The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGR Apis.

of the Florida Normal school al
Leesburg on Account Of LseL
Of Fuads-ResuIts Of Comfy EIrc-
lions in FIorida-wiiI Of the Late
Erastus GOuId Of Atlanta.
GEORGIA.
Work on the Rosa Lee Clark mcmoria
chapel AT Rome is progressirg nicely. u
Is being built FOR the use % the Firs'
Presbyterian congregation, ana VIII co-'
about $1,000
The annual meeting OF the League Of
Southern Building and Loan Associations
will De held az Cumberland on the 3lth
inst. Macon Hil De- represented. Last
year the league met az old Point Com
fort.
The late DIP. II. V. ". Miller Of Atlanta
left $1,000 worth Of property in Fulton
county and a lot OF property in Rabun
county. on which asbestos has been found
and Il 10 IS developed iu paying quantities
IL viii make the place very valuable
Dublin Correspondent Morning News.
Sheriff Joiner received word recently that
a strange negro arrived at Brewton. and
was acting ir a suspic oGs manner he
went over there and after investigation,
observed that he answered tue description
of negro wanted I'm North Carolina for
murder. and for whose apprehension q
reward Of ssh is offered. The sheriff mr.
rested him. and placed him IRE j1i- The
authorities have been notified. The
Dublin base ball team, and the Haw-
kinsville club matched each other last
week. The score stood II TO in favor OF
the Dublin boys.
Dahlonega IS inflicted with a sneak
thief who has been plying his vocation
10 the loss OF several citizens for several
weeks past gold watch belonging 90
a student Mr. Henderson. isapueared lust
before commencement from his room az
his boarding house. Fred Price lost his
popketbook ia the same manner contain
ing S., on July 4 a lady lost diamond
ring valued at sl25. which was stolen from
a cabinet OF mineral specimens, and al
the same time the thief took two hand
some gold nuggets valued at $50. IL Is
suspected that these thefts have all been
made boy the same person and that he
IS a professional sneak thief.
Macon Telegraph; The Telegraph has
been receiving a number Of complaints
recently from subscribers who have fail
ed TO receive their papers. A few morn
ings ago VOLTA White. one OF the oldest
and most reliable of the carriers, dis
covered al least two OF the thieves VOLTA
noticed that at various points on his route
he would meet with "a small negro boy
and an ugly flee dog, ana 10 occurred
10 him that IL might be a good idea ia
watch the boy. Accordingly, he doubled
back on him. and II was not long before
ne noticed the little dog run in yard
and the boy passed by. In few sec
onds the dog came out with a paper In
his mouth which he carried TO the boy
who concealed II under his coat A few
doors further down the street the dog
did the same thing, and before VOLTA
could get within speaking distance OF
the boy the dog had stolen three pa
pers. Then VOLTA made a dash at the
boy, but he and his dog got away
AIRS. Caroline Myers has fled a petit
ton with Judge Lumpkin asking that
the sale OF her little home at 60 Alexander
street Atlanta, be set aside. Mrs
Myers IS the mother OF viii Myers, the
murderer who escaped from Fulton coun-
~ jail. and she alleges that her hus-
band secured a loan on the property and
took what she supposed was an ordinary
mortgage. but II afterwards developed
that it was a deed mortgage, and as
some Of the payments to the Chatta'
nooga National Building and Loan Asso'
citation were not made promptly, thC
property was sold in front OF the court
house door last Saturday. She alleges
that the loan was for 81, 600, but her nus
band got less than that, and
she received only $1,000, which was used
in paying a debt. She declares that tbs
and s., COO and asks that the sale be sci
aside. Judge Lumpkin granted tempo
rary restraining order and set the case
tor future day when It Will be heard.
Augusta Herald: Hundred of thousand
of dollars worth Of cotton ties are useC
throughout this region every year. Fol
several months past dealers in Augustt
have been trying 10 obtain from manufac
durers an idea of just what the price o.
ties would be this season. Some had con
siderable stock left over from last year
which they could sell at once did the!
know the price. Others were beseiged b,
their country patrons for news on the sub
1ect, so that they might know just wha
preparations TO make. But all the IT.
manufacturers are in a combine and the!
refused TO divulge their selling price TO
Ihis season. The announcement was mad
Monday, however, and it has created con
sternation already. Last year ties wer
sold to dealers at 65 cents per bundlei thi
year the trust says the price is $i.22M il
:, 600 bundle lots and H.2l1R for smalle
quantities. The trust also held their quo
tations until IL was too late for dealers L
negotiate for imported ties. II is a fac
also that within the past month the pric
of hagging has gone up y cent yard
Bagging is now quoted at 5Ss in lots o
ZOO rolls or more, and a higher in small
er quantities. There are only six baggin
manufactures In this country, but all ar
an a trust controlled by the concerns a
New York, St. Louis and Charleston
Dealers here fear that there will be ar
other rise in the price of bagging. Col
men IN the city are very sore about thi
jump in prices. They say 1t will Great
general dissatisfaction among the farmers
and will turn thousands Of votes TO Brya
that would otherwise have gone 10 tn
cause Of sound money.
Atlanta Journal; The will Of Mr.. Eras
1us Gould. of Atlanta, disposes OF a quar-
ter of a million dollars worth of property
OF this there is 10000 worth in the cour
~ of Fulton and the rest is IN the state
Michigan and in Florida. Mr.. Gould wa
well known in Atlanta as the owner
the handsome office building on Decatu
street, known as the Gould building an
as the owner of the elegant marble palaC
in Inman park which was used as a res
dence by his daughter. her child and hin
self. In the original will, made on Eel
5. 1894, Mr.. Gould gave his daughter, Mr.
Lillian J. Chapman formerly Of Saginaw
Mich. all of his property to be used
her during her life and al her death to &
10 her two children, Mae Gould Chapma
and Erastus Gould Chapman. The wi
specified that all property owned by hi
in Georgia, Florida and Michigan shoul
go to his daughter for use during her iii
time and ar her death to her children
This was the original will made, but lat,
on Mr.. Gould added codcil in which SCI
erat changes were made. In that codC
II was set forth that the income from II
Gould building should go to the grandson
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