The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARARAPHS.
GEORGIA.

Gov. Atkinson has granted pardon TO
John Moore, young boy sent from Full
ton county in 1892 for burglary on plea
of guilty.
John r. Hopkins. a Gwinnett county
farmer has invented cotton picker which
he claims will gather 1900 pounds Of seed
cotton day.
The Atlanta Compress and Warehousing
Company has sold to Samuel Spencer.
who is president of the Southern railway,
$4,000 worth OF property.
The Georgia and Alabama railway is to
erect a new station at Fitzgerald. The
building will be ninety feet in length.
built Of logs and made as picturesque as
possible
A. T. Newbern of bonneville was thrown
from his buggy at that place Saturday
and instantly killed. He struck under the
wheels OF turpentine truck, and his body
was horribly mutilated.
Green Austin, charged with the murder
of John Chancey in Walton county last
October. was convicted in the superior
court Saturday and will be sentenced to life
imprisonment in the penitenuary.
John Baker, % years of age. of Atlanta,
died Saturday night from the effects Of
burns sustained by falling into the fire at
his home ten days ago While in an cpl
leptic fit, young Baker pitched forward
into the fireplace and was badly burned be-
fore he could be pulled out.
DR.. ]. c. Anderson, who resided six miles
below, Covington, died Monday A week
ago DR.. Anderson performed a surgical
operation upon a horse and when he
washed his surgical instrument the knife
accidentally glanced his hand, cutting
through the skin. Blood poison set in and
death resulted.
Mcintosh correspondence Morning News:
Mr.. Harm and Miss Isma Robbins were
married in the waiting room at Mcintosh
Monday afternoon. and left on the train
at once for their future home at Abel. The
young lady was boarding in Hinesville and
attending school at the Bradwell Insti-
tute. 1t was runaway affair
At Sparks a station on the Georgia,
Southern and Florida railroad, Dave VIM
berley a trainman, was killed in an un-
accountable manner, Monday. He was
making coupling, and not reappearing,
was looked for and found lying beside the
track with his back broken. He died very
shortly. Another negro was hired in his
place and farther down the road he was
killed on his first trip.
number of prominent citizens of Mllen
met at the Millen bank Friday night to
consider the feasibility of establishing a
cotton factory. w. S. Witham, president
of the Millen Bank, presided over the
meeting. After some talk about the mat
ter, ii came TO a practical test, with the
successful issue that about $4,000 worth
OF shares were quickly taken up by those
present at the meeting. There is no doubt
that Millen will have shortly cotton fac
tory.
William R. Rogers, one of Macons best
known citizens, had a narrow escape from
being severely wounded Monday. He was
hunting in dove field with a number OF
other huntsmen, when one of the sports
men fired at a dove that was flying quite
low and several of the shot struck Mr.,
Rogers, who was standing off about one
hundred yards, in the face. Had he beer
a little nearer his wounds might have been
serious. One of the shot had to be cut
out of his face. Another shot struck near
the corner of the eye.
Secretary of State Gambler has granted
a charter to the Hawkinsville deep water
boat line, of which the incorporators are
J. p. Watson, ]. ]. Whitfield, Will n. Par
sons, ]. ID. Jelks, ]. F. Coney, ID. c.
Joiner, McLendon Bates, George L. Mash.
burn, A. Schneider, II. b. Raglan and E
]. Henry, oil of Hawkinsville. The capita
head office is to be in Hawkinsville. The
boats of the company are to ply the DC.
mulgee and the Altamaha to deep water
in the neighborhood of Darien.
Darien correspondence Morning News
Business seems to have frightened con
siderably with the increasing supply O.
timber. Rafthands, the sturdy represent
atives of the upper river counties are nov
here in swarms The Darien and Western
train this afternoon carried SO off and tn,
small opposition steamers probably abou
% hands. At night the river is fairly aglov
with fires on RATS floating down with tn,
stream to the various booms This rive
night scene is made still more PICTURESQUE
by the original songs and cries which tn
raft hands joyfully indulge in on nearinj
their destination. People here accustomed
to this for years regard the sight as com
monplace, but strangers are usually forci
bly, impressed by it.