The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-12

NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

bakelY mas been unsuccessful.
A horse sold before the court house door
at States boro last Monday for 81.
The Conye:s Oh and Fertilizer Company
will make 900 tons of guano this season
Rev. J. F. Hammond has been called to
the Church of the Redeemer at Greensboro.
The GAINESVILLE Mail outfit was sold at
Sheriff s sale in 2ebulon last week for 1915.
J. NJ. Redding announces himself can.
didate for the Office of County Treasurer Of
Randolph.
A Lexington gentleman paid last week
the last OF debt ne had been owing for
twenty years.
The land of the Griner estate was sold at
Statesboro l&,. Tuesday, bringing between
SIS, 900 and $1,000
There are in and around Athens several
depraved white women who are living in
houses with negroes.
At Brunswick Henry II. Symons has per-
tected bis arrangements for cotton sheds
and wharf room for 1885
Five hundred and forty-two voters had
registered for Romes coming municipal
election mp to Thursday night
The cambridge Democrat this week de-
votes four and half columns to booming
tobacco as an industry for Decatur county.
At Cuthbert last Sunday Rev. G. w.
Matthews received into the Methodist
church, and baptized, lady 81 years old.
James Willingham, of Lincolnton, found
horse shoe imbedded in the trunk of a tree
day or two ago that had been there thirty
years.
The City Council of Waycross has appro-
prlated 500 toward entertaining the State
Agricultural Convention, which meets there
this week.
The first quarterly conference for the
Blakely circuit will be held at the
Methodist Episcopal church in Blakely, on
Saturday evening, Feb. IS.
AT Cuthbert Wednesday an moccupied
dwelling, owned by Charles Taunton. was
destroyed by fire. 1t was the Old Geeslin
residence. The loss is $500.
The White Oak Farmers Club of Ogle
thorpe county have adopted resolutions in
dorsng the Presidents attitude - the tariff
question as expressed in his message
At Montezuma Wednesday morning. while
the workmen were putting up the beautiful
weather vane of the Methodist church it
was accidentally dropped and badly broken.
A young official of Clarke county make,
1t rule to give 10 per cent. of all he makes
to the church. There are a number of
gentlemen in Athens who adopt the same
policy.
Athenians are organizing party to visit
the Jasper Festival at Savannah next week.
President Cleveland's presence in the city
Will result in excursions from all parts of
the State
W. G. B. Waddel', living two miles above
Jefferson, is only SO years old and his wife
-, yet they are the parents of fourteen
children, The last born were twins, a boy
and girl
Hon. Dick Russell, of Clarke, will not be
candidate fn ha A
sembiy, but viii be candidate for Solicitor
General for that circuit against Mr.. Brown,
the present incumbent.
There is a strong feeling in Athens in
favor of putting down Belgian blocks on
our business streets. The city owns an
lnexhaustible quarry at Lithonia, from
which the stone can be secured.
h. V. johnson, young man of Bulloch
county, who left home last fall and took
passage on board OF vessel across the AT.
lantlc ocean, arrived safely at home two
weeks ago, He says his rowing days are
over.
An attempt was made Tuesday afternoon
70 wreck the construction train as it was
coming INTO Blakely from work by pilinc q
lot OF spikes ON the track and driving some
OF Them IN such way as to make tn ) deed
more likely of success.
John Sharp, living in the southwestern
portion of Mitchell county, one-legged
veteran, has, within the last two weeks, lost
bis two sons, upon whom he looked for the
support of a large family. The two sons
died of typhoid pneumonia.
More new buildings will 20 up in Athens
the present spring and summer than
ever known in the history of the city.
Several magnificent private residences will
be erected on Prince and Miledge avenues
as also number of public buildings.
The Kappa Alpha Society of the State
University at Athens, is negotiating for
the lot corner Broad and Lumpkin streets.
and will erect handsome club building
next to the 3. A. Il. S. Several thousand
dollars have already been subscribed
A Sunday ordinance was introduced at
the Council meeting at Cuthbert last Tues
day night that prohibits the transaction of
business of any kind in Cuthbert on the
Sabbath day, except the sale of medicines
for the sick or articles for the burial of the
dead.
Mrs Lydia Myers, who died at the resi-
dence of her son, G. B. Myers, at LAFAYETTE.
on Jan. %, in the 10Th year of her age, was
the daughter of David Jackson and the
granddaughter of the revolutionary soldier,
who is buried on the Marsh place above
Trion.
j. K. Richie, of Blakely, found an ami
NAL Thursday smaller than mouse, which
had very diminutive eyes, no visible neck
or ears, long tail for its size and a snout.
Its fur closely resembled that of mole, but
it had little pink feet with very distinct
toes. He plowed it up in his field
Two Italian bagpipers arrived at Fort
Valley Thursday and amused themselves by
frightening women and children with their
threats when they were refused money for
their burlesque music. Several of the most
prominent citizens with the use of buggy
whips, brick bats and decayed eggs gently
persuaded them to leave town.
At Harrison Thursday a desperate fight
occurred at the mills of the Perkins Manu-
featuring Company between Leonard Howell
and Owen Coleman, both negroes. Howell
struck Coleman three fearful blows on the
head with piece of scantling, cutting the
scalp fully inches and fracturing the skull.
Coleman is in a critical condition, but he
may recover.
Walter Flake IA years old, and one of the
seven orphans Of J. G. Flake, murdered by
Driver and George two years ago in Pulaski
county, Arkansas, has arrived Mt Camilla
The mother died two weeks before the
shooting Of the father. Two of the orphans
are in Arkansas, two are in Mississippi, one
Is In North Carolina, ana two in this State
Their ages are from to IS years.
Miss Sallie Sanders, OF Lexington, has a
ball OF cotton thread spun by a great-great-
great aunt Of the editor Of the Echo during
the revolutionary war. The cotton from