The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-14

-,;abt-Changes in the Mercantile
80 in Various Parts of the State.
organ stolen From a Church.
Accident at Mill.
GEORGIA.
,.s-s John Erskine is quite i'll in Atlanta
@s government distilleries are to be
..a-ted up IN Cherokee'
w {, 6pie an old and honored citizen of
w. county died at his home near Cam
A srou last trlday'
vs5je carter. 70 years old, of Bailey, shot
Il v;L-aself while handling pistol rev days
- and died the next day
n Cotton. Chapman Mobley and James
ASfoblev. three old and prominent citizens
i = Walton county, are dead
.orptv alliance met in Greenville last
~. c. H. Ellington and S. A.
ME- of Thomson, addressed the body.
- T, Herring. who has been engaged in the
- business at Dalton, has decided to leave
a. a. mace. and may againlocate at LAGRANGE.
1.hert A Chunn of Woodbury., died last
~ rom the effects Of a hemorrhage. Mr..
SsUnn was one of Meriwethers most promi-
pent citizens.
A. Attention Wednesday E. R. McPhan.
--Eiia At work at his mill the saw struck
zee Of plank. knocking 1t through him, kill
iug him Instantly
j
oats near Lovett last Monday. Though very
IA man the immediate cause of his death is
sSrnnosed to be heart disease.
Veil Baldwin has purchased the interest Of
CHARLES ]. Andrews in the house OF G. j. An
S-sws 4 Co. at Greenville and the style of the
Ann now is Baldwin Bros. Dodds.
Nv. Graves, of Cordele, assigned on Mon
aav last to G. L. Scandrett, for the benefit of
Sis mother and other creditors. His lIabili-
ties are scheduled at 50, 900; assets. $500.
Since the death of Col. w. w. Cato, two
candidates have announced for tax collector
NJ Troup county, to I'LL the unexpired term.
They are 2. 7. Gorham and r. M. Hudson.
Judee Conn will pass an order on next Tues
5sv re-esta blishiug the district line between
Canton and Harbin. Since Canton has adopted
stock laws il becomes quite necessary that the
line be definitely known.
George Tucker, colored, is under arrest at
Tennile charged with stealing an organ
from Mt Moriah Baptist church, seven miles
rom Iennille The organ was found in the
house Of fuckers parents.
Anegro near Laurens HILL while getting
over a fence last week, was shot in the neck
from the accidental discharge of gun which
he carried, nearly severing his head from his
b0dy. which resulted in instant death
George w. Cleary, of Scriven county. who
was sentenced to the penitentiary nearly
three years ago for the killing of United
States Deputy Marshal John Harris, at
UllieE, mas uG6u pNIoOuOO Oy tilC kONGInOL-
The home Of Gen. Heard at WASHINGTON
lately bought by Mrs DR.. Mulligan for - $50,
was purchased by her father sometime in the
early seventies, from Carlton Galloway. of
Macon for $500. 1t cost $4,000 to build it in
1920
Messrs. Edmondson & Seay Bros, of La
Grange have dissolved partnership, and Seay
Bros. now occupy one of the stores formerly
occupied by the above named firm, and Mr.
Edmondson has gone into the new Dallis
building.
The crib of Dave Summons, on Col B. F.
McLaughlns place near Jones mill in Mer-
TiWether county containing about 2OO bushels
Of corn was destroyed by fire Tuesday night,
The fire is supposed to have been the work of
an iucendiary.
Frank Roberts has sold his interest in the
firm Of Frank Roberts & Co., at Valdosta, to
his partner. b. p. Jones. and Mr.. Jones has
associated L. s. Fields, Of Echols county
with him in the clothing business. The new
firm is Jones IL Fields.
The governor has issued pardon to an old
man named Joel Williams, of Walton county,
who was sent to the chain-gang for misde
meanor II was shown that Williams is dying
Of consumption, and confinement in jail would
mean his speedy death.
S. P. Jones, of Lee county. brother Of Lee
B. Jones, has opened up line of general
merchandise at Cordele. In addition to the
mercantile business. Mr.. Jones has purchased
gage extensively in the watermelon business
Recently Capt Mallory resigned the com
mand OF the Macon Light Infantry on account
OF pressure Of business. Prof. C. B. Chapman
OF the Gresham high school, was elected to
the captaincy, but he declined to accept
Capt Mallory has consented to remain at the
head OF the company for awhile at least
little white baby, only few hours old,
was left at the house of a negro tenant on
Rev B, M. Galloway place in Wilkes county
last Friday night. The baby was in box.
and was wrapped in blankets and new flannel.
There was also s. in the box viii Booker
at whose house the baby was left, says it was
white man who left It,
Oglethorpe Echo: Raymond Winn, son of
Sheriff VIM. killed on Tuesday morning last
Oh Town creek in the edge Of town the largest
crane seen In this country in many day, If
ever before 1t measured six and a half feet
from tip TO tip of wings and five and half
feet from point of till to end of toes. 1t was
snow white and beauty.
The Catholic Library Association of Au-
gusta has elected the following officers: Pres
ldent, James Daily; vice president. E. J. Cos
leuo; financial secretary, ]. J. JOY; recording
secretary, p. @. O'Gorman; treasurer, John
r. Hanty; directors, I. S. Gray, A. p. H. Null
IIa5rKy, 1. ). O'Leary, II. e. Petit, DR.. V. d.
bar0ot and James N. Walsh.
Last Sunday evening, at Copeland. Ben
Nicely, his family and mother, were driving
nome in hack, when their horses became
irghted at calf on the side of the road. The
morse In his fright began kicking, and Mr..
iNeely jumped out TO quiet him, when it
kicked MIN on the leg, Just below the knee,
breaking the bone. No one else was hurt.
The Central passenger train which left At
ianta Friday afternoon and reached Macon at
I.5O o clock p. m. was rocked by some mis-
creant when near Bolingbroke, about eighteen
t ,I above Macon. large stone crashed
through window pane and struck a lady on
one neck and then the stone hit gentleman
on the side Of the face. The parties were badly
bruised, but not seriously hurt.
Blakely Observer: Seth b. Wilkin, while
on me way home from his store Saturday
night, was accosted by three men near the
S Sl lall lot, just below the residence of G. E.
1Iqipstead. and commanded to halt. Mr..
Wl!kln happened to be carrying his revolver
III hand, and at once opened fire, when the
Lnluhlght tootpads fed in great haste. The
men were not recognized, but are believed to
Mr.. Hollinsworth, the foreman OF the Wal
t H ,ll Company of Social Circle was killed
III luay morning by falling in the fly wheel of
the engine while IL was in motion. He was on
a stepladder oihng hot box, when his foot
slpped and he fell between the belt and fly
Sueel. His death was instantaneous. He was
,ioLu New Orleans and had only been con
Hected with this company short time. He
las family living in New Orleans.
Oglethorpe Echo: Though lacking only two
nm a. tne aggregate of issuing as many marriage
licenses during 1893 as in 1892, Ordinary Bacon
ffaJs last years record is the smallest of any
loL Years and years. But thirty-two white
VS9oupIes obtained licenses against forty-one in
s s,'1; one hundred and six liz enses were is
sueu TO colored couples against ninety-nine
r ,ne year previous Up to yesterday the ordi-
NaIy mad issued no licenses this year
lhomas r. X. Cobb has resigned the presi-
THvuCy OF the Fulton County Young Men s
League. He gives up the presi-
1 geniy OF this excellent and enthusiastic or