The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-22

The Estate of the Late Gen. b. W
Eeard-A Musical Prodigy.
GEORGIA.
Rev. J. Il. Ware of Columbus died Friday
The children between the ages of and Is
In Brooks county number 1920.
bicycling is on the increase all over the
state. Georgia has got the craze bad.
There is a new postofaee in Carroll county
called Moses, in honor Of Congressman Moses
The cotton is dying and the farmers near
Cove Springs are plowing up and planting
over.
Next Friday win be field day at the Middle
Georgia Mechanical and Agricultural College
at Milledgeville.
The Milledgevlle subordinate lodge of the
Golden Chain will ask the lodges at EatOnton,
Thomson, Augusta and Sparta 10 join in with
them and have a grand picnic ut Powell park
during the next month.
The Georgia state Sunday school convcn
ton, which meets in Athens next Wednesday
night, will be attended by Sunday school
workers from all parts Of the state. 1t will
be one Of the largest and most important
gatherings Of the year
While lifting a piano at Americas Saturday
Henry Shelly. COlored drayman, had two
fingers badly mashed by the instrument drop
ping upon his hand. His injuries were quite
painful and amputation Of the mashed fingers
may be found necessary.
The gold sent to the treasury department at
Washington from Columbus was forwarded
by the following banks: Chattahoochee
National Bank $1,000, Fourth National Bank
$4,000 Merchants and Mechanics Bank
$1,000 National Bank of Columbus and Geor-
gia Home Savings Bank $4,000; total $4,000.
George w. Daniel of Augusta, who several
weeks ago shot himself accidentally in the
leg and was carried to Augusta for treat
ment, had his leg amputated last Sunday
between the ankle and knee a dispatch was
received last Friday morning saying there
was no hope for Mr.. Daniels recovery.
The bo1,y Of Caoroo CtCrtoo
lies in St. Paul's churchyard at Augusta. He
was a nephew of the father of his country and
executor OF his uncle's estate. He died in 1909
while at Augusta for his health His descend
ants are anxious to locate his grave but as it
was not marked by headstone, will probably
be unable to do so.
The amount of guano received at Bailey
since January is 4,0l6 tons. Placing this at
SIG per ton, which is about the usual price,
will make 81 ,592 that will have to be paid out
of the present cotton crop for guano. Allow
ing Surrency and Graham each half this
amount and giving HaZehurst as much as
BaXley, Will run the figures up TO S34,7sS.
Hon Robert Whitfield of Rilledgeville will
be in the race for the next congress. He is in
favor OF a jointdebate, and says ne will chal-
lcnge all the aspirants. 1t is not known who
else will be candidates, It is generally sup
posed, Of course, that Congressman Tom
Cabaniss will be a candidate for reelection
Many think that Hon Bob Berner win again
shy his castor into the ring. When asked if
AAO III bC a NaltIAGhLG llG uOES uOb say yes OF
no
A woman without husband: a man with
out wife; some children without mother
IS story that comes from Adairsville. John
Edwards at the point of u pistol at the home
OF John Lance, demanded that he keep quiet
while his wife made preparations to leave his
home and family to 90 with Edwards to the
YaStneSs of sand mountain. Edwards and
Lance S wife have had an affection for each
other for some time, and has ended in the
above result.
Miss Della Martin, an operator at the
factory at GAINESVILLE, was bitten last Tues
day morning by large black spider. 1t was
red-backed spider, whose poison is very
dangerous, and in fifteen minutes after she
knocked the spider from her jaw her entire
face was almost black and very much swollen
and she could hardly talk, the effect OF the
bite making her SO hoarse. Different rene
dies were applied, and at last accounts she
was improving.
Washington Gazette: Len Smith, who owns
quite number Of gutneas, has trained them
so perfectly that they all lay in one nest. The
nest is a hole in the ground that will hold a
peck and they lay ii full every day. He found
out by experiment that the deeper he dug the
nest the more eggs he got, so now he digs it d
little deeper every day and to his delight the
number of eggs proportionately increase He
says they outlay any fowl on earth and are
not satisfied until the nest is filled, be it ever
so deep.
Mrs. Estelle Wolf of Atlanta has about ten
land cases in Bibb superior court, against as
many different parties. She won one OF her
cases Friday, that against Mrs. Eliza John
son. The hearing of another case is now pro-
ceeding About 1000 acres of land in Bibb
county are involved. Mrs. Wolf was formerly
the wife of James Freeman of Macon de-
aeased, She has one child by Freeman and
II is Tor this chlld's interest in the land that
she Is suing. The land formerly belonged to
Robert Freeman, deceased, father of James
Freeman. deceased. The land in years past
was mortgaged, sold of, etc.
Waynesboro True Citizen: Tommie. the 3
year-old child OF W. NJ McNair of this civ is
a musical prodigy. He plays a number of
pieces OF music'on harmOnica, among them
Home, Sweet Home. Down on the SuWan-
nee River, and others. 1t is remarkable to
hear little baby who cannot speak plainly
making music with an instrument of anV
kind. II his musical precocity continues to
develop he viii be a rare musician before
many years. Mozart began very early to de.
Velop ms musical genius and was q composer
OF melodies that attracted the attention Of
learned musicians before he was 10 years old
Sam Willis, a negro hostler employed at
Sehumpert \ Lewis stables at Americus was
the victim of a very painful, if not fatal acct
dent Saturday. While passing the stalls
where the horses were tied, sam gave one of
them playful slap and in return received a
terrible kick in the stomach, which laid him
out. Several men present went to his assist
ance and a physician was summoned as
quickly as possible. For three or four hours
the man suffered great agony, and such was
MS SOl0lVloH tutb 1T DaTDy FORBADE his re-
moVaL Late in the afternoon he was placed
IN hack and carried to his home where he
lies IN precarious condition. Willis recoy-
cry is matter OF much doubt.
The school census of Sumter county makes
the following showing: Number of children
IN the county, between and IS years of age:
White males 7O2 white females 662 total
whites 1854. Colored males 2O49 colored
females 1855 total colored 4.105, total mum
her in county 5469. Number of white children
over 10 years that cannot read nor write
Males 81, females IS, total a. Number OF
coIored children over 10 years that cannot
read nor write Males 40 females 3l4 total
75s Number Of whites blind J. Colored
blind 3. White deaf and dumb 2 Colored
deaf and dumb > Idiots TO- Number
Of children over 10 years of ace
that never attended any school 102.
The handsome monument to the memory Of
the Late Bishop John w BeclIwith has beer
put in place at Oakland cemetery at Atlanta
above the grave where rests all that is lnorta
OF the gallant Christian gentleman The
monument is near the confederate shaft and il
Is a beautiful specimen OF the sculptors art
It's chief beauty being its simplicity 1t is
what Is known as the Ledger style and il
made OF Westerly Or. - granite II consist,
Of massive slab g feet long and feet wide
surmounted by d Maltese cross. on the slal
this simple inscription is carved: .Johr
Watrus BecEwith. Second Bishop of Georgia
leHo-ls90 Born, Raleigh, n. c.. Nov O. 1891
DleQ Atlanta. Ca, Nov. %. 1890 =" On the enc
OF the slab is carved Erected by the DiO
eeSe OF Georgia" The slab simple i'm IN
beauty, Is mt monument to the memory o
blshop BCckWlth. VINO was loved bv an WIN
Knew him for his strict integrity and for TN,
nd II. fsHL