The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-04
GEORGIA.


GEORGIA.
Sheriff J. J. Barnes Of Fulton county is
candidate for reelection
The annual report Of the Acme Brewing
Company Of Macon shows an increase Of 100
per cent. in the volume OF business over the
preceding year.
The Bfbb Real Estate and Improvement
Company Of Macon Eas declared dividend
OF 81 per share on the first and second series,
and $3.50 per share on the third series.
The announcement is made that Hon. n. f.
Harris aud Hon. Roiert HODGES viii be op-
posing candidates for the state senate from
the Twenty second district, composing Btbb,
Pike and Monroe.
The North Macon District conference of the
Methodist church viii convene in the East
Macon Methodist church to morrow morning
Rev. DIT. j. o. A. Clarke, presiding elder OF
the district will preside over the conference,
Capt. Brooks OF the Savannah Cadets will
conduct the regular inspection OF the Macon
Hussars. which will take place tonight.
There will be two prizes Capt Kenan has
the Hussars in splendid condition. 1t is one
OF the finest volunteer organizations in the
south.
tempting 20 board the down freight train at ,
o'clock Monday morning, at the water tank,
two miles north of Adatrsville, had his legs
mashed 80 that amputation will be necessary.
lie was carried to Marietta on the same train
that hurt him.
In chambers at Augusta Monday. Judge
Roney released the receivers OF the Dart
mouth mill property and allowed the mill to
go in the hands OF the recent purchasers the
bOndholders. The receivers were Coates Of
Philadelphia and Bloomfield OF Athens. The
mill will be started up very soon.
Mrs. Cinthta Patrick, widow 60 years old
who lives few miles from Windcr was
burned to death Monday morning. Her cloth
Ing caught on fire while preparing breakfast.
She was at the house alone aud was burned to
death before her son. who was few hundred
yards from the house, could reach her.
County Institutes are being held" over the
state this month which are proving both in
tercst1us and instructive. Twenty counties
held institutes last week, and six more will
be held next week, "a follows. Carroll For
syth, Hahersham Plckens Towns and Whit
field. The institutes continue five days.
A highly sensational shooting occurred at a
point about eight miles from tlliiay Sunday
noon Deputy Sheriff West Bramlett had a
man named John Barnes under arrest, and
was then on his way to this place with him
Barnes attempted to escape and the deputy
sherlf1 shot him down, the wounds proving
fatal
The contract has been signed for the re-
hnilding of Clemson college, at Clemson.
c., which is to be completed by February
next. The contract has been awarded to
Guide Walker of Atlanta for S23,3i5. The
old building was insured for 800 600, and the
state therefore Will only lose few thousand
dollars.
The state normal school opens its third
session at the Rock College at Athens next
Friday morning President Lawton Is. Evans
OF Augusta will be in charge, assisted by an
able corps OF teachers. The Indications
now are that there will be in attendance over
200 teachers from over the entire state. and
that the session will be a most prosperous
one.
The survivors OF the Fourth Georgia regi-
ment will hold their annual reunion at Mil
ledgeville on the fourth Wednesday. July %.
The event of the reunion VIII be the uuveiliug
OF the monument to the gallant commander.
Gen. George Dole, which has been erected by
the HberalltY OF the men who followed him