Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS or THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


GEORGIA.
Plum trees are beginning TO blossom at
Dublin.
out of 127 counties in Georgia Ill have
prohibition wholly or in part.
Athens butchers say their best beeves
come from stock law counties.
The spirit OF intensive farming is gain
ing ground in Terrell very rapidly.
Nearly 700 acres OF watermelons will
be planted in Clay county tins year.
Macon druggists declare that the use Of
opium is constantly on the increase.
The youngest printer in the United
States lives in Macon. He is only years
old.
A. K. Barnes succeeds the late Mr.. Fitz-
gibbon as sten0grapher of the Macon Cir
cult.
A Macon society young man keeps his
dress suit in a drawer lined with rose
leaves.
Every room, 40 in number, at Camilla's
new hotel is reported engaged by North
ern visitors.
The Sth day of April is the election day
to decide the question OF wet or dry IN
Clay county.
When Lawrence Barrett goes to Macon
we'll known gentleman will entertain
him at dinner.
A Macon young lady who is about to
wed railroad conductor has required
him to insure mis- life.
THE pauper list in Whitfield county is
increasing. A paupers' home or pauper
farm is badly needed.
There is a man in Macon who believes
that displaying weather signals Is tam
pering with Providence.
n,,@ - 4bo 100 Aao OO0 coot - tiv, hor au1
lumber annually exported from Darien,
10000, 600 are shipped via st. Simon's and
SapelO,
There is an eX-COnfederate soldier in
Athens who belonged to niHe different
regiments during the war, and was never
In fight.
Williamson & Hardman, OF Athens, are
winding up their business preparatory to
opening large hardware store IN Har-
mOny Grove.
A post Office has been established at
Oak Lawn IN the eastern portion OF HOus-
ton county. E. }. Fuller has been COM
missioned Postmaster.
Prof. Cutter informs the Dawson Jour
val that the prospects are good for $780,
BOO donation to the Dawson College from
a wealthy Northern man.
The board of county commissioners, OF
Gwinnett, at their meeting the first Mon
day, established new militia district to
be known as Pueket's district.
The United States government has Of
fered $500 reward, the Governor will offer
$500 and the citizens of Gainesville $500
for the arrest Of John Coffee, OF Lula.
A young lady of fort Gaines, who is not
accustomed to writing postal cards, wrote
the message on the address side of the
card and the address On the opposite.
The Ebert county stock law election
case was settled Thursday by the Ordi-
nary declaring the result to be for no
fence. The law to GO into eject on July 1
asxt.
A deg with unmistakable symptoms of
hvdrophobia was killed at Dawson Mon
day afternoon. Before he gave up the
ghost he succeeded in biting several other
dogs.
The machinery OF the candy manufac-
tory OF j. b. Thornton, at Athens. was
purchased by Hampton & Webb, Thurs
day. They will open a large candy man
ufactOry on Lumpkin street.
John Hill was put upon his trial at
Lawreneeville last Thursday charged
with the murder of Henry YarbrOugh,
last December. The court sentenced him
to ten years in the penitentiary.
A handsome young lady of Macon has
Just returned from visit to Washington,
d. G. While in the "City of Magnificent
Distances she captured the heart Of the
Minister of tine Argentine Republic.
A little negro on the place of j. B. Stin-
son. near TalbOttOn, was burned to death
Wednesday night from its clothing catch
ing fire. About year ago a similar mis-
fortune occurred in the same family.
A preacher passing Brentwood a few
days ago said that three places on that
t.,l .as. N,fs
three years, viz: Brown Station. Ward
Station and Hell. 1t is now BrOnwOod,
Shellman and SheOl.
A Macon young man thus advises his
friends: before inviting your best girl TO
accompany you to the Academy of Music
consult the weather signals. 1t may save
you 81 carriage hire, because If rain is
predicted you need not invite her."
The companies composing the Second
Georgia battalion take kindly TO the prop
0sitiOn to have the annual parade in Sa-
vannah during the Chatham Artillery
centennial celebration. Every company
has signified its intention of going TO Sa-
Vannah.
Some Of the whisky men of Athens are
proposing a compromise with the PrOhi-
bitiOnists. They agree that if the bill
can be amended to allow them TO sell beer,
chat they will not get up a petition to
TO have another election or TO have the bill
repealed.
One Of Polk county's progressive
farmers of Of 50 acres Of land gathered
last year the following crops, viz q bales
cotton, averaging J04 pounds each, 2S4
bushels corn, 1872 bushels wheat, $50
bushels sweet potatoes, half acre in
watermelOns.
Dublin Post: Would 1t not be good
idea for every one TO leave their pet dogs
behind them when they attend Church
services. lt is certainly not only very
annoying TO the minister, but is scarcely
treating him with proper respect and
courtesy.
Dublin Post: There were more drunken
men. mostly negroes, in town Saturday
afternoon than mas been seen on the
streets here In a good long time. II Is
disgrace 10 civilization and common de-
cency the way that whisky is illegally
sold in this town.
The boring Of the artesian well at Fort
Gaines has been abandoned. ID. q.
Adams owns a bold spring on a hill 100
feet above the level Of the streets. For
81 900 he offers 10 construct cistern, lay
pipes along she main streets, and thus
furnish an abundant supply OF water.
Two negro men, in the northern part OF
CLAY county, got into difficulty last
Tuesday in which one was carved with