The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

son and His Spouse RecorcIled-A
Macon Jeweler on a Hunt for Dia-
nonds In Georgia-A New Methodist
church for Columbus.
GEORGIA
The Atlanta Rifles and the Atlanta
Zouaves will be in the drill at Kansas City.
]. Hardwick Jackson is now captain of
the OgIethorpe Light Infantry Of Augusta.
The question of selling the Central City
park is still agitatlng the people Of Macon.
A $4,000 church is to be erected by the
Trinity Episcopal Methodist cOngre CATION
at Columbus
During a wind storm at Statesboro last
week house just framed, belonging to
james Tillman, was blown down.
At Metcalfe, night or two ago, burglars
helped themselves TO the jewelry of Mrs
John Carroll and several dollars in money.
J. p Sawtell of the Griffin Call and his
three brothers dined together at Atlanta
Thursday. They had not sat down at the
same table together since 1852.
The daughter of E. L. Tappan of White
Plains, aged A years, was burned to death
Wednesday. Her clothing was ignited
while she was playing around a fire In the
yard
Wallace P. Wheeler, young son Of Capt
j. c. Wheeler, has been appointed to take
charge Of the branch of the government
signal service soon to be established in
Macon.
Mai. J. II. McIIaws of Augusta and ex-
Representative James E. Hightower will
soon place before the people of Tweed a
seven-column weekly called The People
The publication office will be Dublin.
DR.. 6. w. Foute died at Dalton at the
residence Of his son-in-law. Il. II. Baker, on
Tuesday night last at 10 o'clock, at the ad-
vanced age of 81. He had been a great
sufferer from paralysis for several years.
d. S. Forester. a contractor of Athens,
is reported to have left Atkins with the in-
tention Of never returning on account of
differences with his wife. He had two or
three unfinished contracts on hand when he
departed.
Neil Morrison was shot Saturday by
Richard Armstrong at C. Nj. Deems still
near Blackshear. The ball entered Just
under the left shoulder and came out under
the nipple. They fell out about a pistol.
The recovery of the wounded man is doubt
full.
Ordinary McGriff of Hawkinsville has
received from the steward of the lunatic
asylum 80 cents in postage stamps, the
residue of the estate of the late Ben. G.
Pickett (colored), deceased. The Judge Is in
the expense OF administration.
A well-known jeweler of Macon will leave
in few days TO visit the Nelson place in
Twiggs county, where it is said that some
valuable diamonds have been found. The
owner of the place is not we'll versed in test
ing for diamonds, and will give the jeweer
an opportunity to apply the result of his ex-
perience to some advantage.
The newly elected officers of the Royal
Arcanum are: Grand regent, r. j. Powell
of GAINESVILLE; grand vice regent, G. s.
Prior Of Atlanta; grand orator, A. T.
Simons of Rome; past grand regent, A. c.
Harmon OF Savannah; grand secretary, c.
5. Connerat of Macon; grand treasurer, X.
Nj. Flanders of Macon; grand guide, s. P.
Wiesiger of Augusta; grand chaplain, @. B.
LaHatte OF Gainesville; grand warden, j.
w. Dillon of Thomasville; grand sentry, d.
7. Price Of Sparta.
j. j. Patterson, who caught his wife
walking in Grant park one evening last
summer with Representative Dodgen OF
Milton, and proceeded to carve her, has Just
mad another trial at Atlanta. 1t will be re-
membered that after he was sent to the
penitentiary for assault with intent to muir
der, the supreme court reversed the judg-
ment in his case. 1t came up in the superior
court Wednesday and resulted in a mistrlal
this morning. Patterson and his wife are
N~ND@sSAASN
favor.
The trustees of the Confederate Soldiers
Home met at Atlanta Thursday. The treas
urer's report showed cash balance of
Sl5,3S0 AZ on hand, with about So, 500 In
uncollected subscriptions which are thought
to be good. Of the former amount S12, 061 so
will be due the contractors as soon as the
buildings are completed. When the home
is completed serious question will arise
how it is to be maintained. There will be no
money left for that purpose. The next legis-
lature, 1t is hoped, will take the matter in
hand. Some very peculiar applications for
admission, or rather preliminary inquiries,
have been received. Any number OF people
want to be superintendent, and from neigh
boring states people who fought in the war
are constantly writing to know IL they can
not get into the home. One inquirer, writ
ing from Florida. says he went TO the war
from Alabama, and though he has never
been in Georgia, his native state and the
state of his adoption are both SO near her
that he thinks her in duty bound TO take
care of him.
Augusta Chronicle: An indulgent
parent that, who brings his daughter 500
doll. That is just what an Augusta father
has done. When Bryan Lawrence un-
wrapped a package that he had brought
from New York he, Of course, delighted
ilttio MINIS 1hWTenCe. but Judge OF her
amazement when the doll began TO sing
Songs. tell all about Little Bo Peepn and
the fate of her sheep, ask for 'doodiesn
and indulge In all the prattle known
to the vocabulary of little folks and a great
many sayings and saws of older folks.
A precocious doll, truly. What
kind Of doll was it, the little
one asked, and no wonder Here was don
that in its performances realizes the ideal of
dolls ever since the little Greek tot dragged
its doll along as it accompanied its mother
to the shadows Of the acropolis, and down
through the ages, dark or light, as they NAV
have happened 20 be. A doll that talked
has been the one thing coveted in the nur-
sery, and here it was. 1t is the second of
the famous Edison talking dolls which has
oeen Ia the city. 1t has hid within its
breast as organs of speech one of the latest
improved Photographs Mr.. Jules Rival
has the other. When it is placed in corner
and set TO talking it goes on and on, but
differs from "folks" in always stopping
when il has ssid its say.
FLORIDA.
Madison has raised $4,000 toward boring
81 artesian well.
A postoffice will be located at Sidney, on
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