The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-28

been dissolved by mutual cohSeh1, MI Vow
man retiring.
Capt. Henry jackson of Atlanta has been
amounted division counsel for the Georgia
Pacific railroad. covering the territory
from Atlanta to the Mississippi. Capt.
jackson is also division counsel for the
Richmond and Danvllle.
One dav last week Green Davis, an old
negro shoemaker Of Americas, who is also
a cripple, was suffering with rheumatism
in one of his knees. The pain was so severe
at the time that he took his shoe knife and
cut the knee-cap from his leg and threw it
in the fire.
The usual class meeting was held at st.
James African church, at Columbus, Mon
daS night, and the usual collection was
taken up during the session. The funds
realized we're handed to the treasurer. The
latter was robbed of the money by some I'M
known party Immediately after he left the
church.
In Worth county the bird shooting for
the season Just passed has been exception
ally small. J. T. Davis who is somewhat
of an expert with the gun, says he has not
killed but about 500 partridges, while the
number usually reaches near 1000. He
has also killed about 800 birds Of other
species this season. Mr.. Davis has record
Of thirty-four birds out of thirty-seven
shots, or fourteen straights
Brewer & Hanleiter Of Griffin have been
bothered considerably Of late by several
petty thefts hat have taken place in their
Wholesale grocery department. Some time
ago a negro, Monk johnson, was caught
stealing some rams from the above firm.
He was arrested, nut in prison aud fined in
the CITY court He was sentenced to work
twelve months on the chain-gang or to pay
a fine of so. As soon as the court was over
he bound out his little boy, to work out the
fine, to some one in the country and he is
now in the streets free man.
Last Saturday night some thieving on
both large and small scale took place at
Griffin. The thieves first visited H. c.
Burr's residence and stole a horse. They
went inside the stable and took the horse
therefrom, and then fastened the doors
again. From there they went to DR.. Sim
mons, where they killed a hog and took it
off with them. The hog WAS found next
moroing with its throat cut, about mile
from the city, and the horse was standing
near by. 1t is supposed that the thieves
must have become alarmed and deserted
their booty. There is no cew to the thieves.
Saws the Greensboro Herald Journal:
Within the past week one party in Greenes-
boro alone has put on the market and sold
10000 pounds of bermuda, and the demand
and price are both constantly improving.
Sixty thousand pounds of this hay was sold
last lot of Is, 900 brought $lS per ton. This
was only one of many sales which are tax
ing.place in Greensboro. The crop gath
cred on the bermuda grass farms the past
year is being put on the market. 1t finds
ready purchasers at good figures, and thou
sands of dollars are being brought from
other sections of the country and are going
into the pockets of the bermuda grass farm
ers.
Eastman Times.JourndL: There was g
funny ''lay" or wager between a young
man Of this city and another of Chauncey
here on Friday evening last The latter
young gentleman arrived here "bentn upon
attending the masquerade ball, and when
be met the young gentleman first men
toned the question arose AS TO whom be
Qhe Chauncey boyl was going to take OUT
to the dance. The reply was, Miss -
"No," replied the Eastman young man, 81
have an engagement with her to accompany
me to the club" mo matter" was his
rivals response, Il will wager you IS that
] carry her to the ball" "Here's the
cover to your W" says the Eastman
boy as he unrolled the bills. ~ will go you
g. better that she goes with me to the nall"
SAYS the Chauncey boy. Again his bet was
taken, and the rivals parted, the Chauncey
boy going direct TO the home of the object OF
his affection Tor wager aud entreating her to
accompany him to the dance, assuring her
that he had a $40 wager on her going with
him. She entertained his entreatieS with a
deep degree Of sympathy, but told him in
terms unmistakahe that my promise is
out TO attend a meeting of the Social Read
ing Club, therefore please excuse me.n
Albany NeiCS and Advertiser: Sunday
evening young man called upon two of
our most popular young ladies in the western
portion of the city. He was settling down
for an entertaining conve' sation, inspired
by the fair charms of a young lady on each
side, when suddenly there was heard a mo st
pitiful crying, as of some little chick in dis
tress. "Ohw cried one of the young ladies,
zone OF nv little chickens has lost its
mother - and, hastily excusing herself, made
a rush to relieve tine little sufferer. THAT
can't be, said her companion, ''the noise is
in the room here. do wonder if
that old hen has gone to
roost in the parlor~ said the young lady
engaged in chicken culture, as she went all
over the room, peeping under the piano,
into the bay window, moving chairs and
tables in q fruitless search for the truant
chicken. just as she was peering into the
. coal scuttle the other young lady uttered
scream of joy, and clapping her hands with
delight cried out, Here IL isl I've found
itln And she had. The little chick was
perched complacently upon the cravat of
the caller-not a real live chicken, but one
III Juc sudFb VI a eCdIl pm, 10 winch WAS
attached little rubber tube, on the end of
which was bulb, by pressing which the
most natural cry of a little chicken ema-
mated from its little mouth.
Elberton Star: Last month the Star
editor spent day with T. f. Hudson,
the most successful hay-grower in Georgia.
This gentleman has about 100 acres
of bottom land on Sandy creek. five
miles above Athens, set in grasses, clover,
herd, timothy, blue grass, ETC., and for
years he has supplied the Classic City with
hay. When Mr.. Hudson first began work
on this land, at the close Of the war il was
a regular pipe-clay bottom, and the man
who owned it moved away because he
could not make living on such an unde-
sirable farm. The first thing that NJ.
Hudson did was 70 root up all the stumps
and remove the rocks. or course this was
slow and expensive work, aud took years
to accomplish it. A few acres were gotten
ready each season until at last the entire
field-which is now as level as a Il )or aud
as fine body of land as the Mississippi
Valley can show-was as level as a floor.
and person by placing his face on the earth
at the upper end Of the field can see the
entire 100 acres IL is drained by numer-
GUS bitches, all leading into the canal
through which the creek flows. Every
winter this stream overf)ws its banks. and
each food leaves about half an inch OF set
things upon tie land, including a goodly
portion Of the guano used by farmers as far