The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA,
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

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Bedly Burned at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Son Not Tried Yet on the Charge of
Robbing the Mails.
GEORGIA.
The building Of Dawson's $40 900 Baptist
church is now in progress
Col. Edwards. charged with murder in
killing Louis Barbre in BAKER county has
been acquitted.
The amount raised on Sunday night for
the building of a new Baptist church at
Vinevine was $1,000.
F. H. Richardson, editor>in-chief of the
Atlanta Journal. will deliver the COM
mencement before the mechanics institute
at Richmond. Va.
At administrator sale Tuesday John J.
Grier purchased 100 acres of land belonging
to the Seth Rogers estate, three miles east
of Americas, paying 81, 200 therefor.
Nora Lay, a mulatto girl who scaled a
fourteen-toot fence at the Bolton peniten-
tiary camp and disappeared for few days,
has been returned to her old quarters, where
she is condemned to spend the remainder of
her days.
The family Of a prominent merchant of
Social Circle NJ. +. Mobley. wife and child,
and sister of his wife Miss Smith, were
seriously poisoned by eating canned peaches,
Tuesday. The physician thinks they are out
OF danger now.
There was q sale of 1905 shares OF Gen.
trial bank block stock Tuesday at the court
house at Atlanta. Considerable interest
was felt in the sale. The stock sold for $50
a share, which was considered fair price.
There were several bidders The stock was
bought by j. II. & A. L. James.
Last Saturday the little 6.year-old boy of
a negro woman named Laura Hair was
seen on the streets of Dawson with blood
running from his neck head and face. The
boy attacted the attention of all who saw
him, and upon being questioned it was
learned that he had been inhumanly
whipped by his mother, and that he had
left home.
Mayor F. T. Snead of Oglethorpe was
found IN sitting position in his easy chair
in his office Tuesday morning in an uncon-
scious condition, he having received stroke
OF apopexy at some unknown hour Monday
night. The discovery was made by the
marshal, who was on duty at 6 O'Clock. and
who went with the mayors elder son in
search of the unfortunate man. AT last ac-
counts his recovery was still uncertain.
Miss Nellie Burke. the noted equestrian,
who has delighted many with her daring
feats Of horseback standing riding, is going
on the stage. Miss Burke lives in Ringgod
now, where she has a large farm and is
stock raising. She wAs in Chattanooga
Friday, and states reporter that she
was going to forsake the race track and
go behind the footlights. A melodrama is
being written for her. in which equines and
CANNES will largely figure.
The commissioners of Floyd county met
at Rome Tuesday and considered the build
ing Of a new court house. A $3.50 court
house is TO be erected. There are a number
OF contractors who have submitted plans
Dietz & Bro. of Rome having one of the
handsomest and they will probably get IL.
The site Is to be changed from the present
one. The new site is on Fifth avenue and
was purchased from J. A. Bale for SO, 900.
Bonds have been decided as the way to raise
the money, instead Of direct taxation. The
work is to be started at ones.
At J. N Davis mills, on Little river. the
county line between Cherokee and Milton
counties, Arnold's postoffics is kept Mr..
Gregory, the miller, is also the postmaster
For some time Mr.. Gregory has been miss
ing corn and meal and postage stamps add
money out Of the office and mill This
caused him to keep a close watch over the
mill. On Sunday he went to the mill and
found young white man, by the name of
Oscar Swotford, in the mill, with the money
that belonged to the postofflce, and also
some stamps on his person. He was carried
before Justice Mastillo of Little river dis
trict, and committed to Jail In Alpharetta,
Young Swotford is about II years old, and
is OF good family, and has been well re-
spected up to this time.
Brunswick Times. While walking down
his beat on Bay street Wednesday after
noon, Officer Randolph saw a man rushing
down toward the river, declaring as he ran
that he was going to jump overheard, as
there was some one in the water whom he
wanted to see The man was bareheaded
and his entire person bore evident marks of
his frenzy, and as he was evidently crazy,
the officer arrested him and gave him a room
IN the city Jail, where physician attended
him. While on the way to the barracks he
fell to the ground in a violent fit. and in his
agony chewed his tongue literally to pieces
1t was learned that bis name was Rudolph
Andersen, and that he was the steward OF
some vessel, but to which one he belonged
could not be ascertained.
At Macon Monday, Mary Stephens
lcolored), aged about 2S.married, and living
In an alley between Ash and Hazel streets.
was building fire in stove when by
some mischance. her apron caught on lire.
As soon as she saw that her clothing was on
IRE she screamed and fell in faint across
the stove. Alarmed by the scream, her
mother-in-law rushed to her and, as rapidly
as possible, pulled the burning clothing
from her body. But the dress worn by her
was sort Of loose Mother Hubbard of light
cotton goods, and the flames had spread so
rapidly along the skirt and back of the
dress that the unfortunate woman was
badly burned on the lower parts of her
bOuyS Ou Cue DICK, Tue shoulders, neck and
ears, and all her hair was completely singed
off. Her mother. who quickly heard of the
accident, ran for a physician, who was IN
prompt attendance. On Monday night the
burned woman was unable to sleep, by rea.
son Of pain from the burns, but yesterday
she was easier and is expected to recover.
The case of Houston VS.. Redwine was
settled at Atlanta Tuesday. 1t was the
Oldest case on record in the state. Nearly
twenty-five years ago J. o. Redwine Dor
rowed 5000 from building and loan asso-
citation. The contract which he signed
called for $500 interest, and he paid tn,
principal and interest, which amounted tx
$500. But when he thought he had settled
the matter with the association he was con
fronted with the demand to pay $40 month
until he had paid in $4,000. He refused t
pay and the association instituted sui
against him. The case has been trieC
several times, and has gone through th;
ordeal of two or three supreme court de
cisions. Tuesday, after the case had beer
before Judge Marshall Clarke for two DAYS
a settlement was agreed upon, in which b.
the payment of $500 the association agreed
TO dismiss the suit. Mr. Redwine said tina
the case was unjust, but rather than con
fipna thu LITIGATION ahf