The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26
GEORGIA.

The residence of Jeff Watson, few
mics out from Triton, was burglarized
Sunday night. Watson and his family
were away from home at the time. An
entrance was effected by pryihg off several
pieces of the weather boarding, and some
bacon, -four and several other articles
we're taken from the building.
Washington Chronicle: Judge t. M
Meriwether, who is one of our leading
farmers, has made it a rule all OF his life
10 kill his hogs Nov 20, and he informs
Us that he has never lost any meat, ex-
cept one time when the meat froze. Sun
day being the goth this year, he killed next
day.
Dave Shoemake, the young white man
who was arrested at Gainesville Saturday
charged with the murder of Mrs Eliza
beth Cross, was given commitment trial
before Justice Sims Tuesday and bound
over TO the January term of Hall Superior
Court Shoemake was unable to make bond
and win have to remain in Jail until his
tra
A citizens mass meeting was held at
the court house at Gainesville Monday
night to discuss the proposed erection of a
city hall by the City Council Of Gaines
a
feet that the Mayor and Council defer
the erection until the aldermanc election
in December, at which time the people
Will vote on the question
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Kate Blanton of
Adairsville was severely, if not fatally
burned, while working around an open
fire. She is "A years cd, and has lived
for years, with her son, B. F. Blanton
hot Y.1r
apron, and in a second or so she was en-
veloped in flames. The heroic work Of
Mrs. B. f. Blanton saved her from instani
death. The seVerest burns are on the
neck and face; the hands and arms are
also badly hurt but that region about the
neck is the deepest, as she had handker-
chief and bonnet tied there. Her age
makes the result doubtful. The younger
AIRS. Blanton is painfully burned about
the hands and arms
Dahlonega Nugget 1t is reported that
they had lively times up in Yahoo.a dis
trict last week at the residence of William
Postell, whose wife lay corpse at the
time. 1t is said that the night before
Mrs. Postell was buried James Satterheld
went into the room intoxicated where she
lay and shot a pistol ball through the
floor and threw cat into the fire 1t is
put the face veil on the corpse which had
been prepared, it was discovered that some
one had stolen it. Two quarters were also
removed from the eyes of the dead wo-
man and could not be produced The even.
ing after the funeral one of the old mans
daughters went back and got into row
with a girl who was cooking at his house
ana would have fought had not some one
lntertered. Since then two of Posteil's
in mol
nix to sell the old man out Then, In
order TO cap the climax, the third son was
IN town Wednesday, just one week from
the time his mother died. playing Little
59lack-Eyed Susie on the fiddle, patting
both feet.
DR.. Hugh Wilson, implicated in the
Worth county insurance swindle, who was
confined under custody of the law at his
nome near Triton, has escaped, and the
ofhcers so Ear have failed to locate him.
wilson pretended to be badly injured as
the result of a wound received from one
OF his captors when he was arrested some
weeks ago. His physician advised that
ne be confined TO his home, as his condi-
tloh was not such as endure the hardships
Oh jail life. Wilson, guarded by two Off
GERS was thought secure at his home, but
ne proved himself more than a match for
MS two guards, and while they were
watching at the front and back entrances
ne made good his escape through a hole
IN the floor. 1t will be remembered that
Or. Hugh Wilson, with his acconplices.
PATTERSON and Ramasaur the agents for
three life insurance companies attempted
10 swindle three companies out of 1880
Dy lnsuring the life of a man already
nearly dead with consumption. 1t appear
ed in the evidence before the grand jury
mat Mrs Wilson, wife of DR. Wilson, was
made the beneficiary of one of the poll
cles Tor $500. The company wrote j. K.
PATTERSON, their agent, asking who Mrs.
wilson was. To this letter, Dr. Wilson,
VINO acted as amanuensis for all. answer
ed and told them that Mrs. Wilson (his
"'le) was the nurse of Watkins. the man
insured and waited on him
When he was ill., Wilson is
South Carolinian and re-
cent convert to the Republican party.
lie went 10 Worth county last year to
accept the postoffice at Sylvester.