The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-28

SAGA.
GEORGIA.
Davisboro is trying to get an artesiar
we'll
Ice a quarter of an inch thick formed a
Lumpkin Thursday night.
Hawkinsville is having all the houses il
the business part of the city numbered
The building of the new Methodist churcl
in Elberton is now progressing rapidly.
At Atlanta subscriptions are being sole
tied in behalf of the cyclone sufferers OF
Calhoun.
The granite industry is getting to be al
important matter in the business Of
Elberton.
Henry Griffis died at the home of his son
John B. Gritfis, of Lumpkin Thursday He
was about 81 years of age.
A small cyclone struck Riddeville OF
Wednesday morning last, blowing down
some fencing and jesse Browns shop.
Dr. G. w. White died very suddenly at
Triton few days since, after drinking the
entire contents of a bottle of patent medl-
cine.
Judge James +. Hines and Col O. II.
Rogers are holding the johnson County
Superior Court this week, at Wrights-
vile.
Fayette county has appropriated $500
toward undermining its court house, chang
ing the court room to the second story, with
the offices below.
The Columbus Guards attended the First
Baptist Church Sunday, in full dress uni
form. The pastor Rev. Robert II. Harris,
is chaplain of the company.
On the first Tuesday in April the plant
ers, mechanics, merchants and business men
of Washington county will meet in the
hOJga n act a ar
fall fair.
A handsome collection was taken up in
the Methodist church at Glifiin Sunday
morning to aid in rebuilding the Methodist
Episcopal church in Calhoun, blown down
by last weeks storm.
The Republicans of jackson county met
Saturday in mass meeting and appointed
App Horton and F. q. Simmons, both col
ored, as delegates to represent the county in
the approaching convention.
Johnnie, the 10-year-old son of w. d.
Amyet, of Columbus, died Sunday. The
little fellow stuck a piece of glass in his
foot about ten days ago The wound was
not considere serious until last Saturday,
when he was seized with lockiaw.
Col. f. S. Langmade, is the oldest member
of the Sandersville bar, having been &C
lively in the practice of his profession in
Washington county for over 80 years. He
is still hale, hearty, vigorous man en-
dowed with a remarkable memory.
The dwelling house, kitchen and entire
contents of Green Sanderlin, living two
miles east of Cuthbert, were destroyed by
fire Sunday night. The cause was from
some defect in the stove fue The loss is
about $4,000 with insurance of $3.50.
An Ohio man who claimed to be selling
fruit trees was at Knoxville last week. and
1t is said by local politicians that he was
trying harder to work up sentiment in favor
of Blaine than he was to sell fruit trees.
He sold no trees, and, of course, had equally
as good political success.
The prospect for the early completion of
the Georgia, Carolina and Northern rail-
ROAD through Elberton is causing a rise in
the value of real estate, and while the town
Is not on a boom there seems TO be a conf
dence in values and in the steady improve
ment and growth of the town.
The Dawson Cornet Band is beginning
practice for the firemen's tournament on
May 16. Prof Ware of Macon, will in
struct them. This will be a gala occasion
for Dawson. Nearly $500 in prizes are
offered. and a number of companies from
abroad are expected to be on hand.
John Hill, of Columbus, has in his pos
session a set of books which were kept by
President Lincoln. When a young man
New Salem, ILL., Mr. Hill kept the post
office, and the man who was afterward
President of the United States acted as his
deputy.
For some time the citizens of Sandersville
have been suspicioning that crooked whisky
was being sold i'll town. and on Saturday
last their suspicious were confirmed A bot
tie of whisky was bought from Henry Sand
man through n negro. Sandman owned up
70 huxHf COL
were engaged in the same traffic. A war
rant was issued for his arrest, but up to this
time he hasn't been seen.
At Valdosta Monday the passengers on
the o'clock train told a sensational story
of a shooting in bonneville Monday morn
ing. Two men We're seen chasing a negro
when one raised a Winchester and fired at
him, telling the negro TO the ground. The
train just then moved off and nothing
further was learned. IL is supposed bv
some that the negro was Tom Adrich. the
negro who murdered a colored girl at Val
dosta recently.
Tennille reports that a destructive cy-
clone pa ,Sed Ohoopie church and the wet
cut on the Central road ut II o'clock Mon
day noon, doing considerable damage to
the plantations of Mrs. Kennedy, Hardin
Sessions, John Williams and dozens of 9TH
ers, demoli ~hing houses, fences, etc. Mrs.
house. Mr. Williams loses a kitchen and
other outhouses Timber suffered terribly
Rain fell in torrents
Thomas Hardin, who stole horse from
Lewis a. Thompson liverymen Of Lumpkin,
about year ago, and who was captured in
Webster about Sept. l last, and put in jail
in Lumpkin made his escape Friday after
daylight. Some one believed to be his
Wife, had furnished him with an auger
With which he bored n hole through the
roof of the jail sufficiently large to get
through. From the roof he reached the
ground by means of rope made of his bed
clothing.
Dr. j. G. Hopkins has just presented the
Townsville Library with rare lot of rel
les from the Holy Land, including speci.
mems of wood, stone, seeds, water, eaiths.
etc, and Mrs. Smith wife of the Governor
of Vermont, and daughter, Miss Smith.
have donated three beautiful snow scenes.
taken in St Adams during the late great
snow storm. The chief signal officer of the
United States Army has sent some valuable
works, embracing much interesting matter
connected with that department Of the gov
eminent.
Columbus Enquirer: More than one citi-
zen of Columbus remembers the Resaca
battle field. On the night of May "A, Gen.
johnson retired from Resaca, having re-
pulsed the Federals that day, with a loss of
5000 men. The battle was fierce, and