The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-18

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GEORGIA.
Mrs. Geogre a. Nell of Athens. after 8
lingering illness of several months de6
Monday.
The annual members reunion of the
Young Mems Christian Association viii
be held in the association rooms at Macon
Tuesday.
An execution on the Macon public li-
brary has been issued and the institution
will have to close its doors unless some
thing is done promptly.
Mr.. Tickling of Atlanta has offered to
help to build a new church at Butler cost
ing $1,000. If the people will raise $500 he
will be responsible for the remainder.
The co-partnership heretofore existing
under the firm name of II. F. Butler & Co.
in the grocery business at Waycross, has
been dissolved by mutual consent. II. f.
Butler viii continue the business.
The dwelling occupied by Clifford King.
on First avenue, at Rome, and owned by
Dr. Robert Battey was almost complete
~ destroyed by fire Tuesday at II o'clock.
The loss was $1,000; insurance $1,000.
Burton Smith of Atlanta sustained a
painful injury Tuesday morning while
running to overtake a street car. His
foot slipped and in the fan his knee was
by physician.
Floyd county holds her bond election on
Nov. g. Few can be found who oppose is
suing them, and the only chance of los
ing is through not polling the necessary
number Of votes. 1t will require 2 G2 bal
lots in favor of bonds to carry the day.
State School Commissioner Bradwell
was busy all day Tuesday preparing to
pay off the teachers for the last quarter
He is getting about 100000 in checks ready
to mail and as soon as all the warrants on
the treasury are signed up will begin to
mail them
w. H. Patterson, a stock and bond
dealer of Atlanta, has filed suit against
the Postal Telegraph Company for $125
The petition claims that the company
altered a message which he sent to
George Hoppe in New York, regarding
some bonds, and by this alteration he
lost $l25.
In the superior court at Augusta Tues
day, Charles A. Harper was appointed re-
ceiver for the Kirkpatrick estate. 1t was
also ordered that the trustee, +. W. Ca
pers, Esq, show cause on Nov. s, why he
had failed to render an account of the af-
fairs of the estate to w. II. Barrett, who
was appointed by the court.
The street-car crook worked his game
in great shape at Atlanta Monday, circus
day. Conductor Conley, of car 101, on the
Consolidated was taking in fares. He
struck a smooth young fellow who had no
change less than a five-dollar bill, which
he displayed conspicuously. The conduc-
tor began to count out the change. he
gave it to the smooth young fellow and re-
ceVed a bill which he did not look at until
he had gone several seats further. 1t was a
one-dollar greenback, and the smooth
young man had disappeared. The same
game was worked on a Decatur street
car.
Sandersville Progress: w S. Witham
president of the Tennille Bank and about
fifteen others in Georgia and Alabama,
gave the Progress a call last Thursday
Mr.. William is a native of LAGRANGE
When a boy he went to New York and
accepted a position with a wholesale mil
hnery house at 81 dollars a week. In the
course of few years he was drawing a
salary of $1,000 from the same firm. He
is an excellent business man, a Christian
gentleman and philanthropist, and has
done more for the education of young
women than any man in Georgia. Mr.
Witham believes that there will be an i'm
provement in the price of cotton.
Monroe News: An unpublished Incl
dent of the late election was the theft of
the blanks on which the returns were to
be made out at the Buncomb precinct.
The managers placed the sheets, after
the oath had been subscribed to, in a copy
of the Code of Georgia lying on n table
at the polling place. During the day
some miscreant removed the paper and at
last accounts they had not been heard
from. The managers. were forced to go
TO the trouble of writing out the sheets
for the returns. 1t is supposed the theft
was committed by parties who desired to
work up a contest but the returns from
Buncomb were brought in in proper
shape.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Tuesday the
negro, Orange Davis, who is charged with
a criminal assault upon his 12-year-old
daughter, was taken before the recorder
for preliminary hearing. The negro
had escaped after the discovery of the
crime, as has been stated, but was found
at Woodbury. and brought back to the
city Sunday night by Deputy Sheriff
Bowles. During the trial he refused to
make any statement, but a confession OF
the crime that he had made to another
negro was allowed as testimony, which
together with testimony OF the other
witnesses, made his guilt very evident
The recorder decided that the negro
should appear before the superior court
and put him nuder a $500 bond. Though
he refused to say anything in court Tho
negro has admitted his guilt on severa
occasions.
Butler Herald: Green Wells, quie
and industrious farmer living on Wilcha
Level near the farm Of s. c. Mauk, at
tended a gathering of the citizens o
Taylor and Marion counties at For
Perry, in Marion county, on the roa,
leading to Columbus on Saturday an,
took part in the proceedings Of the day
About dark Saturday evening Mr.. Well
left Fort Perry for his home in compan
with Rev. j. D. Kidd, viii Brady an
Smith Turner. When they reached tn
residence Of Mr.. Boland the three latte
gentlemen stopped to get water, but MI
Wells journeyed on toward his home
He had gone about one mile and a hal
when he was met it is supposed. by tw
men armed with guns and pistols, VIII
proceeded to fire upon him. Four pisto
balls entered his body and one in tn
right arm near the shoulder Six buck
shot, supposed to have been fired from
shotgun after MIR. Wells had fallen, en-
tered his mouth and lodged in the back o
his head, while two or three shots weI'
found buried In the ground, which goe
TO prove that the last shot was fire
while Mr.. Wells lay PROSTATE upon tn
ground in the agony Of death. Messrs
Kidd, Brady and Turner were not far be
hind Mr. Wells, and, hearing the firm
OF the guns hurried on to see what wa
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