The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
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GEORGIA.
DR.. William H. Holt succeeds Judge
George ". Gusuu. deceased, as "a mem
Der Of the board Of education OF Macon.
DR. William II. Holt has been elected a
member OF MacOus board OF education,
10 succeed Judge George W. Gusun, de-
ceased.
a chapter Of Colonial Danes is being
formed in Atlanta. preparatory for re-
ceiving the ladies of this distinguished
society during the exposition.
Macon is to have new packing house,
not a brach house of some large western
company but headquarters are TO be lOc1I-
ed and the branch houses VIII be else
where.
At Jacksonville Tuesday the case OF
the state against MiggerS, charged with
personating young Maddox for the pur-
pose Of getting 5000 life insurance, was
dismissed by justice Horne for want Of
prosecution.
The famous Mlnnehaha stained glass
window. designed by "a woman and exc
cuted by Tiffany. will have a place in the
Womans building at the Atlanta eXpOsi-
tiOn and will form a part Of the Mime
apolis exhibit which promises TO be
very handsome one.
J. c. Hunter of Atlanta 81 in Jail at Au-
gusta, charged with luuacy. Hunter is a
white man and has been noticed on the
street recently selling led pencils. Tues
day about noon ne became violent and be-
gan 10 tear his clothes and pun them off.
He was taken into custody.
The annual teachers institute for the
counties of Berrien. Worth, Colquit.
Lowndes, Irwin and Coffee convention al
Triton Tuesday with Commissioner Will
Jams of BerTien in charge, assisted by
the county school commissioners of the
adjoining counties There are about 800
teachers in attendance
Gus Dewberry, a car coupler at the
Central railroad shops at Macon, was
run over and killed Tuesday morning at
the shops. The car wheels mashed his
frame horribly, running over the whole
length of his body. II is supposed that
his foot slipped while attempting to get
out from between the cars.
j. d. Hancock, a farmer of Houston
county, and his wife had an alteration
Monday in the field near their house.
Hancock struck his wife on the head with
a hoe crushing her skull and killing her
instantly. After he committed the deed.
he turned and walked of and has not
yet been apprehended by the authorities.
There was a lively setto in the lobby
of the Planters hotel at Augusta between
Manager $. ii. Cohen and Signor Campo
bello. The two gentlemen were in con
versation for a while ana then there was
little racket that drew toward them the
close attention of every one within sight
When the principals We're parted 1t was
noticed that each bore reminders Of the
fray that promised to last over night.
Robert Coleman and Gus Jackson. both
coaOred, of Augusta, have been al outs for
some time. They met Tuesday night and
renewed their quarrel. Angry words were
followed by both men drawing guns. They
apparently emptied their pistols at one an
other perfect fusilade of shots were in
dulged in. John Dent, an onlooker, also
colored, was the only man hurt. He was
carried to his home and a physician sum-
money. Dent is not seriously hurt
Tuesday morning Messrs. Goodwin &
Westmoreland filed suit in the city court
at Atlanta for Miss Ellie Franklin against
J. NJ; High a Co for 5000 damages. 1t
Is alleged that Miss Franklin was en-
gagged on a contract work in a depart
ment in Highs store and she claims that
IL was agreed that she should have a per-
manent position. She says that she was
Kept in the store for two months and was
then discharged. She had permanent
position when she went to Highs and she
says that she has been damaged by her
discharge.
The coloTed people of Atlanta have
started to work in earnest looking out
Tor hotels to accommodate the visitors
of their race who will be in Atlanta dur
ING the exposition. Prof. w. b. Mat
news, who is one of the prominent col
ored educators in the city, has been np-
pointed to canvass the city and ascertain
now many can be entertained at the
dlnerent homes. When this is done the
men who have the work in charge will
be in shape to tell how many hotels
or houses viii be needed.
The case of Mr.. and Mrs. MozeIev. which
mas been on trial at Atlanta several days
before Judge Van Epps, has been con
Guided by a verdict for the plaintiffs. The
case involved the right of a street rail-
road TO start car before the passenger
mad taken her seat Mrs. MoZeley was in
the act of taking a seat when the car
started and she was thrown down and
seriously injured Judge Van Epps left
II to the jury to say whether this was
negligence, and they found that it was
and brought in a verdict for $500 for
the plaintiff.
Dan Heard, negro porter for the West
eIn ana Atlantic railroad, was run over
and so badly crushed at the Foundry
street crossing at Atlanta Tuesday morn
ing mat he died a short while after being
carried to the Grady hospital. The left
leg of the negro was broken in three
places, while his left foot and leg were
cut in several places. Heard was stand
ing on the track near the crossing and
was hit by a switch engine that was
packing the cars into the yard Three
cars were attached to the engine and be-
lore Heard saw them he had been hit
and had fallen on the track under them
In Bibb superior court at Macon Tues
day sealed bids were opened for the stock
OF goods remaining undisposed of by Re
cefVer ii. {. Tindall of the Macon Hard
ware Company on Third street. Follow
ing were the cash bids submitted: South
srn Hardware Company, $3.50; Culver &
Moore, $500; /. Jacobson of Albany,
$o2oO; The following bids We're submitted
Tor the store house owned by the Macon
hardware Company on Cherry street, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets. and now
occupied by Mallary Bros. Company: T.
y. Gresham of Baltimore 81, 500; Mallary
Bros. Company, 81, 100.
ii. M Atkinson has purchased more
property in the neighborhood of the old
East Tennessee depot at Atlanta The
records of Fulton county now show the
ming of warranty deed indicating that
ii. Mozeley had transferred on June :
10 ii. NJ. Atkinson, for the consideration
of $500 his lot on Nelson, west of the
right-ot-way of the Central railroad and
the East Tennessee tracks. in an irregu-
lar shape with boundaries a half dozen
in number ranging from so to Us feet
Great secrecy is still kept in regard to the
ultimate use of this property; but rumor
sull holds on to the belief most assid-
Hously that the Southern railway is pur-
chasing it for union depot purposes.
Jacksonville (Fla) Citizen: S. r. Lind
sey, colored, arrived in this city from Alta
maha, Ga, Tuesday. He went to Tx
store of 2. f. Clark, and recited peculiar
story About two months ago Lindsey
who at that time resided in this city, or
dered about $S5 worth of merchandise bui
1t was not taken from the store by tn,
purchaser Mr.. Clark was beginning II
think that the goods would never be calfef
for, when he received letter from Lind
sey, who was in Altamaha, Ca, REQUESTING
him to send IS, 1t was needed Yer,
much. The money was. sent and nothinf