The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-13
GEORGIA.


L. ]. Ross. Bowdre & Co.. is the name
of a grocery firm which has opened for
business at Macon.
NJ. f. Tutwiler of Griffin dropped dead
near Orchard Hill Thursday. The cause
of his death was heart failure, superin-
duced by Brights disease
Hose company No. 2 has nominated
Joseph Owens for chief of the Rome fire
department Mr.. Owens has been assist
ant chief for the past year.
The first brick on the Georgia Southern
and Florida railroads new Office building
at Macon was laid Thursday by General
Manager Lane.
The annual meeting Of the Americas
Guano Company was held Friday. A divi-
dend of 10 per cent was declared on the
capital stock of 100000 The company has
in addition to its capital stock a surplus of
100000.
The home of Mrs Charlotte Shelnut, at
Walnut Grove was destroyed by fire
Thursday night. Mrs. Shelnut, who was
about 65 years old, rushed back into the
house and was burned to death. All of
the other inmates escaped.
Hawkins Judd Abbott of Columbus died
Thursday. He was IS years of age and had
been for many years engaged in the mer-
camille business in Columbus, and at the
time Of his death was the senior member
of the firm of Abbott G. Brinson.
It is now claimed that the woman under
arrest at Columbus charged with shoplift-
ing has been identified as the woman who,
sailing under the name of Mrs. Hicken,
Tod IL, a -I,.~
figured in some questionable transactions.
While Mrs Fannie Farmer, was crossing
Decatur street at Atlanta Friday with Ma
mic Grant, the eight year old daughter of
Policeman Tom Grant, they were both
knocked down by two runaway horses
drawing carriage, and seriously injured.
Superintendent Marvin of the electric
car line at Rome, is considering the ad-
visibility of extending the line out to the
Massachusetts cotton mills The mills are
situated at Lindale, four miles south of
Rome, and they employ several hundred
hands.
Capt W. d. Ellis, who has been at the
head of the Hibernian Rifles of Atlanta
ever since the company was organized, four
years ago, has resigned. The reason given
by Capt Ellis for his resignation is that
he has not sufficient time to give to his
duties as captain.
At Americas Thursday Judge Fish SEN
fenced Sam Grant to hang on Jan. s. for
the murder of George Davis, two years
ago Grant has heard the death sentence
three times, his case having twice been
appealed to the supreme court. The exc
cution will be private
A serious cutting ARRAY occurred at Os-
wichee, Thursday, in which II. Mcdowell.
overseer on the Hatcher plantation, was
stabbed in the back by negro tenant on
the place. McDowells condition is serious
and fears are entertained that he will not
recover. The negro escaped.
Herbert Cantrell. 10 years of age, died at
st. Joseph's Infirmary at Atlanta Friday.
Some time ago he was convicted in the
United States court of violati the postal
laws on the charge of having robbed the
postoffce at Cleveland. Ga, and was SEN
fenced to a term of two years in the Ohio
penitenuary.
Several very valuable pointer and set
ter dogs have recently died at cambridge
from am unknown disease-similar to ton
silitis In the human family. The mouth
and throat are very sore and swollen and
finally the animal sometimes goes mad
and dies in commissions. Many deny that
It is rabies-there being no repugnance ia
water.
A little negro boy named WIN Jones bur-
glarized a store at Valdosta Thurs
day night of nearly dray
load OF fireworks. He proceed
ed to the eastern end Of town and be-
gan a display that attracted attention
and the police. He claimed to have come
from Savannah and got into Pendleton' s
warehouse by tearing Off some of the cor
rugated iron. The negro must have made
a dozen visits to the store, judging from
the amount Of things he had stolen.
Information from the Smith home, al
Smiths Station, in Muscogee county, Is
TO the effect that the little girl who was
stabbed with butcher knife by her moth.
er, Mrs. Frank Smith, is doing well, and
the chances are that she win get well
Mrs. Smith is entirely unbalanced and
will be sent to the asylum. She does mo-
realize in the slightest what she has
done. Her husband was killed by light
ming about eight years ago and she has
never been in her right mind since, with
out being considered dangerous.
Midwife correspondence Morning News
One OF the most enjoyable events OF the
season was a ball at Drew's han on Dec
Az 6AhNn ~ AAt gbAhb HAth VI MiuNAAAt
complimentary to Mass Mabel Parker oil
Ogeechee. A few Of the most notable cos
tunes we're those OF Miss Parker, who
wore black satin and point lace; Miss
Hodges, white organdy over pink silk
Miss Godbee black lace over pink. Misses
lnman. blue organdy; Miss johnson, Grim
son and black silk Mrs. Sprivz, gray silh
trimmed with jeweled trimming
A young woman OF Columbus has beer
visiting relatives near Starlight
Ala. George Dunstan. who hai
been running barroom ant
livery stable at Searight, wa,
employed to take a conveyance and x,
INTO the country after the young lady an,
carry her 20 Seaught where she was +,
,ahe tne Mobile and Girard train for home
Mnlle going back 10 the town Dunstal
sttlpo"sred The young woman, who \
''''' an invalid rom consumption, an,