The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-02

Explosion at Powder Springs.
Gwinnett County Lovers Married
After An Exciting Experience Lii
oenses Granted by the State Board
of Pharmacy.
GEORGIA.
The town OF Dublin is 70 have river sta
ton, and the rise ana fail Of the Ocouee river
there will hereafter be looked into.
The young men OF Lawrenceville, with
whom Rev j. L. Moon is very popular, have
made him present Of twenty odd dollars as
q personal tribute TO his efforts in their be-
half.
A gentleman from Wilcox county was in
the city Wednesday, looking about with a
view to starting poultry and dairy farm
somewhere near Americas if suitable farm
could be secured.
At Macon Wednesday night, as John Nor
mon was crossing the Central railroad track
on Bay street, the yard engine struck him
knocking him of the track, breaking his back,
1awbone and arm
DR.. r. G. Orr Of Athens, while out bird
hunting Wednesday afternoon was accident
ally shot ry NJ. K. Layton. The whole load
took effect in his right breast, and il is feared
that one or two shot entered his lungs.
The local weather bureau service is hard at
work this week upon an exhaustive cOmputa-
ton OF the record of rainfalIs in Atlanta dur
ing the last fifteen years. The report will, in
all probability, be gwen out next week.
A terrific boiler explosion at Ships saw
mill near Powder Springs Wednesday morn
ing resulted in the death of Abb Radestraw,
the engineers Joseph Ships had two fingers
blown off: jim Ivey had a leg broken, and two
others were tadly hurt. The boiler was
thrown 500 feet.
When the regular freight train on the Co
lumbus Southern railroad reached Albany
esday night, it stopped on the long EN-
bankment north Of the city 1t was about 8
O'Clock and very dark, and when Conductor
Allen alighted from his cab he fell several
at fe
right shoulder.
A Mr. Gilbert. who lives four or five miles
west of LawrenCeviile. reports the finding of
five boxes of tobacco on the right of way of
the Georgia, Carolina and Northern railroad
one day last week on the land OF Mrs, Sallie
Bagwell, near where Merrett old camp was
located during the construction OF the road.
He can account for the finding of the goods
andswin hold them until the matter is looked
into.
Grimm Call: There seems to he an or
gained gang OF cotton thieves In Cabins dis
trict who not only take the staple that has
been picked but 90 10 the fields after night
and gather it for themselves. Wednesday
1t was reported to the Call that a few nights
ago Capt. j. H. Mitchell had IA half bale
stolen from him after It had been picked in
baskets and that on Q. Is. BostWick'S place
four acres were picked over in one night and
the cotton carried of and no clue to the
thieves or pickers has been found.
Americas Times Recorder: Mamie Davis
woman living at sos jackson street re
pOLNSu du dCl Oh NduudllSul 10 Ine police
wednesday that should insure the severest
penalty 10 the Culprit While the woman was
at the opera house the night before some
vandal entered her room and with q sharp
knife cut the new carpet on the floor into dog
rags; opening the wardrobe. the woman
dresses many of them very handsome, were
taken out and cut into ribbons The matter
mas been reported TO the grand jury and will
be investigated. The woman told an officer
whom she supected Of the deed.
Griffin Call; Wednesday afternoon Lucius
Atkinson, negro. was arrested by Deputy
Sherld =. q. Cunningham on the charge of
arson, upon warrant sworn out by w. p
Walker, whose barn was burned on the night
of Aug. in Cabins District while he was in
Chicago. This negro had, had some words
with Mr.. Walker before the burning and TO
two companions MADE threats that he would
get even with him. The case waS worked up
very quietly, and Wednesday Mr.. Walker
sent the negro to town upon his wagon not
allowing him to have the faintest suspicion
that there was any charge against him until
the officers pulled him in. The negro Stoutly
declares his innocence, but II is said that
there Is overwhelming evidence against him
and another party.
The Georgia state board of pharmacy met
on Tuesday in the capitol at Atlanta to ex-
anime class of young men. This able BODY
OF pharmacists, consisting of Drs John W
GOODWIN chairman; ;. Q. Durham, George f.
Payne, harry Sharp and II. K. Slack, score
tary carefully examined fifteen young men
from various sections Of the state. in all OF
the branches per aiming to their profession.
S@NNiA-AAAs"eApAA
Ten passed and five failed Those who passed
were J. Q. Baker. savannah; +. s. Britton
n j. Gillespie Macon; b. f. Herring, Cor.
dele; X. +. Kelly. William w. McAfee. At
lanta; Martin Meadows, J. w. Ridout Macon;
A. q. Screven ana j. J. Nooten, Atlanta. j.
., Baker, OF savannah, passed the best eX-
animation and was awarded the interstate
license. The Georgia board now ranks among
the first in the United States ana her inter
state license is recognized IN fifteen states, so
that the young man who holds one of these
CGrGncHfeS OF DTOtrlPnPy = a 81 "a
wide field open to him.
Rome Tribune: Wednesday night between
10 and II o'clock, Tom Gamer, q well-known
negro, found shirt, trousers and uudercl 9th
Ing banging on the railing about the middle
OF the bridge over the Etowah on Second
avenue. He found an envelop stamped but
with no address, sticking from the pocket,
and another note written on brown paper
be carried all to the drug store of DR.. Bruce
harris IN East Rome. The envelope was not
sealed, and inside was found note beginning:
Buried IN the river, Rome, Ga. Nov. 20"
The writing was so execrable that little OF the
remainder could be dociphered. Here is
one sentence, however. If YOU want TO see
me go TO he'll, viii be there" Besides this
IN the envelope. was a tintype OF a negro
about - years old. The other note was writ
ten on piece Of w NJ. Cannon & Co s
wrapping paper. 1t. too was inegible. ONLY
portions OF each could be made out 1t seems
however, that the negro was trying to say
that ne had stolen two horses and burned a
stable, and was sorry for it. 1t also seemed
that some boy had been arrested for the
crime, and the negro was trying TO clear him
Both notes were so Ineligible that they could
only be guessed at. The place seemed to be
Milton Tenn. or something like that. The
name OF the negro appeared TO DO Joe Vann
or Welton Rutherford
Lawrenceville Herald: young man. b. F.
Whlte, who lives a short distance above town
had made up his mind that he wanted a mart
ner for life, and Miss Nancy Raw was his
nrst choice. The arrangements were all per
iected 10 have quiet wedding last thursday
night The necessary license was obtained
ana squire W. N. Langley was engaged to
perform the ceremony. Everything went
merry as marriage he'll until he got to that
point IN the ceremony where he said ii any
one can show cause why this couple should
not be joined in matrimUuv. let him now
speak or forever hereafter hold his peace %
just at that moment there was
a rustic Of feet. Dan Ray. brother of
the bride, stepped into the arena Mr.
Langley, ne said you cant marry this
couple. am opposed to it" And. whipping
Out long hladed pocket knife added: III
you marry That couple il cut your throatl'
Ine squire hesitated. II was time 10 hest
tale there was blood in Dams eve. So the
seance was declared of, and the half per
iorne9 ceremony was cut short. The would
uc bIlde was marched off by her folks and
the bridegroom was out Sl50. So ends the
nIsJ chapter. Now for the second chapter.
Mr.. Langley says that last SUNDAY night the
young couple presented themselves before
ulL AT MS mouse about 9 o'clock asking To he
married at once. Dan Sexton seemed To he
lue master OF ceremonies. The bride and
groom had eSl1Cntly bcen struggling To gef
tutIbt Juelr clothes were torn and blood oogc5