The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-30

Carruthers.
GEORGIA
The convention Of the Thirty-siIth senate
rial district at Newman nominated T. R
Whitley Of Douglas.
The teachers Of Douglas, Carroll, Paulding,
Cobb. Fulton and Campbell counties nave
formed an association.
The colored Baptist church Of Camilla was
dedicated yesterday morning. The dedlca-
tory sermon was preached by Rev. F. *. Love
OF Savannah.
Under an attachment In favor OF Mrs O. @.
Daniel the stock Of goods OF A. D. Brooks, at
"a Peachtree street Atlanta. was levied on
Saturday by Deputy Sheriff Green. The at
taChmeht amounts to $3.50
Americas Times Recorder: Some ten or
dozen of the mayoralty aspirauts looked
Rskance yesterday when Postmaster ROney s
resignation was announced They see in him
a formidable opponent should he enter the
contest
W H. Smith chairman OF the Coweta
County republican seXeCutives committee, has
called convention, 10 meet Aug "a, for the
purpose Of electing delegates to the state re-
publican convention, which will meet In At
lanta on Aug. %
Mrs Elizabeth Moon is perhaps the Oldest
person in Athens. She is now in her y3d
year Her husband. W. Moon, died In 1883.
Efforts are now being made to secure a pen
sion for Mrs. Moon as her husband was In
the Indian war Of 1886.
The stock OF W. G. Keene Of Ogethorpe
was sold at public sale Friday, and was bid
in blythe creditors for 81 300. II is under
stood that Mr.. Keene will again be put in
charge of the business. The stock was
very good one and invoiced about 5000.
Selling sweet potatoes by the pound IS
sort of novelty in Atlanta, yet there is a mer-
chant in the First ward who sold the first
that came in, two or three weeks ago, at
cents pound, Sixty pounds to the bushe1.
this was SL2J bushel or Sl.O5 peck. pretty
stEep for the seductive tubers. .------
lJohn Toy, foreman OF the School Of Tech
nnIOgV Atlanta has nrpgentP0 through
Mrs Lollie Belle WyLe, to the Woman
Press Club OF Georgia beautiful gayel 1t
was made by him Of Georgia oak, beautiful
ir design and beautifully carved. 1t viii be
presented to the club at its next meeting by
Mrs. Wylie
Camilla Clarion: The pear shippers have
been busy this week getting of their crops.
Good prices have been realized for all that
have been, shipped and now some
of the unwise are wondering why they cut
their orchards down. The pear is the only
fruit crop that has amounted to anything at
all this year.
An naecdent happened around at VIM,
Johnson Co s. machine shop at Macon Fri
day that came near costing one of the EN-
ployes OF that establishment his life and the
company very serious damage AS 1t was
one man was badly hurt and damage done to
the amount of $500 or 800. The belt slipped
of the governor wheel and general smash-up
followed. The man injured is named Hicks
His injuries are not dangerous.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: A large and
night, which was watched with considerable
interest by many people In the city The
star behaved quite queerly. IL would first
make quite a lively ascension, and then
would take downward tendency and drop
several feet. Occasionally the star would
appear TO move to the right, and then to the
left. Its movements were unusually peculiar
and some of the superstittous who saw it
grew somewhat uneasy.
Frank Carruthers, who killed Tom Car
ruthers in Pulaski county on May 10, was
frHN haaauN rNnu
one of the candidates for sheriff Q. /. Ander-
son. The prisoner said that he did not in
tendto kill Mr.. Carruthers, but only struck
him to keep him of himself. Carruthers was
bold in going back to Hawkinsville, and said
that he intended to kill three more persons
and then give up, but fortunately for the
community he gave up before he could do the
threatened bloody work
The third party men of Randolph county
met at Cuthbert Friday The attendance was
small. The object of the meeting was TO
name two OF their followers for representa-
tive and senator. They named II. o. Newton
for the House in opposition to the democratic
nominee, J. A. Martin. To nominate can
didate for senator, delegates were present
from Clay, Terrell and Randolph counties,
which compose the district, and they decided
upon u. J. Perry OF Cuthbert, as the one to
sey
-. The republican convention of Randolph
county. which is composed entirely of ne
groes, met at Cuthbert a few DAYS ago and
htatou thdI were open Tor trades, but be
fore trading they would demand that their
names be placed in the Jury box and that
ot1ceS be divided. 1t is said that the third
party people have promised the former INIT
the latter demand seems TO trouble them
They don't know how TO do this and retain
thelr own strength. or accede to 1t and get
the negro vote The negroes were by no
means enthusiastic.
The democrats of Randolph county held a
primary day or two ago. B. w. Ellis for
clerk and u L, Redding for collector and J.
l.. blackburn for coroner had no opposition
and we're renominated w c. Bynum, present
sheriff, was renominated over l. X. Bridges
H. ii. Shelly, present tax receiver, was re-
nominated over c. M PondeXter and W n
Spurloek. L. p Arthur defeated the present
treasurer, J. NJ. Redding. Present surveyor,
). o Morris, was not candidate. Two new
men aspired for this ONCE. b. J. Jackson and
y. b. Dozler, the former defeating the latter.
Eltay Courier; On last Friday afternoon
while SEEMING in the river a few miles below
Elhlay George |. Long was drowned Fletch
Holden, John Holden, Green Stansoury and
others were present, but being so far on and
the wholes afair occurred so suddenly, they
could~do nothing to save him. His body was
recovered in about an hour and was sent To
Blue Ridge for burial. Mr.. Long was poor
laqorlng man and his family was almost des-
uthte The good people OF the community,
however, made up a considerable purse for
the funeral expenses and for the benefit OF
the berett family. They removed TO Blue
Ridge where they came from to Ellijay.
The suggestion has been made that July %.
"A
made legal holiday by the city, and that the
city council pass an ordinance making II so.
1t Is further suggested that it be a day de.
voted TO a social reunion and general hand
shaking by the veterans Of the blue and gray.
so, that in peaceful and fraternal manner
its memories may be perpetuated, sho wing
that whatever anlmosities may have existed
IN the past, have given place forever to the
, Blessed influences Of peace. The recent beau,
tfful observance Of the day. inaugurated
through the diliRent efforts of Capt. George
w. Forbes. DR.. Charles d A!Yigny and Judge
Robert l.. Rodgers was move in this direc
tlon, and others have now become Interested
In the good work, and will use every endeayor
to have 1t perpetuated
Patrolman Mitchell Of Atlanta met with an
exceedingly warm reception Saturday when
he went 10 arrest Lima Richardson q colof @
woman who lives on Peters street The Rich
ardson woman was wanted on q charge OF
disorderly conduct. Officer Mitchell Intended
10 deal gently with her and instead Of taking
her 10 the station. to give her a COPY OF the
warrant and order her TO appear before the
recorder. When the officer went TO the door
OF the woman $ house, she met him with [ OF
OF boiling coffee In her hand and before he
could tell hts mission, the woman dashed The
contents Of the coffee pot in his face The
action was 30 sudden and unexpected that
the officer was for moment nonplussed as
well as blinded by the scalding coffee He re-.
covered his self possession, however an
took the woman 10 the police station whore a
charge OF disorderly conduct was entered
against her. MItchell's face was severely
burned.