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

Burglars Fail in an Attempt to
Break Into a Bank Safe at Lakeland.
GEORGIA.
Shellman is thinking OF putting in a system
of waterWOrks.
A negro recently caught a turtle in Gum
creek. near Cordele, that weighed 1876 pounds
Dr. Murray NJ. Stapler and Miss Irene
Stevens and Otto K Erhart. Of Selma. Ala
and Miss Minnie Merkel were married at
Macon. Wednesday.
The president OF the Atlanta Federation Of
Trades has heen appointed organizer for this
section for the American Federation Of La
Dor whose headquarters are IN New y ork
city.
The bill recently introduced by Sumter's
Representatives in the legislature to estab-
Gsh a city court in sumter in lieu OF the
county court, viii he withdrawn, and the
present court viii be continued.
kilograms were received at Griffin Thurs
day, from Ennis. Tex. announcing the mar
riage of Miss Alice Drake, Of Griffin, who was
visiting there, TO W. L. II. Searcy, Jr.- for
merly Of Griffin, but now OF Guthrie, o. +,
Mr. and Mrs. j. j. N. Johnson. Of Nineville.
were treated TO a surprise Wednesday, On
Aug. 16. their daughter. Miss Mary ana F. 2.
Terry. a wellknOwn young railroad man,
were quietly married and the fair brides par
ents were not made aware Of the fact until
Wednesday.
Col. W. X. Wheatlev, OF Americas, has
been appointed cOmmissary on the stan Of
the Second regiment. Georgia volunteers.
with the rank Of first lieutenant Vice Lieut..
Shelby Compton resigned. The Appointment
was made by Col. c. NJ. Wylie, colonel com
mandlng the regiment.
The lin presented by Mr.. Graham Of Ap-
ping, at this session Of the legislature to
change Houston county from the Macon SUI
perlor court circuit to the Ocolee or some
other circuit is causing "a great deal Of I'M
favorable comment among the largest tax
payers in Houston county.
Many land owners in Sumter county
are posting their lands 10 prevent hunt
ing and fishing thereon. and viii prosecute all
who violate this law. A haIfdOzen notices to
this effect we're posted at the court house
yesterday. while hundred others ornament
trees and sign posts in the rural districts.
David Burns went out hunting near Apple
valley. IN jackson county, on Tuesday morn
ing Nothing was thought of this and no at
tention was paid to his absence from home
About clock his body was found in the
woods near 10y. The man was shot in the
breast and it is not known whc tler it was an
accident or whether Mr. Burns nred the fatal
shot Intentionally.
At Griffin. Wednesday night, negro man
by the name of Tom Franklin was shot with
shotgun. by an s-yearOld negro boy by the
name of Bin Pryor. Franklin was abusing
Pryor mother and had also hit the boy sew
eral times The boy begged him to desist
which he refused to do, when he went into the
house and got a shotgun ana empticd its load
in Franklin's face. Pryor is in Jail
To relieve the building committee of a
debt assumed by them TO complete the lodge
there. the MasonS OF Perry propose o hold a
fair during three DAYS of next week. com
mencing on Tuesday, Nov. H. and closing
Thursday, Nov. lG. Thursday, the last day
of the fair, it is proposed to dedicate the tenn
pie. and Right Worshipful w. A. Davis, of
Macon, junior grand warden. has been in
Vlted to ofclate at this ceremony and make
Rn address.
Caliph Reed. colored, accidently shot him.
self at his home on Hon. y. II. Mitchell
place, in opaldlng county. Wednesday. Caiiph
was fixing his ramrod so it would work
smoothly preparing to 20 hunting. when the
gun slipped. the lock striking against the
floor, thus discnarging the load, which passed
entirely through the body. causing instant
death Calph was an honest and trusted
servant He had cen working for Col. Mitchell
over twenty years.
The board of directors Of the experimental
station. held their quarterly meeting in the
office at the station on Wednesday. They
reelected the following officers: Director
X. j. teddlng: vice director and chemist, II
G. White ,horticulturist, H. n. Starnes;
Sr; dair m n. II. J. VIM Robert HarGee.
who has SO satisfactorily filled the position
OF chemist for the station declined re-elec
tion. as he will move TO savannah in January
and go into business for himself.
The government distillery of p. r. Smith
which is located near jug Tavern was closed
up by United states ohlcer last Tuesday
Mr.. Smith has TO answer to three warrants
one Tor bribery. and the other for removing
barrels of whisky before they were stamped
detective worked the matter up. having
spent a Sn, r. Nhlle around the dlStillery The
whole outut is under n attachment, consist
ing Of several thousand gallons Of beer and a
lot OF meal and tine lot of hogs lhe whole
outfit was appraised al $500
At Atlanta Thursday Judge Richard II
Clark sentenced Charles j. Crane TO five
years IN the pemtentIagN for the crime of
10 gerry. Last spring Crane INDUCED in heavy
spc1ulatiuns. He lost money and disappeared
very suddenly After his disappearance it
was dis OVered that he had forged notes to
the amount Of several thousand dollars The
ponce were notlned and began scar. hing the
country for him. lie was finally BETRAYED into
thelr hands by man whom he had be
friended. He was arrested in Cincinnati and
brought to Atlanta. He was unable to give
pond ana has been in Jail since his arrest
four months ago.
Col. Wier Boyd died suddenly at Dahlonega.
Wednesday, he went of TO mis- mines a
short distance from has home. in the morning
IN ms usual health and his way back
stopped on the road few minutes, where some
mel were working the road. After talking
Win them short while he suddenly threw
MS hand up TO his head and said: oh how
SICK am ana fell The men picked him IN
ana tarrled him into the house but lefore
reaching the house he was dead. The colonel
mas Tor long years been one of the foremost
HGures IN GeolSla political life and his pass
ing away viii be greatly felt. He has also
peen prominent as a lawyer and as a layman
IN the Methodist church at Dahlonega.
Madison Advertiser: A negro woman named
DoHy Wrl, ht was shot in the neck last Tues
DAY night by Ed. Woods, cOlored. 1t seems
inat both had attended negro dance at the
OLD soda water factory near the depot where
they had some difficulty. After the dance
they met at the home of Dolly in the rear of
the Booth building on Hancoctl street and re
newed the dispute during which IL is said that
Dolly slapped Ed. in the face. whercupon he
drew pistol and fred indicting a serious
wound, with probability of its resulting IA
tally. Chief AycOCk heard the shots and went
at once TO the scene Of the shootuE. lie
found the woman lying in pool of blood and
that the would-De murderer had made his
escape.
Athens Banner: Baker Daniel. living IN
Oconee county, came to Athens on Tuesday
ana sold some cotton. A man named Bishop
VINO had teen living with Mr.. Daniel for the
past three months. came to Athens with him
After doing his trading Mr.. Daniel and Bishop
Went back home ana the money for which
ne had sold the cotton was put in a small
trunk, and in the night Mr.. Daniel heard
some one IN the house. Later on he found the
trunk ana money missing. something more
tnan 500, from the room in which 1t had ueen
placed Investigation showed that Bishop
was also missing having left his shoes and
nat. ana Uarefooted track was discover
leading from the room, where the trunk had
been carried into the field Bishop was
caught at Hull, Ca, on the Georgia Carolina
ana Northern road, and passed through the
CITY wednesday afternoon on his way to
Watknsyille. Eighty dollars Of the money
was recovered and Bishop says he will restore
the balance.
Perry Journal: a negro boy. called son
NE richardson, was shot and killed with "A
hos ton