The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-16

Rev. William Rampey died al his home
at Gainesville Monday al the age Of q
years.
John Lee. one-year-oId. who had but just
learned 10 crawl about the home Of his
parents az Atlanta, overturned pot allied
with boiling coffee sunday at noon and
died Monday afternoon al : O'Clock
Gov. Atkinson has authorized reward
of $50 for the arrest Of Leo Fort. who
killed Ned Williams in Muscogee county
a snort time ago. Another reward OF
500 has been authorized for the arrest
OF Henderson Pou, who killed Charles Ed
wards few weeks ago.
Lumpkin correspondence Morning News:
s. S. Everett OF this place lost his house
and entire contents by fire this morning
at $50 O'Clock. The family were not
aroused until the fire had made such head
way they had 10 fee to save their lives.
Building, etc, worth $1,000. Insured FOR
500.
Shortly after the passage Of a bill by
the legislature last year. prohibiting the
sale Of liquor in the town of De Soto,
Sumter county, the town became dry
and has so remained until Saturday last
when the sale of whisky was resumed
The liquor dealers there had obtained
license from the state and town council
for a year shortly before the recent law
became operative.
A suit for 5000 was filed in the United
States court at Atlanta Tuesday by Bran
don & Arkwright attorneys for Caroline
]. CLANCY Of Massachusetts, against
James r. Collins for the recovery Of money
alleged TO have been loaned Mr.. Collins
the security being certain land on the
wood Park Company and the Southern
Loan and Banking Company.
The case of H. NJ. Beatty. for the use Of
the Texas Crate Company, against the
Atlanta and West Point Railroad Compa-
ny is on trial in Fulton county superior
court. About ten years ago the Texas
Crate Company shipped about 5000 worth
of CRATES from Dallas, Tex, to Atlanta,
part of the way over the Atlanta and
West Point railroad. On that road the
CRATES were lost. Suit was brought to
recover their value and the litigation has
been hanging fire for one reason and an
other ever since.
Waycross correspondence Morning
News: ]. s. Sharp Of this city retired
from journalism two years ago and went
into farming. He made a success last
year on his farm, and this year he will
possibly be more successful. He planted
sixty acres in corn, thirty acres in sea
island cotton, eight acres in melons, six
acres in oats five acres in cabbages and
four acres IA Irish potates. When he has
harvested the Irish potatoes he will plant
the ground in sweet potatoes. He will this
fall plant ten acres in peach trees.
The election that was to have taken
question of issuing bonds to build a new
court house, has been deferred to May 80
The people generally were under the i'm
preston that registration for last year
was sufficient for this year, therefore did
not register for the bond election TO take
place on April % and the attorney general
decided that registration this year was
necessary and therefore the ordinary has
postponed the election to the date above
mentioned, TO give the people a chance
TO register.
Jim Parsons. the man who has been con-
fined in Fulton county Jail for twelve
months on the charge OF being an accom-
plice in the death of Henry Worley, Of
Murray county, two years ago, has been
released on bail and has returned to his
home. Parsons owes his release to the as
siduous efforts of his wife 1t was she who
secured his bond and for the first time
in over a year husband and wife were re-
united Tuesday. Parsonss case has new
er come 10 trial, and great many are
OF the opinion that he has gained his
freedom for good, and that he is entire
" innocent OF the charges preferred
against him.
Dublin Correspondence Morning News:
The contract for putting in an electric
light plant and waterworks was awarded
last week to Walton q Wagner of Rome at
the sum of so 74S.-The boring Of the arte-
sian well. which is TO supply the city. is
now IN course of progress. 1t is to be an
eight inch well, and guaranteed to flow 100
galIons per minute. The cost of the well Is
70 DC SltuuV-On May Ia the OCOUee Gem
Lodge No. 81, Knights Of Pythias, will cell
ebrate their first anniversary. Central
city Lodge Of Macon, and Pulaski Lodge
of Hawkinsvie will participate in the eel
ebration.-Some miscreant threw an iron
spike at the outgoing Oconee and Western
tram Saturday night. Charles McPhail of
dow, had his face covered with shattered
glass.
William Cox, a farmer, was accidently
killed near Mclean Sunday. The accident
occurred on the plantation of H. r. Press
cott an uncle of Cox, and the gun was in
the hands of young Willie Prescott. The
boy had gone out in the fowl yard to XIII a
hawk which for some time had been max
ing depred atoms about the place, and sue
ceeded in bagging his game. When he was
returning into the house Cox was standing
on the porch, having gone out to witness
up the steps and the gun got entangied in
his suspenders. AS he was endeavoring TO
unloosen the hammer, which was caught,
II was pulled back. Then 1T became I'M
loosened from the tangle and snapped
down. The gun was discharged and the
contents of the Darrell emptied into the
head Of Cox, who was standing just over
Prescott
Tweed Correspondence Morning News;
When the people attending the Sabbath
school at Mount Pleasant church last sun
day entered the building they We're more
than surprised to see before them on the
wall towards the rear of the house a crude
picture drawn from white crayon of Rev
J. H. Barber, the superintendent. The
caricature represented Mr.. Barber stand
ing in a dramatic attitude. Underneath
was the inscription y. H. Barber, super
intendent, Sunday school" Shortly before
the services closed Mr.. Barber became ap.
prised of the name of the culprit, and af.
ter scanning the audience observed the oh.
5ect of his search seated in the center OF
the house. The young man who drew
that picture" said he, Indicating it with
his index finger, lis a coward, and devoid
of any gentlemanly principle. If there Is
spark of humanity about him. he will
stand up and let himself be known" AT
ter the caustic reprimand the culprit walk
ed out of the house and hid AS soon as
the assemblage had left, he entered anC
again repeated the drawing.
FLORIDA.
The pear blight is playing havoc witt
the pear trees around Macclenny, anC
many trees are in a fair way to be de
stroyed.
Milton win have two newspapers within
the next two weeks, the Milton Journa
and the Good Templar. Both will be is
sued from the same office.