The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-28


ing a Success in Decatur County.
GEORGIA
Columbus viii celebrate the Fourth Of July.
James Walker has bought out Joseph A.
Walkers store at Darlen.
Sweet potatoes Of the last years crop arc
plentiful at Bainbridge at 80 cents per bushel.
There viii he no corn shipped into Ran
d0lph county this year. From present indl,
cations there will be none next year-and
very little meat.
Col Thomas G.. Howard died at Atlanta
FRIDAY He was an eX-mcmHcr of the lcgis-
lature and took lively stand against carpet
bag rule just after the war.
Betty Nicely. the old negro woman who was
suing the city of Athens for damages and OBJ
tanned a verdict Of $500, has been adJudged
insane and is now confined IN the county lall.
John Lee has been bound over al CarrolltOn
by Judge Cole for assault with intent to muir
der on the person of Johnny Chance. near
Cross Plains, some days ago. Lee Is behind
the bars.
Al Darien the prices for timber have ad-
vanced considerably during the past month.
and it now looks as if they would continue TO
go up. The booms having been thinned out
The demand is now better than for several
months.
Joe Spooner is q Decatur county wool
grower His flock Of sheep has increased 800
lambs this season. Marten Harrell has
flock of 1000 sheep in the northern part OF
the county. Wool growing IS on the increase
IN Decatur.
Joseph G. Burpee's store on Doboy Island
was robbed of $500 on Friday night last. One
of the doors was found open on Saturday
morning, and on investigation IL was discov-
cred that the safe had been entered and
robbed. The burglars are still at large.
The revenue officers made raid on Illicit
distillers in Butts county one night last week
and arrested Dave and Wiley Henley. white
men. and John MCGEE and Dan White, ne
grOes All the prisoners were carried to Ma
con but were liberated for want OF evidence.
a r,l1f
OF Toccoa Wednesday afternoon. While she
was standing in her door n dog ran past, Strik
inc ana knocking her down. She fell on the
floor heavily and was badly hurt. Dr. Davis
was summoned and upon investigation de
cided that her thigh was fractured at the hip
joint
Congressman Moses announces that June l6
will be the time and LaGrange the place, for
the examination OF applicants for the West
Point eadetship. which will become vacant
by the graduation Of Cadet Estes OF Talbot
ton. The examining board will be composed
of one gentleman from each county IN the
district,
There will be a meeting of all the wheelmen
Of Atlanta at the Young Mems Christian As
soeiatiOn next Monday night, The object of
the meeting Will be the organization OF a
"Wheelmen 5 club in connection with the
association. Those who connect themselves
with the association will be given u place to
store their bicycles and room IN Which to
practice.
Cuthbert made her first shipment of this
years crop OF peaches thursday. They were
grown by :. n. Jenkins on his uoted fruit
farm. Harvest Home. They were consigned
TO Louisville. Nv. MesSrs. jenkins, RawlS,
Mcdonald, Hood and others win have large
shipments in q day or two. The fruit season
from Cuthbcrt then Will open up IN earnest.
The Cuthbert peach besides being very de-
sirable, is generally among the first to reach
the market.
The wife of Editor Hagler. negro who
edits a scurrilous sheet at Atlanta called the
Peoples Advocate heard that her husband
was about to be lynched and sent communi-
cation to the governor asking for protection.
Gov NOrthcn directed Sheriff Barnes to pre-
vent a riot. Sheriff Barnes repaired to the
scene, but found no crowd to queu The only
effect the excitement had was to break up
game of Kalamazoo whist in which the sheriff
was engaged.
William Culberson is suing the North High
lands Railroad Company of Columbus for 81
900 damages. The case came up in the su-
perior court Thursday. and the declaration
stated that Culberson was driving his dray
on which was a load of lumber, and that the
electric car came by him, rJnning at an I'M
usual rate Of speed, therefore making great
deal of noise, causing his horse TO run away
ana tear up the furniture, the drdy, and to in
jure CulbersOn himself
The Quitman county correspondent of the
Cuthbert Enterprise writes his puper as fol
lows John Berrlnger lcOlOredD, an old
fisherman, while walking on the railroad be-
tween the bridge and depot last Friday
morning found pouch containing money and
ened at seeing so much money and carried the
pouch to Mr.. Lampley, who counted the
money and said there was s. 900, together with
the mileage ticket. The pouch is supposed to
have been lost of the cannon ball train. The
money is still in Mr. Lampleys charge, and
the negro has gone to MONTGOMERY to tell all
he knows concerning the money!
Ellijay Courier: We understand that the
Evans Land and Lumber Company business.
which has been in the hands OF j, G. Allen as
receiver, has all been settled. The Elmira
National Bank Of New York has paid the
cOmpany's debts and now own their large
plant with all patents land and timber, but
the mill and other properties of the company
will lie sold at this place for the
purpose OF per55egtinF the 9,, titles on
new company IS being organized and will
operate the mill in the near future on a large
scale. The mill is one of the largest in the
south The land and timber right of the com
pany amounts to $4,000 acres. n. j. and I. A.
Hammond of Atlanta were allowed s. 500 at
torneys' fees, Clay & Blair 5000 and j. c.
Allen 81 900.
Darien Timber Gazette. On Thursday morn
ing last about 0:30 O'Clock Edward II. Pop
pell, a wellknown citizen of this county, was
shot and dangerously wounded by a young
man by the name of George w. Brandon, an
employe of d. >. Sinclair. The shooting oc-
Cured in Simon A. Wells store. Mr. Pop
pen, accompanied by several friends went
into the store and was standing near and fac
ing the counter when the report of q pistol
was heard. Not a word had passed and Of
course the shooting was deliberate. From
what we can gather the shooting was done
from behind, the ball having entered the neck
and passing through the head just over the
right eye The ball, after passing
through Mr.. PoppelIs head grazed the
arm Of Martin Friedberger, who was
standing behind the counter facing Mr.. Pop
pell. No one knew Of Brandon S purpose
until he had shot Mr.. Poppen After the
shooting young Brandon surrendered to City
Marshal Sinclair and was taken to jail. We
are told that the trouble between the two mer
started several weeks since, HUt it was thought
that the matter had been settled. AS the
case will have a thorough investigation in the
courts, we have thought It best to make nc
comments Mr. Poppell is a little easier and
there is a chance for his recovery.
Rome Tribune: A merry party of about 35C
persons left the city on the Rome express
Thursday morning bound for a day Of pleas
ure in the woods at Lewis a. Gaines mill. be
low Kingston. Everything went as merrily
as picnics usually 20. and everybody was il
high glcc. At Kingston Conductor Turner
turned the train over 10 another conductor
and himself became one OF the picnic party
A short Distance below Kingston the rrair
stopped to put of a small party, among whom
were Capt. M. NJ Pepper, J. II. SpullOck anC
W "a Towers, who were going out for q qulct
day These passengers had just gotten of
wien the head Of huge freight locumo
tive appeared around the curve. The
passengers standing on the real
platform shouted. Here comes q train. Jumf
Tor your lives" AT this instant there was 4
hlgN. r0 nj whist