The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA,
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

sary Celebration-A Negro Shot
Dead Near Penfield-A Fatal Acct
dent ct the Granite Quarry Near
sparta-Atlants Policemen Organize
q Military Company.
GEORGIA
]. McP. Farr has been commissioned cap
tain Of the WaycroSs Rifles.
Mrs. T. n Voolfolk, wife of Albany
mayor, is convalescent, after long illness.
William Wilson, q prominent alliance
man of Baldwin county, died a day or two
ago.
The annual couvocation Of the Royal Arch
Masons of Georgia began at Macon Wednes-
day.
A movement is on foot to furnish the po-
lice force of Americas with Winchester
rifles.
The season is now sufficiently advanced to
assure ct least half an average crop Of fruit
in Newton county.
The managers of the Kansas City drill
still hope to induce the Southern Cadets of
Macon to enter the drill.
Charles II. Peacock, well-known tele-
graph operator OF cambridge. died day or
two ago from consumption.
c. S. Shuattuc of Griffir fred on bur-
glar night or two ago as the latter fled
from his house, and believes he wounded
him in the shoulder.
Forty-three policemen of Atlanta have
organized military company, TO be called
the English Rifles, in honor of the chairman
of the police commission.
Willie Stewart (coored), II years old,
was killed by falling limb cut from tree
at Macon Wednesday. He carelessly stood
right in the face of danger.
Suudau Ta,v,ae R,,Iiard
10-year-old boy, was playing with some
trucks near the end of Hawkins tram road
and go5 his right thigh broken.
Henry Willard, the railroad magnate. has
just paid Atlanta a flying visit. Mr.. Viii
lard has been suffering for some time with
rheumatism. and is on his way to the Hot
Springs of North Carolina for the benefit of
his health.
Among the special taxes, which will prob
ably he assessed &C the next meeting of the
city council Of Americas, IS q tax of $40
year on each bicycle and velocipede. 1t is
probable that this measure i'll meet with
considerable opposition among the wheel
men.
A. E. Sholes, the directory man, has
asked the city council of Macon for an APP
propri of $500 from the council for an
official census end directory to be taken
immediately after the United States census.
The finance committee was given the sug-
gestinn to wTestle with
The residence and contents of Dr. G.. NJ.
Lame, at Double Branches, in Lincoln
county, has just been destroyed by fire.
The family was asleep, and when the fire
was discovered and the alarm given they
narrowly escaped. The origin Of the fire is
unknown. The loss is $4,000, with no in
surance.
At Macon Wednesday Arabella. the
5-year-old daughter of President w. H.
Virgin Of the Capital bank, caught hold of
the hind leg of one of Mr. Virgins carriage
horses in the lot at home The horse kicked
back, struck the child near tie back of the
neck and hurled it some distance away, but,
wonderful to say, the child was not badly
hurt.
Walter Jones, popular young man liv-
ing near Penfield, shot negro three times
Saturday night, killing him instantly. They
got into a dispute in which the negro called
him liar, when Jones drew his pistol and
shot him. MIR. Jones has gone off to avoid
trouble. He has a good plantation near
Pentield and was doing well and the I'M
fortunate affair is deplored by many Of his
friends.
Miller O'Neil. young white man, and
Wilkes Howard (coloredJ, were sparring in
Macon dive kept by q man named Domi-
nick, Wednesday, and after they had
finished O'Neil placed pistol against the
Negroes head and shot him dead O'Neil is
under arrest. The coroner's jury expressed
an opinion that the killing was uninten-
tionaL O'Neil is from Illinois, and is the
nephew of prominent railroad man of
Macon.
Considerable excitement was created at
LaGrange Wednesday by Pat Hutchinson,
OF hutchinson Bros, shooting at K. Wilson
of Heard county. Wilson was accused of
purloinlng goods from Hutchinson's store,
and, when charged with the offense, used
abusive language. Hutchinson fired three
shots at him, none of which took effect.
One struck Marshal Hackney, who was on
the other side of the square, in the abdo-
men. 1t was only flesh wound
S. H. Phelau compromised with the
Griffin SPECTATORS Tuesday by paying back
their margins, amounting to $1964 j, E
Cothran, the former manager of S. II.
Phelan & Co., left for Macon, but as ne
went without settling fine of $34 as irn-
posed by the judge of the police court
several days ago, for case made by the
city, Chief Shackelford sent telegram to
have him held until he could send a man for
him and bring him back to Griffin.
For some time Boysey Bailey, young
railroad man possessing considerable Al
bauy property, has been slnitten with the
charms OF Mrs. Minchen's daughter, Alice
who resided with her mother at their farm
house In Lee. For some reason the stern
parent forbid the match, being deaf to all
appeals. Young Bailey at last tired of
wooing and waiting, and the ether day he
stole his lovely bride away from the parent
al roof-tree, and, Fastening to Squire G, B.
Avery, they were made one
An uncommon custom prevails in the
family of W. K. Hanleiter, a citizen of
Griffin. Under the ministry of Rev. DR..
Kendall, now of Macon, Mr.. Hanleiter at
tached himself to the Methodist church of
Griffin. Upon every anniversary Of the
day. which is April %, Mrs Hanleiter has
number of her husbands friends to dine
with him. A small bouquet Of beautiful
flowers, with card with an appropriate
quotation of scripture is placed upon each
plate. After the meal letter ia read which
Is always sent by DR.. Kendall, who is es-
peclally fond of his friend.
At the quarry Of the Quincy Granite
Company, near Sparta, Tuesday, one of the
worknen struck fire with steel bar that
he was using. The spark touched off a fuse.
"A heavy charge of powder was ignited and
fearful explosion was the result The air
was filled with pieces of granite. large aud
small, and with cloud of granite dust.
When this cleared away negro named
Andrew Latimer was found blown TO
atoms, and another, Bark Mitchell, with
his face torn and mangled into jelly.
from which he will hardly recover. Sew.