The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07


Meta Provision I'm Rome'- Charter
Making Aldermen Personally Lii
able.
GEORGIA
Many peach and plum trees in and near
Perry are in fun bloom
DR.. y. o. Harris Of Atlanta is critically
81 from an attack Of appendicitis
Steps are being taken towards the es-
Enlistment OF a whisky distiliery in Co
lumbus.
The franchise for telephone system
in Perry has been granted by the city
council.
The Georgia railroad shop men at Au-
gusta, who have been working on
short time have been put back on fun
time. ten hours per day.
The bids on the water works and electric
light bonds Of Dublin were purchased by
r. B. Sperry < Co. Of Baltimore. they get
ting the whole issue of S29,oo..
Mrs. Sarah Lyons White Of Jonesboro
died suddenly Thursday morning. She
was Is years old Mrs. Lyons was a sis
ter Of the late Judge Lyons OF Macon.
The Georgia Quincy Granite Company
of Macon has been awarded a contract by
ny
The Macon company won the contract
over a large number Of competitors.
The williams Lumber Company of
Eastman are being sued by Norman W.
Dodge. who claims that the company is
trespassing on and using his timber
lands He claims $500 az damages.
on account Of an epidemic of measles.
raging in Montgomery county. Prof. Scar
borough has dismissed his school, and
Prof. Wilkes, teaching at Gopher Shde,
has also closed the academy until the d.
ease abates.
NJ r. Emmons, one of the leading
clothing merchants in Rome, has disposed
Of his large business interest to J. W.
& A. b. Waters, who have taken charge
Of the concern. Mr.. Emmons has been
very successful in Rome, and will prob
ably remain there.
Gov Atkinson has signed an order for
the tax collectors Of Clarke, Greene.
jackson. Madison. Oconee and Oglethorpe
counties to deposit the money belonging
Bank Of the University of Athens, which
is a regular state depository.
The residence of Capt r. n. Voolfolk
of Albany was entered by a burglar
Wednesday night A hurried investigation
showed that the thief had procured Mrs.
Weolfolks wedding ring, an opal ring,
watch, Miss WOolfolks gold necklace and
bracelets, and other articles of value
Conductor II. c. Morgan of the Central
railroad is at his home at Macon suf-
fering from painful injuries received
Thursday night while en- route 10 At
lanta. In a difficulty with passenger
the conductor had his left hand and arm
badly lacerated with a broken window
glass.
bill of sale in the nature of a mort
gage TO secure the American Banking and
Trust Company for money advanced was
filed at Atlanta. Thursday with the clerk
of the court by the Blount Stave Machine
Company, the factory OF which is located
near the town of Hapeville. The company
owes the bank in all about $4,000. The
debt is past due.
Walter Bozeman, a son of F. NJ. Boze-
man, who lives near Bronwood, was
forced to kill a crazy negro Wednesday.
The negro had a large iron bar In his
hand, and was threatening TO kill every
one he met. He attempted 10 enter Mr..
BOzeman's house and threatened to kill
the entire family. He had torn all Of his
clothes off and was roaming the country
at large.
1t is reported that the general head
quarters of the Georgia Loan and Trust
Company will soon be removed from
Americas TO Atlanta. The company has
strong eastern and foreign connections
A large amount Of this business is done
for this reason that the proposition is
made to transfer the general offices and
headquarters to Atlanta.
The bond election in Macon is set for
April Is, and the amount of bonds to be
voted on has been raised from Sl5OOOO to
$500 They will be AZ per cent. 3O-year
bonds in denominations ranging from 800
10 $1,000 interest payable quarterly, and
will be sold to the highest and best bid
der, but no bid below par will be accept
ed. A sinking fund is provided for. OF
the $4,000 $4,000 will go toward paying
the city's floating debt and $4,000 to paw
ing. The city is entitled to issue over
100000 under the law, but the mayor and
council prefer to leave safe margin
in case of an emergency.
One binding provision of the charter
of Rome is calculated to inspire extra eau
ton among councilmen. That is that the
members of the council are made individ-
ually liable when they fail to make the
income meet the appropriations made by
the council for the expenses of any year.
If the council, as body, apprOpriates
more money in advance than is realized
from the revenues of the city, then suit
may be brought against the members in
dividually for the forthcoming of the cash
There is a strong current of public opinion
in favor of the creation of police com
mission for Rome, as to remove the
police department from political influ-
ences
The residence of Sam Fleisher of AL
bany was visited by a burglar at an early
hour Thursday morning. 1t was about
o'clock when the members of Mr.
Fleishers household were awakened by
loud, frightened screams from Miss MilliG
Fleishers room. To her father, who inn
mediately ran to her, the young lady de
clared that she had been awakened by
the presence of a man in the room. HI
was evidetly feeling about in the dark
ness, when his hands came in contac
with Miss Miles person, instantly awak
ening her. A search revealed the fac
that the burglar had escaped through
window. 1t was discovered that a 10
of new silver forks had been taken, be
sides a quantity of clothing and a coupl
of little vaults of the Albany Trust ant
Savings bank, in which were about 81
belonging TO Mr. Fleisher's two little sons
A half dozen of Mr.. FIeishers shirts whic1
the burglar took were subsequently foun
under the house.
Washington Correspondence Morning
News: A. j. Newsome. one of Wilke
county's most highly respected citizens
was in town yesterday. In many respect
he is one of the most remarkable men L
the county. He is GA year old, and ha
never had a DAVIS sickness in his life II