The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Negro school Teachers of Ebert
county Accused of Securing Adj
vance Copies of state Examination
Papers-The Assets of the Rome
Fire Insurance Company sold in
Lump-A Good Market for the
Berry Crop of Floyd County.
GEORGIA
The ninth annual meeting of the Geor-
gia Weekly Press Association occurs at
Gainesville on July l6.
The canning factory at Eatonton OPP
ened for work yesterday. They expect to
can a large amount of fruit this sea-
son. Crops are good in Putnam county.
Rain has fallen almost all over the county.
Walter McLane, the little son of w 7.
McLane OF Americas, had his right thigh
broken Saturday in a rather peculiar
manner. With a number of companions
he was playing about swing in which
there was a heavy piece OF plank. The
swing was tossed upward and in its de-
scent the plank struck the lad upon the
right thigh, breaking the bone
News has reached Rome of the sad pre-
dicament of Rev. Henry Wright, Meth
odist preacher, who was fined 800 in one
case and $40 in another, by Judge Savage,
at Centre Ala, last week. Wright was
arrested near Cave Spring, Ga, on a
charge of having stolen the Bible and
hymn books and the organ from the
church at Round Mountain. lie disposed
of the articles and was convicted of the
crime and sentenced as above stated.
The correspondent of the Morning News
at Tennile writes as follows: The sum
mer. examination OF washington county
OF a hundred applicants who presented
themselves for examination, fully twenty
five per cent. withdrew after the eXer-
cises began. Some of the teachers declare
that to answer the questions fully would
require the work of an expert from six
TO ten hours. This seems to be true.
The correspondent of the Morning
News at Newman writes as follows: The
marriage of Mike Powell to Miss Annie
Frezil Caldwell Wednesday was the most
marriage united two of Georgia oldest
and most influential families. Miss Cald-
well is a granddaughter of DR.. A. Il. Cai-
houn and a most lovable young lady. Mr.
Powell is a son of the late Judge Powell
and young man with bright future.
Capt. j. l.. Bass, the big dry goods mer-
chant of Rome, Atlanta, Griffin and Car
rollton, has purchased all the assets of
the old Rome Fire Insurance Company,
which is going into liquidation. He pays
SIS O53 cash down and the share holders
receive Sl37 per share, the par value OF
which was 500, and at the same time
winds up its affairs by realizing on Its
assets at once. Among the assets are
two brick buildings on Broad street ana
some valuable residence property.
The berry crop in the section around
Rome is simply immense. Some time ago
new firm went to Rome from Chattanoo-
ga and opened a fruit and commission
business. They inserted a little adver-
tisement in the Tribune to the effect
that they would pay cash prices Tor an
the huckleberries brought to them. Ihe
result has been that for week or more
they have been paying out from $lO0 10
$l25 per day for huckleberries and other
small fruits and the end is not yet, as
the season is just fairly begun.
On the eve of the opening of the exami-
nation of the teachers of public SCHOOLS
of Ebert contuy, at Elberton saturday
Commissioner Wall had evidence 70 CON
WINGED him a prominent colored teach-
er had procured a qauntity OF the state
school commissioners examination pa
pers and had sold them to quite num-
Der of the colOred applicants ana tnat
they had had them for some time. Mr..
Wall at once swore out warrant agalhst
the colored teacher, but ne mas not peen
arrested. Commissioner Wall expects 10
unearth much rottenness on the part Oh
some of the colored teachers.
hearing was held Saturday morning
in the clerks Office of the United states
court at Columbus to regulate the com
pensation due the trustees and their
counsel of the Columbus and Western
railroad for their services rendered af-
fecting the foreclosure of MORTGAGES
against the road. The hearing was before
sioner of testimony under the appoint
ment of the United States circuit court
of Alabama. The Farmers Loan ana
Trust Company are the trustees, WhIe
q Ralston and Louis F. Garrard. Judge
H B. Tompkins of Atlanta representeSdl
the Central Trust Company OF New o srh
Simon Borg & Co, who hold the securi-
ties of the road, while Capt. William a.
Little represented Messrs. denmark
Adams the counsel of the Columbus and
Western railroad. In matters of this
kind none but professional testimony IS
taken, and the following members OF the
local bar were called in and examined
Judge Blandford, Messrs. Mcneil 4 Levy
H. r. Goetchius and w: A Wim6 qlsl
ners' Loan and Trust Company is $1,000
about which amount, however, the wit
nesses greatly differed, and this mater TSP
LAWYERS examined however, were unani-
mously of the opinion that the compensa--
ton due counsel in the case should amount M
vet rendered. as the hearing was contln-
ued at 2 o'clock until Friday next Wheh
1t will be concluded in Atlanta