The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-07

chants in the place, and in this business
came into possession of real estate. His
farms are celebrated producing lands on
Pumpkin creek, and are at low estimate
worth $4,000. This year Mr.. Gillespie has
abandoned his mercantile business, aud as n
result he has one of the best crops, If not
the best, in the county, at least such is the
expression of those who have seen it. Mr..
Gillespie, too is proud and happy over the
res Its and disputes TIE idea that Jews
can't make good farmers lie Is delighted
with it, and intends following it closely.
At mass meeting Of the democrats OF
Pulaski held Saturday, the following dele
convention: Sam Mayer, J. II. Martin, w.
F. Kelsey, Y. H. Morgan, DE-. A. A. Smith,
DR.. T. D. Walker, ". n. Fleetwood, G.. "
Jordan, DIR. P. l.. Hudson, S. w. Brown,
A. I. Fountain, B. e. Reynolds, j. b.
Mitchell, w. S. Hollimon, j. z. Watson, r.
c. Saunders, r. w, Andersen, j. r.
Beverly. Senatorial delegates: L. c.
Ryan, J. Watson, J. l.. Anderson, J. p.
Brown, Q. L. Harvard, L. b. Wilcox, A.
d. H. Henley. H. NJ. Loyless, I. ID. Loyal
and R. G. Fulghum. All the state officers
and United States Senator Colqutt are on
dorsed. Judge Charles c. Kibbee is recon-
mended for the judgeship OF the Ooonee cir
cult.
Not long since, DR.. J. D. Ketchersid was
driving along the public road leading from
Gainesville to Toccoa near the residence Of
Briant Eskew, when no saw woman in the
road coming to meet him. He observed
that she was dressed in white, with black
body or waist and black hat. As she drew
near he noticed that she came straight for
tVarf q nd did aG.1a n avoid nig
team and buggy. He called out to his
colorld driver to turn aside, which he did,
aud as the woman reached the side of his
buggy the doctor spoke to her and she I'M
mediately vanished into nothingness. Sup
posing himself to have been the victim of
an optical illusion, he asked the driver if he
saw woman, and upon receiving an aiiirma-
tive answer, he asked the driver to describe
her appearance and dress, which he did
most accurately. Now. if either the doctor
or driver alone had seen the woman in
white, the mystery could have been easily
explained as one of the optical illusions of
frequent occurrence with many person, and
which may Cccur with any one. But since
it was seen by both, and instantaneously
vanished from the sight of each, it may be
set down as spectre of unusual interest.
Jack Coleman, the neg-3 who escaped
from the camps of the Chattahooohee brick
company, near Atlanta, about July 81, was
killed few miles from Taylor, Saturday.
He was being followed by party of four
for the purpose of effecting his arrest and
procuring the reward offered for him. The
party. was composed of Dock johnson, G..
A. Arnold, Walter johnson and d. Sanders
They had managed to follow his trail for
three miles, when, nearing a small branch
known as Long Branch, one of the party,
looking anead, discovered a small fire burn
ing, and saw some one standing over 1t as
if preparing something to eat. They had
advanced but short distance before their
coming was perceived by Coleman, who
was Immediately on foot with double
barreled shotgun, and began stepping for
nearest him, called TO him to halt, and as
soon as Coleman heard the command he
quickly turned around, raised his gun and
fired at johnson, but johnson at once saw
that Coleman's intentions were to shoot
him, so he fell upon his knees The convict
fired both barrels of his gun at johnson,
but missed him. johnson having been in
formed that Coleman had in his possession
"a 3S-caliber pistol, and being fully con.
WINGED that it was Coleman's Intention to
kill him, raised and fired the deadly shot.
j. N. King, the well-kuown farmer and
successful hunter of Terrell county, led a
hunting party on a camp hunt to Pint
island in July. The party enjoyed a mos
successful deer hunt. and Mr.. King killed
one of the largest bucks ever brought down
in this section. Mr.. King was in the drive
and jumped the buck. firing at him twice
He ran off in the opposite direction from
the hunters stationed on tho stands, anc
was holly pursued by the dogs, followed as
rapidly as the dense underground would
admit of by Mr.. King Tho deer ran
about half mile, and, being badly
wounded, stood at bay in q small stream anC
successfully defended himself from the
attack of the dogs with his sharp hoofs
Mr. King soon reached the spot and discov-
cred that the only shell he had would moi
fire. He was fully mile or more from the
rest of the party, but he determined to kill
the buck. He opened his hunting knit,
| went TO the attack with it, hut his first of
fort was decided defeat for him The ole
buck gave a surge which upset him in the
water and ducked him most efPectually
Nothing daunted, Mr. King returned to til.
attack, and after desperate struggle, sue
ceeded in cutting the deer's threat. Tn,
| buck weighed about IT'S pounds, and hat
the most remarkable antlers ever seen b,
any of the party. In addition to tn
branching prongs usually carried by larg
buck, there was small short horn between
them.