The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-06

nathan Dies at EatOntOn-A Hack
man of Columbus Narrowly Es-
capes Being Burned to Death in
His Cab-The Empire Hotel at Dali
ton Passes Into the Hands of n
Receiver-An Important Land
Case Tried in Fulton superior
Court.
GEORGIA.
Dawson's municipal election occurs
next Wednesday.
Apples are sold in Fannin county for
thirty cents bushel.
The Lawrenceville News wants the col
onels to have a day at the exposition.
Valdosta now comes to the front with q
pig having five legs, six feet and three
ears.
An election held at Perry for the issue
of waterworks bonds resulted in favor OF
bonds.
The Hilton Dodge Lumber Company
Shipped 1,5S6.O00 feet of lumber from Darien
last week.
Father John Hennessey, who has served
ST Francis XaVier's church al Brunswick
for many years, left Tuesday night for
Augusta, where he will assume new
mission.
At the trial Of Adolphus Badger for the
killing of Early Beattie, at Atlanta, the
jury brought in a verdict of voluntary
manslaughter. The negro has not been
sentenced yet.
Hon. Robert L. Oliver, consul general
of the United States at Merida, Yucatan
arrived in Americas Wednesday night for
a stay of a few days. He is on short
leave of absence from his post
The erection of a new court house
building for Muscogee county at cost
of over $4,000 is now progressing steadily,
and the structure will be one of the hand
someest of the kind in the state.
The stock of liquors and tobacco of L..
Iluhlar who failed at Columbus several
DAYS ago was sold Tuesday at sheriff s
sale to the Fourth National Bank for A,-
200. Much litigation has resulted from the
failure.
The Wright place. containing about 800
acres, Just below Hardaway. in Dougherty
county. sold at public sale Tuesday for
80 per acre. II belonged to the Warren
estate and was bought by James S. Mil
Ter Of Mitchell county, for Judge It. +.
Putney.
A Dooly county man gives this inven-
cotton. 600 bushels of corn, 200 bushels of
peas, 100 bushels of potatoes, $500 pounds
of meat, and all the fodder, hay and pea
vines that he can use, besides the side
lines of chickens, etc.
Messrs. Goodyear, Kay & Brantley have
hled in the superior court at Brunswick
the case of Marquis De M Ntnn1IIn VS. VS.;
d Esse, a petition for partition of the
Altama property, near Brunswick. The
parties live in France.
George carter, nackmdn. came near
being burned to death while asleep in
his cab on Broad street at Columbus early
"Wednesday morning. The accident was
caused by the overturning of his lamp
which exploded The lap robe and a
portion Of Carriers clothing were burned
AS is well known in chronological circles
the ounce is one OF the fruits that reaches
perfection in a very limited section, and
the supply has never reached the demand.
Experiments have proven that Glynn
county soil and climate are highly adapt
10 4 Nf1nN.N -
the ounce.
On Nov % James Smith, a young reve-
nue. officer, went to the home of his broth
er-fn-law, Mr.. Kilgore, who lives near
Newborn. where he left his horse and wa
gon, took his gun and went away. Since
that time nothing definite has been heard
OF him, but rumor has IL that he has been
killed by Illicit distillers.
There are thirty divorce suits on the SUI
perior docket at Brunswick. Nine have
thus far been heard at this term and total
or partial divorces granted. The major
fly of those on the docket are uncontest-
ed. This number of divorce cases is larg-
er than the number of marriage licenses
Issued in the last three months.
The new born town of Fitzgerald,
which has just been established in South
Georgia by a colony of northern immi-
grants, promises to be a small-sized won
der in town building. II is three months
old and has l,50O inhabitants already. Its
promoters expect to lay claim 10 a pop
ulation of 1000 within a few more
months.
The Gate City Guard held a meeting
Tuesday night and decided TO enlist in the
state troops. This was the unanimous
opinion Of the members and Wednesday 8
formal application for a place in the state
militia was handed TO the office Of the adj
1utant, signed by thirty-four of the mem
bers of the company. 1t will be referred &
the governor for action.
Notice has been received at police head.
quarters at Atlanta that gang of coun
terfeiters and showers of the queer have
NaF4 n A 10 n fa
where they expect to flood the towr
with bogus money. The members of this
gang, it is said, have a number, Of verl
clever counterfeits. the most deceptive
of which is an imitation $40 silver certih
cate.
At Columbus Wednesday night Stew,
Dickerson, white man, jumped from TIL
second story window of Rumsey's factori
operatives boarding house to the ground
below, a distance OF forty feet. He wa
drinking at the time and gave no reason
for bis wild leap. Dickerson was found II
the backyard, unhurt but much sobere
man than when he jumped moment be
fore.
The home of Prof. T. L. FitzpatriclS. sit
uated twelve miles southwest Of Quitinan
was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon
The professor built the house twelv
months ago at a cost OF 1900 and furnish
ed II handsomely. He had il insured AM
kept up the Insurance until about on
month ago when the policy expired and h.
ialled 70 nave II renewed His loss Is esti
mated al s. 500.
q. w ROddenberry, living out on IN
Ckennokee has two children remarkabl
Tor their size. one Is a girl 10 year
OF age, and weighs l75 pounds tn
othef, a boy, z years old, and tips M
scales az lig pounds. lie can hardly squeez
mo number 81 coat and wears a nurnbe
shoe. The children both seem 10 eutoi
ne best q health The Roddenberfgi
- generally small people. but these az
fAefpnNns - the general rule.
- ,esN en4feh was organized ~ IA,
% Methodist church, in Dld Waveree.
~ Mp4qay night The new church IN
'yAl MY members, The stewards elect