The morning news., 1889-04-09

Accidental DlschargS OF Cartridge
IN Pistol.
GEORGIA.
Campbell Wallace, Jr., is grading a race
track at his farm in Cherokee county.
There ara several men and women in
Henry county over 80 years Of age two
men over 100.
There was not single prisoner in the
Whit Id punty jail awaiting the dlsposl-
tion Of the court
A contract has been accepted by Mr..
Drumiler Of Rome to build fifteen room
hotel at Cedartown.
The Savannah, Americus and Montgom-
erv Railroad Company is TO build and oper-
ate a telegraph line along its road
James J. Green of Grove creek district
reports the finding of an egg in his hennery
literally covered with letters and signs.
For squirrel man cut down large
poplar tree on the place of Col. T. c. z chry,
at Peach Stone Shoals. The colonel had
the tree cut and sawed and sold the lumber
for $40 cash.
Capt. A. c. Sloan of Henry county, now
in his SD year, is one of the most expert
horsemen in the state He is exceedingly
fond of a fox chase and but recently
caught seven in one day.
The twenty-seventh grandchild Of Rev.
and Mrs. Van A Brewster was born in
Atlanta April 8. He is the son of G. s.
Brewster. Two wogreat-grandchildren of this
venerable couple live in Texas.
Bill Simpson, who murdered old man
Kelly, near Covington, about three years
ago, has been arrested in Greensboro. He
has been living under an assumed name.
There was $3.50 reward for his capture.
Major Smith lives in Everett Springs dis
trict in Floyd county and has lived on the
same farm for forty-six years. He is so
years old, but does not look over go. The
major is a stanch democrat, and votes the
straight ticket
While Mr.. Goss Of Naucoochee valley
was ditching a few days ago for Alfred
Williams, he unearthed a skeleton of a
man, evidently, it having been placed there
by some unknown cause. The discovery
created some excitement and the mystery
has not yet been solved.
q. Whalley & Kent's lumber mills and 900,
600 feet OF lumber were consumed by fire
last night, four miles east of Boston. The
origin OF the fire was from a spark blown
by the high winds to the lumber. This was
a total loss. There was no insurance on
either mill or lumber. The damage is un-
known.
Thursday the Gate City Guard Of Atlanta
Will ave Nv inc I1dSL IBUu6SSSS TOdQ IOt
Jacksonville, where they go TO participate
in the interstate drill. Arrangements have
been made by which a special train will be
run if there are as many as ninety people in
the party. In this case the fare for the
round "Trip will be about 81. About thirty
members Of the guard will go.
At Gibson Saturday morning at 9:21
O'Clock Lille Brown, an aged colored
woman, was on her way to bury the re-
mains Of one of her grandchildren, and just
as she passed the storehouse Of G. c. Dixon
she fell, and was dead within five minutes
after her falling. She was asked a few
minutes before her death how she felt, and
her reply was that she was feeling tolsrably
well.
Uncle Edmund Shaw, living some three
miles from Reidsvills, saws he came to
Georgia from South Carolina on the first
boat that ever made a landing at Yama-
craw bluff. He says he is 153 years old.
He is still hale and hearty; the sound Of a
drum still makes the "goos flesh" run up
and down his aged back, and he can read
the finest print without spectacleS as well as
he ever could
At Augusta Sunday a fire occurred on
the sandhllls in the outhouEes Of the resi-
dence Of NJ. Silver. The stables aud fences
were destroyed aud several vehicles and
buI6c WSIo DuIutQ dlbU. uD Il q
was communicated to the rear Of Judge W.
W. Montgomery's lot, and an clubhouse was
destroyed on his place also. Owing to the
wind and the headway obtained by the fire
before it was discovered, there were fears
of a general confagratlon. The engine
from the United States arsenal was finally
brought to the scene and the further prog
ress Of the flames arrested.
At Griffin Sunday morning at 8 o'clock
an alarm Of fire was turned in from East
Broadway aud in a few minutes it was
discovered that the one-story dwelling,
owned by Mrs. Missie Johnson, and oc-
cupied by the families Of John W. Brown
aud G. l.. Higgins, was in flames. The fire
department responded promptly, but the
lack Of water facilities made 1t impossible
for them to subdue the flames, and in a
short time the building was entirely con-
sumed- The building was valued at 81 500
and was insured for 5000. The loss to the
occupants was small, as most Of their valu-
ablss were saved.
Col w. G.. johnson Of Lexington has in
his law library book that was printed in
I66S, making it 226 years old. 1t is "Rolle's
Abridgment of the Laws Of England at
that period. Role was the presiding Justice
at the trial Of, aud signed the death war
rant of Charles l. under which he was be-
headed. The book is printed in Norman
English text, very much resembling Ger
man. Notwithstanding its great age, the
book is well preserved, the paper still white
and sound, and the print as clear as when
made. Col. Johnson has also several copies
of Winnings Abridgment," another
English work, printed nearly 100 years ago.
About two weeks ago farmer from an
other county was in Amerlcus, wanting
$50, but as he could not execute proper
papers, failed to get it. He went home
disconsoate. He had no meat, no credit
and was about to give up in despair. He
went of into the woods aud took a long
prayer, not as long as Jacobs, though, and
went home 70 his family where be ate bread
and drank water for his supper. AS he
wanted TO piece some Of his gearing he got
to turning over some plumber laid aside by
his father during the war in an Old shop.
In turning an old crock over a piece OF
money dropped out, and on investigating
the crock he got $500 in $50 gold pieces, and
about $50 in silver.
w. A. Wilkins. J. II. Mackenzie and p.
L. Corker are the incorporators for a street
railroad in Waynesboro. Application for
charter will be made to the superior
court at the June term. The city council
has consented TO grant all the privileges
called for. The capital stock will be 81, 900,
divided into forty shares Of 800 each.
Nearly all the stock is already taken, and
there will be- no difficulty in placing the
balance. The proposed route of the road
will be up Liberty street from point be-
low the store OF McCathern az Co. to Stone
street, in the upper part OF the citv, and
from the depot to Liberty street, and prob
ably down Whitaker street. Cars will be