The morning news., 1893-12-01

Hairs Breadth at Gainesville, Fla.
DR.. Thurmond, of Jackson County,
Murdered a Few Days After the
Murder of His soma Disastrous
Blaze at Rome-A Clergyman of
Rome breaches Sensational
Sermon.
GEORGIA.
W. R Melton Of Dawson. died a day or two
sgo.
The opening Of the United States court in
Augusta is post o7Cd until Dec. II.
c. ~ Smith OF Branwood has potatoes av-
eraCing eight pounds each III weight.
The parapnernala and other necessary
things have arrived at Dawson and a knights
Of Pythias lodge viii be organized in a few
DAYS.
The old Cobb house at Americus was burned
by incendiarics TUESDAY morning. The house
cost originally about $1,000 and was insured
for $1,000,
burglar attempted to enter the residence
of Walter Davidson. at Augusta. Wednesday
night Mr.. Davidson fred two shots at the
fellow and he disappeared
Another effort is to be Tuade to establish a
canning factory IN AmPricus. and work upon
the proposed plant Will begin within sixty
days and it will be completed and ready to
begin operations a month later.
Some weeks ago it was given out that Capt
Calvin w. Hendricks, the popular and EN-
Clsnt city engineer, would resign his position
announced
he has reconsidered his determination.
Albert 5. Owen. Of albotton. has purchased
the interest OF ". B. Pye IN ne Flint r yer
Turpentine and Lumber Company. and Is now
sole proprietor. Mr Owen has perfected ar
rangements o -ure a large squad OF Goa
vlcts and viii engage in the turpentne indus
try on large scale.
The Americus Buggy Company. firm com
posed OF 7. L. Blackwell a. A. Jones and
j. z. Williams has been dissolved r. l..
Blackwell retiring. Nessrs j. p. Wilson and
Nose Oliver will continue the carriage bust
ness at the same stand under the firm name
Of the Anericus Buggy Company.
News reached Athens Tuesday night that
DR.. ThurmOnd had been murdered near
Woods camp grounds. in Jackson county.
He was the father OF j. Neal Thurmond who
was recently murdered at Athens. The pre-
liminaTy trial OF Oscar Saxon for the murder
OF }. n. Thurmond will come up in about a
week.
The Rome Light Guards we're inspected
Tuesday night for admission into the state
militia by Lieut.. O'Bear. They stood a most
creditahle examination under the rigid mill
tary criticism of the expert examiner, and
were recommended to lie admitted to enlist
with the military companies of the state
forces.
Two negroes were committed to jail at
Buena vista last week for assault with intent
70 murder. V. NJ. Thorpe, tax collector Of
Marion, was trying TO settle difficulty be
tween two OF his tenants, when one Of them
assaulted him with a gun, and would have
shot him had it not been for the Intervention
OF the negrO's wife.
Thomas Grafton died Monday night at his
home near Brice's station, thirteen miles
from Rome. some months ago Mr. Grafton
received a terrible blow on the head from
which he never quite recovered. He was a
very successful farmer, well liked by numer-
Gus friends, and had amassed a fortune
amounting to nearly S55 900.
VIII Kemp and wife. who live in Pauldtng
county. visited his father, J. b. Kemp, near
Lost Mountain, in COBB county, Satur iav
afternoon. ne
burned with all the household contents inclu-
ding 800 IN money. Some 500 pounds of seed
cotton in a wagon close TO the house caught
hre and was destroyed also.
Mr.. Connaughton' store and dwelling. at
Athens. were burned Tuesday. Everything
IN the store was lost. Most OF the furniture
and household fixtures of the dwelling were
saved. The total loss by the fire is estimated
At about 81 100. but this is mostly covered by
insurance. This is the second time Mr. Con.
naughton has been burned out within the last
few years.
About two months ago Dr. Griffin. the
former pastor Of the Baptist church, at Buena
Vista resigned, and as yet they have not Sc
cured another to I'LL his place. They have
chosen several, all Of whom have refused to
accept so far. Last Sunday night they elected
Rev. Mr.. Goodrum who has been practising
law at Cedartown for the past few Years. AS
yet ne has not made his response.
Athens Banner: A notice appeared in the
Banner yesterday about the shooting OF Bill
Pledger, Jr., on Thomas street The baIj
from the pistol struck a 10 cent piece that
Bill had in his pocket and the print OF the IC
cent was plalnlymarked on his body. 1t was for
tunate that Bill Pledger had the 10 cent piece
IN his pocket or he would have been a cold
corpse this morning. The 10 cent piece was sc
badly damaged by the bullet that the dispen
sary refused TO take it.
John Martin who claims to be from the
country, went into a shop at Augusta Wednes
Gay, TO buy coat. He his heart on a coai
which was quoted to him at Sl.75. He had
lot OF small change in his pocket hut instead
OF paying for the coat with that he handed
the proprietor twenty dollar bill-or what
looked like a twenty dollar bill Instead Il
was two-dollar bill raised with the addition
OF cipher. Martin was arrested and is nov
IN jail awaiting investigation He claims tC
pc innocent in the matter, but the police
think otherwise.
Athens Banner: Athens came very neal
having two mayors elected the other dan
when the election was held. And il came
about in this way: At first all of the ii, k ITS
were printed, FIRST ward for mayor --;
Second ward, for mayor - etc Thus if
these tickets had been voted the election
would have been held for mayor Of eact
ward. Had this been done Can't O 'Ferrnl
would be mayor Of the first third and fourth
ware ana Mr.. Jester mayor of the seconc
ward But the error on the part OF the can
olaates was corrected and the election pro
ceeded as Of yoIe
,Rev g. w. Duyan, pastor OF the Secont
Methodlst church Of Rome, created great
sensation sunday night by attacking Inc
cherokee club. The club is composed of IN,
soclety eite In Rome. who take pride in thei
ttinCerii9lnments tin,,,,ijlLll to prominent and dis
LhgulSned men who visit the civ They
nave elegantly furnished rooms on Broat
9SLeet. which are supplied with billiard tables
Hbrary and French restaurant Rev DuvaI
accused the club Of training The Young mer
~ 3,s she city IN habits Of drink and immortality
alIs sermon was sensational in the extreme
and IT is expected that punpent newsnnnei
STllcles Will appear in the city Tapers regard
tng the remarks Of the divine on Sunda,
q, n Pls P9lssstrous hre occurred on Broad stree
Sne a. none wednesday noon. Three store,
IoIt I%Sre completely sutted boy the flames. as fol
tSv,s tGws. >. ;; King. groceries; W. h Steele
Jt"1Ie J1t e ana stoves w T.. Harris heef ma r
,t.H ~. "a r. Langley. coufcctioner; A. NJ an
Tsnuia,c Tsnoiil, canaS factory over store OF II b
Langley The losses are as follows: S. S
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