The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

Conner Under Peculiar Circum-
stances-Two Fires at Montrose-A
Fatal Shot Fired by Gin Owner Of
spaIding County-A Negro Killed In
Washington County.
GEORGIA.
Ben Jones cut his throat at Macon
Monday night after a spree. He may re-
cover
The second Wednesday in May IS the date
definitely selected for the celebration OF At
lants's sem1-centeuuial
Rev. ". L. Fitzpatrick has accepted the
unanimous call Of the members OF the san
dersville Baptist church TO serve them as
pastor for another year.
Milton Edendeld a conductor on the Still
more Air Line was thrown from nat car at
Sullmore last week and the train passed
over his body, killing MIN instantly.
Mrs. Carrie Averett and Mrs Mollie Futrie.
two elderly ladies'. OF Column US we're very
badly injured by being struck 5y an electric
car Sunday evening aDOut dark Their injuries
viii not prove fatal, no main them.
The damage suit Of Henry Elliott Us. the
Baldwin Locomotive works for $4,000 dam
ages for the loss of a leg, caused by the eX-
ploslon Of a locomotive, is on trial IN the
United States circuit court at Atlanta.
An application for a re, elver for the store
OF Mrs Julia Lehman. located on Decatur
street. was dled in the superior court at At
lanta Tuesday. Mrs. Lehman filed mortgages
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day.
Bishop Atticus G. Haygood dedicated the
new Methodist church At WatHnsville sun
day. 1t is pretty building and Is tastefully
furnished in old oak A marble tablet ever
the altar hears the inscription: Erected for
the worship of God. in memory OF Mrs.
Louisa Booth Ashford, by her brother and
her children. 1888
On last Wednesday, c. F. Powells dwell
ing house at Moutrose, was burned. He lost
nearly everything. On saturday morning,
Nov. 18th. the gin house OF w. +. Howard was
set on fire aud burned together with twenty
five bales OF cotton, three bales OF cotton IN
the seed and about 5000 bushels of cotton
seed. There was no insurance.
BY advice.of DR. W. II. Payne. president of
the Peabody Normal College and DR.. j. L. NJ.
Curry, general agent OF the Peabody fund, the
privilege is extended to the Alumn8 Asso-
citation Of the Atlanta Girls High School Of
nominating student for appointment each
year to a scholarship in the Peabody Normal
College at Nashville.
Griffin Call: On Saturday night Betsy Pro
thrO. the wife of Nod ProthrO. accidentally
shot and killed John Howard. a negro, in her
husband shopat Brooks station. The YER
dict of the judge who heard the Investigation
was for her acQuittal There was frolic be
tween Betsy ana another negro in which
gun was playfully used, going of with the
effect Of killing the negro Howard
Hon. James NJ. Smith. Of Oglethorpe. has
been carried to Atlanta for medical treat
ment ror several weeks he has been suffering
his sight. One eye is very badly affected,
and the other pains him great deal The
disease is Inflammation OF the icis, and while
not necessarily fatal, Is still very painful. He
has been under the influence of opiates for
several days.
Jim Ward. Of Spaldlng county was shot
near Indian Spring saturday night by Lee
Waldroupe, while at the latter's gin house.
Mr.. Waldroupe and negro hadhad some diff
hculty. and he was watching his gin house
fearing the negro would burn 1t. On one Of
his visits to his gin he found Ward there, and
difficulty arose. when Waldroupe shot Ward
twice with a pistol, once in the stomach
and once in the side. The wounds are
fatal.
Deputy United States Marshal Gid Martin
was In Americus Monday to see about collect
Ing the special 10 per cent tax on certih-
Gates issued by three Of the banks here during
the recent money stringency. The banks, ii
is understood, Will pay the tax demanded ia
der protest. pending the decision by The
courts as to whether the tax imposed is legal
The banks here issued less than $1,000 in GER
uhcates but Under the circumstances, are
opposed to paying the $500 tax demanded by
the government.
Sallie Glenn a cOlored woman who lived at
Five Forks was killed sunday afternoon
near Conner by the through vestibuled special
train Of the SeabOard Airline. she intended
going to Conner on the accommodation train.
This train was late, and the vestiuule was
given the right Of way, The negro woman
was on the track beyond the station, and mis-
taking the vestibule for the accommodation
she expected it to stop at the station. When
she realized her mistake it was too late to es-
cape. The engine threw her ninety feet and
falling on the track. she was horribly man
eled. . he coroner jury declared the acct
dent was the res ult Of her own carelessness.
Sandersvine Progress: Saturday night
James Bailey shot and killed Julian Gender
both colored, on George G .lmore plantation
seven miles north Of ..andersville. James
Bailey had given Olivia Walker a $40 bill to
change, and she had laid il in her lap with
&l75 Of her own. Presently she missed
the money. In uiry was made for it, and
Julian Gender who had been in the house
denied having it and began to make threats
il any one accused him OF the theft James
Bailey and Olivia Walker both stated that
they accused no one OF theft, but the money
was missing. Julian Gender pulled his pistol
from his pocket and ured at James Bailey.
the ball striking in the top Of the door
Bailey, who was on the outside of the tenant
house, then fired at Gender, the
bullet striking the latter in the
top Of forehead, ranging downward
producing instant death. The coroner S
Jury brought IN a verdict Of homicide in self
defense. II is not known what became of the
money which caused the dispute and culmi-
mated in the tragedy.