The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-11

Rumors have been circulated during the
last few days that lead 10 the belief that
the reopening of the Merchants Bank at
Rome viii occur within the next few
days.
Plans are being prepared for a hand
some school building 10 be erected on
corner Of Rawson- 1t is to be built and
operated by the Sisters of Mercy OF the
Catholic church.
Willis Newton of Machen has gone 10
land inspector. Mr.. Newton has for many
years past been county school commits
sioner Of Jasper county. He has also held
many other prominent positions.
sam Grant was put on trial in the supe>
rior court at Americas Monday morning
for the killing Of George Davis in Dccem-
Der iSst. Grant Was lIi , LOT ihuI49eI,
AT Saturday night ball in December last
Grant shot and killed another negro,
George Davis. As usual there was wo-
man in the case. Grant fed and has since
eluded arrest, but two weeks ago he was
run to cover near Opelika, Ala. and
brought back to the scene Of his crime,
The correspondent Of the Morning News
at Washington writes as follows, under
date OF July 10: James A. Benson has
begun the erection of a $4,000 building
of brick and iron, on the site OF his old
building recently destroyed by fire. The
crop prospects are as fine as could be
wished for this section. The recent fine
rains having come exactly at the proper
time. A very successful proracted meet
Ing is being conducted here now. under
the auspices Of the different ministers.
The meeting Is in charge Of DR.. Nelson,
formerly of Nashville.
The criminal docket was taken up in
Bibb superior court at Macon Tuesday be-
fore Judge Hardeman. Solicitor General
FELTON, was present representing the
that against Willard Johnston. charged
with aiding in the escape from jail of Tom
appeal in his behalf from Washington
county was read to the court. The de-
PENDANT pleaded guilty. Judge Harde
man said Johnstons offense was q Sc
rious one, the penalty for which was from
one TO four years In the penitentary
Judge Hardeman sentenced him TO two
years
A dispach from Chattanooga. dated July
5, says The officers here are holding
jess Brierson of Wauhatchie, hitherto of
very good character. Brierson came to
town Saturday and tried to sell the horse
he was riding. Nelson Smith of Pond
Springs, Ca, happened to be in town on
the same day, and claimed the horse as
his own. saying that his son ran away
from home with 1t just the day before
Brierson said he had been with the boy,
but did not know where he was then.
Having secured his horse, the father
started out TO look for his son, but re-
turned without having found a single
trace of him."
queer freak Of lightning occurred in
the Tribune office at Rome Monday A
heavy rain was falling, accompanied by
violent thunder and frequent flashes of
and blaze of electricity filed the cdito-
rial room in which Montgomery NJ. Fol-
som was sitting writing. Lightning had
struck the electric light wire, and had run
down to the incandescent light just over
his head, cut the wire in two as clean as q
knife just above the globe, which fell
with crash, breaking the porcelain re-
Hector into bits, but leaving the glass
globe unhurt. Beyond being startled by
pretty badly ratified.
Rev. James A. Clements died at his
home in North Rome Monday at an early
hour. He was one of the Oldest Metho-
DIST ministers in North Georgia, having
been admitted to the North Alabama con-
ference in 1872. Years ago he removed to
Rome, and was at one time editor of
the Courier, the predecessor of the Tri-
bune and since of the Southern Argus,
now conducted by his son, William Otis
Clements. He was writer of considera-
tism,' being recognized and quoted by
ministers of that denomination He had
been in falling health for some time, and
ms death was not unexpected He leaves
nve sons and a daughter, two of his sons
being citizens of Alabama.
One of the latest claimants for public
favor and notice in the military world is
the new military company which has Just
been organized and is now ready for
business, the Atlanta Reserves, or Com
peny K, of the Fifth regiment on Sum
day the company attended church in
body at the Capitol Avenue Baptist
church, where q special sermon was
preached to 1t by Rev; DR.. A. t. Spald-
ing. The officers of the company are
Captain, w. c. Massey; junior first lieu
tenant, Sam Askew; second lieutenant
Charles z. Many; and first sergeant
Charles NJ. Pendleton. The company was
organized on March II, and Is member
of the Fifth regiment, having been adj
mltted on application by the military ad-
Visory board.
Joe Eaton, the Cobb county farmer who
Drained his neighbor, Malachi Pitts in
the early part of June, has been located.
Eaton has never been more than twenty
miles away from the scene of his crime
and has never been in hiding a minute
where he. now is. Day after day he has
been working in the open light within a
days ride of his old home. During ali
that time there has been no attempt AZ
concealment on Eaton's part and to more
than one he has said that he was going
TO work on where he was until the feeling
around his home quieted down and then
he was going to return. He said he did
not fear being hunted for very hard AMI
thought all he had to do was to stay
where he was and in short time every
thing would come his way and he couid
60 back home without being molested
Eaton and Pitts were both we'll advanced
in years and had lived on adjoining farms
for years. Eaton killed his neighbor be-
cause he thought the latter was plowinS
on the Eaton land.
Judge Clark of the federal court at Chat
tanooga, Will render an important decision
in few days affecting the VALIDITY of a
garnishment brought by a resident Of
Tennessee against a resident of Georgia
of similar character, but the particular
case in question is that of Miller &, Gar
many of Chattanooga against John /
Dunn of Rome. Mr.. Dunn is an employe
of the Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus
railway, which has its terminus in Chat
tanooga. Upon the ground of the terminus
being in Chattanooga, Miller d Garmanv
entered suit against Dunn for a debt Of
about 500, and attached his wages. serv-
ing garnishment on the railroad at Chat
tanooga. 1t is learned that Judge Clarkis
decision is in favor of Mr.. Dunn and the
Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus rail-
way, as against Miller & Garmany, hold
ing that an attachment cannot be issued
upon a resident of Georgia by a resident
OF Tennessee through publication, even If
the party sued is an employe of a road.
or company doing business in Tennessee.
FLORIDA
The commissioners of Leon county have
levied tax of 10 mills for county pur-
poses.
The Jacksonville wheelmen have decided
70 hold their next meet between Aug. 20
The farmers in Micanopy say that they
came out about even on their vegetable
crops this season.
A new postoffice has been established
at Sawdust, Gadsden county four miles
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