The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-10

Grove cotton mill will, we understand
declare dividend OF IS per cent. About
Is per cent of this has been made since
last July. They propose TO pay out all
the profits in order 10 let in new stock
holders on an equal footing. The new
machinery for doubling the capacity OF
the mill is coming in, and the mill Will
soon have 5000 spindles and lA looms, The
Harmony Grove cotton mill was built by
home capital
Franklin News: There was but one
sherif's sale Tuesday. and very few peo-
pie were in town. However, IL was one
of the most remarkable land sales Heard
has had in many years. one hundred
acres OF land in Rockalo district, owned
by J. c. Barr, was sold by virtue of a
mortgage II. ia. I'm favor of Mrs. 5. f.
Barr. 1t was bought by Dr. w. a. Ware
and II. A. Tompkins for only ST. The
land has fertile soil and is well tim
bered. The cost of the sale amounted
to Sl4.5O, leaving Mrs. Barr $3.50 for her
land.
One of the young lions born in Atlanta
on Wednesday was killed by its mother
Friday "Queenie," the big, fierce mother
of the babies, had not been allowed to
see the little ones. and they were kept
in a cage adjoining hers. Friday while
passing between the cages to show the
young lions TO some visitors the keeper
inadvertently left the connecting door
open. The liOness sprang through into
the cage where the baby lions were, and
before any of those present could inter-
fere she killed one of them. The other
young one Is thriving.
Valdosta Times: 1t is reported now that
Tom Johnson. the slayer Of Conductor Mel
son. on the Brunswick and Western road
two years ago, died Monday of wounds
received on the. Southern railway while
an attempt was being made to arrest him.
II is claimed that his pal made a CON
fessiOn and stated johnson had told him
all about the Nelson killing. The con-
ductor asked Johnson for his fare, which
was refused. The conductor. ordered the
negro to leave the train, when the negro
walked TO the platform and turned, shoot
ing the conductor and disappearing in the
darkness
Dublin correspondence Morning News:
A stroke Of lightning wrought havoc to
the buggy and horses OF County Com
missioner r. j. Blackburn Sunday The
vehicle was considerably damaged and
the horses frightened badly. MIR. Black
shear was shocked for a short time, but
recovered soon afterwards.-On last Tues
day, Simon Hester and Mack Edwards
got into a dispute. Hester cut Edwards
across the lower part of the abdomen, in
fiicting an ugly wound. Edwards little
daughter, who was witnessing the occur
renee, received a severe stab under the
arm. DR.. Carol was dispatched for and
attended to the injured, which are quite
dangerous.
The Gum case was concluded in Bib
county superior court at Macon Saturday.
The Macon Evening News says: After
striking every exception to the masters
report on finding of fact, and sustaining
the master on every finding of law, save
that subjecting that part of the property
of Mrs u. M. Gum held as cestui qui
trust, Judge FELTON, withdrew the case
from the consideration of the jury, and
will enter a decree accordingly. This
practically sustains the report of the mas
ter in every essential feature as the total
amount of Judgment, about $4,000, will
not be changed and there is a sufficiency
of property In Mrs. Gums hands, out of
which to realize the judgment, aside from
the trust estate. The property was va
riously estimated by witnesses at from
$4,000 to 100000. 1t is probably worth
$4,000. Mrs. Gums own estimate on the
witness stand was $4,000. Col. L. Nj.
Gum, a weH known citizen of Macon,
formerly resided in Houston county.
While a resident of Houston, he was guar
dian of his sister Miss Julia Gum. His
sister was then and for at least twenty
five years has been an inmate of the
state lunatic asylum Col. Gunn desir-
ing to relieve his bondsmen, resigned the
position of guardian, and the guardian
ship was assumed by Mrs. Gum, his wife,
he becoming surety. Upon Col. Gum
own funds, $23, 600 of his wlfe's and $4,000
of his sisters, and invested these assets
con, supporting his family from the in
come. Mrs Gum was Mrs. Lightfobt
when she welded Col. Gum, and pos
sessed considerable property at the time
of her marriage to Col. Gum. In 1929
Mrs. Gum brought suit against her hus-
band and creditor. and obtained a de-
cree vesting in her the entire com hined
estate purchased with these funds, as
mentioned above, to-wit: Her husbands
$4,000, her own, $4,000, and his sister s
$4,000, and also money judgment
against her husband for $4,000 John s.
Byron of Houston county a nephew of
the parties, was appointed guardian of
Miss Julia Gum, Mrs. Gum having re-
tired from the guardianship. Mr. Byron
filed bill In equity against Col. Gum and
Mrs. Gum to trace the trust funds of
Miss Julia Gum combined and invested
as aforesaid. Hon. W. d. Nottingham of
Macon was appointed general master in
chancery. He heard the evidence, and
argument of council. and filed his report
in Bibb superior court. awarding the
present guardian. John S. Byron, a judg-
ment for about $4,000 to be levied of the
real estate in the hands of Mrs. Gum,
excepting her home place in Vineville.
This report held that the decree grant
ing this property solely to Mrs. Gum was
void as to the trust funds of Miss Julia
Gum. Both parties filed numerous ex-
ceptions to the report. Byron contending
for Judgment of nearly 10000, and Mrs.
Gum claiming that no judgment what
ever should have been rendered against
the property"