The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-25

FLOODED Poultry scheme At Duhii-a-
= Negro Ravisher Rcrists Arrest
and l. KILLED.
GEORGIA
A saw mill is among the new enterprises
70 be established in ReidsFlue ia "A rev
days.
me old soldiers who are drawing. PEN
siOus under the old Law viii DE pald on
March =
Tie Troup Hussars Of LaGrange have
elected r.. J. Thornton ~ their command
ING officer.
There are twenty-five widows OF con-
federate soldiers in Tattnall county who
receive a pension.
Fourteen applicants for teachers license
IN Bullock county failed 20 pass the eN-
animation required.
Capt J. A. Barge % Tennule who
farms extensively. says that DE- can make
money on scent cotton and Keep out OF
debt
Elberton is 20 have drst-class tcle-
phone system. The city council has granted
Or. w G. Long franchise for a number
of years.
A j. Burnett a successful farmer uv-
ing near Tennille, saws that DE- made 90
bushels of corn last year and intends 10
make 1.000 this year.
x. ~ Franklin. Of Tennille, went hunt
ing on Thursday, taking with him twelve
dogs and succeeded In capturing fifteen
rabbits and number Of partridge
Inc contract Tor the bNlilt4- OF the new
Methodist church at Quitnan has been
let 70 C.. W. Buck, architect and builder,
Of Gerard. Ala, and work VIII begin at
once.
The Macon Evening News of Friday
vas issued under the editorship of the
Kings Daughters. n is almost super
duous 20 say that the ladies made a sue
cess Of their venture.
The new city council Of Elberton has
revoked a contract made by the old coun-
ell with a northern company 10 place $500
worth OF vault fixtures in the new court
house. lawsuit viii probably result.
Professional burglars did a neat job at
Perry Friday night. The store of e. +.
Marshall was entered, the safe forced
open and the cash drawer robbed of over
slo0. 40 clew to the identity Of the burg
faYs
The supreme court having affirmed the
decisicn of the judge In the superior court
81 lroup county. Richard Gates, the muir
derer OF Lee Siedge. both negroes has
been resentenced by Judge Harris to be
hanged in private on April !.
The beautiful country home of J. c.
ErlQger Few miles from Atlanta on The
uine-mile circle Of the Consolidated street
railroad was completely destroyed by fire
saturday The house cost about $4,000.
There was very little insurance
Pickens county has seventeen confed-
crate soldiers drawing pensions from the
state, all amounting to $l,275. Also, thir-
ty-fOur widows Of confederate soldiers
drawing $50 each. amounting to 5000;
Mr.. Asa Blount Of Waynesboro. during
the recent cold spell. found a colony 0f
twenty-four large rates frozen TO death
in some cotton seed meal. Every rat
had curled its TAN around some other
rat until they could hardly be shaken
apart
seney Stevenson, an aged negro woman
living out beyond the compress at New
nan, was SO badly burned Thursday that
she died shortly afterward from her inju-
ries. Her clothing caught from the fire.
ff0 Hrrra f.ssHar
Of age.
Parties in the north have made a prop
ositi0n 70 the mayor Of Ouitman that II
the people there win take $4,000 stock in
"A Sl5o.000 spindle cotton factory, that they
will furnish the rest OF the capital and
operate a factory at Quitman that Will
give employment to 800 operators.
W. j. Bush. who lives with his family
about five miles from Tennille was tried
1T the last term OF court for killing his
father-in-law and was sentenced by Judge
Gamble TO the penitentiary for eight years
His case was carried to the supreme court
but a new trial has been denied, so he
Will serve out his sentence.
The Jasper County Republican says 1t
has a cOmpOsitor who worked for a pa
per in South Georgia, receiving his pay
in turnips and coon skins. and then says
he had TO go round with an affidavit try
ing TO sell his wages. He worked for an
other paper whose proprietor had him
cook. saw wood and nurse the baby while
he was not setting type for the paper
A movement is on foot in Dublin TO
organize a stock company to establish
fancy poultry business. Instead of build
ing up a regular poultry farm every MEM
Der of the company is TO select, for him.
self some fine breed of chickens and stock
his own yard, allowing no other Kind to
run with them. Other members will
select different breeds. and each man will
keep his individual stock perfectly pure.
Joel Bennett, who lived for many years
in Flowery Branch, died last week He
eccentric. and went in the cold
est weather with his shirt open and his
bronzed breast exposed to the wind re-
gardless of rise or fan of temperature.
He was an inveterate tobacco user, but
Notwithstanding his reckless exposure of
his person. and his persistent use of the
weed. he lived TO the ripe old age of 90
years.
Grim Call: One of the mich cows out
at the county farm was missing on Thurs
day. and John Morton, being a "trusty"
was detailed from the gang to hunt the
missing COW and return her to the lot.
John started out and soon found the miss
ing animal but instead of carrying her
home brought her to the city and hired a
negro to sell her to a butcher. which was
done for IS. The theft was soon detected
and John was accosted about It and ad-
rnitted all, but refused TO tell who was his
accomplish. AS a gentle reminder that such
conduct would not be tolerated by even
a member of the gang, Capt. Camp had
applied TO his bare back about 100 lashes.
was found concealed in his pants. which
was conhseated by the county, as the coy
that John had stolen was the property Of
the county.
:Adel News; Sparks suffered serious loss
by fire Thursday night The fire was first
discovered about $3.50 p. m. in the store
occupied by B. A. Rowland. The flames
spread rapidly. and at one time it looked
as II the whole business part of town
would be burned. But the fire was con-
fined to the three wooden buildings which
were situated in close proximity to each
other. It took hard work to save the
store Of J. o.. Elliott and others 1t is
thought that the fire originated from the
stove flUe. Following is a summary of
the losstc and insurance: r. A. Row
land-Stock. $1,000; building, $500: no in
surance. NJ. L. Purdom-Loss and dam
age to stock, $1,000; Insurance. $500. Dr. l.
j. Goodman estate-Building, $3.50; no in
surance. Charles Rentz-Building, 500:
no Insurance. J. B. Lewis-Loss and dam
age to stock, 800; no insurance.
A few days ago Congressman Cabaniss.
of the Sixth district came into posses
sion in a most singular way OF a Bible
he lost out of his pocket on the battle
field of Carriclk's Ford, w. Va. Ii was in
the year 1861, when he was captain of the
First Georgia regiment. He remembered
having lost it, but where or when he had