The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS.


TaIbOttOn's Best Residences Burn
ed-A White hoy shoots Negro
a Society Editress of Atlanta sues
Negro Dray man on Account of an
Accident 10 the Forms OF a Paper,
GEORGIA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wimberly of Elko
celebrated their golden wedding Thurs
day.
Dr. William H. V. I.eyden Of Atlanta
died suddenly Thursday from con@eAtive
chill
The populists Of Oglethorpe county will
hold a mass meeting in the court house
at Lexington Tuesday.
A movement is on foot for the celebra-
ton of day in honor OF President Coliler
at the Atlanta exposition.
DR.. r. Z. Green Of Gainesville received
an order from a firm in Newfoundland Tor
$500 pounds of factory thread. It VIII re-
0uire about 70 bales OF cotton 10 make
this amount
J. p Austin of Cordele has been grant
ed patent on a check book which he Ras
invented. He already has a patent on a
general balance book which greatly short
ems the work on bank books.
JEFF Valentine and Mrs. NJ. V. Valentine.
who were arrested at Atlanta on suspicion
three days ago. but released the follow
ing day, are again in trouble. They are
now locked up on advice received that
mond robbery.
The Stephens ginhouse at Eastman to-
gether with four gin stands, machinery
and their appurtenances, fourteen bales
of cotton and two tons of cotton seed,
was destroyed by fire a day or two ago.
The loss is estimated at $500, no IN
surance It is supposed to be the work
of an incendiary.
Thursday night the residence Of c. W.
Kimbrough, of Talbotton. was destroyed
by fire. Two outhouses were also burned.
The cause of the fire is unknown. When
1t was discovered the rear part of the
dwelling was burning from the interior.
Nothing was saved from the buildings
The insurance is $500.
Capt. A. L. De Ronsey. formerly of
New Orleans. is getting ready TO build
another steamer TO ply upon the waters
of the Coosa between Rome and the gov
eminent locks below Gadsden, Ala. the
work is to begin at once and the boat
will be engaged in the freight bust
ness. which has grown very rapidly.
G. E Clapp of Ostego, Mich. was at
Gainesville last week for the purpose Of
investigating the practicability of moving
his shirt factory from Michigan to that
place. Before leaving he signed a contract
agreeing to move his machinery to Gaines
vile provided the city raises the money to
pay transportation, which was estimated
10 be about $500.
new postohice has been established in
Habersham county, five miles from
Gainesville. to be known as Acorn. A pc
dition for the establishment of another Of
fee on the same road, to be located in Hall
county. will be sent to the department
soon, with the request for a direct line
over this route, three times a week from
Cleveland, via Pink and the two new Of
fees to Gainesville
Thursday afternoon VIII Conner. a white
youth of Rome, and some companions
were out with their guns when they came
up with a crowd of negroes. Conner and
negro boy named VIII Anderson became
engaged in a quarrel. Anderson called
Conner a vile name and cursed him and
Conner fired at him with his rifle. The
negro fell, with a bullet hole through
his arm near the shoulder. lie bled
profusely. but the wound is not considered
dangerous. Conner was arrested and lock-
ed up.
Judge ]. NJ. Griggs. of Dawson has
formerly announced his resignation, to
go into effect Jan. !. Judge Griggs Goes
this IN order that the applicants 20 sue
coed him may have time 10
1t is not known yet who viii
be candidates for the judgeship, .hough
1T is generally believed that Solicitor
General Sheffield will have no opposition.
NJ. c. Edwards, Jr., and t. j. Hart are
already in the race for the solicitorsnip
in case the present incumbent should
succeed Judge Griggs.
Deputy Sheriff E. +. Taylor has re-
turned to Brunswick from Baileys Mill,
where he went with a warrant for the
arrest of Frank Coins, a man well known
and formerly a policeman. The warrant
was sworn out by J. c. Swindle of Joss
1yn. Swindle charges Coins with forging
his name to an order for goods from A.
Letter & Son, wholesale grocers, of Sa-
vannah. Deputy Sheriff Taylor, accom-
panied by Swindle, left on the last trip
of the Passport for Bailey's Mills 10 ar
rest Coins. who was working there. Coins
heard they were coming, threw mp his
job and left. The officer tracked him TO
Okefinokee swamp.
oorraenondappa Of he
Morning News: Last Wednesday evening
at the Methodist church of Waynesboro
Miss Caroline McElmurray, daughter or
Hon. John +. McElmurray, member OF
the legislature, and Lieut.. James II.
Whitehead of the Burke Light Infantry,
q scion of one of the most ancient families
in Burke county, were married. The
church was most beautifully decorated
for the occasion, the decorating being the
work of Mrs. William r. Jones. Miss Attic
Moore of Macon played the wedding
march. She is a teacher of music at the
WaynesborO Academy. The ushers were
Hon. r. c. Nicely, DR.. H. B. McMaster,
Flower girls, Misses Winnie Bell, Sarah
McElmurray and Lizzie Lou Gray. At
PENDANTS, Miss Stewart of Decatur, Miss
Ruth Evans of Lagrange and Miss Helm
del of Augusta, Misses Sue Whitehead,
Belle Coy. Leila Shewmake Marian Dent
and Fife Shewmake Of Waynesboro
Nessrs. G. o. Warnock. Harper Dent
Moses Green, Laurie McElmurray, Ed
Byne, viii McCathern, DR.. NJ. O. Fulcher
and Capt. w. A. Wilkins. Jr. Maid OF
honor, Miss Mary Lou McElmurray; first
groomsman, Capt. William S. Fulcher The
ceremony was performed by Rev. w. F.
Smith. After the ceremony there was a
large reception at the home of Hon. l. J.
MeElmurray.
very unusual case was taken IN in
the city court at Atlanta before Judge
Berry Friday, when the suit of Mrs F,plie
Williams formerly the editor of Society
the well-known weekly published in At
lanta few years ago. against Le.nuel
Wright a negro drayman was called
Mrs. Williams, il seems, was editing the
paper and having it set at her residence
on Poplar street. From there the two
forms were hauled on a dray every week
TO the printing establishment of J. p
Harrison & Co. on Ivy street IN her
petition to the courts for damages she
alleges that on the It'll of December, 1892
she employed Wright to haul two forms
of type to the printing establishment Of
the Harrisons and cautioned him to be
very careful in handling them. She saws
that he failed TO heed her words ard
handled the forms in such a careless
manner that one of them was pied ard
the type had to be gathered up in a coal
scuttle and carried back to her office.
while the other was badly wrcnched
so that it was impossible 10 get out the
paper for that week. Miss Williams
claims that the sales of the paper for the
week, which were worth $25. We're lost.