The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-12
ITEMS IN THE THREE STATES.
GEORGIA.. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPH led.

Husband Is Accused of WrecktnE.
A Negro Shoots His Travelling
COmpaniOn-Three Prisoners Es-
cape From the DeKaIb County
Jail.
GEORGIA
The HawkinsviIle fair opens on Oct. p
and lasts three days.
The Second battalion OF United States
Infantry has arrived at Atlanta from
Waco.
The Governors Horse Guards Of Atlanta
will have a new rife range for their own
especial benefit.
Mrs. D. K. Butler, wife of D. X. Butler,
a prominent business man of Camilla,
died Friday night.
A Bryan and sewal club was enthusiast
ticany organized in Columbus Friday night
with a large membership.
A large number Of excursionists will
leave Atlanta for the City Of Mexico on
Nov. 7 to spend a month in that city.
Twenty granite cutters employed in the
new Austeu building on Forsyth street
at Atlanta went out on a strike Saturday.
At the solicitation Of his many local
friends Col. McCurry Of Hartwell has en-
tered the race for the judgeship Of the
northern circuit.
B. W. Elder has resigned as secretary
and treasurer Of the GAINESVILLE under
wear mills. and A. o. Murphy has been
elected to the position.
Col. Jim Smith, of Oglethorpe county
made more cotton this year than any
other farmer in Georgia, but he does that
every year on his 1900 acre plantation.
The gin house, mill house, sawmin and
ten bales Of cotton, belonging to Erastus
Vaughn, four miles south Of Cumming
were destroyed by fire at o'clock Friday
morning.
Edward Lee Dupont an actor with the
Imperial Opera Company, and Miss
Blanche Estelle Shea, of the same COM
pany. were married at Atlanta Friday.
The bride was a Divorce Of only seven
hours.
The freight receipts at the Central Of
Georgia railway depot at GAINESVILLE were
$1,000 greater during the month Of Sep
TENDER this year than during the month
of September, 1895. This is partly due to
the early shipment of the cotton crop this
season, and partly due to the increased
business in other shipments at that place
Rev. ]. B. Hawthorne. who was for
many years pastor Of the First Baptist
church, Of Atlanta, and who some time
ago accepted a call to a church in Nash
VILE, is in Atlanta suffering with rheuma-
tism. He has been very sick for the past
four weeks and when advised by his ply
n,o of cli
turned to his old home.
The Atlanta police force has been asked
10 look out for VIII Fetzer, young man
% years Of age, who disappeared very
mysteriously from Marietta last Thurs
day a week ago Foul play Is suspect
ed, and II Is also thought the young man
Is demented. Fetzer's home is in Green
vile. Pa He came to Marietta several
weeks ago apparently on vacation.
The Middle Georgia Baptist Ministers
Union will meet in the GAINESVILLE Bap-
list church this morning. 1t Is COM
posed Of the Baptist ministers Of that Sec
ton, and is doing good work Delegates
10 the centennial association Of the Bap-
fist church will leave GAINESVILLE this
afternoon 70 attend the association, which
convenes with Fellowship church in Up
son county tomorrow morning.
Gov Northen's bureau OF immigration
has located a colony in Troup county,
two miles from LAGRANGE. 1t Is an Ital-
ian colony. Eighteen have already ar
rived, thirty are sure to come and there
may be great many more. They have
purchased the Henry Ware place two
miles from LAGRANGE, where they will
engage in truck farming, will run small
farms and raise grapes. They are edu-
Gated, thrifty people from Pennsylvania.
Raymond Jackson and VIII Johnson,
both colored, were going from w. N
Reeves plantation toward Georgetown
Friday and when passing an obscure part
lof the road johnson suddenly dropped
behind and shot Jackson twice. Both
shots took effect. one ball entering the
neck and the other the back. Johnson
then robbed his comrade OF the contents
of his grip, which was 50, and fled. Jack
son is in Quitman, where he Is receiving
medical attention and may recover.
johnson is still at large.
Buddhism is said to have gained much
strength in America, and the south has
many followers Of Buddha Yathagato.
Congressman Blount, of Macon, has a
valuable library of Buddhistic literature.
An event OF interest to Buddhists all over
the country is the presence in Chicago Of
Anagarika u. Dharmapala, the official
delegate Of Ceylonese Buddhism at the
Parliament of Religions in Chicago a
few years ago. This earnest man, whom
Georgians met at the Worlds Fair, has
but Just Joined the brotherhood of the
Anagarikas, the order of the homeless,
who devote themselves to the good OF the
homeless, and the good OF humanity.
Atlanta Constitution: Eliason. the ma
gician. does a speciality with flags OF ten
or a dozen nations. the orchestra playing
few bars from the respective national
airs THE Star Spangled Banner"
"God Save the Queen" Der Wacht am
Rhein" and La MSrsaillaise" had been
given Friday night when the wizard
drew forth the orange and red colors OF
Spain Hiss hiss, hiss" rang through
the audience. Two or three more flags
were produced, and the star and crescent
of Turkey appeared. Again the kissing
was heard. Last Of all came the single
star and the broad stripes OF Cuba
Libre." This was greeted with a burst
OF APPLAUSE. all of which testified to the
sympathies Of the audience with Cuba
and the Armenians.
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