Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-28

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INT Iyatchman of Augusta Arrested
.virainia after EiGhtsen Months of
on-CommissiOner of ASricul-
tnre HendersOn's Expiring Term
GEORGIA.
Mrs. Fl. L. Meyers has disappeared from
ner home at Atlanta.
Gordon Byrd, the schoolboy VINO snot
.imself in Rome few days ago, ls muon
betrqr. and it is thought will be all right
in about weeks time.
Preston Valentine, the negro who is
believed to have murdered an old man
named Wales, night Waterman at the
Aueusta street car shops eighteen months
400. has been arrested at LoWm0of, va.
The Grand Chapter Lodge, Ancient Or
dar Freemasonry, will convene In macon
March 81. Delegates from many clues
are expected. and the occasion VIII De
one of much interest to the mystic broth
erhOod.
IT, requires one-tenth of all the voters in
the county to call an election, ana the
Montezuma. Marshallville, Garden val
lev ana Oglethorpe lists already nave
more names than is necessary IN macon
county.
There is a family living in Randolph
county who have been using the same
cOllarQ SEED lot uuOI6 Judu AolSI yCoio'
They brought them with them from NorJh
Carolina in 1912, and have been planting
II the same kind every year since.
The annual election of the officers of the
Augusta fire department was held Friday,
and resulted as follows: Chief engineer,
". Ed, Platt: first assistant, g. G. Shau-
fple: second assistant, William Brodie;
secretary, A. f. Anstin; treasurer,
Charles K. Coffin.
Postmaster Burnett, OF Athens, has
made the following appointments for the
Athens post Office; Miss LOttie Haudrup
will have charge of the delivery window
and Hugh j. Rowe, young man for some
time in the telephone office, will distrib-
ute and make up the mails.
The State Treasurer Friday returned to
the Executive Department Tor count and
verifcatiOn coupons to the amount OF
S14257S so. representing that much inter-
est paid on the State debt. On March %
he returned coupons amounting to 500, 1872,
making an aggregate of $235, 400 30 of in
lerest which has recently been paid.
A certain lady school teacher, not a
thousand miles away from Blakely, had
occasion to chastise two OF her little boy
pupils. After giving each about what she
thought he deserved, she concluded that
she had given one OF the boys four strokes
b3U ulduls anu W Au0h6 aLl6uuos Oai46u
the other yOungster up and gave him four
more ticks.
The case of John r. Freeman. prOpoun-
der of the will of Mrs. Malinda Hamilton,
deceased, against A. 5. Hamilton, ct al,
caveators, was disposed OF in Floyd Supe-
riOr Court Thursday. This case was tried
year ago and the will set aside. The
case was carried to the Supreme Court,
where the judgment of the court below
was reversed, and a new trial granted.
Thursday the caveat was withdrawn, a
verdict taken establishing the will.
On Wednesday negro lad about II
years old, who was working on S. Mayors
Pike Hill place. on the east side of the
river, near Albany, rode pillow mule
home from the field. About the time he
reached the lot the mule threw the boy
over his head. The boy became entangled
IN the plow gear, and the mule dragged
aim some distance. Either from the fall
or from striking against something while
being dragged, the boys neck was broken,
and ne died almost Instantly.
Thursday the dwelling belonging to
George II. Lowe, known as the Freeman
place, in Jones county, Z miles from Ma
con, caught fire from detective flue aud
was burned, together with the kitchen
and a frame building adjoining the house,
occupied by colOred tenant, who lost
S3l cash and all his effects. His wife saw
the building IN flames, ran and left a lit
tie child, who came near being burned.
The property was recently purchased,
and was valued at $500; insured for
s725.
The term of office of the present Com
missioner of Agriculture, Judge Hender-
son, will expire on August next. The
question has been asked, who will be the
1sec5
candidates for this office. Some little in
quiry has so far failed to uncover any
new aspirant for the place, though there
is doubtless more than one competent
citizen who would not need to be greatly
pressed to take it. Gov. Mcdaniel will
have the appointment, and there is an
impression at Atlanta that Judge Hem
derson will be asked to be his own sue
cessOr.
Near Lexington an old negro man set
hre to some new ground, and as the wind
was blowing quite a gale, it rapidly
spread from one place To another. A
short distance from it was 100 cords of
dry pine wood which soon caught, caus-
ing the flames TO leap up in the sky,
0Ver-reachTng the tops of the pine trees.
The field surrounding the farm of Bud
Appling, caught, and was soon consumed.
Tom Wheeless, living near the place,
with the help Of neighbors, barely pre-
vented his house from catching, working
and fighting the angry flames with all
the strength of their nature.
A drunken man named Hayden, during
the absence OF the Ordinary Of Hall
county, got into the room adjoining the
latter's office, where he attempted to
build fire in the CRATE with a number OF
signboards which had been painted for
posting the roads. AS these did not burn
rapidly enough to suit him, he found a
can OF Kerosene oil and applied the con-
tents, not only to the boards in the crate,
but to the floor around the hearth. On
applying his match, the result was little
more than be bargained for, as he sud-
denly had flame that would have an
sWered for fourth of July bonfire. For
tunately some gentlemen called about
tnls time to see the Ordinary, heard the
roaring Of the flames and smelt the kerO-
sene, and going into the room, took in the
situation, and by throwing the burning
boards out OF the window and using a
bucket Of water that was convenient, the
names were quickly put out.