Union.
jackson county has about 1900 voters.
lis about S5 miles from one corner OF the
elunty to the other.
Thousands of tons OF the finest hay are
alowed to waste In the fields OF han-
6ph county annually.
Burglars blew open ID. S. Stellihg's
de at Augusta Thursday night, and
sured $500 or $500 in money.
Lilla will be the name OF the post ofhce
Succeed tbs one formerly known as
HlIight, in Decatur county.
Eiley B. Roberts, Jr., wants the city OF
4Fnta to pay him $4,000 for personal
ik1ries received by falling into sewer
~lfMangum street.
Hon. Jacob Dart delivered a speech
Wednesday before the House Committee
at Washington, charged with the Bruins
wick custom house bill.
sam Arnold, of Lexington, has gOurd
blinches long by IL around, and In the
slape OF a cows horn. 1t grew on A. U.
Dinie's place, above Crawford.
6 is said that a certain man in Middle
Gdorgia nets from 81 900 to 81, 900 annually
tnan his hennery alone, and 1t don't inter-
tee with his other interests either.
rev. Paul f. Brown, of Virginia, has
2 ba him
ty the Presbyterian church of Brunswick
AID will arrive about the middle OF March.
Dickson Weems, of McDOnough, is now
% his 73d year and was never sick day
in his lie except from an attack OF
nsasles wnen boy. He is still hale and
tsaffy.
Inc motion for a new trial in the White
bad case will not he argued until next
hondav evening. The counsel for White
ed are very hopeful of getting new
Ind on newly discovered evidence.
There is d movement being made by the
= Iberokee Iron Company 10 establish a
sOony on tract OF 900 acres OF land IN
Polk county, one Of the richest mineral
Bearing and farming counties in Georgia.
Mr.. Murray. of Macon county, has a
negro boy on his place not over 81 feet
Whigh and is years old, who has pie wed
Wregnlarly for five years and does good
Vwork. He has mans face and a child's
N0ffn.
DANES L. Ivey has been awarded the
00D tract to work the streets of Milledxe-
VIC for this year at the sum of 81, 100. Mr..
Underwood failed to give the bond re-
quired by the city, and the contract was
awarded 10 Mr.. Ivey.
jackson county now has restriction
from the sale of liquor by the drink, and
Is
thee petitions are now in the ordinary's
ollie. calling for a contest to prohibit the
saR altogether in the county.
he people OF Hampton have decided to
hIYe a newspaper. and the services OF
aV N. n. Edge. of Canton, have been
erred to edit it. Rev. Mr.. Edge will be
und one of the most versatile writer's in
-. ve State, and Is a gentleman in every
Eense OF the term.
y Tuesday morning the steamer Monte
1uma lett MonteZuma on it's second trip
Iown the river, in command of j. E Nor
gan, who is acting in the capacity of cap
tain and pilot. TIE cargo consisted o.
4seventy tons of guanO and twenty tons OF
miscellaneOus freight.
n The Athenian Club gave a dance at
Ebeir club room and chartered two street
bars to carry the young ladies home
Some mischievOus boys put rocks on the
&rsck which caused the street cars to
run of. The young men in their claw
BANNER coats had to get out and Tilt the
ear on.
A curious pig was born near W oodstock
some weeks since. In every way it is a
perfect pig, except that at the knee-jOint
of one OF its font legs there appears a
fifth loot perfectly shaped and growing as
long as the other. When said pig walks
it makes two perfect tracks with its
double loot.
Georgia has post Office named Talking
Rock. Some one in the vicinity found a
large stone upon which were painted the
words, "Turn me over" 1t required
.s...,S.aaf, ST. lgth to do this, and when it wa
Cenrgiare command: Snow turn me back
per cent. nee fool some one else," painted on
y 1856. y e. side of the stone met the eve.
Ssora1 n e is thus reported from Meriwether
IJuiv ms at. Tue defendant, losing his case,
Al RasEroaeed to pay the costs. The Justice
- Va A small black fee for his fees
II NJ Me dog soon ran away and turned
f.SsSd sea home. Th. defendant says be
ex.dIytde, tg the fee board aud thinks the
Raroaa bon be large enough to pay the
dend. ~ an9st.
lr9lnt " 1A,nsS 8. B. Tyler, of Sparta, Wis.
Iserriecst lin 'atic nominee for Governor OF
Ra,ks,ins, list year IAN honor which be de.
Florida a Z ccount Of his health }; and law
era nor Judge 5. N. Dirkenson, Of the
Ve.. ~ Lumber Company, was in
Ia snsov dast week accompanied by his
ssked: q 10 will probably become resident
cent. CON- ige.
~ IL Ihouse belonging to T. N. Vim.
~ 49, I'D WAS totally destroyed by fire
~ snT The entire loss, including Is
asked Il >~-pttOn and 1000 bushels of 81 ed
tnercea ted at ST 400. The cause OF the
b1 10Y inOwn, but the flames are sup
~ ave caught from match drop.
ig}'5iGH = seed cotton. The gin was run
NOM ~ he time.
sskfd:F fiday while some cotton was be.
9GosEdt Jed at the Lexington ginnery, a
SSs~~T I'd match in the cotton was struck
And Kl Ntantly 4 ines ran all over The lint.
BID. LIE pemed that a cOnf1agratiOn was
g0uNef Auck work by the hands present.
psuccreded In putting il out he.
ssWss damage was done except the
re4#1 ~. vie or so OF cotton.
viiN.4 Killen, OF Perry, has sue
lltWN Inaed the tin can rat trap. He
, .fge lard can, half full OF water.
top OF thu water be placed enough cot
I'd seed to cover IL entirely. The trap
wasthen completed by placing plank
wit1oue end on the floor aud the other
end o. top OF the can. for the rats 10 walk
up n. In six nights Mr.. Killen caught
IN TINS trap 20 large rats.
Aupttenpt was made Thursday night