The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-13
CHARLTON COUNTY GLEANINGs.
A Number of Interesting News Items
From Around FoIkstnn

Folkston. Ga, June 12-Quantities Of fine
peaches are grown in the vicinity of Folks
ton, particularly this season. The corn
crop all over the county is reported very
fine The farmers are paying more atten-
ton to raising hogs than ever before.
The large cypress mill now being oper-
ated by the Suwanee Canal Company, ten
miles south of Folkston, on the B. and p.
railroad, at the head of the Oke1nokee
swamp. has done much for the develop
ment of that section ofathe county.
Since the canal was opened into the
swamp for several miles, there is very lit
tie need to drain the swamp, as first in
tended, to get the timber out, and no fur
Their work seems to be doing toward fin
ishing the canal into the St. Mary's river.
The Brooks Bros. and the Chattahoochee
Brick Company have completed their rail-
road. running southwest from Camp Per-
ry, Fla, crossing the St. Mary's river at
Traders Hill, continuing some 20 miles
in the direction of Lake City. and are doing
a very large and extensive business in this
county on the south side of the swamp,
working timber for turpentine purposes,
cutting crossties for northern markets and
working a large sawmill plant. They
have some $50 state convict hands, besides
all the free labor they can employ.
The people are Boosting about their hav-
ing one of the best schools in the state at
Folkston.
One of the Rev. Mr.. Skies 2-year-old
children swallowed a small oval-shaped
tin whistle Sunday morning. and through
the efforts of DR.. j. c. Wright it was
forced from the neck of the stomach TO the
lower stomach with instruments. At this
time the child has shown no serious symp
toms. No food could be retained until
this was done.
The Rev. NJ. C. Austin is doing a great
deal of good in this section in building up
his congregations in this and the sur
rounding counties. Quarterly meeting for
Bethel church vicinity starts up this
week.
A trip to Traders Hill, the present
county seat, would convince any stranger
that the court house and Jail should be
moved to Folkstone.
Sheep shearing still continues through
out the county.
Fishermen and fish are plentiful in the
St. Marys river, Spanish creek and quite
a number of other small streams near
Folkstone.
Bill Bryant reports plenty of bear and
tiger in Okehnokee swamp.
There are more Primitive Baptists in
Charlton county than any other county
in Georgia.
There is less fire insurance carried in
this county, less paint used on buildings,
and fewer houses destroyed, than any
other county in the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Mcdonald will COM
mence keeping house in a few days in their
new home.
Miss Nellie Lang of Race Pond is visit
ing her sister. Mrs Mcdonald, on Nc
Donald avenue.
Miss Rosa Jones of Jacksonville, Fla,
is on visit to see her grandmother, Mrs.
Sheffield on Bachlott avenue
Miss Emma Burney of Waycross is visit
ing friends in the city.
Miss Lizzie Nigel of Folkston is visit
ing Miss Annie Register. a her country
home at Shirley, on the Satilla river
The Messrs. Brooks Bros. received an
other large engine for their new railroad
last week.
Messrs. Cole & Covington's turpentine
plant, including their mules and teams
and lease of turpentine timber, were sold
at public cutlery at Traders Hill, Tuesday,
and bought by Messrs. Peacock, Hunt &
Co. for $1,000. Several prominent attorneys
were present looking after other claims of
c. c. Grace and Mr.. Mcneil on the prop
erty that was sold.