The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-17
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Toccoa Record: our devil Davis Hen
derson. has taken unto himself wife; we
suppose a printers devil has as much right
TO starve a woman as anybody
Cedartown Standard: b. w. Hunt carries
the banner for raising peas. He has a very
large and prolific variety, and we have at
our Office a pod of bis raising l4l2 inches
Tong, containing q peas.
The matter of a fine Masonic temple for
Columbus is well under way The Column
bus Masonic Temple Association held its
first meeting Friday afternoon. The pro
posed temple VIII be one of the handsom-
est in the state.
News reached Harlem Friday that as Mr..
Jabe wilkins, of Columhiicounty. was re-
turning from the postoffice the mule he
was riding took fright and threw him
against a tree, which almost instantly
caused his death. Mr.. wilkins was a Con-
federate veteran, Company X, Tenth Geor-
eia Regiment, Cobb's Brigade Longstreets
corps His comrades remember him as the
"Old Conscri9ts"
Wadley Banner: ]. w. Clark who is a
farmer and merchant near Barlow took
eighteen bales of cotton to Augusta last
week; sold his cotton for about $500 being
I'm need of supplies for home and store, de-
cided to take a trip to Washington city to
make his purchases, so bought him round
trip ticket and proceeded TO Washington
city. Upon arrival there he searched his
inside pockets where he had placed his
cash and could not find 1t. The supposition
is that it was stolen from him while asleep
on the cars.
Mrs. Jessie Cannon, a patient at the city
hospital, at Columbus, where she was
placed three months ago. has rather mys-
teriousiy disappeared from that institu
ton, and her relatives are now searching
high and low for her. Mrs. Cannon was
in a weak, enfeebled condition and her dis
appearance was a surprise. She disappear
ed from the hospital in broad daylight at
the noon hour When missed by the hos
pital management. the family was not-
fed. and after useless search for her the
aid of the police was asked IL is possible
that the lady may have tried 10 walk
eighteen miles to the home of relative in
Harris county, but as her condition was
so weak, her ability to do so is doubted.
William McMichael Thursday afternoon
shot and fatally wounded V. A. Wilson, at
Monticello. Both are highly respected white
citizens. The shooting occurred al the
home of McMichael, about two miles from
town, and was the outcome of drinking. 1t
seems that Wilson had been to Macon and
had imbibed too freely of carnival spirits.
Upon reaching home he went at once to
McMichaefs home, and being under the
influence of whisky, made an attack upon
McMichaers wife. McMichael being near,
at once took steps 10 protect his family,
and a fight ensued In which Wilson receiv-
ed two bullet wounds McMichael at once
gave himself up to Deputy Sheriff Camp
bell. At last reports Wilson was alive. but
his condition is very unfavorable. Both
parties are prominent farmers, and the
affair is much regretted.
In the county court at Madison Friday,
while the case Of the state VS.. Fanny Mas
sey was being tried an effort was made
to impeach Fred Armor, a negro detective,
the main states witness Col. Edward w
Butler county solicitor, then showed a
small shot bag fun of silver coins amount
ing 10 $50 and proved that Fred Armor
had received the money the night before
from the defendant In consideration of the
latter's leaving on the next train. Instead
Of doing so, Armor carried the money to
the sheriff and thus established his char
acter. Col. Butler before the jury, said
that Armor had proven himself as great
hero as the negro soldier was who plant
ed his company's colors on the ramparts
of Ell Caney and fell dead with thirty Span
ish bullets in his body. Massey was found
guilty.
P. T. Pound, of Cordele, has entered suit
against the town of Pinehurst through his
attorney, Col. ]. G. Jones, for damages to
the amount of $500. The circums kances
which brought about the suit are as fol-
lows: Representing j. NJ. Nelson, an eX-
tensive dealer in sewing machines on Sew
enth street, Mr. Pound went to Pinehurst
20 do some collecting. He presented a bill
against one of the Mayors tenants, and
that official, in his capacity as a private
citizen, bought the bin. The Mayor then,
in his official capacity, ordered the marshal
TO sieze Pounds team and hold it as Sc
curity for the payment of a city license
for selling sewing machines. Pound re-
marked that he would see upon what
grounds the Illegal seizure was made
whereupon the Mayor ordered the marshal
to arrest him. Subsequently he was releas-
ed upon the payment of $3.50.