The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
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week l.. NJ. Summer VIII be tried. lie sHo'
and killed James Powell on last Wednes-
day at Isabella.
Irwinton Bulletin: A large number Of
nice China trees that once shaded the yard
of AlcDonough Institute are now all dead.
There are many in the different yards IN
town also that are dead, being the result
of the cold winter.
Five negro prisoners charged with lar
ceny. burglary, stabblng and shooting es-
capped from the cell where they were con-
fined al police barracks at Augusta Thurs
dav night. They dug a hole through the
wall, crawled through and are now at
large.
Alpharetta Free Press: Prof. ]. r..
Trammen will cultivate one-eighth of an
acre in cotton this year and try to make
a bale He has put 200 pounds OF guano
and eight loads of stable manure on the
spot and planted the jackson limbless
cotton seed.
Elberton Star: one negro loses his life
for ten cents; one negro lies at the point
of death for an assault upon the wife OF
his friend, and one white man has ms
head bandaged on account of four stabs
In close proximity to his throat is the
record for the past week in Ebert county.
R. A. Wyatt, former mail clerk on the
Southern Railroad between Chattanooga
and Atlanta, died Thursday at Tunnel
from an overdose of strychnne, taken
with suicidal intent Dependency after
loss of employment, is supposed to have
been the cause. A wife and three chill
dren survive him.
Oglethorpe Echo: Southern towns have
grown tired of waiting for the Eastern
mills that it was reported would come, and
many have gone TO work to build with
their own capital. Much better We think.
New and up-to-date machinery will en-
able competition TO be met whereas old,
discarded machinery would not
Mr.. Beauregard jenkins of hillen, and
two United States officers Tuesday de-
stroyed a whisky etill on John lBraggs
place in Emanuel county, arrested him
and one of his sons and carried them to
Augusta to answer to the charge of Illicit
disulHng. 1t is thought that several other
parties will be implicated in the affair.
Mr.. ]. G. Mitchell has decided to put
In an electric light plant in Statesboro
He has sounded the town and found that
he can place enough street lights and
store and residence incandescent lights to
warrant the outlay of money necessary
TO establish the business, and the work
will no doubt be started within less time
than month from this date.
Worth Local: Lightning came near do
ing serious harm at the home OF Mr.. A.
j. PAM last Sunday afternoon, and Mr..
Paul and James Mcdowell show signs OF
its effects upon their persons. The light
ming struck small mulberry tree near
the house, and then seemed to have gone
under the house, severely shocking sew
eral of those present. Three hogs were
killed under the tree.
As Mayor Brooks of Brooksville, Irwin
county, was returning from Macon Sat
urday night, near Mr.. ]. w. Sanders his
wagon broke down, throwing him out on
his arm and shoulder and bruising has arm
considerably. When he struck the ground
his neck popped and he thinking 1t was
broke, set up such a yell as to wake up
Mr.. Sanders, who went to his rescue, but
fortunately found he was not dead nor did
he have any bones broken.
Bailey Banner: Mr. Benjamin Bacheld-
er Medders. probably the oldest citizen of
this county. died near Medders SATURDAY.
burying ground. Mr.. Medders was in his
nlnety-first year. we understand, and had
lived in this county since his eighth year.
his mother having moved here from North
Carolina in 1876 He raised a large fam
Sly and had great grandchildren living at
the time of his death.
Lieut.. Col. Spence of the Third Georgia
Regiment, recently mustered out at Au-
gusta. wants a regiment of his own. and
1t Is understood that he has made an APP
plication at the war department for per-
mission to raise one for service In the
Philippine Islands. A number of the
Third Georgia men were speaking of the
matter when they returned here, and 1t
is learned that fully 500 Of them told the
colonel that they would enlist with him
81 he was successful in getting the desired
permission.
Meldrim Guidon: The Georgia and Ala
bama Railroad authorities have issued to
their station agents a bulletin which has
an alarming tenor. Agent Wilson at Mel
drim, received a copy of this bulletin on
Monday, which reads: Gang of safe
blowers reported in the vicinity of the
Georgia and Alabama; do not leave money
in safe" Nothing has been heard of the
reported gang or roDDerS, but II they pay
their respects 10 Agent Wilson it is a
dead sure thing that the money will be
safe, as he is carrying out the instructions
delivered to him.
1t is said the chances are fifty TO one
that Atlanta will not have a new union
passenger station. The indications are that
the car shed will be repaired, possible re,
modelled, and that the roads will continue
10 use ii for several years longer. Ar
effort Is being made TO put the response,
bility on the roads. Their reply is: wv,
are willing to build handsome, commo
dious union station on the present site
but the City Council has imposed con.
ditions upon us with which we cannot
comply" The roads say they cannot
comply with the cily's conditions IN re-
spect 20 Whitehall street, without ruinine
their freight yards and damaging ware
houses ana depots along their side tracks
FLORIDA.
The strawberry and vegetable growers
around Lakeland are SIN busy shippln,
Their products, ana prices are fairly salts
factory. This has been very nne sea