The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28

GEORGIA
There is a movement on foot to organize
Primitive Baptist church at DoIglasvllle
Athens street car drivers struck for higher
wages a few days ago, hui the majority OF the
old hands remained and travel was not inter
rupted.
The Sunday school convention Of Polk
county will meet with the Cedartown Baptist
church on Friday, May IL, and continue three
days IN session.
}. d. Stok has bought an interest in his
brother shoe business at Eastman, and in
the future the firm will he known as j. ID.
d Il. l.. stokes.
a petition is being circulated at Carrollton
10 abolish the Office Of county commissioner.
u i reported that the graFl Jury viii recon-
mend that the Office abolished.
r. c. Stuart OF the Albany Drug Company,
alleged ~ have left that city under cloud,
writes from gainesville. Fla. that the report
is le.ss he letl with the full
knowledge OF The COMPANY.
queer foundation has cen put in for
house on Second GvCnucat Rome. 1t consists
OF oak or chestnut posts. ~ feet high wi n
1--WE feet under ground. and the rest in the air.
n C 10 Sc Is 10 e b.ilt around these posts,
which viii anchor 1t TO the ground in case Of
Hood
Actor Edwin Harcourt late Of the Robert
Downing Company, was arrested al Nash
Vile can. "Wednesday on teie1ram from
Chief Of Police Williams. OF tolumDus,
charging him with ! eny. he is accused Of
carrying OF valuable diamonds belonging to
young lady OF Columbus
A Texas Baptist PAPER known as the Texas
Baptist stan iard scV"~ely CrltlClsCs GOV.
NoNhen for app0intin p ltri,k Walsh q sen
ator The governor is a BAPTIST, the leHas
paper is an American Protective Association
organ and senator walsh is a Roman tathO-
lie Inc Christian index. another Baptist
paper, published in Atlanta defends the gov
ernor
Bill Jones the lS-year old horse thief. who
was convicted at the late term of the court at
Cleveland and NeU1put cd 10 in
the pententiarY, escat ed Monday night from
his guards, who were asleep, and be is again
at large, with a reward offered for his recap
ture. Jones was shot by the ON er who ar
rested HIM in Habersham county three weeks
ago, After he was brought to cleveland for
trial. and after he was sentenced. he was leept
at the Henderson hotel closely guarded.
Monday night he was handCuned by one wrist
and chained to the ted. He succeeded in
slipping the cuff, put on his own clothes, stole
the trousers Of one guard and some money.
took the others hat quietly raised window
and stepped out into the night. lie had been
feigning illness several days, 1t is thought.
purpOSely for making his escape. Every
effort is being made to recapture him.
In few weeks Mrs Martha j. Washington
the well known authoress and at one time
resident OF Atlanta, will stablish at Atlanta
a rescue mission for the redemption and say
ing OF fallen women Mrs. Washington is
well-known in Atlanta She was the wife Ct
the late DR.. Willis r. Westmoreland, who at
the time OF his death was the most noted
gia After her removal from Atlanta to New
York, she married q Mr.. Washington Of that
city. For four years since what she terms
her glorious conversion Mrs. Washington
has been engaged in this work and by her
own efforts and labor claims TO have saved
many souls from sure perdition and perhaps
selfdestruction. Not only is she mis-
sion worker but she is also an evangelistic
worker which means that she preacnes the
word" for the benefit of those who will
listen.
At Carrollton Wednesday Dock Almon was
placed on trial for his life, for killing JOrdon
Chambers Monday night, Nov. 20, 1893. Amon
and Chambers were in town that day and LEFT
for home together They we're about six
miles from town when they became involved
in dispute Both men had been drinking
during the day. What the dispute arose
about no one knows. Almon was found a
mile from his victims body in a drunken
stupor AmOn and Chambers were we'll CON
nected in Carroll and Heard counties While
there was only one eye witness to the killing
there were seventy-tive witnesses summoned.
L. j. Dale swOre at the inquest that he was
with the two men when the fight started, but
walked of and was eight or ten feet away
Wednesday Dale did not swear to the same
story he told before. After Dale came down
from the stand the states attorneys notified
the court that they would impeach his testi-
mony given this morning. 1t was upon the
evidence Of Dale that the state relied to con.
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