The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN ARAGRAPHS.

Scrape Ia Floyd-A Liquor Case That
Has a History-A Charge of Fraud
Against tbs Projectors Of a Phos-
phete Company Bond
Election.
An organ mandatory will soon be started
In Athens with $50, 900 capital.
W. A. Camp, the well-known hotel man
has leased the inn at Admission, Ala,
The watermelon crop along the Georgia
Southern railroad is 40 per cent. short.
J. B. Wooddall has secured the contract
70 carry the mail from Fairburn to Camp
bellton for the next year.
Oslo Barnes (colored), who was shot by
Ella Means (cOlored) Sunday before last,
died last Sunday. Ella Means is in Jail at
Decatur.
Prof James R. Anthony has been IN ami
mously elected principal OF the Stephens
High School at Crawfordsville. He Will
begin next September.
Judge Joel Matthews died Tuesday at the
home of his son, Charles Matthews, near
Meanwhile. Pike county. Judge Matthews
was nearly "a years of age
Miss Esther Lag of Sylvania, who res
Gently received an accidental gunshot wound
in the foot, is in a critical condition. Her
physicians have decided that amputation
will be necessary.
Tuesday near Silver Creek, in Floyd
county, John Miner aud Thomas Yancey,
two young white men, engaged in a fracas
which resulted in the cutting of Miner In
the left side of the face. The man who did
the cutting escaped.
Col. L. J. Aired. one Of the best-known
citizens of Pickens county or of North Geor-
gia, died at his home in Jasper on Monday.
ba ia te cauaa of his daath haart
disease. Uncle Lem" as he was famil-
iarly known throughout the state, was 78
years of age. Mr.. Aired offlciate1 as
doorkeeper Of the Senate for the past fifteen
years.
The vestry of St. Peters Episcopal
church at Rome met Tuesday and
sold the old church building and
lot to Mrs. E. J. Msgruder for
81 500, for residential purposes, and will at
once 60 right TO work ard build hand
some new church building on the site
bought from Capt Steele in front Of the
Baptist church, commencing on the corner
of Fourth avenue and running back on East
First street TO the Roman Catholic church.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year by the state council Of the
order Of Red Men in session at Rome Tues
day: Great Sachem. J. A. Wright of Jack
son; Great Senior Sycamore, J. r. Owings
of Atlanta; Great Junior Sycamore, J. R.
Harris of Columbus; Great Prophet, s. T.
Potts, Jr., of Augusta; Great Chief of Re-
cords, Jacob Emmil of Atlanta Great
Keeper Of Wigwam, G. E. Johnston Of At
lanta; Representatives Grand Council of the
United States w. II. Gardner of Atlanta
and J. T. Abney of Columbus. Macon will
be the next place Of meeting Of the state
council
Coleman Wilson, negro who murdered
an old white man in the last
year. and who was tried and con-
Yicted at the March superior court of
the county, will be hanged at Thomson to-
day privately, within the hours OF 12 aud 9
O'Clock. After the conviction he confessed
the crime, and implicated his brother as
joint principal. Upon Colenans evidence
principally Elias Wilson, his brother, was
convicted aud given life sentence. Since
trial be has exculpated Elias, but now i'm
plicates him. Much local interest is aroused
as to what his statement as to Elias will be
on the scaffold.
ceived in Macon Tuesday nigh told SEN
satioDal story OF the arrest Of Mrs. W, C.
Whitfield in Mobile She eloped
from New Orleans under circumstances
highly sensational, aud when arrested told
bitter tale of a life misspent; a scene ia
which, as told by her. was laid in Macon
There are those IN Macon who remember a
Mrs. Whitfield, once the wife OF we'll
known citizen. He welded the young wo-
man, then member of prominent family
of a neighboring county, few years ago.
They lived together for time and then
parted. Her whereabouts were not known
until the telegram was received last night
told OF her recent experience in New Orleans
and the arrest in Mobile
Athens Banner: Tuesday the committal
trial Of w. E. O'Connor came up before
Judge W. II. Fuller. OConnor was
charged with abandoning his wife 10 Butts
county and had been arrested on a warrant
sworn out by w. A. White, his father-in-
law. AT the trial yesterday Mr.. White
was present. He had the case against
O'Connor dismissed, but came with a war
rant charging him with bigamy. This
charge OConnor denied, saying that his
first wife was divorced from him, but
White insisted on carrying him back to
Butts county. As soon as the first case
was dismissed O'Connor broke away from
the bailiff. jumped out of the window and
In less time than it takes TO tell about il
was gone. He hasn't been seen since and
the gentlemen. returned to Butts county
without their prisoner.
Marietta Journal: An election was held
last Saturday to determine whether the
city should issue bonds to the amount OF
$4,000 to purchase or erect buildings for
public schools. The first election some time
eA2O WAS leRdl az 10 Tue authority TO eBtaD-
lish public schools, but the omission Of some
definite phrase as to the bonds was consid-
cred doubtful and, to be sure, a new election
as to the issuing of bonds was held. The
vote "for bonds was 1913 and ''aqainst
bonds" %. About 40 votes were lacking
TO secure the requisite two-thirds. This
is not final, however, as another election
for bonds can be held one year from now
The schools will be inaugurated and build
ings leased. 1t is hoped to secure az a fav-
orable rent Harwood Seminary and Male
Academy for the whites, and some suitable
building for the colored. The tax necessary
to pay the expenses for the public schools
will be levied and the free schools will be
put into operation.
Washington Chronicle: Mrs. Meta An
drews Green has the travelling liquor case
which that famous wit and lawyer, Judge
Dooly, used to take with him as he RODE
round the courts OF the Northern circuit. II
is substantial box of solid mahogany
polished and black with age and inside re
pose two antique decanters Of the finest old
fashioned cut glass all over diamonds and
triangles. The shoppers might rival tn,
Kohinoor. Judge andrews. who rode tn,
circuit with Judge Dooly IN his younger
days, bought the case at the sale when IL
owner died. The well-known decanter
continued their connection with tn
traditions Of the Northern circuit by appear
inc at .Iudpa Apdrawss bar dinparS 90 hay