The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-19


the Basis of a Lawsuit-A Bicycle
Rider Dashes Into a Sewer - 4
Woman Frightened by Tramp.
GEORGIA
The handsome new Methodist church
Dawson is completed The building COS
about $4,000
The new depot at Kingston is completed
and the citizens will have a social party Il
the depot tonight.
Henry Horne Of Macon has sold his renting
and insurance business TO LeGaye walker
Bosie Wise and John Greed. Mr.. horne re
tains his real estate business
\ gentleman who farms near Dawson con
templates establishing a posSum farm. be
viii go extensively into the raising OF pos
sums.
In the case of Betsy Bently VS.. the city OF
Macon for 5000 damages for injuries received
by stepping into hole, the jury returned
verdict for $500.
Charley Nell Of Marietta had a COW killed
last Saturday. The butcher found IN her a
gold finger ring, brass finger ring hsn
hook and hand full Of nails
The school population Of the Talbotton dis
trict according to the recent enumeration is
whites 1S2: colored AIS total 600 Inside the
town limits the school population is, whites,
1873; colOred, 1913
Mrs. Lou Landers, wife Of J. 4. Landers Of
Marietta, since Jan. !, at odd times,
has pieced and quilted "a Guilt contain
Of 225 scallops. all with Turkey red,
An election has been ordered to take place
in Clinch county by the county commissioners
for the purpose Of deciding whether or not the
county seat will be removed from bonneville
to Dupont. There is much division Of opinion
on the subject.
For some weeks a grown daughter and a
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Wimberly Of
Dawson fingered between life and death until
last Saturday, when the trall thread that held
them to all that was mortal was broken and
they died only four hours apart.
The residence Of Hon. II. p. Bell OF Cum
ming was destroyed by fire Wednesday morn
ing about 4 o'clock. Only few household
goods were saved. His law Office near by was
saved by hard work. The fire was first dis
covered In the kitchen. The loss Is between
5000 and 50 900.
A few days ago fine young mule on R. D.
Gays place, near Dover, in Terrell county
was struck and killed by lightning. Strange
TO say, another mule eating at the same
trough was not hurt further than having some
splinters torn from the tlmbers OF the stock
ade, driven into its face.
The city council of Rome fixed the tax rate
at14 per cent. The extra One-fOurth was put on
because that was the only way to get money
enough to complete the water works. Every
other appropriation was cut down 10 the very
last notch and the estimated revenue was still
$1,000 short Of the amount necessary to run
the government and give the requisite ga
600 to water works,
son had quite a lively time with a big alliga-
tor, The gator was found by the roadside
near Mr.. Kitchens residence, at least half
mile from water. Mr.. Kitchens captured the
suarian, which was found to measure 81 feet
in length Mr. Kitchens is of the opinion
that the big reptile was on his way from
Chickasawhatchee creek to a pond that is on
his farm.
Monday morning Sheriff Christie Of Dawson
went to the country and arrested a negro
named Jim Jones fer incendiariSm. Jones'
who had lived on J. 7. CANDLES place, had a
falling out with his wife few days ago and
moved part Of his things from the house oc-
cupied by them. The house was burned be-
fore day Monday morning and Jones was
charged with the burning. He was released
Monday afternoon.
The state has Just recovered another s.. 700
or $500 from the old Citizens Bank at At
lanta, which failed twelve years ago. The
case OF Hill & Thompson, receivers, vs.. the
Atlanta National bank, was settled, and the
result was that the sum above mentioned was
paid into the treasury. There are other out
standing claims against the old state depos-
itory, and negotiations are on foot that may
bring IN another good round sum.
Edward Pritchard Jr., and Miss Milo
TOmplsins were married in Hamburg, oppo-
site Augusta, sunday. Attempts were made
TO keep the matter secret but the news has
leaked out. The bride is 10. the groom II.
They are popular young people who loved one
another and who laughed al locksmiths. They
started for Sunday school Sunday but wound
up at the magistrates office and were wed
agreeing to keep the marriage a secret for the
present, each returning TO their respective
homes after the ceremony. 1t seems that the
witness to the marriage ''let the cat out of the
bag" accidentally.
Mrs. Tubberville, white woman, at
tempted TO drown herself in the river at Au-
gusta Wednesday. She was walking with her
mother on Ellis street and at Campbell she
handed her mother her baby. which she was
carrying, ana throwing her cloak behind her,
81 cd ma ran r.sstT ,,a-
bell toward the river. Her mother followed
and called the aid OF a colored man. who
caught the woman just as she was about to
throw herself of the muddy bank into the
river. Her mother said that she had been
separated from her husband for about two
weeks and that the trouble had deranged her,
Lamar Ross has been awarded the first
prize in defamation to the senior class at
Harvard over large number of contestants.
The honor Is one OF great value and distinc-
ton and IS worthily worn. The successful
young gentleman is native Of Macon, but
soon after the death of his father. the late
John B. Ross, one of Macon S wealthiest and
most highly esteemed citizens he moved
when quite young boy, with his mother to
Oxford, Miss. Mrs Ross was a sister of the
lately deceased Justice L. @. C. Lamar
Lamar Ross is a hah-brother of Col. Will
lam H. Ross, one Of Macon's most popular
citizens.
Several weeks ago Constable Miller Lang
who lives in the Dark Corner region" of Lin
OOll COullyt GtOIkld- saw a negro SQeaklQR
through the woods witha young shote on his
shoulder. lang recognized the man to be
Wilson DaVey and arrested him. The CON
stable was mounted and the negro walked
alongside until very close to his (DaVey's)
house. He then broke away ana disappeared
in the building. Lang followed him in and
as there was no light couldn't see his man
The next moment there was shot and bull
let penetrated the constable's left breast lust
above the heart. After being shot he caug hit
a glimpse of the negro and fired, the bullet
striking him in the groin. Though wounded
Davey got away. Langs wound resulted in
death Wednesday
1t is understood that Terrell county will
soon have on hand a lawsuit of good proper
tions.- j. b. Sample, who built the new court
house wants the county to pay him So 900 for
delay in his work last spring. Mr. Sample
was idle several weeks after beginning work
on the building on account Of an unexpected
hitch in the sale Of the bonds The commits
sioners thought they had sold the bonds. and
the contract was let TO Mr.. Sample and he
hired force of hands and went to work A
misunderstanding arose between the com
missioners and the purchasers of the bonds.
the sale was declared of and the contractor
had to suspend work until the bonds could be
placed again. Mr. Sample claims that he
was damaged in the sum mentioned above by
the delay and wants the county to pay that
much Of its cash to him.
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