The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-02

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Tho stable at i. %. LairE's saw mill near
Dawson. was burned d few days ago. together
with mule
tournament has been arranged ry the
AusuSta Ellvglt tIuN lur next wednesday
and Thursday. june 9 and
The Macon Gas LlsHt and Water company
water works plant exclusive oi lHt gas piiAi.
Mr.. Jones has sold his interest ln the gro
Gerry firm at Lewis N Jones OF Rome " W lil
Martin aud now the business goes under tht
name ut Lewis IS hBf lIH.
j G.. Porter. % well dressed and nice look
tng young man. was arrested at Rome lura
day on charge uf cheating and s"lndllh4 Ia
securing So from an architect or Atlanta,
named Humue.
Tt is quite likely that Roclmart will in "a
Short time. have new manufacturing enter
prise ia the shape Of q kludlius wood factory
+. II. HuleEalC ana w. = MuuuaN OF OhatLa-
nooga are the projectors.
Jake Powell who is wanted in Calhoun
county on the charge of assault with intent TO
murder. was captured al AmcTituS Tuesday
HI was locked up i'm the county jail to await
the arrival Of an officer from mat county
Dr. Tom d. sale Of the Salc-Davis drug
firm. of Dawson. went down to Albany FRIDAY
and purchased the large establishment Qi the
Hillmau 81 Agar Company. They VIII con
tlnue their business IN Dawson ana VIII make
Dawson their headquarters.
w. Orlando johnson, an executor OF the
Dawson journal, has been appointed % special
deputy revenue collector. and assigned 10
duty under Collector Chapman of Atlanta. He
succeeds to the place Ncllloru COlqultt va
Gated when he was promoted some weeks ago
At Parrot few nights ago Miss Cook shot
al dog ia her yard. The ball glanced ana
narrowly missed the head OF Mr.. rutherford
the railroad agent Of that place. who was sit
ting in the porch Of "a dwelling on the oppo-
site of the street. The ball buried itself deep
In the side OF the house.
. of
L. Brightwen of Parrot was awarded "a
verdict Of 500 against the Western Union
Telegraph Company because OF the failure OF
the company to transmit and deliver mes
sage to Dr.. Patterson when Mr.. Brlghtwell 5
wife was seriously sick some months ago --
1t is expected that a large crowd viii attend
the commandments Of the colleges In Mil
edgeville and as the hotel will he unable %
accommodate the visitors President }. ii
Chapel is making arrangements to lodge the
lady board Of visitors and other guests OF the
Georgia Normal and Industrial College at the
uormitOry during their visit.
The grain crop now being harvested is the
biggest that has been raised in Washington
county in several years. and the yield per acre
has been very satisfactory. There has been
an unusual demand for grain cradles for gath
ering the crop. Several threshiug machines
are on the road in various parts OF the county.
stopping at farm houses where the services OF
machines are needed.
Oconee county comes to the front with
another killing Monday night negro
named sherman Burgess. who lives in the
Scull Shoal. district became involved in %
difficulty with Wesley Afford, OF That district
and as "a result received load OF huckshot IN
his face which tore away nearly half OF mis-
head The negro died almost instantly from
the effects of the wound.
The board OF directors of the Grand opera
house at Augusta met Wednesday and de-
clared a dividend OF per cent. There were
no changes. and the old board was reelected.
These are. President. John JAY Cohen; vice
president and treasurer, i. 6. Purum. Dl-
reetors: Patrick Walsh. Asbury Hull. +. r.
Schneider b r. Smith, Jr c. II. Cohen.
Lessee and manager >. H. Cohen,
Near Brentwood on last Thursday, Jasper
Carter 90 wears OF age was seriously cut by
his son. John Garter. The senior Garter was
in Dawson Thursday morning and 1t is under
stood that the difficulty occurred inst after he
returned home. There are different versions
Of the origin Of the difhculty The son was
, doing some blowing that morning and it was
about this work that the trouble arose.
Tuesday afternoon after Acy Royal had
closed his store at Lowe, % postoflCe four
miles north OF Lacrosse. il was discovered 10
be on tre between The ceiling and roof. II IS
supposed TO have been Tired by rats. When
discovered, the fire was too far advanced to
save any Of the goods scarcely, and the build
Ing was soon in ashes The stock was in
s0red for 81 200 and the house S300-2bout their
value,
On Friday last the body of Sampson John
son .coored4 OF Bullouh county was found
near Ross landing. on the Ogeechee river,
hanging about twelve inches above the water
10 q limb. johnson had teen gone from home
about nine days and Is supposed to have been
capsized and drowned while going down
stream iu his boat. His body toatcd against
the limb. which caught In his clothing. and
when the water fell left him suspended in the
air.
At SanderSville Henry Brantlcy, a barber.
rented the hall belonging to the organization
known as the Lodge of the Laboring Brothers.
IN which TO give a supper on the night follow
Ing the emancipation celebration, paying
therefor =. Objection was raised by some Of
the members TO this business transaction. and
the use OF the hall was denied. Henry brought
suit in the court presided over by W G.. Rob
son notary public last week to recover dam
ages. and was awarded S33
The store Of Charles Hoffman, corner of
and Wolf streets at Brunswick, was discov-
cred on tire Wednesday morning at 3 O'Clock
The stock was total loss but the building
was damaged principally in the roof. The
fire spread to the adjoining building, which
was Mr. Hoffman S residence, where the dam
age Was very Slight. as all his furniture was
removed. except from the parlor The inSur
aIce on the store and stock was II 500, and on
The residence and its contents $1,000.
Augusta Herald: Augusta owes debt Of
thanks to John W Dickey F. Nj. Mulhcrin
Ned johnson 2. Il. Rice and C. s Heard. for
their splendid work in getting the Gates
Desk Company here. Nor can the CitV'S graft
tude Doe too plentifully bestowed on Dr Tut
Yesterday the sum secured was only Sii.UJO
and SIS 900 was needed. Dr., Yutt was seen
ard when notified of the facts called for a
pen ana signed his name for s. 600 1t was u
grand act aud cannot be too highly appre-
ciated.
j. L. Hand is building hear Camilla one of
the largest ginnCrieS in the south. The build
ing is l25 feet long by 35 feet wide, 2l5 stories
high and will contain when finished eight long
staple ana four short staple gins. with the
latest improved seed cotton elevators and
other machinery for handling cotton with
ease and dispatch. He will put electric lights
in the building and run day and night, SO that
the growers of long cotton especially will
have no trouble in getting their cotton ginned
While they are uni )adlng.
a well dressed tramp representing himself
as "A drummer for big music house was ar
rested in Dawson few days ago and carried
To Shcllmau, from which place he has mys-
terlouSiY disappeared without settling his
board bill at the Arthur house. After spend
ing day in the Shellman guard house nc set
tied with Landlord Arthur ana was giVen his
liberty. He also left an unpaid board bin at
Cuthbert. He represented that his trunk was
behind and would be IN IN day or two. ana
after getting several days board skipped out.
w. N. Hartman of Tennille has o number of
pets, among which is dOmeSticatcd crane or
sfork. This crane acts i'm the capacity OF "a
watch dog and never fails to give notice Of
the 1pprodC OF q strangcr-nau or animal
and II anybody enters lhc yard is sure 10
meet aim before he can reach The house. The
crane is AN excellent mOuser. and can destroy
these pets with remarkable rapidftv when
taken TO the Earn. Ii he sees "a mouse he is