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6 ITEMS IN THREE STATES. GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE. (Mormon Proselytes In Grady- Mc- Donough's Smart Citizens Quit man's Melon Record—Strike of Pied mont Fair Workmen-An Albany Boy’s Good Luck-Salvationists a Nuisance at Athens. GEORGIA. Albany wants a park. Montezumaites are hankering after a barbecue. The Palmetto High School closes Tuesday •with appropriate exercises. Abbeville high school will close on the night of June 30 with concert. The Camilla Academy has examinations this week, closing Friday, June 34. Horseback riding is now the mrt popu lar diversion in Atlanta among both sexes. Judge Marshall J. Clarke will commence the trial of divorce cases Wednesday at At lanta. , A large number of Atlanta’s colored people excurted to Macon Monday via the East Tennessee. For the convenience of the melon men at Baronton the telegraph office there was re opened yesterday. A young Darienite will in a few days lead to Hymen’s altar one of Atlanta's accom plished daughters. Bishop Key will preside at District Con ference to l>e held in Sparta embracing the fourth Sunday in July. The Methodist church at Poweltoa will bo dedicated on the first Sunday in July. Rev. A. M. Thigpen will preach the sermon. The Early County News entered upon its twenty-eighth volume last week. It deserves a good patronage from the people of that section. George Bussey (colored), living in Abl*y ville, has a eoliard 13 inches high, 5 feet 11 inches across; one leaf measuring 3 feet in length. The original charter of the town of Sparta Is out of place. It is thought that some one took it home to examine it) and forgot to return it. Two car loads of melons were shipped from Leesburg on Tuesday. One from Ba couton was to go Wednesday and Pelliam •was to send off two. W. Brantley Johnson, an Oglethorpe boy, but now of Birmingham, Ala., was married on Thursday of last week to Miss Sallie reagin, of Sumter county, Go, The Marshallville Times has seen returns of about twenty bushels of peaches and plums sent to New York, which it says jiaid e pnoflt of nearly $.5 per bushel. Miss Octavia Coleman, of South Carolina, a niece of Mrs. Dr. McCall, died suddenly In Quitman of heart disease, superinduced by measles, on Saturday night last. Several families of Mormons left Grady last week for Utah. Strange, indeed, that in this enlightened age people with ordinary intelligence can be duped in this way. i Camilla sent off her first car load of melons on Monday and they have been going daily all the week. Plenty of melons Jor sale were in tow on last Saturday. A number of dogs, supposed to have been bitten by the mad dog which recently created so much excitement at Tallapoosa, have since been shot, and still the work oes on. ■ The weather signals, which had been from Athens for the past few months, have been re-established, and will jbe displayed as usual from the pole on top fcf the note!. L The public schools of Athens closed •Wednesday, and 1,300 boys and girls are (enjoying the summer holidays. When they fcieet again in September, two large brick buildings will be ready for use. Mi's. Sallie Rogers, aged 30 years, walked from her home to Hartwell, a distance of Jour miles, one day recently, without evinc ing fatigue. Longevity is'one of the at tractive features of Hart oounfcy. I The colored Methodists of McDonough pre getting on finely with their church Mulcting. Their minister. Rev. E. D. Ged pns, has done a groat, deal towards raising pie funds for building the church. f Uncle Johnnie Tingle, of McDonough, (Who is the rise of "5 years, is plowing a crop jof twenty acres. The crop is in good condi tion, and the old gentleman puts in the whole of his time between the plow handles. I A movement was comhienced last week nn Buena Vista for the purpose of organ uziug a bank. There were twenty-eight shares, representing SSO each, subscribed in ■ few minutes, and up to Thursday noon (there were fifty-five shares subscribed. ’ T'he Salvation Army continues in Athens, kind is fast becoming a. first-class nuisance, iso the people say. They meet every night and sing, shout tambourines until midnight. They M sending men all over the country, and one of their camps will be fet every wide place in the road, t The Thomasville Young Female College (Commencement began with the sermon last Sunday. Graduating exercises on Tuesday evening and the grand concert on Wednesday, Juno 32. President Baker is a veteran among college president* and is do ing a grand work for Thomasville. ! Up to Friday morning eighty cars of Melons had been billed and shjpjied from Duitman. Of these, forty-two were shipped West and thirty-eight East. This does bot include the cars shipped from Dixie, Which would swell the number shipped from Brooks county to at least 100 carloads. I W. T. Cooper, of Arnold Mills, says that rn retiring one night last week he found hat he had for hisbedmate a huge highland tnoceasin. He did not treat him according lo the old rule, kick him sprawling on the floor, but quietly crept out of bed himself fcnd used Ins walking cane ou the snake’s Bead. “Such are the horrors of bachelor life.” Some of Tallapoosa’s enterprising citizens propose that they have a big barbecue and k grand old-fashioned celebration on the Fourth of July. Quite a respectable sub leription was for the purpose in a few hours. By prompt and united action it could yet be made a success, aud it would he a telling advertisement for their wide t wake little city. The closing exercises of Walnut Grove high jehoo), Chattoogaville. will take place June 13 and 23. Examination exercises will be public, commencing on Wednesday, June Entertainment by the little folks 8t fight. Also examination Thursday; enter kuument Thursduy night by the larger pil ed*. Rev. 8. L. Russell, of Gaylesville, Ala., Is expected to deliver the valedictory. Marian County Patriot: George Butt has f*nt to this office a stalk of cotton over knee igb,containing twenty squares nud a bloom, Which was taken from a field averaging Icarly the sane' size. George is one of our Lost prosperous colored farmers, and it is k ith pleasure that we note his sucres*. He luns a four mule farm, owning his own stock tnd implements, and makes money every car. About thirty grading hands are usually fcuployed at tlie Piedmont fair grounds at f- te <rf ft*, per day of eleven hours’ Pork. The grading has linen let to a con tactor. Saturday morning I he hands made I formal demand lord 1 per day, and when I was refused, down went the shovels and |ieks, and thirty perspiring citizens took ip their coats and lunch baskets and walked l Jl rny - , A compromise will probably bo • ftcfcoa. The Albany .Veir* and Advertiner castor oil is an uifolliblo Vmedy for the sting of bees or *Uier insect*. It has lxy-n tried by .PCitons in that city, and has ' he i in every instance. ~, , ' i°‘ the poison 111 l .dlay the pain as soon hs applis,!/ As rive 'trkd y it%o ft by r, ' lial,le l son;; who .fJ 1 {*• to be a piompt and nover-foil- I ng one, it b worth remembering. _ Johp c - L'ung. who htu bcsu apvoiuted postmaster at Leesburg, Fla., an office which recently became Presidential, is an Albany boy, who served his time as a compositor in the.-Veins and Advertiser office. He is now one of the proprietors of the Leesburg Com mercial, and has boon doing well ever since he went to Florida. He is a young man of good mind, good heart and sterling quali ties, and his old friends at Albany are proud of him and rejoice iu his prosperity. L. F. Nance’s turpentine distillery, near Abbey ville, came very near being destroyed by fire one night last week. The following are the particulars: His son went to the dis tillery after supper with a lantern to dip up some spirits and put in a barrel that were too hot to handle before supper, and putting the lantern over the tub containing the spirits, they ignited and burned rapidly. The alarm was quickly given and help suffi cient soon arrived, and with presence of mind the flames were soon arrested, with a loss of only twelve gallons of spirits and a spirit barrel. Mr. Nance hau his right hand blistered. John Spier, Dan Harrison, Jack Hauga book, John H. Claxtou and several others cut some beaver dams up the creek, near Montezuma, in order to muddy the holes and catch fish. Jack was wailing along down the stream and stepped on something like an old turtle, when all of a sudden the ’gator started off in a hurry with him on his back. He was knocked off pretty soon bv the tail of the savage saurian, and one of his feet and ankles pretty badly hurt. They finally got him in a shallow place and shot him with a pistol. He was not quite SI feet long. They boys say they caught about 100 pounds of ■ line jack, trout and other toothsome fish. A remarkable surgical operation was per formed in Oglethorpe county the other day. Joshua Sims, a negro man, has for sometime been complaining that he felt something crawling in his leg, just above the knee. He declared it was a crawfish, and said he could feel him biting him all the time. Physicians made an examination and laugh ed at Joshua, telling him there was nothing wrong with him. He would not be satisfied, however, and he consulted a negro hoo-doo doctor. This doctor performed some kind of an operation, and sure enough brought forth a live crawfish from Joshua’s leg. That is, the negroes claim he did, and say that Joshua has the crawfish to show for itself. He lias, at all events, made no com plaints since. The Stonewall Academy building, situated about eight miles north of Quitman in the Morven district, was burned last week. The fire was undoubtedly the work of an inoendiary. The school, in charge of Mr. Williams, was in a prosperous condition and the citizens are at a loss to conjecture who the incendiary is. During the past two years four school houses, white and black, have been burned in Morven. Throe churches, a mill and other property have also been destroyed by the torch of the in cendiary. Morven is one of the most moral, religious aud intelligent communi ties in the county aud the few vicious ]>er sons who are doing the mischief in that sec tion, be they white or black, should be be brought to summary justice and punish ment. FLORIDA. Orange City people are troubled with sore eyes. J. H. Benjamin is the now editor of the New Smyrna Freeze. Fairview has a picnic and fish fry on Lake Sarah Jane Saturday. A horse race will be one of the attract ions at Sanford’s Fourth of July celebration The Oxford Cornet Band have reorganized and employed a teacher, and more members are wanted. The commissions for the officers of the Orlando Guards, Florida State troops, have been received. The new Volusia Board of County Com missioners is expected to organize at Enter prise next week. W. H. Gamble, of Wildwood, shipped a carload of melons which netted s2lll, and has more' to ship. The Tampa Street Railroad Company is laying more track, taking in North Tampa via the brickyard. W. J. Monroe, of Wild wood, realized over S3OO from his vegetable crop, and will make corn, etc., for home use. It is rumored that the B. S. O. C. and A. R. R. will extend its line across the river to the beach at New' Smyrna. The old Volusia Board of County Com missioners turn over a surplus of nearly $15,000 to their successors. The Palatka city council will meet in a day. or two and divide the city into wards, as providi-d by the new charter. Mr. Lankoster, of the firm of Austin & Lankester, of Orange City, has pre-empted eighty acres of land ou tiie beach, opposite New Smyrna. G. E. Eady, of Wildwood, will commence shipping watermelons this week. He ex pects to ship 75 or 80 carloads this season, aud his melons are flue. W. K. Palmer has opened an ice cream saloon at Como. The prettiest girls in the State are happy, but the gilded youth of Como are strangely despondent. R. S. Head, formerly the local agent of the St. Augustine and Palatka railway is now' the soliciting agent of that road, in which position he is doing some good work. Editor Marsh, of the Pioneer, has shaken the dust of Fort Meade from his sandals, and will publish a paper soon at Charlotte Harbor. The Pioneer is temporarily sus pended. Genial Capt. Tuttle, of the Louisville and Nashville, went over to New Smyrna Sun day last to gather turtle eggs|on the beach, and also to gather inspiration far his next Ellen N. “pome.” Quarantine has been established between Kt. Augustine and Jacksonville, Dr. A. G. Phillips having been appointed as quaran tine officer on the Jacksonville and St. Augustine railroad. One of Bartow’s belles is so much in de mand that she held to have the following hung up in her parlor: “Entertainment be gins at i :30 p. m. and dismissed at 10, slutrp, p. m. No Exceptions" W. A. Hawkins, w'bo has been connected with the B. 8., O. C. and A. railroad for over two years, resigned the position of general passenger and freight agent, and left last week to engage iu the real estate business at Pablo. The water was turned on at the great ar tesian well at St. Augustine Saturday, nnd its immense force and volume exhibited. The flow seems to have no diminution, and the water gushes forth at the rate of 10,000,- 000 gallons a day. C. I. Rowton, living near Palatka, lias some very fine grapes this season. They were very fine for an early variety’, of good size and excellent flavor. Air. Row-ton’s vines are well filled with fruit, and he will have a profitable crop. Tampa just now is in a state of transition. Hor old charter lias been abolished, and the new’ one going into effect. An election of city officials will Is? held on the second Tues >day in July. Nearly every inou you meet is a candidate for some office. Cant. J. E. Lucas, of Palatka, has char tered his little steamer Princess to the Fnited States Surveying Corns for the Rum mer, and she will bo used while making the survey of the St . John’s bar, plying between tiiat point and St. Augustine. The Lakeland Florida Cracker is publish ing a history of Polk county. Other coun ties would do well to get their early history into cold type before the old settlers pass away. A great deal is lost to history and the world by a failure to do this. Wliile Mr. Scainmell was working in hir saw mill at hake Helen the other day a seven foot alligator came up out of the lake and scuted hinutelf upon a log near by. He was lassoed, and is now kept safely in the largo well of the Excelsior saw mills. F. C. Austin, of Orange City, has secured from the government a tract of liiO acres of land on the Peninsula opposite New Smyrna. It has a beach frontage of three quarters of a mile, and Mr. Austin Is now having lumber sawed for a summer cottage on it. THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. JUNE 21. 1887. George Learer, of Morristown, Pa., is clearing up several acres of his ground lying south of the wine factory at Clay Springs, preparatory to building for the fall boom. George knows a good tiling when he sees it, already owning one of the finest groves around the springs. M. G. Rowe, of Dade City, as well as Messrs. Sumner and Overstreet, of the some place, have fields of corn growing that will average 35 or 40 bushels per acre. These gentlemen are all practical and progressive farmers, who cultivate their crops intelli gently and industriously. Capt Alex. Wallace is at the North for the purpose of purchasing a locomotive and ferry boat for the New Arlington and May port railroad. The steamer will ply be tween Jacksonville aud Arlington—the ter minus of the road. The dock will be at the foot of Market sti’eet. At a meeting of the Gainesville Guards Saturday night seventeen new members were received. Mr. I. E. Webster was elected Captain, John 8. Twomey First Lieutenant and E. A. Evans Second Lieu tenant. The company is now iu finer con dition than it has ever been. Chipley will soon have another saw mill. Some enterprising men have bought the Moomau saw mill and engine and wUI bring it to that town, and intend combining with it a cotton gin, shingle mill, planing and grist mill. They will get all the business they can attend to and make money. In the lot of William Ivers on lornon street, Palatka, there are several orange and lemon trees in bloom at present, a state of things very rare at this season of the year. Mr, Ivers cannot account for the appearance of the blooms at this time, as he never be fore saw these trees iu bloom in June. Capt. Jin k Staplebuilder, of Paola, left Tuesday night for Lynn, Mass., w’here he goes to complete arrangements for building 'the $30,000 tourists’ hotel at Mt. Dora, which will be begun in about a month. The Cap tain is a builder of no little note, and all his work is done in the very best manner. The Polk County Board of Health has appointed the following gentlemen as in spectors of the sanitary condition of the various towns of the county.: For Auburn dale, Dr. D. A. Duckworth; for Lakeland, Dr. F. L. Brooks; for Fort Meade, Dr. W. L. Weems; tor Bartow, Mr. D. J. Baskin. The Palatka police officers, not satisfied with catching all the cows, hogs and dogs, and impounding them, have got after the geese. The other day the geese of C. P. Devereux and those or George H. Cox, were “arrested.” The next thiug will bo the old reliable hens and pet birds about the house. A happy crowd of menr-makers were gathered together at Mr. R. Grim’s resi qpnoe at Como, last Tuesday evening. Miss Laura Haxton, a visiting cousin of Mr. Grim’s, from Indiana, was queen of the festivities and graciously dispensed wel comes, smiles and more solid refreshments. A party from Eliaville, composed of Mrs. Toby, Miss Grace McCormick and Dr. E. Thompson, were stopped and detained two or three hours at Baldwin recently, by the Jacksonville quarantine authorities. The officer was not disposed to accept an offhand certificate from the doctor, and the party felt very indignant. They did not enjoy their trip very greatly. J. E. Ingraham, President of the South Florida road. Col. H. S. Haines, general manager of the Plant system; Capt. James Fitzgerald, superintendent of tne Plant steamship line, and Capt. Swoope, super intendent of the South Florida road, were in Tampa last week holding a consultation in regard to the extension of the South Florida railroad to Brushy Point. The Putnam County Board of Health, at its meeting Saturday, decided to remove the quarantine on that county on all the roads leading into Palatka except the St. Joiui’s aud Halifax load. The counties south have such effective quarantines that the board think they are fully protected, and that there is no fiu-ther necessity in quarantining any place except the Halifax coast. A sample of German millet hay from the plantation of T. J. Roberts may be seen at the Floridian office. The yield was four tons to the acre, and a heavy cut of grass hay will be taken from the same ground later in the season. Mr. Roberts, who has demonstrated how well farming will pay in I jeon county, harvested forty bushels of ex tra heavy oats to the acre this season. Macon Daily News: It is a noticeable fact that the State of Florida matriculated quite a number of pupils at Wesleyan this year. The fair rosebuds from the “Land of Flowers” bloomed into exquisite loveliness at commencement. And right worthily have these young ladies borne themselves during the college term, sharing many of the awards of merit conferred by the col lege. A debating society was organized at Kis simmee Monday night by the election of J. M. Colley, President; tv. B. Pigg, Vice President; W. N. Goff, Secretary, aud H. C. Stanford, Treasurer. Their next meeting will be at the Young Men’s Christian Asso ciation rooms Monday evening at 8 o’clock, J une 27. The subject for discussion will ho “resolved. That the reading of fiction is more injurious than beneficial.” A primary was held at San Antonio Fri dav for the purpose of nominating county officers. Hon. A. S. Mann presided at the meeting and made a speech. All the men nominated are Mann men. The following are the nominees: For Clerk, 11. H. Henley: For Sheriff, J. A. Grady; County Judge, D. O. Thrasher i Superintendent of Public Instruction, A. H. Ravisee. Tbe election will take place ou next Saturday, June 25. The Academy of the Sacred Heart at Palatka, will be moved during the present summer vacation, back from Lemon street, to the lot on Oak street, just in rear of tne Catholic church. The lot on which the academy now stands was recently traded to Mr. Daiton for the Oak street property, end the new location will be in every way bet ter stutod for school purposes. New’addi tions will lie built to tne already large building, and other improvements will be made. Through th e efforts of the Transportation Committee of the Palatka Board of Trade, the Florida Southern, St. Augustine and Palatka and tlie St. John's aud Halifax railroads have decided to run excursion trains one day in each week over their lines to Palatka, charging only one fare from any given point and return. These excur sions will begin on next Wednesday, and a large number of people will lake advantage of the cheap rates to visit Palatka and do their trading. Tiie closing exercises of the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Palatka, took place Fri day. The past term has been a very pros perous one and the attendance of pupils large and regular. The examinations, written and oral, hml been held previously and the children showed the excellent train ing and care they had received. The senior class averaged about ninety-five and the junior class about ninety, while the children of tiie primary de|>artmout showed a good average all around. F. B. Pii'kering, who sold the machinery and has put in operation a very successful plant at Tampa, is in Orlando with the view of arranging for an electric light corn party at that place. Orlando is a progressive city, with wido-nwake business men, and the brilliant arc lights made by tlie dynamo of the Western Electric Light Company, which are now in operation nt Tamiux, are nn advertisement ot a convenience of which any city should feel proud. A meeting of tlie business men of Orlando will be called in a day or two to investigate Mr. Picker ing’s plans aud figures, pre)aratory to the organization of a stock company for the purchase of a plant there. Mnj. H. Conant, who has just returned from South Florida, says that the Key West refugees who landed at’Sarasota about two w<*‘Us ago, ore at the quarantine station, about seven miles from Arcadia. They have been provided with bents and other necessaries, and all of them are in excellent health. There are thirty-five people in all, and in a day or two they will be allowed to Srooeed wherever they wont to go, the fteen days quarantine having been com plied with. Two of the party died from ex posure, the man found dead in the woods be ing oue of them, but uo fever luu developed, end it is thought that it is now safe to allow them to proceed on their journey. The Florida Railway and Navigation Company's authorities plan to have a room fitted up in their passenger depot in Jack sonville for the display of Florida soils, products, birds, beasts, fishes and the like, to show the arriving tourists the resources of fertile Florida. Already, it is said, the collection has bee* started, and when enough has been gathered together to make a respectable show it will be put in the proposed position. The plan will approve itself to every sensible citizen, and people in all the counties who wish their section represented will do well to prepare attractive collections aud forward them; those from along the line mentioned, it is presumed, preferred. On Tuesdav night, about 12 o’clock, Depu ty Sheriff Howell, of Sumterville. was awakened by a loud hammering at the jail. Fearing that an effort was being made to break in, he armed himself and cautiously approached the building, when he discov ered that the noise proceeded from within, and on inquiring wliat was the matter, was told that there was a dead man there. Re turning to town and getting Dr. Snow and several other parties to accompany him, as a means of precaution, he entered the jail nnd found a dead man, as represented, in the person of a negro named Frank Hands, who had died suddenly in his cell. He had ap peared in good health the previous day, had eaten ail his meals heartily, and seemed in fine spirits in the evening, singing and joKing after going to bed. About 11 o’clock other inmates were aroused by an unusual noise proceeding from biscot, when the discovery was made that ho was dead. The deceased was arrested in Polk county and lodged in jail there about a month ago, upon a war rant charging Lint with stealing SIOO from Hon. Fat, Kelly over two year* ago. Ha was about twenty-four years of age. It is supposed that his death resulted from ap oplexy or heart disease. SOUTH CAROLINA. Three small wooden houses near the G. and L. depot, Greenville, and owned by three colored men, were destroyed by fire just before day Friday morning. The loss is estimated at $1,300.’ The fire companies turned out promptly and did efficient work, but could not save the building. The Craig Kaolin Company, of Aiken, with a capital stock of $15,000, has been organized for the purpose of mining and manufacturing kaolin, etc., with Hon. Claude E. Sawyer as President. It is pro posed to build a tramway to the railroad for the purpose of shipping the product. A life convict who had just been sen tenced at Walterboro for burglary escaped from a guard at George’s Station on the South Carolina road while being taken to the penitentiary to serve a life sentence. The prisoner’s name is William Dyke, and he made his escape by jumping through a car window. It is a source of congratulation to the Protestant Episcopal diocese of South Caro lina that Rev. Ellison Capers has declined a call to Birmingham, Ala. The salary offered is considerably in excess of what he is now receiving as “the rector of Christ church, Greenville, but nevertheless he has deter mined to remain in this troubled diocese. Holly Springs High School (Spartanburg county) will have a public exhibition on Thursday, June 23. The exercises will con sist of declamations and recitations on the part of the pupils, and addresses by Prof. F. C. Woodward, R. K. Carson, Esq., and Superintendent William S. Morrison. At night there will be charades, dia logues, etc. Reports from West Point show that Cadet T. B. Donaldson, Jr., of Greeneville, stands thirty-eighth in the graduating class of sixty-fqw members. John M. Jenkins, of Yorkvilje, is eleventh. Cadet Donaldson is in the third section in engineering, in the fifth in ordnance and gunnery, in the third in modern languageis, and in the sixth in law, there being eight sections in each department. H. M. Dibble, a farmer from the State of Michigan, who purchased the “Montmorenci Park” farm, has just completed another silo. He intends engaging extensively in stock raising. He has a nice little herd of thor oughbred Jerseys purchased from Col. Cheatham, of Edgefield. There are many farms in Aiken county adapted to this busi ness. All that is needed is the necessary capital and plenty of common sense. J. C. Garlington, editor of the Laurens Advertiser, and Miss Annie Frierson, a charming and accomplished daughter of Rev. E. O. Frierson, were married Thurs day night in the Presbyterian church at Laurens in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. The church was beautifully decorated. Messrs. E. P. Mo- Kissick and T. P. McGowan were the ushers. Tbe bridesmaids were Misses Lula Frierson and Hattie Jones, aud the groomsmen, Messrs. Lee Simpson and Macbeth Youug. Saturday night some party or parties went to the stable of Orlando Dickert, in the Saluda section, took a fine mare out and shot her dead. The mare was worth at least g 135, and is a heavy loss to Mr. Dick ert. On the same night, the same parties, it is supposed, rocked the house of James Al britton, and when he went out they shot at him, but luckily mistook a garment hang ing on the door for Mr. Albritton, and did not seriously hurt him. although he was hit in the leg by a stray shot. These depreda tions have been going on for some years in this section, and it is certainly time it was stopped. A joint stock company with a capital of $5,000 was organized in Laurens last Mon day, for the manufacture of brick. This is the amount already subscribed, but it is ex pected that the capital stock will be con siderably increased. Arrangements will be made to begin operations at once. This, in fact, is the first step toward building the proposed cotton factory. The first, work done will be to manufacture enough brick for that building, and put them in as so much stock. Tne following are the direc tors for the new enterprise: A. H. Martin, S. D. Garlington, J. 11. Sullivan. D. J. T. Pool, J. O. C. Fleming, N. B. Dial, J. J. Pluss. Aiken Recorder: During the past week James Aldrich, Esq., has been engaged as special referee, by the appointment of Judge Kershaw, in hearing the important case of Jesse Thompson & Cos. against D. B. Giliison and the Aiken Building and Loan Associa tion and others. Tlio main fight in the ease is the defense set up by Mr. Giliison that the liond and mortgage of the building and loan association is usurious. This question in in terest and importance reaches beyond the amount involved in the present case, as its decision will affect the building ami loan associations not only in our town, but else where. We presume Mr. Aldrich will file his decision this week, and that either side will appeal to Judge Hutson. McDonough Institute. Thp following is the programme for the commencement exercises of McDonough In stitute: SUNDAY, JUNE 36. Commencement sermon at. 11 o'clock n. m., by Rev. H. C. Hornady. Habbath school address 1 p. m. MONDAY, JUNK 27. Exhibit of primary classes from 9 to 12 a. ni. Primary prize < fee lama tion anil recita tion from <7 to 10 p. m. TUESDAY, JUNK 28. Exhibit of advanced classes from 0 to 12 a. m. Academic prize declamation mid recitation 7to 11 p. m. WEDNESDAY, COMMENCEMENT DAY. Arithmetical and Grammatical Buttles from Btolo a. in. "McDonough Institute,” by T. B. Harwell, Esq., Secretary Board of Directors, 10 to 11 a. m. Delivery of Medala by Commencement Orator from 11 to J3 a. in. Rose ball Wednesday evening. Mrs. A. C. Nolan’a Grand Concert 7tollp. m. THURSDAY HIOHT, JUNK 30. Pieces of Fact, Fun aud Fancy 7to 11 p. m. All are invited. Kill DA V NIOIIT, JULY 1. Orand Sociable and Reunion of Pupils aud Friends. SHIPPING. oceaOteamship company for New York, Boston and Philadelphia, PASSAGE TO NEW VORK. CABIN . . .S2O 00 EXCURSION 32 00 STEERAGE 10 00 PASSAGE TO BOSTON. CABIN 8 00 EXCURSION 32 00 STEERAGE 10 00 PASSAGE TO PHILADELPHIA. (via Nkw York). CABIN ... 822 50 EXCURSION 36 00 STEERAGE... 12 50 THE magnificent steamships, of these lines are appointed to sail as follows—standard time: to :nt:w york. CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. J. W. Catharine, TUESDAY, June 31, at 6p. M. CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. H. C. Daggett, FRIDAY, June 34, at 7:30 P. M. TALLAHASSEE, Capt. W. H. Fisher, SUN DAY, June 20, at 9:30 a. m. CITY OF SAVANNAH, Capt. F. Smith, TUES DAY, June 28, at 11:30 A. u. TO BOSTON. CITY OF MACON, Capt, W. Kelley, THURS DAY, June 23, at 7 a. m. GATE CITY, Capt. D. Hedge, THURSDAY, June 30, at 3 p. m. TO PHILADELPHIA. [POR FREIGHT ONLT.I * JUNIATA, Capt. S. L. Aseins, SATURDAY, June 25, at 8:30 A. M. DESSOUG, Capt, N. F. Howes, SATURDAY, July 2, at 3:80 p. M. Through bills of lading given to Eastern and Northwestern points and to ports of the United Kingdom and the Continent. For freight or passage apply to C. G. ANDERSON, Agent, City Exchange Building. Merchants’ and Miners’ .Transportation Corn’y. For Baltimore. CABIN sl2 50 SECOND CABIS WOO THE STEAMSHIPS of this Company are ap pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti more as follows—City time: JOHNS HOPKINS, Capt. Foster, THURSDAY, June 23, at 7:00 p. m. GEORGE APPOLD, Capt, Billups, TUESDAY, June 28, at 2:00 p. m. JOHNS HOPKINS, Capt. Foster, MONDAY, July 4, at 6:00 p. m. GEORGE APPOLD, Capt. Billups. SATUR DAY, July 9, at 10 a. m. And from Baltimore on the days above named at 8 p. m. Through hills lading given to all points West, all the manufacturing towns in New England, and to ports of tho United Kingdom and the Continent. JAS. B. WEST & CO., Agents, 114 Bay street. SEA ISLAND ROUTE. Steamer St. Nicholas?. ( apt. M. P. USINA, VtTTLL LEAVE Savannah from wharf foot of \\ TJncoln street for DOBOY. DARIEN, BRUNSWICK and FERNANDINA, every TUES DAY and FRIDAY at 6 p. m.. city time, con necting at Savannah with New York, Philadel phia, Boston and Baltimore steamers, at Fer nandlua with rail for Jacksonville and all points in Florida, and at Brunswick with steamer for Satilla river. Freight received to within half hour of boat's departure. Freight not signed for 24 hours after arrival will be at risk of consignee. Tickets on wharf and boat. C. WILLIAMS, Agent, For Augusta and Way Landings. Front JUNE 6th until further notice the STEAMER ETHEL, Capt. W. T. GIBSON, Will leave for AUGUSTA and WAY LANDINGS Every Monday at G I*. M. Returning, arrive nt Savannah SATURDAY atSp. m. W. T. GIBSON, Manager. PUNT STEAMSHIP LINE! TampAvey West, Havana, semi-weekly. m SOUTH-BOUND. Lv and Thursday 0:30 p. m. Ar Tuesday and Friday 4 p. in. Ar Wednesday and Saturday 6 a. m. NORTHBOUND. Lv Wednesday and Saturday noon. Lv JBr\Ve:,Wednesday and Saturday 10 p.m. Arßßtipa Tmu-nday ana Sunday 0 p. m. Connecting at Tampa with Went India Fast Train to and from Northern and Eastern cities. For stateroom accommodation* apply to City Ticket Office K.. F. & W. R’y, Jacksonville, or Agent riant Steamship Line, Tampa. C. D. OWENS, Tramo Manager. li. 8. HAINES, General Manager. May 1, 1887. FOOb PUOI)U CTS, FOREST GIT! MILLS, Prepared Stock Food for Horses, Mules, Milch Cows and Oxen. Made out of pure grain. Guaranteed Sweet and Nutritious. Bond,Haynes&Elton RAILROADS. SO M B f) U L E CENTRAL RAILROAD. Savannah, Ga., May 22.1887. ON and after this dale Passenger Trains will run daily unless marked t, which are daily, except Sunday. The standard time, by which these trains run, is 38 minutes slower than Savannah city time: No. 1. No. 8. No. 5. No. 77 Lv Savannah..7:oo am 8:20 pm 5:15 pm 5:40 pm Ar Guyton 0:40 pm Ar Milton 9:40 am 11:03 pm 7:80 pm 8:45 pm Ar Augusta, .tl :45 pm 7:15 am 9:35 pm Ar Macon 1:30 pm 3:20 am Ar Atlanta 5:30 pm 7:3oam ... Ar Columbus- .9:30 pm 2:45 am Ar Montg’ry 7:09 pm Ar Eufaula.A .. .... 3:sopm .... Ar Albany 2:45 pm ■■ _ Train No. 9+ leaves Savannah 2:00 p. m,; ar rives Guyton 3:00 p. m. Passengers for Sylvania, Wrightsville, Mil ledge villa andEatonton should take 7:00 a. m. train. Passengers for Thomaston, Carrollton, Perry, Fort Gaines, Talbotton, Buena Vista, Blakely and Clayton should take the 8:20 p. m. train. No. 2. No. 4. No. 0. No. 8. Lv Augusta 10:00 pm 6:00, am Lv Macon. .10:35 am 10:50 pm Lv Atlanta.. o:soam 0:60 pm LvColumbus 11:00 pm 12:45 pm Lv Montg’ry. 7:25 pm 7:40 am Lv Eufaula .10:18 pm 10:49 am Lv Albany.. s:osam Lv Millen 2:28 pm 3:10 am 8:00 am 5:20 am Lv Guyton.. 4:o3pm s:olam 9:27 am 0:55 am Ar Savannah 5:00 pm 0:15 am 10:30 am 8:05 am “Train No. lOt leaves Guyton 3:10 p. m.; arrives Savannah 4:25 p. ni. Sleeping cars on all night trains between Sa vannah, Augusta, Macon and Atlanta, also Ma con and Columbus. Train No. 3, leaving Savannah at 8:20 p. tn., will stop regularly at Guyton, but at no other point t£ put off passengers between Savannah and Jnfcen. Train No. 4 will stop on signal at stations be tween Millen and Savannah to take on passen gers for Savannah. Train No. 5 will stop on signal at stations be tween Savannah and Millen to take on passen gers for Augusta or points on Augusta branch. Train No. 0 will stop between MUlen And Sa vannah to put off passengers from Augusta and points on Augusta branch. , Connections at Savannah with Savannah, Florida and Western Railway for ail points in Florida. Tickets for all points and sleeping car berths on sale at City Office, No. 20 Bull street, and Depot Office SO minutes before departure of each train. J. C- SHAW. G. A. WHITEHEAD, Ticket Agent. Gen. Pass. Agent. Charleston k Savannah Railway Cos. /“CONNECTIONS made at Savannah with Sa \_V vannah. Florida and Western Railway. Trains leave and arrive at Savannah by stand- c ard time (30th meridian), which is 36 minutes slower than city time. NORTHWARD. No. 14* 38+ 66* 78* Lv Sav’h ..12:26 p m 4:00 pm 6:45 a m 8:23 pro Ar Augusta 12:30 pm ■ Ar Beaufort 6:08 pm 10:15 a m -V P. Royal 6:20 p m 10:30 a m ArAl’dafe,. 7:40 p m B:lspm 10:20 a m Ar Cha’ston 5:00 p m 9:20 p m 11:40 a m 1:25 a m SOUTHWARD. 33* 85* 21* Lv Cha'ston 7:10 a m 3:35 p m 4:00 a m Lv Augusta 12:85 pm Lv Al'clale.. 5:10 a m 3:o7pra Lv P. Royal. 7:00 a m 2:00 pro Lv Beaufort T*l2a m 2:15 pm Ar Sav'h... .10:15 am 6:63 p m 6:41 a m ♦Daily between Savannah and Charleston. ♦Sundays only. Train No. 78 makes no connection with Port Royal and Augusta Railway, and stops only at Ridgeland, Green Pond and Ravenel. Train 14 stops only at Yemassee and Green Pond, and connects for Beaufort and Port Royal daily, and for Allendale daily, except Sunday. Trains 35 and 66 connect from and for Beaufort and Port Royal daily. For tickets, sleeping car reservations and all other information apply to WM. BREN, Special Ticket Agent, 22 Bull street, and at Charleston and Savannah railway ticket office, at Savannah, Florida and western Railway depot. C. S. GADSDEN, Supt, ■Junk 9,1887. FRUIT AND GROCERIES. I WILL SELL The following articles cheaper than can be bought elsewhere: Raisins, Starch, Nuts, Soap, Pigs, Clothes Pins, Dates, Clothes Lines, Dried Apples, Soda, Dried Peaches, Olive Oil, Tea, Toilet Soap, Extracts, Pickles. LEMONS BY THE BOX. LEMONS BY THE HUNDRED. LEMONS BY THE DOZEN. Call and get prices before buying elsewhere. K. POWER, Corner Congress, Bull and St. Julian. ITA Y. CHOICE EASTERN HAY FANCY WESTERN HAY. Qow Peas. SPECKLED, BLACK EYE, CLAY and MIXED. LEMONS. FRESH STOCK MESSINA LEMONS. CORN, OATS, BRAN. CORN EYES. PEANUTS, ONIONS. ETC. Close Prices on Car Lots of Hay and Grain. 169 BAY. W.T). SIMKINS&CO. "oak tubs. 200 OAK TUBS, With three Galvanized Hoops on each Tub, the same in which our Fine Butter is shipped. For sale low, at A. M. & C. W, WESTS. STOVE*. w* UY - COit-N W JfcLljU. & t-'H i pivt ant RAILROADS. Savannah, Florida & Western Railway [All trains on this road are run by Central Standard Time.] Time card in effect june 19, p 7 Passenger trains on this road will run daily as follows: ’ WEST INDIA FAST MAIL. READ DOWN. READ tTp 7:00 am Lv Savannah Ar 12:06 pn j 12:30 p m Lv Jacksonville Lv 7:ooam 4:4opm Lv Sanford Lv I:lsam 9:oopmAr Tampa. Lv 8:00pm PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE. ijs RETS} Ar x . [WM. r Pullman buffet cars to and from New York and Tampa. NEW ORLEANS EXPRESS. 7:OoamLv Savannah Ar 7:58 pm 8:42 a ill Lv Jesup Ar 6:16 p m 9:50 am Ar Waycross Lv 5:05 pm 11:26 a m Ar Callahan Lv~ShSTYTm 12:00 noonAr Jacksonville Lv 2:05 n m 7:00 a m Lv Jacksonville Ar 7:45 p m 10:15am Lv Waycross Ar~44o~pm 12:04 pm Lv Valdosta Lv 2:56 p m 12:34 pm Lv Quitman Lv 2:28 p m I:22pm Ar.... Thomasville Lv I:4spm 3:35 p m Ar Cambridge LvTh&Yin 4:04 pm Ar Chattahoochee Lv ll SO a m Pullman buffet cars to and from Jacksonville and New York, to and from Waycross and New Orleans via Pensacola. EAST FLORIDA EXPRESS. I:3opm Lv Savannah Ar 12:06 p m 3:20 p m Lv Jesup. Lv 10:32 a m 4:40 pni Ar Waycross Lv 9:23 am 7:45 p m Ar Jacksonville Lv 7:00 ain 4:15 pm Lv _ Ar 9:45 a m 7:20 p m Lv.... Waycross Ar 6:35 a m B:3lpm Ar Dupont... Lv 5:30 aia B:2spm Lv.... ..LakeCity....... ArT6i4sam 3:45pi1l Lv Gainesville Ar 10:30am 6:55 p ill Lv Live Oak Ar 7:loam 8:40 p m L v Dupont Ar“ 5:25 am 10:55 p m Ar Thomasville Lv 3:25 ain m Ar Albany Lv 1:25a m Pullman buffet ears to and from Jacksonville and St. Louis via Thomasville, Albany, Mont gomery and Nashville. ALBANY EXPRESS. 7:35pm Lv....Savannah Ar 6:loam 10:05pm Lv Jesuf* Lv 3:lsam 12:40 am .Waycross Lv 12:10am 5:80 am Ar Jacksonville ~0T~ 1:00 pm 9:00 pm Lv Jacksonville Ar 5:30 a m 1:05 am Lv Waycross Ar 11:30 p m 2j3oam Ar Dupont Lv 10:06pm 7:10 am Ar Live Oak ......Lv 6:56 p m 10:30 amAr . Gainesville Lv 3:45 pns 10:45 a m Ar Lake City Lv 3:25 prq 2:55 a m Lv .. Dupont Ar 9:35 pm 6:30 am Ar Thomasville Lv 7:00 pm 11:40am Ar Albany Lv 4:oopm Stops at all regular stations. Pullman sleeping cars to and from Jacksonville and Sa vannah. THOMASVILLE EXPRESS. * 6:05 a m Lv Waycross Ar' 7:00 p m 10:25 a mAr Thomasville Lv 2:15 p m Stops at all regular and flag stations. JESUP EXPRESS. 8:45 pmLv Savannah Ar 8:30 am 6:lopmAr Jesup Lv 5:25 am Stops at all regular and flag stations. CONNECTIONS. At Savannah for Charleston at 6:45 a m. (ar rive Augusta via Yemassee at 12:30 p m), 12:26 p m and B:2# pm; for Augusta and Atlanta at i :00 am, 5:15 pin and 8:20 pm; with steamships for New York Sunday, Tuesday and Friday: for Bostou Thursday: for Baltimore every fifth day. At JESUP for Brunswick at 3:30 a m an<U3:3J pm; for Macon 10:30 a m and 11:07p m. At WAYCROSS for Brunswick at 10:00 am and 5:05 p m. At CALLAHAN for Fernandina at 2:47 p mj for Waldo, Cedar Key, Ocala, etc , at 11:27 am. At LIVE OAK for Madison, Tallahassee, etc., at 10:58 a m and 7:80 p m. At GAINESVILLE for Ocala, Tavares, Brooks ville and Tampa at 10:55 a m. At ALBANY for Atlanta, Macon, Montgom ery, Mobile. New Orleans, Nashville, etc. At CHATTAHOOCHEE for Pensacola, Mobil#, New Orleans at 4:14 p m. Tickets sold and sleeping car berths secured at BREN'S Ticket Office, and at the Passenger Station. WM. P. HARDEE, Gen. Pass. Agent. R. G. FLEMING Superintendent _ South Florida Railroad^ Central Standard. Time. ON and after MONDAY’, June 13. 1887, train! will arrive and leave as follows: •Daily. tDaiiy except Sundays, lDaily exn cept Mondays. LIMITED WEST INDIA FAST MAIL. I .earn Jacksonville (J., T and K. W.) *12:30p m. Sanford 4:40 p m: arrive Tftmpa 9:00 p tn. Returning leave Tampa 8:00 pm, Sanford l:0Oam; arrive Jacksonville (J., T. and K W.) 6:30 a m. WAY TRAINS. Leave Sanford for Tampa and way stations ti B:4oam Arrive at Tampa V ...t| 1:35 pm Returning leave Tampa at +,l 9:00 am Arrive at Sanford tj 1:45 p m Leave Sanford for Kissim mee and way stations at.+lo:2o am and 5:00 pm Arrive at Kissimmee at.... + 1:20 pin and 7:05 p m Returning leave Kissimmee +6:00 a m and 2:16 p m Arrive at Sanford +B;2oamands:Bspm tiSteamboat Express. BARTOW BRANCH. Lv Bartow Junction...+ll:4s a ni and * 7:4opm Ar Bartow 12:55 p m and 8:40 pm Returning Lv Bartow..+ 9:30 a m and * 6:00 p m Ar Bartow Junction. . 10:4) am and 7:10 pm PEMBERTON FERRY BRANCH. Operated by the South Florida Railroad. ♦Leave Bartow for Pemberton Ferry and way stations at 7:15 a m Arrive at Pemberton Ferry st 9:50 a m ♦Returning leave Pemberton Ferry at. 5:00 p ra Arrive at Bartow at 8:00 pm ILeave Pemberton Ferry 7:00 a m Arrive Bartow ........ 11:20am (Leave Bartow 12:40 p m Arrive Pemberton Ferry 4:50 p m SANFORD AND INDIAN RIVER R. B. Leave Sanford for Lake Charm and way stations 6:60 p a Arrive Lake Charm 7:15 p m Returning— I-eave Lake Charm 6:30 a m Arrives at Sanford 8:00 am SPECIAL CONNECTIONS. Sanford with the Sanford and Indian River Railroad for Oviedo and points on Like Jesup, with the People's Line and Deßary I.ine of steamers, and J. T. and K W. Ry for Jacksonville and all intermediate point# onth# St. John’s river, and with steamers for Indian river and the Upper St. John’s. At Kissimmee with steamers for Forts Myers and Bassinger and points on Kissimmee river. At Pemberton Ferry with Florida Southern Railway for nil points North and West, and at Bartow wit h lhe Florida Soul hern Railway tor Fort Meade and points South. STEAMSHIP CONNECTIONS. „ Connects at Tampa with steamer 'Margaret for Palmu Sola. Braldentowu, Palmetto, Mana tee and all points on Hillsborough and Tampn Bays. Also, with (he elegant mail steamships “Mas cotte" and “Olivette,” of the Plant Steamship Cos., for Key West and Havana. Through tickets sold at ull regular stations to points North. East and West. Baggage checked through. Passengers for Havana can leave Sanford on Limited West India East Mail train nt 4 Jfl |> m Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, connWtmf same evening with steamer at Tampn WILBUR McCOY, General Freight and Ticket 5 gent. "SUBURBAN RAILWAY. City and Suburban Railway. Savannah. Oa., May 81. tW ON and after WEDNESDAY, June Ist. the following schedule will be run on the Out side Line: lhavk arrive Ileavk isle I h%krr . t , v CITY, CITY. IOY HOPE. MONTOOHEKY *7:00 0:50 0:25 -•••* 10:25 8:40 8:15 <? **3:46 2:00 1:30 L™ '7:1.5 >6:16 * - There win be no early train from Isle of Hop* on Sunday morning. , ♦Ear Montgomery only. Passengor* for *• of Hopt go via Montgomery without -' charge. This train affords pareuts a cheap e curaion before breakfast for young collar 0 " with nurses. _ **Tbls 3:25 p. si. train last out of city Bund7 afternoon. ~, +On Saturdays this train leave* city at '• P. M J. 11. JOHNSTON 'T'O COUNTY OFFICERS.—Book* and Blank" 1 required by county officer# for la"'*♦* the courts, or for office use, supplied to order the MORNING NEWS PHINTIN'U UUUBL. 4 V. iut*kw suoot, SaYmnuthi