The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-03

a Coiorcd No Accidentally shoot.
His Sister Dead Jewish synu-
Eogue at Atlanta May BE sold.
Atlanta Butts County Votes
Against Issuing Bonds
GEORGIA.
s. X Toungb.ood OF Augusta died sud
denly at O'Clock Monday morning
Secretary H0ke smith spent Sunday a,
Athens ana left Monday for Washington.
d.. Stricken has sanIeI in his r=zign4-
ton as pastor Of the Central Presbyt 5r-an
clarcn a Atlanta
A new telephone company is 10 be es-
tablstei al Macon 90 De known as the
Macon Telephone COMPANY
The bankrupt stock Of goods belonging
70 q z. Elliott q Sparks has been sold
10 Capt John A. Phillips OF Triton
Mrs. Mary T. Clarke. widow Of the late
Col. J. O. Clarke. died az her home az Au-
gusta, Monday, after a short Illness.
T. B. Fielder father Of T. p. Fielder. Jr.,
OF Atlanta. died az the AIhambra hotel at
Atlanta Monday. after a very brief i'll
ness.
Sim Harre1l has established a telephone
service from stanton 20 Sparks. where
il connects with the Valdosta line and
the Nashville line.
While playing with a IS Smith and Wes-
son revolver Saturday afternoon. the S.
year-old son u William Bridges. color
81 Of Brooks Station, accidentally shot
his little sister through the heart The
slIl died instantly
". H. Cook. a fireman on the South
ern railway, Il locked up at the station
Davidson. whose husband is also a fire
man on the same road.
Mrs. Dora Keith, the young wife Of Will
lam Keith, a wealthy farmer OF Meriweth-
er county, was fatally burned Saturday
afternoon and died Monday. Mrs. Keith
was making soap in the yard al her home
when her dress ignited.
The public schools of Amerlcus viii
close this week for the summer vacation.
The session was interrupted somewhat IN
April by the existence Of half dozen
cases of scarlet fever, but withal the year
has been a successful one, the enrolment
I Il pupils white and '0loFed' exceeding
The crops throughout Sumter county,
especially corn, cane and cotton are suf-
fering greatly from the protracted bought.
There has not been a general rain in
several weeks and vegetation Of every
Kind Is whitening. Already the damage to
growing crops has been considerable In
Sumter and adjoining counties.
The election held in Butts county Sat
urday to decide whether bonds should be
issued for the purpose Of building new
court house resulted IN the defeat of the
proposition by vote Of 362 to I08. The
election being on the eve Of the primary
election no interest was taken; c0nse-
quentiy very small vote was polled.
The trustees Of the Atlanta Jewish
synagogue will take up the proposition to-
day to sell their house Of worship. which
they have had under consideration for
the past few weeks, and definitely decide
buy Is from the Central Baptist church
and 1t is understood the offer is a good
one
Washington correspondence Morning
News: The colored state Baptist con-
vention meets here next week and the
colored people are making great efforts
to entertain the immense crowd expected
"A negro woman named Sallis Jones.
living IN the Douburg neghborhood, gave
birth 70 1--WE girl babies Sunday night.
Ihey are all getting along nicely.
The school teachers Of Sumter. schley.
Marion and Webster counties will hold
joint institute in Americas in June Near
y hundred teachers viii attend ana
the session Of two or three weeks viii be
instructive and interesting. School Com
missioner Moore Of Sumter has selected
Prof r. c. Branson Of Milledeeville as
one OF the two principals to conduct the
institute Nne other selection not vet
having been made.
A petition for a charter for the Atlanta
Watch Company was filed in the clerks
office at Atlanta Saturday by L. D.
Qunht Ieakle, as attorney for T. r.
Black, s. K. Peck and others The petit
ton asks that the company be chartered
Tor the space Of twenty years, with cap
1tal stock OF 5000 of which 10 per cent
shan be paid In before business IS started
The business OF buying selling and max
ing watches and other jewelry shall be
conducted, and the headquarters of the
company shall be in Atlanta.
The commissions for the officers of the
Gate city Guard Of Atlanta are ready in
the office Of the adjutant general and
VIII be delivered to the company officers
q soon as the governor returns and az
AAes MS signature 70 them Then viii
come the question as to what the governor
VIII 40 with the company. There are but
Two tnlngs he can do with it-assign Il 10
the FIFTH regiment or make no assign
ment al all, in which event il will exist
as an independent company. 1t Is the
opinion in the office of the adtutant gem
eIai that there Is nothing for the governor
10 90 but assign the company to the Fifth
regiment The new officers Commissioned
are capt. j. B. Hollis, First Lieut.. Rob
ert Schmidt Jr., Second Lieut.. G. C. Peck