The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-01

change His Unused Marriage liz
cense for FOod-'S3O, 900 TO $4,000
Hidden by Panicy People of
wilkes County-A Smart Horse
Climbs Into a Hay Loft for His
Dinner-A Negro supposed to Re
the Murderer of Conductor Nelson
Arrested at Atlanta.
GEORGIA.
The owners Of South Brunswick are
making a big effort to capture one Of the
big cotton mills
The firm of Patterson & Thomas OF
Columbus, has been dissolved. and the
business Will be continued by Il. VI. Patter-
son Thomas.
While Judge J. A. NJ Robertson. OF the
Eleventh district, was in Dawson last
"wednesday morning he lost his pocket
book, containing $50.
Charlie Ware. the negro wife murderer.
who now lies in Han county jail awaiting
the eighth day OF this month for eXecu-
ton, has written a song.
Tomorrow morning is the time ap-
pointed for the farmers Of Terrell county
10 meet and organize a branch Of the Cot
ton Growers Protective Association.
A number of Dawson's citizens think
that there Is money in raising onions and
several acres have been planted in that
vegetable. Besides supplying the local
market. it is intended to ship them.
Last Monday Mrs. A. 4. Lowe of Haw-
kinsville. was seized with vertigo and
Tell IN the IRE. and was severely burned
about the face and neck, no one being
present at the time TO render her assis-
tance.
S. F. Morris. Of Thomson. has sold his
stock of general merchandise to d. r.
Montgomery. Mr. Morris states that his
assets greatly exceed his liabilities and
that he will pay his creditors in full He
carried a small stock.
church at Dawson last Wednesday even
ing the salary Of Rev. T. NJ. Galloway,
who was recently elected pastor Of that
church, was fixed at $1,000 and formal
notice Of the call forwarded TO him at
Forsyth.
John Johnston, who was brought from
IeNas little more than year ago for
killing James Wall in Terrell county FIVE
years ago, has been declared insane by a
jury, and instead Of being put on trial for
his life, will be sent to the asylum at Mil
ledgeville.
It is estimated that there are between
$4,000 and 5000 stuffed away in old stock
ings in Wilkes, and kept out Of circulation
altogether by people who shore the uni
Versal paniCky feeling that ia now pra-
Nailing in the United States about putting
money into investments Of any kind.
Lucius johnson, the white man who was
convicted and sentenced to three years in
the penttentiary for burglarizing stores
at Richland some time ago, has been
carried TO the camps. a new trial havfne.
been refused him and his cOuc~el falling
TO get into the supreme court in time.
Efforts to secure pardon for him have
already been begun.
-Four or five young men Of Marietta are
going to try the "co-operative housekeeD-
ing plan. They have rented two rooms
above the Marietta Bank, one to be used
for a dining room and the other for a
Kitchen. They VIII employ "A man cook
who viii have entire charge Of the market
divided pro-rata each months.
A large negro supposed to be the real
Tom johnson. who killed Conductor Mel
son on the Brunswick and Western road
last summer has been captured at At
lanta- The man answers the description
and Is reported to have confessed 10 sew
eral negroes with whom he has been at
work. he gives the name of Tom Gordon
and declares that he will be able to show
up all right. The officers think that il viii
be shown beyond dispute that he is the
man for whom the $500 reward is stand
ing.
The plans for the enlargement of the
Langley mills, in Aiken county. South
Carolina, near Augusta, contempiate the
addition of another story on the Old build
ing, the enlargement of some Of the rooms
and the putting in Of $50 new looms and
about 10000 spindles, so that when com
pleted the mill will have 1200 looms and
5000 spindles. This enlargement win ne
cessitate the increasing of the force Of
operatives, and the erection Of over Ion
houses for them to live in. The popula-
tion OF Langley is now about 800 and II
is safe TO estimate that a year hence ii
viii be over 1900. Work Will begin this
spring.
About two weeks ago Ordinary Davis
of Floyd County issued a license per
Knitting the marriage of r. E Wheeler
and Miss Matte Grimes, but il seems that
there has been hitch in the proceedings.
Mr. Wheeler, who lives a few miles above
Rome sent back the license to a friend
Wednesday, with a note that read some
thing. like this; Il have failed in my un-
dertaking. VIII explain later Please re
turn license to Judge Davis and get 75
cents Then send me some sugar. some
coffee and some meats cents worth -
Judge Davis informed the friend that he
had no use for unused licenses and the
groceries were not shipped.
Hawkfnsvflle Dispatch: Another effort
Is to be made to sell the property OF the
Empire Lumber Company. One of the
counsel engaged In the case says the rea-
son ii has not been sold before is that they
could not get a bid large enough 10 pay
the lawyers fees. The receiver says he
will insist on the payment of his fees
before the lawyers are allowed any more
and If this claim of the receiver is sus-
tained, II Is feared that the lawyers will
have 10 submit to a heavy loss on their
demands. The debts Of the concern are
said 20 amount to about $700 600, but no.
body expects the creditors to get anything
from the proceeds Of the sale
Hawklnsville Dispatch: one dav during
the late freeze Western Anderson. who
nVes few miles from town. went out to
the stable to feed the horse and to his
surprise found that he Che horse) had
gone up the stairway into the loft Of the
pdrh ana was helping himself to the
forage. Mr. Anderson was at a loss 10
know how to get the horse down without
hurting him. but acting upon the first
thought that presented itself, he closed
the door, stepped outside and told the
morse 70 come down. SIR" whereupon he
picked up a couple Of bundles OF fodder
~ ms mouth ana walked carefully down
the steps ana dropped The fodder I'm front
q aholher horse that had not bcea fed