The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-09

GEORGIA.
The Woman's Press Club Of Georgia will
meet at Indian Spring on June II,
William Bennett superintendent OF the Au-
gusta water works. died Wednesday.
The Peabody Institute will be held in
ThOmasville on July l6. Five hundred teach
ers will be in attendance.
In all probability the office Of superintend-
ent of canal and water works, under the city
council of Augusta, Will be abolished.
William Meurcr. an aged blacksmith OF
Augusta was found dead In his bed Wednes-
day morning. Heart disease killed him.
The 9-months-old child Of J. W. Robertson
who lives near Flat shoals, fell IN n tue OF
water and was drowned day or two ago.
Capt. Starnes, the recently elected state
horticultural, with his family. are now nj
home to their friends at Experiment, near
Griffin.
Ex-Mayor NJ. j. Calson was confirmed as
permanent receiver for Meyer & Ullman by
Judge Stewart sitting in chancery at Bruns-
wick Wednesday.
At Statesboro W. A. Reaves has bought
from T.. l.. Smith his stock Of goods and viii
continue to do business a the store lately oc-
cupied by Mrs. Langford,
1t is said that there are over POO men
charged with crime in Worth county who are
out on bond. and some Of them are cases OF
five to ten years standing.
A man living near Orange, Cherokee county,
In crossing Clleco creek last Monday in his
buggy discovered. after getting across a 9la-
Georgia Kirk has uncarthed white rock at
KenneSaw mountain that CrumblCs as fine as
sand, and it Whltewashes beautifully He
thinks it would De iirst-class for plastering
The store and contents of Lochrane Query,
at Byron, were destroyed by fire Monday
night. Mr.. Guerry estimates the loss at
81 GOO. He had 81 800 insurance. All his books
and papers were destroyed.
Augusta is TO have a canning factory. 1t
will lie established by Henry Hogref, a we'll
known tFUpk farmer. Inc CIDaritN rs ahDut
1000 cans per day, but this speed will not be
put on this summer, because of the scarcity
OF fruits and vegetables.
A matrimonial alliance club has been
formed in McDonough The object is to Sc
cure desirable husbands and wives for its
members The entrance fee is SO and the
money in the treasury is TO be given TO the
one who first wins "a mate.
Judge J. d. Stewart is very ill at his home
at Griffin. He has been in failing health for
some months. ana his family and friends have
been anxious anout MN. ne Is now cohhned
TO his bed and growing weaker gradually. His
loved ones are anXiouSly watching for "A
change for the better.
A committee Of Atlanta citizens will lay the
claims of Dr.. Amos FOX for the Atlanta post
Office before the President in Washington.
Senator ColQuitt aud CONGRESSMAN Living
ston have wired the President to hold any APP
pointment until the committee OF represen
tative Atlanta citizens can reach Washing
ton
Melon growers in and near Americas are
pleased over the prospect Of a good crop this
year. There are several hundred acres
planted in melons near the city, which will be
ready for market within three weeks. Plant
ers received good returns from shipments
last year and expect TO 90 even Better this
season,
George Mays, rs wears Of age, was killed at
the power house Of the Atlanta Electric street
Railway Company Wednesday. Mays was
employed at the plant as laborer and in the
afternoon was engaged in placing trolley
wire in position near the power house. While
engaged at this work ne fell from the top OF
car and fractured his skull.
The Augusta birds won from Atlanta in the
cooking main at Hamburg, just across the
river from Augusta. The purse was 81 600
and 500 on each fight. The Atlanta cocks
were not in it along with the Augusta birds,
as they only won one out Of eight battles
fought. They captured over 1000 along with
the championship and now stand the invinci
bles of the state
At Marietta last week. Thursday about
O'Clock, heavy cloud rolled up, accompanied
by vivid lightning Rain fell cOpiOusly. About
this time lightning struck a tree in the yard
at A. Il. Coryell's home, on Roswell street.
The bolt jumped from the tree and entered
window of the residence and split the posts
of bedstead and tore out all the locks and
passed through the floor killing six hens
under the house, burning the feathers off
their bodies. Miss Cora Coryell was consid-
erably shocked, but recovered shortly after
ward.
AT Columbus Wednesday the entire stock
of dry goods, notions, umbrellas jeans fur
nishing goods, gloves hosiery, ribbons cur
tains and fixtures, levied on as the property
of II. A. Curtis to satisfy two mortgage ii fas.
one in favor of the Fourth National Bank of
Columbus vs.. II. A, Curtis, and one in favor
of j. L. Wits VS.. II. A. Curtis, and distress
warrant in favor of J. Rhodes Brown VS..
Spain & Curtis, was sold to Moses Bros. for
IS 400. The property was bid in for them by
NJ, julius. The inventory showed stock of
Sl7, 259,
John Woods committed suicide at the home
of his sister, Miss Anne Woods, on the hill at
Augusta Tuesday. He was sufferer from
bronchial troubles and had been Respondent
for several days. While in a melancholy
mood he went to his room and seated himself
In rocking chair in front of the bureau mir
roF. and there was Il looking glass just behind
him. He glanced at the mirror and placed a
Smith Weston 38-caliber pistol to his right
temple and pulled the trigger, sending the
bullet through his brain, which caused his
death after lingering five hours.
In Floyd county, Wednesday. little son Of
g. b, Holder drove down to Silver creek tC
water his horse. There we're three small
children in the buggy with him They drove
into the ford near Mr.. Holder residence, il
New Rome and when the horse had taken q
drink attempted to turn round and return tC
the house. The creek was swollen and muddy
and the buggy wheel ran into a hole and the
buggy turned over The children were throw
into the stream. The screams of some women
near attracted the attention of some men
who ran to the creek and succeeded in saving
the children. but the horse WAS drowned.
Two sales were made by the sheriff unde
foreclosure at Albany Tuesday. 4 he Albany
street railway and its equipments, franchise
etc, was bld in for s. COO by the First NatiOna
Bank and hobbs q Tucker by whom a mort
gaze is held on the property for $1,000 witt
interest, 1t Is understood that the purchaser
pay the entire Indebtedness of the road
amounting to about $4,000. which makes tn,
road really cost them si1.0O0 The land o
Mrs Eugenia A. Clark. consisting of %
acres, lying one mile southwest of the city
sold for 8 900 or about s. per acre, and wa
DID IN by the Equitable Mortgage Company
who held mortgage on the property.
Sproun Fouche took charge of the stock O
the Bradford Drug Company at Rome Wednes
day as temporary receiver. w w. Brooke
and w =. Iurnbull filed u bin praying for
receiver in behalf of three unsecured credi
tors OF the company, and Mr. Brooxes wen
up TO SummcrYlle Monday evening 10 MAXI
the application to Judge Henry. III
honor granted the prayer of tn
bill so far as to appoint Sproul
fouche as temporary receiver and Sc
the hearing on the application for u per
manont receiver for June 30. Dr.. BradfOr
says his assets Will pay his debts and leav
ABOUT 81 900 over. lie only owes in marke
about - 900, and only about half OF this dut
lis stock is estimated at 5000 TO $4,000 an
the mortgage on il is 81 700 Besides this d.
bradford has SIXTY acres IN Cedartown est
mated 10 be easily worth 50 600. He has thrc
pieces Of real estate in Rome, South Rom