The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-03


County.
The express office at Cordelc has been made
money order office.
Early Alexander peaches are ripe, and the
first shipment went forward from Fort Valley
last week
Fort Valley has been made a weather signal
station and W. +. Wynne is the manager of
the service
1t is claimed that T r Edge has fifteen
acres Of the finest cotton in Dodge county. 1t
averages nearly knee high.
patent has been granted to Sam Love
man. @. w. McCrary and T. w. Livingston.
all of Dalton, for cloth measuring machine.
majority of Houston countys farmers
have nve or six acres each, or more, irom
which they calculate to gather at least bale
of cotton per acre this year
In February. 1891, a child Of W, c. Kirven
Of Columbus was killed by bank Of dirt on
Fifteenth street caving in on him. Mr. klr-
ven now wants $4,000 damages
The old negro woman of East Athens who
insisted on being baptized in her grave, an
account of which was given in yesterday S
issue has died from the immersion.
Several loads Of corn have been sold in
Perry this week az 60 cents per bushel, and 1t
is probable that fully twO-thirds of the white
farmers in Houston have corn for sale.
The jury in the suit OF j. H. Sims vs.. city of
Columbus for $4,000 for damages returned a
verdict for 81 900. The case will be appealed
by the city attorneys to the supreme court.
]. J. Keith of Louisville has extracted 489
pounds of honey and has still in the comb 800
section boxes that weigh from to ~ pounds
per section. He finds the bee business profit
able He gives careful attention TO his colony,
and handles them in the most scientific man
ner.
The superior court has been occupied with
the case of Denham VS.. Walker, suit to re
cover a plantation valued at $4,000. The
grounds on which the suit is brought is the
violation of certain conditions in the contract
by which the plaintiff claims the deed should
be broken.
AT its last meeting the Augusta Bicycle
Club appointed a committee to select some
sort OF badge or button for its members.
They wish to do this in order 70 distinguish
themselves from other wheClmen who are not
members Of the club, and so that in case of
accident or violation their men will not be
blamed,
When the Brunson store at Perry was torn
down last week few pieces OF money and
several old account and other mercantile
books were found. Among these was a stock
book of 1850. II contains the itemized stock
OF ). Fielder & Co. on Dec. 30 1850, The emu
meratiOn of the several lines of stock covers
ninety-siX pages, and the total value of the
stock was Sll 657 II.
]. T. Medlin Of the Plant system writes to
the MORNING NEWS as follows: Il take pleas
ure in inclosing you a sea island cotton
bloom that / secured on May % from the field
OF q. w. HcrndOn, Who lives about two miles
X,
had the first cotton bloom for the past six
years, and Is large and prosperous farmer
The sheriff has closed the doors OF the Davis
1ewelry store on Broad street at Rome. G., j.
Davis sold his business to Charley Davis last
winter and moved TO Atlanta. short time
ago he returned to Rome and bought the bust
ness back and took charge Of il. Charley
Davis, IL is said had fallen behind and IL is
on this account that the close of the business
has occurred. There will be some vigorous
litigation over the matter
Gov. Northen has issued pardons to the fol
lowing: Joseph Simpson. sent up for four
years from COBB county for highway robbery,
Will be released because he is helpless con
sumptive ana unable to work, Henry Daw-
son Of Ware county is the next on the list.
The courts gave him twenty years for burg
larry James NJ and Randall J. Sweat also of
Ware and sent up for robbery, are the bench
Charles of the third pardon.
AT Mount Vernon on Thursday evening last,
Isaac LadSOn shot, and seriously wounded, a
man by the name Of Hart, stranger who had
been In the country but a short time. Lad
sons dog bit Hart Hart shot the dog and
Ladson then shot Hart The shot shattered
the left arm badly, so much so that DR.. Nor
rison, who was called in, advised amputation
al once, but Hart would not consent to it and
IL was not done until Tuesday. after NORTH
cation had made IL an imperative necessity.
Then DrS. Rogers, Currie. Morrison Bush
and Mcleod met and performed the oPer-
alton
Dalton Citizen: News comes from Murray
by an eyewitness Of the shooting of Henry
Bagley by a One-armed man employed by the
Standard Oil Company in their stave works at
Carters Quarter he circumstances 20 to
show that Bagley ana his two brothers went
down there drinking and raised a fuss with
the man whose name was not known by the
witness After some words of admontion
the one-armed man pulled a 3s-caliber Smith
& WesSon and began firing, Henry was shot
in the breast above the heart, and is now
thOught-tO be dead. The others ran and it was
not learned if any shots took effect. The one
armed man left Immediately afterward.
Red Terrell Of Montgomery county met a
terrible death last Friday afternoon. Terrell
lived alone in the old Palmer homestead fouI
or five miles out of Mount Vernon. About
O'Clock last Friday afternoon, there came VI
terrible storm OF wind, rain and hail, ac
companied by great deal OF heavy thunder
After the storm ahated, the neighbOUs dis
covered that the house was on fire. Repair
ing TO the place. they were horrihed to tnC
the body Of Terrell burning up in the house
which was TOO far gone to save anything. OF
to even rescue the body. The suppOsition is
that the house was struck by lightning the
same stroke firing the house and killing the
man.
Bob Palmer of Albany was stabbed in The
neck Wednesday night. A young man name(
Coolies and a son of James Camp were indulg
ing in an exchange Of fists when Palmer tool
nand- ne claims, Tor the purpose OF Sepa
rating them. James Glover a cousin of VOunl
Camp, was standing near, and when Palmer
lntertered, he. too. decided TO take part, tn,
participants Glover claims that Palmer en-
deavOred to strike him with a fence picket
and In relf-defeusc he struck him in the bacl
OF the neck with his knife. The wound was
deep and painful one, though not dangerous
Glover was arrested on a warrant sworn oui
BY Palmer, but gave bond and was re
leased
In the superior court at Americas Wednes
day the jury in the case Of ). NJ. Cohen
manager, vs.. the Central City, Glens Fails
British America and Mechanics and Traders
Fire Insurance companies rendered verde
in favor Of the plaintin awarding hin
s. 6e4 n besides 10 per cent of the abov
amount for damages and 10 per cent. for al
torneyS' fees making the total sOmcthin!
over 5000. BY consent OF counsel il was OF
dered that the four cases be consolidated ant
tried as one case, the jury to render one ven
diet, and whatever verdict was rendered 70
plaintiff, If any, TO be prorGted by counsel 70
plaintiff ana defendants according to tn
faces OF the policies to the amount OF the vel
dict. Counsel for the defendants have d
ready filed motion for a new trial
On Wednesday night of last week about
O'Clock the turpentine distllery OF J L. Hir
son at Erick was destroyed by an incendiar
torch. Mr.. Hinson is confident that il was So
on tire, as there had been no fire about tn
still since early Wednesday morning MI
Hinson places his loss at about $50. Nj
hlnson IS thorough going man and viii D
In running order again by this week A SCI
ond IRE occurred on Friday about noon. /
- stubbs g. Bros single mill was total
destroyed. The mill caught while the hand
We're al dinner about II 80 O'Clock THEIR
caught from the furnace TO the sawdust room