The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-12

" ANeE spout anu hE1hf
Temperance Crusade in Macon-An
Attempt 10 Burn the GraniteviIie
Academy-A superintendent Indicf-
ed for Running Freight Trains On
sunday.
GEORGIA
Hundreds of acres Of land has been
planted in corn in Newton county within
the past two weeks
Huson & Thompson. merchants at MID
zav have dissolved copartnership and "a
new frm, Huson Bros viii continue the
business.
Lieut.. 5. b. Saterlee. acting assistant
adjutant general of the Georgia militia,
is in Augusta for the purpose o. winding
up the affairs of the Clarke Rides.
Col. r. +. Crittenden Of Shellman has
been invited by the Ladies Memorial AS
ISOLATION TO deliver the memorial address
in Cuthbert on April Is. lie has accepted.
Andrew ]. Vaughn, formerly a mer-
chant and an old resident OF Lawrence
willie, who married the daughter OF q.
w. Ambrose, was adjudged a lunatc
on Tuesday.
The people in the northern part Of Ter
rell county are now being troubled with
mad dogs. A number of hogs have been
bitten and have died from the effects of
the bites of these dogs
The grand jury of Fulton county elected
DR.. W. f. Foute, at present a station
house keeper. as justice OF the peace to
illness, recently resigned the position
The Farmers Mutual Insurance Com
pany, which was organized IN GWlnnett
county a. short time ago. had IT'S hrst
fire Tuesday in the burning of the dwell
ing of Pink Crow Of that county. The
policy was $500.
The Westmoreland homestead at the cor
ner of Fairlie and Marietta streets at At
lanta has been sold TO 7. Jefferson Cool
idge. 1t is the intention of Mr.. Coolidge
TO convert the residence into hotel for
exposition purposes.
There are now only a few hundred bales
of cotton in the warehouses at Dawson,
the holders having taken advantage of
the. rise in the market to sell Daw-
sons receipts by wagon during the sea-
son amount to 10000 bales.
There was a meeting of the executive
committee Of the Georgia Bankers Assoc
citation at the Brown house at Macon
Tuesday evening to formulate pro-
gramme for the annual convention of the
association to be held at Brunswick on
June Y.
Alta meeting held at Augusta wednesday
afternoon the Southwestern Land Com
pany was organized. The company will de-
velop the old exposition property, cutting
i into lots and making improvements
The capital stock Is 1900 with the privi-
lege of increaslng'to 100000.
A large number Of applications for pen
siCns under the recent INDECENT pension
act have been filed with Judge Speer Of the
court of ordinary at Americas, and the
end is not yet These pensions are for con-
federate soldiers who have heretofore re-
ceived nothing from the state.
Four of Gwinnett's oldest citizens have
died within the last week-John r. Young,
Moses w. Graham, w. l. Woodward and
an old negro man, named Virgil Hutchins,
who formerly belonged to the father of
Judge Hutchins. Virgil Hutchins is said
to have been about 100 years old.
The temperance crusade that was start
ed about ten days ago in South Macon,
has been transferred to East Macon. a
lecture bV prominent person Is de-
Hvered nightly 70 a large audience. Much
interest is being manifested 1t Is believed
by. some that this movement is but the
starting of prohibition campaign in the
city of Macon.
W. NJ. Clements of Eastman win be
candidate for solicitor general of the
Oconee circuit at the session of the legis-
Iature which convenes in October next
His candidacy will provoke a lively race
Tom Easo1, the present incumbent will
offer for reelection, and 1t Is highly prob
able that l.. D. Shannon Of Twiggs county
viii also be a candidate.
The Dawson Guards will go into camp
at Cordray, in Terrell county. The com
pany recently chartered the hotel at that
place for that purpose. Tents could not be
procured, as they will be wanted for the
eneampment soon to take place at Griffin.
Inc Guards Will take up their line of
march for Cordray on April q and when
in barracks they will be placed under the
strictest rules of military discipline.
The Chattahoochee county grand iurv
railroad with sharp stick last week.
An indictment was returned gainst Supt.
Hiu Tor running freight trains on Sunday,
Which IS a misdemeanor under the Geor-
gia law. 1t is also reported that the
Webster county grand jury considered
2 bill of the same. sort, but its action
has not been learned.
DR.. o. S. Prophitt, who lived in Coving-
ton for many years. died at his home in
Hot Springs, Ark, on April 3, 1895 Aged
about Is years. Mr.. Henry j. Bogus Of
Newton county was called by telegraph to
Hot Springs to look after the doctors at
fairs, he being one of the principal Legal
tees. II is said that DR., Prophitt was
worth from $4,000 to $4,000 and that he
willed all, except $1,000, to Mr. Bogus
Driving to her home in Buckhead, on
the Peachtree road, in Fulton county, late
Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Perry Humph-
ries, wife of a wealthy and well known
farmer, had an exciting experience with a
burly negro, who tried to get in the buggy
with her. She was driving home and was
about eight miles from Atlanta when the
attack was made. The negro was fright
ened OF by the approach of another buggy.
George Wilson, the mail carrier between
Tallulah Falls and Clayton, was drowned
Sunday under peculiar circumstances.
Wilson started to Clayton for a marriage
license for a friend. While crossing a
small creek he was oVertaken by q water
spout, and the buggy in which he was rid
ing was swept away. Wilson was thrown
out and drowned. The horse was found
dead about a mile below where the acct
dent occurred.
Tuesday night at o'clock as Gary
Floyd was returning home from his work
he discovered some unknown person set
ting IRE to the Graniteville academy
he at once gave the alarm and went to
work , to eXtingCish the flames which
luckily he was able to do. Mr. FIovd
says there were two men together when
he discovered the fire. They had a pint
bottle Of kerosene oil and a bundle Of
kindling, which they had used in starting
the fire.
A conference of the travelling and local
preachers, and all the chairmen of the
boards of stewards of the Methodist
church, in the Americas district is TO Id
held al Smithville on Monday and Tines
day of next week. The gathering is
called to consider the general welfare Of
the church in that section. Report has
it that there is to be a discussion III
the question of prohibition, and that Al
a result of the conference there NAV soon
be prohibition campaigns in various parts
of the district
The young ladies of Andrew Female
College at Cuthbert challenged the vounp
men of Bethel Male College for a 'ssDelIine
bee" The boys accepted. Friday niebi
the battle royal over Webster's blue bac
took place at Andrews chapel between
thirteen representatives, of each COLLEGE
The girls took the lead and kept n fil
near the finish in such DrOpOrf ions -