The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Burned at Rochelle-Damage by
High Wind IL Troup Couuty-A Gen
tleman's Ear Nearly Torn of By
Kick From Horse.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta merchants have petitioned Sec
rotary Foster to establish a bonded ware
house in that city.
Mr.. Beckwith Of the firm Of Beckwith &
Rogers will commence at once the building
OF a handsome residence at Sparks.
The store and stock Of G. r. Hendrick Of
Rochelle was burned Tuesday night be-
tween IL and 70 o'clock. The loss will prob
ably amount to between 81, 800 and SS,OOO-
Candidates for mayor, couneilmen and
marshal of Talbotton will be nominated on
the first Saturday in January, aud tue
election will be held the Saturday Following.
The members Of the Hebrew Ladies'
Benevolent Society of Atlanta have pre-
sented a handsome silver service as testi-
monial to their president, Mrs. j. 1. Eich-
berg.
Lumber is being hauled TO rebuild the
Battey warehouse at Rome which was
burned some weeks ago. The building will
be made much stronger aud not SO easy to
burn as the first one.
The Judge has allowed Sheriff Harrell Of
Lowndes county and his daughter $50 out
of the funds recovered for their part In the
recovery Of the jewelry stolen from J. w.
Sirmans & Son Of Corbett.
William Harrell, son Of J. W. Harrell
of Mitchell's district, Dodge county, fell
from a timber cart on Tuesday last, one of
the wheels passing over his right leg, break
ing IL between the knee and foot.
For the first time in long number of
years a criminal is TO meet death on the
gallows in Macon. Louis Lewis, the negro
who murdered his wife near the city about
one year ago, has been sentenced to hang on
Feb. 6.
A young mulatto negro named Brewer
was killed at Mineola on Wednesday last by
the tram engine. He fell from the tender
and the engine ran over his body, terribly
mutilating it. He died within an hour after
the accident.
The murderer Of Tice Adkins was capt
ured at Harlem Wednesday and the pre-
liminary trial held in Thomson. Indications
pointed TO one Wilson as the man 80 strongly
that he confessed the crime, saying he killed
Mr. Adkins for money.
Measles are raging in Madison and many
people are Ill. The Madison Male and Female
Institute was closed last Friday, to remain
closed until Monday, Jan. 4. Measles has
thinned out the number of pupils In at
tendance to 60 out of 1876.
The 4-year-old daughter of DIR. Hardwick
was burned to death at Conyers Friday. The
little child was playing in the yard near
where some clothes were being boiled In
some way her clothes caught andebefore the
fire could be extinguished she was SO badly
burned that she died.
The postoff1ce department has established
a new Office at Dickson switch on the Chat
tanooga Southern railroad, to be called
Sharpe, with Ii. II. Williams as postmaster.
The Office will be at Williams Bros. store.
The name was suggested in honor of
Thomas 7. A. Sharpe, a former resident.
Or. Atticus g. HayRood has asked the
following men to accompany him to Cali
fornia about Jan. l: Duncan NJ. Edwards,
J. N. Kinnay, John F. Tyson, John F.
Davis, Bryan H. Green, A. A. lilly and
Henry Brannan. The North Georgia con-
ference has given So. 6S1 toward paying their
way to the two California conferences.
A prohibition election was held in Col
quit county on Tuesday, which resulted in
victory for the wet men. The total con-
solidated vote for the county was 393 for the
sale of whisky and 130 against the sale The
election was a very quiet one, and every
body is satisfied with the result The cleo
ton brought out very nearly the full
strength Of both tickets.
The superintendent of the Southern Ex-
press Company says the report that the
bodies OF the dead convicts, shipped from
the Dade mines to the medical college at At
lanta, were thrown from a box In the
company's Office here by careless hand
ling, is untrue He says that the com
pany does not handle these bodies at all.
as the medical colleges do not care to pay
the rates demanded.
The grocery store of 0. M. Little and the
handsome residence of Mrs. McEntire at
GAINESVILLE were burned Tuesday. Mrs
McEndre'5 household effects were saved.
Omar Little lost everything, including sew
eral hundred dollars worth of groceries and
his books and accounts, with the books and
accounts Of Charley McEntire and the firm
OF w. G. McEntire e. Co. Neither of the
losers carried insurance.
The current rumor to the effect that the
property where the Hamilton warehouse at
Rome stood has been sold is a mistake
There Is strong movement on the part of
prominent citizens and financiers to induce
the railroads to purchase I'll at property and
build union depot. 1t is simply the old
IDEA OF bringing the East Tennessee railroad
along.the banks of the Oostanaula. and az
the same time make levee.
Vienna Progress: A certain gentleman
last week, and was asked by a friend here as
TO how the hard times were serving him?
Hard timesW said he, "we know no hard
tunes In my section. Everybody is kill
lug hogs. Plenty of fresh meats to eat.
Plenty of corn aud fodder for next wear.
The stock all fat, work all over for the
year. and nothing to do bnt enjoy our
selves. Hard finest No, sirl We do not
know what it is"
Valdosta Times: On Sunday afternoon
last John A. Connell and wife. who live
three miles north of Valdosta, were riding
out not far from home in a road cart. The
morse SHE'D, and refining him up severely.
the animal stopped suddenly, and Mr.. Con.
nell went over, falling between the shafts
and the horse. He became entanRled and
before he could free himself the animal be-
gan kicking. One blow from the hoof
struck him on the side Of the head and al
most out an ear off. His arm was badly
sprained, and he received other injuries to
his body. Mrs. Connell fell out ard re-
ceived some injuries, but she was not seri-
ously hurt
LAGRANGE Graphic: The winds that
caused such alarm In Lagrange on Thurs
day night Of last week played havoc with
things over the river, In the vicinity of
Midway. J. o. Smith and Jack Estes
were visited by the storm and have reasons
TO remember 1t. Their dwellings were con-
siderably injured, while cabins and other
outhouses we're demolished. A. B. Lees
barn wasswept down by the merciless gale,
but the greatest damage was done Capt J.
i. boyktn, whose gin house was dismen-
tied and eight bales Of cotton in the seed
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