William Galbreath is dead, his son-in-law, Tom Tippett, is dangerously wounded, Cicero Mathews and his son, Fred, are dangerously, if not fatally wounded, while Tom Galbreath and Manny Booth, brother and son-in-law of the dead man respectively, are in jail at Lyons, as a result of a pitched battle between the two families early Monday morning in the road between Sharpe Spur and Center Church.

The Galbreaths and the Mathews live in the same neighborhood and all are prominent farmers. Some months ago, in the city court some charges were brought by the Galbreaths against a Mathews boy and two other boys of the neighborhood for breaking out a large number of window lights in the Galbreath School Building and much feeling between the families had developed, and the fatal feud resulted from this incident.

Neighbors who were attracted to the scene by the shooting, found William Galbreath died in the road and three wounded men near by. Cicero Mathews was removed to his home, while Fred Mathews and Tom Tippett were brought to the Vidalia Hospital for treatment. All the wounded men have serious injuries. Both Cicero and Fred Mathews received pistol shots in the abdomen, while Tippett received a load of buckshot in the hip.

According to the story of the affray as generally accepted, Cicero and Fred Mathews had been to the home of a neighbor to borrow a cultivator and were returning in a wagon by way of a settlement road which runs near the Galbreath home. They met up with William Galbreath, Tom Galbreath, Tom Tippett and Manny Booth, who had been out picking blackberries. It is said the shooting started almost immediately, the Galbreaths, Tippett and Booth pistols, while the Mathews had a shotgun loaded with buckshot and it is said also had a pistol.

Both Cicero and Fred Mathews were badly wounded from the pistols in the hands of their adversaries. Fred Mathews with the shotgun killing William Galbreath and badly wounding Tom Tippett.

The dead man was about forty-five years of age and was born and reared in the neighborhood where he met his death. The Mathews are comparatively new comers in this section having moved here from some other part of the county.

Following the shooting, Tom Galbreath came to Vidalia and got doctors for the wounded and made a report to officers about the shooting, later being arrested by County Policeman Mallard, as was also Manny Booth, and placed in jail at Lyons.

Tippett and Fred Mathews were brought to the hospital in Vidalia.

William Galbreath was interred in the Galbreath Cemetery on Tuesday, with the impressive ceremonial of the Odd Fellows, he being a member of the Vidalia lodge of that order.

News from the beside of the wounded men Thursday morning was that all were resting fairly comfortably, and while they are in a critical condition, they have about an even chance to recover.