The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05

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Gibson.
A board Of trade has been organized at
Rome. with d. ". Curry as president.
Hon. H. NJ. Reid has just taken the
oath Of office as judge OF the city court
Of Atlanta
The Baltimore Base Ball Club will come
10 Macon in March to practice for the
coming season.
william Nipples. colored, was knocked
from the top OF a car by the bridge at
Oglethorpe street in Macon Friday ana
killed.
The election held in Hall county last
Monday on the whisky question result
ed in so majority against the sale OF
whisky.
At a municiple election held at Ogle-
thorpe Friday X. Dan McCloud was elect
ed mayor by ten majority over DR.. q. W.
Nelson.
NJ H. Shepard of Athens had on his
table New Years day, fresh green corn,
beans, tomatoes, beets ana okra, all from
his own raising.
Within the next two weeks the Cen
trial Georgia Bank at Macon will pay out
in Macon not less than S175,000 in divi-
dends to holders of various securities.
The Observation-Disclosures carried the cleo
ton at Summerville Thursday by a small
majority. g. d. Hollis was elected mayor
over J. S. Cleghorn by nineteen majority.
Millen has elected the following ticket:
Mayor. 5. W. Palmer; councllmen j: 4.
Applewhite. r. @. Daniel, II. w. Parker.
]. i. Farmer. S. b. A. Wallace; recorder,
S. +. Wood.
The dwelling belonging to Abel Lloyd,
on Third avenue, at Rome, was almost
totally destroyed by fire at an early hour
Friday morning. The origin of the fire
is unknown. The loss is Sl.2o0; insurance,
$500.
Henry Wells, a white man living at Adel,
committed suicide Thursday by cutting
his throat with a razor. No reason is
given. Wells was a pious gentlemen OF
middle age. He leaves wife and several
children.
Elijah White, a colored elevator boy at
the Aragon hotel, at Atlanta. fell from
the fifth floor of that house. down an ele-
vator shaft to the basement, receiving in
iuries which resulted in his death a few
hours later.
G. w. Taylor, who lives near Brewton
in Laurens county, made last year. with
four mules, forty bales Of cotton averag-
ing 800 pounds each 200 bushels corn. be-
sides large quantities of potatoes, oats,
peas, syrup, etc
Judge Kimsey had a competitive exami-
nation for official stenographer of the
Northeastern circuit, Cleveland, last Mon
day, and 1t resulted in the selection Of
Charles H: Findley, who has held the
place for the past year.
According to an ordinance of the city
council of Sparta every retailer Of malt
or spurious liquor must pay 5000 for IL
cense. This law went into erect Jan. !,
and on that day there was only one bar
room in Sparta that opened
The Houston Guano and Warehouse
Company of Fort Valley has declared a
dividend of . per cent. for the year 1895
and increased the capital stock by 80 per
cent. The capital stock has been SIS coo,
but the increase makes it $3.50
A special committee has been appointed
by the city council of Atlanta to invests
gate the reported Irregularities in the
Florence Crittendon Home, home for fall
len women, under the superintendence of
Mrs. Woolf. The work will begin next
week.
The Yorkville Gold Mining Company has
been organized with $50O,OOO capital stock
Nearly all the money for the new enter
prise has been furnished by citizens of
Detroit, Mich. The mines are in Pauld-
ing county, and are said to be very Yalu-
able.
A pair of mules driven by Fritz Lefd-
meir, German, who has been working
view, a small place near Atlanta, became
frightened Friday and ran away throw
ing him from the wagon, breaking his
left arm and leg.
Tifton's new bank has been opened with
W. $. Witham president, II. II. Tiff vice
president, Charles w. r. Marsh cashier
and f. U. Kendrick. assistant. The direc-
tors are: W. o. Tiff w. S. Withann John
E P. Bowen and G. H. Padrick.
Miss Nell Robertson. daughter. of John
l. Robertson, was married to Albert NJ.
Hill at GreenviIle Thursday The bride
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Henry r. Harris Mr.. Hill is a son of NJ
J. Hill, the brother of II. w Hill and the
grandson of Chief Justice Hiram War
ner
has been applied for. The corpOrators are
a 5. Parker, w. S. Stallings, w p.
Monderau. E. b. Nell, John d. Nell, J. IL.
T. Mcpherson, John Morris, Charles M.
Snellings and T. S. Nell. The name Of
the new corporation is to be the Mutual
Savings and Deposit Company.
The petition of the receiver Of the West
ern and Atlantic railroad to sell the lot
on Capitol avenue al Atlanta known as
No. IS. for $4,000, has been granted by
Judge Newman. The order of the court
directs that the bid of Mrs. Irene NJ. HoI-
lis be accepted, it being the highest re-
ceived. The money to be paid one quar-
ter down and the remainder in annual
tnstalments of $1,000 each.
On last Monday Judge Griggs held a
special session of Early superior court
and granted a charter to BiVings Broth
ers Lumber Company, located at Jakin.
in Early county. This new concern with
a capital stock of 81. 600, 600 half of it al
ready paid in, will begin at once the work
of turning the pine forests around Jakin
and between that place and Blakely into
lumber.
Arguments for a new trial in the case OF
Mrs. Mobiles viii be heard in the supreme
court at Atlanta tomorrow. Mrs Mobiles.
1t VIII be recalled, was convicted together
with Gut FAMILIES a negro, in TWiggs
superior court for the murder of her hus-
DdHu Line governor granted Il respite I'M
til an extraordinary motion for a new
trial could be heard. Judge Smith. before
whom the case was tried, heard and re-
fused the motion, and it mas been taken
TO the supreme court.
The republicans of Hall county held a
convention in the court house in Gaines
vile on Jan ? and elected the following
officers: Josiah Prater, chairman; J. n
Wilson, secretary; H. S. Richardson J.
T. Hughes, r. H. Smith, W. A. Wood and
j. o. Hughes, as an executive county
committee, and selected r. H Smith.
Josiah Prater, ]. T. Wilson and w. j.
Wilson to be delegates from Hall coun-
~ to the Ninth congressional and repub-
ncan state conventions.
So far as the public is able to size uu
the postmastership fight at Macon. il
seems that Senator Bacon favors w. A.
Davis; Congressman Bartlett is disposed
to Assistant Postmaster Lewis An
derson, and both Bacon and Bart
lett are said to incline TO Mr.
J. H. Hertz as second choice postmaster
I'Sfce is also reported as favoring Ander-
son.
Chief L. NJ Jones of the Macon fire de-
partment has submitted his annual report
70 me board Of fire commissioners. The
total force of the paid department con-
slsts OF forty-seyen men, seventeen horses
5000 feet of hose, three engine companies
one hook and ladder company and one