The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-24

GEORGIA.
stir had been raised in negro circles
across the river from Macon by the mar
riage of j. a. Shelton, age -, 10 Lizzie
Kent age l5
The large planning mill which has been
in course Of construction at Abel Tor some
time has been completed and Is now IN
successful operation.
At the last meeting OF the Baptist min
listers conference of Macon. Rev. Z. J.
Coates was elected president. 10 succeed
Rev George Braxton Taylor. who re-
signed upon accepting call 10 Nir-
ginia pastorate-
John 5. Anderson Of Fort Valley while
engaged at his labors at the pillow handle
factory, was working with the planer and
let his left hand get in the knives and
had his little finger and that part Of his
hand TO which it was attached torn Of
At Lawrenceville Friday afternoon ".
NJ Allen and Lyle Williams, both under
the influence of whisky, engaged in per-
sOnal encounter there. In the fight VIII
liams stabbed Allen in the abdomen. Al
len was removed home a mile in the
country, and late Friday night It was re-
ported that he was about TO die. VIII
lams is prominently connected.
In the court house of Wilkes county.
there is recorded the will of Rev. John
Springer, the old Presb yterian minister
who was ordained in 1871, under Capt.
Alexander's great poplar. The will was
proved in 1898 nearly 100 years ago. He
divided between two and three thousand
acres Of land and twenty negroes among
his wife and four children, besides a good
deal of stock He gave to each son and
daughter a good featheT-bed and its fur
niture, and also a good horse and saddle.
At Augusta Saturday Walter Brigham's
fine bay horse broke out of the lot and en-
loved a little run around the street, but
with fatal ending. He was running up
the green at a high rate of speed, his nos
trils dilated and tail curled in the air,
when he suddenly ran into telegraph
pole striking his head against the post,
and was killed almost instantly. As soon
as he struck the post he fell to the
ground with a dull thud and never rose.
His body quivered convulsively for few
seconds and then all was over. He was
a very fine specimen of horsehesh and was
valued greatly by Mr. Brigham.
What might have been a large and dis
astrous conflagration was in some mys-
terious way averted at Augusta Friday.
A bale Of cotton was afire there all night.
1t was not discovered until Saturday
morning. when II had nearly been reduced
TO ashes. How bale of cotton could burn
in the compress all night and the fire not
communicate TO the thousands Of other
bales stored there is almost beyond I'M
derstanding The bale came in on one
Of the railroads Friday night. There was
no alarm when the burning bale was dis
covered. Employees trucked it into the
street and extinguished the fire.
Ex-senator Persons of Talbotton was at
Macon Saturday, as attorney for Mr.. Den
mis- and others Of Talbot county, who took
81 .065 in premiums at the recent Dixie in
terstate fair at Macon, but have never re-
ceived cent of the money. Talbot coun-
ty was given the first prize for the best
county display, and other prizes, making
the total amount due and unpaid by the
association 81, 065. Mr.. Persons has been
investigating the matter and he finds that
the affairs of the association are in the
hands Of a receiver, and that it may be
about April before anything is paid, and
then, perhaps, not more than 50 or 60 per
cent of the claims can be settled. A law
suit would avail nothing.
Darien Timber-Gazette: on Wednesday
night last a hot supper was
given at the house of col
ored woman in what is known as
Brownsville in the northern suburbs. As
usual, trouble began TO brew before the
thing got started good, and by 10 o'clock
the regulation shooting scrape was an
nounced. Nicholas Curry, being a guest
at the said hot supper, became Obstreper-
Gus, and had TO be knocked in the head
with a brick by David Petty, another
guest. Curry did not like this way of be-
ing treated, and being the proud posses
sor OF a 32-caliber revolver, rose up and
began shooting right and left. Petty got
a ball from the little social gathering
breaker in the back. After this hap
pened the affair was pronounced a de-
cided success, and he was taken to the
office OF DR.. Kenan to be repaired. The
81 gfsa.r tod ha faIr IN
to his home. AT the next hot supper, how
ever, Petty may remember his wrongs and
subject some one else to the treatment he
received.
Just before o'clock Friday night the
brick livery stable al Carrollton, owned
by II. o. Roop, II. 3. Reagan and DR.. Gil
bert, was discovered to be on fire. 7. G..
Bledsoe was doing business at this stable,
and had gone to supper when the fire orr
ginated. 1t is not known whether it was
Of incendiary origin or the result of acct
dent It started on the floor where Bled-
soc had about 10000 bundles of fodder. All
of the live stock and buggies were saved
and nearly all of the harness. All of the
hay, fodder corn and oats were burned.
Bledsoe's loss is about $500. with no in
surance. The loss to the owners of the
building is $780, with no insurance. d.
T. Nelms' blacksmith shop was burned
and his brick building with machinery
therein. His door and sash factory were
saved by heroic efforts, but is consider
ably damaged. His loss is about $780, with
no insurance. If the new brick building
had burned it would have been almost i'm
possible TO have saved the warehouses
belonging 70 E. G. Kramer and L. c. Man
deville, and all the other buildings on that
corner of the square.
Atlanta Constitution: "Yes,e the boys
tell it about the old man that he was
the only citizen Of Georgia who voted for
Abraham Lincoln" said Uncle Billie Bow
ers Of the ever-glorious old county of
Franklin yesterday, as he sat down and
crossed his legs willing victim TO the in
terviewer, when asked about old times
Uncle Billy loves to talk about by-gones
and the boys all love to hear him recall
the thrilling incidents of his eventful life
Eventful-there's not a more picturesque
character in the south to-day than Uncle
Billie Bowers of Bowersville.
las ] was going on to say" resumed
Uncle Billie. away back yonder in the
dark days of these United States, l voted
for Abraham Lincoln. At the time, il
was considered treason in this land of the
south And yet ] was born in the south
i loved the south quite as much as any
body. l would have gone to war to protect
my home quite as willingly as anybody
and / would have died for this fair and
L.