The morning news., 1889-05-29


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GEORGIA.
The first peaches seen at Gordon this sea-
son were brought in by Low Hardy, Mon
day morning
There is some talk of building q cotton
factory in Butler. The money men ol
Butler are in for it.
j. f. Watkins dwelling, near Rintucky,
was burned a few days ago, but he was
able to save all his furniture.
An old negro woman in Cumming is the
proud possessor of duck that has been in
existence for more than twenty years. She
wouldn't part with it Tor anything.
w. A. Sanders of Hartwell has shipped
Sll5 worth of bees north AhlS season. he
shipped some to Delaware, o., last week.
dr Sanders is making his bees and thor
ough-bred poultry count.
1t is reported at Macon that Lamar, Ran
kin & Lamar have sold all the receipts of
TIE S. S. s. to a western firm for $1,000, 600,
and Lamar, Rankin g. Lamar reserve all
accounts and bills now on the books aud
their plant worth 100000
Judge c. D. Crittenden, aged 76 years,
died at his home near Ozark, Ala, on Sat
urday morning as and was rought to
Shellman Sunday and was inferred in
Elizabeth cemetery. He leaves large
family connection TO mourn his loss
In the front yard of Mai. John H. Jones
of Elberton is a large shell that was thrown
from federal Eunboat during the war and
narrowly missed T. A. Jones. The shell did
not explode, and the servant of that gentle
man brought it back home with him. 1t
is a very large missile and quite curiosity
Mr. Beauchamp, living near Smithyille,
In Lee county, complained Of PAIN IN his
feet about ten days ago, and now they are
both dead up to the middle of the calf of
each leg. He is about 50 years old, and his
physicians say that in few days all the
flesh will drop off, if he docs not die him
self
Probably in the course of the next six
months another large building for use a' a
public school viii be erected at Griffin.
The attendance IS now 321 and the present
building is becoming very much crowded
and by that time will be wholly inadequate
TO accommodate other scholars, and more
space will be an absolute necessity.
A white man by the name of Hal Pate
was brought to Warrenton, Monday, by
T. ?. johnson aid c. II. Allen of Barnett
and placed in Jail, having been arres ed on
the charge Of breaking INTO the store Of
Chapman q Cooper Of Barnett. The store
was broken into last Friday night and
robbed of $50 or $50 worth OF goods.
There has been a mad dog excitement at
WadleY for two days On last Saturday a
dog went through Bethany, one mile from
there, and attacked c. w. Maxby's children
and got one of them do IN, but did not bite
the child. The same afternoon there were
two dogs killed at Wadley All the dogs
are watched very closely now, but they do
not get the benefit of any doubt.
". G. Wnid5y of Atlanta has among his
HI ah
sails under the name of jim On Tuesday
Jim caught and killed in 4 branch near NJ
Whidby's home in kirkwood, a mink
weighing two pounds and q half, and few
moments afterward he run afOul of and
killed a rat iesnake's pilot, by shaking him
as timber as an Old rag, thus proving him
self to be one Of the best all around dogs in
this country.
A popular clerk in a Cuthhert dry goods
house, Who IS unmarried and who IS noted
for poiteness, especially to young ladies,
was waiting upon a young lady a few even
ings ago and sold her quite q nice little
bill. He was al smiles and bows, and as
the bill was completed the young lady said:
Il haven't the money with me, Int ! Will
paw YOU in few weeks" That's all
right was tho clerks reply, with bow
and smile Il hope you will"
Mat Boston (colorei) was killed last Sat
urday night al prayer meeting in Justice
Walea's district in Burke county, by Tom
Bennefield. There seems to have been a
general row and free fight. As usual, on
such occasions, woman was the prime
mover in getting up he disturbance In
the preliminary investigation the court
decided that Tom Benueneld was 60 some
extent justihable and he is discharged on
$500 bond 10 await trial for involuntary
manslaughter
Passengers coming into Macon Sunday,
on the Last Tennessee road reported de-
structive wood fires raging on the lower
end Of the road, principally through the
turpentine belt. Large quantities of cord
wood have been destroyed, besides the great
damage to standing timber. Everything
has become 50 parched from the extended
drought that it is not only very difficult to
keep the woods from catching from
the sparks Of passing engines but it is
impossible TO control it after it has once
caught
Barney Parker, one of the oldest citizens
of Sumter county, died Friday, leaving A
large family Of descendants. He has had
rather a remarkable career. Many Of tine
old citizens remember wheE he veqded
cakes and beer on court days, in the Sha lie
of the large oaks in the old court house
square. He was then a pennies, boy He
has accumulated quite a fortune, his estate
being worth more than $4,000 He was
minister il the Trace Mill Baptist church.
He recently built a nice church near his
home at his own expense, and was its pas
tor.
At the close Of the war, the day that Gen.
Johnston surrendered at Salisbury, Y. c.,
several Of the confederate soldiers were
paid 81 each III silver. Among these was
the Secsnd regiment Georgia cavalry
of which d. D. l.. West Of Randolph
county was member. Mr. West has kept
that silver dollar. 1t was made in 1850
He intends to keep it during life, and leave
it as an heirloom in his family Ithad heeu
several years since he saw a silver dollar.
and this dollar was oil that he received for
his last years service in the confederate
army.
Saturday the cornerstone Of the Atlanta
Baptist seminary was laid with impressive
ceremonies. The institution is the out-
growth Of the efforts Of the American
Baptist Home Mission Society. The semi
nary was removed from Augusta 30 Atlanta
In 1879, and the building IS located IN the
midst Of tract OF fourteen acres Of ground
near Spellman seminary. The land cost
1880, and the building, which IS hand
some four story structure, cost $40 900. A
statement Of tue work done by TIE Baptist
Home Mission Society was delivered by the
president, Rev. samuel Graves, ID. D.. in a
clear and concise manner
r. S. Williams, who lives near Muckalee
creek, was in Smithville last Monday, and
said that he had within the past weel,
caught four large alligators in tho creei,