The Grenada sentinel., 1893-11-11

tween the factories at Raleigh and the con.
sumers in Mexico, Texas and other southwest
ern points.
Rough on the Widow.
4 dispatch from Kansas City, Mo-,
says:
Mrs. Amanda e. .Duegan. q widow, - yssri
old, left her home In Vsldostal, Lowden coun
| ty, Ga, in September. and went to Denver
COL, to wed W. ". Roberts, whom she had
| never seen. A friend started them to CORE.
spending, and, they exchanged photographs
Roberts proposed. and, as Mrs. Duggan wanted
husband, she accepted. She is one year and
four days older than Roberts. and her hair ID
white and her face wrinkle1. When che
reached Denver he said that her photograph
had fattercd her, and promptly repudisted the
bargain and LETT her penniless BY the aid OF
charity she reached Kansas City. and she asked
the agent Of the humane society for further
assistance to get back homo
Short Courtship and speedy Marriage.
One Of the quickest marriages on rec
ord is that of Dr. Baggs, a dentist Of
Greensboro, Ca, and Miss Annie Mid
dlebrooks, of Oconee county.
The other night the doctor was called to his
office to extract tooth for yonng lady who
had ridden with her father over 90 miles to
reach the nearest dentist The doctor discov.
cred after the departure Of his fair patient that
he had fallen desperately In love with her. The
feeling became 80 strong that he started with
his buggy in pursuit Of her. His appearance
at the Middiebrook farmhouse was great sur.
prise. as was also his mission. He pressed his
suit with such ardor that an immediate mar
riage was agreed to, and the young couple be.
came man and wife within two days after they
had seen each other for the first time
A Tennessee Desperate.
Bud Lindsey. one of the most noted
desperadoes in Tennessee, was mortally
wounded near Jacksboro BY N. Nc
Ghee, deputy marshall.
Lindsey WAS one Of the leaders In the Coal
Creek (Tenn) mining troubles, and 1t was he
who captured Gen. Anderson; commander Of
the state troops, and held him prisoner until
released by Gen. Carnes' command. He was
for several years deputy United State mar.
shall and . terror 10 moonshtners. He has
slain three men and was mixed up in numer.
GUS battles In the border counties Of Kentucky
and Tennessee. He was shot by McGhee In 3
dtfaculty brought on BY himself.
For Opening . Love Letter.
Postmaster J. C league, Of HUT,
Gwynette county, Ca, was convicted
Of opening love letter in the federal
court at Atlanta.
According to the charge he was given letter
to be mailed by Miss Alice Green, young lady
living at Hut. league 'put the m,ssive In his
pocket and forgot shout it, existence until q
month later, when he accidentally found IL.
The postmaster then opened the letter, read II,
and threw away the missive. league pleaded
guilty. Judge Newman fined him 60
A judicial Victory.
Judge Edgar H. Orr, of Atlanta, Ca,
. 6-footer, descended from the bench
and whipped Ben 2. Phillips, a fragile
little fellow. Phillips was trying to
reach an agreement about costs. ten
cents being the sum that held them
apart. Phillips paid the amount, re-
marking Touched again for dims,"
when the Judge let 60 his right.
Arm Torn on.
j. J. Laughlan, white, employed in
Brewers paint works at Birmingham,
Ala., caught On arm in the machinery
Of a crusher, and before assistance
could reach him the arm was literally
torn from the shoulder. No hopes were
entertained for his recovery.
Tho Southern Exposition.
The interstate industrial exposition
Of the south, which opens at Augusta,
Co.. November II, and lasts until De-
cember u, seems likely to be the most
important event Of this kind ever held
In the south.
Death Of Noted Minister.
Rev. DR.. ]. j. Wheat, we'll known In
the south a. an able and distinguished
minister Of the Methodist church. died
at his home at Grenada, Miss, at an ad.
vanced age.
Fsll Into Coke Oven.
Daniel Weymouth, Of Coalburg, near
Birmingham, Ala, fell into q coke
oven and was simply cooked alive, his
flesh peeling of in large pieces.
Shot from Ambush.
Emile Won Hof, . prominent citizen
of DarrowviIle, La, was shot dead
from ambush while being driven home
In . hack few evenings ago.
The Alabama Mule.
An Alabama mule threw train of
the track near York, that state, the
other day. The fireman was killed and
several people badly hurt.
Cotton EsttmatoS.
Estimatss from oil the principal cot.
ton.producing states, given out . few
days ago, make the crop between q. |
100000 and 100000 bales.
Heart Dissase.
Thomas Givsns, proprietor Of shs
0ivens hotel Of MorganAsld, Ky., died
suddenly Of heart disease the othsr |
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