Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-08
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.
a New Baptist Church 10 he Built at
Chipley-Almort Nj urdsr at Milford
A Brooks County Resideut Claims to
Have Invented Great improvement
on Cotton Planters.
GEORGIA.
They now make chairs of all kinds at
May Hill factory at Spring Place.
1t is claimed by Brooks county man
that be has the best thing in the way Of a
cotton planter eXtant. 1t will be on eXhi-
Dition soon.
Several fiat boats are now making
ready TO ply on the Savannah from Ebert
10 Augusta, which propose to compete in
ire ghts with the savannah Valley road.
Tbs oil mill al Elberton was not sold on
last Tuesday, "a advertised, on account
OF their being two days lack OF sufficient
advertisement. Ii will he sold now on the
first Tuesday in December.
The Bspusts have purchased what is
known as the Smith house aud lot in
Chipley. The house will be removed and
new and elegant church VIII soon he
erected thereon, which Will be an oTna
ment to the place.
Friday near Reads Bridge, in Walker
county, a TRAGEDY occurred. WHY
Beavers had shot bird which fell in a
brler thcket. He was crawling in after
it when his gun was discharged. the load
penetrating the brain, AMI killing him IN
stantiy, The body was not found until
Monday.
r. II. Brown, OF the firm OF Brown &
Shank, OF Holansvllle. was stabbed
twice by Gus Hops0n. one of his tenants,
once IN the arm and 10 the
small Of the back. The latter wound
is about three inches deep, and
Is considered very dangerous, Hopsun
was drinking and the aggressOT. Tue
trouble originated about some corn.
difficulty occurred in Milford Friday
between Mr. w lnderNeedle ana the negro
who has been carrying the mail between
3eary and Milford for the past few days.
Whisky was at the bottom Of it, the
PARTIES became involved IA q dispute, and
the negro drew revolver and Winder
weedle dilk. They subseque tly gave
Up their weapons aud were trying to max,
friends. when the negro changed ais mind
nod Went Tor " inderweedie, and in the
tUssle got w lndefweedle's nose betwe
ms teeth and came near biung 1t of. The
negro then got away from his Antagonist
RDd feu, leavin- his horse and buggy and
The mail bag at Milford,
J. L. Boynton, Of Calhoun county, will
leave Tor Manchester, y. H., next week,
where he will be engaged in a contested
VIII case, involving an estate of between
$40. 900 and so. 900. the testatriX OF the
N,iil was an aunt OF Mrs. Boynton, and
sev raj years alter making the will she
became insane and was confined in AT
asylum. w hen the viii was made the
lady antic patld that an Effort would he
made ny some OF her relatives 10 break
lie will, ana she set aside 81, 600 for toe
employ meut of counsel to dsfeBd il,
and Wade as one OF lne executors OF
II n fEnA Nsnf aVxyrf.
AaBcnesteT, " no, IN the event OF the will
being contested, was TO associate with
him, in its defense, MIR. Boyuton, wha
was to receive ST, 600 OF the sum set as d.
for that purpose. The lady died recently
the will was formally prObated; notice o
contest was given by dlssaJi-fed rela.
tiyes, and Mr.. BOynton will go on TO GET
nice plum in tue shape of GOO fee
The estate will also pay his travelling ex.
penses.
Americas Republican: Wednesday Iasl
Randolph Battle, Leonard Parker, Bob
Rouse, Bob stew art and tour others gath.
cred their guns and ammunition and
went into Flint river swamp for game.
They had good time, giled 144 squirrels.
q lot of partridges, doves and other birds,
and camped in the woods. Friday morn
ing Oscar Battle found a panther in
= larSe hollow log, aud being alone with
long slngle-barrel gun that had been
brought out by PhIl Thompson when
Pond own was the metropolis of South
west Georgia, and had got old and bent
with age, he was afraid TO tackle the
''varmint," 60 be put out TO camp in a
pretty good sized dog trut. When be got
foere be told Of his discovery, and four OF
fiye OF them went to capture or kill IT,
animal. 1t was stu in toe same place,
Red one Of the party peeped into the log
and said: "Why, it's q tikeri Then a
controversy aro-e az 70 WAC should shoot
j., each one claiming that his gun wa
rot I'll to aDoC;. and all OF them budding
and backing from tue log, fing ring the
trigger Of their guns. II an owl had
1oUted. the last one W luld have dropped
lis gun and made for home. Mr.. Ran
Battle says: LET The man with the bzst
Sun shoot, and lt was decided tbatParkeI
sd IL. lie turned his gun over TO Oscat
BaltlP. who fred Il Up the GOll Ow log but
nothing stirred. Another suu was fred,
slnd then anO ner. and at last the crowd
gathered around the mouth Of the hollow.
Gred enough shots into il to have killed
IN elephant, and then awaited for tn
smoke 10 clear away. One 81 the part,
Crawlsd ia and found that they had
wasted their ammunition on some rotten
wood and sand that mad banked tOget het
Ia the log during fresh"t. Being out OF
ammunition they let Tor home. Some
them soy mere - thirty pounds of lead in
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