The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-09

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GEORGIA.
Ten births have occurred in Waycross
during the last ten days
Fred Grantham. grocery clerk of Ma
con. is missing, and some people fear he
has met with foul play
The Episcopal church building is already
partially completed. Work viii begin
again on it in few weeks.
Pickens county is rich in gold, but she
IS so much richer i'm marble that little or
no attention is paid 20 gold mining.
s NJ Inman Of Atlanta has been elected
a director OF the Equitable Life Assur-
rance Society of the United States.
"Elberton has an odd Maids Club. "
sweetest girls in that bailiwick. They are
old maids from choice, not neglect.
The body of the missing revenue officer,
James Smith of Monticello, was found
in a well in the northern part of Jasper
county Friday. Foul play is suspected.
The First Baptist church Of Athens Will
have a new edifce at an early cate. The
committees are at work formulating plans
Tor the securing Of N5uJ0, which VIII be
necessary to erect the new building.
Friday morning the West-bound Georgia
railroad fast train struck wagon, pulled
by two mules, at public crossing, at
Union Point killing the negro driver
John Parrot, and one mule, and com
pletely wrecking the wagon.
Sarah Cook shot and almost instantly
killed Lizzie Gotier Wednesday morning
on the Scales place. in Burke county,
with a shotgun. Both the parties We're
colored. The charge took effect in her
cheek, tearing the bone and flesh TO
pieces. Sarah claims that the killing was
accidental
The dwelling house of Miss Emma
Smith, on Duncan avenue, Huguenin
flights, Macon. was destroyed by fire Fri
day. Miss Smith is principal OF the VIM
ship school. and no one was at home
when the house caught fire. Most OF the
burned to the ground. The origin Of the
fire Is supposed 10 have been IN de-
fective fue in the kitchen. The house
was fully insured.
j. NJ. webb, a grocery and whisky dealer
about 2S years of age, left Smlthyille
Wednesday very unceremoniously Friday.
His brother, who was left in charge or
his business, received a letter from Amer
icus stating that he had left for Helena,
on the Georgia and Alabama railroad,
where he would end his life with pistol.
Some people think he decamped merely
10 dodge debts and that he had no tnten-
ton of committing suicide.
Plans are being made for a new resi-
dence on Hill avenue, at Naldosta, Tor
DR.. ]. L. Smith. Work of remodelling y.
c. Ashley's residence on Patterson street
was commenced last week. The improve
ments will cost about 5000 DR. +. =.
Rose has let the contract for his new res
licences on Patterson street and work VIII
probably begin this week Mr.. ConnellS
new residence in the northern part of the
city will be fully completed in the next
few weeks.
Ben Davis. one of the members of the
Augusta fire department, has disappeared.
Last Tuesday was pay day in the de-
partment, and that night Davis did not
come back on duty as expected. Next day
he was still missing-in fact, he has not
mans friends say he has only gone to
Atlanta to see the fair. He is a married
man, but has no children. His wife is
greatly distressed. 1t is said that the
department authorities will at their next
meeting, drop Davis from the rolls.
After over eleven months unsupported
secrecy it has just become known that
Miss Annie L. Benton and w. II. Truman
OF Atlanta were united in marriage on
Christmas day of last year. 1t was not
until two weeks ago that the relatives of
the young people were told Of the secret
marriage, and only two or three inti-
now Mrs. Truman, is a daughter of Mrs.
W. H. Benton, at 10S Fowler street, and
until the time OF her secret marriage was
an Atlanta society belle. Mr.. thurman is
remittance clerk at the Atlanta Trust and
Banking Company. He Is q years old
and has been resident Of Atlanta for
many years.
Business is a trife dull in certain lines
at Waycross. The Herald is cheerful,
however, and hopes business in the lines
alluded to will improve soon. The paper
says: Coroner Grimes informs the Her
aid that he has shipped the bodies of
six negroes to the medical college at At
lanta during the past twelve months.
This is not as profitable a business how
ever, as might at first appear. The coro-
ner pays s. for the coffin in which the
stln Is shipped, and generally only gets
$40 for the corpse. Four or five dollars
is mighty small pay for handling dead
man. Business has not been very good
with Coroner Grimes during the past
twelve months, but Christmas times are
coming and it may improve"
Griffin Call: A note from j. A. Digby.
q merchant and postmaster at Digby,
dated Dec. 5, states that two young men
had entered his store and tied and gagged
the clerk, young Arthur Digby, and pro-
ceeded to rifle the store and postoffice.
Young Digby, who is a son of c. T. Digby,
former tax collector of Spalding county,
was unable TO recognize either of the
robbers. He says that after tying his
hands and gagging him, which complete
ly robbed him of defense or making an
alarm, one of the robbers stood over him
with pistol at his breast, while the
other proceeded to help himself to what
ever he saw and wanted. The amount OF
losses 10 the store or postothe by this
bold and daring burglary was not known
at the time our informant mailed his let
ter.
A rather peculiar case was tried in
Judge Lennard's court, at Columbus Fri.
day. II was an action brought by Will
lam Genoni, an Italian, against f. H
Springer TO recover the sum of $50 which
had been placed in the possession of the
latter as a stake on the recent glove con.
test between Morris and keough. Genon
and another party wagered the sum of S5(
each on the fight, Genoni betting on Ke.
ough, while the other gentleman backed
Morris. The conditions of the wager were
put in writing, to which both of the
wagerers attached their signature anC
turned the instrument, together with the
YlO, over to Mr.. Springer to hold unit
the result Of the contest was decided by
the referee. 1t was agreed that the prin
ciples should choose the referee and tina
his decision should be final w H. Pred
dy was named as referee, and he gave tn,
fight TO Norris on a foul. A strong <icl
was raised, but it is said that all of in,
bets were paid over to Morris hackers
all Of the parties except Genoni SUBMITTING
to the referees decision. Genoni cIaim5
that he refused at the time to abide h,
the decision of the referee: that he de-
manded his money of Springer before h,
had paid IL to the other party. and tina
under the law Springer is responsible :,
him for that amount. This Springer de
MES, saying that he paid the money ac
cording TO the contract which he ala he
fore any demand was made on him h,
Genoni After hearing the evidence ans
arguments the Judge rendered a dectsio,
IN favor Of the defendant