The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.


in His Little Shop at Ocala-A Pas
senger Put of a Georgia Road Train
Sues for 81, 300 Damages.
GEORGIA.
The grain crop in North Georgia is very
heavy.
The mule trade is good in Dawson this sea
son. Lots Of them are being sold
A company is being organized at Dawson to
put in a $4,000 electric light plant
w b. Powers. Of Palatka Fla, was mar
ried 70 Miss Julia Hill at Macon Wednesday.
Tuesday, W. II. Baker purchased the Horne
place, on South Hill street, at Grimm, paying
g. 500 for 1t.
Mrs Cynthia Caroline Maclean died at her
home at Townsville Tuesday. She was In
her SD year
The commissary at ]. W. Favors' mills in
Talbot county was burned day OF two ago
with It's contents.
Councilman Harry Stockdeu, OF Atlanta,
win be a candidate for mayor in the Gate
city at the next election.
Oonyers Banner: Pace, Gaskin & Co. is
the name OF a new naval stores firm, located
IT Beaver Pond Conee county.
W. T. Arlington OF Dawson, made an as
signment Saturday night for the benefit Of his
creditors. The assignee is W. G. Kimbrough.
The salary OF Dr. Scruggs. the Methodist
minister at Dawson, has been fixed at 81 $50
this year. The salary heretofore paid was
1850.
Douglas AttaWay mas nearly competed MS
new store on upper Broad street, at Waynes
boro, and in a few days will open up full line
Of groceries.
At Macon Wednesday a boy was kicking
foot ball when he kicked so high as to dislo-
cate his hip. 1t is thought that he Will be
manned for life
1t is said that very costly and commo-
dious sanitarium is to be erected at Marietta
IN the near future by physician and CAPT
tallst of the east
At Waycross Tuesday Thomas G. Mays
who is connected withe steam laundry had his
left hand caught in the machine and badly
manRled. The ends of his fingers were
mashed of and his whole hand is terribly
mangled.
AT about 1890 o'clock Sunday night, the
hall OF the colored Odd Fellows. at Dawson,
was discovered to be on fire, and in a little
while the building and its contents we're in
ashes. It was a 2story building and cost
about $500. which, with the paraphernalia
made the loss about $500. There was no in
surance.
AT Gibson Wednesday Grey Snider
young man y years old. while endeavoring to
reach blank tag under his fathers cotton
gin, which was running at fun speed. had his
arm caught and literally torn off just above
the elbow, Drs. Kitchens, Roney and Kelley
were summoned but arrived too late. At 4
O'Clock the young man died from loss of
blood.
A mad dog attacked Barto Wilson the de-
pot agent at Collins. Monroe county, Wednes-
day. He next appeared in Forsyth where he
Dlb a negro nOy. FROM there ne went south
OF town about three miles and severely bit a
widow Mrs. Edge, and also her daughter.
Jack Hill, who lives near by, soon discovered
the dog m his yard and shot him, but not be-
fore the dog succeeded in biting him. 1t is
supposed the dog had hydrophobia, though
nothing serious has yet occurred from the
wounds.
The murder trial OF John W. Clapp for the
killing of Edward Perrin on Nov. g. six miles
from Augusta. on the Washington road. in
front OF Henry Shimky's blacksmith shop
was commenced in the superior court at Au-
c. Roney. The court room was
crowded with spectators. Owing to the prom
inenee Of Mr.. Clapp and Of the deceased, Mr..
Perrin who was member of the board of
education. considerable interest is being
taken in the case by the public
The trial of William Akeridge, Jim Axe
ridge, William Ogden. Thomas Elliott and
indicted for arson on account OF the
burning of the city stables in which
200 head OF mules persisted, was begun at
Atlanta Wednesday. The FIRE occurred a
year ago. The men lived IN the neighbour
hood OF the city dumping grounds and had
made repeated protests against its location
mere, also entering SUIT Tor damages against
the city. When the stables were burned sus-
picion fell on them. The men are being
tried separately, having refused to go TO
trial together.
While no i'll feeling exists, still there is a
slight collision in foot bah circles at Augusta
The club decided to give banquet at the
Bon-Air. There was a question as to whether
wines should be served at said banquet or
not. 10 settle the matter a meeting was
called and A A. jameson, the manager of the
team, led the anti wine debate with his accus-
TONED vlgor and in accordance with his rules
OF lie. II was finally decided that wine
should be served to the kicsers, when they
were toasted for their feats OF prowess on the
gridiron. AS result OF this decision Mr.
Jameson resigned not only from the manage
ment but from the organization.
That wellknown aristocrat Alias Lord
Berestord, the gentleman who has done so
much In the few months OF his penitenttary
life TO elevate prison society, is now working
under the muZzle of double barreled shot
gun at the Gress lumber camps. And TO even
further complete his downfall, instead Of the
linen collar that Beresford was wont to wear
there Will be about his lordly neck the tiger.
striped sack-cloth of feon's clothes while
about his leg he will wear a single shackle;
with all this to bear down his royal feelings
lately wounded by more rigid discipline,
which has come on since the discharge of his
favortte guard, Lord Beresford narrowly
escaped good whipping. Having caused so
much trouble In the camp, il was rumored
that Mr.. CIV. Gress would try. to rid himself
of the expensive lumber checker but such is
not the case. Mr.. Gress said that Lord
beresIoru was too valuable man to let go, as
In his capacity of lumber checker he was
most faithful and accurate. He also said
that he intended to keep the Englishman
closer in the future.
A suit for 81 300 damages against the Geor-
GA Pacific railroad has been filed in the
clerks office in Atlanta by L. b. Barnes and
Arnold & Arnold, as attorneys for BENJAMIN
II. Rutledge. Rutledge is poor farmer liy-
Ing near Temple, a small town on the Georgia
Pacific railroad. He wanted to make his
money go as far as possible in buying Christ
mas tricks for his children so he went to At
lanta on Dec. 20. Before going he bought a
round trip ticket from Temple to Atlanta and
return. On reaching there he spent every cent
OF his money in buying toys, and with
his arms full Of bundles he boarded the train
IN the afternoon his heart full OF happiness
to think OF the pleasure in store for his chill
dren. When several miles out OF the city the
conductor came around but refused TO accep ut
his ticket, saying 1t was not good. Rutledge
had spent all his money for his children and
he was accordingly put of the train He
walked back to Atlanta and stayed until the
23d with friend and then he took another
train and was passed through on the ticket
which the first conductor refused. On &C
count OF these things Mr.. Rutledge has sued
the road for 81 800.
Griffin Call: There is an organized move
ment on foot among the negroes of Spalding,
Butts, Henry, Fayette, Pike and Monroe
counties to form what they!call a Citizens
Union" for the purpose OF establishing
union stores 10 be operated by men Of their
own color in the counties named. Their or.
ganiZation is something after the order Of the
farmers alliance movement and is likely To
meet with the same results, unless the mem
bers stick closer to the text, as is held forth
~ their printed constitution and bylaws
The joining fee" in this union is to be S. 90;
$50 cash down and the remainder
In two months 1yhile tho ,novtbL