The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

A Woman Throws Herself In Front OF
a Train at Rome and Then Mystic
riously Disappears-TheO Offer of the
Atlanta ODD Fellows to Secure the
Orphans Home-The Estate Of DR..
Rankin.
GEORGIA.
The Methodists Of Lexington are raising
money 10 build a new church.
The republican convention OF the Second
congressional district will meet In Dawson
on March %.
The photographers Of Dawson are waging
furious war, and cabinet photographs can
now be had at IS cents dozen.
Jack S. Cohen, the news editor Of the At
lanta Journal, will make tbe address for
the ladies of the Memorial Association of
Augusta Memorial day.
W. Barrett's retail grocery store at Rome
was closed up late Tuesday afternoon by
Deputy Sheriff Turner under a mortgage in
favor of John Barrett Of Shelbyville, Tenn.
for $1,000.
DR.. C. A. Ryder, the Gainesville physi-
clan, who, while out bunting last week, &C
cidentally shot himself through the foot,
making amputation Of that member neces-
sary, was insured in three accident insur-
Rnce companies. each of which will pay
him 81, 500 for the loss of the foot.
Three thousand snuff stamps were sold
from the revenue department at the custom
house at Atlanta Wednesday. These are
the first snuff stamps ever sold in the state
OF Georgia, and were sold to A. A. De-
Voc, who has Just started a snuff factory.
The stamps we're ordered especially for him
and in the future will be kept on hand.
The new electric street car company of
Rome has about completed arrangements to
purchase the North and South street rail-
road and consolidate IL with the old Rome
street railroad and convert It into an cleo
trio line. The machinery for the electric
plant will arrive in few days and work
will begin on the new electric street car line
In the case of J. J. Robinson, trustee, VS..
Alabama and Georgia Manufacturing Com
pany and others, bill to foreclose mort
gage, Judge Newman rendered his decision
at Atlanta Wednesday afternoon. After
reviewing the testimony at length Judge
Newman closes by giving an opinion to the
effect that complaint is entitled to decree
of foreclosure In accordance with prayer in
bill
H. M. Robinson Of Atlanta, chief clerk OF
the railway mail service, is now in Chicago.
He went TO attend a meeting Of the United
States Railway Mail Service Benefit Asso-
citation, of which he is president. Mr.. Rob-
inson was chosen president OF the United
States Railway Mail Service Benefit Asso-
citation at their annual convention, and viii
occupy the seat OF honor for the first time
in Chicago.
W. H. Fox OF Marietta has some pet
white rabbits. He found four of them the
other morning dead and partly devoured.
He set trap TO catch the proving varmint.
He went out next morning and In the trap
was a large black cat. She WAS quite
vicious and fought hard TO get to MIR. Fox,
her eyes fairly sparkling with anger. He
got his pistol and at close range shot her
through the head five times before he could
kill her.
The estate of the late DIR. j. W. Rankin
of Atlanta is estimated at $3.50, 900 Dr.
Rankin left no will The greater part of
bis property was decided to his wife, his
children and members Of his family before
his death. Jesse W. Rankin has been ap-
pointed temporary administrator by Ordl-
nary Calhoun. he will soon be made per-
manent administrator. The part Of the
estate left for division does not amount to
more than $4,000.
The most important case that is to be
tried before Judge Query in Clay superior
court this week is that against John Whld-
den, charged with accessory to the murder
of Joel Holmes. A Fort Gaines gentleman
who was in Dawson Saturday stated that
Holmes body had been taken up by order
OF the court and the bullet extracted. The
bullet. SO the gentleman said fits the pistol
of VIII Alexander, who was in the diff
Guilty as the murdered mans friend. If this
Is true it will greatly lessen the crime Of the
defendants. Whidden and Osborn were
carried from Dawson to Fort Gaines and
were put on trial yesterday.
Dawson Net0S: Harris Fitzgerald is
quiet and well-behaved negro who waits
upon j. II. McClellAnd at his bar. But Hor-
ris Is a very much agitated man at present,
and Is not at all in an easy state Of mind.
he has recently received three notes warn
ing him not to remain in the city, and in
timating that IL he did not 60 at once he
would be severely dealt with. The second
one Of the notes was thrown through his
window one night about supper time, and
his wife says she saw an unknown negro
running from the window when the note
1eil TO the hoor and attracted her attention.
The third note was picked up near the we'll
IN his yard by his wife Wednesday night.
Dawson Aet0s: There were heap of poll
tics in Dawson Saturday, and the pot boiled
considerably. Besides the congressional
candidates, those wanting county offices
were active. For clerk of the superior court
Capt William Kaigler, F. w. Clark and
w. s. Dozier are in the race. w. II. Gam
mage wants Sheriff Christie's place and the
sheriff wants it himself. ]. d. Laing. w.
r. Baldwin ard F. Nasworthy want TO be
tax collector. AS yet no opposition has de-
veloped 20 the incumbents OF the other
offices. DR.. T A. Chappell and s. h. Chris
tie, j. K. Jay and j. W. Sears are spoken of
in connection with legislative honors Poll
tics are lively and will get much liveIler.
At 10 O'Clock Tuesday night a strange
woman appeared in the yards of the East
Tennesses road in East Rome. She was
dressed in black and wore white gloves.
Engineer Pearce got down off Of his engine
and went within ten feet Of her. and as she
approached him he retraced his steps, She
then stepped into the middle of the
track as the cars were being backed down,
and as she was seen to be in danger, Con-
ductor Hawkins signaled the engineer down.
Then be approached her to pull her from
the track, when to his surprise she had van
ished. A search was made in all directions
for the woman, but she could not be found.
il Is believed by many that her actions in
Dictated that her purpose was 60 commit su-
tcide by having cars to run over her, and
the cause of her sudden disappearance was
owing to the fact that she had Deen discov-
cred.
Probably the most remarkable occurrence
ever known happened in Dawson last
Wednesday. Martha Roundtree, the WELL
known negro woman who kept a restaurant
at the south end of Main street, now occu.
pies grave at the cemetery. the result of
sneeze. The physicians of Dawson say
that they have never heard OF read OF q
similar case. Wednesday the woman, as
well as usual. was at her Restaurant