The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-23

those about him reached his side ne was
dead. For many years he had been jus
tice Of the peace in Webster county and
he had held other positions indicative or
the regard which his fellows had for
him.
Americas Times Recorder: p. p. Potter
is a Sumter county farmer who raises his
supplies and makes his cotton strictly
surplus crop. Monday he brought in
bale Of his last years crop and sold Il for
Ga cents, while last fail he was offered
only 4 cents for the same cotton. Mr..
Potter only sells his cotton as he needs
the money, and has now at his home sew
eral bales of cotton from four to seven
years old He is thoroughly independent,
and sometimes helps his neighbors
bale or two OF cotton, when they happen
to need money with which TO carry on
their crops. Mr. Potter is one Of many
Of SumteT's farmers who have plenty, are
out of debt and can take life easy.
Times-Recorder: Parties from Marion
county in Americas Wednesday reported
the successful robbery of the store OF
Joseph Rodgers, at Doyle, night or two
before. The burglary was well-planned,
and with the assistance of a small boy
was very successfully carried out. En-
trance was effected via the chimney the
boy sliding In easily and then admitting
the others by the back door The thieves
first emptied several sacks Of flour and
then proceeded to fill the bags with fine
cutlery and whatever else of value they
could find in the large store. The amount
thus stolen cannot be estimated, but
must have been considerable. II was
learned yesterday that three negroes sus.
pected OF completely in the robbery were
under arrest in Buena Vista. 1t was Ger
tainly bold burglary.
Augusta Herald: The Savannah river will
In few days be beautihed by neat cleo
trio launch, which win float on its placid
surface in the vicinity of Augusta. The
launch will be the property of John ID.
Twiggs, Jr., who recently graduated at
the Virginia Military Institute with such
high honors. II is now in course Of con-
cT i'm ~ fln oh In. ID .f Al
phla, and Is almost completed. An cleo
trio launch is something comparatively
new In crafts, and Mr.. Twiggs Will be the
best and most beautiful that can be made.
He VIII very calamity christen it THE
lda,i in complement TO a beautiful young
lady OF savannah who Is visiting on the
Hilltop 1t Will be forty feet long and
Will accommodate from twenty-five TO
forty passengers. The Ida will be pleas
ure boat exclusively and many pleasant
Twiggs' friends
Atlanta Commercial: Bailiff Williams
was walking with Mrs. Fannie Spotola,
wh9 was under NJ, arrest Wed
ed, In kindly fashion on the pair
for moment and then the clouds drop
ped their tears in sympathy with Mrs.
spofoia, for she was III trouble. Suddenly
Mrs Spotola's grief changed to anger
she was a prisoner and she thought Bail
IN Williams, who had his hand on her
arm, ought TO put IL In his pocket. The
more she thought the madder she got
and finally she reached between two raiI-
road cars they were passing and seizine
the coupling pin, struck the gentle balm
square on the head. The dark clouds that
he had been noticing were suddenly brih-
liant with sixteen pointed stars and his
warm blood guShed out on the unheedtng
ground. For a moment there was silence
and in short order Mrs. Spotola was car
RED before Justice French. Mrs. SpotOIa
says Mr.. Williams was drinking and was
unnecessarily rough; what MIR Williams
said will hardly bear publication.
Atlanta Constitution: Two miserable
men are sadly pacing the corridors at the
ponce headquarters and outside cold-eyed
sleuths are pacing the halls and flercelv
pulling at their blond moustaches. The
men are J. 3. Hager and T. j. Bates.
Ihey are held on an accusation Of robbing
y. ID. Maloney, a carpenter Last might
Maloney was struck on the head his
skuil being badly fractured, and robbed
Bates and Hager had committed the
crime Bates and Hager deny emphat-
icaliy that they had anything to do with
It, and Maloney insists that he was struck
by a negro. Maloney is a carpenter. and
has been at work on Harry Franks new
theater, with Bates as a fellow workman
ne hnally' after discussing the matter,
decided TO board with Bates. Last night
about O'Clock he went to Bates house
70 see the room, and after talking with
MN and Hager, Bates brother-in-law,
lett and went down Decatur street AT
the corner of Decatur and Antolnette
streets ne was struck with a rock on the
back o. the head. and while unconscious,
was renewed OF his money. He was taken
TO the Grady hospital for treatment
Buford Herald: Jack Brogdon, 16 years
| OF age, son of A. w. Brogdon of this
county SII Was taken peculiarly Ill at Sugar
| and fell upon the church grounds in d
| convulsion. About ! o'clock Sunday even
ing ne began having them again, one ar
| house near the church and placed upon a
pea, ana ne became 50 powerfully Graz
ed that II took seven of eight men TO
hold him. The news Immediately went
over the entire community that Jack
Brogdon had hydrophobia. This rumor
doubtless originated from the fact that
about a year ago he was bitten on the
hand by a cat that was thought to be
mad which gave him untold agony. But
| ne had about gotten over that, and about
| elk weeks ago some sort of insect or spi-
der bit him on the same hand as he was
climbing over a fence, having the same
erect. Some Of the leading physicians
of this place were Immediately sum
moned to his bedside, and his case was
one Of such startling popularity that
is impossible to say just now what the
trouble Is, but ever since the young man
cate health, and that, with the latter
trouble. Nigh be the cause of his des-
perate condition.
Americas Times-Recorder: The bold
safe blower Is abroad in the land, and this
time the Georgia and Alabama railway is
the SUFFERER to the extent of 81. The at
tack was made Saturday night or Sunday
morning on the depot at Hurtsboro, ana
but for the fact that the local agent, Mr..
/ Gore, had made his monthly remittance
the loss would have been greater. The
iron safe was blown into fragments by
the terrific explosion. A Montgomery de-
tectiye has been working upon the case
but so far has obtained no clue 10 the
robbery. It just happened that j. b.
Gore. the Hurtsboro agent OF the road,
made a remittance 10 headquarters Sat
urday, leaving only a small sum- 81, IN
his strong box within the vault That
night 0 terrific thunder storm raged-5ust
the sort OF night to delight a safe robber,
since the explosion would be mistaken for
thunder clap. Ordinarialiy, the report
that hurled the massive door forty feet,
would have been heard by everyone IN
Hurtsboro, but as IL was, no one knew
Of the robbery until next morning. The
money In the safe was taken and the de-
pot ofiiee looked as though locomotive
had been dancing jig within. Giant
powder was used, and the powder was
stolen from the store Of Mr.
Haney, across The street from the depot
This store was broken open and the ash
drawer rined, but the thieves got very
hiiif change and disturbed none u tne
goods