Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OFTHE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

c,i,o Agricultural Fair-A Negro
"a white NJ an Collide at Monroe.
GEORGIA.
rhore "a not a vacant storehouse in
Dawson.
nuing TO a technical error the Griffin
guards will have to re-elect their officers.
Tho CITY Council of Dawson has fixed
,ha tax on town property for 1886 at 81 on
the $1,000.
three schools were opened in Perry
,ost Monday, and the fourth will open
next Monday
Row. DIR. FELTON, has formally announced
htnsan as a candidate for the Legislature
from Barlow county.
A Curry, for reasons satisfactory to
rimself has withdrawn from the race for
REPRESENTATIVE in Dodge county.
The savannah Annual Colored Confer
erce met at Jesup last week. Their
meetings were very harmonious and
largely attended,
hon. W, w. Lewis. of Greene, was
unanimously nominated by the Senatorial
Convention which met at CrawfordVille.
His election is certain.
Eighty-two people have applied for
membership in the Methodist church at
Brunswick, Up to date sixteen have been
received into full membership.
Thursday the first bale of cotton
bronght to CraWfordyille this season was
mt UPON the market by TIM Stewart, col
Il ored. 1t was classed middling.
n Though the area planted in sugar cane
in Houston this year is greater than last
wear, the yield Will not be satisfactory,
n owing to unpropitious seasons.
The Baptists of Buena Vista have been
without a church for some time, the old
RIB an Q6
fearing down the old one Wednesday.
With compress, fine cotton factory,
Intelligent buyers and fair prices, it is
ante probable that Dalton's cotton re-
a GENTS will go to 10000 bales this season.
Mr.. Wagnon, young teacher of Madi-
son county, has gone to Gainesville,
where he will negotiate for the Eagle.
n This paper can be bought, it is said, for
$1,000.
q At GAINESVILLE the building committee
q OF the Baptist church have sufficient
amount to complete the church. The
work is in progress and will soon be
s. finished.
The Rome Light Guards, through A. T.
\ SlmOns, shipped six tents to Charleston
Thursday for the use OF the sufferers. The
express company forwarded them free OF
charge.
A private letter received, referring to
4 the illness of Judge Sam Harris, of the
COWeta circuit, states that he Is suffering
4 from nervous prostratiOn, and that his
condition is critical.
The Dawson and Albany railroad pro-
jecb is again agitating the minds of Daw-
sonites. One gentleman says he will head
subscription list with 1000, and another
will follow with $4,000.
The Democratic Senatorial Convention,
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reclamation the Hon. L. l.. Query as a
candidate for State Senator from the
Twelfth Senatorial district.
As foreshadowed several weeks since,
\ there ID a negro candidate for the Legis-
lature in Dodge county. William Nc
4 Hall, of Pond Town district, has posi-
4 lively announced his candidacy.
The Liberal says there is man living
In Cutb bert, % years old, who never took
chew of tobacco, never smoked cigar,
cigarette or pipe, never took a drink of
liquor OF any kind, and never swore an
oath.
1t is reported that there is colored
candidate in the field for the Senate in
the Thirtieth district. He is q Madison
county negro, and will doubtless have a
rough road to travel if he continues the
race.
S. Sternberg. of Fort Gaines, has an
heirloom in the shape of solid gold ring.
Mr.. Sternberg, while living III Germany,
was told Of it's having been traced back
as far as 1716 and thinks it is some years
older.
Recent revival meetings at Friendship
and Rehoboth churches OF Randolph
county, and Sardis of Terrell county, un-
der the ministry of their pastor. Rev. J.
&. COrley, resulted in about seventy-flve
accessiCns to the church.
J.F. Bussey, of Dawson, has a chicken
that has, for some time, been roosting at
night on his cows back. AS regular as
night comes the chicken goes to the COW,
lies upon her back and there remains con-
tentedly till next morning.
H0n. Weldon Prince has Withdrawn
from the race for the Legislature, In
OcOnee, in favor of Joe f. Griffith. 1t Is
rumored that Hon. Frank P. Griffith, who
so ably represented the county for two
sessions, will also be candidate.
Rev. t. J. Holmes, recently reelected
tOthe pastOrate OF the Union Baptist
church at Sandersvllle, has decided not
TO accept the call. This will leave bim
one vacant Sabbath for the year 1887, I'M
less called to some other charge.
At Sandersville, on Sept. /, c. A. Ses-
sl0ns became associated with T. N. & j.
". Smith in their dry goods department,
under the firm name of G. A. Sessions IL
Co. The grocery department will re-
main as before. All will be continued at
the same stand.
=. At Cicada the residence of Thomas B.
Cantrell, of this place, with its entire
contents, was consumed by fire Wednes.
nay night. The family was absent at
GGourch, consequently nothing was saved.
1he fire is thought to have been the work
o. an incendiary.
A,petition, signed by sixty freeholders
floyd county, has been gotten up ask
ny mat an election for fence or no fence
pe held. The petition will in a day or two
% Med in the Ordinary's office. The
slglers are mostly from Floyd Springs
and Texas Valley.
lhere are ten prisoners now in jail at
esodersyllle. They were terribly fright
euea at the earthquake, and cried Justify
We taken out, as they feared the jail
Soula fail in on them. They begged to
oe taken out and that the whole town be
'aIled out to guard them.
me track of the Augusta, Gibson and
saGoersyille railroad has been laid three
sHa half miles on the Sandersville side
y, tae river. There are two more trestles
~ ~, @VV feet each to build before reaching
mIthen. After reaching this point the
"o'@ VIII be light on TO Sandersville.
several weeks ago Tom Taylor, of Lee
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