The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-06
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINE PUT IN TYPE.

CAROLYN PUT IN TYPE.
a Dwelling House Burned in Glssooclk
County 80 Something Wrong About
Atlants's Water Bonds and the
Purchasers Refuse to Accept Them.
A Novel Case Against the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
GEORGIA.
W. H. Burden and George Coates OF Macon
will move TO Atlanta TO live and viii form a
shoe company with a capital stock OF 500 600
A gentleman OF Atlanta will subscribe SO 800
TO erect 8 canning factory in Whigham II the
citizens Of the community will subscribe like
amount.
An attempt will be made to induce a large
number Of the northern tourists now at Thorn
asvie TO visit Americas. They will be given a
special rate and other Inducements will be Of
fered.
Last Sunday morning the dwelling, kitchen
and all their contents belonging to Green Nc
Coy OF the southern part OF GlAscock was con-
sumed by fire. The origin Of the FIRE is I'M
known. There was no insurance. Mr., Mccoy 9
neiRhbors have nearly rebuilt his house.
At Athens Friday night about 1880 o'clock as
W. F Dorsey stepped from the Georgia rail
road train at the depot, he looked toward town
and saw tongue OF flame leap from the roof
of the Athens foundry snd machine works. He
ran up the Broad street hill and turned in the
alarm. The department responded at once
Although the fire had gained considerable head
way before the department reached the scene,
q few we'll directed efforts succeeded in putting
tt out in o few minutes.
petition for q charter for the Afternoon
Press Association was filed in the clerks office
at Atlanta Saturday. Its mission will be TO sup
ply news to the afternoon papers OF Georgia.
H. II. Cabaniss, John s. Cohen and w. II. Black
OF Atlanta the Evening Press of Savannah the
Evening NeJs OF Augusta, tie EUening Ledqer
of Columbus, The Evening Advertiser of Brlns
wick and the Herald and NeUs Of Albany are
named as the incorporaJOrs. The capital stock
is put down at 5000 aud the privilege Of in
oressing it to 100000 is asked. The work of
the new association will consist in supplying
telegraphic news to the papers that make up its
membership.
Eatonton Messenger: We are able to give prob
ably an exact statement OF the extent OF peach
tree planting in Putnam lately. T. O. Spivey
planted 10 acres, b W. Hunt 10, P. B. Griffiths
TO- W. B. Broadied 10. J. 7. Dennis 8, b X.
Beck 3. S. r. Lawrence 2. Will Denham and
f. C. Paschal l, making mall 81 acres, or 5,TO0
trees Nearly ali the trees are of the liberia
variety. gentleman who is interested in fruit
trees ought to yield 1900 bushels for market.
and at the low estimate OF so cents bushel
they would bring $4,000. Several gentlemen
have gone into grape culture on a small scale.
DR.. J. d. Weaver has one acre, T. &. Spiyey has
two and T. W. Martin has about one.
There seems to be something wrong about
Atentas water bonds. One hundred and eighty
two thousand dollars worth OF the bonds have
New York looking after them. About { vo
weeks ago the city sent water works bonds 70
the Chemical Bank Of New York valued at $lS2
600. The bonds were satisfactorily placed, ard
tine city treasurer was ready to receive the
money for them. But two or three days ago a
letter wae received from the Chemical Bank
stating that the purchasers had refused to pay
for the bonds, on the ground that they we're
not legally issued. The letter went on 70 state
that the purchasers were acting under the ad-
vice OF their attorneys. The city officials, SO
kaEyn aof Ia lyTsnV hat II l.
there can be about the issuance Of the bonds.
Judge Anderson has gone to New York to look
into the matter Il is said by the officials 81 at
there can be nothing very wrong, and that the
city attorney win straiRhten matters out as soon
he finds out what the objection to the bonds is.
TIE body OF Mrs Annette Gartrell, the first
wife of the late Hon. L. J. Gartrell was taken
from the grave Ia which it has been restin ?
at Atlanta for thrty-nine years Friday At
her death, thirty-nine years ago, Mrs.
Gartreli was buried on the spacious front lawn
of the GErtrel homestead on Decatur street,
and there 1t remained until Friday morning
IRE Gartrell home is one OF the best known in
tue city, but il Is to be sold in few days. lt
was deci led by the heirs TO remove the body OF
Mrs. Gartrel and her lite child and inter
them in Oakland cemetery in the Gartrell LOT d.
Friday Dr.. Baird took number of labOrers
and started the work. Some difficulty was ex-
perieuced in locating the grave, and il was
finally found in the middle of Lucy street
Since the body was buried Lucy Street has been
opened and GRADED. and without knowing il. til
which the body was buried thirty nine years
ago was found in good condition Near by tt
was the casket in which the little daug hter OF
Gen. Gartrel had been laid to rest beside her
mother. The two we're taken TO the Gartrell
lot IN Oakland and inferred.
Judge Bartlett was engaged at Macon
Saturday at chambers hearing the case Of hoss
and Howard White against the Western Union
Telegraph Company. Judge w. D. Nottingham
appeared for plaintiffs and Gustiu, Query &
Hall represented defendant The case is an in
teresting one. The facts in brief are as follows
About eighteen or nineteen years ago the
mother of plaintiffs subscribed to stock IN tie
Southern and Atlantic Telegraph Company K
the amount of 81, COO. She took a receipt fol-
tha money but received no certificate OF stock
as no stock had been Issued at the time of pay
meut. Before the stock was issued the Yves
tern Union Telegraph Company bought up and
ahsolved the southern and Atlanti c company
and Mrs. White never received stock or any
other vane for the $1,000 she had paid LEI
SOM ought suit for the recovery oil
toe money or Its equivalent from
the " estern Mon. The defendant defnurreC
u the payment on several grounds, one OF
W iCh was that the suit debarred by the
statute of Limitation, and that it should hayt
been brought within six years from the time
the western Union Obtained control OF thu
Sou hern and Atlantic. Judge Bartlett sus
tanned the demurrer. The case may be ap-
peaie1- There is no doubt quite a number o.
Sou bern and Atlantic In tie same way Mrs
White did, for If stock mad been issued TO an
one at all 1t would have been issued to Mrs
White. Hence, the case may have wide rang,
of interest.
Tire suit OF Mrs. Estel.e Wolf OF Atlanta, TO
the recovery Of valuable real estate in Bib
county, valued at $500 900 will prove Il
be very interesting piece OF litigation
James Freeman Of Macon died, leaving prop
erty who is said to have been worth a largt
sum Of money. There we're two executors thu
widow ana an Their person. Mrs Free man ad
ministered on the property, dIsposing Of til,
greater part OF it. subsequently she marriet
and her cond husband, IL ia alleged, became
an important factor in the handling of tn,
property Later Mrs. Freeman died, and thel
the heirs began to be heard from. or thes
there were three, one OF whom, Mrs
James Freeman, Jr., whose husband diet
after she had become tue mother Of on
child BY him. Later she married Col
Wolf OF Atlanta. IL is as the protecto
of the rights of her child, the grandcbild of th
original James Freeman, that she entered tn
court room as the claimant OF the land sold b
MrE, Freeman. Sr. The fret property brouRh
into court was some ia the country which Sin
gained IN the lower court. Her victory wa
affirmed in the superior court and made tn
Judgment Of the lower court. A couple OF day
ago another branch OF the case was called /
thesuperior court Of Bibb county, involving te
acres 10 Yineville. The attorneys fer Mrs Wo
objected TO the judge who was sitting in tb
case aud refused 20 abide by his proceedings
the case WHAT steus will be taken next is nc
known, but the litigation promises TO continu
for some time 10 come.