The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIRE TWO STATES TOLD
IMPAIR NGHAPHs.



Rev. II a. Jenkins of Nortl Carolina
has accepted a call from gaze Perry bap-
list church.
Mayor Horne and the council Of Ma
con viii Ice the special sutS,. o. 9iaH ~ y.
king and general council OF Atlanta next
THANKSGIVING day
ur. Henry F. Hoyt a Presi'E terrain
preacher of Elner on. has been called r
The passionate of The Pre-n1 terrain cnuI ci
az Harmony Grove
Airs. g. J. Baker. who lives about half
way between Monroe and Logan l-le, zen
from loft one day last week, urea hlls
both bones OF The forearm ana di@4oct. llis
the wrist.
The old Baptist church at Harmony
Grove has been torn down ana moved
away and in its place VIII soon be bul.t
handsome and costly nficA eAuie" VIVA
All modern conveuieHees-
Capt. William Eamcy died at Rome
Monday afternoon capt. hamey mas re-
sided al Rome since 1873. and for many
years managed stage line from Rome 10
Jacksonville. Ala and other points
The farmers Of Sumter county are max
ing an enormous quantity OF syrup tnis
fan on nearly every plantation cane mills
are running day and night, and thou
sands OF barrels OF syrup VIII thus be saw
Cd.
A 3-year-old daughter Of L. G. Stokes
Of Georgetown was so seriously burned
on Saturday that she died on Monday. The
child was LETT in the room by herself,
and she was found almost burned TO
crisp.
The American Ticket Brokers Associ-
cation. is organizing a great effort 10 pre-
vent the passage of the bill now pending
before the Georgia legislature proNldlhs
for the abolition Of ticket scalplns IN this
state.
G. n. Cheatwood. a travelling man from
Admission, Ala, died at Gate city hotel
on Decatur street. at Atlanta Tuesday
morning, where he had been stopping
since his arrival in Atlanta, early in Sep
TENDER.
An election was held at Perry Friday
and resulted in favor of issuing bonds Tor
system of water works. II hasu been
decided whether the present supply or
running water viii be used or an arte-
sian well bored.
Hon. John B. Wheeler. who has repre-
scented Walker county in the legislature
several terms, died at his home two
miles from lafayette Monday. He was Us
years old and has been in falling health
for several months.
William H. Stokes died at his home ia
IWiggs county Monday afternoon. Mr..
Stokes was 70 years of age. He was born
in South Carolina, but moved to Iwiggs
nfty-tWO years ago. For sixteen years ne
was sheriff of the county. His tenure or
office EXTENDED up to twelve years ago.
An Intervention in the case Of the Cen
trial National Bank of New York against
the Atlantic Short Line, was filed i'm the
United states court at Macon Tues
day by J. r. Briere for $1,000 for work
done as a sub-contractor The case is tri-
able in Savannah, where the suit is pend
ing.
Nancy Jones, years Of age the daugh-
ter Of W. +. Jones of Rome, had cookie
burr removed from her Windpipe Monday
by several physicians. The little girl was
playing Saturday with some comp anlons
and swallowed the burr. Her life was all
most despaired of when the physicians
came to her relief.
Monday night the gin and cotton mill
belonging TO County Treasurer J, i. Hin
was burned, with nine or ten bales of
cotton. The property was situated near
Pope's Ferry, nine miles from Rome.
There was no insurance and the loss Will
amount to $500. 1t is thought the fire was
of incendiary origin.
The coroners jury in it's Investigation
OF the killing of George w. Cater by
car on the line of the Consolidated at At
lanta Monday morning returned verdict
of negligence on the part Of the motorman
and he Will be held responsible. Coroner
Paden at once issued warrant for the
arrest of Motorman NJ. A. Baswel who
was running the car at the time Of the ac-
cident.
Saturday afternoon. on the Keaton-Fort
plantation, in West Dougherty, about eight
miles from Albany. Ed. Lane was shot and
killed by Sim Jackson. Both parties were
negro boys and they We're playing with
a gun. The weapon was accidentally dis
charged, and Lane was killed almost in
stantly, a heavy charge of bird shot en-
terng his right breast, making fearful
wound.
The postoffice at Marietta was broken
into Monday night and several dollars IN
money and stamps stolen. Postmaster J.
Il. Northcutt had two negroes arrested
on suspicion, but they We're afterwaru
released. About fifteen stores on the pub
lie square have been broken open and rob
bed at Marietta within the last two or
three weeks and so far no arrests have
been made.
In the Superior court at Augusta Tues
day morning W. G. Stoy sued the Angus
ia Southern railroad for $50. He claimed to
have contracted for an excursion from
Tennille TO Augusta on memorial day. ana
4 g1~-HA J. N,aVu Ia
The railroad authorities denied this, but
offered TO compromise for $3l, which StOy
refused. The jury gave him verdict OF
$l475-his actual expenses.
The city council Of Rome has appoint
ed a committee TO draw up an ordinance
prohibiting the sale in that city of certain
sensational newspapers. For some time
a sheet published in Kansas City has
been printing alleged libellous articles con-
corning prominent citizens of Rome, II
is thought that the ordinance will also
prohibit the sale of another sensational
weekly published nearer home.
Macon county has three incorporated
towns within her borders and part of
another-Oglethorpe Marshalville, Monte
yuma and Andersonville. In addition to
these she has Spauding, Winchester,
Delta, Garden Valley, GrangerVille, Foun-
tainville and several village postoftlces
of lesser note. She has four newspa-
pers, fourteen lawyers and school houses
and churches dotted all over the cOun-
Columbus was visited by another fire
at 2:l5 o'clock Monday morning which
destroyed the saloon of e. +. Roberts
and the restaurant building and resi-
dehce occupied by R. T. Claiborne The
buildings were all property of Mrs T.
w Markham, who had about $500 in
surance. The fixtures in the saloon were
insured for $1,000. The total loss is about
$500. The fire originated from defective
dues in the saloon.
Mrs Mile Harris is one of Washington
county's most remarkable women She is
the mother of fourteen children, thirteen
of them are living, and twelve married
She has forty-thTee grandchildren, and
three great grandchildren, making to-
tai of hfty-eight descendants living
Mrs. Harris is the daughter of VIM Clay
OF Clay's district and is first cousin of Hon.
Steve Clay one of North GeOrgia's most
prominent citizens, who is also a native
of the same district, which was named for
his father.
As a result of an investigation into the
conduct of certain students of Mercer
University during a parade of military
companies on the campus recently, Her
bert Grice, son of Col w. l.. Grice OF
HaWkinsvile has been required to with
draw from the institution by order of the
faculty. 1t is said a number of other stu
dents were expecting TO be dismissed,
but no such action has yet been taken,
though it is understood that several OF