The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
NPARAGRAPHs.


An Atlanta Woman Has Narrow
Escape From Being killed by an
Electric Cur.
GEORGIA.
c. D. oliver has been reelected mayor
OF Blakely.
J. Hordy Rhyme is the newly elected
mayor Of Jasper.
Or. ". Z. Beecham has been elected /
mayor Of Unadilia by eight majority over
c. A. Home
DR.. J. f. Gillespie. a promin'-t physi- /
clan Of Chipley fell dead MONDAY from
heart disease.
The stock Of goods belonging TO Col.
Faxon OF Columbus was levied on Monday
by F. J. kohn.
An Atlanta negro who stole an exposi-
tons visitors trunk has bcne sent to the
penitenuary for I'VE years.
]. A. d. Mcclellan. a prosperous farmer
of Mitchell county, has sold out his prop
erty and left for Venezuela.
DIT. Eben Hllyer Of Rome has just laid
aside a pair of eold-rimmed glasses which
he has worn for forty years.
Measles seem to be epidemic in Georgia.
The last outbreak is in jefferson. where
nearly all the children are afflicted
Mrs. c. A. Collier. wife Of the president
of the Atlanta exposition, Is seriously IN
from an attack Of nervous prOstration.
The people of Oglethorpe are discuss
ing the feasibility Of putting up a dis
pensary on the oruer Of the one at Athens.
On Tuesday night last the young society
people of Sandersville had dance at
Armory hall, which was a great success.
Towns county veterans and the widows
of veterans get $3.50 out of the fund APP
propriated for pensions by the state OF
Georgia.
The residence of Davis johnson, at Co
lumbus. was burned to the ground Sun
day. The loss is $1,000 fully covered by
insurance.
Mrs. Amanda Allgood King Of Atlanta,
who filed a petition for divorce from her
husband, John S. King has been awarded
a verdict by the jury.
The number of marriage licenses issued
by Ordinary Newman of Sandersvine for
year 1895 was $50. OF these 107 were for
white and 17S for colored couples.
The residence occupied by N. j. Lewis
at Fort Gaines was totally destroyed by
fire Saturday night The building was
fully insured and was the property of
Morris Happ Of Macon.
Application has been made to Hon. A.
ID. Gambler, secretary of state, for char
ter for the West Point State Bank J.
S. Horsley. Thomas A. Davis and J. j.
Crawford are the incorporators.
Mrs. J. f. Tolbert, wife of an Atlanta
man. narrowly escaped being run over by
an electric car on Peachtree street Mon
day night She was out riding and fen
from her horse almost In front Of the car
The grocery firm of Camp & CO.. at
reopen them for the present Slow sales
and the inability to collect were the causes
which led to the closing out of the bus
mess.
The Gordon Chemical Company of Gin
cinnati will soon begin operating the ex-
tensive plant at Round Mountain, Floyd
county, for the manufacture of alcohol
from wood for chemical and industrial
uses.
The municipal election at Canton Sat
urday resulted in the election Of Ben f.
Perry, mayor, and the following council
mem William Gait, DR., c. Pickett, George
W. Brooks, John w. Jarvis and George
w. Evans.
Sam Con shot and killed Joe Sheets
at Cons home. near Franklin, Saturday
morning. The dispute arose over a set
tlement for fodder Con has been ar
rested and claims that the shooting was
in self defense
Differences of opinion in regard to ''hol-
ness" have led to a division among GER
tain church members of Ty Ty. Some of
them have become Wesleyan Methodists
ahd others have formed what they call
a holiness camp"
An election was held at Rockmart Sat
urday for mayor and aldermen. There was
a spirited contest in the race for mavor.
DR.. II. y. Cochran, the present mayor.
and w. ferguson, prominent merchant,
belng opposing candidates. Ferguson was
elected by nineteen majority
Joe L. Williams and Felix Bunkley. two
negro drivers for Arnold & McCord. are
held for the murder of Manuel Brown. =
negro VINO died near the Atlanta Univer-
elty at o'clock Tuesday morning as
the result of wounds inflicted on his head
curing the Christmas holidays.
One of the most valuable farms in Sum-
ter county, the E. L. Harper place. six
miles north of Amerieus has been bought
by John c. Nicholson. The place CON
sists of 400 acres of level land with
valuable improvements. The price maid
was 5000 cash, or $3.50 per acre.
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the Bank of Southwestern Georgia
at Americas Monday. a semi-annual divi-
dend of 3 per cent. was declared upon
the capital stock of 100000 besides sdd
ing snug sum to the surplus fund q5e
afairs OF the bank were reported in ex-
cellent condition.
Miss Mona Watson of Woodbury.. who
is now visiting the family of Mr.. Warren
p Lovett, on Harris streets SandersvilIe
has developed into quite a mind reader
On two or three occasions she has given
private exhibitions to party of friends
anu tney an, WITHOUT exception, pronounce
her power something wonderful
1t is alleged at Atlanta that the estate
OF the late Capt. Harry Jackson of that
Sc fvrrr IL. Al
IL amounting TO $4,000, while the available
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