The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of The Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

in Favor of the Plaintiff in an Inter
esting Suit Against an Atlanta
Banker.
Considerable rosin and turpentine is being
shipped from Blakely.
Mrs. D. NJ jackson. an aged resident of
Valdosta. died Wednesday.
Col w. A Jordan has sold his residence at
Blakely. to E. j. Hightower.
Joseph Goodett, of Rome, on wager ate
three dozen large bananas in fifteen minutes.
The estate Of G. C. Dixon at Gibson has
been appraised. and the appraisement shows
that it is worth about $1,000
George w. Wiener a prominent travelling
salesman of Atlanta died Thursday night at
his home, 1903 North Prior street.
A negro woman of jackson, named Minnie
StillweI can walk several miles day She
was 100 years old Oh the 25th of March.
The Columbus city council is discussing the
matter OF granting franchise to the street
railroad company on various streets in that
city.
The district conference for the Cordele NJ
T. district will be held in Triton, beginning
on the fifth Sunday in July and lasting four
DAYS
The city council of North Rome has closed
q contract with A. W. Walton & Co. for the
laying Of l.00U feet of water mains in that
suburb,
The plant and complete outfit Of the Cedar
town Lumber Company we're sold Tuesday
>.
Shinett for 81 400 The company was char
tered originally at sos ,OJO
A. Belcher, Of Winchester. Tenn. has ap-
Piled for a fellowship in the University OF
Georgia He has been for twosyears teaching
languages in the college at that place and is
very highly recommended.
Next Wednesday there will be a happy lit
tie wedding in Lawrenceville, when Miss
Susie E. Ambrose will be married to William
T Brown, of Atlanta. Both are mutes. but
their love found voices to speak the plight
that has made them one
The appointment of w. A. Buchannon as
permanent administrator on the estate of h
# Buchannon, deceased. was refused by the
ordinary at Blakely last Tuesday. The case
is one Of more than usual interest ana was
promptly appealed to the superior court
Thursday night at II o'clock the govern
ment distillery, belonging to ANDY Elrod, and
located six miles east of Woodstock. was des-
troyed by ire. BY hard work the warehouse,
with the greater portion Of whisky on hand
was saved. The fire is supposed to he of in
cendiary origin.
Mrs W. T. Smith, of Dublin. was the vic
tim Of a painful accident one day last week
which may result In the loss OF one of her
eyes. She was in the garden where one of
her boys was using a rake. and by some
means she was struck in the eye with one of
the teeth OF the implement.
One day last week while Minnie Edwards
young woman, was washing at Peter Cole s,
at Ellay, her dress "a Ight fl g. She ran 100
Yards 10 the house. and when help reached
body, and she was burned horribly. II is
thought she cannot recover.
At o'clock THURSDAY night the house occu-
pied by John Jackson. a respected and trusted
colored tenant on Sanford Barnes plantation
near Woodstock was burned Two of jack
sons little boys, aged and z, were sleeping
in the room in which the fire originated and
perShed in the flames. In their fIuitless at
tempt to rescue the little boys from their hor-
rlJle death, other members of the family
we're badly burned
an order allowing eX-Postmaster j. b. Rob
erts of SandersYiue. to give bond of 5000
so that he IAN so home 10 be at the bedside
of Mrs Roberts. who is critically i'll Or
Roberts has teen the regular physician of his
wife, and his presence at her bedside may be
the means of saving her life. The bond will
hold good for thirty days, at the expiration
OF which time he must return to Macon to
await the further orders OF court. II is I'M
deFstood that the bond win soon be arranged.
At Gay in Gilmer county last Friday Nat
Estes son of Jim Estes. shot and seriously
wounded Otis Castor, colored, The dtficulty
originated over a dispute about some work.
As the negro was advancing npon Mr.. Estes
the latter threw a scrape at CASTOR, who ran
upon Mr. Estes, cutting him four or five
times in the face. Several of the wounds are
very ugly ones. One laid open one side of his
face. After the second or third cut Mr.. Estes
shot the negro once III the mouth and once IN
the body. The wounds of CASTOR may prove
fatal. He had his knife open when he ran at
Mr.. Estes.
Coleman has Just had delightful schoolex-
hlhltion. The little city has been thronged
with visitors. Prof r. B. Daniels with his
able COPS of assistants has made deep i'm
preston upon the town. Coleman is in every
way adapted for an excellent school. The
art and music department deserves special
mention. IL is under the management of
Miss Ada Beck: The arr display was very
highly complimeuted Wednesday and
thursday nights were devoted to the EXHIBIT
ton feature Of the exercises. On Thursday
there was an interesting debate, on the queS-
ton: resolved mat the Europeans we're
justified IN their treatment of the American
indian DT. c. e. bowman delivered an
aole address. The school for the coming
year will be under the same management.
Valdosta Times: The Waterman a out the
savannah, Florida and Western deIot, Mr..
simmons, Wednesday night found a negro
CURED up in box car which he had claimed
tor his lodging, On an order to come out the
made to seize him, the negro drew a revolver
and opened fire He shot twice and Mr.. Sim
mons fired in return three times He
thought one ball must have struck the tramp
as he ran away a clue was found next even
ing when message brought DR.. Burton to
attend wounded man. lying in negro house
beyond the Georgia Southern and Florida
crossing. The bail had passed through the
uoIy ana was extracted from the frolt. The
wound, wound Is a serious one. The negro admitted
10 Chief Dampier that he had fired on Mr..
simmons and was then hit by him.
A serious difficulty occurred near bearing
on tuesday last between two small white
boys Willie Clarke ana Albert McGahee, of
mat place. The boys, in company with other
boys. went TO pond to fish, and Willie and
A4uert fell out aooLt some fish. Albert
knocked Willie down and began beating him.
IN the tussle, however Willie succeeded in
getting loose from Albert and secured hoe
near by and started toward him. Albert
seeing the weapon ran, and Willie followed
ater MIN and overlook him in a swamp.
There he commenced TO use the hoe upon him
ne hrst hit him on the head with the hoe
cutting large cash in his head and then cut
deep cash in one of his leg--in ia I, nearly
cutting The leg in two. Dr. Rogers was called
u ana renderedmedical aid, but the McGahee
roy Is In dangerous condition, ana grave
lears are apprehended that he viii not re-
Joe Avera in eros sing the turnpike last Sun
pay night heard some one on the culvert
auead OF him. and hailed him to hold up that
gney could not pass there. The man replied
very roughly for him to get out of the way.
NJ Avery told him that he could not do it
men. he man then SAID he would make him
move AS he spoke Mr. Avery heard the click
.. pistol. Having his ready he fred at the
.yIn ahead of him. The negro, for such it
pt4Fed to be, at the crack OF Averys pistol,
zen backward from his cart. crying out. oh,
you nave killed me, You have killed me-"
Sllck as thought, Mr. Avery was standing
o'ef MN, pistol in hand He struck match,
"a" mat 1t was negro and that the Ball had
PdsSeQ near enough TO stun him and not break
pts noe Mr.. Avery found the hegros cooked