The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-16
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Sunday night fire damaged goods in NJ
B. Norths store at Hampton $500.
small son of J. H. Roberts, of Griffin,
had the misfortune to break his arm Sun
day.
All the Macon military companies have
about decided that they will be present at
the St. Simon's encampment.
Cedartown needs, at once, twenty-five or
fifty new cottages, TO accommodate those
who want to move their families there.
At Social Circle, Monday, Charles Co
field, young man employed at Spencer's
mills, while examining pistol, accidentally
shot himself in the leg
Elder f. j. Williams, of Adel Berrien
county, died at his home on Thursday night
last after long aud painful illness of some
thing akin TO consumption.
Herbert Baker, who is working on the St.
Simon's Hotel, in going over on the boat
Monday saw some ducks and pulled his
pistol TO shoot them. The pistol accidentally
fell on the deck and went of. wounding a
stranger named Demory in the foot.
DR.. William H. FELTON, says that he will
support the Democratic nominee for Con
gress, and that he is a candidate for the
Legislature from his county, having but
one plank in his platform, which is to OPP
ptoo SL0 SAaS VI tLc W tnocl A anu @ALldIALtc
railroad.
Supt. L. Hege spent Monday in Griffin
negotiating a contract with the Griffin
granite quarries for POI, 900 cubic yards of
stone, with which to ballast the Central
railroad from Macon to Atlanta. IL the
contract is made it will be large enough TO
open up the quarries nicely.
During the reel practice Of the firemen at
Americas, Monday morning, Egbert Allen,
Of ha Nla, en- Il ~.
squad were running down the track, the
wheels Of the hose carriage passing over his
ankles. He was considerably hurt for
awhile, but soon got over the accident.
Stephensville was visited last Saturday
about noon with a severe rain, wind and
hail storm, which did considerable damage
to crops and lands. Fruit was knocked
wreck and windows were broken. The
storm came from a northwesterly direction
and lasted about one hour.
Patrolman Barnes, of Atlanta, has been
having considerable trouble with his wife
on account Of her joining the Salvation
Army. Monday Mrs. Barnes filed a suit
for divorce from her husband. The petit
toner claims that her husband handled her
roughly in his efforts to keep her from going
to the Salvation Army hall and taking part
in the exercises.
George ii. Howard, of Augusta, narrowly
escaped being killed Monday by falling
bricks from the top of the new theater on
Greene street. while walking on the side
walk under the scaffolding. The bricks fell
with such force that when they struck the
ground they were shattered Mr. Howard
was unRerved and unable TO move, which
was all that saved him from being struck.
For several days past it has been noticed
that the ground at the point near the resi-
dence Of Stewart Johnson, at Brunswick.
was being dug up by unknown parties. No
particular attention was paid to it until
Monday morning new hole, which had
been dug Sunday night was discovered
The hole Is a good excavation, feet deep
and Is cemented at the bottom Indicating
that something buried there had been re-
Gently removed.
Hon. r. +. Watts, of Lumpkin, has re-
turned home from Banks landing, on the
Chattahoochee river, tho terminus of the
survey from Louvale to the river Mr..
W ats there found burial ground of the
Indians about $50 yards in length. He found
tomahawk, pieces Of bone of the leg, and
few bones of the fingers, etc. 1t seems
that While the Indians inhabited the western
portion OF Stewart county, years ago, they
selected this place on the bank Of the river
to bury their dead. This place was formerly
known by the name of Oconee. William
Chestnut now owns the plantation on which
the burial ground is located.
A member Of the third party states that
Mr.. Small viii make another speech in At
Ianta at an early day, in which he pro-
poses 10 pay his respects to the S ate Tenn
perance Association, which he calls the
State demijohn agency, and 10 the Demo
cratic convention. The evangelist proposes
to have something to say about the refusal
of the temperance convention to take action
upon the resolutions of Walter b. Hill, of
Macon, requesting, on behalf of the associa-
ton, that the anti-sumptuary plank be left
out Of the platform OF the National Demo
cratic party. Mr.. Small agrees with the
Temperance Association in advocating n
State prohibitory law, but is opposed to the
people having vote on it, because he be-
LevsS it would not be ratified.
The fifth semi-annual convention of the
Sundaytschool workers, of the Twenty-sev-
enth district of the Georgia State Sunday
school Association, comprised of the coun-
ties Of Ware, Pierce Coffee, Charlton and
Berrien, was held at Alapaha on last Sat
urday and Sunday. A large and enthusi-
astlc gathering Of delegates was in attend
ance to review the Sunday school work in
the district for the past six months, and
map out plans for the future, and to learn
more OF the Sunday school work in all its
various and important phases. During the
convention addresses were delivered by
Rev. w. H. Scruggs, Of Waycross; Rev
n. r Myers, of Fort Valley; Rev. j. r.
Foster, Of Boston, Sunday school mission
airy; Prof. s p. Settles, of Waresboro,
and q. |. Stacy, of Brunswick.
At Harrison, Detective Shackelford, Of
Macon, with the assistance of one or two
more of his force, has been engaged work
ing up the Robert Jenkins murder case for
several days past On Saturday warrants
were sworn out for j. $. Lawrence, James
Rogers, j. B. Liptrot and Jerry Morris
Subsequently Morris was released. The
others had their trial at Tennilie, Monday.
before Justices Davis, Peacock and DuRRan
Quite a number of witnesses had been sub
ppnaed for the trial. The case has created
great excitement IN and around Harrison
the parties under arrest being white men Of
good standing. The crime with which they
were charged was murder and arson.
jenkins having been killed and his house
burned over him. The parties were honor
ably acquitted, there being no evidence
whatsoever to sustain the charge.
The Ochlochnee correspondent Of the
MORNING NEWS, under date of May 10,
writes: Another barroom fire occurred
here last night A little after midnight
fire was discovered in the bar of A. a.
Singletary. There were two other houses
IN close proximity. The one next Single
farx;s ta1 I.yI