The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-14

eharged-Macon sued for SIO.OOo
Damages on Account of a FaII-A
Judge Asked 40 Put Two LanG
Companies of Macon in the Hands
of ReceiverS-A sketch of the
woman After whom the City Of At
Ianta Was First Named.
GEORGIA.
Elberton has a population Of 800 people,
and no city lookup.
An effort is being made TO establish a
daily mail route from Irwinville to Tif-
ton.
A Converse. Jr.. as bought out his
partners in the firm Of Converse Bros. at
Naldosta.
The Wiregrass fair opens at Hawkins
vile Monday and viii continue during
the week
The Brunswick Call ConEratulates Bruins
wick on not having had a business failure
this year.
The Naval Reserves at Brunswick will
visit the exposition in body early IN
November.
The Columbus Investment Company viii
build fine building Of brick and stone,
TO cost $4,000.
Samuel A. Swami. formerly OF Atlanta,
has been elected cashier Of the Merchants
National Bank at Rome.
The jury in the Towns-Farlzas damage
suit, at Albany, was discharged Friday,
Blackshear has made an appropriation
for advertising the resources of Pierce
county at the Atlanta exposition.
The Northeastern railroad is said 10
have been greatly improved under the
administration Of State Agent Reaves.
T. G. Crawford has sold his interest in
the firm of Roberts. Crawford * Co. Of
erts.
1t is rumored that the Knoxville Cum
berland Gap and Louisville railway viii
road.
John Pittman,, a student at the state
university at Athens. was thrown from
buggy by runaway horse Friday and
his face badly torn and bruised.
The football team Of the Young Mems
Christian Association at Augusta will play
2 and Mercer University at Macon on Nov.
The managers of the track athletics a,
the University of Georgia have decided
70 nave a big contest OF track teams or
the different colleges Of the south at
Athens this fail.
1t is said that a farmer in the southern
portion Of Lowndes county has made q
good sum this year raising goats. He
says that he has sold over sixty and has
seventy-hve more yet TO sell.
W; H. Penland, with Zeke knight and
Fred Bamberg, has just closed a deal
for 10000 acres Of land on the river near
Naylor, Lowndes county. for turpentine
purposes, and will erect two distilleries.
Pomp Childs, a well-dressed and pros
porous looking young man from Talbot
county was arraigned before Judge Ross at
Macon Saturday and fined $50 for gambling
and $50 for carrying concealed weapons
A negro tenant on DR.. Pharrs place in
Lincoln county lost seven bales of cotton
by fire a few nights ago. He refused 10
vote with the third party, but cast his
ballot for Maj. Black. 1t is thought that
some negro fired the cotton.
The first live stock show of the exposi
ticn will open next Wednesday morning
and from then until Dec. p there will ne
shows OF live stock and poultry at the fair.
The first show will be that of prize horses
ponies, jacks, jennets, and mules.
Vacant stores in Americas will soon
be an unknown quantity, several having
been occupied recently. A large stock
OF toys ana Christmas triX wln be opened
shortly at 423 Jackson street ID ~
Chambless will begin business shortly al
III Forsyth street
Senoia Enterprise Gazette: Uncle Billy
Davis shows us an ordinary shoe hammer
that was made in 1777 The date Is stamn-
ed upon 1t. Uncle Billy has owned ii for
thirty-nve years and his father had owned
II since a boy. The hammer is still in fine
nN and is used almost daily.
Fred 7; Menken of Sweetwater station.
on the ). A. l.. railroad, had his hand
some dwelling and everything in Ii burned
Friday night at 1880 O'Clock. His wife
came near being caught in the flames. 1t
Is not known what caused the fire. The
dwelling was partially insured.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson. an aged and
plous lady, who lived within mile or
Two or BeneVOlence, a village near Dau--
son, IS dead. She was known by reputa-
circumstances, and dearly loved. but she
was raised near where she died and In
ali her life never left me farm
The gin and millhouse of A. ]. Bell. who
lives near the line between Randolph and
Salnoun counties, was totally DESTROYED
Dy hIe FRIDAY night. The loss amounts
70 more than $1,000 There was no insur-
ance- The ire was unquestionably of an
incendlary origin. In the ginhouse were
twenty bales OF cotton and some cotton
seed, which were also destroyed.
Charles a. Stevens who was taken back
70 macon from Atlanta on the charge of
roDbing Postmaster Coggins of Beeks
Flks county, was arraigned before Re-
ious to the hearing Coggins was bro1ebr
face to face with Stevens and he failed
70 recognize him as one of the men who
hiin-Hammed him. Stevens was discharged
j. X. Mckenney of Americus a faeman
on the Georgia and Alabama railway. was
injured on the eastern division Of the
road Friday The caboose of a freight
Mekenney thrown out Several bones in
his one remaining hand were broken ana
other severe bruises inflicted on his body
Mr.. Mckenney year ago lost an arm n
a railroad wreck.
The southern section of the North Ar,o,
lean Turner Bund, which is the national as
ISOLATION of the Turn Verein and in which
the Atlanta Verein holds membership. viii
meet IN annual convention in Atlanta this
morning at Turner hall. There will he
representatives. in attendance from Bir-
mingham, Louisville. Memphis. Chatta-
nooga, Fort Smith, Ark; Little Rock Mo-
bile and Montgomery.
In the superior court at Macon sat,,r-
day petition was filed against the Ma
con and Suburban Land Company and the
BellevieW Land Company asking for a
receiver for them and for a Temporary
restraining order. The petition comes
from Mrs. Laura A. Ernest widow or
a. NJ. Ernest, and a tract of 100 acres Of
land, valued at $4,000, known as the 4
NJ. Ernest place in Nineville. is involved
payment Of the purchase price not having
been completed.
Darien Timber Gazette: There is a big
kick at the delay vessels (coming from
infected or suspected ports) experience al
the national quarantine station at Black
beard. The government will be asked
for more facilities, for this station is get
ting TO be about the most important in
the country owing TO the Increasing
business in this section. The efficient sur
geon in charge dispatches vessels as fast
as possible, but the business of the station
IS growing, and consequently more facili-
ties are needed.
Mrs. Anne z. Brewer of near Milledge-
Vlne, IN Baldwin county, is suing the