Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-17
GEORGIA.


Athens nGeQS u uIG oAsAA Ia S-SAA'
RIB. Davis, one of the Oldest residents
of Gainesville, is at the point OF oeatn'
Flint river has been on boom at BAN
bridge during the past week. Out Is 81 TAU
ually subsiding again
AT Rome negro tried to sell steam
guage which he had stolen, Tor clocA'
The police relieved him OF 1t.
The first Methodist Episcopal church of
Athens has q membership OF 400, and
fresh recruits are constantly being added.
Tae dry kiln at L. Johnson q Cos.
steam mill, at JohnsOnville, on the r. l.,
Y. d q. railroad was burned last oaJur-
day.
b. Nsnce's liquor license expired last
FRIDAY, and Dublin is once more Wltnout
a barfoom. The license has been placed
at $4,000.
W. A. Swift, President of Swifts Man
ufacturing Company, OF Columbus, was
D arried in Louisville, KY, Thursday, TO
Miss Armelie Compton.
There is a general stampede from Muir
raw county to the West this season, the
various passenger agents having ABOUT
200 booked for expectation.
The Jewellers OF Gainesville have agreed
to adopt un form time. 1t is just nall
way between the time used by the AIR
Line and Georgia railroads.
Three pigs in Gotham, a suburb OF Ath-
ems. have destroyed over $500 worth OF
rare exotics. The citizens are beginning
te wage war upon pigs as well as mooIey
COWS.
Governor COlquitt presided at meet
ms of the Princeton alumni banquet,
which was held in Washington, ID. c.,
Tuesday. He is graduate OF that lnsJi-
tuition.
Judge Low has set out nearly 100 small
water oaks in front OF the new courthouse
at Gainesville. HOne-lhird OF them lives,
they will in few years make magnih-
cent grove.
Marshal John r. Ware. of LAGRANGE,
having been offered the position Of Dep
uty Internal Collector under Mr.. Cren-
shaw, has resigned the office OF Marshal
ana entered upon his new duties.
Ordinary YanceY, of FrOup county, is
sued 200 marriage licenses last year. One
hundred and fifty Of these were for the
coiOied cltIzeusaIp. Eight have thus far
been sold tor 1896.
All Davis, the negro taken to Lagrange
by Policeman Long, OF Macon, proved
not TO be the man who was wanted for
the murder Of Mr. Stewart, and was,
therefore, discharged from custody.
quite a sensation was raised in the up
per portion of OglethOrpe county a few
days ago, over the hunt and capture OF
those negroes, VINO, it is thought, had a
hand in the burning Of the barn OF John
Heard,
Daniel Quattlebaum, Of Gainesville,
who las for years kept the Quattlebaum
house, is expected to die every minute.
During the days Of slavery he was Il
negro trader. and IS well known through
out the South.
a negro girl was seriously burned Fri
day at Z. Z. Short house, at Crawford.
She was kindling a fire, and her clothing
caught Nj. Shorts hands were badly
burned in trying to eXunguish the ire.
Her. CoyeTy is doubtful.
e l,ost Saturday morning G. n. Butler
and two negroes got IN boats and went
hunting in the 0lerflOwed swamp back Of
ais plantation at MontezumJ. They
killed eight wild hogs, averaging $50
pounds each, nine rabbits and eight
ducks.
A serious CONFEDERATION was prevented
at Madison Wednesday night by the
. timely discovery OF a burning barrel In
the Old town hail, in which ashes were
kept. But tor tnIs discovery the entire
south side OF the square, and possibly the
lole business portion Of the city, might
have been in flames.
With the exception Of the summer term
of 1870 more cases have been returned to
the approaching January term OF Laurens
Superior Court than at any one term since
: the county was founded. At the summer
sterm of 1870 more than 100 cases were re-
turned; at the court which cOnyenes week
Alter next 70.
Isaiah Miller, Of Montgomery county,
was splitting rails few days ago, and
4 While endeaYOring to turn One-half of a
cut, was caught under it, where he was
forced to remain until he could make
some women at distance hear him and
60 to his relief, which was after he had
about expended all his breath.
4 Col. j. l. Coleman, of the Conyers
WeeELg- Farmer, has been invited by Secre-
tary Grier to deliver an address atthe semi
annual convention oft State Agricultu-
raj Society, which meets in Columbus the
first part of February. His SUBJECT will
he ''The dignity of farmers and their re-
lation to other professions"
The vote on building another bridge st
{ Dublin last Wednesday resulted disas-
! tr0usly to the hopes of the bridge adYo-
Gates. A slight vote was polled, which
stood as follows: For the bridge, 23O:
against the bridge, 4S0. The opposition
was mainly OWING to the already heavy
taxation which now burdens our people
Ben Jones, Of Macon, whose residence
was burned Thursday night, had a gloomy
-birthday Friday, at the conclusion Of
his oath year. Friday morning a baby
was born TO him, and so they will both
4 celebrate the same anniversary hereafter.
The proof grows more conclusive that the
TIRE was the work of an incendiary, and
The authorities are quietly working IL 40
with hopes Of bringing the scoundrel 10
justice
Ninas Dumas, an old negro woman, Of
Eaton on. was found dead in her bed
Tuesday morning. She was very Old.
and it may be that she died Of old age As
she had comfortable house, and wood.
provisions and bed clothing, il is hardly
probable that she trOze tOdeatn. She was
not neglected by her cOl0red friends, as
she was always held IN high esteem by
them aud WAS a welcomed guest in any Of
their homes.
The little son OF Il. 7. Bray, living about
two miles from Lexington. has almost
supplied his family 10 meat during this
winter. He made trap out of an old
hollow log, boy placing trigger about the
centre OF 1t, which, when rabbit runs
in. throws the trigger, thereby caus-
inc the two drop-doOrs ut the ends tu tail.
and secure the prize. The lit;lo fel on bv
this means mas caugatover 20 rabbits aud
two OpOssums.
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