Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
.,rwsOFTHE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

C1.ar.ar for q street Railway Granted
Dublip-Fish Commissioners Gary
$50 Good His Shortage as Postmas-
AZ Anttoch-Mr. Shook Receivers
His OVerpRid Cash.
GEORGIA.
nrenes are plentiful at four and five
oants ner pound at Gainesville.
pov Mr.. Whiting has been preaching
-. I'm POINT for two or three days this
week.
A steam barge is at work in the river
rear Fort Gaines pulling out snags, re-
moving distractions, etc.
The question of bonding the town for
xyaterworks is being brought to the at
tantion of the citizens of Dalton.
There ia a movement on foot among the
..1orad Deople of Eastman and surround
ing countryto organize a military com
psny.
A new firm, composed of Lee DUPONT
and W. T. Redick, has opened business in
Dupont under the firm name of L. l.. Du-
Pont Il 20.
The seats and desks in the Athens
ACADEMY, the property of Clarke county,
have been hacked to pieces and ruined by
the pupils.
The line OF the Savannah, Dublin and
Western runs through the land or one
man in Emanuel county who is the owner
of 5000 acres, lying in one body, OF the
finest timbered land in the world.
DIR. W. A. Anderson andJ. j. Galloway,
of Dogwood Valley, and two substantial
Murray county families, will shortly
move to Dalton and invest1argely In real
estate. This is one OF the good results Of
the free school system.
Gentlemen are engaged in taking the
school census Of Dalton. At the same
time general census of the city is being
give Dalton total population OF $500
souls. The census of 1880 gave the town
1900.
1t cannot be said that Dalton has ex-
perienced anything like building boom
this year, but, nevertheless, some SUBJ
stantial improvements have been and are
being made, while 1t is certain that the
population OF the place and its vicinity is
steadily increasing.
Rev. j. G. Corley closed protracted
meeting at Sardls Baptist church last
Saturday by administering the ordinance
OF baptism to twenty-five persons. Mr..
Corley has charge of another church near
Shellman, and there have recently been
eighteen additions to it.
While negro who works at the mill
of Joe Beverly, near Townsville, was
cutting off pine stump about two feet in
diameter, he found imbedded in the very
heart of the stump a piece OF glass. There
was no scar nor anything to show how 1t
came there. No one has been able to eX-
plain how it happened to be inside the
stump.
A charter for a street railway, to be
operated in Dublin. was granted by the
Town Council on Monday to Capt. j. M.
Smith and DR.. r. IL. Hightower, and
such others as they may see fit to associ-
ate with them. The gentlemen are in
earnest and are required to have a pOr-
ton OF the line in operation during the
next twelve months.
The three men arrested at Elberton
Thursday for selling whisky gave bond
for their appearance next Monday. Other
warrants were sued out for each of them,
and they were put under additional
bonds. Friday morning when their cases
were called all of them had disappeared.
1t is reported that they left funds to save
their bOndsmen from loss.
The State Central Committee of the Re-
publican party met at Atlanta Thursday,
A. +. Buck, chairman. There was a
small attendance, owing to insuficiency
Of notice. The main question discussed
at the meeting was whether the Republi-
can party should put out candidates for
Governor and State House officers. 1t was
decided to wait for the present.
The Stats Treasurer received from New
York Wednesday heavy consignment
Of State bonds of the old series, matured
and paid at the New York fiscal agency
Of the State. The Treasury office is now
1 -, ~;
these bonds, which will not be completed
until 10 day. 1t is estimated, however,
that there are 100000 OF these bonds
in the batch.
Perry Home journal: Mr.. Mod. Fielder
gave US last Monday a cigar that was
made in Houston county at least twenty
years ago. During the war the farmers
here planted tobacco for their own use,
and Mr.. Samuel Fielder had lot of cigars
made. One of his servants, Alfred, now
known as Alfred Rollins, make the cigars,
and the one given US is one of three that
has stood the test of time for a decade.
Eastman Times: Lieut.. James II. Nc
Rae, of the United states army, was in
town Monday and Tuesday visiting rela-
tyes and friends. Lieut.. McRae Is a son
OF our old friend, Hon. D. +. McRae, of
Lumber City. For the past four years he
has been cadet at West Point, gradu-
aung with honor on June II, and re-
celving the commission of Second Lieu
tenant. He has been assigned to duty at
Fort Shaw, Montana Territory, and will
report for duty on Oct. 1.
The Georgia Mountaineer is tho name
OF a new Democratic paper soon to be
started in Gainesville by Ii. W. j. Ham.
Col Ham is hard at work making esti-
mates and buying material for the new
once. be has almost completed the pur-
chase of the necessary outfit, and the first
issue OF the paper may be looked for about
ihe middle of September. Mr.. Ham is the
democratic nominee for the Legislature
10 Hall county, and has no doubt about
MS election, although there is some oppo-
sluon to him on the part OF certain ele-
ments in the county.
some days ago the NEWS published the
IScts relative 10 mistake made by a
cIerk OF 7. II. Shook, at Atlanta, in max
t,g cnanRe, by which a customer got four
Wv gold pieces instead Of four $40 gold
pieces. The customer, ii seems, owed
rrnook $40 and gave the clerk a $50 bill.
Inc clerk In handing out the change gave
ne customer $50 instead of $40. Mr..
SHOOK, as soon as the mistake was dis
soNered, sent his clerk out TO find the
ulan. Alter long and heated search il
Was learned that the man had left the
Nv aud returned to his home at Union
lWut. Mr.. Shook then wrote him and
explained the transaction, and Thursday
aielter was received by Mr.. Shook from
Me Union Point man saying that the
money had hoan fnrvuorlnI ~. ,,nrtoJ