The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-04
GUYToN NEWS NOTES.

Quick Justice For a wielder Of the
Nimb1e Pistol-Business and Social
Items.
Guyton, Ca, Feb. 3.-A few nights
ago at festival, Sam Scott shot -
Snider in the foot. They are both col
ored Scott became enraged with ne
gro girl, and pulling out his pistol began
firing into the crowd, intending to shoot
= the girl. She screamed for protection
and caught Sam Stewart around the
neck. He, in trying to free himself of her,
received a slight wound on the wrist from
ball from Scott's pistol,
which also took effect in
Snider's foot Scott made further
efforts to shoot the girl, but was pre-
vented by the crowd present. Next day
Scott was arrested and tried before Judge
Tarver, and sentenced to the chaingang
for two years.
George Fulcher, colored, was arrested
yesterday and put behind the bars for
stealing household goods and hogs from
some of his friends. It has also been dis
covered that Fulcher is one of the gang
Of thieves that relieved several of
our citizens of their potatoes a few weeks
ago. The son of Fulcher, boy about
II years OlQs was Caught, anu nc is now
serving in the chain gang. Fulcher will
be tried next Tuesday at the regular term
of the county court.
r. w. Sheppard. solicitor of Efingham
county court, states that already this
court has proven beneficial to the county.
financially and otherwise During the
past month it has paid all expenses and
added about $500 to the treasury of the
county.
The Efflngham County Chronicle,
which has been published here for several
years. and for the past three years edited
by Mr.. w. B. Seabrook, goes under a new
management next week. Mr. d. A.
Pritchard, principal of the school of
telegraphy, has leased the paper for five
years. After this the paper will
be called the Effingham News. 1t is
the intention of the new management to
increase the amount of printed matter.
With these changes the lessee hopes to
make the paper all that the citizens of
the county desire, and especially does he
hope to double the subscription in a short
time. Mr.. Bismuth Miller, a man of
many years experience in journalism
will be the editor.
The town council met last night at the
residence of Alderman Adams. The cleo
tion of a marshal was deferred. Two
names were offered for election, but as ]
=. 4NCAoAiuBOAi tu6 present. marshal, mas
not resigned, it was thought best to post
pone the election. However, the resig-
nation of Marshal Neidlinger is daily ex-
pected, as he has been appointed to DO
sition IN the custom house at Savannah.
He is awaiting orders from MIR. Beck
with, which will likely reach him next
week.
A force of hands is now at work on the
streets, and some repairs and i'm
provements will be made before the
spring comes.
Quite a number of the members of the
Baptist church Il ct a few days ago and
put the churchyard in good order, and
set out trees around the lot.
Rev. o. F. Cook and wife spent a few
days in Savannah, this week with his
father, Rev. j. 0. Cook.
Mrs. Whitehead and daughter, Miss
Kate Whitehead, of Macon, are on a
visit to Mrs. Glover.
Miss Carrie Rodg ers left this week for
Hawkinsville, to visit her sister, Mrs
Ryder.
Miss Walker and Miss Daisy McAlpins.
are visiting Mr.. A G. McAlpines family.