The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-26

Law Library for Augusta - Macon
Lawyers Dissatisfied With One Fea-
ture Of the New Telegraph Law.
GEORGIA.
Leonidas Watkins Walton OF Augusta
after suffering four weeks with conEes-
ton Of the brain, died Monday. His wife
died two months ago.
While travelling through the upper part
Of Cherokee county last Sunday a repre-
sentative OF the Canton Advance saw a
dog that viii be II years old next Christ
mas day.
The building at 2S Whitehall street at
Atlanta, occupied by the American No
tion Company, was Quilted 10y IRE Sunday
morning and nearly an the Christmas
stock Of goods in the place was completely
ruined. The building was also badly dam
aged. The entire loss, about $4,000 is
covered by insurance.
A man who lives in Rutledge is looking
around for good walnut lumber for the
purpose of making his own coffin. He is
one of Rutledge's best citizens. is a good
mechanic and wants TO make his coffin
10 suit himself. He is of the U-niversalist
faith and says that TO make and look upon
his own coffin would not affect his nerves
in the least.
Flora is her name. She is a white mule
and belongs to. Alexander Taylor. near
Mona Springs, Macon county. Flora is
81 years old. has made thirty-four crops,
is in good health, lively as a cricket. and
will make the trip from home 10 town and
return, sixten miles, as quick as any of
her kind not half her age. Mr.. Taylor
would refuse an offer of $50 for her.
At the January meeting of the Bibb
county commissioners they viii elect
superintendent of Rolf Home, a county
physician. and a jantor for the court
house. it is probable that the present in
Cumbents viii be reelected. although sew
eral names are mentioned as possible cam
didates for county physician. The Office
pays $500 per annum. DIT. Worsham is the
present officer.
DIR. Henry r. Slack Of Atlanta has with
drawn from the race for an
appointment on the state board
of medical examiners. The fact
that there were two applicants for a
position on the board from the same coun-
ty, both well qualified for the position and
both strongly urged by numerous friends
of each tended 10 comphcate matters un-
til Or. Stacks with Irawal
Miss Salie Backus of Atlanta through
her attorneys. Smith q Peudleton. has
filed suit for $4,000 against the receiver Of
the Atlanta Traction Company. alleging
that sine was seriously injured last July
in jumping off a car when a wire broke,
anu W men she AftitN "a fOAllSlOll. l1ti SIS
ter, Mrs. GOOdlin who was on the same
car, sues for injuries received in the same
manner, placing her damages at S5O09.
Several Macon lawyers have been heard
10 express their dissatisfaction with the
recent action Of the legislature in repeal
ing the law which imposed a penalty of
so on telegraph companies for failure to
deliver kilograms promptly. They say the
law should, at least have had "A provisO
that paudipg SHIFTS shall NOT he "a ffapfad Inv
the new law Several cases have been
thrown out of court in various parts of
the state since the passage of the bill.
The new law is generally approved.
At Rome Monday the jury in the case
Of Turney VS.. the Southern Mutual In
surance Company gave "A verdict Tor the
plaintin Of 81 500 with interest a per
cent, 10 per cent. damages and attorneys
fees. making nearly $1,000. Turney sued
for the fun amount OF the policy, which
was 5000; the company only agreed to
pay three-fourths of the amount awarded
by arbitration. The point Of interest was
the courts allowing the plaintiff to sue
after agreement in writing to a. arhtra-
ton. But authorities were ready to sus-
tain it though the prevailing idea is
that parties have TO abide by the arbitra-
ton.
A few mornings ago the report was
made on the streets of Harlem that
large hole had been dug in the ground at
certain place near the corporate limits
of the town. Several parties felt sudi-
cient interest i'm the story to visit the
place and report finding a hole in the
earth about four feet deep, and that at
the bottom of it something resembling a
box eighteen inches square had been TAX
en- out. As to the contents of the sup
posed box no one seems to know, but
some are inclined to think it contained
money.
A disastrous fire occurred at Cornela
Sunday. AT O'Clock a. m, the two large
stores occupied by Smith & Barr. deal
ers in general merchandise, were burned
with their large stock valued al $4,000
The insurance on the stock was 5000
The buildings belonged to George Stone
and We're worth $1,000. They are a com
plete loss, as he carried no insurance
John l.. Asburk, an attorney at law, had
an office over Smith & Bars store. and
lost his entire library and Office furniture
The belief is that the FIRE was of incen-
diary origin.
The lawyers of Augusta have engaged
rooms in the Dyer building and viii per-
manenty establish law library. 1t is
intended to fit up a handsome library, and
have it made complete, with volumes of
all the Georgia reports as well as many
other states decisions, and the rulings of
the federal courts, including all the law
encyclopedias, and in the future, as each
new book on law is issued, it will be added
to the library. A librarian viii be en-
gagged to take charge of the books which
viii not be allowed to be taken from the
rooms. All the lawyers have gone into
the movement, and they Will chip in and
buy the books needed to maintain the in
stitution.
At Macon Sunday morning before day a
negro man was found badly hurt and I'M
conscious lying on the ground near where
the tracks of the Macon and Northern
and East Tennessee railroads cross. not
far from Central City park. One of his
arms was broken and a large size hole
was in the side of his head. 1t is not
known exactly how he was hurt one
supposition is that he was drunk and was
run over by Macon and Northern train.
Another is that he fell off an East Tennes-
see train, and the hole in his head was
made by striking against a crosstie in fail
ing. He was sent out to Rolf Home by
the Macon and Northern officials DR.
Barrow, the roads surgeon, rendered med
ical assistance. The negro is considered
in a critical condition.