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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-11
A COLOR LINE IN FLORIDA.
Negro Orange Pickers Driven Out of
Fort Myers.

Tampa, Fla, Dec. 9.-Nearly 200 ne
groes have arrived here from Lee county,
having been driven out by whites The
neeI oes went down 10 r.ck oranges, but
When they reached Fort Myers wero Or
dered to leave. ! he negroes refused and
aimed whites forced them to the wharf
and there guarded them for two daN 5
and nights, till a steamer came. The ne
groes say they We're not allowed to get
anything to eat, and as the guards were
firing all the time, they feared they would
be killed. They also state that twelve
negroes, in their terror, jumped into the
river, and 1t is thought were drowned
The negroes brought back circulars which
the whites of Lee county have issued
warming the negroes to keep away.
A. V. Lane, a prominent citizen of Fort
Myers, who is here, confirms the story
told by the negroes. He says a reign of
terror exists in Lee county, and that an
effort is being made to drive every negro
out OF the county. Lane says that the
camps of the orange pickers have been
fired into frequently recently.
1t is alleged that conspiracy has been
formed to drive away labor and prevent
the orange crop being picked. Groves in
Lee county were uninjured by the freeze
last winter, and hence are very valuable
1t is said to be the purpose of the con-
spirators by preventing the gathering of
oranges to force owners to abandon the
groves, and then buy them for a song
Whatever the cause, it is certain that
Lee county is not safe place for ne
grOes,
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a ROOSTER IN EVIDENCE.
Brought Into Court and Placed on
the Witness stand.

Sylvania, Ga, Dec. 10.-In a stealing
case which was tried in the county court
here yesterday, a very extraordinary wit
ness was introduced-the first of his kind
that has ever appeared in our court
house. This was a dominick rooster. Two
negro boys were prosecuted for stealing
chickens from another negro. The prose-
cutor proved that his chickens were miss
ing, and he claimed to have identified them
in the yard of the accused. 1t then de-
vowed on the latter TO prove their owner
ship. One of our brightest young LAWYERS
was conducting the defense, and he very
ingeniously introduced in evidence az
above mentioned dominick rooster, which
belonged to the defendants, in order to
snow the similarity in appearance be-
tween his roostership and the suspected
chlckens; Ihls rooster was lord of the
Darnyard on the place where the two bows
nNed, and the disputed chickens were so
very much like him in color and other
ways, mat no one doubted they were his
meal descendants and belonged rigbtl1y
10 the defendants. The rooster. when nut
on the stand, began at once to crow ms
NY, as II desiring to proclaim the limo
cehce or the accused and furnished rnucb
amusement to the court. After hearing
an me evidence in the case and insnect
ing the rooster, the Judge discharged tbe
prisoners and told the prosecutor tbat
Wnle II was perhaps true he had lost biS
chlcken, yet he was convinced they ha5
become the prey Of owls or 'possums.
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BRuNswIcK's WIRE BUDGET.
disappointment over a BOOk-Cattle
Thieves at Work.

Brunswick, Ca. Dec. 1O.-Brunsyick
within the past few days has received its
quota of the Memoirs of Georgia" ana
the subscribers thereto who agreed to paw
from s25 TO $125 for them and a brief
sketch of themselves illustrated. telling
the world that they are the greatest peo-
pie IN Georgia, are now feeling very blue
over the appearance of the book. Some
are indignant at the price charged for
the two volumes and claim 1t is not what
they agreed TO buy and pay for. Others
are paying up and saying nothing, but an
seem more or less chagrined
One subscriber refused to give
his portrait to the agent while
here some months ago, and endeav-
cred TO have his agreement torn up after
discovering what he had signed under a
wrong impression.
The agent went to the subscribers house.
and told his wife that he had been sem
Tor his portrait. He was informed thar
the only photograph in existence was
then at the home of a country relative
he secured this ones address, and drove
out to see him, succeeding finally by false
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-11
DEAD COMES TO LIFE.
George Kirk, Supposed TO Have Been
Killed by Officers, Found Alive i'm
Prison.

From the Atlanta CGa) Journal.
A queer story has come TO
light in the Office of Jpdga
Turner, the principal keeper ~
the penitentiary, in regard to a man Sent
up for life from Polk county for murrlsr
In 1884. few days ago Gov. Atkinson
received letter from man in Aiabama
saying that he understood he was a6o,,t
10 grant a pardon to one George Lsirt
who was In the New York penifenfiar,,'
ana whose time was out on the 18th 81
thls month. me letter stated that Kirk
was sent 70 the Georgia penitentiarv f,,r
ne ana had escaped soon afterward ana
made MS way 10 New York whore he was
put ~ the penitentiary for a number ~
years Tor some crime committed more
The writer Of the letter said he tpdar
stood that Gov. Atkinson would nar5'r
me man 90 that be would be free u,bo,'
liberated from the New York prison ana
he wanted 20 protest against me pardor'
being granted, a. Kirk was a danaorone
man ana should not be- allowed h. he ~
NhffiAs The letter was referred 10 prir-
clphl Keeper Turner and un0n egani9s
ihe books De found that Kirk was report.
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err" charges him with larceny from the
house. Austin, when arrested, was at
the home of his parents, near Boston,
Ga.
The entire passenger station of the
Plant system is now under one ROOF
Hitherto the express Office and restaurant
and the railway postoffice were separated
j. Lee Crawley has been appointed So
llcitor for the county court of Ware to-
day by Gov. Atkinson. r. c. Cannon
and J. Walter Bennett were candidates
for the office
Wakefield Lodge No. q, Knights OF pv-
thias, has 1873 members, and not IS as
was made to appear in last nights tele-
gram
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wAYcROss NEWS WAITS.
burglars i'm IA Residence-A Newsbov
Charged with Larceny

Waycross. Ca, Dec. 1O.-J. NJ Ead,.s
residence was hurglarized by tramps. II
is' supposed, last night, while Mr. Eaa5
and his family were al supper. The burg
lsFs got Two suits or clothes an oyerooat
alt 2 pair Of shoes. They were seen
~ The railroad near the house bv q
Mfn"feney, me night wntohman IA H.
taliroad yard. Afr Mosweeney told ta,'rn
Z" halls hna they ran or IN different M
recilona no arrests have vet ies1 ,,,. ~ IN
~. =. austin. hn lf-year-old ut.xr
nNifhNf.' whose run has been baf,..,,t
teipre ana Jacksonville. eavanunh
V nhsfln n Alier. ana wac br5iis'i,.
Nff. tasi niRnf and Jailed N wafr..'g
~ ~ IT, harper another news 'buiai-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-11
A strong Man Put ON a Directnrr.

Darien. Ga, Dec. 10.-Adam Strain was
to-day elected a director of the Darien
and western railroad Mr.. Strain, who is
of the foremost business men in the com
munity, and if his election as director
of the road means that he is going 10
take an active part in it's management
a decided Improvement of its finances may
be safely looked forward to- Mr.. Strain
IN the past has made a success of anv
business enterprise with which he has
been actively connected
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-11
Guyfon Items.

Guyton, Ga, Dec. 10.-There will be an
entertainment at the town hall tomorrow
night under the supervision of Mrs. r.
j. Davant, for the orphans home i'm Ma
cen. The Methodists are very glad to
have Rev. o. +. Cook returned to them
another year.
Mrs. w. b. Nell and her daughter. Miss
Jennie Viola, are spending this week in
savannah, with relatives. DIR. W s
simmons wears the medal this month of
the BOBBY.
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To Let 60 the steers Horn Meant
Death.
From the Morning oregonian.

From the Morning Oregonian
ID. Pitts of Kirby had battle with a
steer the other day. Mr., Pitts entered
the corral where the steer was and at
tempted TO lasso. the animal The steer
made rush for him and struck him with
one horn, tearing through his clothing,
and slightly cutting through the skin for
Mr.. Pitts grabbed the steer By one OF lis
horns, which act saved his life. The steer
being Thoroughly aroused, began 20 thrash
over the yard, while he held on 20 the
horns for his life. u seemed a hopeless
case for him. for q let loose meant In
slant death. Mrs Pitts, however. came
70 the rescue, ana, with a club tried to
beat the steer so that ne would cease. bat
not uutA the gate was opened by Hector
Eeeer, and the rest 81 the cattle ran out.
dld De quit ~ was a desperate nght for
lie, and had IL not been for piueky Mrs
Pits, her husband would undoubtedly
have been killed.
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ed dead. According TO the books he had
been killed in Alabama in a fight with
revenue officials. Judge Turner wrote
to the Alabama man and asked for partic-
ulars as to Kirk. An answer came say
ing that the statement that Kirk had
the fight but escaped uninjured and went
to Brooklyn, where he was arrested and
jailed and afterward sent to the New
York penitentiary but his time will be
out on the 18th of this month Judge Tur-
ner has telegraphed to the warden of the
ing him to hold the prisoner until requi-
sition papers can be forwarded.
Kirk was sent to the Georgia peniten-
tiary in 1884 for life and remained there
until 1886, at which time he escaped and
as he was reported dead no efforts have
been made to capture him. Kirk was
convicted on circumstantial evidence, the
man killed having been assassinated from
ambush. One of the links in the chain
was the wadding from the gun found
near the dead man. 1t consisted of the
paper taken from around a bar of Kirk S
soap. On the trial ii was shown that
George Kirk, the prisoner, had purchased
a bar of Kinks soap just before the kill
ing occurred, and 1t was further shown
that he loaded his gun, using the paper
from the soap as wadding. Another I'M
usual feature in this case is that every
feature of il happened in the month of
December. Kirk was received in the pen
in December, 1886. He was reported to
have been killed over in Alabama in De-
cember, 1887, and nothing was heard about
him until the letter received by the gov
ernor written in December, and received
at the capitol in December, and that let
from the Brooklyn penitentiaTy on the
18th of December
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-11

Saturday nights only II ,. N. from D''''-
street 49,, street
passengers change at 1hunderDolt "a 20
For Montgomery and 1887 q ~ n ani
and D m. Leave Montgomery 100
i:is and 6;25 D 10. -. poli0a
FOR THuNDERBOLT-Ca Leave 5ar
street depot on every hour and ball h'-'
ing the day and evening.
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CITY and SUBURBAN RAILWAY

WINTER SCHEDULE-COmm
day, Oct. Is. 1895.
Isle of Rope Schedule-Week Days
(CITY TIME)
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-08-23
HAMBURG NEWS.

Mrs. ". Carroll and son, of Ut. Jack
son, spent Sunday with Mrs. J. N. Stoner
and family.
Misses Sallle Shirley and Sallle. Picker
ing, of New Market. spent several days
of his week with Mr. II. C. Glenn AMI
family.
Miss Nellie Bowman went to Harrison
burg last Friday to spend a few weeks
with Miss Lillian Cropp. of that place.
Mr. U'hiten Bowman, of near here, re-
turned home from Orkney Springs last
Saturday, where he had spent two weeks
Miss Clara Frank and Mss Gochonour,
OF Luray. are spending this week with
Mss Doony Fur.
Mr.. j. Draper aud daughter, of Mary =
land, are visiting his son in-law. Mr.. I.
Emswiller, of this place.
Miss Minnie Brown, of Lantz's Mill,
spent last week visiting her friends here
Mrs. Polly Sigler. of this place, left
Monday for Hagerstown, Md, where she
will stay several months with her dauGh
ter, Mrs. Geo. Das, formerly Of this place
Mo- J. Long ard granddaughter, MIS-
Cora Rnker, are visiting her daughter
Mrs. Milton TysInger, OF Lantz's MIL
this week.
Miss Myrtil Coffclt, of near here, re
turned home Saturday from Lebanon
where she spent several weeks visiting
relatives.
Mrs. Ephriam Bowman returned hom'
from West Virginia Tuesday. She had
been visiting her son ln-law, Mr.. Jacot
Hyer and family.
Mr.. p. Z. Lindamood is quite Ill with
muscular rheumatism.
Mr. Arthur Painter is seriously i'll will
typhoid fever.
Miss Ada Bowman spent last Saturday
in Hawbinstown as the guest OF Mis-
Vallie Cooper. DAILY
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-08-23
TOMS BROOK ITEMS.

Rev. w. II. Cleary preached in The
United Brethren Church, last Sunday.
Miss Carrie Shelter, of EdInburg il
visiting the family of Mr.. s. B. MIley.
Mr.. B. F. Borden is still at Limetor
experimenting his extensive stave works
Mr.. Ferdinand Schmucker is preparing
to build new residence.
Rev. W. S. Bowman, d. D., of Charlotte
n c., will preach in st. Peters Lutheran
Church, In this place, at 1890 a. m. next
Sunday.
Rev. Martin Schumacher, wife and
child of Ohio, are visiting Mr. SIS father
Mr.. Ferdinand Schumacher OF this place.
Mr.. Schumacher IS a Lutheran minister
aud has charge OF large congregation
10 Ohio. We hope that he will preach
for US during his stay.
Miss May Wagelev returned home last
week from a visit to her sister IN Balti
more.
We had a foe rain last week and crops
of all kinds are looking we'll.
Mr.. J. s. Borden is running his new
steam roller mill on full time.
If yOur travelling correspondent will
visit Toms Brook we will show him a
number of enterprislng factories in fol
operation. We are satisfied flat he will
find Toms Brook fully abreast with, j.
not ahead of, our neighboring towns
notwithstanding the fact that we neye
aspired to be called boom town.
JOSEPH.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-08-23
LEBANON NEWS.

Miss Mamie Barton, of Winchester,
Miss Kate Pifer, of Capon Springs, Miss
Lucy Williams, of Capon Road
Misses Lizzie and Mamie GrabIll. o
w ,odstOck, are visiting Mr.. b. e
Whites family.
Mrs. Mary Funkh ouser, we are sorry tC
say, continues cry i'll.
Mrs. Sallie Headley is at Mr. Isaiah
Funkhouser's on account Of the extreme
illness of her sister.
Miss Clara spengler, of Strasburg, is
whiting Miss Cora Miller.
Mrs. S. r Feely has tomato which
weighs 9 lbs. and ounces. She says she
would send it to the HERALD office, II SIZE
had a good opportunity.
Mr. Ed Dreamer is erecting a new res =
dence on Main street.
DR.. Richards preached here on Sunday
before last, and Rev. Asa Richards, IN
last Sunday.
The Leban on Lutheran Sunday School
had a most delightful picnic on last
Saturday. The Nossvlle Band furnished
fine instrumental music. Rev. william.
Richards del ivered a very entertaining
and instructive address. For the re-
freshment of the people there was an
abundance of everything good to cat
The beauty of this end Of Shenandoah
county was represented by number Of
young ladies around whom escorts fitted
as fre-fles around candles.
DR.. RusmisseLe was at the picnic
looking as happy as bridegroom and
said that, in spite of the hard times, he
still had a good reserve fund on hand
We have had an excellent season and
fruit and vegetables of all kinds are in
abundance, in fact so abundant that
much of it is wasted.
We had fine Sunday School, last Sun
day at which there were twenty visitors
Collection was gooo and exercises wer
of an entertaining character.
Mr.. David S. White 10 succeeding well
in his new business. His house IS well
filled with machinery of all kinds.
The hog cholera IS prevailing in the
neighborhood of Marlboro and the lower
end of this county.
A young gentleman from Woodstock
accompanied by one of our fairest young
ladies' undertook to race through our
streets, in violation Of our town laws.
Notwithstanding the fact that the young
lady is an accomplished rider. her saddle
turned and she was compelled to jump
from her horse, thus escaping from i'm
minent danger.
We understand that the officers of the
Shenandoah County Agricultural Society
ara looking for an attraction. A Young
lady visiting at this place was seen last
Saturday night, practicing on the wire.
Rev. Asa Richards and his son Rev.
William Richards and Miss Lue Williams,
of Winchester axe at Mr. Henry Funk
hOuser's.
Rev. Saml Sales preached at Laurel
Grove School Honse, on last Sunday
afternoon at o'clock L. s. K.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-08-23
An Affecting Scene.

One of the most unselfsh acts of kind
ness that has been witnessed in this tow n
for many day occurred on Muhlenberg
street during one Of the intensely hot
days of the latter part of last week.
While Mr.. Theodore Rodeffer, our well
known lamp lighter, was at work Cd
Muhlenberg street, removing weeds and
grass from q ditch along the roadway,
with the rays of the early afternoon sun
blazing down with such heat that he was
compelled to dip his shovel into a pail Of
water every few minutes to keep it from
melting, his dangerous situation attract
ed the attention of a very prominent
member of the Shenandoah Bar. All the
kindly instincts of his nature, and no one
has this trait more fully or largely de-
veloped, rushed to the surface in such a
torrent that he was fairly hoated off his
feet, large and substantial as they are,
and seizidg a big umbrella he at once
went to the rescue, and for long
time held its sheltering and cooling
badow over the toillng and perspiring
man. 1t was sight to draw tears to the
eyes of the hardest grindstone, and doubt
less added big lot of stars of the first
magnitude to the crown of the big heart
ed lawyer. 1t was scene to inspire the
paint brush of the best house painter in
town. and would have made the fortune
of Brown, the picture man, or RAN the
head Annanias of the Ancient and Hon.
orable Order OF Concentrated Extract for
soap making. But unfortunately neither
were on hand with his snap shot machine
However it will live IN song and story
while the earth exists as a whole.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-08-23
PERSONAL.

Miss Mamie Bickers. of Nelson county
Va, is the guest of Col. E. L. Sickle,
aud family.
Mr.. Ruhl Van Horn, of Stephens City
spent few days with his sister, Mrs. JOS
Ba1serman, of Muhlenberg street.
Misses Elite and Mazio, .Orudoitf, o
zspp, are visiting Col. E. Z. Stickley an'
family, on south MUhlenberg street.
Miss Jnla Abbott, of Water Lick
Warren tounty, Va, is visiting Mis
Birdie Bowman, on south Main street.
Mr.. Chas. Van Pelt and wife, of Staun
ton, are visiting his brother Mr.. J. c.
Van Pelt, of Muhlenberg street.
Rev. Cyrus Diffenbacher, of Pa, il
visiting MIR. Ge,. W. Miley, on Hill Row.
this pla ce.
Rev. Samuel Gill, of Franklin county
Pa, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. W. Gill, of south Main street
Miss Mary Johnson, of this place, left
on Wednesday tor Washington, d. c..
where she will spend several weeks with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. E. L. Heller, of Baltimore, &C
companled by her daughter Elizabeth NJ,
is visiting her brother, Mr.. Daniel Lich
liter, Of this place.
Mr.. VIM. G. Russell, jr.. who has been
indlsposed for some days is. we are glad
to say, improving and is now moving
about town.
Misses Mamie Williams aud May Ma
gruder, have returned to their home here
after visit of some weeks to Washing
ton, D. C.
Messrs. Robt. Barton, Marsh Ill Nc
Cormick, D. C O'Flaherty and Judge
Cook were in town, last week taking
dispositions.
Miss Fannie B. OFT. Of Main street, left
on Friday. of last week, for visit OF
some weeks with relatives in Washing
ton. D. c.
Mr. Ebin Albert, of Wheeling, W. Va.
who has bsen visiting his cousin, Mr.. W..
Albert, of this place, retained to his
home recently.
Mr. ard Mrs. BOcOck and two chll
dren, of Athens Ca, and Mr. Friend, Of
Ham den Sidney College, Va, are the
guests of Rev. DR.. P. D. Stephenson, Of
Church street.
Mr.. Will Bender, of near this place.
left for Baltimore on Tuesday to consult
an oculist in regard to some eye trouble
from which he has been suffering for some
time.
Mrs. ". A. Ballinger of Melford; n Y,
Mrs. T. f. Ballinger and daughter, of
Camden, n. Y. and Mrs. w. L. Merrell
and Miss S. A. Browning, Of Kylertown,
Pa, are visiting Mr.. NJ. V. French and
family of this place.
Misses Ella Hilesry and Birdie Bow
man, and Messrs. Geo. R. Geary and
Clarence BushoDg, of this place, returned
Monday from a very pleasant visit OF
several days Miss Julia Abbott, at
Water Lick, Warren Co We.
We are glad to see our friend, Mr..
L. Wagner, who came here from Rich
mond some time ago quite an invalid,
has almost entirely recovered and will
soon be able to handle his rod aud reel
on the waters of our picturesque Shen'
andoah.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-08-23

In all our daily walks we see crafty
ing evidences of interest in the coming
Winchester Fair, which seems to be anti
cipated as the event of the year. Exten-
q We preparations are being made by ex-
hibltors of all classes, and unusually
liberal bid, are being made for the yar-
GUS business privileges connected with
it,-an important STRAW" showing that
quick witted men of business anticipate
a large attendance Entries are ALREADY
coming IN freely, and many application
are being m lde for space ia the ilding'
The hose race, with its liberal premium ,
will undoubtedly be great feature. Fire
organizations As far distant as Maine and
Colorado are corresponding with the
Society about 1.-THE great record re
comfy made by our home team having
excited their emulation.
Toe Fair will begin Sept. 10Th, sud
we expect to be able to record it as thu
most successful one in the history OF th'
Society. We are indebted to its officer
for complimentary oard..-Winchestsl
Times. Aug. 14th.
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Dedication.
JOSEPH.

The new U. B. Church located on the
Capon Road miles North West Of Stras-
burg. will be Dedicated Sunday August
the 2jih 1895. Rev. c. H. Crowell OF
stanton will preach the dedication
sermon at 1; O'Clock a. m. and will also
preach at 3 p. IN.
The people will bring their refresh
ments with them. Every body come that
We may haYe both profitable and pleas
ant time. COMMITTEE
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-08-23
Here Again.

A Rare Opportunity to have your eyes
examined free of charge and glasses fitted
at moderate prices, by Prof. II. Bronsteir
Of Baltimore, Md who is we'll knewn II
giving great satisfaction throughout the
entire Shenandoah Valley. Prof. Bron'
stein who came to Woodstock, will re
main till Sep. 4th. He will be found
at the Shsnan ioah House. de will cal
at your residence, If desired.