The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-02

organize state bank, they will 90 out of
business and not be in the way OF the new
institution; or, in other words, that they
would retire from their private banking
business and act in harmony with the bust
ness men of the town in organizing state
bank. No definite action has been taken
about the matter yet.
The 6-year old daughter Of William N.
Anderson, near Hawkinsvile, was quite
seriously burned on Saturday morning last.
Mr.. Anderson was having water heated
with which to scald some hogs he was pre-
parlng to kill, and while his little daughter
was standing with her back near the fire,
her dress ignited, burning her body from
the waist down in a frightful manner,
though not fatally. Mrs. Anderson had her
| hands severely burned while endeavoring
| to extinguish the fire.
The case of the state against W. B. Ellen
| burgh, John and Oscar Stalnaker and Joe
| Scruggs, charged with the murder of old
| man Joe Wilson, about two weeks ago, and
| which was to have been tried at Valdosta
| last Monday, was continued ON motion of
| the state, owing to the illness of Mrs. Will
| son, wife Of the murdered man. After this
continuance, counsel for the prisoners made
motion for ball. which was granted. The
| bail was fixed as follows: For Edinburgh
| 81 900, and for each of the others 81 5000,
|
have been to inquire after John Pettyjohn
| is being circulated here 1t is not charged
| that they did any violence or attempted to
| do any to Pettyjo but simply exhibited
| their costumes and made an inquiry. che
| inquiry and costumes sent John under the
house to hide, while his colored company
carried the. news to the nelghbors. We
doubt if a ku-klux costume has been in this
coun for years, and suspect that this is
false alarm to bring censure upon the neigh
| borhood.
Camilla Clarion: The name of Judge
James Baggs is announced as a candidate
| for ordinary of this county He began
| business az Newton in 1858, and soon be-
came known as one Of the most remarkable
business men of Southwest Georgia. He
| knew nothing but success until the panic of
| 1878 and the famous BLACK Friday" in
Wall street, which bore down business men
throughout the land, and the firm Of Col
| quit 81 Bags in Savannah was wrecked.
| 4e met his responsibilities bravely and
| honestly.
Last Saturday night Lorenzo Dow Nor
wood died at his residence, about three miles
west of Perry. The immediate cause of
his death was heart failure the result of
the gradually increasing infirmties Of old
age. He was born in Darlington district,
South Carolina, in 1906. He was married
-
married Miss Catharine A. Mclaughlin in
March, 1929 He was the father of fourteen
children, and his other descendants are
forty-four grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren.
The grand jury Of Scriven, feeling the
necessity for an equalization in taxation.
recommend that the tax receiver hereafter,
in receiving returns of taxes, be governed
by the following basis, to-wit: Not beyond
g. so nor below 81 per acre, except on town
property and property on the line of rail
roads which, from natural position, is en-
HANGED in value, and the tax on such prop
erty shall be regulated on the above basis.
They further order that when any party
offers TO return property below said basis,
the tax receiver is instructed to refuse to
receive such returns and report the facts to
the next grand jury.
DR.. S. w. Taylor of Hawkinsville will
remove to Cordele, Dooly county, within
the next few weeks. He win continue the
practice of his profession there and will
carry on his drug business. DIR TAYLOR
made trip TO the new town last week. and,
after looking around, was very favorably
impressed with Its future. He was informed
that a bank with ca rital of $50, 900 will
soon be established, and the type and presses
for a newspaper have been purchased. The
projectors Of the bank own 5000 acres of
valuable pine land around Cordele, and
claim that the town will have population
Of 1000 before the end of another year
J. Fueke, the son of Squire Fueke, large
planter living near Walden's store, ten or
twelve miles from Louisville. shot and
killed n negro named Small. He went TO
Mr.. Fueke's place to get n settlement, when
a dispute arose between the negro and young
Mr.. Fueke. Mr.. Fueke is comparatively
small man, and is partly crippled in his
hands, ant when the negro, who is nearly
twice as large as he, jumped on him, he
drew pistol to defend himself The negro
would not be warned, but seized young
Fueke. who fired, hitting the negro in the
thigh, and again shooting him in the side
Of the head, which completely silenced him.
A man named Bayles, a tenant on the
farm Of Col. S. G. Dunlap, near Gaines
vile, unearthed year or two ago about
81, 200 in gold coin which was supposed 10
have been buried many years ago by the
late Joseph Dunnegan, the former owner Of
| the land The heirs of Dunnegan brought
an action of trover for the money The case
was tried about year ago aud resulted in
| q mistrial 1t was tried again during this
adjourned term of the court, and q verdict
| was rendered in favor of the plaintiffs.
| While it is generally believed that Dunno
gan hid the money where Bayles found it,
| there was no positive proof of the fact, and
many Stlu DeUeVe tnat the Under was en-
| titled to the treasure trove. What further
action, if any, may be taken, is not yet
| known.
Last Friday morning a negro rushed to
| Camilla with the news that man was
about TO drown in the creek near there.
Immediately relief party of white men
| and negroes went TO the rescue. They
| found p. A Conaghan, an Irish peddler
from Albany, standing waist-deep far out
| in the water holding a pair of wagon lines
| in one hand and a whip in the other. His
horse was drowned and his wagon sunk to
| the bottom. He could not swim aud had
been standing on the seat of the wagon
| for two hours shivering in the cold and
shouting for help. A boat near by was soon
| procured by the rescuers, G. j. STRIPPING
| A. P. billiard. Dr. p NJ George and others,
| and the unfortunate man brought to shore
| and warmed by fire. Some OF his goods
| were floating about on The water. His
pocket book, containing SOW lost The
dead horse was fl ally stripped Of the har-
ness, which, with the wagon and the damaged
| goods were saved.
| On Monday evening John Patterson,
| who has been working on the Oconee bridge,
| fell from that structure and narrowly es-
capped death. The bridge men were busily
engaged in putting up the iron bridge, and
| it rained all day Monday, making tho scat
folds slippery and dangerous. i he river
was swollen very much by the recent rains,
| and Mr.. Patterson has been SICK for the past
| two months with chills and fever, which
makes his escape all the more wonderful
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