The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS
A White Man Kills a Negro Near
Montezuma-A silver Service Pre-
scented TO Clergyman-Macon's
Cadets May Build en- Armory-The
Visito the Washington Correspond
dents to Augusta
GEORGIA
Casper Morris died at Athens Saturday.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Bowen died at Rome
Friday from injuries sustained BY fan.
The Second Methodist church Of Rome
viii have a picnic at Lookout mountain
Nay s
Joseph Hanserd, A. ]. Young and Mrs.
". P. Sapp. all Of Columbus. have died
since Friday.
Bernard Geraty. senior partner Of the
firm Of Geraty & Armstrong, died at Au-
gusta Saturday.
Capt. George B. Forbes has just been pre-
scented with handsome ssber by the mem
bers of the Atlanta Artillery.
The membership Of the labor organiza-
tons in Brunswick is ], 400 They will in
augurate the nine-hour rule in the fall.
1t is said that the sanitary officers of
Macon will be put in uniform. The uniform
will be Of the same pattern as the police.
Bennett Jones, an old and highly re-
spected citizen Of Jones county, died On
Friday at his home near Billiards. station,
aged rs years.
The following Georgia postmasters were
appointed Saturday: L Mann, Haynie,
Floyd county; r. F. Jones, Herndon, Burke
county; J. Brown. Rowland, Upson county.
At the request of Congressman Grimes
$s.ffs. kn- fof az
Tysonville, Troup county; Baldwinviile,
Talbot county, and Curran, Marion county.
Harry Frank, the Atlanta ticket broker,
on account Of the charges recently brought
against him, has been suspended from the
Ticket Brokers Assertion, OF which he has
been a member for years.
@. W. Cannon of the Twenty-eighth dis
trict of Sumter county has a combination
knife, fork and spoon which he traded
canteen for on a battlefield during the war.
1t is still in good condition.
An old negro was in Athens Saturday
whose upper lip was over four iaches thick
and extended two inches over his under lip.
He seemed to be proud Of bis deformity,
and showed it to every one he met.
Hiss Winnie Davis, the daughter of the
confederate president, wears one of the
handsomest watches in the United States,
presented to her by the young men OF
Albany during her visit to Georgia in 1886.
J. T. Westbrook of the Twenty-eighth
district of Sumter county has pearl
handled knife, about one inch long, which
was given to him forty-three years ago by
Mrs. Mann, grandmother of H. G. and d.
w. Bagley.
There is a probability that the fund of
$1,000 subscribed toward sending the Macon
Cadets to the prize drill at Kansas City will
be used as a nucleus for fund TO build the
company an armory. The ground and
building would probably cost $4,000
The sword Of Capt II. C. Bagley of the
Americas Light Infantry not having yet
arrived, it became necessary for HIM to
borrow one on Memorial day. The one
loaned him has an interesting history. 1t
was the property Of Lieut.. Lucius Rees
during the war, and was worn by him the
day he met his death near Petersburg, Va.
The members Of Damascus church in Bib
county, and the good people OF that neighbor-
hood have presented DR.. w. c. Bass with
an elegant silver tea service of eight pieces,
in a beautiful silver waiter. For thirty
years DR.. Bass has preached monthly at
this church, visiting the families or the peo-
pie when sick or in eftilction, marrying the
young people and burying abe dead.
Some time ago Dan Lucas, a well-known
white man Of Macon, was charged with
having shot and killed a negro. He was
let out on bail. His motaer-in-law, Mrs.
JEFF Harris, went his bond. Saturday
Lucas badly whipped his wife, and her
mother went of his bond. Deputy Sheriff
Charlton johnson had severe struggle to
arrest Lucas. Johnson's face was badly
bruised by Lucas. He arrested Lucas
however, AMI carried him to Jail.
There are now eight cases against Andrew
Ray OF Rome for violating the city laws
and he is under bond in the sum Of s7OO
Saturday he was abusing the entire police
force in the hearing of c. Brown, who is
the superintendent of the police force. Mr..
Brown demonstrated with him and a fight
ersued. Officer Guise attempted TO part
them aud he resisted, and was struck several
tunes on the head. This was little too
much, and he submitted quietly to arrest
r. j. Gwaltney was quite seriously in
Jured at Rome Saturday by being thrown
from buggy. His collar bone was broken
and his shoulder badly hurt. He was rid
ing with Mrs. Gwaltney when the horse
was frightened by a heavy windstorm and
ran into ditch, tipping over the buggy.
from which he broke loose after dragging il
short distance. Mrs. Gwaltney was not
cashier in the Merchan is National Bank
and is still lame from an accident of few
years ago VIII en- his leg was broken.
Mcintosh superior court. Judge Robert
Falligant presiding, convenes in Darien on
Monday, May 26. The dockets are
light and the session will be
short Win Smith, the murderer of
Ruben Glover, will be tried. Charlie
Reeves has not been captured vet. The
Darien Gazette says: "Ella Fasen is very
solicitous about the murderer, Charlie
Reeves, we are informed, and she doesn't
want to see him brought back Ella is in a
bad fix herself, but she is anxious to see the
man whom she made kill Theodore
Gronwald saved from the gallows.n
Forty Washington correspondents will ar
rive at Augusta the day after the adjourn
ment of the Southern Press Association in
Charleston, and number of the latter as
ISOLATION will, by invitation Of the CITY of
Augusta, Join the Washington correspon.
dents here. Editor Charles A. Dana of the
New York Sun, President Norvin Green of
the Western Union Telegraph Company
General Manager William Henry Smith Of
the Associated Press, and other prominent
gentlemen will be among this party. Car
riages will be in readiness to take the party
for drive over the city on Friday, and thai
night banquet will be had at the Hote
Bon-Air. Saturday the party will go III
the canal and enjoy q genuine Georgia
barbecue, and at the same time get view