The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-07
ITEMS IN THE THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND soUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPdED.

ing a Dog Fight-The Annual Con-
ference of the MethOdists of South
Georgia.
GEORGIA.
A large area OF land has been broken up
with big turning plows in Newton county
during the past month than usual
The Georgia Poultry and Pet Stock AS
ISOLATION will begin the holding of their
NTH annual exhibition at Augusta to-mor-
row.
Judge Gamble has sentenced a man to
pay $500 or serve twelve months on the
chain-gang for keeping a blind tiger in
Screven county.
The annual Methodist conference of
Southern Georgia will convene at Val
dosta next Wednesday morning, and the
session will continue one week.
John Sellers. while watching a dog fight
at Columbus Saturday, leaned on his gun
and was dangerously shot by the gun be-
ing accidentally discharged. The load
went in under his arm and lodged in his
back. There is little chance for his re-
covery.
The motion for a new trial in the case
of Henry White, who was implicated with
his father in the shooting Of four Column
bus policemen, has been continued until
Saturday before the fourth Monday in
January. The state was not prepared to
go on with the hearing.
A little school girl went into a certain
store in jackson on Tuesday last and
asked for a scratch pad" The young lady
clerk puzzled her mind for a few moments
and then went down into drawer, and
fishing out a roll of sandpaper, asked the
child how big pad she wanted.
To pay off the county warrants issued to
build the new courthouse in Douglas coun-
ty by taxation, and keep up the current
expenses, will require tax Of $40 on each
81 900 worth Of taxable property in the
county. If bonds are issued to pay for the
court house, the tax received from the rail-
road will more than pay the bonds with
the interest on same.
Supt. Asbell is hiring all the nice, good
looking widows he can get to manipulate
the looms at the Jackson cotton factory
and if capable is giving them preference
over any other help in the various de-
partments. There are now about ten Beau
tiful young widows occupying the fac
tory dwellings, and nearly every day wit
nesses an addition to the force.
b. P. Paul. a plumber. well known in
Atlanta, is under arrest in that city on a
charge of cheating and swindling, made
against him by the Atlanta Gaslight Com
pany. A check which is said to be for
gerry is the cause of PauPs present trou-
bic, but he stoutly denies having signed
the name to the check and insists that
he is not guilty of any wrongdoing.
A meeting of the depositors of the de-
funct chattahooehee National Bank of
Columbus was held Saturday. Since the
appointment of the receiver some months
ago the depositors have received only 20
per cent of their money. Nearly half of
the amount assessed to the stockholders
of the bank to meet its obligations has
been collected and the depositors want
more of the money that has been coli
lected.
The top story of the front wall of the
Wolf building, 11s Cotton avenue. at Ma
con, fell Saturday morning, killing one
man and injuring two other. They were
Jim Brice colored laborer, killed |
outright; w. B. Paulin, white
foreman of work, cut about
face and thigh, injuries Slight; Charles
Marshall, laborer, several bruises in side.
Brice died on the sidewalk among the
debris of the fallen wall in less than ten
aAtSA ttlC wan ASli
Robert Jesse. negro nearly 20 years
old, was adjudged guilty of wife murder
at Americas Friday and will spend his re-
naming days in the penitentiary, the jury
recommending him to mercy The old
man, prompted by jealousy, killed his
wife by splitting her head open with an
ak while she slept He fled from the
scene of murder, but two days later was
captured and brought back. He has been
married five or six times and is known to
be the father Of forty-four children.
Darien Timber Gazette: 1t is estimated
that during the past month 100000 feet
of all kinds of timber came down to Da-
rien from the up country. During the
past month there was shipped coastwise
and foreign 2,S59,S47 feet of hewn and sawn
timber and lumber. During the month
ending on the 31st ultimo there was meas
ured at the public boom S,5OO,OOO feet of
square, scab and sawn timber, This does
not Include the sawn timber and lumber.
which came in during the month and was
carried direct to the private booms.
At Atlanta Saturday Judge Newman
heard the motions in the cases Of Edward
Roberts against the Southern Railway
Company, and William Galliford against
the southern railway, asking that they
be remanded to the city court Both the
suits are for $4,000 damages for iniuries
sustained in wreck which occurred some
time ago. The petition for the remand
was hled by the lawyers of the two plains
TINS, After hearing the motion argued.
Judge Newman overruled them. and Inc
cases Will remain in the United states
court.
Detective Grim Of Atlanta jailed two
negroes named Finley at Lexington Sat
urday. The prisoners are brothers ana
are charged with numbering Young HarIv
OF Woodstock two weeks ago Younr
Hardy entered his store about rnfinight
after leaving party of young people. ~
walt on negro, who asked for sometime
While he was waiting on the negro he
negro's pal outside fired a gun at HardO
Inc load hit him in the face, blowing ar
ms head and face and killing him Instant
~ He was found next morning dead NV
ioenee is almost conclusive on the negroes.
There is movement on foot to have a
great reunion Of graduates at Mercer Uni
Versity at Macon next commencement.
June ?, 1897. The gathering will parteke
OF the nature Of great jubilee of the