The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-31

GEORGIA.
"A daughter, aged years, of Gus Fer
guson, coIored, of Augusta, died from
lock jaw Monday. A few days before in
crossing their yard in West End, the girl
stepped on a nail. 1t made a bad wound,
but this healed in a few days. Last Fri
day, however, lock jaw set in and on Mon
day the girl passed away.
Papers were signed Monday whereby
w. o. Martin secured the interest of S.
c. Littlefeld in the Moss factory, lime
and cement and other agencies, and wood
yard owned and operated by Messrs. Lit
tlefield & Preston at Brunswick Mr..
Preston remains in the firm, which will be
known as Preston q Martin.
Capt. R. o. Barksdale and Lieut. Joel
Latimer and Arson King of the Washing
ton Home Guards, went to An
gusta Saturday night to stand ex-
animation before the Augusta ex-
aiming board. They passed
most creditable and satisfactory exam
ination and they will receive their com
missions at an early day.
Saturday night young man was caught
cutting the canvass of the living picture
dressing room in the Midway at the Ma
con fair and watching Mrs. LaVelle and
daughter dress for the living pictures.
Proprietor LaVelle was very indignant
and gave the young man several swift
punches in the face, and the police grabbed
him for it, In the police court Monday Mr..
LaVelle was dismissed.
Mrs. J. B. Stembridge, 100 Oglethorpe
street, of Macon, has a soup plate that has
been used for three generations and is
seen by the fifth, her grandchildren. Mr.
Stembridge's great-grandmother gave it
10 his mother at her marriage, and at his
marriage his mother gave it to Mrs Stem
WI N--fy
years. 1t has been in use for the last six
ty-five years and is probably 100 years old,
and the stamp on it is T. and 3. Booth &
Co. 1t is of the Lydenham shape.
Anthrax, the fatal disease among cat
tie, which has recently killed 50 many of
Col. Charles II. Phinizys fine breeded
Jerseys, at Augusta, has reappeared. 1t
was thought that when the last COW be-
longing to Col Phinizy which was affected
with the disease died, that the disease was
killed out but il has come again in as Sc
rious form. A COW belonging TO w. J.
Sucker, who lives on the corner of Walker
and Lincoln streets, is now i'll with an
thrax. The COW is being attended by a
veterinary surgeon and efforts are being
made to prevent the disease from spread
ing.
A Brunswick Call reporter heard a story
told Monday regarding Judge Spencer r.
a few weeks after ne was admitted to the
bar, and began practicing law, and the
scene was laid in Camden county. An old
negro, whose son was in Jail on some
charge, sought Judge Chen Mr) Akin
son, to defend his boy. Judge Atkinson
became interested in the case, and becom-
ing convinced in his own mind of the boy S
innocence, he consented TO defend him
When the trial day came the young attor-
ney arose and made his maiden speech tC
jury, and so complete was his mastery
of the legal points involved and the elo-
quence of his arguments, that the jury
returned a verdict in favor Of the boy
without leaving their seats. The old ne.
gro was so overjoyed at his sons release
that he hurried home and soon came bach
driving as fast as his mule would pull
his cart on the bottom OF the cart was
a sack containing three squealing little
pigs, which he deposited IN Judge AtSin
sons office, with many protestations o.
thanks for his services, and regrets tha
he did not have any cash for a fee
Judge Atkinson turned the pigs into hi.
brothers corn field. and when he lief
Camden to come to Brunswick to begin
career which by its brilliancy has brough
him TO seat on the supreme bench OF
Georgia, the pigs had grown considerably