Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-26

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GEORGIA.
There are now LOG pupils attending
school in Perry.
Flint river aud the creeks that flow
into it near Albany are very low.
The county tax in Floyd is 81 IA on the
500 of the taxable property of the county.
The October term OF Houston Superior
Court will open one week from mex
Monday.
The Athens water works have recently
changed hands. Several parties IN Athens
want to buy these works.
Hon. Henry G. Turner will be at BAN
bridge Oct. 2 and will address the people
of Decatur on that occasion.
J. l.. Butler, brother OF the Buffers, of
the firms OF Butler Il Turner and Heath
& Butler, of Camilla, died Friday.
1t is quite likely tsst a large Oat crot
will be planted in HouIton this fall if thp
drought comes to an end early enough.
Hon. }. O. Adams has retired from the
editorial management Of the Washington
Gazette, Mir. Adams is a forcible versa
tile writer.
The statement that there is not single
brick court house in the Brunswick ju-
dcial circuit is incorrect. Apping
county has one.
In 1871 Athens did not receive over
5000 bales of cotton. This season 1t will
handle over $4,000. 1t draws it's receipts
from a territory of forty miles around.
A son OF Frank Ballou, who is one OF
the bosses at Clegg's mill at Columbus,
fell from a persimmOn tree yesterday,
and broke one arm and cut his face
badly.
J0hn Daniel, a negro employed in cut
ting wood from the right of way of the
Georgia Midland, was caught under a
falling tree Wednesday, and had both
bones of the left leg broken just below the
knee.
Capt. }. W. Murphy, OF COlum bus, has
rome to Augusta. where he will join Gen.
NJ. A. Stoyall and accompany him to Port
Royal. They go TO inspect, on the part
of the Agricultural Department, the fer
tilzers OF Messrs. Baldwin e. Co. at Port
Royal.
There is a movement on foot to build a
college in Gainesville, which is receiving
considerable announcement. A wealthy
man in a distant State is ready to give
$4,000 whenever the people of Carriers
VILE have gotten the enterprise sufficient
ly under Roadway.
In Talbot superior Court Wednesday
the jury found CALVIN Calhoun. ESQ.,, not
guilty of an assault with intent to MUIR
der Mr.. Sim DAVE, after being out only a
few minutes. The crime with which Cal
ihOun was charged was committed at &C.
'neva several years ago.
W. T. Stewart was at work last week
on his farm about four miles south Of Ca
'milla. He felt a sudden pain in mis- ear
and was soon Frustrated with something
like meningitis from which he died early
Saturday morning. He was buried at
Hopewell church on Sunday.
Mrs. Fears, wife of Elder W. S. Fears,
of Hampton. while walking in the gar
Sden last Wednesday struck her foot
AGAINST vine, fell and broke both bones
of her arm just above the hand. DIR. Tur-
nipseed set the fractured bones. Mrs.
Fears is about 70 years or age.
At Atlanta, o. E. Mitchell, Chief Clerk
in the United States Marsha's office, was
busy Friday writing checks paying of
deputies tor amounts due them under j.
i. Bryant's administration OF thai office.
The amount in hand for that purpose is
$4,000. There is $500 more TO come.
The contract to build the new hotel at
Eatonton WAS signed last week by G.. ID.
Leonard. He began work on the ground
Thursday morning arranging 70 lay the
foundation OF the building. II is TO COM
plete the house within six months. By
April next it may be ready for occu-
pancy.
N. r. Beasley has been teaching school
IN BulOch county. A pleasant feature
in his experience as teacher was the
presentation OF handsome pyramid Of
delicious cakes by mis- pupils, each or the
girls presenting one graded in size cor
responding 10 the age and size OF the
pupil.
At Camilla Cant. J. l.. Hands sleeping
apartment WAS burglarized TUESDAY
night. The thief carried of fine gold
watch, a suit of clothes and several arii-
ces from the pantry. Capt. Hand and
family We're in the room sleeping when
the burglar entered, and UNCONSCIOUS OF
any intruder. Loss $50.
Henry j. Bruton retIres from the race
for the Legislatu ce in Decatur county and
"washes his hands completely of any
further connection with the Republican
party" j. A. Wilder has also withdrawn
from the race He is Republican. Gen.
Gordon willspeak at Bainbrldge in favor
Of the Democratic nominees.
At Clayton Friday Gus Scruggs, col.
ored, was put on trial for the murder OF
array of Witnesses appeared for the de.
tense aud quite number for the State,
though the examination will continue
but a short time, as there was but two
witnesses present at the killing.
Mr.. Branson has cleared out all the ne
groes not entitled TO attend the city
schools of Athens. he called in all the
tickets. and then took the school census
as a guide, aud by this means found Out
who were entitled to enter. Over lO(
colored pupils over age or living without
the corporate limits were thrown out.
Since the dedication of the new Metho
dist church at Andersonvile the meet
fngs have been we'll attended and will
continue through this week Thirteen
have been received already. Many NOR,
seem very serious. On Sunday night las
fully $40 were crowded into the church
and thirty we're at the altar for prayers
Clarke county farmer says that be
has for years saved his chickens from th,
depredatiOns OF hawks and owls by sharp
ening a scythe blade and setting il on The
end Of n pole, standing of at an angle O
about 45 deg. The BIRDS Of prev wllllight
on the blade, and that trims of their toe.
so that they cannot carry of fowls. One o.
these blades will also rid field OF Gro rs
The Acworth broom factory was organ
tied Friday by electng James l.. Lemon
Pres dent; W. il. Holmes, secretary, and
j. n. Johnson, Treasurer. and d. V
Stokelv. Orlando Awtry and y. J. North
cult, Directors, and ID. V. Stokely, Super
inteudent. The manufacturing of broom,
will be commenced as soon as the ma
chinery arrives and can be mt in mai