The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Shocking Accident at "a Grave.
GEORGIA
Athens is threatened with an epidemic
OF measles.
There are rumors Of a bank 10 be cstab-
hshed fin Arlington
Clinton Cochran was arrested AZ Athens
Friday 10y the United states marshal
for passing counterfeit money
A reunion Of the Forty-thiri Georgia
volunteers VIII be held at Ball Ground,
Hall county, on August Z.
The colored military Of the state con-
template holding am cncampment at Au-
gusta some time during the carly part
Of August.
Harry Mcmillan Of the Mcmillan Seed
Company OF Atlanta was run over by an
engine at New Orleans a day or two ago
and one of his feet So badly crushed that il
had to be amputated.
The store of Grain Bros, booksellers and
statiOners of Albany. was closed los Dep
utv Sherin William Goodwin Thursday
on account of their inability to meet Ger
tain notes for rent due Mrs. J. c. Tai
bert
Mrs. Anderson. who died recently in
Richmond, was a sister Of Capt. William
J. Parker of Macon. and once inherited
considerable property in Macon. In her
viii she bequeathed $1,000 with which TO
build an academy OF arts in Macon or
Nineville.
Arrangements are being made for the
twelfth annual convention of the Sunday
OtlOOl ASSOCIATION OF the ANtulltlN us
trict, which is 10 assemble at Tallapo0sa
on July j. The district emhodies the COuu-
ties Of Carroll, Douglas, HARRISON, Pauld-
ing and Polk.
Rome Tribune: In Broomtown Valley. J.
r. Wardlow was accidentally shot In the
thigh, making a very painful wound, a day
or two ago He was packing his valise TO
60 on journey when "a little boy named
Paul Hammond picked up his pistol. which
he had removed from his valise. and began
playing with Il. As Wardlow turned around
the boy pulled the trigger sendtng bull
let crashing into WardlOw's thigh, strik-
ing the bone. Fortunately no large blood
vessels were severed.
The government is anxious to establish
lNe-saVing station on the banks Of
Clara Nicer at Atlanta TO protect the peO-
pie from drowning should any of the gOn-
dolas electric launches or steam launches
be wrecked during the wind storms that
viii prevail, no doubt, during the expo
sition. The government has no apprOprl-
alton available for the erection of a build
ing Tor the station and asked the EXPOSE
ton company TO erect such a building
The matter is TO be submitted TO the eX-
position directors at their next meeting.
Mrs. Jane Warner. of Eufaula. Ala.
died at her home there Thursday, and her
remains We're taken to Georgetown. Ca.
number accompanied the remains to the
grave. a most distressing accident Oc-
CURED at the cemetery while the corpse
was being lowered into the grave. the lines
broke and the casket fell with a crash,
breaking open one end in the bottom of
the grave, and the other on the top
placing the corpse in a almost perpen-
dicular position The glass was broken
in many places and fell in on the body.
Thursday night at 10 o'clock fire broke
out in the building at Athens at the
corner Of Broad and Wall streets, oc-
cupied by G.. S. Methvin. dealer in stoves
and tinware The damage is about 5000
The stock Of Mr.. Forbsein, a merchant
next door, was damaged by water to
the amount of $1,000. The building was
the oldest in the city, having been erected
in ls4e by Mr.. Gerint. 1t was known as
the Central hotel, and was run then by
Louis Gonnike. The fire caught in room
that was occupied by John Howard Payne
in 1916: The building was owned by Capt.
Jim White.
The Augusta Chronicle has received
letter from Lincoln county saying that
a revenue officer who was in that neigh
borhood last week was shot all to pieces
and his body thrown in the river His
horse was also killed. and with his wagon
consigned to the muddy waters of the
Savannah. The names of parties who
are suspected of running stills are also
given and the location. The letter says
the mOOnshinerS are very open in their
threats against the revenue officers and
1t Is said that death awaits any man
who goes there TO interfere with them. The
story lacks confirmation, and is rather
improbable.
There came near being tragic accident
IN the rear OF the Burney Tailoring Com
y
Der OF workmen were engaged in raising
the roof of the rear end of the building,
and the contractor had raised the roof
with braces and Jack screws till IL was on
a level He had neglected to secure it
laterally and was just fixing to put in the
braces when pun of wind came and the
ROOT began swaying, the props fell out of
plump, and down came portion of the
Roof with a crash. A cloud of dust filed
the room and out of the falling debris these
men CROPPED their way and were greeted
a M ait ID
crowd who expected to find that some of
them had been either killed or seriously
hurt.
Atlanta Journal: The Atlanta and Flor
IDA litigation is at an end and the Central
Trust Company was decided the property
Friday. The present owners Of the road,
that is the holder of the stock, who have
$l,269,09O worth of paper, will get between
and cents on the dollar. Perhaps this
IS one of the smallest returns on record
for an investment Judge Newman this
morning signed final decree ordering the
property to be transferred to the Central
Trust Company of New York, for the con-
sideration of $275,0O0 The figures on the
disposition of this amount are as follows:
Amount due the Central Trust Company,
$l52, 1896. Amount placed in Commission
ers Palmer's and Grants hand for dis
tribution among stockholders, SIS. $40. IS.
placed in Receiver William Bailey Thorn
as hands for the payment of the re-
ceiver's debts, SCI, $40. These amounts will,
of course foot up $2150 00. 1t has been pro-
the receiver amount to more than has been
placed in his hands, the commissioners
snail give him the amount needed to pay
additional claims. Since there are several
damage suits pending, il is altogether prob
able that the amount in the hands of the
commissioners will be decreased.
Atlanta Constitution: w. A Blair of "a!
West Peters street. has in his possession
what he thinks is the jawbone of a human
skull which was found in the center of d
Carroll county tree several months ago
Mr. Blair has a small wooden box contains
two wood blocks, and in one of the latter
there are what look like a jawbone and
row of teeth both resembling human teett
very much. The specimen is in block o.
red oak wood about four inches thick
which Mr. Blair says was taken from tn,
center of a tree two feet in diameter. Th,
other block of wood is the part which wa!
taken from over the bone, the prints of tn,
teeth being plainly visible on it. The tree II
which the strange bone and teeth wer,
found was one supposed TO be about eight,
years old. and was on the property of V
b. and +. II. Hesterly, in Carroll county
ten miles north of Carrollton and five mile
southwest of Villa Rica, and two mile
northeast of Hickory Level, Ca. The bon
was found by w. f. Turner while splittin,
the tree into boards and he makes affidavit
that ii was four inches from the bark o
the tree and four inches from the center