Savannah morning news., 1886-05-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
rHENEWs OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPH

uvsterious Murder at Macon-Mont-
gomery County Planters Raising
some Fine Colts-Killed by Train
in Liberty County-An Eccentric
Attendant on the Bali Games at
Macon.
GEORGIA.
Athens new opera house Will prooaoly
ne built this summer.
The negroes in Georgia pay taxes on on
$4,000. 900. They own about Ioo,oVO
acres of land.
The property of Macon county this year
Is assessed al 81 200, 600. Upon this assess
ment the county will raise $o,OOO more In
taxes than is needed.
Oscar Wheeless, living IN Oglethorpe
county, near Indian Creek church, was
ont hunting Thursday and accidentally
shot himself in the side.
Nearly every farmer in Clarke county
has a patch of rye. This crop will be
largely planted next fall on account of
furnishing early feed and with standing
the severe winters.
The Jewish citizens of Athens, through
a separate list,ar making up suhscrlp-
ton to help finish up the Christian
church. Not one approached has refused
to give something.
The peach crop at Athens is extra
heavy this year. Unless some of it is
threshed Of, the trees will be ruined.
This is an of year with Shockley apples,
out the other varieties have good crop.
the Montgomery county AdUeytiSer is
glad ito see SO many colts in the country
this spring. 1t shows that the people are
becoming awakened to their interest. It's
always been surprising that there has
been so little attention paid to raising
horses when they can be raised so much
cheaper than they can be bought from the
West"
one John Stevens, colored, was run
over and killed on the tram road leading
from Josselyn to Taylor's creek in Lib
erty county Monday. He was sitting on
lhe rear OF the tender and undertook to
lump from the tender while the train was
in motion. He was caught by some por-
tiOn OF his clothing and pulled nuder the
wheels of the engine and terribly crushed,
death ensuing in few minutes.
Mr.. Henry Smith, an old citizen OF
Madison county, living on the Daniels
vile road, a few miles from DanIelsVille,
had been missing from his home for
several days, and was supposed to have
wandered off in an insane condition. A
large number of friends interested them
selves in the hunt for him, and she un-
fortunate gentleman was found in creek
a few miles from his home, having been
dead dseveral hours.
At Macon Sunday night about II
O'Clock Sam Dickson, porter for Singleton
Hunt was found by the police living un-
conscious in an alley near LowentbalPs S
tailoring establishment, triangular block,
with his head stove in with a rock or
brick. He had been dragged down the al
ley by some person or persons and the
ground was cut in burrows as II with a
plOw. He died at 10 O'Clock Monday morn
ing. There is no clue to the identity Of
his murderers-
Deputy Collector j. w. Forester is on
his rounds in search of Internal revenue
Tor Uncle Sam. He was IN Camilla this
week. He saws that the growth of the
temperance sentiment in Georgia is cut
ting off the supply of revenue from
whisky. In his district there are no bar
rooms IN Quitman, Randolph, Miller and
Worth counties, and a greatly reduced
number in other counties. This is a
healthy sign of the times. Money kept
back from whisky is money saved for the
women and children.
Macon Tetegrdph: Regular visitors TO
me base ball park have no doubt noticed
man who always sits near the gate. He
noticeable from the fact that he is seen
mere and ia that particular locality at
every game that has ever been PLAYED bY
professionals. He sits on the ground. be
u dry or damp, with score card in hand.
no one has ever seen his system OF scor.
ing, If he scores at all. and no one knows
"hy he elects to isolate himself from the
crowd. He lives somewhere in Macon for
MS lace Is as familiar on the streets as al
the park, but no one seems to know his
name or business. At a station on the
East Tennes see, Virginia and Georgia
railroad is man VINO has seen every
tran that has passed that station in the
DAY time since the road was built. He
tahes the mum Der OF the engine and counts
Il the cars, and records them in a book. So
& accustomed are the conductors 10 seeing
nlm that they hum0r him in many wavs.
Wnen the tram is ready to leave the STA.
Uon, the conductor usually asks the odd
genius If everything is o. n. The genius
nods assent and the train goes. When
4 ever a train is late, he waits for it, and it
= sometimes the case that he remains a
olght from home.