The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-14

4 convict Whose Time Had Nearly
Expired Drowned in an Attempt
10 Eseape-A suit Over "A Doctors
Bill for Services Rendered During
the yellow Fever Epidemic at
Hrunswick-TwO Families POis-
oned by Eating Cream Puns.
GEORGIA.
4 child Of T G. Webb Of Oglethorpe
r~1wled into a fire a few days ago and was
fatally burned.
j. 5. Morris of Jesup has bought the
property of G. Quick OF Brunswick for s..
H. and David Davis steam laundry lot
and building for Sl,50o cash.
The owners of the electric light plant at
OgIethorpe. having all the poles along the
~oIlte in poSitiOn for lighting MonteZuma
will also utilize them for the wires of a
Telephone system. The towns are only two
miles apart.
Track-laying is progressing rapidly on
the South Macon extension of the Consoli-
dater street railroad. and 1t is expected
that the road Will be finished and the over
head wires in position in time for regular
schedules to be run by next Saturday.
Receiver T. d. Tinsley filed his report in
con SATURDAY, showing the Ma
con Gas Light and Water Com
pany's business for the past eleven and
two-thirds months ending May /, 1896 The
of S50.0S61L
A case which is causing unusual inter-
/ est az Brunswick will be tried this week
DR.. J. a. Butts, during the yellow fever.
attended Mrs. H. NJ. Miller. who was
stricken with the above disease. When
Mrs Miller recovered DR.. Butts presented
her husband with a bill for $50. He declined
20 pay saying the relief committee had
compensated all the doctors, whereupon
DR. Butts brought suit. The case is a test
one.
Frank Love- who was sent to the chain
gang from Sumter county about a year
ago for larceny from the house, was
drowned day or two ago while swimming
WlthlacoOchee river in an attempt to es-
cape from McRae Bros camps Love was
sentenced to one years imprisonment, and
ms term would have expired in a few
weeks. lie was sent up for stealing a
watch and other articles from the resi-
dence Of Mr.. McMath of Americas.
The hamburger Cotton Mills Company
Of Columbus have increased their capital
stock to 100000, and will proceed at once
20 double the capacity of the mills by nut
ting in 5000 more spindles. Dirt was brok-
en- q day or two ago for the erection OF
the weave shed, which is to be added to
me swift mills, and the work on this adj
dlu0n VIII be pushed vigorously until
completed. 25-ton ice plant has Just
been completed by the Golden Foundry
ana Machine Company. The Columbus
tertllizer Company is soon to build an oil
factory IN connection with their fertilizer
works.
quite sensation was created a few days
ago IN me northern portion of TrouD coun-
. ~ by Bart Howard clipping with the wife
OF Eutus West. West and Howard with
others, We're witnesses in a criminal case
N tennessee, and on last Sunday prepare
lons were made for all parties to 20 to
Iehnessee together, bat Howard made
some excuse and remained behind and did
a not go to Tennessee. When West returned
& ne found his wife had gone with Howard
+ 20 parts unknown. Howard left his own
WE and children to take care of them
selves.
Within the past week two families have
9een poisoned by eating cream Duns
4 bought of the establishment of j. H. Nun
nalll ON Marietta street at Atlanta. The
lrs. family to feel the bad effects OF the
lhs was that of l.. NJ Terrell, superin-
Iendent of the Railway Mail service. Mrs.
Terrell and four children were made des
4 perately i'll. The other victims were the
family of L. b. Nelson, a well-known capt.
lallst. Mr. Nelson was kept in bed "A week
rom small bait of cream puffs, while his
NHe and daughter were also seriously af-
Ieeted The baker who sold the goods
claims that the hot weather spoiled them
ana made them poisonous.