The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-27

Dean Barrett of st. Luke Church at
Atlanta to Be Requested to With
draw His Resignstion-An Attempt
70 Pass Raised Checks on Jackson
Vile Banks-Atkinson's Appoint
ments.
GEORGIA.
The contract for building MacOn's new sew
ers was signed Saturday.
Alert Martin has bought the house Of F. T.
SANFORD. on Greene, above Lincoln street,
as Augusta occupied by Frank w. roster.
The price paid for il was $500
Hon s. b. Price. the newly appointed post
master OF Macon. forwarded his uond 10
Washington saturday. he penal BOND Tot
the office is S35 0JJ but the boudSmel are re-
ouired to qualify for double that sum.
Farmers in Americas Saturday reported
cotton planting progressing rapidly IN sum
have cotton up and growing, but the large
majority Of them are Just putting IN the
crop.
The Baltimore base ball club, sixteen
strong arrived al Macon sunday night. and
are quartered at the Brown house. he CLUB
comes TO Macon TO play a series OF exhibition
games with the Macon club before the south
ern League season opens. and Will remain
here all the week.
Osborn. the labor orator OF Atlanta, was
booked to make an address at the court house
At Macon saturday night, hut from some
cause he did not put in an appearance. II is I'M
derstood that Tom Watson Will speak at the
Academy of Music at Macon about April il,
and it said that he will make an open air ad-
dress at the park in Macon next July.
An electrict car on Decatur street at Al.
lanta SATURDAY night, played sad havoc with
wagon and its occupants The car was
making its last trip and running at high
speed. In rounding a curve il struck the
wagon, killing the horse and throwing out
the driver and j. Scheltz, who was with him.
The driver was severely hurt, tho Ugh not
seriously, and Mr.. SChelE was very much
bruised.
The trustees Of the state lunatic asylum
held a meeting last Tuesday. The awarding
Of the contract for coal was the main Dus1-
ness. A number of bids were before the trus-
tees, but they decided that the steward was
the proper person TO award the contract. and
referred II 10 him, and steward Lamar has
awarded 900 tons Of steam coal to the Nc
Donald Coal Company at sos ton, delivered
at either depot in Milledgeville.
Athens Banner: Our readers will remem-
Der that h. T. Craft had a di1iculty on the
Winsler farm, about one mile from the city,
with negro named Billy Boggs smith
about two weeks since in which he received
a severe wound, the subclaVlan artery being
severed. Mr.. Craft fingered for several
days the physicians having but little hope
from the first OF his recovery. and on Friday
morning ut s o'clock he breathcd his last.
A distressing accident occurred at the Cen
trail depot at Atlanta Sunday afternoon. A
young lady had died az the Agnes scott instl-
tute Decatur, FROM the effects Of vaccination
and her body was brought up on the Georgia
railroad 10 De transferred 70 Lue Atlanta ana
west Point As The casket was being showed
from zone baggage car TO the other the Geor-
gia road car was suddenly moved IN way
that crushed the Casket and the body with IL.
At the evening service at ST. Lukes
church at Atlanta. Sunday night Bishop
Nelson. in announcing to the con
gregatiOn that he had received a letter OF res
ignatlOn fro m the dean Dr. r. :. Barrett,
said that he did so with great regret and
suggested that meeting of the congregation
be held at which some steps might be taken 10
induce him TO reconsider his determination.
A meeting followed the services ana com
mittee was appointed to call on the dean.
Hon. w Y. Atkinson's appointments are
are as follows. subject to cancellation il suD-
sequent joint debates conflict with any OF the
Following dates: Cusseta. ChattahoOchee
county, on SATURDAY., March 81; Lebulon,
Pike county, Ga Monday. April 2: Carroliton
Carroll county, on Tuesday, April 8, Butler,
Taylo, county, on Thursday April 5; Perry,
Houston county, on Friday. April 6;
Hamilton, Harris county, on Monday, April
8; Ellaville Schley cOJnty, on Wednesday
April II; Blakely, Early county, on Friday
April 10; Albany, Dougherty county, on sat
urday, April Il.
Rev. 7. @. Pond an Episcopal minister
died very suddenly at Mt. Airy Saturday
night at 1880 o clock with something like
asthma. Mr.. Pond had retired for the night
When he felt the attack coming on him he
put on his clothes and tried to get to Dr.
Rodgers ONCE where he might get medical
attention. His son, Thomas heard him get
upand he also got up and followed him, over
taking him ABOUT half way between his house
and DR.. Rodgers once. He told his father
that he would run on and have the doctor up,
10 which he replied An right" As soon as
Mr.. Pond reached the doctor once which is
only about 100 yards from his house he sank
down on the steps before the doctor could get
to him and died Rev. Mr.. Pond had ar
ranged TO have aster services Sunday. The
little church had been decorated suitably for
the occasion by the ladies.
lively fight occurred on the Georgia Cen
trail train al Grimm Sunday afternoon be
tween two men who came from a small town
near there and who got away without their
names being known. They were rivals for the
hand of Miss Lottie Alexander belle Of No
bile, who has been visiting in jackson ana
their chan eS were regarded as about equal
Sunday morning Miss Anderson started for
church with one OF the men. hut instead
OF going there drove on to Grimm, where
they were married. In some way the other
sutton got hint of their intentions and fol
lowed as fast as he could He was too late
however. He reached town Just as the Cen
tral train was pulling out for Atlanta with the
happy couple on board. The disappointed
man made rush for the train, caught IT,
went into the car where were the girl he
loved and the other man, and started toward
them. The two men caught sight of each
other at about the same time. A few blows
were exchanged and they were pull. ed apart
The train hands kept the Tilted youth in
another car until the train reached Jones'
boro, where he left, not, however, until he
had hurled his curses at the couple.