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News Stories of Fulton County
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A Negro Killed
by an Engine on the East Tennessee
Macon Telegraph
Bureau,
No. 3 ½ Whitehall Street
Atlanta, Ga. July 12, 1888
Doc Gragler, or
Doc Grass, a negro man employed by the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad as a train hand or Breman,
was killed this morning about 6 o clock near the bridge crossing the track of that road near the end of Whitehall
street. His death was caused by a locomotive of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad knocking
him down and running over him. His body was terribly mangled. An inquest was held, which develops the
fact that as Gragler was walking on the track this morning on his way to work, he was run over by a locomotive
coming up behind him. The killing occurred near a bend in the road, and the engine was upon him before he
saw it. Near the scene of the accident was a large mudhole at the side of the track. It is thought that the
negro, when he saw the locomotive coming, commenced running down the track rather than jump off of it, as to do
so he would have jumped into the mudhole. [The Macon Telegraph July
13, 1888, submitted by Christina Anthony]
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Negro Shot
Atlanta, July
11 This morning about daylight, an affray occurred near the corner of Peachtree and Forest Avenue. The shooting
was done by John Cridley, who fired at Bob Henderson with a pistol. The ball took effect in Henderson s head.
No damage was done, however, further than a flesh wound. The participants were negroes and neither of them
were arrested. Dr. Bob Ridley dressed the wound and says it is not dangerous. [The
Macon Telegraph July 13, 1888 - submitted by Christina Anthony]
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A Meeting of Old
Friends
Atlanta, July
12 A few months ago a story was published about a lonely Confederate soldier s grave near the water-works.
Mr. H. H. Owens, proprietor of the marble works at Toccoa, heard of this grave and wrote a letter to J. B. Travis,
the water-works engineer, stating that he would contribute a marble slab for the grave if Mr. Travis would pay
the expense of transportation. This was agreed to and the monument shipped and erected over the lonely grave.
It was a plain slab, and on it was this inscription:
Unknown to fame,
Died for his country, all the same.
Last week Mr.
Owens was arrested for selling whisky in Habersham county and sent to Fulton county jail last Saturday. This
morning, he gave a bond of $200 and was released. Mr. Owens noble act in memory of a dead soldier endeared
him to Mr. Travis, and he lacked no attention when in prison. Mr. Travis came to Atlanta this morning and
met Mr. Owens, who, he thought, was a stranger, and discovered to his surprise, that they were old friends in the
army. Mr. Travis invited his old chum out to his home near the waterworks, where they spent the day in talking
over old times. Mr. Owens emphatically denies the charges of selling liquor. [The
Macon Telegraph July 13, 1888 - submitted by Christina Anthony]
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Disorderly Saints
Atlanta, July
12 Mother Francis Brown, the matron of the training home of the Salvation Army, and Lieutenant May Milller, of
the same command, were up in the police court this morning to answer the charge of disorderly conduct in a saloon
on Peachtree street near Decatur street. The two women, it seems, invaded the saloon and opened up a crusade
agaist the liquor traffic by singing, preaching and denouncing the proprietor and his business. He ordered
them out and upon their refusal to go he escorted them out of the saloon. When the proprietor was called
to prosecute the case he asked that the charges against the two Salvationists be dismissed, as he had no feeling
in the matter. He only wanted them to keep out of his place of business. He put the two soldiers out
of his place because they refused to go out when he invited them to do so. After an informal investigation
of the case in this line the defendents were allowed to go. [The
Macon Telegraph July 13, 1888 - submitted by Christina Anthony]
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Receiver Appointed
Atlanta, July
11 Yesterday a creditors bill was filed by W. A. Russell & Co. against the New Era Saloon, and Mr. Robert J.
Jordan was appointed receiver. This morning when Mr. Jordan called at the saloon to take charge of it, he
found that its proprietor has sold out to James Johnson. Another creditors bill was filed, but before anything
was done Whack Bailey and James Johnson paid the amount due Russell & Co., and the claim was withdrawn. [The Macon Telegraph July 13, 1888 - submitted by Christina Anthony]
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The Colored Peoples
Exposition
Atlanta, January
21 - The colored exposition which will be held in Atlanta this year, promises to be a big thing. Those connected
with the movement are hard at work to make it the largest exposition ever made by the colored race. A committee
to-day called up Governor Gordon and requested him to endorse them as fit members of the race to go to Washington
City and confer with a committee from the United States Senate. The committee is composed of Jacob McKinley,
R. J. Henry, S. T. Shea, Wesley Darsden and J. S. Handkerson. One or more delegates will be appointed from
each of the principal cities in the State in addition to these. They will visit Washington City in a few
weeks and present their claims for aid from the government. [The
Macon Telegraph January 22, 1888 - submitted by Christina Anthony]
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