The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-16
GEORGIA.

The ScreVen county gtaud jury nav
authorized the Ordinary 10 add another
hundred dollars reward for the arrest o
Sam Perry. THIS viii make $50 ODE r.,
f0r che head Of the murderer Of Franz
Evans.
C. ". Green, FOR many years local tele
graph operator a. Cuthbert, died OF hear
failure Tuesday night. while visiting tn
home OF T. y. Duke. Re had been N s0os
health. closed bis Office walked one hioei
% the home % his friends. ana nA-e con
versing suddenly expired.
Georgia Cracker: The wheat growers
convention. 10 be held in Macon, viii b
largely attended. There has been re
vival Of interest IN cuifivaung wheat iI
various counties Of the state with a prob
ability that each season for several years
70 come VIII see al increase IA the acre
ace until Georgia will pretty merry q
not quite. raise her own bfeadstuli- I.
GEORGIA raised her own meat ana bread
TOO. She would practically be indepenaent
statesboro Star: The much disputed
right Of way troubles between Mr.. X
F Lester and the Savannah and States
boro Railroad came 90 an issue on Satuf-
day before board OF arottratOFs, com
posed Of Mpssrs. ". V. Tyler, Dr. J.
Hendlcy and W F. Donaldson. AfteI
hearing an unusually large number OF
witnesses and exhaustive arguments by
attorneys for both sides. a verdict Of Sl2 q
was lSLt4etfA az AaN0l III l4A- AFraAfAs W {
learn that Lester will appeal the case.
Americas Times Recorder: A scene moi
down on the bills was enacted at Bethel
Church last night when. Rev r. l.. Riv-
ins. who had been invited to preach 20 this
aggregation, arose to begin his sermon q
young lawyer present interrupted MIN OE
Directing to the sermon upon he ground
that he represented petitioners 10 tne m
junction TO RESTRAIN further serves there
until Judge Idtlejohn had passed upon the
case. The attorney was prevailed uooa
10 leave the church and Rev. Bivins pro
cecGed With his discourse
Mr. G. n Powell, son Of Mr.. b. F.
Powell OF Lee county, may lose a foot
as The result of an accident Tuesday aft
eTnoon. Al the nnety-one mile post, be
tween Leesburg and Adams Station, Mr.
Powell. IN attempting 10 climb car on
the lOcai freight train, south bound, SIP
ped and fell, ana ne was uufOrtunat e
enough 10 fail so thai one Of his feet was
caught under the wheels OF the moving
train. The foot was badly mashed, and
MIR. Powell was taken TO Albany by his
father for surgical attention.
Valdosta Times: The hides which are
shipped out OF South Georgia to the North
always return, but IN different shape.
The railroads, the tanners, manufacture
ers and shoe dealers gel q big whack al
US ia the transaction. What saving II
would be II tan yards were established
IN this section and our shoes We're made
at hOmet How many mouths would be
filled and bodies clothed by the money
which is lost 10 as by TINS method OF snip
ping our products a thousand miles to
have them made into articles Of merchan-
disc and returned to US with half dozen
profits added!
statesboro Star: on last Friday morn
ing. just before daylight, Mrs. A. Moore
was aroused by some one walking in her
Hf ft1 He'd tn kUnKE who
thinking il might be some member of the
family, when the intruder jumped through
the window. IL is supposed that ne was
a negro, and his mission was probably
robbery as the kitchen pantry showed
unmistakable signs of a raid during the
night il may be that there were two
OF them. as The amount Of cold Xictuais
destroyed would Indicate TINS. Inere Is
a band of sneak thieves operating around
here, several parties have missed various
small articles lately.
Gus Keisler, who lives at Lakewood
Heights near Atlanta, swallowed a halt
cupful of paris green Monday morning,
and knowing that a fearful death await
ed him unless he received medical atten-
ton. ne mounted horse and rode furious
~ into the city. Each minute he felt the
death creeping on him, and after going
two miles he fell unconscious from his
horse opposite the residence of 5. Il.
Truman, near the city, on the Jonesboro
road. He was soon found, medical at
tention was summoned. and he IS now on
the road 10 recovery, though his condition
is yet critical. II Is said he took enough
of the poison to kill three ordinary men
Mr. James o. Gresham shot and killed
Simon Neal. colored. at Whitney
about three and one-half miles north OF
Social Circle. dispute arose between
Mr.. Gresham and the negro Gresham
hi Neal with the small end of his buggy
whip Neal quickly drew revolver and
opened fire on Gresham. The first bal
missed. bur a streak was burned across
the face by the powder. Gresham prompt
successive shots. three OF which took ef-
feet and the negro died in a few min
utes The verdict Of the coroners jurS
was that Simon Neal came to his dealt
at The hands OF J. O. Gresham, who d,f
the killing in self-defense.
The fifth annual convention of the Geor-
gia BAPTIST Young Peoples Union was
called TO order In the First Baptist Church
in Columbus Tuesday. The convention i
the largest attended yet held, $50 dele
gates being present. fhe maximum az
tendance heretofore has been 300 Tn,
bulk of the delegates arrived late Tues
day afternoon when the Atlanta special
containing l25, and the Macon special
having on board 1870 rolled I'M. The con
vention was called to order by Presiden
j. j. WHITFIELD OF Hawknsville. An ad
dress OF welcome was delivered by DIR
W. H. Smith of Columbus, which wal
RESPONDED 20 by Rev. G. w burden o
Montezuma, Ga j. w. Conley of Chi
cago made an interesting talk. The ses
sion was closed by a splendid sermon
from Dr. g. A. Nunnally OF l4aGrange
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