The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-16

senser Shoots a Man Stealing Ride.
A Negro Boy Killed by Drinking
Whisky, or Buried Alive-McDufie
county's Sheriff Reported to Be
Dying From his Wounds.
GEORGIA.
Messrs. Bagby & Speer have bought the
mill on Dried Indian Creek at CoVlngton,
paying 81 300 for it.
Ebenezer J. Hart has bought A. p. Hatch
er's residence on College street at Dawson.
The consideration is said to have been
$1,000.
il Hanesley, Of Americas, has recently
closed a contract TO supply Boston firm with
5000 900 feet Of lumber within the next FIVE
months.
JR Kennedy has resigned as city editor
Of the Macon Telegraph to acceps the posi-
ton of secretary OF the Macon Exposition
Company.
The discovery of rich gold deposits in
Paulding county, some thirty miles eass OF
Rome, has caused a great deal OF excitement
In that neighborhood
Sheriff Halves, of McDufle county, is dying
from the wounds inflicted upon Inn some
time ago by inmates of the jail when they
made a break for liberty.
The Planters Bank. at Americas, has been
awarded territory as a state depository. I he
bank gets the counties Of Early Schley, Ma
con, Sumter, Taylor, Terrell and Webster.
The estate Of the late Drury Reid. OF VII
cox county. was divided among the heirs,
seven in number last Thursday. The estate
was valued at S2l 600, located mostly in Wilcox
county.
The new postofilce, at Carmel junction. is
named Bob Lee, instead OF Curtis, as was at
first announced. IL is on the Middle Georgia
and Atlantic railroad, between Hayston and
Newborn.
Last week George H. Stanton of Brick
Store district Newton county, carried 1873
bales of cotton to Social Circle and sold IT, 1t
was all raised on his farm near Brick store,
and brought something over 5000
Thomas Garner, of Newton factory, has
purchased the property known as the stew
art Mill place on swapping Shoal creek, in
Rocky Plains district. and IS now preparing to
erect, on the old mill site, a good and sub
stantial mill.
In the municipal election at Valdosta
Wednesday the followed straight democratic
ticket was elected by a three to-one vote
Mayor, W H; Grimm aldermen, J: 7.
Peoples, J. G. Stevens, II. c. Briggs.
Just before day on Friday morning the barn
belonging to n. G. Lee at CovingtOn, was dis
covered to be on fire. Before assistance
could be rendered the fire was beyond control
and nothing could be saved from the build
ing. Besides corn, fodder, hay, harness,
tools, etc. two fine mules were burned to
death, two others seriously hurt and a COW so
badly injured that she had to be killed. The
, loss will amount to about $500, without any
Insurance.
The Piedmont Marble Company. located at
Marble Hill short distance from Tate, is
hard al work gettiI out the marble to till the
contract recently made to supply all the mar
BILE for the new st. Luke $ hospital, In New
York The old hospital site vas recently
sold for 50 900 600 and the trustees decided to
investsthis in q mammoth new hospita a.. All the
marble to he used in this magnificent struc-
ture goes from Georgia, and the company is
now working large force getting 1t out.
Doraville school had lively little sensa-
IN
may have to settle. A boy was passing by
and hallowed school butter and the school
boys caught him and took him to the branch
and ducked him lie got mad, went home and
got double barrel shotgun and went to the
school house and tried to shoot through the
windows. The teacher being lady, the stu
dents were badly frightened and flew out the
doors and windows like flying squirrels
Dawson News: Judge John b. Perry is the
possessor of vest that has a history. 1t was
made forty eight years ago at the home Of
Judge Perry's father in McDuf1e county by a
tailor 70 years of age. The vest is OF cotton
and was made from bolt Of cloth that wa;
wove by his great-grand-mOther ABOUT 1880, o.
ia years ago. There were no gins in those
days, and the cotton, from which the cloth
was made, was picked from the seed with the
fingers. The vest is in a state of good pre-
servation, and the style is pretty much the
same as is worn to-day.
Marietta Journal bloody cutting affray
took place Saturday night In front OF Ander-
son Nichols, colored, restaurant, on Chero
kee street, in this place. John Braxton, col
ored, received battered nose with rock al
the hands OF VIII Valentine, colored, and
VIII Valentine had his throat cut by Braxton
1t is said that cOlored woman named harris
passed, and Braxton called her an insulting
name. Grant Harris colored her brother
got into a dispute with Braxton about it
VIII Valentine came out ard said he wo lldni
let no man insult his sister that way, Brax
ton wanted to know what he had to do with it,
Hot words and fight ensued
An attempt was made at Carrollton ETuas
day night about o'clock to assassinate Col
w. G. HOdnett, as he was returning home
from the postof1ice tie received a severe
blow on the left shoulder from a rock thrown
by the would be assassin about six feet from
him over fence in the corner OF a ward
which almost knocked HIM down. 10 keeI
from falling, Col. Hodnett reached out q
catch the fence, and drawing pistol at the
same time with his right hand it went of
prematurely, making slight wound through
the heshy part OF his left hand. He fired an
other shot at his retreating assailant as he
ran on. Col. Hodnett has no idea who as
sauited him, nor the OBJECT Of the assaulter
Athens Banner; The authorities are after
the white caps in Oglethorpe county hot anG
heavy, The whipping Of the negro, Collins
and his subsequent death has aroused great
deal of excitement In the community around
and In Crawford, and Dave Gaulding upon
whose plantation the whipping occurred is
the offending parties to the very end GOV
Northen has offered a reward of $3.50 for the
Cdptures Win evidence SumclenttO convict. OF
the person or persons engaged in the whip
ping OF the negro Collins. Several detectives
have gone to the scene OF the negro's death
and will make every effort to uncover the
parties who did the whipping Those who
were engaged in the affair are evidently very
quiet about 1t, as no clew has vet been found
as to the identity Of the perpetrators of the
deed.
Athens Banner: A few days ago two negro
men and small negro boy left Athens in a
wagon. They had a jug Of whisky. from
which they freely drank as they went out OF
the city. The men also gave the boy a drink
OF the whisky, and he was so fond of it that
he continually begged for more The whisky
was given to him at will and in little while
he was in a drunken stupor. According e
the statement Of our informant, when they
reached Oconee county, somewhere this side
OF Watkinsville, the boy being very drunk
they stopped at the house of a colored mar
ana requested him to take care of the child
This was refused. and the men drove on.
About half mile further on they passed
small house. wherein was stored lot of cot
ton seed. The negro men took the boy from
the wagon and placed him in this house on the
cotton seed ana left him there in a drunken
stupor. Only a mile or so from this place wa,
the nome OF the parents. The men on rea h
ing the home informed the parents as TO the
condition Of their child and told them where
he had been placed in his drunken sleep The
mother OF the boy desired to go at once auC
see about the child, put the father objected
saying that they would look after him in the
morning. The next morning the parents
went 10 the cotton seed house and there found
the BODY lying cold an lifeless. The remains
were taken to their home and soon afte,
tlof t,1s.