On the road from Homer to Harmony Grove, six miles
from here, is a negro church, known as Flat Creek.
For some days and nights past a revival has been in
progress, and hundreds of darkies are assembled from
all parts of the country. During the services on last
Sunday night, George Sanders, a white man, had loaded
himself up with pop-skull whiskey and opened up to
preach a sermon of his own, greatly to the disturbance
of the colored congregation. Sanders's father-in-law,
a Mr. Sailors, was present and succeeded in getting
him to leave the grounds and go up to his house. When
the party reached Sailors's house, Mr. Sailors was
remonstrating with his son-in-law in regard to
disturbing public worship, when Sanders assaulted him
and inflicted several severe stab wounds, one of which
may prove fatal. Sanders was arrested and was tried
before a justice of the peace on two charges, one for
the assault and one for disturbing public worship.
Mr. Frank Sanders went on his bond for the first
offense for $1,000, but he failed to secure a bondsman
for the other offense and was committed to jail at
this place last night.
