The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-15
GEORGIA

GEORGIA
Brown & Hogue have established a candy
factory at Americas.
Gus Stallings late with Gatewood & Gala
way, has launched forth in the grocery bust
ness at Am ericus on his own hook.
Tom Guice, of Americas, has closed out his
stock Of staple and fancy groceries to the
Americas Grocery Company and Windsor,
Whitley, Hudson Bro.
Mrs. J. T. Renew of Americus, who was
committed to the asylum for the insane
week or two ago, is SLOWLY I'm proving, and the
physicians there entertain strong hopes Of
her recovery.
J. w. McLendon, who has been postmaster
at Concord for the past twenty years, Is sink
ing slowly with a cancer on his face. and has
been Obliged to resign the office. The com
mission has been given to Miss Ida his
daughter, who thoroughly understands the
business
At Brunswick Saturday night at 7:20
O'Clock, the two Misses Mott were on their
way home. Just as they We're going out Of the
south gate of Hanover park negro stepped
in front OF them, jerRcd a pocketbOok from
one OF the young ladies' and quickly disap-
peared. A negro has been arrested on sLs-
piciOn.
sim Tillman and Henry Hall, little negro
bows about T. years Old, were playing about
the brick yard at Albany saturday, when
1illman threw q handful of mud in Halls
face. At this Hall became greatly iuCensed.
and, drawing his pouketkntfe, made a terrific
lunge al I1limaD- 7 he blade OF the ugly
weapon was plunged to the hilt in Tlllmans
back. just below the left shoulder blade
barely missing the lung.
Hudie, aged about II years, son of Al
bert Wiley, of McDunie county was killed
under most distressing circumstances Fri
day. He was returning from the field where
he had been blowing. riding mule and
carrying plowstock. The plow gear was on
the mule and from some cause the animal
took fright and ran. Hudie was thrown and
his foot caught in the harness. He was
kicked and dragged nearly a mile, and when
found was dead and his body badly mutt
lated
The contest in Baldwin county is fairly
made up, and the notice Is in the printer
hands. The Evans delegation charge that 90
Illegal votes were cast az the primary on May
. for Atkinson. for whom a majority Of : was
declared II sustained this charge viii give
the vote to Evans by 81 majority. These
charges are based upon records showing that
~ Atkinson voters were not registered as re-
CURED Dy the act OF 1890, page gl7, and that
20 other Atkinson voters were in arrears to
the city for their taxes for the year 1893 The
Evans delegation consists OF G. Z. Crawford
I. +. Newell, ID. r. Sanford, j. Caraker j T
NJ. Edwards, 7. J. Barksdale, and j. T.
Miller. Some of the intelligent Atkinson
men propose to surrender the county rather
than resist the contest.
The friends of Hon. Robert Hodges. Of Macon
assert confidently that he win be a candidate
for the state Senate this year 1t is Bibb's
time to choose the senator, and Mr.. Hodges
If reports are true, has decided to enter for
the place. 1t is not known that he will have
opposition. Several other names have been
suggested for the o6ice, but it is not believed
that they Will oppose Mr. Hodges Hugh
Washington announces to his friends that he
Will be IN the race for the House. Hope Pol
hill makes similar announcement There
viii be others to announce in due season. The
only announcement made for county Offices
are; Mack Davis for sheriff in opposition to
the present incumbent. sam Westcott and
l.. +. Butler, who is in the race Tor coroner
against Bill Hodnett, who at present holds
the position.
As stated in a dispatch TO the MORNING
NEWS Of sunday, the Atkinson men took snap
judgment In Oconee county Saturday. Under
the call the executive committee met to fix
the time and method of selecting delegates to
the gubernatorial convention. When the
committee met il decided to elect the dele
gates then and there without giving the peo-
pie Of the county an opportunity TO speak.
Oconee IS an Overwhelmingly Evans county,
and the only chance the Atkinson men had
was by trickery. So they resorted to the
Coffee county trick, which was the same that
was attempted in Liberty, but failed. The
vote was 20 for Atkinson to l3 for Evans
The democrats of Oconee are outraged and
do not propose to let that action stand A
mass meeting will be called and an Evans del
egation will be sent to the convention.