The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-26
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
John ". Mcpherson Of Atlanta died
Thursday.
Jake Emanuel. one of the best known
travelling men in the state was stricken
with paralysis at EllaYille Friday.
on the farm OF W. o. and H. II. Tiff.
two miles north Of Triton, is a pecan or
chard Of 700 trees. that is just arriving at
the bearing stage.
Work has been commenced on the new
bank building at Moultrie which is to be
a handsome two-story brick building,
probably with a marble front
The dry goods firm Of Chamberlain.
johnson & Co. of Atlanta, has been dis
solved and will be conducted as the Cham
berlain & Johnson & DuBose Company.
Nathaniel Coats Adamson, one Of the
Oldest and most honored citizens of that
section of the state, died at his home east
of Jonesboro Friday. He was in his S5th
year.
]. F. Fender has bought the timber on
Capt H. H. lifts Eldorado lands near
Triton and will establish a turpentine
Rf aiI. at 'na' place ou''"s 'ns coming
The dwelling of A. c. Darling at Moul-
trie was totally destroyed by fire Thurs
day morning at o'clock. The fire ORR
ginated from a defective fiue in the stove
room Loss about 5000. No insurance.
The store Of NJ. H. Wildly. a merchant of
Quitman was placed in the hands of re-
ceiver Thursday night under a creditors,
bill on a claim of 5000 by C. b. Rouss, OF
New York. The liabilities are about $4,000
and the assets are about 5000.
A negro boy. about years old, son of
VIII Byrd. who lives on the plantation
verely and perhaps fatally burned on last
Monday. He was burned from his knees
10 his breast, and the skin Is peeling OF.
The Atlanta Lumber Company is MAX
ing rapid progress in putting down their
large saw mill plant near Barboro, in
Colquitt county. They have their railroad
completed to Bayboro, nine miles from
Moultrie, and they will complete the road
10 Moultrie in the near future.
Judge Lumpkin has appointed E. b.
Rosser a permanent receiver to take
charge Of livestock OF goods of the o. l..
Stamps Grocery Company of Atlanta and
he Is authorized TO dispose of the stock
now on hand and take up two mortgages
given by the company at the time of the
financial trouble.
AT Brunswick to-day occurs the cele-
bration of the fifth anniversary Of the
Mckendree Methodist church. The SER
mon will be preached by Rev Ed r. Cook
was the first pastor McKendree had. At
present Mckendree is under the charge of
Rev. George a. Mcdonnell.
IN the United States court at Macon Fri
day in the case of Norman w. Dodge VS..
J. r. Shepherd. for trespass on land, the
jury rendered a verdict in favor of plain
tiff for sl5. 100. The judgment was at the
rate of $3.50 per lot. The alleged trespass
consisted in making invasions for turpen-
tine purposes. Defendant was not present
In court and made no defense
John NJ. Moore, a shoe dealer of Atlanta.
has transferred all his stock of shoes and
other such goods in his Whitehall street
store, as well as the interest he may have
in the estate of his late father to his
mother, Mrs +. Il. Moore. through a hill
of sale. The bill sets forth that, as Mrs.
Moore has endorsed papers and has be-
come surety on her sons notes TO the
amount of SSl 200. he wishes to secure her
against any loss and transfers to her his
stock, his interest in the Moore & Marsh
building, his interest in the family resi-
dence on Walton street and any other
erty left by his father, who was one of
the wealthiest men in the city.
Benjamin Johnson of Wilkinson county
IS in jail at Macon on a charge of with
holding a letter directed to Mrs j. T. Da-
Wis. Mrs. Davis applied TO the Bibb Manu-
featuring Company of East Macon for a
position. When the reply to her letter
reached Lewiston, Mrs. McWiliams, wife
of the postmaster, turned it over to Ben
johnson, who said he would deliver it to
Mrs. Davis. Another witness testifies that
johnson opened the letter and read il be-
fore he left the poStoffice building Mrs
Davis went to Macon to see about the po-
sition, and was surprised to learn that
she had been advised by letter that her ser
vices We're needed. She Immediately pros
ecuted Johnson, who admits opening the
letter, but says he did so by mistake and
then forgot to deliver il to Mrs. Davis.
A man made his appearance on the
streets of Marietta Thursday, barefooted,
hatless, coatless and trouserless. He
gave his name to the police as William
Jordan and said his home was in Dalton
and that he was a travelling mender OF
musical instruments. He relSted a
strange adventure. He left Dalton We'd
nesday and got off the train at Kenne-
saw. As he failed to find any business
there and as there was no train for Ma
rietta until morning he decided to walk
the distance. At the base of the noun
tain three negroes suddenly appeared and
with drawn pistols made him give up SIS
all the money he had. He says they took
him few yards from the railroad dis
ROBBED him and tied him to tree and left
him. All during the rainy night he tug
ged at the cords that bound him, and at
4 o'clock succeeded in freeing himself.