The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-22
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Mrs. Mary J. Burns. wife Of DR.. ]. A.
Burns of Atlanta. died Friday.
A movement is on foot to organize
lodge of Knights OF Pythias at Blakely.
None Of the prisoners who escaped from
the Columbus jail Tuesday night have
been recaptured.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Pepper. wife Of Postmaster
Pepper Of Rome, died Friday morning,
after short Illness
The third general meeting of the Floyd
County Baptists Association will be held
at New Hope church March q, % and p.
The ministers and deacons of the Mid
die Cherokee Association will hold a big
meeting at Bethlehem church in Cor
don county, March r.
The fire companies Of Dalton will hold
a grand tournament in June, and COM
panies from several neighboring cities
have been invited to attend.
Secretary of State Gambler has granted
about 100 acres of wild and worthless
land in Camden county to some parties
IN that county asking for it. The land
Is Wet ana swampy, and is not good for
practical use. 1t is not known how mucn
OF this land there is in the state.
AT Moultrie the election for the issue
of city bonds on March Is was carried
FOR bonds by vote of 81 to g. It is ex-
ItctSu tndl they viii be sold we'll a : they,
draw per cent. interest. The bonds will
De issued for the purpose Of giving Moul-
IRE an artesian well, system OF water
works, IRE company, city market and a
splendid academy.
The train on the Middle Georgia and
Atlantic railroad leaving Annedgeviue
at O'Clock Friday morning was wrecked
5lye miles below Eatonton. The coach
leIt the track and rolled down the en-
1ahkihent, turning over twice, injuring
CONDUCTOR fuTfrpi. Mrs Rafffa 20
or Macon, Mr.. Matthews of HawkInsvile
and MI. Reddick Of Milledgeville.
The following ticket has been nomi-
mated at Quitman: For mayor. S. S.
Bennett; for council. s. S. Rountree. ].
w. Hopson, John Ravera, b. f. Hitch
ana j. X; Davis. All of these gentlemen
are on the present board, except J. r
laws, who Will take the place of G. J.
SIrooNer, MIR. Grower having moved To
Jacksonville. Fla. The old board of ed
ucation was renominated 1t consists of
Inc following gentlemen: H. A. McEach-
Mr. j. II. Wade and Mr.. S NJ Criffin
me election viii take place the first
Wednesday in April
A final verdict and decree in the case
of the Winters Lithographic Company
against L. w. Blue was taken in the su
perior court at Atlanta Friday morning
IN which the mortgages were Sustained
according to the priority, and also find
ang Tor each intervenor the amount adj
AAuAAS0 10 DC uut Lntfn. MT. Blue
seven mortgages, amounting to S19 16O
ana then a receiver was appointed who
took charge of the business. A strong
eIort was made TO have the mortgages
set aside. There is only about 81 $50 In
the receivers hand. which will not be
suificient to pay the first mortgages.
Judge Lumpkin has granted a tempo
rary restraining order against J. B. Red
wine and Sheriff Barnes, prohibiting them
from interfering in any way with the
home of Louis Steinau at the CORNER Of
Love and Washington streets at Atlanta
Mr. Steinau lives in a very handsome
Iesidence, which is worth between 5000
and 5000. He purchased it several years
ago from w. J. Mecaslan. A few DAYS
ago Mr.. Steinau received a letter from
Inomas W. Latham, attorney for Mr.
1teuWlne, notifying him to get out of
the house, as it had been purchased by
Mr.. Redwine, and he wanted possession
of it. Mr. Steinau made some inuniries
lnro4gh ms attorneys and learned that
MT Redwine claimed to have bought the
place at SherimS sale. Then followed the
petition for an injunction, which was pre-
scented to Judge Lumpkin, when he grant
Cd temporary restraining order and set
the case for a hearing on the 18th Of
this month. In the petition it is alleged
that Mr.. Redwne bought a Il. IA issued
against Mecaslan froum Epson county in
1889 for the sum of 1929; that there was
pretended sale of Steinau's property to
satisfy this T. IA, the place having once
belonged to Mecaslan. At this sale Red
wine is alleged to have bought the place
worth between 5000 and 5000, for $l97.
Athens correspondence Atlanta Consti-
tuition: There is in the possession of
Mr.. Alex Erwin of this city fine gold
watch that has history of interest. Dur
ing the war the members of the Banks
County Guards We're drawing for fur
loughs. Among the members of that ia
nous company was DIR. w. c. Mcintyre
of Franklin county, who was exceedin..ly
anxious to secure a Through In order
that he might return home and see his
Wife II was not DR.. McIntyres luck to
draw the furlough, and he was sorely
disappointed Thomas Hughes, a young
country boy from Banks county. was
the lucky soldier who drew the furlough,
but he had no family awaiting his re-
turn, and he did not care particularly for
the document he had received. So when
DIR. Mcintyre offered him his fine gold
watch for the furlough the bargain was
quickly struck, and both parties to the
transaction were very much pleased.
Hughes sold the watch a little later on
10 Judge A. 5. Erwin, who kept it and
gave 1T to his son, who now owns it,
DR.. Mcintyre is now dead and for sew
eral years his widow has been endeav-
Qring to trace that old watch that once
purchased a six days furlough for her
husband in which time he came home
10 see her. A few days since Col. s. j.
Tribbie of this city. who is Mrs McIn-
Tyres son-in-law, discovered the watch
as aboye stated, and win endeavor tc
secure Mr.. Erwin.s consent to part with
it to the widow Of its former owner.
Waycross correspondence Mornna
News: Judge Warren Lott, chairman Of
the democratic executive committee OF
Ware county, has called a meeting of tho
committee on Saturday, March 2S at Il
o'clock in the morning at the court house
in this city, for the purpose of calling a
mass meeting TO select a new executive
committee for the next two years, and
for such other business as may appear
Mrs. w II. Miller is critically III al hel
home near Lee avenue.-The contract fol
q tlireetstory brick hotel and business
block Will soon be let by J. d. Smith anc
a r. Bennett.--John Payne, who has fol
hpn FsFfr
J: Cronin, route agent of the Southern
Express Company, left to-day for Cincin
natl 10 attend medical school.-The boar,
OF assessors will open the city tax books
on april ], and close them on April 30
CONGREGATIONAL meeting to call a Das
TOT viii be held tomorrow mornin. a tht
presbyterian church on Williams street.
MIS-. J. .. Davis, the mother Of ". "
fhllnps OF this city, died Thursday At
lhe home Of her son.--A petition Is beina
circulated among the business men ane
professional men Of this city Inviting Sec