Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-15

covery. The old woman has lived in
Taliaferro county all her life. She has
many white friends, who are doing all in
their power for her.
The Wilson basket weaving machine is
the latest Morgan county invention. The
machine weaves cotton baskets out OF
wood, ana in such a compact way that
they are rendered four or five times as
valuable as the ordinary handmade
basket. The rim is perhaps the securest
part of the basket, a feature that CON-
mends itself at once to the buyers, as this
is the weak point in all hamper
baskets. Mr.. Wilson has been at
work for months perfecting the
machine, and could not make
it a complete success on account of his
failure TO provide it with suitable needle.
This has at last been provided by the in
genuity OF I. j. Allen. himself an inven-
tive genius, and together they have per-
fected one of the most valuable inventions
in the South. These gentlemen claim that
their machine Will turn out baskets at
the rate of one in from three to nve mlu-
utes, and can afford to sell them at the
same price charged for the ordinary hand
basket.
Since 1882 a warrant charging John
, Barfeld, of Macon county, with Illicit dis
tilling has been hanging over his head. 1t
had been carried about by so many dep
uty marshals that it was almost worn
| out. Nine of these officials had gone down
to Macon county and returned empty
handed. The name of John BaIfield was
as familiar around the United States
court house as that of Judge Speer. He
was regarded as dangerous case who
deted arrest, and would az soon fill the
body of a deputy marshal with buckshOt
as eat dinner. Last Friday Deputy
| Marshals Jones and Cochran concluded
4 No. h.aTr
hands in tagging the Oldest rat in
the barn, as Barield was termed. They
hired themselves to farmer in Gordon
valley, eight miles from Barfieid's, to kill
| grass, but on learning the exact location
of their man jumped the job, and Satur-
day night they slept in the woods until
about daybreak, and then they crept into
the barn on Barfeld's lot, hiding them
selves in the fodder. They had not been
hidden long before Barfeld went in whist
ling. AS soon as they thought if time
they jumped out, and before their man
could realize the situation they had him
under arrest. He gave bail in $500.
For many years there lived eight miles
west of Cumming Capt. A. j. Lumbas,
well-to-do farmer, who was held by mis-
numerous friends in the highest esteem.
During his lifetime be pre-arranged for
the repose of his own and his wife's body,
vesting in two supposed metallic collins,
for which, it is said, he paid the round
figures of 81 400. Death stopped at his
home on May 10, last, and claimed Capt.
Lumbas, and on May 81 the Masonic or
der, with imposing ceremonies, followed
by the largest cOncOurse of people ever
assem- bled at funeral in that county,
placed the remains in the hlgh-priced
coffin, Enclosed this in box of marble.
which rested on a base of masonry two
feet high, and left it, as supposed, in
state OF preservation for all time to
come. But in this particular the friends
of the deceased were disappointed, for
decomposition has SO far set in as to rem
der the atmosphere in the vicinity often
sive. This burying place is at New Har-
mony Church, where several deceased
children of Capt. Lumbas' are inferred
alongside of his vault or resting place.
A vault for his wife like his own stands
at his left, and in box of marble rests
a like coffin to his own, to be used when
she passes the silent gate of death. 1t is
a matter of much regret to the family
and friends OF the deceased that after such
careful preparation by Capt. Lumbas, and
expense, they claim that frauds should
have been practiced for what was sup
posed to have been metallic must be some
thing else,