The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-06-19
THROUGH DIXIE.
The Week in the Sunny South
land.
AN Old Farmers Opinion o Buying on Time
"A Rich Find of Honey in the Ground
"A Young Mans suicide.
GEORGIA.

From the Lincolnton, Ga. News
At a church in an ad Joining county on Sun
Aay morning Just before preaching, crowd OF
Nafmors were seated in he sh ade OF a large
Rak discussing matters relative to their noble
Pvooation. by some hook or crook the credit
Hystem was introduced and fully discussed by
all save one old gentleman who kept ''mum."
Vile was noted far and wide as being one of the
host eccentric fellows in all the land and his
Comrades prevailed on him for his views.
/ "Well men" he said, "I'll tell you what |
think about it in a mighty short time. I'll
give you my personal experience Last year
SEas living with you as you remember. Well
4 went up to W and found man willing
20 run me. tell You lived high. He
actually fed me-furnished my clothes,
Fed my stock-supplied me with
tobacco; aud would you believe
II, really let me have sugar and coffee and
Ehocs-everything and nary time did he
cheap "m0ney" to me. Thus it went on dur
Ing the spring, summer and early fall. OH |
rolled in clover. But when the leaves begun
10 turn and about the lime for the autumnal
Equinox 10 come on, genuine commercial
Cyclone struck me and scattered corn, cotton,
potatoes, wheat oats, mules, horses, cows,
calves, pigs-loGk stock and barrc--and bore
1t away. II went away in wagons. Yes sir,
he run mo IN the spring and summer ana ever
lastingly gallOped me in the fall. Run me out
iof the county. From now henceforth and for
lBver don't want no more running in mne-a
FOX trot will do me. If the MERCHANTS salts
fed am"
A gentleman whose word is undoubted for
truth, reports that, while squirrel hunting tho
.othcr evening on the ridge between James
iGarretts and Ed Carlock's, he discovered
Bnall hole in the ground near bunch Of
hickory sprouts, and, as he thought yellow
Jackets going in and coming ont, but ON eX-
bminaton he found them TO be bees. After
considering short time over tho matter, he
concluded to make thorough
Fearch after their whereabouts, therefore he
went a short distance to neighbor's house,
procured pick and shovel and returned, COM
hencod digging and excayating the dirt and
Boon he struck honey in vast quantities. After
much labor and lighting bees he succeeded in
procuring several hundred pounds Of honey
left Il considerable amount Of it on The ground
gle is OF the opinion that the cavern extends n
)ong distance and that it is full OF sweet stuff
Gar as ii reaches. The bees have probably been
Ihere ovor since the flood, and no doubt but
that Noah started the FIRST settlement OF bees
In that cave.
A sensation was created at two O'Clock in
Augusta Tuesday, by the report, which rapidly
gained circulation, that young Frank Wheless
had killed himself A crowd of his friends
Soon collected before the front door of the
wholesale house of Wheloss & Co., on Warren
block.
The lifeless body OF young Wheless was
found IN n pool of blood in his bed in the
Bleepingroom above the store. A 3S-calibro
pistol was grasped in his right hand, one cham
Der of which had boon discharged. The bullet
had entered just above the right ear and had
1urn It's way entirely through his head, coming
out ON tho left side near the top. When tho
shot was fired Mr.. w. 4. Whcless, Franks
Father, was In an dioninr room. He thought
the shot came from downstairs, and rushed
down into the store. Finding no one there, he
ran out on the pavement and then back in the
store, 10 he greeted by the shocking discovery
That his son had killed himself
a note was left asking the delivery of GER
tain little kcepsakes, but there was nothing
Rscri0ing on indicating any cause Tor the rash
act Frank Whecss was popular and sue
cessful young business man. and there was
nothing IN the condition Of his affairs 10 war
rant hts action. He attended TO his duties
about the store as usual in the morning. At one
time he was sitting IN rocking chair, and
seemed moody, drowsy and quiet His father
remarked that ho soomed sleepy, aud no
piled, yes, didn't sleep well last nigh"
lie was last seen alive by Mr.. viii Harris,
~ young mau employed in the store. His room
adioned frank and they wentup together TO
got ready for dinner. Frank sat on the bed
side and moved pillow that was lying at the
FOOT of the bed, and placed il at the head. In
doing so he exposed the pistol, which was un-
der the pillow. lie leaned over, and picking
up the pistol. placed il under tho pillow nj the
head of the bed, laid back upon it with his
feet hanging over the bedside,
and one resting on the floor.
in this attitude Harris left him
when he went out to dinner, and thus he was
found when the pistol shot was heard. His
pulse beat for several minutes. but death soon
bame. So far as his consciousness was
corned death was instantaneous Frank
lWheless came home from Birmingham n few
months ago, whore he had been in the real
estate business, to go into business with his
Father, lie was joyous, light-hearted fellow,
hnd good business man. The jury returned
p verdict of death by pistol shot wound from
Ais own hands.
7 A fatal shooting ARRAY occurred In Tusca-
pooSa Wednesday. Robert H. Nelson,
wealthy and prominent roal estate agent, was
shot through the bowels fatally by G. NJ.
llavis, bookkceper in tho employ Of Allen &
.Jemison The shooting was the result OF n
quarrel about an account OF twenty dollars,
which Nelson owed the firm by whom Davis
was employed.
There is a report of sensation in Irwin
county, near Sycamore. Mr. and Mrs. j. Il
alorSan loft their home, and during their alb
eopce negro man from an adjoining place
game for water Finding no one at the house
but ltttle white girl about thirteen years,of
age. who lives with the liorkans. he made in
sultng proposals to her. Upon the return Of
Che Horkans, she informed them. MIR. Hurkan
went after the negro, and attacked him. lie
khot at him four times, The filst shot was
eimed directly at his forehead. Tho negro
lodged, and the hall cut his hat directly in
two. without striking his head. Three other
Shots were fired, two of thcm taking effect,
zone IN his side, the other in his chest. The
ueighhoIs threatened 70 lynch him and finish
she work, but Horl>an wouldn't let Thorn touch
lliIn. bat said he would now give him chance
Tor life.
Tuesday night baiif from Duluth de-
Gvered TO tho sheriff ut Lawrcncoville
negro man, who was committed
Ay w #. Brewer. justice Of the peace at Du-
1Uth, for an assault with intent 10 commit
tape
He was on the big road 10 Duluth and met
one Of Mr.. George loves little daughters,
pbout ten years old whom he asked the way 10
q certain house. She told him. but he asked
llor 20 80 part of the way with him. pretending
he did NOT know the way; aud innocent like,
ps childIin are, she started with him, the way
1eing a settlement road through the woods.
When he got out OF sight of the big road he
paught her, threw hor upon the ground, when
The girl screamed at the top Of her voice,
(which attracted the attention OF some farm
hands in a field NJ the skirt Of tho woods. and
he, fearing he would be caught, lot her loose
and fled.
The girl s neck Is bruised from the rough
srogtmeut OF the fend hut otherwise she is
Nlnhurt. He was locked up in the depot at
buluth when caught and kept there guarded
by citizens and officers until the Belle arrived.
whom no was nut on the train aud carried