Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-10
SCRIVEN COURT.
Damages Against the Central Rail-
rOad-GeneralO OutlOOk..Of the COun-
ty-Its Financial Condition, Etc.

Editor Morning NelcS: Last week the write
made visit to Scriven to attend court, ant
talk with the people. The most important cas-
before the Superior Court and one that ex
cited some interest, was the case of Hon. VIM
NJ. Henderson VS.. the Central Railroad, suing
the road for fifty thousand dollars damages or
account of serious hurt he received at No
So Station The points were these: Mr.
Henderson lived at or near No 516; he was al
the time he received his hurt member OF the
Georgia Legislature, October II, 1879. There
was at No. SIG an old dry well, about four feet
deep, left open, as one witness testified, at the
request OF Mr. H., as he thought of making a
bathing place of it. He, however, did not use
it. Iptime the place grew up in bushes in and
around about the well. During Mr.. H s at
tepdance upon the Legislature the road cut
away the bushes SO as to have clean opening,
cutting off the tops of the bushes that grew in
the well, leaving the stumps with sharp points
ON level with the ground.
Mr. Henderson. in returning home. took the
night train and requested the conductor to put
him off at 511 At No. 6 the conductor ayoke
Mr. II. and told him he would soon be at No
519, and did put him off there. 1t being dark.
and the appearance of the place changed
from the clearing away Of the bushes, Mr.. H
walked into the dry well, or rather fell, and
one of the sharp pointed sticks one and quar-
ter inches thick ran into him four and half
inches between his legs, making a terrible
wound. Mr.. H being a gentleman about
thirty seven years old, and in fine health man
aged to get out and walk to a negro house not
far off.
Mr. Henderson was laid up four and a half
months, before he could leave his house. and
he still suffers from the effects Of his wound
Of course there was col fficting testimony as to
who was to blame, or whether the accident
should be simply put down as an accident and
no one was to blame, and that it was misfor-
tune, and should SO be considered. The jury
however, gave Mr.. H. $4,000 damages The
case will be carried to the Supreme Court bv
the attorneys, Messrs. Lawton, of Savannah.
with Messrs. Singleton & Wade, Of Sylvania,
for the road; and Messrs. Black, Dell, and Oil
The corn crop is small, but looking well;
cotton looking well, but good deal as yet un-
planted spring oats good. The inter freeze
hurt the fall oats.
From the bad seasons last year farmers who
never bought corn, are now compelled to buy
not only corn, but meat. and many are buyin2
hay. something never before bought by them.
Inc farmers or the country will in time learn
an important and useful lesson; and that is,
that the first great principle of true domestic
economy is to be sure to make enough provi-
sions no matter what may be the season. Z hat
nothing short of three or four months
drought or flood such as Noah experienced
could rob them of provision crop The farm,
er must live at home, and experience viii so
teach him in time, against all theories and
cotton calculations, to the contrary notwith-
standing.
More fertilizers have been bought than ever
before Well, if they are put on the corn
fields tt will pay in the end, but not otherwise
Financially, the people are distressed, and
the merchants will have their hands full and
oheir credit taxed to the utmost, to help the
farmers out this year.
However, some seem to have money for we
were told that good deal of building was
menr Of the county in general
There is very good school at Sylvania. nm
ger tns management of Mr.. Thos NJ Halle
hurst, AID he reports some sixty-five scholars
Two very neat and pretty little Churches are
IN the piats-Methodist and Baptist.
Inc peaca crop from what we saw. viii ba
folly halI II 1ot more. A fine county for fr,,it
II the people yill only give the subject atten
tlon anu cuIGSltlon, and, we believe thev are
paying some aeention to fruit culture ss we
saw an agent d North Carolina nuroar,z
trees. A O'Hoi AIuit
We cannot too pelntedly urge unon the
iaInhGLs it " SeoIsa, 9 every section the abso
Lutte importance ant aecessitU of Hu; aoso .
home and buying ony such articIae oF 80. a.
sumption as they calnot raise: &C ~ oor,
and meat, that shouh be the 1rct c,reo. OoIn oa,i
sdeTatlon ana al calculations based iirss ,rar
IuH larQer et none and cotton 40 ciao-
money Calculate aid wolk as the Na,r Ena
land farmer does, ar1 we will ha tbe r;cbasst
people in the world In weny years. '''0 ii0Aio''
R. no.