The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TING STATES TOLD
N PAR AGRAPHs.

a reunion To NnaNe a. claimants hfAMA
suit Against n Nan Before His
Death a Complicated Lawsuit
over the Loss Of Mules by CLAN
ders-Two Children killed by "a
Train.
GEORGIA.
The Hebrews OF Atlanta VIII soon build
& new synagogue.
1Ir. and Mrs F. W. Lucas Of Athens
will celebrate next Tuesday the golden
anniversary Of their welding
The postofice al Sparta was burglar
lied Monday night and sl7.7s stolen. to-
gethtr with registered letter
A little daughter Of r. ]. simpson. near
Dawson. was bitten by a ratLesnake q
few days ago. and died a few hours after.
The contract for building the new First
Baptist church al Athens has been award
eli TO Watson Bros, Of that city, for
Sherman Carr, a young white man, is
locked up in a cell at police headquarters
at Atlanta on the charge Of deserving his
wife and children.
The Valdosta Videttes had q hotly con-
tested prize drill Tuesday night. for the
best drilled man In the company. The
medal was won by Corpl Hugh Powell
The supreme court has decided that the
bonds voted for some time ago by the
people Of Dawson for the erection of an
electric light plant are valid, AMI now
measures VIII be speedily taken 10 put IN
lights
The residence Of Col J. B. Hudson at
Americas. was entered by burglars Mon
day night. watch and other jewelry
and a quantity Of clothing are missed,
been taken as we'll This IS the second
residence burglarzed within week.
Private Frank NJ. spofford Of the
GAINESVILLE Blues has been promoted to
she position Of battalion adjutant OF the
Fifth regiment Of Georgia Volunteers.
Adjt SponOrd was promoted on account
of his excellence as solder anu ms
thorough knowledge Of the duties OF MS
position
George Stewart, one Of Atlanta's old
est patriarchs, died Tuesday at the resi-
dence of his son, G. b. Stewart. in West
End. Mr. Stewart was 81 years old. lie
was a contractor and did his first work
with the Georgia railroad when its tracks
We're only eleven miles out Of Augusta
headed towards Atlanta.
An application for charter for the
Southern Chautauqua assembly was filed
with the clerk of the superior court at
Atlanta Wednesday morning by w. 5.
Everett, attorney for Mrs. Addie Gill
Helmer and others. There viii be no cap
ital stock. but each person, church, sun
day school or other school shall become
a member upon the payment Of fee Of
SO.
freight train on the Georgia and Al
ALBANIA railroad ran over three of Section
Foreman j. w. Crawleys children, two
miles east Of Rochelle Tuesday afternoon.
Two Of them We're killed instantly and
the third seriously and probably fatally
injured. The freight was running at its
usual speed but in some way broke IN two
just before reaching the section house.
which is located on a steep grade. The
front part of the train ran by the section
house and killed a chicken. The little
children ran out to get Ii when the other
section, that was closely following, came
laundering down on them before they
We're aware of any danger. one of the
children, a 7-year-old girl, had a baby in
her arms. The inant fell between the rails
and the train passed over 1t but did not
Kill 1t: The mother was witness to the
tragedy.
A most Interesting case is now on in the
city court at Augusta, and the result is
being awaited with deep concern. 1t is
that Of Waterman & Co. of Macon vs. j.
w. Snowden J. 3. Thompson & Son Of
Atlanta, claimants. Last winter while
the mule trade was at its hight J. w.
Snowden Of Atlanta took a carload of
mules 10 Macon and sold them to Water
man q Co, the price paid for the lot being
Neloped CHAMBERS and either died or were
Killed according to state regulations
Later the Watermans learned that Snow
zen was In Augusta with another carload
OF mules and they Immediately attached
them. Then Thompson & Son of Atlanta
stepped in as claimants, affirming that the
T T,us IN Augusta were their property.
thompson q Son gave bond for the
amount at issue, and, taking the mules
sold them. If Thompson & Son prove
ownership and win this case. ii is said
mat Waterman will bring suit against
uhem for the cost of the mules shipDed
10 Macon and also for the amount ne was
damaged by the spreading of glanders
among his own stock, several deaths Of
this kind having resulted.
Atlanta Journal: A petition to make
claimants bring suit against a man before
his death, rather than wait until after HIS
ueath and bring IL against his propertv
was nled with Judge Lumpkin Wednes.
day morning by Aaron Israel. through his
attorneys, Mayson q Hill. against Henry
Wolf. II is very unusual case A num-
Der or years ago Israel was an energefic
peddler, roaming over the country selling
MS wares. He prospered at his business
ana opened a store In BarnesvilIe and
aIterward he had one IN Forsyth. While
ne was very poor he met Miss Wolf a sis
Ter 10 the man he is now suing. They
loved each other and in a short time she
became Mrs. Israel. After her maria %
she became an invalid and for twenty
Years or more was ill., During that time
she was operated on by different phvsi-
cans, and it is said was often under the