The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA

Athens Banner: Sunday morning
about o'clock burglars entered the
store Of Mr.. D. H. Winter, at Winter
vile, Ca, and blew off the doors of
two safes. They failed, however, to
get into the second doors of the safes,
and did not secure any booty. The
thieves were frustrated in their plans
by an old negro woman living near
by who gave the alarm as soon as
the explosion occurred. This is the
second attempt within the year to blow
open the safe of Mr. Winter. and
thorough search will be made to APP
prehend the thieves.
TRUCK FARMING AT ALBANY.
Albany Herald: For the first time
in the history of this section truck
farming is being conducted on an ex-
tensive scale, and the result is prov
ing most satisfactory. The vegetable
decided upon as the best for the initial
experiment was the snap bean, and
about sixty acres of the luXuriant vines
are now bearing around Albany. The
principal growers are Johnson, Brown
& Co., A B. Vason and NJ. Weslosky.
The first car of vegetables ever shipped
from Albany was a car of snap beans,
which left the latter part of last week
for New York, and the second car is
being loaded to-day. 1t is probable
that several more cars will be shipped.
Each car contains about 500 5s-bushel
baskets and the market price now is
from rs to 81. 90 per basket. A car
load of beans, therefore, is worth in
the neighborhood of $1,000 1t is not
at all improbable that this section may
develop into a great truck farming
country.
There was an exciting time in the
Bibb County Court room Monday morn
ing. The excitement was caused by
a difficulty between Deputy Sheriff Tom
Jones and a negro named Bud Allen.
The origin of the trouble occurred Sat-
urday night, when a negro attempted
to enter the house of Mrs. Mccall,
when she fired at him twice with a
pistol and frightened him away. Mon
day morning as Mr.. Jones was in the
corridor of the Court House his brother
in-law pointed out the negro, who hap
pened to be present. Jones asked him
what explanation he had to offer for
his conduct Saturday night, when the
negro cursed him. Mr.. Jones struck
the negro several times before any one
could interfere. The negro ran down
stairs, but soon returned with brick
in his hand. Jones drew his knife and
stabbed the negro in the stomach and
as the other court officials ran forward
to separate the men the negro broke
away and ran into the court room,
causing CONSERVATION. He finally got
away and has not been captured. After
the affair was over Judge FELTON, dis
charged Jones from the service Of the
county.
COLUMBUS BOYS HEROIC WORK.
The Columbus Ledger reports that
while at Charleston last week five
members of the Columbus Guards and
another Columbus boy saved five per-
sons from drowning. number of the
Guards were in bathing at Palm Beach
Friday afternoon. They saw three
people, a man and two women, who
had gotten beyond the danger line.
The women were frightened and strug-
Cling desperately with the man who
was doing his best to save them. Ser
geant Schomburg and Privates Jack
son, Berry. Milan and Harrison and
Mr.. Alvin Rowland quickly formed a
human chain by joining hands and
calling others to join with them, Ser
geant Schomburg being at the end of
the line The struggling trio were
quickly REACHED and passed to the
shore Later in the afternoon Ser
geant Schomburg rescued an Augusta
young lady who had been overcome by
the surf. The young lady's sister,
who was also in the water, tainted
from excitement. Private Berry. who
was standing on the beach in uniform,
dashed in and brought her safely to
shore This made five rescues for the
day to the credit of the Guards.