The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

From FIOrida-Deafh of "A Catholic
Priest widely known as an Au-
thOrity on Chemistry.
GEORGIA.
The EIberton creamery is about COM
pleted.
Pottery works have been established at
Cedartown. Local clay is used
1t is estimated at Macon that a house
can be built So per cent. cheaper now than
year ago.
Georee, Whit and Bryan Collier have
leased the Wigwam at Indian Spring for
the season Of 1895.
r. Whitney Of Dalton was stricken with
heart disease while playing checkers Mon
day, and died few minutes later.
John r. Wallace. who. at one time was
the Wealthiest and largest land holder In
Atlanta, died at sherman, Tex, Saturday.
Congressman COgswen Of Massaehu-
sets. who was once provost marshal Of
the first time since the war. He was in
bad health.
The Governors Horse Guards, of At
lanta, will go 10 Augusta in July to join
the gallant old Richmond Hussars at Au-
Eusta in the centennial celebration OF
their organization.
The presbytery of Macon viii meet in
the Presbyterian church at Americas next
Wednesday at 1880 o'clock in the evening.
The opening sermon will be delivered by
Rev. Dr. W. A. Carter. Of Columbus.
Henry Porter. a youth whose father
lives on the farm Of DR.. W. l. Benhams
near Gainesville, was kicked by a mule
a few days ago apd his skull was frac-
tured. Though still alive, the boy is not
out of danger.
Madison's municipal election Wednes-
day resulted in the reelection of the old
board, viz: W. r. Muslin, mayor: NJ l..
Richter, l.. NJ. Thompson NJ r. Akin
son aud John b. Swords. aldermen, by
handsome majorities.
&. Robarfe will som baxa tbafr tel
ephone system in Elberton in operation.
John d. Edmondson of LAGRANGE has
been appointed superintendent OF fish
cries for Georgia, with A. T. Dalls as
assistant This place has been filled for
a number Of years by DR.. II. II. Cary, also
of LaGrange.
Charles Smith, a white man of Rruns-
wick has applied to W 3. Moore for a
pension from the federal government
Smith claims that in 1876 while aboard
the United States man-of-war Kearsarge
of the Asiatic squadron he suffered an ac-
cident, due to the negligence of the off,
GERS of the ship. which disabled him, and
Tor which he makes the claim for PEN
sion.
b. W. Brand. an attorney who resides
at Butler, has been indicted by the grand
jury on charge of cheating and swind-
ling Brand represented 10 several farm
ers that he was the agent for a loan
company and obtained commissions from
them to secure loans. The money was
not forthcoming and the Indictment fol-
of the court.
About O'Clock Wednesday afternoon a
very severe windstorm passed over Jeffer-
sonvtle. leveling fences, blowing down
giant trees and completely wrecking the
negro Baptist church. In which there
We're forty-two school children and the
teacher. About eighteen of the pupils
We're injured. Several were seriously in
1ured, but no deaths have been reported
up to this time.
At the request Of Charles ~ Smelling.
anrh~ 10 h a..
at the State University at Athens, Adjt
Gen. kell has issued commi ssions for a
number OF officers among the boys. The
commissions were for .. B. Nisbet to he
nrst lieutenant and adjutant, for ]. T.
Dunlap to be captain of Company A, for
w. +. Gearreld to be captain of Company
of Company A, for J. H. Butner to be
nrst lieutenant of Company Il, for r. a.
Ridley to be Second lieutenant of Company
a. and for r. NJ Butler to be second
lieutenant of Company Il.
Atlanta Journal; practical first day
OF April joke played on DR.. V. NJ. Hodg-
son, by young man in the vicinity of
Mills street. where the doctor lives, Is
about 10 get the young man into suit
1Or damages. Wednesday afternoon the
doctor appeared before Justice Landrum
ana stated that he wanted to file a suit
against the party, but did not divulge
the name. IL seems that the doctor had
left his residence and was on his way
10 town when the young man hailed him
and directed him to a place where he
said there was a young man sick and
almost dying. The doctor rushed to
the. place designated by the young man.
and after inquiring at several places, max
ing known the object of his visit. the
truth dawned upon him. 1t was the first
day of April and he was the victim of
a practical Joke, Dr. Hodgson was mad
ana he determined to find the young
man. He found him and presented a bill
for one visit-$2. The young man, how
eyer refused 10 pay il, and so informed
the doctor. Wednesday he determined
10 see what right the law gave him to
collect such debt. Justice Landrum
told the doctor he could file suit. He said
he would.
FLORIDA.
Frank Burke, first lieutenant of the
Tampa Rifles, has resigned.
The ninth annual assembly at the Mount
Dora grounds has just closed.
The Hillsboro County Normal School
is TO begin about the middle of May and
Will continue for two months.
A negro corpse was found lying in some
bushes on the outskirts of Jacksonville
Thursday. Foul play is suspected
The board OF trade recently organized
at Tampa advocates the extension OF
the city limits so as to embrace all the
suburbs,
j. b, Russell died of paralysis at his
residence at Palatka Thursday aged II
years. The remains were sent to Toledo,
o.. for burial.
The orange trees at Bowling Green are
putting out good deal of growth, though.
of course, IL comes slowly. Bloom is re-
ported on some trees.
DR., Topham, prominent physician OF