The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-27

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hunting and stopped at the home of AL
bert Thornton. where an entertainment
was IN progress. The two men quarreled
out in the yard, Harrison claiming that
Darby had stolen some brandy from him
The lie passed and Harrison drew his pis-
tol and fired four times. Two shots took
eHect, one in the head and the other in
the left arm. Darby died within the
week. Harrison Immediately left for the
Indian Territory and was not heard from
until his capture was announced.
Sol Anderson, who lives about eight
miles from Loganville, got up Friday
about dawn. He walked to the mantel to
get a match and by the Pickering light
observed a large snake coiled in the fire
place. The light annoyed his snakeship,
and the reptile struck at Mr.. Anderson,
burying its fangs in his trousers leg. Mr..
Anderson, after jerking loose from the
snake, killed it with a poker. 1t was a
highland moccasin, big one, and weigh
ed four pounds.
During the court which has just passed
there was a bevy of horse swappers in
Lawrenceville. One of the crew decided he
would quit the business and accordingly
put his steed upon the block and announc-
ed that he would sell for % cents. Not find
ing a buyer he went down the street to
where another crowd was assembled and
| stated that he wanted to sell a halter; he
would take Is cents for it, and would make
the purchaser a present of a mule. A buy
er was soon found, a trade effected, and
two souls made happy.
Thirty-three years ago last Saturday and
Sunday, Sept. 10 and 20, 1868, the bloody
battle of Chckamauga was fought on
Georgia soil. The two lone survivors in
Dawson of that battle, Messrs. John A.
Fulton and w. K. Pilsbury, celebrated the
anniversary in a quiet way as an object
lesson of a time that tried mems souls
a time when they gave their life's blood
for their beloved country. This anniver-
sary of the battle came thirty-three years
after on the same two days of the week
upon which it was fought.
James L. Reid, one of the most promi-
nent citizens in Morgan county, died at
Madison Thursday night at the residence
of his brother-in-law, T. w. Walton. He
had been in i'll health for several days and
his death was not unexpected. He was 90
years of age. Col. Reid was born in Put
nam and was graduated from college in
Kentucky. He was at one time pupil
of the late James G. Blaine He moved to
Morgan county in 1858 and was elected to
the state Senate from that district IN
1859 In 1876 he was democratic member
of the lower house from Madison county
The Gammage damage suit, which had
been so stubbornly fought for three or
four days in the city court at Atlanta, re-
suited Friday in verdict for the AT
lanta and West Point railroad. The plain
tiffs alleged that Mr.. Gammages horse
was frightened and had run away in
front of a train in full sight of the en-
gineer for at least half mile, and on
this account the road was liable for mis-
T-.,1 co. don ocrAe In
the sum of $685. 00 The defendants main
tanned that Mr. Gammage was drunk
| when he started home; that his horse, OF
her own accord, turned on the track along
which she walked without any guiding
hand. and that there was no running
away. The jury believed the defendants
and brought in verdict accordingly.
A fire supposed to be of incendiary orl-
gin came near destroying that whole
block of business houses between Hunter
| street, Thompson street, Mitchell street
and Forsyth street. at Atlanta Thursday
night a few minutes after IL O'CLOCK
Eighteen horses and mules, the stables Of
Jeff Talbert, liveryman, a number of pri-
yate stables and several business houses
were demaged in the fire. The totai loss
by the fire will amount to about $4,000 and
of this Tom Armistead and Judge e. b.
Rosser are the heaviest losers. These
gentlemen owned the stables occupied by
Mr.. Talbert a store fronting on Forsyth
street, occupied by Moncrief bowman q
Co., and a store adjoining that occupied
by Moncrief, bowman & Co. which was
vacant at the time of the fire. Messrs
Armistead and Rosser estimate the loss
on their buildings at from $1,000 to $1,000.
with only about half the loss covered by
insurance. Moncrief, bowman Co
were the next largest losers, at $1,000.
Two thousand farmers, whites and
blacks, from the counties of Bib, Mon
roe, Crawford, Houston, Wilkinson,
Twiggs and Jones reached Macon Fri
day morning with about 600 bales of cot
ton in two-horse wagons, to participate in
the annual barbecue given complimentary
to them by Boliver H. Ray, Macon's we'll
known warehouseman. The procession
was headed by a band. ]. E. Jordan,
prominent farmer of Crawford county, had
the largest number of bales of any one
man in the procession His bales number
ed eighty. The next largest number was
sixty-nine. It has been the annual custom
Of Mr. Ray for many years to give his
farmer patrons grand barbecue, but the
one he served Friday eclpsed all his past
efforts. 1t was given in the large double
store rooms on Third street, formerly oc-
cupied by the Macon Hardware Company.
There were regular set tables laden with
substantial dellcacies, and the 1900 people
fareQ royalty ana DOuHlllu ilSs 1"DA'' ~
the whites and colored were on separate
floors Before the crowd partook OF the
feast an address Of welcome was deliver
ed by John T. Boifeuillet.
The title Of the Marietta street property
at Atlanta recently involved\in litigation,
and supposed to have been weakened by
a recent decision OF the supreme court In
favor Of Reuben Hayden. may be good
after all. The supreme courts decision
was based on a contract under which Hay
den claims a remainder interest That con-
tract is now attacked as Illegal because
1t was signed on Sunday, and motion VIII
be made for new trial on account Of this
as recently discovered evidence. Friday
morning a rumor to the effect that the
marriage contract under which Hayden
claimed title was signed on Sunday, reach
cd the ear Of Judge w. X. Hammond,
counsel for W. l.. Lampkin. h. T. Ander-
son. Patrick Hanlon and Mr.. Wallace.
Judge Hammond Immediately inYestigat-
ed the rumor and found that IL was true
and that the contract In question, which
was In effect a deed, was signed on NOV.