The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20

fringemenf Of An Electrical Pat
ent Abandoned.
GEORGIA
Water froze in a well eighty feet deep
1t Lexington during the freeze
Atlanta's FIRE department has answered
ufty-four fires IN the past iorty-uVe days.
J. F. Copeland. one OF the oldest cit
izens Of Corinth died Sunday night from
paralysis.
J. 3. James of Gainesville claims to
have together with his agents. killed ana
shipped "a rabbits since the hrsl snow
1all last Sunday night
The residence of j. 10. McCarty az
Charleston. occupied Dy Mrs. Mays, was
burned 10 the ground at 10 o'clock Satur-
day morning. The loss OF $1,000 is covered
by insurance
Louis Jacobs. a young man from New
York, who had been at BrunsWlck one
week Monday. opened the safe OF II. =.
LAWN. the Bay street merchant, anu
u is charged robbed him OF Slii IN cash-
A warrant has been issued for young
Mrs. Houston. living IN the upper part
Of Worth county, who is charged with
having murdered her own child by throw
ing il into a pond OF water immediately
after having given IL birth.
The store at Young Harris. together
with all the goods belonging 10 A. ,.
Dyer, was destroyed by hre triday hlshl-
The consensus of opinion ls that it caught
IRE from the carelessness Of some college
boys who occupied a room over the store.
Ten acres Of land known as the Adams
mill tract, on Beaverdam creek. mas been
purchased as the place TO locate the FL
berton electric light plant There IS me
water power at this place when VIII lui-
nish water for the water works ana any
kind OF small factories
The South Carolina constables, across
tho Savannah river from AusustaL cap
tured a lot Of contraband whisky ,SatnI1
as tomatoes both on the cans and on the
case in which they We're packed Ihey al
50 captured d keg of beer IN a sugar par
rel with layers OF the saccharihlc ulot
sells between the key and the sides OF the
barrel.
The case brought by the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing company
against Supt. W. L. Moore OF the augusta
Street railroad and r. !. Edentteld OF
Augusta upon the charge of infringing
on certain electrical patents has been
dropped. Monday the attorney or the
Westinghouse Company visited Augusta
and after investigating the case con-
cluded his clients had no grounds Tor q
suit and has advised the company 20
withdraw the case from the couFts anu
pay the cost.
Tax Collector S. a. Whootten and Tax
Receiver ". II. T.. Jones of Wilkes county
and their friends are considerably eNer-
cised for fear they viii forfeit the
ofices 70 which they have been elected.
1t seems that the state authorities IN At
lanta object to the bonds these olncers
have made because the bonds We're simply
approved by the chairman OF the board or
county commissioners, instead of by at
least three members Of the board. The
matter Is being investigated and some OF
the lawyers hold that as these officers
themselves We're not at fault, there VIII
be no serious trouble arising out OF the
matter.
There are a half dozen or more OF boys.
bbth black and white, at Dahlonega
whose daily business is to Loaf from store
70 store and who have no visible means
OF support. The ordinary says that he IS
going TO take this matter in hand as
soon as the weather mOderates, according
10 law. and see that they 60 TO work ana
earn an honest living. They must get
Jobs of their own or be let out 70 the
highest bidder. There Is a young negro
cutesf villainy He stole the calaboose
blankets a few days ago and sold them
To two negro women and then atterWard
borrowed them and placed them back IN
the calaboose.
From Dec 20 to Feb. j. W. Harrell
of Lowndes county killed III hogs, OF
total weight of 1881 pounds, an aver
age of 1891 pounds each. Reckoning these
al 6 cents per pound he has return OF
SqSl. o.. Besides, they brought him forty
cans of lard, aggregaing one ton OF
grease or 1900 pounds. The sausages,
buildings, heads, etc, yielded 500 IN cash
to his wife. The raising and fattening
Of The III hogs did not actually cost fifty
bushels of corn. Mr. Harrell Will not
plant a seed of cotton this year Mr..
Harrell does not devote all his attention
10 pork raising. but grows plenty of cat
tie and his orchards produce pears and
pecans that bring in a neat revenue.