The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-24
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town-A Brutal Murder in Bullocl
County-A Barrel Blows up and Bad
" Hurts the Man Who Caused the
Explosion.
GEORGIA.
Luke H. Galloway, of Dalton, raised Cox
bushels of oats on 10 acres.
ASl.5O0 Baptist church is to be erected
at Warwick, Worth county.
John n. Applewhite a highly re
spectacle citizen of Burke county. died
at his home last Sunday morning after a
long illness from typhoid fever
Crops, especially corn crops around
Smithville win be cut off considerably by
the prevailing drouth Other sections of
the county have not suffered for rain.
A few days back r. p Manly of Dial
ton, signed a contract TO build the jail of
Pocahontas county. West Virginia, for
the sum of So, 800. This was quite a
victory for the Manly Manufacturing
company, as there were several cOmpeti-
tors
The city fathers of Quitman are still
figuring on the question Of water works
and electric lights. w. A. Robinson, a
contractor of Macon, spent several days
in Quitman last week investigating the
question His opinion is that Quitman
could get a bounuiful supply Of good water
from the old artesian well and at a small
cost.
c. NJ. Wright, postmaster-elect, has not
taken formal charge of the pOStOftice at
Milledgeville vet. because of some delay
in the arrival of his commission, supposed
to be occasioned by the absence of Presi-
dent Cleveland from Washington city.
The postofiice inspector of this district
paid the Office a visit this week and found
everything in good order.
Two more counties heard from Satur-
day by COntroller-General Wright
show a falling off in the amount of their
taxable property this year, Butts
county, which returns about million and
a half, is only 81 1866 short, but Hart.
which returns a million and a quarter, is
S43 949 short. The total shortage for the
two counties, it will be seen, is $45, us
The large new gin house Of G. w. c.
Munro, who lives at Putnam, seven miles
west of Ellaville was struck by lightning
Friday and destroyed by fire together
with the contents, consisting of 2 gins,
one threshing machine, ! separator, 200
bushels seed oats, 100 bushels of cotton
seed, running gear, screw, etc. The loss
was about 81 200, partly covered by insur-
ance.
A serious accident happened to Whip
per Wade, living in the vicinity of Bul-
loch county, a few days ago. He struck
a lighted match to the open hung of an
empty barrel when the barrel exploded
with a noise like that of q cannon. A
fragment of the barrel struck him in the
face, cutting his cheek and upper lip to
the bone and breaking his nose, and he
lay in an insensible condition for quite
while.
The annual reunion Of Macon county's
veterans took place Thursday at Mona
Springs, about ten miles south of Rey-
nolds. About 100 old veterans were
formed in ranks and marched TO the
stand, where short addresses were made
by different members Of the association.
About 1900 people were gathered togeth-
er from the surrounding country and
neighboring towns to witness the pro-
ceedings.
Lucy Turner, young colored woman,
had her right ear cut off and head badly
gashed by a knife in the hands of another
duslSy damsel named Leila Durham, in a
fracas in Tybee. suburb of Macon, Fri
day She was taken to the police station
shortly afterward by her husband, where
DIR. Sullivan, the city physician, sewed
up the wound and gave her temporary
ease The trouble was all about 10 cents,
which Lucy claims dollar Bill" had Sc
cured from her under fraudulent circum-
stances
The annual meeting of the Americus
GuanO Company was held Friday The
secretary and treasurer presented a very
fattering report of the company's bust
ness for the year 1928, upon which the
directors based a dividend of 10 per cent.
The annual election resulted as follows:
John M. Green, president; Edgar Dunlap
general manager; Frank Sheffield, secre-
tary and treas urer. The old board of di-
rectOrs was reelected with the exception
Of Col. S. H. Hawkins, who was succeeded
by Frank Sheffield.
On the third Saturday in August, the
18th, Liberty Baptist church at Grower
vile, Brooks county, will be fifty years
Old, and will becomingly celebrate that
important event. Delegates and visitors
from more than twenty other churches
have been invited, and the Grooverville
neighborhoo6 expects to entertain the
largest crowd that has ever been on the
grounds. A very interesting programme
telling of the church's past history, its
former pastors, prominent members etc,
Will be gone through with. Dinner will
be served on the grounds.
j. T. Dupree, an architect of Rome. who
arrived at CedartOwn Thursday, was
found at the Booz House Saturday in an
unconscious condition. At last accounts
the physicians are in doubt as to whether
his condition was caused by an overdose
of morphine or brain trouble, There is
no evidence Of his attempting to commit
suicide. He is an architect, and is vice
president of the O'Neiu Manufacturing
Company of Rome For some months he
has been in bad health, and there has
been some fear expressed that his brain
might become involved.
Andrew Barnard, an industrious and
peaceable young colOred man, was cruelty
murdered on the night of the 9TH inst, in
the vicinity of BrewtOn's mill, Bulloch
county, by one John Butler general
loafing character and road sport. Butler
was arrested near Whites turpentinC
still and taken back to the scene of the
murder. When an inquest was being
held over the body and Barnard's aged
mother and his wife were walking M
and down the road as they viewed the
dead body of their son and husband. and
weeping at the top of their voices. Butler
the murderer, seemed the least concerned
of all present. The jury returned a yer
dict in accordance with the above facts
and pronounced the crime murder A
warrant was then and there issued against
him, and he waived preliminary exam
ination and was sent to Jail
Milledgeville Chronicle: The decision
Of Judge Jenkins in favor of the iujunc
ton against issuing bonds to build col
lege barracks has been sustained in the
higher courts, and it also comes out now
that all bonds issued by The city of late
years were illegal, including those of the