The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-19
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The annual tabernacle meeting which Is
held ia Gainesville by Rev sam p. Jones
began Sunday. The attendance was some
thing enOrmOus. The crowds from Carriers
Vile and the surrounding country were
sweled by others from Atlanta and Rome,
and from the towns along the line OF the West
ern and Atlantic between those cities and
Gainesville. The morning train on the
Western and Atlantic road pulled out of the
depot carrying three coaches loaded with peO-
pie who were bound for the city Of Carriers
vile while Rome furnished one coach filed
with those who wanted to attend the great
meeting. It is estimated that more than
300 people attended the opening services In
the tabernacle yesterday morning. This
great meeting will continue throughout the
entire week and as the railroads offer re-
duced rates to Cartersville while il is in pro
Eress the attendance Will, no doubt be very
large.
A peculiar and tragic incident occurred
Sunday afternoon at 81 Chestnut street,
Atlanta Atlanta Gaoe simons and his
upper crust of coiOred society. Pender
Beeks, a woman who moves in the same
social circles, lives next door to the Simons
Jacob Chandler, also colored. is an occasional
visitor at the home Of Gabe and Matte
SimOns. Simons and Chandler were quarrel
ing, but Chandler having departed SlmOns
menced whipping her in the most approved
Delaware stVle. The wOman's screams at
traeted the attention OF Fender Beeks, who
rushed out to see what was the ma ter. The
sight of woman being beaten was too much
for Pender, and with one wild shrek she fell
to the ground insensible. Other negroes ar
rived on the scene and carried the woman
into her house. A physician was summoned
but before he arrived the woman was dead
The public schools OF Richmond county
opened Monday for the fall and winter ses-
sion. Everything was in readiness for the
opening. The teachers who have been on
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summer vacation all returned home prepared
to enter upon their duties superintendent
Evans says the schools viii open up with
about $500 scholars. 1900 negroes and 2 200
children who apply for admission. but
there will not be Accommodations
for all the cOlOred children
who Will make q rush to enter the schools.
This has been the case, Mr.. Evans says, ever
since he has been commissioner. There is
only seating room for about 1900 COlOred
scholars and the negro school population is
about 1000. During the summer the board OF
education has built a new and hand
some school for the negroes on Houston
street, which will accommodate 40 scholars
and five new teachers have been elected to
instruct the scholars in the several graded
departments. The rush will be so great that
1t is expected that the school Will be taxed to
the utmost capacity from the commencement
of the session. With the opening OF the
schools w. f. Parks, the newly elected prin-
cipal Of the central grammar school, will en-
ter upon his duties.
The democracy of Camden county rallied at
Owens ferry Saturday, and enthusiastic was
the rallying thereof. The rock ribbed and
the wool hats came in wagons and car
riages from all parts Of the county, and
brought their families with them The
speeches were good ones, the proceedings
were marked by unanimity, and the dinner
passed all possibility Of a gourmand's de-
scriptlon After the speaking, the nomina-
tion of a candidate for representative from
Camden was declared in order. Two names
were presented to the meeting, DR. % At
kinson and Mr. Thomas cooley, Sr. The
voting was done by lot and resulted: Atkin-
son 50, Cooley n Dr. Atkinson was declared
nominated and the announcement was greeted
with long continued cheering. Resolutions
indOrsing Cleveland and Northen we're then
passed. AS to the dinner, the Brunswickians
who we're present say it was finer than was
ever dreamed Of IN the ethics of eating. The
ladies brought huge hampers, packed with
delcaCies, which with the barbecued meats.
hot and smoking from the pits, made such a
feast that the hearty attacks OF those 500
democratic hands and 400 democratic mouths
seemed to make no Impression on its pen-
teousness. Among other items on the bill Of
fare were 5000 rice birds, so toothsomely de-
liciOus that the Camdenltes are dreaming Of
them yet.