The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD m PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA
Judge J. C. Nichols died at Griffin Mon
day. He was bora in May, 1917.
Chicago parties have purchased $500
acres of fine timber lands in South Georgia
for S225. 900.
Rev. I. J. Veazey, ex-representative OF
Warren county, died at his nome near Bar
nett, Monday, of pneumonia
Col J. D. Jones, Dublin's most prominent
lawyer, died Sunday night, aged about 81
years. He leaves a wife and three children.
w. H. Bass of Milledgeville has made an
assignment for the benefit Of his creditors.
His assets are S9,966, and his liabilities
SAIL
r. J. Gwaltney's residence at Rome was
burned with its contents Sunday night
while che family was at church. The house
was insured for $500.
DR.. J. T. Baker, one Of Warrenton's lead
ing merchants. has just made an assign
ment. The low price Of cotton was the
cause Of the failure. T. n. Shurley was
made assignee.
It has Just been disclosed at Rome that
June Davis, who is about % years old, and
Miss Helen NJ. Smith, niece of H. A Smith +.
were secretly married at midnight last
October after party given in honor Of
Miss Smiths birthday.
Detectives in Thomas county are on the
track of certain persons who have been
wantonly shooting horses in that section.
Two fine cllts belonging TO Nd. b. Jones
were found in the lot wounded by rife balls.
A number Of fine hogs were also found in
the same condition.
T. H. Alderman Of Brooks county, while
cutting wood about a month ago, was hit
in the eye with chip. He paid little at
tention to the accident at the time, the
wound paininR him very little. A few
days ago, however, his eye commenced TO
hurt him, and since then 10 has rapidly
grown worse. Sunday it had to be re-
moved.
johnson, the negro who sued the Georgia
Southern Railroad Company for $40, 900 for
killing his wife, has been awarded 81, 900 by
the court in session at Jasper, Fla. The
road VIII appeal the case to the supreme
court. The suit of George Mundy. negro
who wants similar amount from the road
for the killing Of his child, will not come up
until July
Mrs j. G.. Winter Of Atlanta on Satur-
day night lat give birth to three girl
babies. It is said that, provision having
been made for but one, Mr.. Winter was
sent to the house Of relative to obtain
clothing for No. 2. On his return he found
that he bad brought just half enough, there
being third visitor totally unprovided for.
Two Of the children lived. The parent Is
doing is as well as could be expected.
Col John G. Trammel died at Norcross
Monday. Col. Trammel was born and reared
in Lincoln county. He bought cotton for
many years before the war, aud has been in
the notel business nearly ever since the war.
he was 81 years old, leaving a devoted wife,
who was a sister of Judge Dick Walker OF
Monroe He leaves daughters. His eldest,
Loula, is the wife of Col George Fl. Jones of
Norcross. The other two are also married,
one to William Neill of Savannah, tas other
TO b. b. Turner of Atlanta. He leaves one
son, John. His wife, who survives him, is
20 years old.
A mulatto woman in Brunswick, who is
known by the name of Rev. Jane Holland
created sensation in a negro church re-
Gently by mounting the pulpit when the
congregation had assembled and reading a
letter which had been sent her by negro
named John Davidson. The missive which
caused so much trouble was read at her re-
quest by one Of the deacons. The letter
was full of gush and love, and the irate
woman evangelist grew wrathy and her
eyes glittered as she clenched her fist and
shook at the loving document. The next
day she consulted Justice LAmbright. who
gave her some wholesome advice, which she
reluctantly submitted to and took her de-
parture. The wo IAN is married, and her
husband was present when the letter was
read.
Sandersville Progress: A contest is now
before the courts of this county involving
an estate worth about $4,000. An old lady
made will leaving her property to one set
of children. Afterward she decided to
leave it to another set, and Instead Of
making second will she had deeds written
giving share to each. Instead of DESTROY
ing the will she tore it partly across the
sig ature of the witnesses, thinking no
doubt that she was tearing Off her signature,
or was destroying the validity or the
Will. She died about six months ago. and
IN the bottom OF her trunk the will and
deeds were found. One set of children
claimed the property according to the will,
the other according to the deeds. The case
was before the last superior court of this
county, and the jury decided in favor of
the will. Those in whose favor the deeds
were made out are fighting the case. A
number of lawyers have been engaged, and
the end is not yet.
Albany NetCS and Advertiser: Turner
Robinson, living on the Slappy place, in
Baker county, after having had consider
able trouble with his MEDITERRANEAN over
the possession of little girl, succeeded ia
obtaining control of the child through a
decision OF the court of ordinary. On the
Slappy place, near Robinsons home Is a
small pond, around which some children
were playing Sunday, when they came
upon crocus sack, which their curiosity
prompted them TO examine. and tue exami-
nation revealed the skull and other parts of
the remains of dead child, in an advanced
stage of decomposition. The sack appeared
TO have been imperfectly buried, and the
hogs had rooted il up and devoured part of
the body. With the remains were found
bits Of clothing, which, were recognized as
asing belonged tn Robinson's child. Rob
inson. as soon as he heard of the finding OF
sack and its CHASTITY contents. saddled one
of his mules skipped out. He is sup
posed to have killed the child to keep his
mother-in-law from having anything to dc
with it.
Brunswick Times: The murderer of the
man who was found in we'll at Atkinson,
q few days ago. Is at bay. Six others, who
are charged with having been accessory to
the murder, have be n captured and pu. in
jail 1t sesms that the body of the dead
man was not identified when discovered
but that a letter addressed to the captain Of
boat that had been up Satilla river, near
Waynesville, WAS found at short distances
from the well in which the dead man
was found, and this letter Furnished
a clew upon which the officers WORKED
were found. A message was received hert
Tuesday night stating that the, murdere
ard principal in the crime had beea loca &c
in bayhead or swamp. near Atkinson, ant
that the autho titles were unable to capture