The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Buried Gold Found Near Fort Al
ley-An Interesting Fight over
S2O.5n0 That GarnIshment Pro-
eeedings Failed TO stop.
GEORGIA
AIRS. c. Wilder. the oldest merchant
in Forsyth. has retired from business
She has been in business there since lsoS
DR.. D. F. Gum. one Of the oldest ply
sicians of Fort Gaines fell from the back
porch Of his residence Tuesday night and
broke his neck Death was instantaneous
Hon. p W. Meldrim Of Savannah lee
tured 10 the university law school al
Athens Tuesday His subject was Land
Titles" and his lecture was fun OF Wis
dom.
John Guffun. who lived i'm Oak Hill dis
trict, Newton county. while cutting
bushes on a small branch had an epileptic
iii and fen into the branch upon his face
and drowned
A. D. Skellie Of Fort Valley, who was
nominated a few days ago for mayor.
Is in a precarious condition and is re-
ported 10 be dying. The cause of his i'll
ness is appendicitis
W. ]. Roberts, one Of the oldest and
best known residents of. Sumter county,
and a veteran Of both the Mexican and
civil wars, was found dead IN the ROAD
near his home Monday.
The Georgia Loan and Trust Company
of Americas. one Of the largest concerns
IN the state. has decided to remove its
headquarters 20 Macon, instead Of At
ianta, as heretofore reported.
Out of work. ana with no immediate
prospect Of getting any. Alice Glover, a
deserving white woman of Atlanta. at
tempted TO end her life Monday night by
drinking the contents Of two-ounce phiai
OF laudanum-
]. H. Ivy of Atlanta was found dead
in bed Tuesday morning 10y his daughter
Monday night Mr.. Ivy seemed to be in
his usual good health and ate a hearty
supper after which he cOnVersed with
the family for awhile and retired
tits reported that the Standard Oil Com
panys agencies in Georgia will be con-
solidated and all business conducted from
the Atlanta office after April IA. The Ma
con Office, which employs several clerks
and other employees, has been ordered
closed after April 1.
United States Deputy Marshal j. V.
HARRISON and posse found a large Illicit
distllery in Lumpkin county near Grin
dies ford on the Chestatee river. about
eight miles north of Dahlonega, Tuesday.
Marshal HARRISON arrested Frank Grim
Ole and Frank Parker, who were pres
ent and operating the concern.
T. J. Carter. a youth employed by the
Union News Company as salesman on
railroad trains. is a prisoner at police
headquarters at Atlanta, charged with
larceny. II is charged that he failed to
make proper returns to his employers
Tor goods entrusted TO his care. He was
caught in Dalton and taken back to At
lanta.
Gov. Atkinson has granted a pardon
TO John r. Freeman sent up from Bib
county for six months for assault and
battery, and one to W. h. Profftt, sent up
from Dekalb county for twelve months
Tor selling whisky. In the FIRST case the
mans wife and children were shown to
De on the verge of starvation and in the
second the man himself, who has served
nine months of his time is in very bad
health on account Of an old gunshot
wound in the head.
Wrightsville correspondence Morning
News: II the sale of many horses and
mules, together with a much larger per-
centage Of commercial fertilizers being
soId' Is a sign, we are to have a large cot
ton crop-Judge Gamble the past week
held the first session of Johnson county
superior court in the new court house
The judge called and disposed Of every
case, save two, on the docket.-Mr. Burch
made the opening speech of the senatorial
campaign in the Eleventh against Mr..
Turner, during court week.
Mrs. H. Adcock of Fort Worth. Tex.
is consulting with lawyers about proceed
ing to. recover $4,000 found buried on a
".
Fort Valley, several days ago. Mrs Ad-
cock is positive that she is the lawful
owner OF the gold, claiming that her
nusDand confederate soldier, buried IL
during the war and afterward being killed
ola not reveal the hiding place to the fam
ily she claims to have proof that the
$4,000 was the amount Lawyers viii take.
the matter in hand and try to establish
her claim.
Dublin correspondence Morning News:
Bids for furnishing the new court house
were opened Friday, and awarded to Hall
q GO. of Atlanta; Mr.. T. b. Hicks has
purchased the old court house, and will
remove 1t TO the corner of Jackson and
FRANKLIN streets, and have the structure
converted into a large dwelling-NIrs BAR
bara Thigpen, 81 years old. and the Oldest
white woman in the county, died near
Poplar Springs recently. When girl she
resl n,. w, with her grandfather, who was
personally acquainted with George Wash
1ngton. Her grandfather served through
the revolutionary war.
The citizens of Monte junction, a saw
mill town. about seven miles north OF
Stillmore. have been considerably alarm
ed. al the strange death of two small
children. They were both stricken on the
same day of the week, about the same
hour in the day, suffered alike in every
particular for three weeks and each begar
to show the best evidences of GONZALES
cence, when they suddenly began to have
conVulslons, and, after having some thir
", pom uleu. Iney were OF dlfteren
families and not related. Attending phv
sicians claim they do not know what wa:
the cause of their sickness and death
The Boston and Kenesaw Mining Com
pany have got their fine mill set up a
Niila Rica and it is proving a success
They made a two days run last week an,
took out enough gold to weigh, after melt
ing, SIS pennyweights. w. b. & S. q
Gambler advanced $500 on it, and shippe,
II to the mint at Charlotte along win
another gold brick valued at $3.50 as I'm
gold as is produced in any part of IN
world. Capt. B. Tanblyne will soon ha
another mill running down near the min
belt. two miles east of Villa Rica II i
reliably reported that he has exposed on
OF the finest mines in the country Tn
vein is about six feet wide and gold ca
De seen with the naked eve in the ore
An old miner says he can make $40 ne
DAY with frying pan at the Boston an
henesaW company's mine.
Ex-School Commissioner w. NJ. Bridge
was rearrested at Rome Tuesday becaus
of the fact that Mr.. Briant, who was hi
strongest surety on the bond. given are
his arrest in Memphis, wanted other
TO sign with him so as to strengtben IN
bond. This action was brought n hout Il