The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-30

Runaway Marriage at Palatka-Fort
Meade Again Hard Hit by Fire.
GEORGIA.
Rev. s. A. Burney formally rendered his
resignation as pastor Of the Madison Bap-
tist church last Sunday morning
Col. Nesbitt has secured 1872 delegates in
the state convention. which, of course, insures
his denomination, as 1T6 is a majority.
The Rome district conference of the Meth
odist church will convene in Cedartown the
latter part of July, holding over the fifth sun
day.
wednesday afternoon Howard Grifith,
the year-old son of Mrs. w. L. Griffith. of
Columbus, was drowned while bathing in the
river.
Hon. TrammeIl Starr. chairman of the Sew
enth district executive committee, will repre-
sent the Forty third district in the next State
Senate.
At the last meeting Of the city council OF
Macon Col William Lee Ellis was elected
commissioner of public works, wee Virgil
Powers, deceased.
John w. Wood the negro barber, arrested
Tuesday on suspicion of being implicated in
the murder near Seney, was acquitted In the
preliminary trial Wednesday.
Hon. II. H. Carlton declines to enter the
race for congress from the Eighth district.
He says his personal business would suffer,
and that he cannot AFFORD to run.
Henry Dears residence at North Rome was
burned Wednesday night. good deal OF
furniture was saved. The household and
kitchen furniture was insured for $500, and the
house for $1,000.
The stockholders of the Conyers Institute
have offered their school building to the city
of Conyers for the use OF the public school for
a 900. This is at a discount OF over 20 per
cent from the original cost
very heavy thunderstorm passed over the
eastern part of Hart county last Thursday.
DR.. Turner lost two fine Jersey cows on his
plantation near the Savannah river. Mrs.
Crawford also lost fine COW.
On Tuesday afternoon j. R. Winfrey, an
Old citizen of Madison county, died quite sud
denly at his home near Five Forks. He had
been affiicted with dropsy for some time Mr..
Winfrey was about So years old.
FIRE on the plantation of Cap Joyner, chief
of the Atlanta fire department, two miles
from Marietta, destroyed barn and gin
house. 1t was first reported that his house
was burned, but this proved a mistake.
Womans Christian Temperance Union
was organized at Cedartown a day or two ago.
MRS. q Philpot was elected president; Miss
Alice NOyes. vice president; Mrs S. r.
Marshall, secretary Mrs. M. E. Turner,
treasurer.
Miller county has indorsed Hon. Ben Rus
sell for reelection to congress. Col. Russell
fsexpeeted home to spend few days. and it
is not unlikely that after his visit a number
of counties in the Second district will follow
Miller's example.
The Young Mems Democratic Club OF Bibb
county, may reOrganlZe for the campaign. 1t
was an active organization two years ago, 1t
can do much effective work for the party, and
will aid in rolling up a 1900 democratic ma
jority in Bibb for the gubernatorial tieSet.
The Jury Ia the suit of Peel and NuttiDg
trustees, against the Atlanta Tale and Soap
stone Company ct al, Judge Dorsey pro hae
vice, presiding, after remaining out all night,
brought In a verdict Wednesday morning
fapering the plaintiffs in all the main points
contested
Eugene White. one-armed white man.
hailing from Alabama, was run over and
DadlV hurt nv p9St-n hound freight last Mon
day night. He was sitting on the track near
the cemetery at Madison, when the engine
struck him. His only arm was injured Sc
verely and his head was wounded.
Morgan's choice for senator from the
Twenty Eighth district, Col w. A. Brough-
ton. has recently had excellent luck hnan-
cially. He invested $4,000 in some oil wells in
Tennessee, in company with two other gem
tlemen. who put In like amounts. They are
nowoffered $4,000 for their property owing
to great excitement in that region over the
oil industry.
A day or two ago Joseph Davis and Henry
Towery and several others from Gainesville
went out to the Chattahoochee on q fishing
trip On their return, just as they made a
short turn into the road the buggy in which
Messrs. Towery and Davis was riding was
overturned, catching both under the vehicle
and dragging them some distance. Mr.
Towery was seriously injured. his left arm
being broken above the elbow. and being also
more or less bruised about the head and face
Mr.. Davis escaped with only slight injuries.
The stores of Westherry & Co. and Holloway
g. Bro. at Sylvester were broken into bV
burglars Tuesday night. They were evidently
after money alone, rihing the cash register
a new machine valued at about $3.50, and
which was smashed into a valueless mass by
the burglars IN their efforts to reach its con-
tents, which amounted to paltry 90 cents
The Southern Express once is located in the
building, and a number Of express packages
were opened, but nothing taken. In Hollo-
way Bros store small amount of money
was taken, besides a quantity of clothing
canned goods etc. Sheriff Green Nelson, of
Worth, went to work as soon as the robbery
was discovered Wednesday morning. and
soon arrested a negro man, supposed to be
one of the burglars and hopes to apprehend
several other parties who are suspected as
being his accomplices.