The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

An Atlanta
Teacher Among the COnvicts.
GEORGIA.
Isaac F. Arnaw and Miss Estelle Mills
were married at ST. Mary's on Wednes-
day.
Albert Kline, a stranger, has succeeded
in doing" several parties at Columbus
by giving forged checks on kellogg &
Phillips Of ST. Louis. He has skipped.
The ticket office at the union depot at
Macon was entered early Friday morning
by a thief. Ed Washington, character
around town. has been arrested chafged
with the crime.
Dahlonega Signal: The rowdies who fir
ed one of the cannons last week at night
jaring twenty-five window lights Of the
college out, may look to see fire and smell
birthstone if caught up with.
Tom Delk, the alleged Pike county MUIR
derer, is still in jail in Zebulon with
sentence Of death hanging over him. 1t
is not likely he viii be taken back TO Al
lanta before the carrying out OF the SEN
tence.
George w. Dice of Atlanta, counter
feiter, who was sent to the United States
penitentiary in Columbus, o., several
months ago, seems to be prospecting in his
prison life. The latest reports from him
state that he is now playing the role ef a
school teacher and that he instructs the
convicts in large classes every night.
The annual report of DR.. T. o. Powell,
SUPERINTENDENT of the state asylum for
the insane, has been laid before the House
of Representatives. The report shows
that during the past year S32 white ana
300 colored patients were received at the
asylum, while 1862 either were discharged,
died or eloped. The number of patients
now in the institution is 2002. The ex-
penses Of the asylum for the year We're
$234,649.SS. The estimated cost of main
tanning the institution for the present
year is $2S0,OOO.
An unknown young man died at the
city hospital at Macon Friday. He gave
his name as Sylvester Lewis, and stated
that he lived in Sylvester, n. Y. There is
no such town in that state, and it is
thought the boy was too delirious to know
what he was saying. Lewis, as he called
himself was about II years old. He had
light colored hair, blue eyes and a fair
complexion. His features were dehcately
outlined, and his appearance indicated he
was a boy of good family, who had
@AS%fA~s
Waynesboro True Citizen: George Gar
butt, a prominent citizen of Emanuel
county, was here last Saturday. He told
us of a remarkable incident of the ef-
fects of the long drought through this sec
ton, which is fast turning the country
into a desert. He said at the recent term
of Emanuel superior court that water sold
at cents a drink, and at fifteen cents
gallon for watering stock, Mr.. Jesse
Thompson, who runs one of the largest
saw mill plants in the country, had some
large tanks made al Lombard & Co.'S.
iron works, and hauls water seventeen
miles from the river to his mill.
The Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus
road conducted an excursion from Rome
to Chattanooga Friday Friday night,
when returning, a crowd of drunken eX-
cursionists ran the conductor from the
white coach and shot every window out of
the car. When at Lafayette and Tron
fierce battles were fought between those
in the car and the men at the depot. Rocks
were hurled through the windows, and
nifty or more pistol shots exchanged. The
car was literally riddled with bullets, and
was almost a wreck Several of the party
were badly shot. One man was shot
through the head and MORALLY wounded.
The conductor telegraphed to Rome for
patrolmen to meet the train there. A
squad of policemen were at the depot
but the hoodlums had got off at stations
north of Rome. The officials of the road
have offered a reward for the arrest of the
men who did the shooting.
Augusta Herald: George Williams is a
well-known motorman in the employ OF
the Augusta Railway Company. He lives
on Young street, near Woodlawn, and for
Naas raaaf IL
Turpin Hill line. Mr.. Williams, a few
days ago, found himself in the peculiar
situation of having a father and step
father both living and both in Augusta
Twenty-seven years ago his father was
an engineer on the Georgia road. One
night the engineer left Augusta for Ar-
lanta in charge of his engine, and was
never heard from again until a few DAYS
ago. Nine years subsequent to the disap-
pearance of her husband, the then Mrs
Williams read an account in a paper OF
fatal railroad wreck, and among the
names Of those missing was the namo of
her husband. She mourned him as dead
and IL was generally thought by all ac-
quaintances that the modern Enoch Ar
den had been killed. A few years later
AIRS. Williams was courted and won by
waiter hopkins, another well-known cfti-
zen OF Augusta, and they were married.
She has had two children by her sec
ohu husDand, and has been living very
happily with him. While the motormau
was standing by the side of his car on
Turpin Hill few days ago, two men
rode up in buggy. They scrutinized
him and then one of them said: 'sAren't
you George Williams?" Il am he" replied
Mr.. Williams. well, am your long
lost father" Mr.. Williams was a nero
lad when his father disappeared. and dif
not recognize him at all, after the twen-
~ years separation Mrs. Hopkins was
greatly shocked, and says very little about
the unfortunate occurrence. Her nrsr
husband has not been to see her. sivina-
as a reason that he knows he did very
wrong, and, while he knows II is bevond
MS power TO make reparation, he can
AVOID making any trouble or causing the
sood woman any annoyance When he
lett Augusta he went west, and has been
engaged in mining in Colorado. where he
mas made neat sum. He looks well ana
prosperous, and since he has returned RAJ
MADE no effort to enter any kind of busi-
ness: Mr.. Williams, Sr., will return 70
the Rockies in few days.
FLORIDA.
oranges retail in Barlow at Is cents ner