The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-19

Architect Woodruff is at work on plans
for four-stoTy business building for Viii
lam Wolf Of ) aeon. 1t will be located at
the corner of Fourth aud Cherry streets.
opposite the Jacques building, and viii be
G0xl05 feet in sizs- Ii is expected that the
work will be ready for the builders by Jan.
!. Mr.. Woodruff is also at work on plans
for three handsome residences, to cost about
81, coo each. One Of these will be for Mr..
Pepper, located at the corner Of Spring
and Mulberry streets, and will contain seven
rooms. Another will DO built for Mr.. Alt
mayer, near that Of Mr.. Pepper. The
third is for Maj .. A. Bacon, and will be
located in East Macon.
According 70 Councilman Meador, who
has lust returned TO Atlanta from visit 70
McDonough, that town can boast OF having
in its poor house the Oldest citizen IN the
country. Hiram Lester, the antiquarian IN
question, was born in North Carolina IN
December 1859, which fetches him now 10
the ripe old age OF 100 years. Col Sloan
OF McDonougn, himself over 50 years OF
age. states that when be was boy Hiram
Lester was already an old man. Lester Is
in good health, his teeth are sound, MS eye
sight and hearing good and be has given up
all idea of ever dying. He claims to re-
member all about the revolutionary war
and knew George Washington.
The Madison MadiSoHiG's prints the fol-
lowing: House Of Representatives, At
Starnes: Ny Dear Sir-Some time since
bill passed the Senate and House, known as
the Cigarette bill, and, by a mistake Of the
clerks. the bill prohibited the sale or
furnishing Of cigarettes, tobacco, cigarette
paper etc, to minora The error has been
corrected, and the bill now prohibits the
sale or furnishing of cigarettes, cigarette
tobaccos. cigarette paper, or any substitute
thereof 30 minors You will see that the
act now prohibits the sale or furnishing Of
cigarettes, cigarette tobaccos, ETC., to
all kinds Of tobacco. All kinds Of tobacco
c4n be sold TO minors except cigarette
tobacco, and as this is matter Of some i'm
portance to the merchants, and to the
farmers who send minors TO purchase
tobacco for use on the farm, I ask that you
let the facts be known through your
valuable paper. Yours truly, w. B.
Mustin.n
Tom Jones, a negro boy, has been work
ing for Sir. Craig, who lives one mile
south of Hogansville. The boys father,
old Tom, objected to his sons absence from
his own cotton patch, so ne went over Fri
day afternoon and demanded that the boy
go home. Night came, and he again made
the request, stating that il he did not, he
would kin him. So the boy started on
with bis father, and on reaching the West
Point railroad below town the father
stabbed the boy twice in the back. Not
satisfied with this the old man took out his
pistol and shot twice, both shots taking effect
in the side and back. The boy, who was
almost grown, was thrown in a gully for
dead; but when the old man made his de-
parture the boy got up and made bis way
to town. Saturday morning the old man
was missing, while the boy was under the
treatment Of Dr. Sanford Of Corinth. The
above statement is that Of the son. The
real cause Of the difficulty is not known.
Other reports are that the boy was shot
while gambling with his father.