The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

| The output of lumber Of that vicinity which
/ includes Brunswick, st. Simous ana Darien,
which last city is only a short distance, IS by
| far the largest in the world. The principal
| product is the Georgia yellow pine, although
the use of cypress is on the increase. A mn
Tor cutting cypress is now being erected on
/ st. Simons.
| Penfield, the former seat Of Mercer Uni
versity, while it has refrigerated in many
respects since the days Of the college, yet in
Others it has advanced. The old college
| buildings are the property of the Georgia
! Baptist Association, controlled by an execu-
/ tive committee appointed by that BODY.
| This committee recently sold the two halls,
| known as the Phi Delta and the Ciceronean,
to Luther J. Boswell for S4Oi p, very
small amount when compared with the
| original cost. The Ciceronean Hall has
been recovered and neatly fitted up as a
store by Messrs J. r. Boswell & Sons
Last Wednesday an old negro left Cor
dele accompanied by young negro man,
! going south. On reaching Cedar Creek the
old man was knocked on the head by his
companion, robbed of what money he had
about S 81 and thrown in the creek, where
lie was later found by some school children,
who passed the locality where be was ana
were attracted &c the SPOT by his groans.
He was found hanging 10 a limb in the
wafer, anu near T tAIluNltI Ilb was iGo
Cucd and cared for by some neighboring
farmers, and several hours afterward he re
gained consciousness. He did not know his
assailant, nor did any of the old residents
know the cid negro.
At Decatur Adam s. Mckinney, 20 years
Of age, and Mary Forest, IS years of age,
residing et Stone Mountain, were indicted
at the present term of DeKalb Superior
Court for living together without being
married. 1t is said that they visited Allan
Ia, Macon and other places and registered
as man and wife. Tuesday they proposed
to settle the matter by complying with legal
formalities. A marriage license was pro
cured from Hon. John b. Steward Ordi-
nary, and they left for Stone Mountain to
be united III solemn form. Invitations to
the Solicitor General, officers of the court
and members of the bar were extended.
When the license Is returned the case
against them viii be nolled.
Miss Mamie Brain was riding along New
castle street on horseback at Brunswick,
Tuesday, accompanied by Capt. n. Dixon.
AT the Intersection Of Gloucester and New
castle streets team attached to one of Mr..
Dixons lumber wagons came laundering
down the street at breakneck speed, the
driver endeavoring TO check them. Passing
near the horse that Miss Brain was riding,
the brave little lady caught the bride Of
one of the runaway horses and held on TO it
until the frightened animals had come to a
standstill. In doing this she was thrown
backward upon her horse and the saddle
turned, and she was thrown to the ground,
and every one who witnessed the brave act
thought the fair heroine was killed; but,
wonderful to relate, she was not injured.
A few nights ago a citizen of Marion
county, came down into Webster to get a
wife, and succeeded in getting his girl, but as
there was no Justice of the Peace to marry
lovers there, he proceeded at John Gilpin's
speed in a buggy to the nearest Justice of
the Peace in Marion, but he was not to
have things his way. The father
of the young lady missed her shortly
after she left, and, fearing he would not
get there fast enough on horse, proceeded
on foot, and the boys up the road say that
be went nearly as fast as a cyclone and only
touched the ground in high places. He
overlook them just before they got to
Esquire Tullis' and brought his daughter
back home, and the would-be husband has
not been seen or heard of in those parts
since.
Old Frederick, on st. Simons Island was
at one time the largest town in Georgia II
was established as an outpost against the
Spaniards of Florida by Gen. Oglethorpe
but the location was so advantageous for
trade that the place became n flourishing
town. Large wholesale concerns and ware
houses were established, and the trade car
ried on with the Indians and trading posts
OF the interior was very lucrative. Most of
the buildings were "tabby, =" which'isa com
position of shells and cement. This tabby
is almost indestructible. A large amount of
it was used from the old buildings of Fred
erica in building the first lighthouse ON st.
Simons. A great deal of it was sawed into
blocks and used in building chimneys to the
dwellings on the island The battle of
Bloody Marsh" in which the American
forces under Gen. Oglethorpe killed 800
Spaniards, was fought on st. Simons
Island
James NJ. Lindsey, of Dooley county
living about fourteen miles from Hawkins
vile, and formerly a merchant of that
place, was shot and instantly killed by his
first cousin, Crawford Lindsey, Tuesday at
the home of the murderer The trouble
grew out of Crawford, who lives on James
place, driving Jim'S team to town the day
before without his consent, and, returning
home intoxicated, was rebuked by Jim
for his rough usage of the team. Upon
rising Tuesday morning Crawford made the
threat that no or Jim. the victim, one would
die that day. James NJ. Lindsey, uncon-
scious Of the threat, went over to Craw-
ford's house to direct the days work, when
Crawford began to abuse and curse Jim,
who, in order to avoid a difficulty, turned
TO retrace his steps home, followed by Craw-
ford, who continued his abuse. When Jim
stopped TO ask him to desst, he rushed upon
him and putting the muzzle of his revolver
in his face, shot him dead and fled
AT Alpharetta Tuesday, Bud Smith shot
his father, Hamptcn Smith, with double
barreled shotgun. Some time before
Christmas Hampton Smith and
his youngest son, J. NJ. Smith,
bought the stock of goods of Joel Rucker,
and went into business. Bud Smith, Hamp-
ton Smiths oldest son, having considerable
experience in the mercantile business, was
employed as clerk. Everything worked
smoothly for awhile, and the
firm did good business; but
soon the clerk took spree, and his
father and younger brother turned him Oft
He swore vengeance, and the city authori-
ties had TO put him in prison once or twice
TO prevent him from doing violence to his
father and stepmother Tuesday afternoon,
however he walked into his fathers store
in IA half-drunken condition, leveled a
double barreled shotgun at his aged fathers
breast and fired. The entire load took effect
just under the right collarbone. The wound
is an ugly one, and may prove fatal. The
criminal is in Jail.
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