The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-07
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Law in Floyd COunty-A Case
Against Dun's Mercantile AgencY'
An Instance of FiIiaI ATeetiOn-A
Saw Mill Burned at Sibbie.
GEORGIA.
The twenty-fourth session Of the North
Georgia conference Of the African NJ. E.
church convened at Cedartown Thursday.
At Ashburn Wednesday Sam Bruce, col
ored, was killed by a piece of timber IA
inches square and fifty feet Ions falling
on him.
An attempt was made at Carrollton Wed
nesday night to assassinate j. J. Patter-
son. who was elected marshal of Carroll
ton Monday. 1t is not known who fired the
shot
Two young men got into a shooting
scrape at Kite, johnson county few
davs ago. and one by the name of Bud
Wheeler was killed. Too much whisky
is said to have been at the bottom Of II.
The saw mill of w. A. Bussen near Sib-
bic. was totally destroyed by fire Thurs
day night. 1t is supposed that the fro
occurred from an accidental cause. The
loss was between $500 and $1,000 No in
surance.
The following ticket has been nominated
at Griffin: For mayor, Lloyd Cleveland;
for alderman First ward, J. l.. Moore;
Second NJ. J. Patrick; Third, R. F. Strck-
land; Fourth, Douglas Boyd; for clerk and
treasurer Thomas Nail
The residence of James Bridge, corner
of Peachtree and Harris streets. at Al
lanta, was entered by burglar in broad
daylight Wednesday, while the family was
at home. The thief secured over a hum
bred dollars worth Of jewelry before he
was detected.
A new law firm has been established in
Rome since the election Of Judge Henry
to succeed himself as judge of the Rome
circuit Hon. Seaborn Wright his former
partner, has entered into partnership With
Albert G. Ewing, one of the foremos.
young lawyers of the Rome bar.
Col. Spfnks Of Dallas telegraphed the
Constitution Wednesday: You have play
ed hell with your prediction statements.
/ have lost both my hat and breeches."
Thursday a gentleman expressed him a %
cent blanket with the following card: ITO
hide your nakedness. From a sympa-
thetic McKinleyite.'
DR.. H. H. Battey. assisted by Drs.
Frank Wynn and viii Shaw, performed
a difficult operation Thursday on Sydney
Brewer, son of a prominent farmer OF
Floyd county. The doctors succeeded in
removing a stone which weighed 10 grams
--one of the largest that has come under
the observation of DR.. Battey within many
years practice. The child is doing Well
with fair hopes for his recovery.
The young members Of the Atlanta bar
met Wednesday and organized the Allan
ia law club and elected permanent officers.
L. S. Lumpkin was elected president, Wal
ter T. Colquitt, vice president w. A. Full
Ter, Jr., secretary and treasurer. The exec
utive committee Is composed of Walter T.
Colquitt, Gordon T. Mitchell and J. 7.
Wright, and the membership committee
consists of J. w. Austin, chairman. M.
Wilson and ]. A. Clarke.
In the case of Robert Medlock, W. P.
Medlock, brothers of Mrs. Caroline Mer-
rift, deceased; Mrs. NJ A. Terry, sister of
Mrs. Merritt; Joseph Medlock her neph-
ew; NJ. c. Medlock Robert f. Medlock
J. T. Medlock and Samuel 7. Medlock, sons
of Thomas L. d. Medlock, deceased, who
was a brother of Caroline Merritt, and
others, against Pleasant w. Merritt, tried
at Atlanta Wednesday, the jury found for
the defendant The petitioners claimed
that Caroline Medlock was of unsound
mind, and was therefore illegally married
to Pleasant w. Merritt, and that she could
not make any legal disposition of her
property. They also claimed that she own
ed considerable property on Walker and
jackson streets, the rents of which amount
to $500 a year, and that the defendant has
been collecting these rents since the death
of Mrs Merritt Mr. Merritt claimed that
he held the property under a will execut-
ed to him by his wife, that she was men
tally able to contract and that the will had
been properly probated. The court held
that the will had been properly probated,
and the jury found that Mrs. Merritt was
legally in possession of the property.
Atlanta Journal: An instance of filial
affection not usually seen, is filed away
in the office Of the clerk of the superior
court. 1t is an obligation in the shape or
letter of DR.. H. H. Green, who recently
died at Edgewood, addressed to his moth
er in which he agrees to give her 50 a
month as long as she lives, for such time
as she doesn't spend at his home. The
letter was dated Aug. 49, 1889, and has only
been filed since the death of DR.. Green.
The letter or obligation is as follows: At
lanta, Ga, Aug. 49, 1889 To Mrs. Hannah
Green My Dear Mother-In consideration
of the love and respect have for you and
as duty to God, / hereby bind myself,
my heirs, executors and administra tors
month as long as your natural life lasts.
except such time as you may spend at my
house. Given under my hand and seal the
day and year above written. H. H.
Green (Seal.) Attest A. p.
Wood, Notary Public Fulton Coun.
ty. On the back of the letter
are various credits of dues, the last being
May l. 1896 which says it is a payment
in full to date of all dues. DR.. Green died
about four weeks ago.
Atlanta Constitution: The case Of Maiel
& Berkele against r. G. Dun & Co, fol
$4,000 damages for an alleged false state
ment by the defendants of the plaintiffs
commercial standing. is on trial in the
United States circuit court. The plaintiff,
allege that the damage consists in the fac
that the defendants. whose headquarter.
are in New York and who have a brancl
office in Atlanta, published the record O.
a mortgage deed on real estate to secur,
an indebtedness of 400 by NJ Berkele
as member of the firm Of Mailer & Berk
ele when in point of fact NJ Berkele hat
no connection with the firm. They further
claim that the publication OF the filing o.
the mortgage was done maliciously by on.