The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


IN PARAGRAPHS.
-Four Dwellings and Church burned
at COIumbus--A New Sensation in
the Montgomery Case at Rome-A
sumter County Woman Thrown out
of "A wagon by a Runaway Mule
and KiIIed-A Maconite Held Up by
Negro FOotpads-A Change in the
Management of the DisstOn Lana
Company.
GEORGIA.
Prof George NJ Ransom Of the David
son grammar school at Augusta is dying.
The ladies of Sandersville will start a
subscription fund to build monument to
the confederate dead in their city.
One of Hogenbeck's trained elephants
broke lose on the Midway exposition a day
or two ago and wandered off by himself
Coming TO restaurant he stuck his head
in a window and after drinking several
glasses of beer went back to his quarters.
Sumter county has held one election at
least with the result Of which democrats,
populists, republicans, etc, are perfectly
satisfied, and no cry of fraud is raised.
Saturday an election for justice of the
peace was held in the old sixteenth dis
trict and passed Off without blOodshed or
wild excitement. only four votes were
received every ballot cast and was de-
clared unanimously elected.
Four two-story frame houses owned by
Charles Phillips and occupied by the two
families j. G. Drake and I. w. Coleman,
located on Rose HILL Columbus, and the
Rose Hin Methodist church were burned
Sunday morning about / o'clock. The suf-
ferers by the fire are: Charles Phillips,
who owned four of the dwellings,; II. NJ
Smell, whose residence and furniture We're
destroyed, and }. 9. Drake, T. w. Cole
maj NFwu N
of whom were tenants of Mr. Phillips
Mr.. Phillips had an insurance on his
property OF $500 with the Georgia Home
Insurance Company; Mr.. Smell had 81 500
on furniture and residence and Mr. Drake
on his furniture. $500. How the fire Origi-
mated Is mystery.
Charles Geesling was murderousIy as
saulted and robbed at Macon Saturday
night while on his way home The attack
was made on Mr.. Geeslin by three negroes
az the corner of Orange and Holt streets
Two OF the negroes covered him with pis-
tots, while third dealt him murderous
blow on the head with a club that is sup
posed TO be a pick handle. DR.. Derry. who
attended Mr.; Geeslin does not think his
injuries fatal, but pronounces them seri-
Gus and quite painful. The most serious
injury is a cut from two to three inches
long in the head, caused by the bludgeon.
lie was carried to his home in an insehsi-
bic condition by Dupont Query and w. Q.
kenney, who found him lying on the side
walk. The negroes secured only 30 cents
Another sensation has been sprung in
the Montgomery case at Rome. Saturday
there was to have been a public sale of the
estate of Thomas Montgomery, who was
Killed by his step-sOn, Harvey Wilson.
But, in obedience to the mandate of the
court, Sheriff Mcconnell went down To
Cunningham Saturday morning and stopp-
ed the sale. About ten days ago at a
hearing before Judge Turnbull Mrs
Montgomery was allowed to give bond in
the sum OF ST. 900 for her appearance al
ia r.F
Thursday she filed demand for a years
support out of the effects of her husbands
estate, and Saturday Sheriff Mcconnell
served due notice on the executors the
brothers of the dead man. Followin ;
this move she secured, through her attor-
neys, an injunction restraining the execu-
tors from dlsposing Of any of the prom
erty until her claims are passed upon
News has reached A1nericus of a very
distressing accident Friday at a point a
few. miles west Of the city, which resulted
in the death of Mrs. Joseph A Robinson
ana the narrow escape of her little babe
which was saved from fate like hers bv
the presence of mind of the mother. The
fatal accident was caused bv the runnina
away of a mule driven by Mrs Robinson
who was going to her home in the old Six.
teenth district after a visit to the home OF
a neighbor. When near the Robinson farm
the mule took fright at some object on the
roadside and became uhmanageable. Mrs
Robinson held 10 the reins but despite hen
efforts to control the animal he dashed
across fence and through an I'D field
dragging the buggy and frightened mother
and babe along At this juncture Mrs Rob.
inson threw the babe out of the vehicle
thus savingsits life. The next moment she
was thrown violently TO the
ground by the buggy striking a tree Oh
stump. Alarmed by the appearance of the
team at home, Mrs. Robinson's relatives
went to, search for herself and babe The
woman was found in an unconscious con.
dltion and paralyzed from the shock sus-
tanned in the fall from buggy. She was TX.
en- to her home near by, where she died
Saturday morning from her injuries
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