The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-24
ITEMS IN THE THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.


gro Drug Clerk Arrested for Tam
pering With a bottle.
GEORGIA.
The sheriffs and county clerks OF the
state will meet in convention at Macon on
July 10.
Mrs. Lewis f. culver Of Macon died
Friday at the residence of her husband in
Nineville of neuralgia Of the heart.
Tomatoes are plentiful in the section
around oliver, and large shipments have
been made during the past week.
Rev. DR.. 6. A Nnnally, cx-president Of
Mercer University. and one of the leading
Baptist divines of the south, Is prominent
" mentioned for the presidency OF the
state School OF Technology
Speaking of the incidents connected
with the death of Joseph Starr at Macon
Friday from a bullet wound, the Macon
Evening News says: 80 lar as the News
has been able TO learn, Mrs. kessler Is
acid in the highest esteem. not only by her
neighbors, but by all who know her She
Is we'll known in Macon and not breath
Of suspicion has been heard against her
Persuant to a call BY the mayor Of
Granville, Col w A. Post, a rousing
meeting of citizens was held Friday TO dis
cuss the feasibility of erecting cotton
factory. a committee was appointed to as
certain what was best to manufacture
This committee is 10 report at an carry
date. The site has been secured ana no
doubt at an early period factory VIII DO
In course of construction.
For a long while David Helms. young
white man living at Athens, has been
afflicted with a terribly twisted ana ms
torted leg, resulting from the drawing up
Of the ligaments. BY the kindly aid OF
friends he has been kept in school ana
Wednesday Drs Benedict and Bloomfield
performed an operation by which they
were enabled to straighten the leg and re-
move the terrible physical disability
George Dole Wadley has notified the city
of Macon that he VIII not complete the
contract to build sewerage system Tor
that city. The notification IS caused by
the objection raised to Capt Wilcox, the
engineer superintendent of the work. Ac-
cOmpanying Mr.. Wadley's notice OF with
drawal Is communication from Messrs;
Gaboury a. Noble saying the old firm VIII
carry out the contract either on the new
or old basis. or Mr.. Noble will carry out
the work alone.
The correspondent of the Morning News
at AbheVillc writes as follows. The crops
throughout this county are In very prom
Using condition. The rice and sugar cane
crops are in fine condition, and the corn
crop has made great Roadway within the
past ten days. SeasOnable rains have
within that time prevailed throughout
the county, and the weather has been all
that could be desired. The potato and
pea crops are very promising, and the
fruit crop is phenominally good"
The report of A. L. Hull, treasurer of
the board of trustees of the University of
Georgia, at Athens, shows for the past
amount S3,0l6.66 went to the support Of
the branch colleges. The estimated in
come for next year which can be applied
to the university at Athens is S44, 406.50.
This amount has been divided out among
the different departments as equitably as
possible. $4,000 being set aside for sala-
ries. 1t takes close trimming to make ends
meet but the trustees manage to do
that.
Three prisoners charged with burglary
are in jail at Jasper. They broke into the
store of Ruddell Bros, near Marble Hill
in Pickens county, and carried away about
half the goods in the store. Parts of the
stolen goods were found at their house.
Saturday the wife of one of the prisoners
Mrs. Lockaby, went to the jail 10 see her
husband. The sheriff had some intima-
ton that she was carrying weapons of
some Kind TO the prisoner and had his wife
search the woman. They found a pistol
dirk and fourteen cartridges concealed
under her clothing. The men are danger
Gus.
Valdosta Times: Shipments of water
melons have begun in earnest and the in
dications are that the next two weeks
Will witness the shipment of something
ike hundred car loads. Four car loads
have already been shipped from this city
over the Plant system, while several cars
have gone from Ousley. The Georgia
southern road has hauled thirty cars from
Lake Park, Jennings and Hamilton and
IT Is said that very fair prices have been
offered for melons on the cars. A gentle
man at Lake Park refused SIPS net for
car which he shipped Wednesday night
A well posted railroad man says that $50
cars Will so out of Lowndes county this
season.
Columbus Enquirer Sun: Friday
afternoon Miss Berta Averett, a
on the East Highlands, created a SEN
sation up town by jumping in the river at
thesfoot of Sixteenth street Fortunately
she struck in shallow water She must
have been in the water several minutes
when discovered by Mr.. Ed Holley. He
saw her In a recumbent position, attempt
ing to keep her head below the surface
She was dragged out and carried to a
house near by, and by this time a young
man, to whom she had addressed a note a
litele while before, arrived, and ran for
DIR. I. S. Mitchell. Luckily he met the
doctor only a short distance away and to-
gether they hastily returned Dr. Griggs
reached the scene IN the meantime, but
learning that DIR. Mitchell had been sent
for did not render any assistance Dr.
Mitchell made a careful examination ana
found the young woman coming around all
right, although she was speechless. He
gave her a stimulant which afterward re-
Vived her. Nobody but the young man,
who was evidently her sweetheart, knows
the contents of the note, but ii is supposed
she gave him some idea of her intentions
by his knowing where to find her He
was very solicitous for her welfare, and
seemed highly elated when he found her
alive.
Macon Evening News: r. c.. Williams
IS a negro clerk in negro drug store on
Cotton avenue. Yesterday a negro man
named Bucker went to the drug store with
a bottle to have ii reflled with medicine
for Mrs. S. Crawford. The original pre-
scription had been written by DIR. K. 2.
Moore and filled by Clerk Bellew at the
Vineville drug store. The usual label with
the number of the prescription was pasted
on the bottle. Bucker was given the bot
tie to have the prescription reilled at the
Nineville drug store, but in his ignor-
ance thought the medicine could be OBJ
tanned at any drug store, which, of course,
was impossible without the nature of the
prescription being known, and Bucker car
ried the bottle to the negro drug store on
Cotton avenue. 1t is alleged that the
clerk, Williams. at first tried to sell Bucker
q bottle of medicine other than what the
prescription called for, and when Bucker
wouldn't have this, Williams, so it is
further alleged, then took the bottle which
Bucker had and commenced to scratch. off
the label, with a view presumably Of fill
angsthe bottle with some kind of medicine
At this time Officer Kimbrell appeared
on the scene and arrested Williams Sat
urday the recorder bound him over to the
city court where he will be tried on the
charge of malicious mischief. tIl
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