Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ugr NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
1nT TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

The roTD IN PARAGRAPHS.
.,,,s Attend the Public Schools In
p@A.,cus for Nine Months without
a'I.-,, a Victim to the Grim De-
- Athens SuretoHaHe an Opera
House.
,c,o-a viii be q barbecue at Warwick
on July 8.
deer few days age.
"0s sthens is calling for the payment Of
.Aa Srst installmentof city taxfor 1885.
'u ~ Da wson Guards viii have a prize
.riII at the Park on Tuesday evening,
July 6. uo r,,nu.
county, was bitten by mad dog lew
days ago.
rho brunswick Knights OF Pythias and
m thar friends will go on an excursion
to Frederick soon'
Uive new members were received and
4,an.ized in the Methodist church in
Trhomson on Sunday last
qha firm of Buchanan d Speer, of Ath-
40 has dissolved Mr.. Buchanan Will
oss1me alldiabilities and continue the
T,vro children of the Baptist minister at
vanciuse. in South Carolina. near
Gngnsta. we're struck by lightning and
killed yesterday.
At the late term of the public schools in
AmerIcus S4I pupils were enrolled. Out,
of that number not aIdeath was reported
during the nine months of school.
Rut a few more feet of masonry is ne
nessary to complete the water tower at
Rrunswick 30 feet high) on which will
he placed the iron reservoir, itself thirty
feet in height.
Rev. DR.. Brown, of the Presbyterian
ahurch at Brunswick, is doing good ser.
vice. The membership has increased one
third since his accession, and the Sunday
school now numbers 100 pupils.
E. M. Darts grocery, on the corner Of
George and Cochran avenue, Brunswick,
was destroyed by fire about 7 O'Clock last
SATURDAY morning. Part of the goods
were saved. Loss on stock estimated at
about 81 900. Cause of fire unknown.
J.E. duBignon has just purchased 700,-
oOO brick and 900 barrels of lime for the
club. and an architect will be down in
about ten days from Chicago to superin-
tend the erection of the club house at
Jekyl Island. which is to be of brick, and
amostlmposing structure. The members
of the club are on the qati UeUe in anticipa-
ton of their next winters pleasures.
Brunswick Herald: The rats took
matches and started fire between the
walls of I. w. Lambs meat shop and
then failed to get up first-class fire. The
insurance men are down on rats, and
ought to he, and will be until they are ex-
terminated. They ought to furnish in
surers with cats or CoStar's extermina-
tor. They would doubtless save by doing 30.
young man named Weaver, who had
been working on farm in Schley county,
attempted to murder Mrs. John Taylor,
of that county, Sunday night by cutting
her throat. Her husband or some friend
put IN an appearance, at her cries OF dis
tress, and the miscreant fed. Taylor and
Bailif T0ndee were out looking for
Weaver Monday, who is supposed to have
gone up the Central railroad on the cross
ties.
Thursday night the store of NJ. NJ. john
ston, in Hawkinsvllle, was entered by
burglars, VINO took of about 80 pounds of
sugar, 10 pounds of tobacco, 6 or s pairs
OfshOes, 2 to sides Of bacon, sack of
-four, several bolts of domestics, giDghams,
etc. An entrance was effected by digging
under the house from the rear and then
tearing ont the hearth OF the chimney.
About 800 worth was taken out. On
Friday Marshal Davies arrested Mat
Anderson, and frankie Williams and
Sheriff Hunt arrested Charlie Williams as
the perpetrators of the crime. Both are
colored. Most OF the goods were recov-
cred.
Athens BannerW atchman: A meeting
Of the stockholders of the Opera House
Company was held at the office of the In
suTance Company on Monday evening to
perfect permanent organization. Six
teen shares of the twenty-five were repre-
sented in the meeting, and the following
permanent officers were elected: James
White, President; William Fleming, Sec
rotary and Treasurer; Directors-W. B.
Thomas, Julius Cohen, A. II. Hodgson,
The President, Secretary and Treas
urer and the three directors will cOnsti-
tute the board of directors. The directors,
On motion, were requested to formulate
all preliminary details, and report to a
called meeting of the stockholders at an
early day as possible. This assures the
building OF the opera house, as such a
board Of directors as the stockholders
elected will not allow it to fail. This will
be one OF the big institutions of Athens,
and when built will reflect credit on our
city and the projectors of the enterprise.