The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-11

benefit OF certain creditors represented by
Carter & Wall OF this city, and julius otto
has been appointed special master. Track
was laid for eleven miles between Brad en-
town ana Sarasota, the contra tors being
GabOury & Armstrong Under these were a
number OF subcOntractOrs- The decree al
lows Gaboury & Armstrong lien OF s., 700,
and the subcontractors' liens for 81" 700.
These are first liens. Z. King as trustee for
the defunct bank Of Arcadia and Mai. G.. r.
Cooper for other claimants, are allowed sec
Ond liens but It is not now thought anything
will re realized for them. The sale will he
at Braidentown on Monday. sept. 3. ana in
cludes the property entire. with all privileges
and franchises The road will probably be
bought by some corporation wishing an ex-
tension in that direction.
letter from Archer to the Jacksonville
Times-Union says: The Indignation Of the
citizens Of this place was wrought into
white heat Saturday when Mr.. Hogan came
10 town and reported that his fence had teen
torn down and the rails stacked on another
man IS ground, thus leaving his crops TO de
Fstruction by cattle and hogs. An investiga-
ton of the old mans report proved 20 be
true. About forty panels Of fence had been
moved and the rails stacked and great dam
age had been done to his growing corn and
potato S. meeting was called. at which
the offender was handled without gloves. Mr..
Hogan is poor man, almost helpless, and
could lll-aford to lose his crops. dependent,
as he is, on them for living and should they
le destro Yed he would be thrown on the
charities Of the people as he says he
there is always two sides to a ques
ton. II was decided to hear both and Milton
Brown was delegated to wait on Dr. Byington,
and learn from him the reason for his course.
II seems from his statement that there has
existed an unpleasantness between the doc
tor and his neighbor, Mr. Hogan, for some
time, growing out Of some real estate trans
actions; that the rails belonged to him
tByingtonI, and that he had perfect right
to remove them; that when Mr. Hogan pur
chased the land there was reservation made
in the deed of a certain numl sr Of feet for
road purposes, that the fence stood on the re-
serve and therefore, by right, was his
as also wen that Mr.. Hogan
depended on for water supply, and
OF which the doctor deprived him by TAX.
ing the handle out of the pump.
Letters have been shown by both parties
damaging to the reputation of the other. But
II was decided at the citizens meeting that
Mr.. HOgan's crop should not he destroyed.
and, pending a decision by the court as to the
ownership of the rails, and the right OF one
man to cause the des truction of another
crops Mr.. Brown was again delegated to
wait or the doctor and offer to pay him
stated sum for the rails, provided the court
decided in his favor, which was agreeable to
the doctor Meanwhile, all the men that
could be spared from their business adjourned
to Mr. HoRan's farm, about mile and a half
from town, ready, no matter what decision
was brought by Mr.. Brown to put up the
fence and protect the crop. About twenty of
Archer's representative men repaired the
breach in the fence"