The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-13

picked It I'D and threw Il out Of the way.
/ II train had struck this bar terrible and
| fatal accident must have been the result.
/ The obstruction lay too low TO be struck BY
the pilot, and consequently the engine and
cars would have been thrown of. This
trestle is one Of the highest around Macon.
A gentleman, now Of Atlanta, who lived
in Southwest Georgia years ago, recalls the
dark doings OF sewing machins age {
namsd Dale, whose headquarters we're in
| Columbus sixteen OF seventeen years ago.
| Dale Travelled through the country and ad-
justed sewing machines. He formed the
acquaintance Of young lady, the daughter
Of minister in Buena Vista. The &C
quaiutance riDened into an intimacy which
resulted in the betrayal and ruin Of the un-
fortu ate girl. aud after that Dale disap-
pesred. The sad case is still remembered
by old citizens OF that county, but as TO the
identity Of that Dale nobody knows. He
disappeared aud was forgotten until the re-
cent mystery Of the D4le-Nutall case re-
awakened interest in the career Of the
sewing machine agent in Columbus, Buena
Vista and other towns in that part Of the
state.
At Macon Tuesday Henry Howe, real
estate agent, sold at public auction five
vacant lots On Poplar street, between
Fourth ana Fifth, known as the J. s. Scho-
field property, on which stood the Central
hotel and other buildings which were
recently destroyed BY fire. The naked five
lots sold to-day for S22, $50. A few years
ago Mr. Schofeld bought this land and a
large four-story brick building, containing
hotel and five stores, for about SIS, 600
This will give some idea Of the increase in
Macon's real estate. The lots are 25x92
feet The lot corner Of the Burdish alley
was bought by n. A. Cans & Co., for 81, 900;
]. Josephson bought the next two lots at
81, 10 and 81. OBS each; the fourth lot was
bought by W. g. Solomon, for 1890: and
the fifth was bought by Harris q Mitchell,
for 81, 325. Handsome stores viii be erected
on the lots
On Sunday afternoon at Luella an at
tEmpt was made to rob J. H. Stilwell. On
Saturday morning stranger appeared at
his fathers house and asked for nights
lodging, which was granted him, and he
picked cotton all day. On Sunday he met
D. H. Still well, aud they soon became init
ma te, and were walking around the place
together. The stranger soon discovered that
Mr.. Stilwen had some money on
a walk of the road. This Mr..
Still sell agreed to do, and handing his
mona. Y to an old negro woman to keep,
starte of with him, when the man started
towarl the woman and demanded the
which she refused to give up and
held al N at bay until he was scared off.
He gavG' his name as Rogers, and said that
he want ed to remain on the farm with
Judge an Mrs Stillweu next year, as they
were old and needed protection.
Usobius' Slaton, who lived eight miles
from Fai riourn, Ia Fayette county. who died
last week. was a very remarkable man in
many resp scts. He was 81 years old. He
had lived az his present home for sixty-oue
years. He was married twice. By lis first
wife he had s eventeen children, aud by his
second fifteeil children. Around his bed
side Just befor he died were seventeen of
his nineteen hvi ing children. He had grand
children too numerous to mention. He had
given nearly every one of his children some
of the land he owned during his life His
children nearly all lived close to him at the
time of his death. He was over six
feet high and weighed over 200
pounds, and was sick only a few hours
before his death. Several years ago he
went to Palmetto and went into store and
called for nine hats. He wanted common
wool hats. The merchant, supposing he
wanted the hats for negroes, asked him
what he did with so many negroes.
He replied that he wanted the
hats for his sons for a Christmas
gift. The merchant remarked: Have
you got nine sonsI' YES said MIR. Slaton.
i've got ten of my sons in town swell,
says the merchant, ''if you can call your
ten sons into my st)re now, l viii give them
hat each" Mr.. Slaton went to the door
and he called his boys until the ten had
come in, aud they each received hat.