The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TWO STATES TOLD
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Work on the New Cotton Mil Near
Rome 10 begin at Once-The Judge
of the City Court of Rome Has the
Proceedings Opened with Prayer.
Death of Rev. W. w. Hunt of Griffin
a Peculiar Case of Marital Unfaith-
fuIness and Forgiveness.
GEORGIA
Thomas Brooks, prominent citizen OF
Madison county, dropped dead at MS
home near Danielsville Tuesday.
Charles r. Crisp son Of the speaker, has
returned to Americus from Washington,
and has determined to enter upon tine
study Of law in Americas
The Rome cotton factory has just re-
ceived an order for their goods from
Buenos Ayres. Saturday they made
large shipment to Honolulu.
H. Hilton Of Hilton was very badly, II
not seriously cut Monday by a Mr.. Hilton,
a relative. Mr.. Hilton Is depot agent at
Hilton and is also in the mercantile and
turpentine business.
A petition signed by the requisite num-
Der of voters has been fled in the office
of the ordinary in Jackson county. In a
short time an election VIII be ordered to
settle the question of licensing the whisky
traffic in that county.
The GAINESVILLE Manufactur Com
pany will receive this week a large ship
ment Of new machinery amounting 10
5000. 1t consists of the latest improved
cane winders, which will Immediately be
put in place. The factory Is prospecting
well.
The Macon Hibernians have promptly
paid their pro rata part of the $4,000 that
the Ancient Order of Htbernians OF the
United States have undertaken TO sub
scribe for the endowment of a chair of
Irish language in the university at WASH
ington, d. G.
The second trial Of Jack English and
Joe English for the murder OF II. II.
a CLARK gNilla is ended. and "A
verdict of guilty has been rendered in each
case with RECOMMENDATION TO the mercy
of the court This means sentences In the
penitentiary for life.
Judge George Harris has made new de-
parture in city court matter at Rome.
Tuesday morning at the appointed hour
for opening, after the sheriff had called
for order the judge requested the Rev.
Mr.. Hudson of the Second Baptist church
TO open the court with prayer.
The jury in the case Of Sewell against
Stilson and Doyle, in Judge Westmore-
lands court at Atlanta has returned a
verdict for the plaintiff for $500 and costs.
Seweh sued the firm for false imprison-
transaction which he had had with the
jewelry firm.
young woman who lives at Austen is
knitting a quilt of beautiful leaf pattern.
She planted the cotton, worked it, picked
1t. carded spun and twisted the thread be-
fore proceeding to ply the steel needles. II
her friends can persuade her the quilt
will be sent to the exposition, as a speci-
men Of Cobb county industry.
J. H. s. Smith, young merchant of
Monticello has failed, with liabilities of
about 5000. The stock of goods was sold
to T. A. Hutchinson in payment of a mort
gage he held on the stock. The assets
are as follows 200 acres of land purchased
last year, for about 81 per acre, $50 acres
of land, worth about 81 per acre.
At Macon last Monday night three ne
gro burglars broke into the store OF II.
]. Carstarphen. Mr.. Carstarphen was IN
the store and emptied his revolver into the
gang. All three OF the negroes were shot
and captured. One of them, Amos Cor
don was so badly wounded that he viii
die. The negroes had been stealing TO-
bacco and cigars and selling them to a
merchant, who will be arrested for re-
ceiving stolen goods.
An interesting department has been
added TO the various channels through
which the members of the woman's board
of the Atlanta Exposition accomplish
their work. The department Is that of
Woman's Confederate work, and 1t is in
tended to collect through it samples of the
work done by women during the late
war. Circulars requesting that samples OF
such work be sent here for display in
the womans building are being distrtb-
uted throughout the south.
The work on the new plant of the Massa-
chusetts cotton mills at Rome Is gofne
forward. The preliminary surveys fol
the site of the building have been made
and the plans and specifications are In tht
hands Of the contractors and the latter
will be on the grounds in short time ant
the work will be begun in earnest.
small army of wOrlNmen will be employed
in the work and that alone viii render
business very lively in Rome during tn,
spring and summer The cost of the build
ing will be in the neighborhood of $l25,000
with $40 900 or $4,000 additional for othel
improvements as there will be a regular
village of cottages to be erected for tn,
employees of the mill.
Brunswick Cali: The police have beer
working on a mystery involving a Veilet
woman, who arrived in Brunswick Mon
day morning on the Southern train. TIL,
woman was accompanied by two men
whom the passengers describe as rough
looking, and their actions toward he
created a suspicion in the minds of severa
occupants of the coach that she was be
ing unwillingly detained in their custody
Immediately on the arrival of the train
the three got in hack, and were rapidly
driven off. Their suspicious actions wer'
reported to the police, who have beer
unable to learn anything definite abou
it, Assistant Chief Levison does not re
gard the matter as extra Serious. but sew
eral passengers expressed themselves to
Cal reporter as regarding the matte
worth rigid investigation. The woman
IS described as having an aristocratic bear
ing, and was evidently lady born AM
pred. The impression was conveyed L