The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


IN PARAGRAPHS.
A Dry Goods Store at Macon Closed
Under Foreclosure of Mortgages.
MncOn'S New Oil MiII-FOUr Thou
sand Dollars Worth of Diamonds
Stolen From Residences ON Peach
tree street Mt Atlanta in Three
Weeks-The Last March of the
Gate city Guard as an Independ-
ent Company.
GEORGIA.
Two business lots at Fitzgerald have
been sold for Si,JOJ each.
Glenn Waters. a newspaper man, Tor
merly of Atlanta, died in New York Tues
day of cerebral meningitis.
The three-year-old daughter of I. c.
Stokes. who lives near Dawson, was burn-
ed TO death day or two ago.
The grand jury Of Bibb county IS go
ing 10 investigate the methods OF the
justices of the peace of that county. CSly
practices are limited at
The heaters now being put in place at
the court house at Macon viii cost the
county s. 300. The contractors expect TO
complete the work early next week
Mrs. French-Sheldon, the London ad-
thor is mt the Aragon hotel at atlanta.
Madame French-Sheldon comes TO take
part in the proceedings Of some OF The
Woman's congresses.
This year bids fair TO break all records
in Dawson on stock sales. Horses and
mules are being constantly received by the
car loads, and the sales have already run
way up into the hundreds.
Homer Hayes, of Shellman, has bought.
the interest of Walter Hayes in the mer-
camille business of Wright & Hayes at Do
firm name will not be changed
Mr.. Joe Brewer and Miss Emma Al
bertson We're married at Waycross We'd
nesday evening in the. Baptist church.
Rev. w. H Scruggs, the pastor OF the
church. performed the ceremony.
Sam GoIdstein, who for a long time has
been conducting retail oiy SOous anu
con failed Tuesday, the sheriH taxing pos
session by virtue OF TWO mortgage Tore
closures.
H. c. Maddox of Atlanta is prostrated
from fear lest a. young man named Mad
doX found dead in a house boat IN Texas,
should prove TO be his son. The descrlp-
ton given fits Jefferson Maddox, who
left Atlanta several years ago LOT the
west
The first run of refined oil for the Geor-
Cia Mills and Elevator Companys new
plant at Macon was made TUESDAY and
was highly satisfactory. The mlll is The
largest in the state and works over 100
employees The machinery is the latest
improved
7 A. Miller of Dawson met with a Sc
rious accident at Minis saw mill, in Lee
county on last Friday. In attempting to
jump from log cart Whlle gong down own
a hin, he fen and one of the large wheels
of the cart passed over ms right thlgh
and crushed it to a pulp. He is now resting
well
ton has received a letter from
Gen. p NJ. b. Young telling, him
that his son, Mitchell Woolley, mad died
of yellow fever in Guatemala on OCT. 81.
He was a splendid young man, past q
years old, with a bright future before
him.
A doorkeeper at the Cq7lumbi s., theater
at Atlanta. refused to allow Policeman
Shirley. Who was not on duty, to enter
the theater Tuesday night without tick
ct. This angered the officer, ana ne mace
He viii probably be removed from the
force.
w. A. Davis and J. H. Hertz the FOR
mer a prominent warehouse man and the
latter a clothing merchant, are candidates
for the pOstmastership of Macon TO sue
coed Daisy Price. if the latter is elected
1navor. Congressman Bartlett and SEN
ator Bacon have an equal hand in nam
ing the appolntce.
James Shirley. the son Of one of Troup
county's most substantial farmers, suffer-
ed a painful accident Friday. He attempt
ed to get out of the way of a falling tree,
which had been cut down but was uns5uc-
blow upon the head in falling and tearing
a loose his scalp.
At Marietta Wednesday, the superior
court took up the trial Of the Eaton
Pitts murder case. Joe Eaton killed Mall
achi pitts last summer in the. lower paftt
of Cobb county. The dispute out of which
the killing came was brought about by
an Old quarrel concerning the division
line of their farms.
The surviving members of the class of
1898 Of the University of Georgia, held
a reunion at Atlanta yesterday. The only
surviving members of the class are DIT.
B. NJ Palmer of New Orleans, Prof.
rutherford of Athens, John II. Jones of
Elberton, Albert Moseley Of Eatonton and
DR. s. 7. Sanford of Macon.
Marvin the twO-year-old son Of Dr. J.
N. Page of WrightsVille. met with a Sc
rious accident last Thursday while at play
in the yard. 1t seems that he was on an
elevation Of some kind from which he fell.
In the descent his body came in contact
With a projecting nail, which penetrate
and tore the flesh of his person in a fear
full manner
and perhaps fatally wounded while at
a dance at the headquarters of the sec
ton gang Of the Central railroad, about
three miles above Dawson, Saturday
night. The shooting Of Turner was acct
dental, the bullet being intended for VIII
Walker another negro. The brother of
Turner who was at the party says the
shooting was done by John Mcleod, the
section boss
IT comes from a very reliable source
that there is great probability Of the
Southern railway trains running into the
union depot at Macon at an early date.
The only thing lacking. it is said, to lend
Official announcement to that effect Then,
too, the report is given color by the fact
that the Southern is already in practical
control Of all the lines running into Ma
con. such change would delight the
people OF Macon. The present Southern