Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-26

struck and broke of limb from another tree
which fell. striking Young Walker on the
mead and fracturing his skull. He died in
about four hours after the accident. William
alker was a promising Young man about
q years old, and had recently married. 1t Is
a sad affair and Is rendered more so by rea-
son that 1t occurred very near where Mr.
Studstill was burned and Mrs. Studstil loses
husband and brother"
Yesterdays TeIegrdph and Messenger says:
MIR. Lewis Fitch, one Of MacOn's Old-tlme
citizens, whose residence now Is IN New Ha-
ven, Conn.,, but who Is at present IN Macon on
a visit, has presented the library with some
pieces of an historic flag. This flag was pre-
sented to the Macon Volunteers IN October,
1926. The fragments in the library have
placard attached to them on which is written:
Pieces of the banner Of the Macon Nolun-
teers, bought By and presented TO the company
bv Lewis Fitch. October Is, 1926. ". l. Dan
lev. Captain commanding. Was carried in
the Seminole war in 1886, and these fragments
are now presented as memorial to the Ma
con Library by Lewis Fitch, Of New Haven.
Conn.,. aged y years; one OF three original
members now living, the others being W. :.
Norman, aged 50, living in Arkansas, and
john Chain, aged 81, living in Florida The
three gentlemen named on the placard are the
only survivors Of the original roll of the
Volunteers, but there are several members Of
the company " no are now living who took
part IN the seminole war. OF those living in
Macon are Messrs. 4. +. Brown. VIM Holmes.
+. L. Bulkley, Joseph +. Wells. John NJ
Fields, ID. r. Rogers, J. L. Salisbury, T. II.
BlOunt. Then there are several others living
in other States.n
The Blairsyille correspondent of the Allan
Ia Constitution sends the following: The
farmers of Gum Log district. in Union county.
while performing road duty, were the wit
ncsscs of dIabOlIcal murder. Among
those present were jefferson Anderson and
James Cooke, two boys not vet twenty years Of
age. For year past they had been on bad
terms owing 10 some rivalry, rcaused, it is
generally believed, by jealousy. Their fami-
lies have always lived in this county as close
neighbOrs. When the two bows came tOgeth-
er they renewed their expressions of dislike
for each other. When work had progressed
for some time, Anderson sat on a log to rest,
his shovel resting against his knee. Cooke
looked toward him and said sneerngly: "See
that darneG galOOt sitting ON q log Adj
Eancing toward Anderson, Cooke again
taunted him with: You're a regular scare
crow As Cooke came close, holding his
pistol IN his hand, Anderson struck MIN on
the shoulder with his shovel. That instant the
Click and fire of Cookies pistol, and the fall of
Anderson to the ground, his heart pierced by
the bullet, brought the whole gang around
the fallen man. As soon as they ascertained
that Anderson was dead they looked around
for the murderer, but he was nowhere to be
seen. He is believed to be concealed in some
of the mountain fastnesses. and as he has a
number of determined friends his capture
viii be difficult"
The LUmpkin Illdependeut says: Thursday
morning there was seen upon the public
square, tackled 10 a tree in a conspicuous
place, card of cabalistic origin, but eXecu-
ted in such q wretched or disguised chirogra-
ply, that ones first impression on looking al
II would be. that some huge. luckless spider
had craWled out of an ink bottle and left the
may tracery of his sprawling legs upon the
paper, with now and then an ugly spot where
he had stopped to rest. 1t was headed thus:
NOtce.-Headquarters OF Watchers and Reg
ulatOrs Thursday March 18th 1854 just un-
derneath the word notice. there were
plainly sketched the outlines of a pis-
t0l, coffin, and a shotgun, all in a row.
We only give the substance of the writing
which followed. 1t gave warning to an un-
named party to leave the town in three days,
or We, as members of this high order will
rid the town Of him, even if we have to shed
blood, blood The word blood was written
twice W tn red ink and underscOred with
heavy red lines. There was a full page of
writing, letter size, charging the party with
certain crimes which were considered griev-
ances to the town and to society. saving,
each one of us have sOlemnly obligated to
carry out the above. etc, and signed, .Watch-
ers and Regulators Now if we did not think
that this was done through boyish mischief
1t might indicate sort of ku kluX Organiza-
tiOn which would terminate ultimately in
something more serious than bamboo zling Il
slnecure.'