The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-29
GEORGIA.


medicine Wednesday night that came
near ending his life.
J. A. Glenn, who has for years been the
railroad agent at Toccoa, has resigned
and on Jan. / Will embark in the grocery
business in. Toccoa-
The Albany Guards will go to Waycross
on Jan. 20. TO participate in celebrating
the birthday of Gen Lee. They will be
the guests of the Waycross Rifles.
Harry Hall, a Gainesville sportsman,
brought down the other day wild goose
at a distance of 40 yards. The bird
weighed fourteen and a half pounds.
Col William Sheppard, one of the most
gallant men who ever led confederate
regiment to victory, has been elected
commander of the Columbus veterans.
Hon. Patrick Walsh has been reappoint-
board of trustees of the chronological
school. He is vice president of the insti-
tuition.
Jere B. Willis of Walden, Taylor county,
lost his fine barn and stables, together
with several tons of hay, fodder, cotton
seed, etc. by fire on Wednesday night.
Loss about Sls2OO.
A negro named Bridges killed a negro
boy several miles south of Jackson Thurs
day. Bridges has sure dered and claims
that he accidentally killed the boy while
handling shotgun.
The Columbus Railroad Company con
templated taking up its tracks a few weeks
ago, but since the election of a new city
council they have decided to enlarge their
electric plant and extend their line.
Gallary Ross, the negro who shot Eme-
line Locket at Marshallville Christmas
morning, has been arrested and sent to
jail. The doctors state that the woman
win die. Jealousy was the cause.
Anthony Whitehead was found dead
Thursday night about six miles from
Eastman. He had been missed since Fri
day last Suspicion rests on Cicero
All the parties are colored.
The third party in Schley county got a
black eye Saturday in an election 10 fill
a vacancy in the office of tax collector,
Albert Wall, a sterling democrat, walked
off with the prize. c. NJ. Rainey was the
populist. candidate.
In Terrell county there are eight wound
ed confederate veterans, who draw pen
sions, and fifteen INDECENT veterans who
will get their pensions under the recent
act of the legislature, and twenty-four
widows of confederate soldiers.
At Statesboro this season, about $500
bales of sea island cotton have been sold,
the price averaging 15la cents a pound.
There has also been expended in improve
ments in the town in buying lots and
erecting new dwellings about $4,000.
Toccoa News: 1t is said that there will
be in the race for ordinary at next year S
election the present ordinary, W. d. Hill,
-. Z. Edge, A c. Ingles, David Potter,
and ]. c. Fry, and for sheriff, A. NJ.
Grbble and Mastin Fuller. The only an
nounced candidate for tax collector is w.
II. MoMillon.
corner of Seventh street and Sixth ave-
nue., at Columbus was destroyed by fire
between and 2 o'clock Thursday morn
ing. The building belonged to Harry
Daniels and was valued at about $500. The
stock and fixtures of the saloon were val
ued at $1,000 The origin of the fire is I'M
known.
Bill Bass, a man 40 years of age, was
killed at party near Sloan, in Green
county, Christmas night by Henry Cook,
boy still in his teens. 1t appears that
Bass, who was drinking, attempted to
stab young Cook, who turned and fired a
bullet into his brain. Bass has little
chance of recovery. Young Cook surren-
dered and is in jail awaiting the result of
Bass wound.
DR.. e. w. Watkins shot his son-in-law
L. G. Edwards at Elijay, Wednesday af-
ternoon. During the morning Edwards
had difficulty with young Ed Watkins,
and just before night he and his brother
went to DR.. Watkins house. kicked the
door open and entered with drawn pis-
tolls in their hands Dr. Watkins fired
on them with shot gun and l.. G. Ed
wards was wounded in the face and
hands.
Hawkins McMath of Americas, who has
been occupying his time recently acting
as detective, has been arrested The war
rants were sworn out in Schley county
Two of them, one of which is for perjury
and another for conspiracy, We're sworn
out by a negro named Lumpkin. The
third one charging him with burglary was
taken out by Mr.. Singletary of Lacross.
A week or, two ago Lumpkin was arrest
and Mr. McMath was the main witness
Tor the prosecution.
The correspondent of the Morning News
at Dublin sends in the fQllowng On
New Years day there will be q. family re-
union at the residence of J. ID. Smith,
consisting of the five brothers and their
families, to the number of forty-five. Mrs.
Bennett Key, wife of Judge Key, was in
town one day last week, and the sights and
improvements of the town was complete
transformation to her. well, l am in
cd r-fe a1t cold che oct Il,
change. This is the first time in forty
Years since last saw Dublin Then there
was just one business house and a small
tavern. But changes take place every
day, and so it is with this place. 1 hardly
knew the spot"
A horrible accident happened to John
Carroll of the Mechanics Hill section of
Richmond county Thursday. In company
with his son, John Carroll, Jr., and his
son-in-law, Charles Hamilton, Mr. Car
roll went to one of the lakes for the pur-
pose of hunting and fishing. When they
reached the waters edge Mr.. Carroll at
tempted to draw out a shotgun from the
rear grasping it by the muzzle. 1t dis
charged and stripped his left forearm of
Hesh Just the same as if a knife had been
used Even the wadding went into the
flesh and had to be picked out. The
VIII be necessary to amputate the wound
cd mans arm. Mr.. Carroll is 56 years
'Forman Place" on East Boulevard
street, at Brunswick the oldest residence
IN that section of the city and one of the
Oldest in the country, was burned Thurs
day night between s and O'clock 1t
was owned by Mrs. A. f. Wayne, now of
Laurens county, having descended to her
from its original owners, the Formans.
For the past month it had been occupied
~ John A. Smith and family. Mr.
smith was formerly manager of the
brunswick and Ocean hotels, and had
stored in the house a large lot of the
MOTEL furniture, bedding, etc. Mrs.
Mayne's furniture and costly library was
moved out some time ago. Mrs. Wayne
1ad $3.50 insurance on the house, and
9Lr' Smith about the same amount on
the furniture
quite a legal complication has arisen
over the Jackson hotel property at At
ANITA The building was the property
81 the late Capt. Harry Jackson, who
leased it to w. A. Camp and others. A
lew days ago the Brunswick Balke-Col-
lender Company of Cincinnati took out
an action in trover for the billiard ia
Lles and other fixtures in the bar of the
GqteL The company was represented by
llenn & Rountree and claimed that about
~ Was still due for the fixtures In the
.aI. Arnold & Arnold who represented
olt motel company, went before the court
@-u secured an injunction against the
.ohpany 20 prevent the removal OF the
loo L fHaor al