The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-26

DOrted in Fatal Encounter in
ZONES COunty-A NegreSs shot Dead
at Monroe-A Merchant Of MeDOn-
oueh stabbed and Seriously
wounded.
GEORGIA.
f. H. Pugh OF Augusta died Tuesday.
United States Marshal Harrell is spend
ing the holidays in Bainbridge-
DR.. c. \. Tharp, one Of the Oldest eiti-
zens Of MOnteZuma, was stricken Win
paralysis a day or two ago.
s Marks & Co. liquor dealers and livery
men of Atlanta have failed. MOrtgagfs
amounting 10 about S,0O have been FORE
closed.
After the FIRST day Of January Atlantians
can ride TO the city limits Tor scent
fare on the herdic lines operated by Mar
tin Amorous.
James Price of Pennington, in Clarke
county has lost fiVe barns during the
past week. He is close on the track or
the negro who is thought to have done
the incendiary work.
II develops that Miss Clara Graham, the
normal school student who left Athens Ior
home via Atlanta, and then disappeared,
went to Macon to visit friends and has
now arrived home safely.
Sheriff Bowles has sold the stock of
3. Rothschilds at Columbus to l.. Lemly
of Montgomery, for $3.50. This guaran-
basis of 70 cents on the dollar.
A populist rally will be held at Athens
soon. Letters have been sent to prominent
men of this party inviting them to make
addresses. The time viii be fixed TO suit
the convenience of the speakers.
w. w. Miller has sent TO the Thomas
vile Times Office a fine specimen of water
melon grown on his place. This is rather
late for melons, but il illustrates how
things can be grown down there.
Scarlet fever broke out at Flowery
Branch in the home of Z. n. Cover last
week. There are two well developed
cases. but the patients are doing we'll
The mayor and council have taken steps
TO prevent 1t spreading.
Judge Newman has signed an order
transferring the case Of the United States
der, from the district court at Atlanta to
the superior court of Gilmer county
where Parsons is indicted and where the
crime was committed.
The Evening News Of Athens has sus,
pended. The owner, R. NJ. Cheshire, says
he grew tired of working for glory on a
capital of good wishes and politicians
promises. He says that if those who
might have had a good paper.
j; r. Wall, who keeps a grocery store
IN Iybee, q suburb of Macon, was held
up by highwaymen Tuesday night, and
when he refused to be robbed they shot
him. One ball entered the fieshy part of
the right arm just above the elbow and
the other entered the left wrist and rang
ed downward through the hand, making
a serious wound. The highwaymen were
white men.
Col. ]. T. Crowder of Forsyth died a
DAY or two ago, aged n years. Col.
Srowaer was universally popular, and be-
ginning with service at the old capitol
at Milledgeville, as both representative
ana senator, he concluded his political
career by serving several subsequent terms
az the new capitol at Atlanta He was
the author Of the bill providing a pension
LOT disabled confederate soldiers and him
self veteran Of two wars
Fletcher Sewel was seriously stabbed
by John w. Morris at SewelPs store al
McDonough Tuesday. SewelPs life is de-
SPARED Of. Norris is in jail awaiting the
result OF Sewelis injuries. Morris went
70 the Sewell store under the influence of
hqeor. As there were a number of Christ
mas shoppers there Sewel asked him TO
leaye. The request resulted in a quarrel
ana Morris drew a long knife. He ap-
pfoached Sewell, and before the town mar
snaL who was present, could interfere,
STABBED Sewell three times. One of the
WOUNDS is In the neck, and IL is feared
that 1t may result fatally.
The correspondent of the Morning News
az Gambler, under date of Dec %, writes
as follows; William Snyder and family
OF Ladoga, Ind, who are large property
nolders here, have arrived to spend the
Wlnter--Quite an interest is being taken
by the people of this section in tobacco
culture, and large acreage will be plant
go. A,branch office of the Marion County
Tobacco Growers Association has been
opened here by ]. /. Finney. who is dis
trlbuting the very best seed free to an
VINO viii plant.-Sea island cotton will
a1so De planted on moderate scale. To-
Dacco and long staple cotton will be i'm
portant crops in Marion county next year.
IA tar kiln belonging to e. v Harvey of
pembroke was burned Tuesday. The loss
is estimated at $3.50.
A unique elopement took place at Tweed
sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. M. r. Kicks have a
beautiful daughter named Charity She
is industrious, Intelligent and of a DISPOSE
ZION mat mas endeared her to all the
countrywide. Her parents did not have
the slightest idea that she had sutton
her age was p, and 1t was the suppositiou
OF many that the girl would never marry
SUNDAY morning Mr.. and Mrs. Kicks went
TO a marriage in Montgomery county Late
IN the evening Miss Charity told Mrs Mat
KICKS, her sister-in-law, that she was go
ing off for a few minutes. A quarter of a
mile from the parental home. Miss Char
lily met a young man named Adolphus Nc
Tendon; Together they made haste to
squire =. 3. Drew's and asked to be mar
ried. Judge Drew performed the cere-
mony and the couple went off in a happy
mood.
A special dispatch to the Atlanta Jour.
nal says: Tom Pippin killed his son
Jonn Lee Pippin with a rock in Jones
county Tuesday. John Lee Pippin, about
rs or "a years old, came up to where his
1atner was talking to a negro, in a par
toi and tried to shoot the negro The
young mans father interfered, whereupor
John turned the pistol toward his father
as II to shoot. The old gentleman STONED
and took up rock with which he struoB
his son on the head with fatal effect
The young man died almost instantly. one
of the Pippin brothers married a sister
of Tom Allen, the murderer who ESCAPED
from Bibb county jail a year ago." An,
other report says that young Pippin wa
not killed, but in the scuffle between father
and son, the leg of the elder Pippin was
broken.
The city council of Macon elected tn.
following city officers: Treasurer. r. Tins
ley; clerk, Bridges w. Smith: attorney
Minter Wimberly; recorder, Matt Free
man; physician, John S. Sullivan; engi
neer, ]. w. Wilcox; sexton, r. 81 Hail
magazine keeper, j. f. Ellis; clerk os
market, H. p. Westcott; license inspec
tor, w. G. Daniel; inspector of plumbing
John W. DAILY; electrician, c. T. Hum
phreys; police commissioner, 7. II. Hend
erson; public works commissioner. r I
Ware; fire commissioner, John j, Noone
sanitary inspectors, c. e. Jordan. w w
Wagnon, c. S. Mckay, NJ. Abel; inspectol
OF weights and measures, V. Brunnel. All
OF these officers are elected for terms 81
Two years. The following appointments b,
the mayor We're confirmed: Board n
health, DR.. r. =. Barron. chairman. mr.