The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Considerable Destitution in Atlanta.
The Macon Electric Road to Be Sold
The National Fruit Association 10
Hold It's Convention ct Atlanta in
June-A $4,000 Stock Sold for
$4,000.
GEORGIA.
Capt J. M. Brosius, OF motor fame, will
erect a factory in Atlanta for the manufac-t
ture OF the BrosiuS cotton gin.
Editor Larry CAN'T has announced his
candidacy for congress from the Eighth
district. He will pose as democrat.
The death Of Joseph Sheriff. takes off
L o. o. F., OF Griffin, and one of the most
faithful Odd Fellows that Griffin has ever
known.
Saturday night Josh Browning. a farmer.
living near Social Circle, was standing at
the station when the down freight pulled
in. He was under the influence OF whisky,
and when last seen was near the train. 1t
is supposed that he fell beneath the cars,
for some time after the train pulled out his
body was discovered, horribly mangled,
lying near the track.
The Atlanta Rubber Company's stock
was sold Monday by Deputy Sheriff Green.
$4,000 Three mortgages were held against
them. One by the Strotton Rubber COM
pany for $500; the New York Betting
and Packing Company 81 500 and the
American Trust and Banking Company
$4,000. The stock brought Sc 300.
Beginning June /, the members Of the
National Fruit Association will hold their
national convention in Atlanta, and will
conclude their labors on the evening OF
June 8. On the morning Of June a special
tram will land them at Fort Valley. They
will be royalty entertained by the Georgia
Fruit Union, G. G.. Gray, president. A
genuine old-fashioued Georgia barbecue is
mentioned as one OF the features of the en-
tertainmsnt.
At Macon Monday Judge Miller decided
that be would pc g an order for the sale of the
street railroad, but the date Of the sale and
other particulars have not been decided
upon. 1t is probable that the Thomson
Houston claim will be settled or the bal
ance of the money will be divided among
the bondholcers. The road is a very valu-
able piece Of property and will in all prob
ability bring somewhere In the neiRhbor-
hood OF $500, 900. as $3.50 900 was offered
for IL by party OF Macon gentlemen last
summer.
great deal Of restitution developed In
Atlanta last week. From one reason or
another there are hundreds of people out
OF employment, and consequently much
want among the poor classes Since Friday
afternoon more than twenty different fam
lilies have appealed to the city's charity for
fuel, saying that they are actually suffering
from cold ana hunger, and Saturday twen-
ty-twowomen applied at police headquarters
for work Of any kind to raise eEough money
TO buy bread. One OF the cases OF destitution
was that OF woman who was dying in
cold hovel Of room, while four small
children were starving by her side. APP
peals have been made through the news
papers for contributions to relieve the suf-
fering throughout the city.
d. L. Adams, of the Augusta Railroad
Company. tells a kidnapping story that
sounds as II it were taken from some old
story book. Mr.. Adams says that he was
walking over in South Carolina last week
in the direction of his grandfather's place
which Is about three miles from Augusta,
intending TO pay a short visit. He saw a
closed carriage driving rapidly toward him,
but thought nothing of the occurrence until
two men sprang out and seized him.
Being put quickly into the carriage,
they drove toward Edgeied In the same
rapid manner in which thew had an
preached. At first Mr.. Adams was 30 much
taken by surprise that he could make no
protest, but finally recovering his presence
of mind, he venlured question as to the
cause. Both men began minute examina-
ton Of his features ana hands without say
ing word and, when finished, held an ami
mated but whispered conversation, while
he looked anxiously at what seemed to be
q disruption. When the carriage had
driven fully ten miles the prisoner was re.
leased and told that a mistake had been
made. Nothing more was said, the captprs
hurrying away. Mr.. Adams cannot imag-
inc who the people were or the cause of the
kidnapping and merely thinks it O mis-.
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