The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-30

| huOpkcus udb OIL Tue CiIlZeIls Oh 1aEbUdAl
county who favor the formation2of a mons
political agricultural society In connection
| with the State Agricultural Society of
Georgia, and who desire to promote the
| farming interest of the county, are earn-
estly requested to meet in Reidsville the
| first Monday in June for this purpose. All
citizens who desire to promote this interest
| will be eligible TO membership, and no adj
mittance fee will be required Of any"
Fannie Ramsey Ccolored) is lin a peck of
troube"-nay, verify, Fannie is in jail
Recently little savings bank containing
about $50 in cash disappeared from the
house Of Mr.. Whire the superintendent of
the oil mill at Albany. Fannie Ramsey
lived in a house in Mr.. WIRES yard and
was frequently employed by Mrs. Whire.
Suspicion at once pointed to her and few
days ago she paid up her house rent and
moved of TO house in the southern part of
the city. Officer McLarty was informed
about the loss Of the savings bank, and was
put on Fannie's trail. He soon found that
she had been spending good deal Of money
and finally concluded that he had enough
evidence against her to convict her of the
theft.
Newman Herald: An ugly varmint of
some sort has beea creating CONSERVATION in
the neighborhood of Sharpsburg the past
week or so. 1t has made numerous forays
upon the poultry yards in that vicinity, and
Is said to be terror to dogs. 1t travels
only az night, and has not yet been seen in
daytime. Last Sunday night about o'clock
Allen North aud son were returning from a
visit to one of their neighbours when they
met the varmint in the road. It made a
feroc1ous attack upon Mr.. North and threw
HIM to the ground, but was driven off by his
son and soon disappeared in the darkness.
Mr.. North and his son were considerably
upset by the unexpected encounter, though
neither was hurt At last accounts the
varmint was still at large.
Waynesboro True Citizen: One of our
most dignihed citizens received a very Sc
we're shock from little 6-year-old negro
last week. The way of it was this: The
aforementioned dignified citizen was on his
way TO the depot. In his route he passed
house that was once occupied by some full
FLOODED sons OF Africa. Just as he got op-
posite the door a little 6-year-old coon, who
was 30 black that midnight made a halo
about his head, came prancing down the
steps on stick horse. Just as the stick
dropped from the doorsill to the first step,
the little coon changed his mind and decided
he would go back. He didn't care to
turn eroaud, and to back was impos-
STOLE. Looking up be spied q stately gentle
man passing with slow and measured tread.
Quick as a wink he yelled out, Say, mister
won't you lift my horses trail up on the sill
so can back him inf'' Then there was a
look Of mingled astonishment, amusement
and anger on the face Of that gentleman
that would have been a study for an artist.
de seemed in quandary for minute as to
whether he should kill the little coon or
laugh at him. Finally he decided on the
latter, but the joke was too good to be kept
and he had to tell It.
Atlanta Herald: Last December Mayor
Hemphill and Frank Rice, chairman of the
hnance committee Of the council went to
New York. They sold there $500 900 worth
OF water bonds at 95 cents on the dollar. At
the same time they sold S2S9, 900 REDEMPTION
bonds also at IS cents on the dollar these
bonds were put at A. per cent. interest.
w men IL came to using the redemption fund
II was suddenly discovered that 500. 900
too much had been borrowed. There was
mistake in the books, they said.
Well, the 100000 wasn't needed by the
city and so 1t was just loaned out to the
Capital City Bank at 3 per cent. The city
was paying for the same money Al per
cent Then along comes the finance com
mittee with resolution empowering it to
borrow $4,000 until the last of the year,
to eide the city over the dull months of the
summer and to pay her bills during that
time, there being then no money in the
treasury. The resolution was adopted.
/ hen the finance committee went to the
Capital City Bank and borro we'd SlOO, 900 of
the Sl5O,0OO needed from that institution at
. per cent, the city giving two notes of
$oO,0OO each, one payable on Nov, IA and
the other on Dec IA of the present year.
j. D. Jennings of Osceola writes as fol-
lows to the Watkinsville Enterprise: A
very complicated piece of American aus
tiquity has recently been brought to light In
the shape OF an ancient manuscript, found
In this section by Willie Crow, about l6
hafTeK
and not desming it sufficiently important,
has kept ii until recently. when he showed
10 TO me, and have decided to give the En-
terprise the benefit Of it, as a news item
first The MSS. consist Of four pieces OF
parchment, about one-haf inch in width.
and ranging from five TO eight inches In
length, with four lines Of neatly executed
chirography. as to require the assistance Of a
powerful microscope to ascertain the shape
OF the characters. TheY are composed Of He
brew Greek and some hieroglyphic charac-
ters. The object OF the writer in making this
public is TO correspond with some one
familiar with the ancient languages, and
have them transcribed 1t Is the opinion OF
the writer that the MSS. contains some i'm
portant history OF events that occurred at
that date whatever "that" was); or some
prophetic command from a supreme author
lty. All conjectures, however, are useless
without they could be founded on some
tnlng more SUBSTANTIAL. All the MSS. were
in perfect state of preservation, being
securely iucased in leathern casket, about
one inch square, with four cells underneath.
fastened by means of thread Of the
same material. Any one desiring to INQUIRE
further, will receive the information desired
by calling on or addressing Mr.. jennings,
A Sumter county farmer having accumu-
lated some property decided that he wanted
to get married. He went to Americus shortly
afterward and made known his desire to a
we'll known merchant. The latter agreed
TO help him all he could and named
| several good looking women, whom he
thought would make good and faithful
| wives. Among Others he mentioned two
| huxom and comely widows of the same
name. The matrimonially inclined farmer
| decided that he wished to wed one of the
widows. His mercantile friend agreed to
| do the negotiating and shortly afterward
| called upon certain lady AID informed
| her of the honor his bashful friend wished
to confer upon her. The widuw, kaowiug
that the farmer was blessed with a pretty
share OF this worlds goods, expressed. with
out moments hesitation, her willingness
| to join her lot with his Preparations were
! at once made for the wedding The day
arrived and the prospective groom procured
| marriage license and started for the home
| OF the future partner of his joys and sor-
rows. just here the funny part Of the
affair came in. The farmer had never seen
either OF the two widows. Both bore the