The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-01

Lawyer-A Boy Frozen to Death.
Rome's Council Reduces the Liquor
License From 81, 900 to $500.
GEORGIA.
Milledyeville wants a big new hotel build
tng to accommodate the travelling public.
Gen. c. A. Evans is to make the memorial
address in Cuth bert decoration day-Aprll'27.
The Americas district conference Of the
Methodist church VIII be held in Rlchland
April - 10 % inclusive.
The residence Of Mrs. y. Wolf, Chambers.
VILE was burned Thursday night. portion
OF the furniture was saved.
C. w. Hicks, OF Ashburn, has taken out
patent on steam Crate bars. for boilers. that
Is great economic appliance.
Several bands of gypsies are encamped
around Gainesville. plying their usual voca-
tion of horse trading and fortune telling.
Pulaski county teachers will hold an inter
esting meeting at HaWkinsville. April7, when
s number OF pertinent subjects viii be dis
cussed.
On Thursday W. A. PIedger the colored
politician, was admitted TO practice law 10 the
courts OF this state at Zepulon In the Flint
circuit.
Ground has Teen broken in Americas for
the erection of a saw mill annex TO the furui-
ture factory. which will hereafter be run in
connection with that factory
The high bridge over the first level Of the
canal at Greene and Fifteenth streets at
Augusta is TO be removed. and in its place a
handsome new iron bridge will be built.
Statesboro Times: Mr.. Averitt is now fill
ing an order for so eco feet OF lumber for the
Georgia Lumber Company, Of savannah. He
has already shipped two carloads and has
four more to follow as soon as 10 can be gotten
aboard.
Methodist church has been organized
near NJ. LOvitt's, in the southern part Of
Worth county. II has been Christened Paulk's
chapel, and organized with twenty members.
1t has hourishing Sunday school. with 40
scholars.
Col. Yancey has ordered an election for first
lieutenant Of the Conyers Volunteers on April
5. Mr.. Walker Glenn is nominated and will
receive the unanimous vote of the company.
The Conyers Volunteers have ordered new
uniform and intend TO attend the memorial
service in Atlanta.
The following officers OF the Clay and Cal
houn society OF Bowden college have been
elected: President, c. Q. Stubs; vice presi-
dent, w. p. Adamson; secretary, G. r. Cope
land; corresponding secretary Q. A. Teal;
treasurer, w, y. Hood librarian, w. w.
Mitchell; critic. O. A. Teal
Several days since. hen owned by Henry
kenney, Of Athens, ate several gourd seeds
He didn't think anything about the matter
until the hen began to lay. Two or three Of
the eggs were shaped like gourd with
crooked handle. and another was shaped like
human skull with all the divisions perfectly
reproduced.
Thursday was a big day in Rome. and the
city had as her guests over fifty distinguished
gentlemen from sister cities The new water
works system was fully tried, and found
satisfactory to even the most critical The
fire department gave an exhibition drill and
demonstrated the difference In the power Of
the old and new pressure.
], I, Christian was run over and instantly
killed at Social Circle Friday afternoon by
freight train near the works of the Walton
Oil Company. Christian had started to the
oil mill to work and was walking near the
railroad track. When within about forty
yards OF the engine he stopped on the track
In front Of the engine and was terribly
mangled.
Norwood Brooks negro from Belvista,
was sent down from Judge Pyles' court in the
l356th district OF Glynn county to the county
jail Friday, charged with assault with intent
to murder. Brooks struck London White
twice on the head with an ax-helve, at Bell
vista White was still unconscious from the
eheets OF the blow at the last report, and may
not recover.
The Farnum house at Dawson was destroyed
by 1re Thursday night. The main house
caught from the kitchen and though the tire
men worked herotcally, they were unable to
subdue the flames. But little was saved, from
the building. and the loss is a heavy one to
Mrs B. NJ. Wilson who lost in connection
with her other things, a valuable trunk con
tanning 5000 worth of diamonds. Mrs viii
son carried an insurance Of 80 500, but that
amount viii not begin to cover her loss.
The action of the city council Of Rome in
reducing the liquor license from 81 900 to $500
has provoked great deal of comment For
the past three or four years the license has
renamed 1000, and everybody seemed
satisfied, but the retiring council thought the
license eXorbitant under the present condi-
1lon OF finances. Many citizens are very in
dlgnant, and 1t is thought a prohibition cam
paign will be tnaugurated II the license is not
replaced at the old standard. The street tax
was also reduced from - to 50, which receives
the approval Of everybody.
Montezuma Record: negro man was shot
last Saturday night by two white men on A
e Heaihs plantation, near Spalding The
men who did the shooting were in buggy
and had shot at several houses on the road
before they met the negro It seems that
they were drunk and did a good deal Of reck-
less shooting. Two men in Dooly were ar
rested for the crime and tried Monday but
not enough evidence was produced to convict
ana another date was set for the case to be
heard The wounded negro was shot in the
leg, and was able to attend the trial Mon ay
ElliJay Courier Esquire w. z. Williams
who lives near Round Top, this county was
In town Tuesday and told US the sad intelli-
gence OF the death of young George Crump
son OF Matt Crump. The hands were working
the road on Monday. The boy came, and
being sick, was excused from work and
started home. When his father reached home
at night he found that his son had not arrived
he raised the alarm, and the neighbors
gathered in and searched with torches and
lanters until they found him. He had wan
dered into the woods near q trailway about a
quarter of mile from home, where he had
sank exhausted and frozen TO death.
Augusta Evening News: Gen William r.
Boggs and his daughter. Miss Edith are In
the city on a visit to his sister. Mrs Joshua
Butt, 937 Greene street This is the generals
nrst visit TO his native city in many wears
In appearance he reminds one very much of
his old war cOntrere. Gen. Kirby Smith They
were both entered at West Point at the same
time, ana when the war broke out both were
offered posts on President Davis stan They
declined, however, ana were placed in charge
OF the TRANSIT Mississippi department Gen.
Boggs being made kirby Smith 5 chief of
stan, the latter having priority in age and
service. Gen. Boggs is being warmly wei
coined by his old friends in the city.
Sylvania Telephone: Jesse Wade was quite
seriously injured while working on a wind
mill at his home in this county last Thursday.
ana his brother, sam Wade, was also hurt
together with two carpenters, who were with
them. They were all up on the scaffoldng to
the water tank when the whole thing gave
way ana precipitated them to the ground a
distance OF twenty feet All Of them
We're bruised most severely and had TO ue
taken up and carried TO the house Jesse
Wade's shoulder blade was found to he
broken and one Of his knees badly hurt His
Injuries will necessarily keep him confined to
MS bed for some weeks. sam Wade will also
be In bed some time from his many bruises.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Paul Jones. a
WayWard youth from Montgomery was ar.
rested at the opera house by Acting Chief
Ryckeiey last night on the very serious
charge OF forgery. The boy is about rs wears
o. age, but he is on 10 all the ropes and is n
rather tough customer to deal with Jones
has relatives here and he came over to VISIT
Them without invitation or their desire. FAN