The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-16

square feet Of plastering had fallen direct Y
OYER the bench and table on which the
jurors were lolling. They did not appear
To like the idea OF staying in the room any
longer, and at once returned a verdict for
$40
A few weeks ago Sam Barnes. negro
below Americas, lost his wife, and his en-
ployer came up as Sam was eating his din
ner and thought he would console him
Well, Sam" said he, Sits very bard on q
man to lose a good wife; it kinder illustrates
ali MS plans" 81 dunno, boss" said Sam,
dat oman eat heap, and il took lots er
vittles to feed her. My goodness, but il
kinder look like putin corn in der barn. >
Yes, but she worked and done you lots Of
good; saved up great did that you would
waste, and then cooked for you, washed for
loss But see here, boss; Use saven all
dat eltin' she Gated, an it don't took so
much now. Some wimmens gifts sick at de
stommich sometimes an can't eat; but dat
oman or mine allus had big appetite, and
was allus ready to eat No, boss, guess
made by her dyin', and l doan' want her
back. She could eat as much as four or
five healthier pussons orter eat an Tse
kinder glad she's gone
The melon outlook for the approaching
season is encouraging, if not fiattering.
last season, and the prospect is that the
production will not b excessive 1t will
certainly not be in excess Of the demand,
If an intelligent and judlcious plan
Of distribution can be pursued
The growing crop will require a larger
number of ventilated cars to move it than
the transportation companies furnished last
season, and it behooves the railroads to make
timely and ample provision TO get this per
lsha hla T4rndt1rf n TnaFkaf Tho l,aufra1
system is building 1000 ventilated cars II
these are ready for use by June 20, and the
same number Of foreign fruit cars that was
in service last season be placed in the melon
territory, all viii be we'll. The melon grow
ers are to meet in convention at Albany in
May, subject to the call Of President George
r. Mckee, when the shipping facilities will
be fully discussed, aud when intelligent in.
formation can be promulgated.
At Griffin Saturday, Judge Boynton was
prepared 10 hear the argument in case Of
Bates, Kingsberry & Co, Of Atlanta, VS.
S. A Waldroup & Co., Of Griffin, asking
that receiver be appointed, but thu
counsel for the defense, Coils. 6.
w. Bryan and w. T. Dicken, Of Melon
ough, asked for further time, and the
hearing was postponed until next Thurs
day, April 49, BY that time the counsel for
S. A. Waldroup & Co. say that they will
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the bill false, and especially the one in re-
gard to moving the goods from Alabama to
Hampton and Griffin. To that end they
have secured an order from the court to
have A 7. Maxwell Central railroad agent
at Ham Dton, J. l. Read, Central railroai
agent at Griffin, and E. NJ Word, agent
for the Georgia Midland, TO appear with
their books and show, or make affidavit
that the stock of S. A Waldroup &
abfrraI f-1r,, Nar.- II
Boynton also granted them leave to open
their place Of business by giving bond in
the sum Of $500, but this the firm will not
do as their time will be employed in getting
up affidavits relevant to the case. Both
sides are confident
c. C. Cassell, who has rented Mrs Grit
fith's cottage at Lafayette CONES of remark
able stock. His father, Thomas CaSseu,
was well known citizen of Cobb county.
Twice married, his first union was blessed
with two children, his second and last with
twenty-one, most of them boys. In the
second muster roll there were three sets Of
twins. The last child was born when the
mother was 4S years Of age. When dinner
was served it was not necessary TO invite
company TO have "a full table. It
none were missing twenty-five sat
down 70 the table. The prolife
mother lived % be -. She was nobly rep
resented in the fateful days Of war by her
troop of sons on many a battle field The
father was a soldier and pensioner Of the
war Of 1912 He died last year at Gadsden,
Ala, in the l09sh year of his age, being
confined 20 his bad but four DAYS before
his death. In his long pilgrimage, he never
wore glasses After he passed the l00-miIe
post, his eye sight came back TO him witt
all the freshness Of youth, and his skill with
the rife was unerring. In all this length
Of life, he was one Of the light weights,
never weighing more than 135 pounds AID
being 5 feet So inches in hight. His father
was full blooded Cherokee
Monday Mrs Ella Bigzers. a widow Of
Warrenton, had occasion to open her trunk
for something and when she opened it dis
covered, to her great dismay, that her purse
containing $3.50, which hsd been kept in
the trunk, was gone, and not single rrace
Of the thieves or a semblance Of a clew 10
the theft remained. The trunk was usually
kept locked, and the key stayed in NJ.
Biggers pocket, and was still securely
locked last Monday when tine money was
first missed. Just when and by what n ca rs
the burglary was committed is what mysti-
fies Mrs. Biggers and those to whom she
told OF the robbery, and il remains for
future developments to reveal The trunk
bore no signs CT evi lenees of having b son
broken open, and there is but one other way
the burglars could have gotten ia the
trunk without forcing it open. They must
evidently have had key fitting the lock of
the trunk and entered the house at night
while Mrs. Biggers was away. Mrs. Big
gers was advised to keep the matter quiet,
thinking it might lead TO a more speedy ar
rest of the burglars, but as yet all investi-
CATION has been baffied and every effort
made to capture them has likewise proven
futile. The belief in the minds of some Of
the citizens is now confirmed, and appear
ances warrant the belief that there is an
organized band of negro thieves who have
no other means Of sustenance. Vigilance
will not be wanting on the part of the citi-
zens, as well as the officers aud the law, and
strenuous efforts will be exerted to cap
ture tlesoa thieves and put a stop to the re-
cent aud repeated burglaries.
For the past two years hot contest for
the possession of 23S pieces OF gold coin, in
the denomination of IS, aggregating the
sum of g., $780, has been going on in the su-
perior court OF Hall county, shaped no in a
bail trover suit, in which John F. aud Eze-
kiel Dunegan, as administrators upon the
estate OF Joseph Duregan, deceased, prose-
cuted and Isaac Bales defended. The case
took sudden and unexpected turn the
other day, and settlement was effected by
the parties litigant themselves during mac
ton on the following basis, to wit The
court costs and taxes were TO be paid out of
the general fund, and the balance equally
divided between the plaintiffs and defend
ants. The case was one OF deep interest and
brought out many nice aud intricate legal
points. On March 81, 1887, Cicero
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