The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-22
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Statesboro Times: Rev. D. f. Riley, by
his own request. has been transferred to
the North Georgia conference, which con-
venes in Augusta on the 23d inst. He has
been with the Statesboro charge only one
year.
Dave Shoemake, a young white man of
Gainesville, was arrested Saturday for the
murder of Mrs Elizabeth Cross, which
was committed one week ago, and which
has been shrouded in mystery. 1t is stated
that Shoemake has confessed,
Triton Gazette: Savannah is furnishing
an ideal soldiers camp. The grounds are
all that could be wished for. and every
convenience has been provided. The SOL
diers are all highly pleased with their 10
cation, and are in no hurry for the com
mand TO arrive 10 embark.
The Ocla Dispatch and the Fitzgerald
Leader are at antipodes on almost every
question arising in Irwin county. The
Leader. backed by the usage of Hooser-
dom, declares SOW wheat the proper
term. The Dispatch with Web
eter as a second. stands by plant wheat
Macon Telegraph: There are few men
nowadays who live to see fourteen of
his children grow TO manhood and still re-
tain all the vigor and energy seldom seen
an a man of So Such, however. is the case
of Mr.. j. G. Smith, father of Mr. Iver-
son Smith. one of Macon's most enterpris-
ing business men. Mr.. Smith, Sr., was
born eighty-three years ago i'm the house
he lives in to-day, located few miles
from Wayside, in Jones county, and has
raised fourteen boys, all grown, married
and have children of their own. He is as
straight as an Indian, was never sick in
his life, rises at $3.50 every morning in the
year and often plows all day Just to keep
his hand in" as he says. He never uses
glasses while reading, and can use his
rifle with as much accuracy as when a
boy. Mr.. Smith viii spend several days
in the city with his old friends, whom he
has not seen for years.
The only double-ba rrelled cannon in the
world is owned by the city of Athens, and
Is soon TO be mounted at the head of the
park on College avenue, near the Confed-
crate avenue. There is a history of unique
interest connected with the cannon. 1t
belonged to the Mitchell Thunderbolts, a
company of old men organized a Athens
in 1868 purely for home defense. One Of
the company, Mr. John Gilleland, invent
ed the cannon and had 1t cast at the
Athens foundry. The idea of Mr. Gi.le-
land was one of considerable uniqueness.
A fifty-foot chain with the ends attached
to two cannon balls was the charge, and
the idea of the inventor was that when
the cannon balls came out of the muzzle
of the cannon. they would have tendency
to diverge, draw the chain taut, and NOW
down an entire company. The company
took the cannon out in the country near
Athens one day to test it, Ii was properly
charged and was touched off with great
ceremony. One of the balls got out little
ahead of the other and then the mischief
was to play. II had a kind of circular
motion and ploughed up about a quarter
of an acre of ground, the members of the
company in the meantime scattering Ia all
direction to Keep from being hit by the
flying chain. The old cannon was never
used after that. except at an occasional
Democratic jubilee, when charges of pow
der would be fired. About five years ago
the old cannon disappeared, and not until
a few days ago did Athens people know
where Il was. Last week II turned up in
a junk shop, but it was promptly pur-
chased by the city. MIR. Neumyer who
owned the cannon, had been offered $50
for il, but when he learned that It was a
rare old relic and the Athens people want
ed to keep Il, he promptly turned down the
offer and snapped it TO the city for an old
bell.
Gainesville Special to Atlanta Constitu-
ton: A telegram was received from the
chief of police of Admission, Ala. stating
that he had arrested there to-day An
drew Brock, the man who two weeks ago
kidnapped and ran away with Dora
Haynes, the 14-year-o.d daughter of S. L.
Haynes of Gambler district, Hall county.
The girl returned to her parents last
week, claiming that Brock had carried
her as far west as Little Rock, Ark, at
which place she threaten to report him
to the police If he did not bring her back
home. According to her story Brock
brought her as far as Anniston where he
purchased her a railroad ticket to Gaines
vile, put her on the train and left her
She reached home safely. Two week age
great CONSERVATION was created in Cand-
Ter district, in the southern part of this
county, when il became known that Brock
had run away with the Haynes girl He
is a married man. and has a wife and
three children. His home is quite a COM
Portable one, and IL was generally conced
ed that he was living contentedly and hap.
PLY with his family. No rumor had evel
connected him with the Haynes girl, ant
their sudden going away produced pro
found sensation. 1t was generally believed
and charged at that time that he had kid
mapped her, and feeling against him hai
since been running high. Efforts We're a
once begun TO effect his arrest, but unit
to-day they have been fruitless Th'
family of the girl was intensely wrough
up, and the wife of Brock was well nigl
Frustrated with grief. Great sympath,
was expressed for the wife. and nothin,
but condemnation was heard of the hus
band. Both families are prominent an,
we.l-to-do. and much interest centers il
Brooks return and trial. A warrant ha
been sworn out against him for abduct-
ing the girl. and his trial will occur a
the next term of court. As feeling agaIns
Brock is running high in the Gambler com
munity, he will be carefully guarded un
til il subsides.&
FLORIDA.
The gala week editor of the Jacksonvill