The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

sOnvfIle-sDongers Make Good
HAUL -. Augustine Nan Drown
ed-Three Men Asleep on sinking
= Lighter Have Narrow Escape
Prom Drowning-An Army Omcer
Well Known in Florida Dies AT the
: West Point Military Academy.
GEORGIA.
Calvin d. Jones. 3 years Of age, Of At
lanta, died Monday.
Tlse Macon physicians have two Or
three patients whose - n rL0En- closely
resemble those OF diphtherla.
The sale Of the South Side Pharmacy at
Brunswick % Cherry q Dexter was con-
slnnma-el MONDAY me STOCK WIZ oe
OF business
The supreme courr viii take up the cases
from the brunswick circuit on Oct -
There are thirly-one OF the appeal cases
from that Circuit on The -ocket-yle larg-
est number lhat has set been recorded
Ex-Banin Henry Beard OF Rome took
a. overdose OF morphine through mistake
Monday. ana for time was in "a very
81, and after hard work left him in good
condition.
C. Murray and " Ganse two young
men CT Atlanta. were arrested in that
city Monday on charge Of picking the
pocket Of Mrs. Sanders. Both deny their
guilt. The officers have little proof
against them.
Z. J. Frederick Of Reynolds died Sunday
morning at s o'clock, aged 8 years Mr.
Frederick was a son Of Mai. J. u. Fred
eTick q Marsha.lvile, and a mem5er
Of the arm Of Griffith a. Frederick. ware
housemen Of Reynolds
The last viii and testament OF the late
Rev r. II. PARKS OF Atlanta has just
been pnobated and approved in the common
form. The wife Of the deceased Is vested
III a life interest IN the estate and at her
death il goes 10 the children.
The detectives made a raid on a benton
gambling den at Atlanta Sunday night
capturing seven well-known characters
about town IN the midst Of a game. The
party consisted OF men in business and
professional life. all wen known In the
city
At Atlanta Saturday Judge Calhoun APP
pointed Z. II. Thornton temporary guard
ian OF the four children o. the late Baker
"A. Bass, who are entitled to fOur-hfths
undivided interest In the following
policies. Manhattan. 5000. National
Union, 500; German Mutual Life. 5000.
II IS understood that bill viii be intro.
euced al the approaching session OF the
legislature 70 authorize the mayor AMI
council TO issue bonds for the purpose OF
paving or Otherwise improving The stress
ana sidewalks Of the city of Macon. II
= said that Mayor Horne is very DESTROYS
that the bill should pass.
Hon G. r. PringIe Of Sandersville. presi-
dent Of the Georgia State Prohibition AS
sociauon, was at Macon Monday en
route home from Brunswick. where DE
attended an anti-barroorn district convan-
zion. President Pringle expressed himself
a. hopeful Of the passage of the anti-bar-
room bill at the session Of the legislature.
which conVenes on Oct. %. He is conf
dent that enough legislators have already
pIedged themselves TO vote for the meas
hfe 20 make certain its passage.
A sensational petition has been filed in
the superior court at Atlanta by the Mad
doN trucker Banking Company, creditors
Of the estate OF the late John q Revnolds
20 the amount of 5000 also Mrs Nj p
kaiheim, TO whom the estate is Indebted
IN over $500 against John G.. Walker who
became executor of the estate in 1893. sue
ceeding Fletcher p. Reynolds 1t charges
that under the bad management of Walk
g we estate mas become insolvent, and
ASKS Tor MS removal as executor.
= Gifts from some OF Gov. Atkinson,s
friends made glad the hearts of two Of
the nurses In the sanatarlum OF DR.. J.
~: Holmes at Atlanta, Monday. The
gifts were handsome ladies' watches and
were sent TO Miss Sawyer, the head nurse.
ana 70 Miss Burton, the nurse who at
tended the governor during his recent
critical Illness. The watches were accom-
panied by neat little note from judge
hlehard johnson OF the executive depart
ment, VINO had been selected by the 9TH
ers presenting the watches TO write the
presentation note.
Macon Telegraph: Several days ago Par
son y II. Thomas, the pastor of a colored
chnrch IN East Macon. missed several
suits OF clothes, and for some reason
he suspected Charlie jackson A close
Watch TOT charlie on the part Of the par
son Jailed 10 md him until Sunday night
Mhen the parson was in the midst of
Dis sermon, he noticed Charlie sitting
close up in the amen corner The parso1
evidently did not intend to let Charlie
get away, so he turned quietly to one
OF the aeacOns ana told him TO 20 for 4
die then resumed his sermon and made
a rev incidental remarks on honesty ana
more especially among brethren Of the
same church When he calculated fhaf
The deacon, who had quietly slipped out
Tor the policeman, had had time enough
70 return. he asked the congregatio 20
kneel IN prayer. All knelt including Char
ley jackson. The parson then began ona
pf his most fervent prayers, and 70
loud did ne pray that it completely drown-
ca the footsteps Of the big six feet and
q half policeman as ne walked up the aisle
Dehlnd the deacon; In front Of Charles
pew the deacon halted and without a
word pointed to Charlie Policeman Baze-
more gently touched Charlie on the arm
and he looked up. The sight Of the poIice-
man standing over him gave Charlie such
a scare mat ne gave a yell that brought
the congregation from their knees buf
before Charlie could rise Policeman Baze-
more had him In the collar When the
Charlie the sisters set up a Well and fba
utmost confusion reigned, but the parson
came 70 the rescue by shouting to them
that he had asked the policeman -
make the arrest and that as soon as he
nad taken charlie away he would explain.
Ihis quoted them and Charlie was ga rriad
away TO the city prison, where he now,
languishes 0"
atlanta Journal: Judge Turner. the prin-
cipal keeper OF the penitentary has been
at work for some time on his annual re-
port 10 the governor, which will contain .
some very valuable Information and some
good suggestions as to the conduct of the
department. One of the recommendations
looks toward solving the vexed question
as 10 what shall be done with the juvenile
conNicts OF the state. The legislature has
up 70 date, refused to make any appropri.
atlon Tor the purpose of establishing a
reIormatory, which leaves the young con-
llcts VINO may get in the penitentiarv AT
the mercy of the older ones On this ac
count "a vast majority Of the young con-
ylcts, sooner or later, drift back to the
PRISON walls behind which most Of their
HFes are spent. In his report Judge Tur-