The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

One Negro Lynched at Ellaville and
Another Expected to Share Hiiss Fats
A Woman Attacks An Alleged Rival
For Her Husbands Affections on
the Streets of Jacksonville With a
Parasol.
GEORGIA
A Spalding county coroner's Jury has found
true bill for murder against Allen Holloway,
who killed George Page last week
The effects of the cold wave of March 60
are now showing up on the LeConte pear
fruit buds around Archer, which have nearly
all dropped of. The crop Will be nearly
total failure there
John Hicks, of Marietta, gave his cat some
time ago two young rabbits to eat. The old
cat has shown a mothers affection by suck
ling them, and the little rabbits are beginning
TO run around quite lively.
At Daytona, Monday, S. A. Grove,
while looking after the work at
the new depot grounds, stepped on
the handle of freshly sharpened
sycthe, The blade few up and cut him on
the right leg, just above the knee. The
patient hopes to leave the doctors hands in
few days
In an interview at Elberton Col. Joseph N
Worley stated positively that he would not
be candidate for Judge should Hon. Hamil-
ton McWhorteT resign, but that he was In the
race for representative and was meeting with
gratifying success. This leaves Col. John p.
shannon, Elbert's only aspirant for the Judge
ship
Fire got under Roadway in the woods Of ST.
simon Saturday, and at one time threatened
serious results. A house at Jew Town caught
fire and was burned in few minutes. 1t was
feared the entire village would be destroyed,
but large force turned out and prevented
further damage. The fire burned nearly all
day Sunday in the woods
The liquor men of Augusta are feeling
happy They have been notified by the eX-
press company and railroads that LIQUOR will
he rpcpiVpd for ghiurr1pnt "a ina in
shape whatever-packedo or unpacked. They
have been sending liquors and wines to Caro-
lima all along, but at times their losses were
conslderaOle-Whent the spies would discover
their packages and conhscate them. Many
schemes were gotten up TO get these conslgn-
ments through safely, and some Of them
worked very successfully,
Miss Mary Ann Weedmore died at Green
Cove Springs Sunday of general debility and
old age Miss Weedmore was born in st
Augustine May 4, 1903 and was a grown
woman during the eYentfuI Seminole war
She was pursued by Indians a number OF
times and had to fee for her life. Her brother
Philip WeedmOre, was captain Of United
States troops. She was relative of the late
Maj. K b. Canova OF Green Cove Springs
and an aunt OF Mrs stephen Fisk, Of Jack
sonville and OF p. j. Canova, of Green Cove.
A negro boy named Charlie Armstrong
aged about II years, was drowned in Batleys
mill pond near Macon Monday.
The evidence showed that the de-
ceased could not swim. John Carswell started
to swim across the creek and Charlie Arm
strong jumped on his back and threw his
arms around Carswell's neck and said he was
going across the creek with HIM. Carswell
could not carry the load, and sank twice
when he succeeded in shaking Armstrong of
his back in order to save his own life and
Armstrong sank beneath the waters and thus
met his death.
party of very small boys were rowing
about in the vicinity of &c zen pond In
Nor Angus Tuesday. Among other things,
several OF the boys were 'chunking" at birds
One of the rocks fell near a negro man, who
was passing through the group OF boys hut
didn't hit him, and was not thrown at him.
The man, however. did not wait to ask an
an explanation, but STORED. and, picking up
half brick threw it with all his might into
the crowd. One little fellew, who was look
ing In an opposite direction, turned 1ust at
that moment and the missive struck him full
in the face. He was knocked unconscious
anG 1t was some time before he was brought
back to his senses. The brick cut a deep
cash at least three inches long under his eye.
Augusta Herald The first woman tramp
that has ever come to Augusta rolled in Tues
day morning. She came in on the bumpers or
rear platform Of one Of the early morning
trains and did not degn to change her posi-
tlon or move peg until the car on which she
had taken passage had rolled into the Union
depot she SAID that she had been in her pO-
sltion as fare-beater for only two hours but
her soiled clothes and blackened face gave de-
NAL to such an assertion. She had evidently
been on the blind baggage the greater part o.
the night. Much sympathy was shown her at
the depot The employees about there provided
her with breakfast and gave her small
amount OF money. A woman tramp was some
thing unique to them She said she was
worker IN wooden mills and her object in
coming to Augusta was TO endeavor to get en-
ployment in some Of the factories here She
declined to give her name. She was directed
TO the Augusta factory and when last seen
was on her way there
Augusta Herald; Two years ago three
young white men wantonly attacked a negro
drayman at the bridge over tho second level
OF the canal on Marbury street. They first
stoned him and then with drawn knives
chased him of his vehicle and right into the
arms OF policeman one Of these young fel-
lows was named Bud Cook. He left town and
warrant was issued for him from the re
corder court. he has lust returned TO the
city and was Immediately arrested, and was
before the recorder Tuesday morning.
During the trial II developed that the
negro attacked was George Harris, who
II Will be remembered made such "a seusa-
uonal statement about Nose Odwell, when
Policeman Parker was murdered claiming
that he saw Nose running from the scene 81
the killing Immediately after the report Of
me shot. 1t was also brought out that one OF
the three young white men who attacked Har.
IT'S was Jesse Dickens, who afterward
STABBED and killed young Scharnitzky and
fined IS.
OF Georgia, will meet in Macon today. and re-
main IN session several DAYS g'he grand
council OF Royal and Select Masters will
meet IN Macon on the same day. The two
bodies always meet at the same time and
place. For years the grand chapter has been
alternately meeting ia Macon and Atlanta
LAST year the session was held in Atlanta
ahu motion was made that hereafter the an.
nual sessions he held In Macon. which is head.
quarters OF the Grand Lodge r. A. M OF
SeosgIa where the order has large and
handsome temple. The vote on this proposi.
ZION was practically unanimous. but bv the
tbules OF me grand chapter the motion win
aaaS 70 ne voted on at two successive annual
sessions, and II the question be decided in ne
Hi9'iVe each time the change win lie