The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-08


and Killed in Con &c COunty-Beal
Estate Deals at Va Idosfn-A Negro
Arrested in LOvvnds's County on a
Cbnrse of Murder Relieved TO BE
Innocent.
GEORGIA.
Thomson will soon have Two new can
ming factories
me largest yield in years is expected
throughout the fruit growing section OF
the state
Judge Emory Speer delivered a temT.er-
ance lecture at South Macon Metho dist
church last night.
Josiah Bass has been ,appointed li post
master at Echeco1ce. houston county,
vice J. A. Story, resigned
During the past month there was
shipped from Darien. cOastWise ana Tor
eign, 4.3S2,000 feet Of newn ana saWn TIM
Der and lumber.
The encampment grounds at Griffin are
in fine condition and with the increased
growth OF trees and grass looks much bet
ter than last year.
A. J. Bankston. father Of Trox Banks
ton, died at his home Tuesday, April 2.
He had been a resident Of RnggOld for
more than twenty-seven years.
Charles J. Foster, the mechanical engi-
11aa- who installed the machinery at the
worlds fair has been engaged TO DO the
same work for the Atlanta Exposition.
DR.. II. n Hollideld Of Tennille, the
county school commissioner, has had a
stroke Of paralysis, but he is recovering,
and hopes TO be out again in a few weeks.
Work on the river between Darien and
DobOy will be resumed at an early day.
Bids are being asked for. The sum Of
$4,000 has been appropriated for this
work
Amos Hail, the negro who killed Nat
Howell at Dale a DiXOns camps "a few
weeks ago, has been arrested at Darien
and VIII be taken back TO Echols county
for trial.
There is a vacancy at the West Point
Military Academy from the Third con-
gressional district, and to MI this COM
petitive examination viii be held at Amer
icus next Friday.
e. H. Mason & Co. Of Brunswick have
purchased the two-story brick store build
ing now occupied by them on Bay street.
The property was purchased from y. L.
Kellar and the purchase price was about
$1,000.
The organization Of the Darien and sa-
pelo Towboat Company took place In D0-
rien On Tuesday last August Schmidt
was made president, r. ID. Wylly, secre-
tary and treasurer, and Capt w. II.
Payne, manager.
The most interesting trial Of the week
at Macon was the case of j. NJ. Culpepper
vs.. sally q. Culpepper. SUIT for divorce
The TRIAL occupied two days. The jury
has been out a hours and at last ac-
counts has not yet rendered a verdict.
During the month ending on the aOth
ultimO there was measured "a uhe public
boom IN barren bfNMsNNI lttl OF SQUARE.
scab and saWn timber. This does not in
cludo the sawn timber and lumber which
came In during the month and was car
ried direct TO the private 5oOms
Mrs Joseph Turner of The Plains. who
was fatally burned Thursday night by her
dress accidentally catching IRE. died short
~ afterwards. The deceased was the relict
Of the late Rev. Joseph Turner and mother
Of Milton Hudson, % wen known resident
of Sumter county She was about 65 years
Of age.
Dr. Robert Thomas, one Of the oldest cit
izens of NaldDsta, died a day or two ago
DR. Thomas was the father of W. l.. and
David Thomas, Mrs. Willis Lang and Miss
Sallie Thomas of Taldostas Robert
Virginia, and Mrs L. S. Willy Of Tltusvlle
Fla. All Of his children from abroad We're
present at the funeral.
Morris Harris, one of Macou's best
known Hebrew citizens lies in a criti-
cal condition at the home Of his sister-in
law, Mrs. NJ. Nussbaum on New street.
Saturday morning n blood vessel burst
in his breast. which has caused the condi-
ton in which he now IL. Mr.. Harris is ln-
conscious and his face Is purple from the
blood from the burst vessel.
On Wednesday Alb Converse and Charlie
Clarke closed trade with Judge
acres Of land on Webster street
at Naldosta lying between Patter-
son and Ashley. The price paid for the
land was 81, $50. The gentlemen who
bought it contemplate erecting five or six
pose to commence work on same at a very
early date.
The most important real estate change
of the week was the purchase of the Cen
trail hotel at Naldosta by ]. W. Clark for
5000 The land on which the hotel stands
was bought by j. a. Dasher, Sr, ten or
twelve years ago for less than $500 The
building was erected several years ago
and the property has steadily gained in
value every since, u Is probable that the
land alone would bring $1,000 now. MIR.
Clark intends to greatly improve the prop
erty
Harritt Jones, wife OF Jones' cOlored.
who was sentenced to the state peniten-
tiary recently, was shot from ambush last
Tuesday morning near her home on the
Ocmulgee river in Coffee county. Smart
Jones' brother-in-law of the murdered
woman was arrested and taken to jail al
Douglas on suspicion, with strong cir
cumatantial evidence Smart claims tha'
he did not commit the act ana that ne
Will be able ito prove his innocence. The
woman lived only few minutes.
Ed Paul, who escaped from Bibb county
jail in February, at the same time thai
Tom Allen and other prisoners, is now in
Jail at Troy, O. Deputy Sheriff Vic Men
ard Of Macon received a letter Saturday e
this effect from Marshal George f. Irwin
Troy, O. The marshal said IN his lettei
that Paul was in Jail under the name OF
George Day. and was held on the charge OF
burglary. that there was good cas'
AGAINST Day This being so, Paul Is no
likely to be brought back to Macon until ht
has served sentence for burglary in Ohio
Adie Ellis Of Towaliga attempted sui
eide Thursday night about o'clock b,
taking an overdose of morphine. TIT
family suspected her of taking 1t wheI
she lit the lamp and tols
them all that she wanted then
to sit up with her and see her sleep. Al
empty vial was found, which, when las
seen was about half full DR. j. NJ ThraN
ton was called TO see her at O'Clock Fri
day morning. she was in an uncOnsciou
condition The physician says she tool
about 100 doses. The cause of her takin.
the poison is not known.
A special from Macon to the Atlantis
journal says: Judge Emory Speer ha
been sued by a man named Kitchens 70
$50 The suit was brought in Justic
Thomas court and is for services rem
dered at Mount Airy, Judge Spcers sum
ner home. Judge Speer's defense i
unique. He sets up the defense that h
loaned the plaintiff his shot gun and al
lowed him to hunt with his bloode
dogs. And the distinguished jurist fur
ther attempted to show Kitchen ingrat
itude by stating that he appointed him
balif ait a salary of 81 a day. The cas-
was dismissed"
J. B. Blair, who lives near Villa Rics
was at Carrollton Tuesday with a myster
in the shape Of tree cor
tanning jaw bone of ma
in in It. 1t was shown to five doc