The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

Sunday-Fira at Rome - An Old
Runaway and Accident at Augusta.
Challenge for Horse Race.
GEORGIA
Rome Tribune; 1t is rumored that several
more stores will soon be opened in Rome
With good crops in this section for the next
year or two, and Rome viii become the live
lest city in Georgia.
There is fine healthy looking pet rattle
snake 10 the r. r. COunally's show window at
Rome, which attracted a large crowd sun
dav. 10 is feroci0us looking reptile, with
six rattles and button. -t
II has been e'timated that the gold belt OF
Georgia Is about one hundred miles in
breadth. The richest sections in this belt
have been found to he in the counties Of
Cherokee Lpmpkin White ana Dawson.
Dlnah Williams, negro woman resident
IN RObertsons alley. Augusta, tried to suicide
in the river at the foot of Washington street
Sunday. she didn't get further in than waist
deep She had had trouble with her nus
band.
Waynesboro True Citizen. Capt Coffin OF
Augusta viii be elected captain Of the Ogle
thorpe Infantry. lie is thorough military
man, and his selection for this position viii
add much to the companys standing and
strength OF the regiment.
Irwinton World: b. X. Freeman of near
ToombsborO. has cane six feet high with
twelve JOINTS matured and ready for the mill
cane growing IN Wilkinson county is
special feature, and nearly every farmer pro-
duces syrup for his own use and has much to
sell.
The first train over the Atlantic Coast Line
into Augusta arrived Monday at O'Clock a.
m, promptly on time. The through sleeper
to New York, making the trip in less than
tWentyfour hours Is great bonanza for
Augusta and puts that city ahead of Atlanta
IN regard to quick time to the east.
The Floyd County Baptist Association ad
1OuTUeQ SATURDAY. The mRAtiDU uos wit
the Cedar Creek chueAh at Fosters Mills
The Rome delegates reached home Saturday
night and report delightful session. Much
good was accomplished, and all are enthusi-
astic over the Inequalities extended them by
the people of that section.
Sunday was a busy day at the Atlanta DO
lice station. number Of Sunday blind tigers
were discovered and many arrests made In
raidtng tiger in the morning. Patrolmen
Wallace and Martin found themselves in "A,
full-hedged colored gambling den with a
crowd OF poker players and crap shooters at
work. "Many arrests were made.
Abram Levy, the son OF Col. L C. Levy
iel from an electric car at Augusta Thursday
night and broke his arm. He was about to
step OF the car and the car started of Mr.
Levy fell and threw out his arm to break the
1au ana the whole weight Of the body was
thrown on the limb, which broke the homes
Inc accident was an extremely painful one
Henry Pitts, the Atlanta negro found in a
cellar on Decatur street suffering from
several gunshot wounds which he aid
not account for In satisfactory
Grady hospital 1t is believed that he
is the man shot while attempting to enter n
Holmes store on Edgewood avenue some
weeks ago.
The Augusta Herald recalls the publication
OF challenge by Roseviue Hose Company,
colored, TO Hicksville Hose CompanV col
ored. The latter is the champion team of the
state saturday night parties representing
the two aggregatOns met and put up s59a
side for contest at the exposition on Sept
10; The company showing first after running
100 yards takes the money.
The Southern Immigration and Improve
ment Company, whose object is to induce
people TO locate in the south has been or
gained IN Atlanta since the exposition be-
came an assured thing. The company has
made J. H. Mountain, a real estate dealer
manager j. M. Bishop Of Michigan is score
tary and treasurer Of the company, while DR.
d +. Day, VINO comes from Ohio is pres dent.
An Atlanta thief, with a prOpensitv foY.
hndlng new carpenter tools has been ar
rested. His name is Gun Booker and he is
savage looking negro. Workers on new
houses are accustomed to leave their tools az
their place Of work and for some tine mast
complaints have come in that the tools were
missing. Several chests OF tools were recov-
cred from the negro, and thus that problem
is solved
Some OF the Brunswick colored ponulation
VINO possess theatrical talent arranged a
unique entertainment for Monday night al
Darts hall. The show is divided into three
l.
lice Court" Part 2, "A Trial Before Tudre
Lambright." Part 3. 1.-The Horker.C ltch CON.
test" All the characters such as Judges.
oneers, lawyers, prisoners, etc, will be taken
by eolored actors.
At Macon. Ca, on Sept. . at about > o'cloc,,
anegro man named Walsh stephens. well
digger, was found We in an unconscious
condition at the Central railroad crossing. on
Third street. His skull was crushed and hoth
legs cut on. He was run over by train on
the Atlanta division. He lived some little
tlIne after the accident, but his injuries were
too severe for him TO survive Stenbens ,va :
evidently drunk, and attempted To inmp on "a
passing freight car and thus met his death
one or ms legs was found twenty yards from
his body.
Rome Tribune; Just before 1 O'Clock SIM.
day morning, a bright blaze was discovered
in the store of j. A. Glover, lust above the
new King building. occupied by Mrs. Joseph
Weber. The fire had a good start but II was
only rev minutes after II was discovered
when the department reat he'd the scene and
soon tnguished IT, Mrs Weber's stock
was almost totally ruined by fire and water
II Is SAID she had no insurance. Tom Turner's
lob ONCE was somewhat damaged lhis
building was badly damaged by fire a few
months ago.
Saturday night what is Thought To he a den
on thleVes was found by Patrolmen Childs
ana Reed OF Atlanta. The light fingered
gentry are fond OF Veranda rocking chairs
tlany on tnese useful articles having disap-
peared this sumner. Saturday night three
chalrs we're taken from the veranda OF Dr
george II. Noble, 1856 south Pryor street and
round at the house OF Annie Searey on
thompson street Her story was that Ed
Eumonson bought them, and both were ar.
rested also Jim and NJ lton Mattox who were
implicated In EdmonsOns confession.
an lniurated negro, q large amount of
WHISKY ana pistol were The disturbing ele-
mems "ulcu broke up o revival meeting AZ
Lne coiored church 90 the corner of Eraser
@nQ Ilark streets. Atlanta. The negro was
hEIung drunk. and befors 10 could be- rent
'NoO' NC was nring rapidly 40 one OF the