The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-08
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Lost Ring.
The Burke Light Infantry win not get
their new guns this year.
Phil G. Byrd has been elected captain OF
the Hill City cadets Of Rome.
Benjamin F. Leach was fatally injured in
jumping from fat car in Polk county q
few days ago.
There are ninety schools in Burke county.
OF this number thirty-four are white and
6fty-six colored.
Mitchell Gainus, who lives about miles
above Cairo, had his dwelling, kitchen and
smoke house burned on Wednesday night
last.
The shoe store Of 8. Heithaus at Rome
was closed Thursday afternoon by Messrs.
Dean and Smith, attorneys for eastern par
ties holding mortgages on the stock.
Indictments for embezzlement have been
found against the officers Of the John Nc
Nab bank OF Eufsula, Ala. which failed in
March. They will probably be tried this
week.
The largest melon exhibition at the melon
growers meeting at Albany Wednesday was
grown by j. ii. Reynolds on Capt. L. II.
Lakes place near Camilla. 1t weighed
fourteen pounds.
A rat with only three legs was caught one
day last week by A. J. Andrews, on his
farm near Perry. In no other way, says
the Perry Journal. was tine rodent de-
formed, and the absence of the fourth leg
in no way decreased its power of locomo-
ton. The third leg was in the middle of
the under part of the body, and not where
the hind legs usually are.
The residence Of Whit Tedder, in Terrell
county, was burned Friday afternoon. Mr..
Tedder and his wife were absent from home,
and loft two little children in the house.
The youngest was rescued by q young man
named Russell. who was at work near by.
The older one had already escaped. There
was no insurance, and the loss falls heavily
upon Mr.. Tedder, who is a poor man.
The store of Julius Brown on Broad street.
at Rome, was closed by Sheriff Moore,
Thursday. 1t was on account Of mortgages
held by Hiles, Carver Co., G. z. Norton
and ]. Kutner, aggregating something over
1890. The first mortgage was foreclosed
by Hiles Carver 20. The assets OF Mr..
Brown will come within few hundred of
his liabilities, and he says that IL he could
close out his stock at retail he would come
out about even.
The stingiest man In Georgia, according
to the Rochelle Recorder, lives In Wilcox
county. He has been married eleven years,
and during that time has only bought one
leo dress. He lives at home, and
the spinning wheel is still at work in his
house. 1t is all right. the Recorder thinks,
il q man wants to live this way, but to put
q woman where she can't talk about the
styles. and never knows the pleasure of
wearing new hat is too cruel
Oliver Hollis, one OF Madison's colored
citizens, has started new industry just.our-
side the city limits that promises to be q
remunerative business. Near his home, says
the Madison Advertiser, he has built a pond
and has stocked 1t with gold fish, which he
is selling as fast as he can raise them at 25
cents each. Nearly every person in Madi.
son has purchased one or more Of these beau
tiful little fish, aud he is now filing orders
from a distance He says there is QUITE a
nice sum to be realized from raising them.
And as they require very little attention
nearly every young man who can raise a
quarter buys one to 'set on the table or
send TO bis sweetheart"
Attic annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Atlanta Trust and Banking Company
last week the following directors were
elected: w. A. Hemphill, A. D. Adair, II.
I. lnman, w. 4. Hammond, Alonzo Rich
ardson, all Of Atlanta; Charles N. Fowler
of New York and Charles r. Wilkinson of
Philadelphia. The directors elected w. A.
Hemphin president. A. ID. Adair and
Charles Benjamin Wilkinson vice presi-
dents, A. Richardson cashier and w. r,
Hammond attorney. A dividend OF 10 per
cent. on the capital stock was declared.
payable on June 10. The bank has been
organized three years and declared dividends
OF 10 per cent. each year, and has q large
surplus on hand.
Miss Birdie Laramore OF Atlanta re
ceived her diploma Fhday night She will
be remembered by the readers of the NEWS
rs the high school girl who became in
volved in dispute with Der teacher be-
cause she thought partiality had been shown
In awarding the first honor to another
pupil. Friday afternoon the board OF
education adopted the following: "Re-
solved, that Miss Birdie Laramore be ad-
mitted to graduation and receive her
diploma, provided she first complies in all
respects with the rules of the board, and
makes a satisfory apology TO Miss Sergeant
Immediately after the board adjourned
Miss Laramore went to the High school
building and expressed TO Miss Sergeant
her regret for what had taken place in a
manner entirely satisfactory to Mrs, Ser
geant. except In this: AS the improper
conduct had been committed in the presence
of the entire grade, Miss Sergeant deter.
mined that the apology should be made In
the presence of the entire grade. There
fore, Miss Iaramore, before the curtain rose
A4 OuC Opoio uOuec ETluhy DlRUL,
In the presence Of her classmates, rendered
her expressions of regret and apology. When
she received her diploma the audience W as
truly enthusiastic in its outburst of ap-
plause.
Several hundred people attended the bar
becue giusn by j. A. Lloyd at Dougherty's
grove near Rome. Thursday every.
thing went along merrily until about
o'clock, when woman named
Mollie Darling drove out on the grounds in
peaeton. She was intoxicated, and created
quite sensation by her vigorous dancing
After leaving the platform she went to an.
other part of the grounds and became very
noisy, cursing so loud that she could
be heard 100 yards. She car.
ried valise containing biz
nask OF whisky and a revolver. She ap.
piled herself heartily to the flask until she
nearly emptied 1t. firing OF this she tooh
her pistol and waved it over her head sew
eral times, dancing and screaming like a
Wild Comanche. This pastime soon be-
came too tame, and the woman ron under q
tree calling abound that she saw squirrel.
up there and she was going to shoot them
She fired her revolver up the tree until
all the cartridges were gone. Severa
men tried to take the pistol from her, but
she waived her big flask in the air anc
threatened to kill anybody who attempted
10 stop her proceedings. Many attempts
we're made 60 get her into the phaeton, bu
she stoutly resisted all efforts to get her Il
leave the grounds. One Of the spectator
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