Spalding-Monroe County GaArchives News.....William Scandrett - Death from Drowning February 17 1881 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Don Bankston http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00024.html#0005864 October 22, 2004, 9:32 am Middle Ga. Argus – Week of February 17, 1881 William Scandrett – Death from Drowning Mr. William Scandrett, father of Mrs. G. D. Allen of Forsyth, was drowned on last Friday near Griffin. He had gone to Griffin with his wife to visit Mr. C. H. Johnson, Jr. and about four o’clock started for home. He was urged not to go as the rain had been heavy but he did not listen to the advice and started for home. It is supposed that he reached and crossed the creek in safety but when just on the other side buggy ran into a sink, was upset and the old man drowned. The horse pulled the buggy on up to Col. Logins where some one recognized it and went to the creek in search of the owner. He was not found however and Mr. Johnson night at twelve o’clock(typed exact, but confusing) and after two hours search found the body about two hundred yards down the creek lodged against a stump. The remains were brought at once to the city. Mr. Scandrett was probably 70 years old and highly respected. Mrs. Allen was summoned to Griffin by telegram announcing her father’s death. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/spalding/newspapers/gnw330williams.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb