The morning news., 1894-04-19

gusta, to Be ReorRanized-A Boy
Killed at Mill in Walton oounty-A
Shoe Firm of Griffin Embarrassed,
Mrs. Porter Stocks Granted a Di-
vorce.
GEORGIA
There Is a good possibility that IN the near
future Augusta will have a thriving shoe fac
tory.
Hon. W. Y. Atkinson has been invited to
visit Augusta and make a speech on the po-
ltical issues of the day.
The new railroad from SandersvilIe to
Tennille is progressing satisfactorily. and
trains will be running within few weeks.
The estate OF Tom Jesse, Of Washington,
was appraised at trif1e less than - 900
There are ten heirs to it, all his first cousins.
Macon citizens are talking Of an injunction
TO prevent the establishment of a hospital in
ASSOC building recently purchased near the
Whittle school
The Bay City, q Chattahoochee river
steamer has formed an alliance with the Sam
road to furnish that section Of southwest
Georgia with fish, oysters and other goods
William Wynne chairman democratic
executive COMMITTEE has called mass meet
ing OF the democrats OF wilkes county. to-
assemble in the court house on Tuesday,
May g.
Mrs Mary Doolittle aged so years. died at
the home of her son, George Doolttle, at
SandersVllle, last Wednesday morning. She
has been member Of Tabernacle Methodlst
church for sixty years,
After an illness Of several months. Dr. W.
a. smith died on sunday last at his home in
Smithyille. DR. Smith had long been a suf-
ferer from consumption and recently had
been in very feeble health.
A. L. CAN'T, the negro shoemaker ,who was
charged with having set fire to Mr.. karwischs
place at Atlanta on saturday night, was lib
Grated by Justics Landrum Tuesday After
hearing the evidence, Judge Landrum dis
missed the warrant.
Unless the governor commutes his sentence,
Jen Rockmore colored, will have to be
hanged in Decatur tomorrow. Efforts are
being made to have Gov. Northen commute
Roclmore,s sentence, but 1t is not known
what he will do about the matter.
Willie Abner, son OF John Abner of Walton
county was instantly killed last Tuesday
at the mill Of Pirkle Il Williams He and
several other young men We're in the mill
house killing rats. and in the excitement he
ran against one Of the cog -wheois and was
pulled In, breaking his arm and neck He was
about 2l years old.
AtAtlanta Monday Prof. Landram. princi-
pal OF the Walker street school classified a
refractory pupil named Malleys. The irate
father called to see about IL, and finding that
a lady teacher had administered the thrash
ing satisfied himself by slapping the princi-
pal. This created a big excitement, and the
exercises suspended for the day.
Washington Chronicle: Hon. K. Y. Hill has
received letter from friends of lamented
Senator ColQuitt, saying II was necessary to
raise some money to save the home from a
forced sale; and asking Mr.. Hill to see what
could be done IN this matter in Wilkes Mr.
Hill has very commercially taken the matter
In hand, and is working up fund.
1t is said that the marriage of Miss Laura
Colquitt daughter Of the late Senator Col
Quit, TO Mr. Howard, a prominent young law
yer OF Atlanta, will take place in the latter
city at the home OF the brides mother but In
the quietest manner possible, some time in
June. IL was originally intended to have it
take place IN Washington, but as the family
have rpfTruad n va NJ o11 {t :,
necessary TO change all the plans.
At Augusta Tuesday Judge Roney granted
the petition for Incorporation of the AIul-
larky Harty Company. The petitioners to
whom the charter was gwen are William
Gallagher. Mary A. Harty, Matte J. Null
larky, w, }. Harty, Maggie l., Harty and
John Flannery. The company is incorpor-
ated for twenty years, with the privilege
or renewal, and will 40 wholesale and retail
dry goods business and keep a housefurnish-
ing eSta blishment. The capital stock of the
company Is Sl9 600 all of which has been paid
IN. The capital can at any time be increased
TO $4,000, or any intermediate sum. The par
500. ..
The shoe firm of ]. T. Manley & Son, at
Grlt1n. have become embarrassed. and II.
w, HasSelkus has been appointed permanent
receiver with the consent of all parties con
cerned. The crash came Saturday evening as
the CITY National Bank one Of the largest
creditors, foreclosed for about 81 $50 and
other creditors for different amounts followed
the lead. Mr.. HasselSus says that the liza
bllities OF the firm will amount to about
5000, while the assets would approximate
Sl4OO He seemed 20 think that ali the credi-
tors would be paid and splendid surplus left.
Inc recelVershlp is accounted for by the duh
trade and the poor collections that Manley &
Son have had for months past.
Sandersville Progress: The oat crop has
been killed beyond doubt, wherever it was be-
ginning to head out, and other small grain
also However. new shoots are springing up
from the old roots, and If the soil contains
enough fertilzing properties to sustain the
new growth fair crop may be harvested
from this second crop. Some farmers have
cut the dead stalks so as to give the second
growth better showing. One of our best in
formed citizens says he has known the grain
crop to be killed before. and afterwards a
fair yield was produced on fertile land. 4 few
who had given up hope OF their grain recu-
perating from the recent disastrous freeze
nave had II plowed under and planted corn on
the land.
AT Macon on Tuesday Henry Miller was
sentenced by Judge Bartlett to be hal ed on
May %. Miller betrayed no emotion what
ever while sentence Of death was being
passed upon him and had nothing to say
against 1t. While returning TO the jail with
the officers, Miller remarked to them with an
oath that IL made no ference TO him when
he died; that so far as he cared the HANGING
could take place at once as well as on May
70. one night several months ago Mr. Bras
Wen was riding in q wagon from Macon TO his
nome in the country When a short distance
from Macon he was waylaid. shot and killed
The mules, with Braswells dead nody ia the
wagon moved slowly along and finally drew
UP bt-ore Braswell s home, when the family
discovered the murder
The marriage Of Mary Lou and Porter
Stocks has been annulled by an order Of
Judge Lumpkin Of the Fulton superior court
The marriage was unnulled under divorce
proceedings instituted in the superior eoLrt
Dy Mary Lou Stocks against Porter Stocks
ABOUT a year ago. Everyone remembers the
unfortunate killing Of Alpheus Cassin by
Porter Stocks in livery stable on Lloyd
street about two years ago The SUBSEQUENT
trlals OF stocks are also fresh in the minds
81 the public. On the first trial
Stocks was found guilty Pending an
application for a new trial his sentence was
suspended. While waiting for the hearing
lor the application for a new trial and while
the life Of the unfortunate young fellow trem
pied in the balance his wife instituted
olVorce proceedings. Porter Stocks is now
serving his sentence
atlanta Journal. J. n Oaks a railway en-
kBheer mas peeu arrested as the assailant o.
Laltolhan John Flynn last Sunday night IL
%ss luln9red that the assault which at hrst
appeared without cause, was the result Of a