The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
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4. IN PARAGRAPH
Four Gold Mines Found in Cobb
County-NeRroes Who Were Induced
to ImmiRrate to Oklahoma Anxious
to Return to Georgia-M Getting OF the
State Board of Pharmacy.
GEORGIA
Talbot superior court meets on March -.
John r. Shaw has purchased from Calvin
Carter & Son OF Americus their entire stock Of
shoes and hats.
Mount Olive Sunday school, five miles south
east Of TaIbottOD, was reorganized last Sunday
with W. r. Wilson as superintendent.
Mrs. Boykin, wife Of Rev. T. c. Boykin Bap-
fist state Sunday school evangelist died at her
home in Decatur on Wednesday morning last
DR.. F. NJ. Ridley OF LAGRANGE has been ap-
pointed orator for the State Medical Associa-
ton, which will meet in Americas on April 10.
A man named Smith is suing Newton county
Tor SlOO0 damages because his horse backed
his buggy of the low bridge on Yellow river,
near Almon, and threw two OF his children in
the water.
Maj. Mclaughlin, principal Of Lithonia In
stitute, has rendered his resignation to the
board Of trustees, and 1t has been accepted. W.
7. Miner was elected temporary principal, and
is now in charge Of the institute.
At Atlanta Wednesday a mortgage for SO, $50,
held by the Atlanta Trust and Banking Com
pany and given by +. A. Pittman g. Co. on the
lumber, etc, in the yards corner of Hunter
and Thompson streets, was foreclosed.
Henry Dickson Of Talbotton is preparing to
plant an orchard Of English walnuts. Some
time ago he purchased several pounds of these
nuts which he planted in a drill with the inten-
ton Of transpanting them as soon as they were
large enough to set out.
T. E Anderson, chief Of police Of Iithonia
who was shot by Isham Coleman, is rapidly i'm
proving under treatment of Drs. Jones and
Trotter. He has been sitting up for over a week
and will be able to be out in few days Moth
ing has been heard of Coleman.
The negroes who were enticed from their
farms In Macon and Houston counties by get
ting promises in Oklahoma are beginning to
write home. Very few OF them ever got TO
Oklai ona, the agent steering them to the Mis-
slssippi bottoms, where they find less profitable
labor than they left.
No less than four rich gold mines have been
found in Cobb county in the1past few months
Rev. l. n. Moon has found a very rich one on
his place near Powder Springs; J. A. ecker ia
working one in his yard near Smyrna; ]. B.
Kemp has just sold one TO some parties at Lost
mountain, and Sam Frey has struck rich one
on his farm three miles south of Marietta
Little WimbUsh & Worrell of Columbus
filed a suit in the clerks office at Atlanta
Wednesday entitled state of Georgia and
owner OF the Western and Atlantic railroad VS..
the Central aud East Gennessee roads" It asks
that the title to the tract Of land between
Whitehall and Forsyth streets, 100 feet wide, on
which these roads now are, be vested in the
state.
OF letter from the worlds fair people asking
that two Of Augustus force be sent to Chicago
70 report TO the fairs detective headquarters.
A similar request has been mailed every city In
the Bnited States OF over q, 900 inhabitants
The fair proposes to pay the men $50 apiece per
month. and the cities furnishing the men are
asked in view that the undertaking is national
TO pay the railroad fares.
J. b. Rice of Rockdale county was accidentIy
shot last Friday. A negro named Seab Powell
had borrowed, or rented, his gun that afternoon
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such way that 1t kept slipping down until It fell
on the hammer aud was discharged The shot
went through an inch plank, and being in range
with MT Rice as he sat at supper, seven shot
entered his back, several the back of his head
and one went through his left ear
Dora Williams, Is years old. who lives at No
10 Moore street. Atlanta, attempted to commit
suicide Tuesday night by swallowing two small
pieces of glass. The girl lives with her sister in
ami cradle hut within few feet Of Decatur
street. Tuesday she worked hard securing the
room in which she lives. She says that she had
not heard from her relatives in three years and
she was crazy about them. The two pieces of
glass were on shelf in the room and she picked
them up and swallowed them. Physicians we're
called, and, by hard work, succeeded in saving
her life.
The Georgia board of pharmacy conducted
special examination at Atlanta Tuesday IL
was O called meeting Of the board to accommo-
date recent graduates in pharmacy who desired
drug licenses, as the pharmacy law has been
amended so as to require all applicants to pass
muster before the state board before thew can
be granted license to practice pharmacy In
this state. The successful candidates were: r.
Boyd, Atlanta; J. r. Holt, Decatur; s. f.
Bayne, Macon; ]. R. Bussey, CuthDert; f. In
graham, Atlanta; G. N. Smith, South Carolina;
J. W Stead, Waycross, Ga. H. F. White, ].
6. Luten, Georgia; s. K. Youmans, Jesup; R.
@. williams Savannah The board will con.
duct their regular spring examination at Rome
subject to the call of the chairman.
Frank Hamilton, who shot Bill Cox in Cobb
coun ~ on the first Tuesday in last September
was captured by R. Nj. Brumbelow, near Rock
mart, last Saturday. Sheriff McLan wrote TO
parties there to look out and arrest him, and
received the news OF his capture and went there
Sunday and brought him back and placed him
ipsJait Hamilton got in quarrel with Cox on
leaving Marietta, and near Mr.. Guthrie's in Big
Shanty district, he pulled his pistol and shot
Cox in the side, making a flesh wound from
which he finally recovered. Thinking he had
killed Cox he jumped on his horse and fled, go
ing 70 Alabama. He recently returned and 10.
Gated near Rockmart and Sheriff Mel ain had
him arrested. Hamilton is held on two war
fants-one Tor assault and attempt to murder
ana one Tor carrying concealed pistol
The grand lodge Of the Order of Kosher Shell
Balzee, Jewish benevolent society and insur.
ance order, in session at Washington CITY. mas
Just decided a case which is Of interest in
A,ngusta, IL was upon the claim Of Mrs. Eva
ceased husband, Charles Elias life Mr. Elias
was member Of the Charleston branch OF the
on6 was very Rqnctual In paying his dues
forfeited or surrendered It's charter To- rhe
grand lodge After his lodge withdrew from
the order Mr.. Elias rendered his money in nav
ment Of assessments to the treasurer OF the
grand lodge, but the officer refused
TO accept the money, saying that
with the forfeiture of his lodges charter his
membership expired. While the money was in
the hands Of the grand treasurer, Mr. Elias
died In philadelphia. The widow made a claim
for the insurance of 81 1000, but payment was
refused. Rabbi Chumaceiro Of Augusta in
terested himself in the case In behalf of the
widow, and last week he went on to Washing
ton 70 appear before the grand lodge to set the
facts Of the case before that body, and 70 in.
sist upon the payment Of the Insurance. The
rabbi was successful, and last night Mrs Elias
received a telegram from him saying she had
won her case and would get her 1000.
FLORIDA.