The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-26

horseshoe with a rule through it and is
rather a complication of discs and rules
and figures, which to the untaught in
those things is unintenigible The other
instrument is for testing boilers, and by
simply placing it in the boiler fuel, the
exact pressure that the boiler will stand
without bursting is ascertained and also
what parts are weaker than others. This
instrument is simply a needle on a round
surface. and the heat and steam cause the
needle to reYolye to the figure donating
the pressure, as in any ordinary steam
gauge. ~
Beech Creek letter in Rome Tribune:
On last Tuesday night while passing from
Bob Whites to John Brooks, Messrs
Pete Tolbert and Willis Brock encoun-
tered the Mexican lion, Chat is their dogs
did, and after chasing him some distance
brought him to bay. Fearing to approach
the terrible beast Willis came home at
full speed calling Justify for all the guns
and amupition in the neighborhood. and
urging as vehemently as his breathless
state would allow the utmost haste, as the
beast was killing all the dogs, and might
kill Pete, who remained near, but at a
safe distance from the dogs, to encourage
them to keep the mons r at bay until
Willis returned with the neighbors and
guns. John Brock, the father of
Willis together with his nearest neighbor,
who happened to be at Johns house when
Willis returned, ran as fast as possible
to his neighbors house for his gun and
cartridges, and went the nearest way
to the dogs. Upon arriving on the scene
with his breeehloader, charged with No.
l shot John called for light in order to
see how to dispatch the dreaded monster
without crying to the dogs, and found
that the valiant pack, consisting of a
female hound and two bench-legged fee,
had already "snatehed the day light out
of him." and that it was nothing but a
yearling possum. All the excitement was
caused by the dogs not being used to this
kind of sport, and made fuss enough 10
have encountered a whole herd of lions.
John says the boys tore all the leaves
off the bushes getting out of the imagined
danger.
Athens Banner: There is now pending
In the superior court a case of more than
passing interest. 1t is the will case in
which Mrs. Caroline Peeler seeks to up
set an alleged will made by Miss Fannie
| Merritt, her sister to J. D. Bellamy. II
is a nuncupatiye will-that is a win made
In extremis, and not reduced to writing
1t is peculiar in that IL is the first nun
cupative will ever tried by Judge N. L.
Hutchins during his twelve years service
on the bench of the western circuit
| Therefore, II Is an unusual case In the
ordinary run of the courts. The case in
brief is as follows: Miss Merritt was al
old lady who lived out in Sandy Creek
district, and who died at the home OF
]. d. Bellamy last January. Mr.. Bel
lamy was no relative Of hers, but tool
her TO his home and cared for her dur.
ing her sickness. The allegations of Mr.
Bellamy are that Miss Merritt, two
days before her death. said in the pres
ehce Of witnesses that she wished hin
10 have all her property, after paying
funeral expenses and doctors bills The
contest made by Mrs. Peeler, who was
Miss Merritts sister, is that these word,
did not constitute a nuncupative will ant
that in addition 90 this, Miss Merritt wa,
not Of sound and disposng mind ant
memory. The trial Of this case has beer
an interesting one. Nearly ali the res
idcnts Of Sandy Creek district were un
der subpoena In behalf OF one side or tn,
other
letter from Harlem 20 the Atlanta
Journal says! The holiness rnoetinf
here has developed some exciting faaf
ures. Following the remarkably nr,
Bible reading by DR. Colby Rrv W. al
Dodge preached ON the subject ~ tsar.rs
testimony to the work on God Tr frl..II
ing the charge sometimes made ar-If..
holiness people that they were Ft t..-.
ical in telling whit had Lssa -..t ~.
them. be- turned the tables en ~, 4. ~.
fglha. stating thai tho bufss. 81 I'M,