The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-09

61cVCl15bs OF JaChsoAF---1 70 rue ~
Miles Against Running Eorses-st.
Augustine Crowded With Tourists.
A Contest Before GeorgIa's Board Of
observation-disclosures chweers, Of Au-
gusta, Badly Burned.
GEORGIA.
NO. Blackwell. Of VidaHa has sold his
stock of merchandise TO d. f. Glduy-
The populiSts of the Second congressional
district viii hold convention al Rome on
April Il
A marble yard a sash. door and blind fac
tory and a ginning establishment arc among
the new enterprises spoken OF for Waytross.
Hamp NeeI an aged coloreI man. was
knocked from the track or the 9tortla Falt-
road at Clifton Wednesday by a passenger
trim and instantly killed
Bishop & Phillips. granite contractors, Of
Lithonia, have leased the GforEla railroad
quarry for five years. and they also have
contract TO furnish al the granite used by The
road for five years
Marietta Journal. The Keunesaw Mills
will doubtless le utilized very soon for
paper mill. y. A. Anderson Us on a trade lot
the property and il he can succeed in getting
sunhcient water by .orng an afteslan Well
the paper mill will be moved In part from the
country to town and new and improved ma
chinery will be placed in the building.
Henry Mathis. Of Martins district, Gwin-
nett county, has been in very dangerous
condition for more than week. on Monday,
Feb 26. he became insane and attempted 10
kill his wife and children, and they had TO
fee for safety. After running his wife and
children off, he left home and was found N
the field. a long distance from the house late
in the evening, and it was with dIthculty that
he was carried home
At the instance OF some OF his creditors
Judge Hutchns last week appointed re
ceiver 70 take charge OF the business OF Hon.
w. I. Smith, Of Buford. Mr. smith lost
large amount Of money in cotton speculation
year ago. and il has injured his business
since that time. This and the poor collections
incident 10 the financial troubles Of the coun-
try, placed him in a position where he could
not meet his outstanding Liabilities.
Joseph Schweers, the aged father Of A. J.
Schweers, the manager Of the Augusta Brew
cry, was seriously burned Wednesday night
about o'clock The accident happened at
the home Of A. J. SChweers Mr. Schweers
uses gasoline as light to illume his house.
Wednesday night the lights would not burn
and Joseph Schweers went out in the yard to
examine the gasOmeter to discover the
trouble. AS it was rather dark, he struck a
matCh, the light OF which came in contact
with the combustihle gasoline, causing an eE-
plosion. Although Mr.. Schweers was serl-
ousiy burned, the doctors hope for his re-
cOvery within few weeks
In chambers at Forsyth, the fifty acres Of
land bought by Bass Bros, Of Grimm, from
the Blakeiy Bagwell estate, was placed in the
hands Of A. c. Martin, who was instructed to
act as receiver and hold up all rents that have
or might accrue until the case came up be-
" Dc
claimants, Gus Gordy and his wife a
daughter, Of the late Blakely Bagwen, re-
fused TO give the receiver, A C. Eartin. pos
session, and they were tried for contempt OF
court for refusing to recognize its receiver by
Judge Hunt They failed to appear hefore
Judge Hunt on saturday and he ordered the
man 70 jail for sixty days, and the woman for
thirty days. Gordy was In town Saturday
evening but when a deputy sheriff went for
him on Monday he found the premises vacant
and the Whereabouts OF the defiant occupants
unknown.
The state board Of education was in session
at Atlanta yesterday and Wednesday.
The board is composed Of Gov.
NOrthen, Controller General Wright
Secretary Phil Cook, Attorney Cen
Mai. Robert Gwinn, secretary OF the school
department. The meeting today was held to
consider an appeal case from CatOosa county
Miss Annie Rogers is teacher at the Dogwood
Academy in CatoOsa county, about 100 yards
from the line of Whitfield county. She had a
number of scholars from Whitfield county
ana presented her bill for 500 for teaching
them. The county board of educa-
ton paid SO of the bill. but
refused TO pay the other as on the
ground that the pupils had not been regularly
transferred across the line She appealed the
case 10 the state school commissioner and he
ordered the 50 paid, as the children in Ques-
ton mad made the proper application for
transfers and lived within convenient dis.
lance of the school The comfy board Of edu-
cation appealed the case TO the STATE board
IL came up Wednesday, County School Com
missioner Berry appearing for the board
The state sustained Commissioner BradWel
and MlSShogers Will get her JAS.