Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
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One GeBtisrnsH Accidentally Shoots
Another - bile HuntInz ia Baker
County Sensational RuInors About
an axust2 Bank A TeddiaE Recalls
astrangs Coincidence at Albany.
GEORGIA.
Glynn Superior Court - "a session.
CSVington f. 70 have saOe factory.
The s15erior Court o. FSyette equity
will convene ths taird Monday II fEis
month.
Col. Slaughter 10 making area: progress
IN the surveying 81 Flint river. The
work Will BE- CON pleted this month.
Several slelgns were improyised at
FaIrDurn sunday by attaching sides %
buggy bodies. The boys enjoyed them
selves hugely.
Wilson. toe colored member from Cam
ssD, enjoys the distinction o. having al
true bill found against aim, few days
ago, for carrying concealed weapon %
election day.
The recent rise in Central railroad
stock was decidedly lucky f9r some d
IbOmsOD's citizens. judge ". ~. hur-
ray realized about sf,Gy0. an1 J. I. Neal,
for the children 81 George p. otoyall, de-
ceased, about 500.
Prohibition went into effect Wednes-
day In MiliedgevilIe, 50 far as the retail
trade in liquors is con .erned. The license
Of one firm - cell b. the quart does not
expire till January. Most Of tnOse 1bose
business have been stopped Dy the law
have commenced the sale Of family gre
cerles.
The contract for furnishing the rooms
u the Young Mems Christian AssOcia-
ton IN Americas has been assigned, aBd
the work Will commence a. once. The
para nernali& for tie gymnasium has
been ordered and will arrive next week.
The putlook Tor the ultimate success Of
the association Ia very natterinS.
novel enterprise has been started in
LUthervIlle. IL II weekly paper. called
inc Weekly Banner, and - edited By Pro-
lessor " A. Lei KOsen, assisted b. Ia.
Hays. The paper IL printed with a pm
and tackled ~ IN conspicuous place.
The advertisements are gotten up In
splendid style, and the reading matter 20
well printed that one. at nrst glance,
would pronounce it the worA Of a press.
The paper contains about as much read
Ing mater a. any country paper.
Oscar Huxley, a young man about II
years old, committed suicide tuesday
Afternoon about O'Clock on the place Of
Miss joe Amos, about three miles from
Byron. lie was found about sunset In
the buggy house not tar from the dwell
ing, and his body was still warm. He
hung himself 70 one Of the j0ists IN the
buggy house By means 81 buggy line.
he lett no memorandum giving any
reason for his seii-destructiOn, and no
cause is known. He came from Hall
county about two years ago, and was an
InOfensiye, quiet young man.
The following rather singular and at
the same time saddenlng fact was recalled
by the wedding ~ Albany Tuesday 81
Arthur l.. Dasher and Niss Annie Lee
Jones. This was the first wedding cere-
mOBy that has been performed III the
Methodist Church in fourteen years, the
last being the bridal Of the late Hon. T. r.
Lyon, VINO, then In the flush OF early man
hood, led his lovely bride to the altar.
Leaving 1t, lie conducted her 10 the coy
home that, with loving forethougbt, he
had ereofed tor her, which was the same
house from whose portals the bride OF
Tuesday emerged.
At Lula Wednesday there was quite an
excitement just as the passenger train
from Atlanta pulled up. Mr.. Carter and
some gentlemen from Bolton we're cut
rabbit hunting. They encountered mad
dog, which, In spite Of all they could d.
with guns and clubs, bit Dir. Carter in
TWO or three places badly. The dog then
made his way 20 Lula. As Col. Higgins
was on his way 10 the train the dog at
tackled him, but be did not break the skin.
Mr.. Carter, from Bolton, came along and
told him that the dog was mad. Before
they could oVertake the dog be was In ..
w. AsburY's yard, In the act Of taking
hold OF the COOK, a negro woman. The
Dog ran mile and a half before they
Killed him. biting ateyerything he passed.
Around Kingston the snow storm OF
Sunday and sunday night has caused
great damage. The railroad depot and
the large cement warehouses at the How
ard Hydraulic Cement works near there,
were crushed completely by the weight OF
the snow. 1be houses are a complete loss.
Col. Waring had over 900 barrels Of &C.
ment, besides great deal OF material,
stored. HIS loss Is said 10 be about 49,
900. The snow was on an average OF 3
feet deep. The snow on the railroad track
had 10 be removed by two engines. The
cement works are still running and have
ali the orders they can fill. Mise Fannie
Howard's silO pit broke In and Is a com
pete loss. A stable belonging 10 a widow
lady fell In Sunday evening, and came
very near killing several cows.
In Baker county Monday John Hall
was accidentally shot by W w. Williams
while hunting. The two gentlemen
crossed the ferry at Newton with the in
tention OF bird hunting, and separated TO
hunt TO themselves. Mr.. Williams fol-
lDNeu Ulb cog uNLil ne pointed Convey OF
birds, and supposed that he was some
distance from Hall, but il seems that
both had reached the same spot, MIR. Han
DeirZ only 20 feet from Mir. Williams
when ne fired his II 81 barrel, which was
loaded with No. shot. The load took
effect Ia the back Of the head, and the
shot, giancing over the skull, came out
on top through the scalp. Dir. Hall was
comfortable when the doctor left, and II
IL be true that there il no fracture Of the
SOUL, IL IN probable that his injury will
not contne him long. Both gentlemen
ere prominent citizens Of their county.
One Of the most Important cases on the
Bib County Superior Court docket wac
called Wednesday. Cicero Darby was
brought from the cell where he has spent
10 many lonely days, and arraigned before
the court on a charge OF murder. The
history OF the case IL that Darby and
James Rittenberry had little difficulty
over some money due tue former by the
latter. They met on Poplar street near
Bprdiek's Store, and after few hot " Ords
Darby stabbed RittenberTy with small
pocket knife. The blade entered the abb
domen, ana from the effects OF the wound
HltJeDberry died. Darby was arrested
and placed IN prison. The killing oc-
Cured sept. 10, 1885, and the case has just
now been brought 10 trial. The amount
Of the debt was 81 20, and the two men,
who were before friendly, began Wran.