West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-06
SOUTHERN NEWS GLIANINGS.


~ tho children OF her deceased husband.
This is the FIRST time a woman has becn
made trustee Of nm estate in Georgia, hut
~ therc Is nothing in the laws OF the state
torhidding such nm appointment, tho Judge
'ould not deny tho petition of the mother.
"ho is the natural guardian Of the children.
An extensive tomato farm ~ being cstab.
ished on Chariot" Habor, Fla.
MEAsLFs and cucumbers are epidemic i'm
Quitman, Ga.
MSSlSSWrI has a capital OF - 100000 i'm.
vested ia cotton mills.
Is Ncrth Georgia the farmers are just
finishing corn. planting. la South Georgia
some of the corn {, ready to silk aud tosscl.
Two gentlemen from Chicago have pur.
chased half n mile front on Pass Christian,
Miss, beach from G. n. Iliem, Esq, and
are going TO raise chickens and fruit.
StVTN countries i'm Southeast Alabama
have no railroad, These counties rcpre.
sent some OF the finest cotton lands in tho
state, nud i'm them are located somc OF the
most nourishiug towns in Southern Ala.
bamo.
ONE of the lottcr.carricrs of Montgomery,
Ala, II few days ago, delivered az the res.
ldence OF Mai. Emmett ScibrlS "A letter. al.
dressed 60 his deceased brother, Col j. j..
Seibcls. The letter was from South Caro-.
lima, and was written and poS'morked i'm
the year 1850. Cob. y. j. S"ibclv died i'm
1868. Whore this lcttcr hu, bcon during nli
lhoso years since il was mailed is a mys.
terry Mai. Scihels i, unnblo to occount for
THE royal poncehnn, the famous Key
West ilowcry tree, is beginning to bloom.
Its ynriegntcd lowers arc the most attrac.
tive ou the island.
c. NJ. NELL, President ~ the First Nu.
tionOl Bank OF Pine Blun, aud the largcs,
cotton grower in Arkansas, began his
business career twenty-five years ago with
$50
\ CATTLE man named Jack Haley was
shot aud mortally wounded 10y john Tam.
ner the other morning, at Red River Stu
tion, IN Montague County, Tex, uonr
Henrietta. Tho party was out on a
general "rouud.up," and while in swamp
had a dispute concerning the ownership OF
a pair of blankets, which ended m a shoot.
ing niIray. Tanner ESCAPED uuhurt.
THE weather is causing many Of the
young oranges on the trees near Ornuge
City, Fla, TO drop. and scriou, damage TO
the present crop is apprchendcd.
ON the occasion of the visit Of surviving
soldiers to the battlefield OF Spott,vivuuia
recently, an amusing scene tool, place on
the Alsop farm. A member OF the party
handed To n son OF Mrs Aisop, who was
present, "A - bill, saying "ThiS day TWEEN.
~ years ago stole side of bacon from
y9ur mother, and want you 20 give her
this to pay FOR IT,"
THE steamer Pilot Boy and Goldsmith's
warehouse and cotton a. Charleston, S. G..
burned the other day. Loss 100000.
ON account Of depression in tho cotton
goods trade, mills nt Augusta, Ga, are cut.
ting wages aud time Of work.
IN tho suit Of Mrs. Lucy PITTS gt Atlanta,
Ga, the other day, for divorce from her
husband the jury could not agree. When
Judge Hammond was about 10 send them
back for further consideration Of th" ca o..
one Of the jurors, John Hoffman, turncd
and said: "May 10 please Your Honor, this
woman needs no divorce. she has been
married second time now FOR over two
years" This sensational declaration ro
suited in putting the juror on the witncs,
stand, whore he testified TINT tire Indy had
told him Of her second marriage two years
ago. The result is that she was indicted
for bigamy.
lN Carter County, Ky, Charley Krotzau
berger, early in last January, nccidcutly
swallowed piece OF oyster shell. lilo went
10 the doctors, thinking 80 had lodged 100 hi.
throat, but was assured that So had not
done 20, and that no harm would come OF TO-
IIc has since been troubled with difficult
breathing. While catching bail recently
he was seized with coughing, and tur she'll
about half an inch long and sharply poiuf