The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Work in Gwinnett COunty-A Novel
Who Wants 10 Back Out of His
Trade.
GEORGIA.
Charles r. Bnbro Of Macon died Tues
day afternoon.
The new school building al Lawrence
Vile is about completed
The Georgia Teachers Association will
meet at umberIand Island June -, and
viii remain in session until July l.
Augusta Is TO have a security company.
The company proposes 70 furnish abstract
10 titles, guaranteeing their accuracy
The Washington Loan and Banking
Company was organized at Washington
Tuesday afternoon with a capital stock
OF $4,000.
The firm Of L d. Abel & Co. meat pack
ers Of Macon, has been merged into a
stock company, 10 be known as the Abel
Packing Company.
Judge Lumpkin signed an order Mon
day appointing T. b. Fielder receiver Of
Joel, Edmunds & Co. of Atlanta, 20 sue
coed W. A. Gresg. the former receiver.
who died few months ago.
Sunday night J. +. Smell Of Gwinnett
county lost his barn, containing two or
three hundred bushels of corn and several
thousand bundles of fodder by fire. The
origin Of the fire IS unknown.
Every time Norwood Robson Of Allan
Ia becomes friendly with "A young lady
some one writes her a letter attacking
his character. This has been going on
for months, but he has been unable TO
locate the author. He is a young man of
good character.
The following have been selected as
the freshman speakers at Mercer Univer-
sity at Macon for next commencement:
BuneE Britain, Evans. Gibson. Har-
ley; Mallary, Pearson. Price, Moncrief
and johnson. There were eighteen con-
testants for the ten places.
A convention Of the American Water
Works Association will be held at Atlanta
May q. II has for members all the water
works superintendents and presidents, as
well as large number of others interest
ed IN water works. There will be in at
tendance on the convention about three
hundred delegates.
Mortgages were filed at Atlanta Mon
day by NignauX & Rose on their restau-
rant effect. One mortgage IS to John IL
James and represents S619; another is to
j. J. Barnes for S2lO5 and there Is a bill
OF sale. for the consideration of s., made
TO Mrs. Elizabeth Vignaux to better Sc
cure an Indebtedness OF $lU6.
A few days since Raiford Sapp a respec-
table citizen of Liberty county rode his
horse 20 Mcintosh and went into store
10 transact his business. 1t was dark
and some thief taking advantage of the
situation united the horse and rode him
on After several days search the horse
was found near Midway church with the
saddle and bride on.
One of the most important bridges in
Gwlnnett county is known as Langley's
bridge, across Suwannee creek, where the
Air Line crosses that stream. Mr.. SPENCE
chairman Of the board. some time since
contracted to have this bridge repaired
hr. King undertook the contract. on
the night IL was about completed some
person set flre to II and burned It. Again
y was repaired by order of the commits
sioners and again 1t was burned
News reached Americus Tuesday of
the killing Of George Mullen by Amos
Palmer at negro ball on Sims planta-
ton near Leslie, Saturday night or early
sunday morning. A general fight was in
progress in which both knives and pis-
tolls were freely used, though only one
eausalty is reported. Palmer. with a
terrible blow, drove his knife entirely
through the heart Of Mullen, who fell
dead without a groan. He then sauntered
away and has not yet been arrested.
A few days ago Gov. Atkinson received
from the town of Lithonia long petition
asking for a pardon for Harry Hill, on
the grounds of failing health He replied
70 the gentlemen making the application.
tnat ne had but recently heard an appli-
cation for Htlfs pardon on the same
grounds, and had decided that his health
was not so bad that he could not serve out
ms time. Since then the governor has re-
celNed from different portions of the state
letters asking him TO pardon the hayward
young man.
Brown Speer was shot and perhaps fat
ally wounded Monday by Charles New
N
at Griffin. Speer is an ex-convict He met
Newman and threatened TO shoot him on
account OF game OF poker Monday night
Tom Newman, a brother, ran and got "A
shot gun. When he returned Charles
seized it. Speer caught at II and was shot
He fell, holding pistol in his hand. In
q struggle Tor the pistol he was shot again.
Speer shot Policeman Gassett five years
ago and was sent to the penHentiary.
James Donson & Son, as attorneys for
various creditors OF Cobb & Daniel of
Americus, who failed recently, have filed
a petition for injunction and the appoint
ment of a receiver to take charge of the
assets OF the firm. The house suspended
business recently on account of the fore
closure OF mortgage of $1,000 in favor
of the Peoples National Bank of Ameri-
Gus. a temporary restraining order was
granted by Judge Fish, and the hearing
OF the petition for appointment OF per-
manent receiver set for Saturday, April
George w. Moore, the engineer at the
kimban house at Atlanta, has come to
the front as an inventive genius His in
vention is an Improvement on the Edison
monograph. A patent has been secured
II may be termed a multipleX chonograph
Instead of one air or cylinder containing
but one tune as now used in the Edison
machine, by the aid of Mr. Moore's in
vention four separate cylinders with four
distinct tunes may be placed in the ma
chine and by means of a small lever the
one desiring to hear the music can bring
into play any one Of the four tunes he
might choose.
Fire broke out in the Parlor barber
shop at Cochran Monday morning about
o'clock and consumed. besides the shop.
Wynne Bros general merchandise store
J. Il. Hohues' stock of groceries and
Holmes & Pratts meat market. Wynne
Bros. have 5000 insurance on their stock
but nothing on the building. Their loss
amounted to about S2.0OO. The other
merchants carried no insurance whatever
Their losses are small, however, and were
sustained by moving goods from the burn
ing buildings. p. l.. Peacock owned the
store houses and carried no insurance.
He viii rebuild at once
Mercer University was named i'm honor
of the late Rev. Jesse Mercer The Ban
lists of Washington are talking hbout re-
moving his remains from Penfield to
Washington in Wilkes county. it was the
wish of Mr. Mercer to be buried by the
side of his wife, whose body rests in the
Baptist church yard in Washington He
died at Penfield, and as il was then the
seat of the college founded by him II
was decided to bury him there. But the
Washington Baptists were always averse
to il, and since the university has been
moved TO Macon, Penfield has no assoc
Citations which make il appropriate It
is, therefore, likely that the remains
viii be removed to Washington
Sometime ago there was a public sale
Of lots near the Log Cabin Club belong
ing to w. J. Willngham of Atlanta Ii
was advertised there would be no hv-hfi