The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE news OF Tds TWO STATES
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"A Grocery Company Of Macon in
Financial Trouble-A Little Girl Of
CarroLton Accidentally InAicts a
Fatal Wound on Fer MoUher-A
Peculiar Suit Over an Estate.
GEORGIA
The Baptists of Marietta have decided 20
build new church. 1t will cost $4,000.
Some citizens near Marietta who have
good pastures get as many as forty cows to
pasture, which brings in about $50 per
month.
The Rome Light Guards is a new military
company recently organized at Rome, with
h. j. Daniels, proprietor OF the Armstrong,
as captain.
Rev. J. b. Johnssone. pastor Of st. Luke
church at Columbus, IS rapidly recovering
from his recent palnful accident, anu u IS
hoped will be out in few days.
James ?. Lester, prosperous farmer of
Elko, left Tuesday for Sacramento, Cal,
where he VIII bs married to a handsome
aud accomplished lady on April20
Gov. Northen has appointed Thomas'D
Hawkins mayor Of st. Mary's. He also ~
pointed A. c. Wright, DR.. J. Long, }. r.
Pachlott, Robert Tompkins aud j. j. Va
celle aldermen.
John Blackmar is getting up some valu-
ADie STATISTICS concerning Lne worth OF
Columbus property before aud since the war,
which viii be used shortly by celebrated
orator in q speech which will be delivered in
the north.
Henry Folds was pardoned by the COVER
nor Tuesday after eighteen months i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary under
sentence for rape. 1t develops that the case
was not proved, and by request Of Judge
Miller and Solicitor General FELTON, the
governor pardoned the negro.
Thomas H JonnsJn aud his two minor
children, Missouri and Mary, have filed
damage suits for $500 each against the At
lanta Traction Company. They claim that
late one night they started to the city on
street car, and were put Off at the stables Of
the company and made to walk to the city,
the car going no further.
An application was filed at Atlanta
Wednesday morning for a charter for the
Georgia Stone Company. The incorpo-
rstors are w. II. Patterson, Aaron Haas
W. r. Crosby aud Charles Z. Thompson.
The capital stock is 100000, and may be
increased to g., 900 600 The com pany will
quarry granite and marble.
Jim Mann, who is accused Of numbering
and robblng the old foot peddler, Dick
Byrues, and throwing his body into the Tai.
lapc 1sa river, where It was found several
days after, full account OF which has al
ready appeared in the MORNING News, has
been arrested by Sheriff johnson Of Haral-
son and confined in Buchanan Jail.
A young white man named Ed King,
about 10 years old, who had been working
for ID. B. I. Hubbard in Cobb county, was
sent to Atlanta with yoke Of oxen 70 sell.
They were worth $50, but King sold them
for S32. He has not put in an appearance
at Mr.. Hubbard's, and the question is, What
has become Of King and the 1924
EariOY,s afprau OCourrad raaH Cov-a Tttt,,
Sunday evening. John Yates cut Lester
Coksr in the breast, near the heart, aud
skipped. He is said to be wanted IN Heard
county for some ofense. The fuss was
about a girl. Coker's friends will offer a
reward for Yates arrest. Yates was cut
IN the eye. Tho grand jury has indicted
Yates for ASSAULT with intent to murder.
The hook aud ladder building of the At
lanta fire department, and which has been
used as a fire department building ever since
the organization of Atlanta's first volunteer
fire Company was organized, was sold at
auction Tuesday. The building is on Broad
street, near the bridge, and was sold to
raise money TO build magnificent fire de-
partment headquarters building. 1t was
bought by A. L. Kortz for 800, $50.
At Americus on Monday evening while
bliss Bessie Leamon was sweeping in one Of
the rooms at her fathers residence on COL
lege street, pistol cartridge was swept into
the fire. 1t exploded soon after, the ball
entering the young lady's cheek glGncing
downwRrl, and coming out just above her
upper lip. The wound is not serious in its
character, but Miss Leamon's escape was
marrow and fortunate. She is now suffer-
ing from it but little.
The Georgia State Board of Pharmacy
and the association will meet at Columbus
May 2, 3 and l. The officers for this year
are: President, Henry r. SLACK, LaGrange:
vice presidents. E. NJ. Wheat Columbus: c.
M Crosby, Marietta, aud J. Z. Smith
Augusta; secretary, d. II. Arlington, Sum-
merville, treasurer, Mallory H TAYLOR.
Macon; local secretary. J. z. Turner
Columbus The president OF the board is
John w. Goodwin of Macon.
At Carrollton some time ago Mrs. WILL
lam Reeves, living near Drakestown was
walking 10 her yard and her little 5.year-
old girl was in tee house alone. The little
girl had seen little boy some time before
go 10 chest and get out a pistol. and it
did the same. The child was handling the
weapon and it was discharged, and the ball
hit it's mother who was out in the yard.
Ihls was fifteen days ago and the mother
4lngeret until Tuesday when she died from
the effects of the wound.
The case of the state against G. R. Gilly.
for the murder Ct Martin Crider last Sen.
TENDER, was called in Carroll superior
court 1ueSuay. MT. Crl1er, the murdeTe q
lnan, was prominent druggist aud was
killed the first Tuesday night IN last Sep.
TENDER Ia a small office of his drug store
There are twelve or fifteen lawyers in the
case and something over 100 witnesses have
been summoned The trial will occupy the
greater part OF the week. Both the muir
dered man and Gilly are well connected.
Gov. Northen was busy Wednesday re-
ceiying visitors and delegations. A dele
CATION was there to ask the governor 70
speak at Beach Haven on the Great South
era and Florida railroad, the occasion be-
iDg gathering of the trainmen Of the
state. Maj Ryals called to insist upon the
governor going 20 Savannah on the
same day TO attend the ceremonies incident
to Merchants week. The railroad engineers
who meet at Atlanta on May IL have in
vited the governor TO address them on that
day.
ct Douglasvile Friday evening a gun
belonging to Joe McCsrd was accidentally
discharged near j. Z. Wats1n's store. He
had drove up in his buggy to the hitchiug
post, but before getting out he set his gun
down, leaving the barrel against the hind
end OF his buggy; in some manner it fell
going off. There was no Sc -ious damage
done, except four holes in a couple Of win
dows in the upper story Of the New South
building, but it came very near getting
three negroes who were at work on the
streets. The balls just passed over their
heads. For few minutes there was CON
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