The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-20

hang over his head and il caught again
| violating the law be would be severely pun
| ished.
Perry Home Journal: Dr. J. B. Smith
has at his home In Perry a number Of arti-
cles that belonged to his family in Germany
! long years ago. The Oldest of these IS
German-Latln dictionary that is l5I years
old. This was used by great uncle Of DR..
Smith, who was professor Of mlneralogy at
the University Of Wurzburg, Bavaria
The book was published at Regensburg,
Bavaria, in 1872, is bound in hog skin, with
stout clasps, and Is remarkably well pre-
served. The title page shows nineteen dlf-
antiquities is a small medicine mortar of
setpentiue stone that belonged 70 DIR.
Smiths father. II is over 100 years old.
Still another is a small tool chest that Is
over 100 years old, which also belonged TO
his father. He also has several other small
| articles of almost equal antiquity, al highly
prlzsd as souvenirs.
At Beech Haven q rustic bridge has just
been completed that contains fifty-seven
| different kinds of Houston county wood
and vines, grown on the fifty acres of
Beech Haven park The Macon Neigs gives
the following list of the woods and vines:
short leaf pine, long leaf pine, post oak,
white oak, Spanish oak, water oak, red
oak, poplar, sweet gum, black gum, red
haw, black haw, red bud, prickly ASH, chin
quapin, Wild plum, persimmOn, cedar, wild
slOe, wahoo, sumac, red elm, pig hickory,
scaly bark hickory, hook or sugar berry,
willow, china, black alder, crab apple, wild
mulberry, wild cherry, dOgwood, sour
wood, winter whortleberry, black locust,
sassafras cotton wood, buckeye, cypress,
laurel, beech, holly, ash, iron wood, blrcl,
magnolia, sycamore. walnut, sweet bay,
evergreen, spruce. Vines: Grape, musca-
dine, bell flower, rattan, bamboo.
Augusta Chronicle: She used rawhide.
This fact caused tremendous excitement in
in that portion of the city in the neighbor-
hood Of Campbell and Dugas streets. 1t
happened about 9 o'clock, and in less than
ten minutes Hundreds of people had gath
ered-all anxious to hear the particulars of
the sensational affair. Louis Roesel,
young man who conducts q butcher shop
IN the locality named, is the unfortunate
one. certain young lady, it seems, was
informed that he had said some unkind
things about her, and she at once deter
mined to punish and humiliate him.
With this end in view, she secured a raw
hide, and, accompanied by a relative, DR..
| Frank VanPelt, visited Mr. ROeseps shop
| and struck him number of times with the
whip. Roesel made no attempt to harm
her, simply catching the rawhide in his
hand. He will, it is said, place the matter
before the courts.
| For several days past police circles have
known that a conspiracy was on foot to
| rob the State Banking Company Of Gaines
vile. Four boys, from IL to % years Old,
| all residing here, formed the plot. One of
| the number proved a traitor and divulged
the secret, but remained with the gang
| Tuesday night was appointed and they met
| for the purpose, but their courage
| failed, not being sufficiently hardened
! for such work. They made another
| attempt Wednesday night. One
went to tho house of w. r. Williams,
| the cashier Of the State bank, and told him
| that the bank door had been left open.
| Williams came uptown with the boy osten-
| sibly to shut the door, but really to lel
them in, for the plans were all matured for
their capture On Mr. Williams arrival at
| the bank by some means they became
| frightened and ran off through the dark
| Thursday morning, however, they we're all
four lodged in Jail and are waiting the ac-
tioa of the grand jury now in session.
| Augusta Chronicle: Little Rob Aitken
| the 7-year-old son Of Robert Aitken, head
miller at Berry's roller -four mills, had a
| narrow escape from death, and his faithful
| Newfoundland juno is now regarded as
| the hero of canine creation, and is priced
| beyond the worth of money. The little boy
| was returning home from the Arctic factory
| with ice, which slipped from his hand and
was considerably soiled. Taking it to the
| canal, little Rob attempted to clean it.
| but in SO doing tumbled headlOug into ten
| feet of water. The dog had already swan
to the other side. but on seeing his master
struggling for life, sprang back into the
| water with meaning whine, and in mo
ment or two was by his side The faithful
| beast seemed almost endowed with under
standing. SO those say who saw the affair
from distance. He caught the boys coat
| collar firmly in his teeth and swan straight
| to the bank, where several men had already
arrived, and relieved him of his semi
unconscious burden.
Alpharetta was treated to a sensation last
| Sunday morning in the shape of an elope-
ment. For several months John G.. Tribble
| has been paying attention to Miss Cora E
Crisler, daughter of |. T. Crisler. The adj
vances of Mr.. Tribble did not meet the
| approval of Miss Cora's parents, aud STRAIT
| egem was resorted to by the young folks
| Sunday morning Miss Cora and her little
sitter, Maud, started to Sunday school, A
friend of Mr.. Tribble was waiting near
the public well, and when Miss Cora and
| her sister came along, Miss Cora kissed her
| sister good-by, was assisted into the buggy.
and the couple drove out of town toward
Roswell. The fact was soon reported to the
young lady's parents, but no effort was
made to follow her. Mr.. Tribble met his
atfianced at the residence of Hays Farr of
| Roswell, where they were quietly married
by Esquire William S. Wood, in
the presence of Mr.. Farr's family and few
friends. After the ceremony was over Mr..
| Tribble carried his bride to the home of his
mother, three and half miles south of
| town.
The colored people along the line of Lee
county are greatly excited over the alleged
| appearance in their midst of John Pickett.
a negro, who was hanged in Lee county on
June a. Pickett had murdered an old
couple named Brooks on Feb. 20, and
claimed that Matilda Hicks instigated him
to the deed He was convicted and hanged
on the l4th, and his body was turned over
to his relatives. 1t was placed in pine
boat and hurriedly driven off to Sumter
county, where he was born, for
burial. A week later it was rumored that
he had been reSuscitated and nursed back
to health. These rumors have kept growing
stronger, until now there are pers ms who
declare that they have seen Pickett since.
and know that they could not have been
mistaken. The latest statement is that
Pickett was seen at a colorei church near
Smithvilie last Monday. He was described
as wearing a white handkerchief around
his neck, which was still sore from the effect
OF the hanging When asked as to where
| Pickett was living the negroes refused to
talk alleging that he would throw a spell
over them if they should betray his where
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