The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-31

NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Spell - A COlored woman Paid
$500 Per Annum for Cooking for
Club.
Mrs. Anne f. Remington died at Thomas
vile Wednesday.
A parsonage is to be erected by the Bap-
lists Of Hawkinsville.
Two negroes have been arrested at Wash
jngton for putting crosstie on the railroad
track.
There are thousands of wild ducks now
on the river and in different ponds around
Athens.
A branch of the Young Mems Christian
Association has been organized at Hawk
insville. :.
1t is claimed that thirteen trumps have
been held twice in a game of whist at
Athens recently.
l. W. Dorland, of New Jersey, has bought
LOO acres of land, lying in the lower por-
ton of Thomas county and partly in
Brooks
Moses Green, a colored bar-keeper, was
shot in the head at Macon, Thursday night,
during a Republican ward meeting. He
will not die.
A convention of the Georgia Temperance
Association is called to meet at Atlanta
Wednesday, April 25 to continue in session
for two days.
The Savannah convocation (Episcopalian)
will meet for the transaction of business
April IS, at Darien. The dean, Rev. Ii. E.
Lucas. will preside.
J. A. Miller, of Dawson, had the greater
portion of one of his fingers torn off while
he was at work on one of the blinds of a
house few days ago.
George Ware, who is well known at
Washington, went in with a syndicate in
land deal in North Georgia. He has Just
sold out at profit of 81, 200.
The Cedartown Standard. the new semi
weekly, has bought the Cedartown Adrer-
tiser"'s stock and good will, and will put
forth their first issue next week.
The amount asked for from Scriven comfy
for the purpose of aiding in the building Of
the new railroad from Atlanta to Savan-
nah-S30, 000-has been raised.
There will be five changes in ticket
agents between Brunswick and Albany To-
morrow. caused by the new management of
the Brunswick and Western railroad.
J. NJ. Kimball, of Portland, Me-, has
bought five acres of the Arnold property,
in Fletcherville, a suburb of Thomasville
Mr.. Kimball is a brother of H. |. Kimball.
The best paid colored woman in Georgia
is one who cooks for the Capital City Club
in Atlanta, whose salary is $1,000 a year,
"a
of 81, 900.
The white Methodists, Baptists and Pres
byterians of Brunswick, it is said, are about
to hold a series of revival meetings, and
have engaged several well known evangel-
lists to conduct them.
A little negro girl, aged 7, was burned to
death out on Redding Sims place, in
Wilkes county, few days ago. She was
playing in the yard, where there was fire,
when her clothing caught.
Rev. Charles Stakely, formerly of EIber-
ton, is gaining great reputation in Wash
lngton, ID. c., as an eloquent speaker. and
his congregation has just raised $4,000
with which to build new church.
The Baptist church, of Hawkinsville, has
extended unanimous call to Rev. John F.
Eden, now of Gainesville, to succeed Rev
Il. j. Coates as pastor, the latter having re-
signed last January and removed to Macon.
Rev. Jesse Rogers, of Dawson, met with
a severe accident on last Saturday at A. j.
Baldwin & Co. g. Geise's Variety Works
While doing some work, one of his arms
was caught in the machinery and badly
lacerated. 1t is thought that Mr. Rogers
will recover without losing the use OF his
arm.
DIR. Won Don Hoff extracted pistol ball
from the eye of a little negro child at
Athens, Wednesday. The child was play
ing with 22-calibre pistol and it accident
ally went off, the ball taking effect between
the eyes and burying itself under the ZACH
rymal duct. DR.. Won Don Hoff thinks the
usefulness of the eyes destroyed, but the
child will get well.
The Methodist church at Calhoun was so
badly wrecked in the cyclone that it will
have to be rebuilt from the ground Near
ly all of the houses which were wrecked by
the cyclone have been repaired and are in
good shape again. The Baptist church has
appointed a committee to clear the ground
of the timbers, etc, and also a committee
to solicit subscriptions for a new building
Near Abbeville, in this State, lives an
aged man, a Mr.. Statham, who was a
Lieutenant in Capt. Jernigan's company in
the Indian war of 1885. This old soldier
took part in the Indian fight that occurred
near Dawson in 1885, and was the person
who assembled the pine tree TO watch the
motions of the Indians, who were CON
cealed some distance in the swamp. This
tree is still standing.
Mayor Dunn, of Brunswick, has received
a telegram from Hon. T. NJ. Norwood, to
the effect that the Brunswick harbor was
remembered in the river and harbor appro-
priation bill, reported by the COMMITTEES to
the House, TO the extent of $35, 900 The
telegram also stated that a subcommittee
Of the House Committee on Public Build
Alks anu OTOuuuS Hhu reported IaVOr0DIY
to the full committee the bill for a public
building at Brunswick.
Mrs. Leithia Rogers, Of Dodge county,
met her death in rather strange and sud
den manner on Monday last. On Saturday
previous she complained Of feeling unwell;
Sunday she was induced to take some pills,
which had been purchased of some peddler
passing through the neighborhood and on
Monday morning she was taken with a
burning sensation in the throat, which soon
penetrated the stomach, and she died before
medical aid could reach her.
j. A. Bennett, Of the GAINESVILLE evapor-
ator, passed through Griffin Wednesday on
his way North to stay there until another
season. From information as far down as
Smithville, he says the fruit is almost all
killed that far. The LeConte and Keifer
pears went with the peaches. j. ID. Hustled of
Sunny Side says there may be a few June
peaches. He expected TO clear from : 600
TO 81 500 on fruit, but will make nothing.
Peaches are also killed at Rover.
d. G. Fitch, Of Hawknsville, has pur-
chased the steamer Mary Jeter and Capt.
Joseph Reynolds is now fitting her up with
machinery for the purpose of saving barrel
slaves and headings for the Hawkinsvile
barrel factory. Mr. Fitch already has con
tracts ahead to the amount of 500, 000 Capt
REYNOLDS will leave with the Jeter in a few
q. h.