The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

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Apologies 70 the Principal
GEORGIA
Vice President Morton found it impossib.
70 visit BruEswics.
The Cumming Clarion says that all Ii,
re0ple in Jackson county are related 6
each other. counting TO fifth cousin.
The citizens Of Friendship, Forsyth
county, are Speaking Of building new SOC
academy in p ace OF the oEc row Cccupie,
By Pro-. Saulsrfisld.
It is thought that the dynamite bomt
fculd or tie street was brought TO ! HON
asvilie by hands returning from work OF
the Alabama Midland railway.
In the Strickland settlement, in Milton
near the Forsyth hne, out OF thirty-fivt
cases of measles since March / twenty
seven of them We're Strick!ands.
The depot and box car and its content:
ct Arab we're destroyed by fire Saturday.
j. I. Smith, the railroad agent, lost 500,
which was in the depot at the time Of the
fire.
Mrs Pool, wife Of Dr. Vel Pool. Of Cum
ming, dropped dead Saturday while stand
ing In the house with her babe in her arms.
She Is supposed to have been affected with
heart disease.
favors doing away with trustees Of churca
property, class leaders and secretaries Of
church conferences as ex-ofici0 members OF
the quarterly conference.
Waycross Reporter: At Screven, a place
OF perhaps $50 people, there ara eight or ten
young men wuo are Of marriag abe age,
and very few girls. Toe boys keep
bachelors hall, aud do their own cooking,
darning, etc.
ct Flowery Branch, Saturday. Dr. A. A.
Bag Prof. II. D0Wcl, and G. +. Can
ming were tasseling in the drug store, when
DR.. Bagwer fell, Prof Dowda falling on
him. Id broke both bones Of MS right leg
about four inches above the ankle.
Joseph Daniel, alias Ben Wright, a young
negro living on the plantation of William
Hooks near Americas, attempted to pass a
forged check on Cashier Dudley at the
Bank Of Southwestern Georgia Saturday.
the check was for Sc, and bore a badly
executed signature of Mr.. Hooks, which
Mr.. Dudley saw st a glance was forged.
Daniel is in jail.
Townsville Times Enterprise: II will
be remembered that few DAYS ago mem
tioa was,ma1e that a Mrs. Jarbeua was in
the city searching for her husband. She
vainly searched in the city and Albany,
when conductor Joe Gilbert happened to see
him in Q iitman, and told him Of his wife's
unsuccessful search. Mr.. Jarbeau tele-
graphed his wife, and Saturday she Joined
him.
The grand jury at the present term Of the
superior court returned a rather unusual
bill against I. L. adams Of Bowman The
charge is common barratry by unlawfuliy
stirring up law suits and Quarrels between
individuals. 4 majority Of the citizens of
Bowman are wltne ses for the state on the
bill The case excites considerable COM
ment, and will be watched with much i'll
terest.
Waycross Reporter: Mrs. Luke Rozier,
living near 81, on the Savannah, Florida
ana Western railway, was severely and
perhaps Totally burned bv falling into the
lire on last thursday. She was seized with
1t Of epilepsy, and fell face forward into
The fire. Her right hand was burned to a
crisp and The left side Of her head and face
was fearfully blistered. She is in a critical
c5nditton, and her recovery is doubtful.
Mrs. hozer mas been subject to fits for some
time, aud her husband and friends have
found IT necessary TO guard her very closely
ing.
Rome Tribune: K. Z. Walker of Darien.
va, owner # what is known as the Darian
snort Line, had an experience on his recent
visit 10 New York which lie will not soon
forget. 1t has heretofore remained inedited.
de formed IN Jersey City the acquaintance
OF TWO young men who represented them
selves to be from the south, and the three
came over together to spend the evening in
NeW ork. While one went out to cash e
check the other induced Mr. Walker to play
at cards. He dropped $50 before he came
20 an appreciation of affairs, but to make
his way out of the house he was compelled
70 kuock one Of his new acquaiatances down
stairs.
b. Clayholt and Thomas w. Evins sent
the following letter to Dr. d. Z. Gwaltney,
president OF shorter college, at Rome, a day
or two ago: Dear Sir: In the month sof
october last we violated the rules of Shorter
co4iege IN visiting young ladies there in
your charge We desire to admit that.
and IL what occurred on that occ asion we
were IN the wrong, and to apologize to you.
ant to assure you and the faculty that
noOhlng OF the kind shall ever occur on our
parts again" DR.. Gwaltney sent in reply
uDe following communication: Your no. e
Of the lZth inst. was duly received | ac-
cept your apology, and trust our further
relations will be characterized by mutual
courtesy and good will"
+. Q. Houser, one Of the largest mer-
ehants OF Fort Valley, put a mortgage VS.
Williams on rSeuty head of COWS in the
hands OF Sheriff Pope of Taylor county to
toreclose. The sheriff seized the COWS. bnt
lew days afterward accepted a forth
coming bodd and released the cows. bul
upon investigation he found the bond
worthless, 50 he seized the cows again. and
held hem until the case was tried. which
resulted against Mr.. Housar and Sheriff
Pope presented him with bill of costs
amounting to s4S5 10. Mr.. Houser said
All right, but you must make i5 even $3.50
ana here IS your money The sheriff re.
fused to do this, and Nj. Houser stoutly re.
fused to pay it unnl he Knocked off rhe II
cents. The sheriff was interchangeable, and
the case went to the supreme court, which
reversed the decision of the court beIow
and the legal fraternity say this is the frs:
ana only case OF this kind ever mt or
Georgia records. Mr.. Housar is inb;lant
over bls e ii ing the case, as he is lust ahead
1886, w1ich he would nave willingly maid il
Sheriff Pope had knocked off" the Il
cents.
Nayeros7 Reporter: Through the kind
ness Of w. H. VERIFY, a copy Of the Savan.
ran Dday Georgian has been placed on oul
dtsk. II is old and faded, but is a mode
Of typographical neatness 1t is dated
w ednesday morning, Dec. II, 1889" L
was published by civilian H. BulIoch
publisher of the laws OF the union, and cit,
ana county plinter." The publisher an
n unced that he would publish advertise
meats at Char'e,ton rates, and say: "Post
age must he paid on all letters of bushes
ana ccnmurlcai ions" At the masthead vi
notice the name Of Martin Van Buren, fo
president and John Forsyth for Vice Presi
cent. ABOVE the names Of the papart