Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-21

along well.
Can't. T. NJ. Kelly was in villa Rica
Saturday with four fine brood mares. All
had their colts with them. He also owns
their sire Jim Juan" one of the finest
blO0ded horses in this section. The Cap
tain had his old mare "Puss" alohZ. She
Is now in the 2Sth year of her age and her
colt now a few months }. was thought by
many 10 he the hest IN the bunch, Ono OF
Commissioner HendersOn's questions for
september was: "What crop raised by
farmers was TIE most profitable per acre
! Cap. Kelly has answered n: "Grass and
fine colts" Many other farmers who are
now wearing ou5 themselves and lands,
ana going further in debG every year,
+ could profit by taking advantage of the
J example set before them.
! At Atlanta James r. knight and Cath
crime Knight nave filed damage suit
against the southern Bell Telephone and
| Telegraph Company. They want ~, 600
| damages. The bill alleges that on July
! Is last, while the lluemen were working
! with the wires on Decatur street. "A plank
! was pulled from the shed OF Bradiey's
store, corner Decatur and Howell streets,
aud that the plank fell upon Mrs. Cathe-
rine knight, who was walking along the
street, The lady says she was seriously
and painfully injured, and has not been
able 10 perform her household duties
since. An aged mother and a small child
require her attention, which, on account
OF her injuries, she is unable to give.
DR.. 2. l.. Hisman, of Albany, was the
victim of a series OF mistortunes Friday
night. 1t is an old saying that "mistor-
tunes never come singly," and this was
certainly verified in Or. Hllsman's case.
He was taken sick during the night, and
Was unable to respond to an urgent call
/ to attend lady patient. That was mis-
fortune number one. A forage house on
his farm on the suburbs of the city caught
fire and was burned down, with a quau-
tity OF fodder and hay. That was mis-
fortune number two. Early yesterday
morning his hired man came In from his
farm and told him that one OF his best
horses had dl- d during the night, making
Misfortune number three, all in one night.
Hartwell Sun: We regret to chronicle
the death OF little Mamie, daughter of Mr..
Ii. A, Teaseley, of this county, which Oc-
Cured under the following circumstances
on Thursday of last week: At the neigh
hOrhoOd school the children were anus
ing themselves by bending down small
tree and swinging to it as 1t rebounded.
| When the accident occurred the tree was
bent, and Mamie had hold OF it. When il
| flew back she was jerked from the ground
probably six feet, when she let 20 and fell
forward on the ground. She asked TO be
helped up, eXclaiming, 81 can't ssei Oh,
| am so sIckw She was carried to the
school house, and within a half hour she
was dead. She was a bright, lovable
girl, and the sympathies OF every one are
with the heart-stricken parents. 1t
is supposed that she ruptured a blood
vessel.
AT Atlanta Sunday a committee ap-
pointed by the Gate City Lodge of L. o. b.
Il. held meeting in the Office of Aaron
Haas to devise means for raising the
money needed to build an orphan asylum
under the auspices of the order of B'nai
Birth. At the Grand Lodge meeting of
this order last January. it was resolved
10 build an orphan asylum in Atlanta,
Washington or Richmond. The final Sc
lection depended upon the amount of
money raised Tor this purpose by the
brotherhood In the cities named. The one
offering the largest sum will be entitled
20 the location. The members of the or
der in Atlanta have determined to secure
the location, and to that end they will
canvass their city and the State of Georgia
tor money subscriptions. They appeal to
all charitable people to aid them in their
laudable endeavor Ii successful, an asy-
lum will be built at Atlanta, which will
be not only the pride and glory of the
brotherhood of B'nai Birth, but will ALEC
reflect credit upon the State.
Among the new houses now going IN
at NJ lledgeville are the following: g. T.
Whelden, $4,000; l.. III. Wood, $1,000; 5.
Barrett, So 900; DR.. II. NJ. Clarke, 81, 800;
Tom White, 81, 200: the Baptist parson-
age. $4,000. Three large brick stores were
erected last year, and the plans for halt a
dozen new stores are undercOnsideratiOn
A 100000 hotel is prOspected. Tue new
court house, costing $4,000, has been
completed. Quite NUMBER of new resi-
dences are contemplated this winter. A
marble yard will be started by K. =. Luz
gand in October, and candy factory will
be started In few days. There is -four
ishing loan and building association, I'M
der the Presidency OF w. Il. Conn. The
Milledgeville Banking Company started
two years ago on $4,000 home capital.
l.. n. Galloway was The first Presden
and u. 7. Wiedenham is the second. In
that time the bank has bought and paid
for its own building, paid all expenses
and declared a handsome dividend. The
capital stock will soon be largely in
creased.
One OF the most deplorable and fatal
fights with guns and pistols that has ever
occurred in Appling county took place
Saturday evening about O'Clock, in Ha-
Zluhurst, between b. +. Wilcox and A. j.
Wilcox, which resulted in the killing of
the latter. b. +. Wilcox was nephew
OF \. J. Wilcox and both were white men
of high standing. Ire row was caused
by an antipathy aroused Dv 4 Justice
Court law suit. While counsel were con-
! Quoting the case the parties left the court
I room aud met near the warehouse, where
| they commenced quarrelug. A. j.
/ Wilcox unhuttoned mis- coat and said:
"SnOOt, YOU -" b. +.
Wilcox Immediately drew his pistol
and shot him in the mouth. Botn then
armed themselves with guns, A. j. Will
COX procuring double barrel shotgun.
and B. +. Wilcox securing Winchester
| rifle, advanced towards each other. They
/ C Imm,pced shooting at a distance of 100
! yards. In n few moments \. j. Wilcox
( fell, after being pierced by three balls, =.
| +. Wilcox not being hit. Great excite
] ment prevailed, but owing to the des per-
ate character OF b. +. Wilcox no attempt
was made to arrest him. He returned
I and remained at his residence for lew
minutes and then, armed with rifle, rode
! away on horseback.
In a casual talk with a prominent citi-
| zen OF Milledgeville many interesting
! personal iacts were learned. For instance,
there is w. Il. Conn, one OF the best known
busIne S men Of the city. His father lost
al in the war. The young man was poor
and at sea, financially, but had IA niue of
/ integrity. One day planter drove into
| town seated upon five bales of cotton.