The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
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and Children TO run away VIII d
Neiehbor's Daughter-A Demand
That Atlanta Be Paid Interest on
Her Bank Deposits-A Missing At
lsnts Bookkeeper Run Down.
GEORGIA.
Mr. and Mrs. a. B. Steele Of Atlanta are
among the passengers on the steamer Rugia,
now held at quarantine of New York with
cholera on board.
DR.. s. A. Rogers. one OF the oldest citi-
gems Of Polk county, and one Of her best
men, died Tuesday night at the home Of his
son-in-law, Congressman Everett.
The state has just paid and Cancelled
S2SS. 600 Of per cent. bonds. Warrants
were issued Wednesday by Comptroller
Wright for s139.Oy5 interest on bonds.
Alfred Young, the former bookkeeper for
J. J. Falvey, a fruit dealer Of Atlanta, who
disappeared from the surface last February,
and whose accounts we're said to be about
$1,000 short has been found in Houston,
Tex. The ex-bookkeeper will be brought
back to Atlanta and probably tried.
Perry Journal: A mirror was an i'm
portant factor in revealing the operations
of thief at the Perry hotel. Several times
recently negro boy walked down the hall
OF the hotel and entered closet in the rear
room, unlocking the door with key. A
lady in one OF the rooms could see q mirror
IN an adjoining room, aud in that mirror
she saw the form of the boy reflected as he
walked down the hall, entered the closet
aad returned as he came. This fact was re-
ported to Mrs. futile, but no close investi-
cation was made until several days ago ,
when il was fouud that some money was
missing. The lady who saw the boy de-
scribed him, and his identity was revealed.
The boy was caught aud his mother sent
for. The result was the monev was returned
to Mrs. futile, and the boy was severely
whipped by his mother.
Mount Vernon Monitor: There are two
young persons in town, who we're not a
week ago, and with regard to whom there
is something of coincidence. They are
both girls, and we're born In the same town,
on the same day, which was the lst OF the
month, and we're both attended by the same
physician They are both granddaughters
of this editor and his wife aud were born
on our last publication day, and in our
town. Their mothers are sisters and their
paternal grandmothers are sisters. To
complete the coincidence it only remains
for their mothers to give them the same
names and have them christened at the
same time and place by the same minister
They are the children Of Mr.. and MIS-. T,
Z. Buroh, and Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Adams of
this place, and born Sept. l, 1892, in Mount
fplhOut GeboA0CA W IA - w ANOkoia.
A delightful entertainment was given at
the cory residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
n. Clements at Eastman on Tuesday even
ing, complimentary to Miss Ella West of
CUthbert The following ladies and gentle-
men were present: T. J. Dunett with Miss
Ella West OF Cuthbert, Robert McKennon
with Miss Nettie Jones of Spring Haven,
James s. Clements with Miss Maggie Jones
of Quitman, DR.. W. L. Thompson with
Miss Ellie Collins Of Cochran, Harry Stew
art with Miss Estelle Hester OF Dawson,
alp Herman with Miss Leila Anderson,
Fred Bodges with Miss Tillon Bacon, Rep
pard Colcord with Miss Sallie Bacon, John
M. Bohannon with Miss Etna Peacock,
Alfred Munford with Miss Claria Latimer,
Edgar Gentry with Miss Helen Bishop;
stays, E. A. Smith. b. r. Cheney, j. E.
Wooten, DR.. 7. j. Key, g. M. Bush, Faust
aud Mark Wall.
Judge r. f. Lyon of Macon Is preparing
TO argue the famous case of Kent VS.. Gem
trail railroad before the supreme court. This
Is the third time this case has gone to that
august tribunal and each time Judge Lyon
has secured new trial He bases his claim
for new trial on the fact that the supreme
court in its last decision said substantially
that the evidence was not sufficient to entitle
Kent to recover damages and that although
the supreme court granted him new trial,
the superior court refused to give him one,
and also to direct the jury TO bring In a YER
dict for the defendants was much as the
supreme court had declared, that the evil
dence was not sufficient 60 warrant Kent to
recover. The case is becoming historic
one, and IL Judge Lyon secures a favorable
decision this will make TIE third time that
1t has journeyed from the superior court to
the supreme court and back again.
Atlanta Herald: Atlanta's present sys-
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he changed by an act of the legislature
when the general assembly meets this fall
and by that change Atlanta may make
several Thousand year. Under the pres
ent system Atlaata's money is placed in the
keeping Of the city treasurer. aud he is
required to give bond of 500, 900.
BY virtue of his Office he is, after making
the bond, allowed to Fdeposit the money
where he sees fit, and is not required to turn
over TO the city any interest whatever.
City Treasurer Wall is the receiving teller
of the Capital City Bank, and when its doors
were opened day or two ago there was
balance in favor OF the city on it's books OF
$27S,O0O for which no interest is paid. This
state OF things cannot be changed until the
present term OF Mr. Wall expires in July,
1898. and then a special act Of the legislature
will be required to do 1t.
Atlanta Herald; James Melverron, a
well-to-do resident of Cobb county, near
Austell, was In Atlanta Thursday on q
search for his daughter, who was carried
from her home Tuesday by one of his neigh
bors, who has left behind him wife and
several children. MelVerton is q sturdy
farmer Of middle age, and is we'll known
throughout Cobb county For some time
Joe Maddox, who has been living near
Melverton's home, has been a rather
frequent visitor at the latter place.
Nothing wrong was suspected
of his Intentions and everything moved
along quietly until last Tuesday Lete in
the afternoon of that day Melyerton's
young daughter and Maddox, a man past
30, disappeared After a great deal Of
anxiety as to the girls whereabouts, it was
reported that they had left together. Moth
ing was done until Thursday. in the hopes
OF the missing daughter turning up. Thurs
day morning, however, Melverton came 10
Atlanta and reported the matter at police
headquarters. he expressed an earnest de-
sire to meet the man again who had broken
up his household. 1t il not known whether
the two people have come toI ATLANTA or not,
out an effort will be made 70 find them.
Macon EUeNjRg Nstos Several evenings
ago three young ladies that live not mile
from the county court house went for a
stroll on the river side. The water looked
SO inviting and shallow that wager was
made by one Of the girls that she would
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