The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-06
GEORGIA.

lecture tour in Atlanta, Jan. D.
Judge John A. Laseter, one of the pioA-
eer citizens of Forsyth, breathed his last
Wednesday, after a protracted illness.
Capt. T. ]. Helm, republican leader OF
Rome, is circulating petition for the APP
pointment of himself to the postmaster
ship of Rome.
The storehouse of c. L. Bond at Nichol-
son caught fire Thursday, but the fire was
stopped before the house was entirely de-
stroyed. The damage is estimated at
about $1,000.
Gov. Atkinson has pardoned VIII
Groves, of Henry county, from the peni-
Tertiary. Groves was sent up in October.
1895, to serve eight years. He was con
victed of assault with intent to murder.
The election for mayor and council
men for the city of Elberton takes place
next Wednesday. Only one candidate has
announced so far for mayor Capt. w. =.
Adams, who will likely be chosen with
out opposition.
L. L. Stanley and Mr.. Roam have leased
the Cunningham place at Orchard Hill. in
Spalding county for a term of years, and
will engage in fruit growing and farming
generally extensively. The place con-
tains 1000 acres and a large peach orchard
Fred ]. Estes, editor of the Evening
Call of Columbus has been appointed by
President Gompers assistant organizer
for the American Federation of Labor,
and will enter upon his duties at once,
travelling with Hon. Robert Howard of
Falls River. Mass.
An application for charter was filed in
the clerks office at Atlanta Friday, that
has attracted an unusual amount of atten-
ton on account of the name of the socie-
ty for which the charter is desired. The
application, as filed, reads: Grand
United Order of Brothers of Love and
Charity and True Sisters of Honor and
Brothers Aid"
The preliminary trial of B. F. Edwards,
charged with the murder of j. w. Craft
on the night after the election, was heard
before Judge p. p. Proffitt, of the city
court on Saturday last After a full re-
view of all of the testimony he was bound
over to appear before the next grand jury
IN the sum of 5000 to answer to the
charge of voluntary manslaughter.
The New York bargain store, at Fort
Valley, conducted by A H. Lubetkin, has
been forced to the wall under the foreclos-
ure OF a 5000 mortgage held by the Damn
enberg Company Of Macon. This estab
hshment, which was one of the largest in
Fort Valley, has been successful until re-
Gently, when a period of poor collections
set IN, and eventually caused the failure.
me george Shafer place in Hampton
was sold at public sale on Tuesday for
$500 There were ten acres of land and a
magnificent residence thereon The i'm
provements cost 5000.
John Thurman, a white prisoner. escap-
ed from jail at Morganton Thursday night.
lie was confined in a cell and was held
under several Indictments A woman.
Ann Wright, was kept in the corridors
about the cage. and the door, through
winch Thurman escaped, was opened by
ner. Inc prisoner then stood behind the
0oor as III was opened, and as the latter
catne IN Thurman went out. The taller
ana the woman then engaged in a lively
nght, the former hitting with his gun.
"hile the woman struck out with billet
OF WOOD. The woman was struck in the
lace with the gun and was put hors du
combat.
Junius George Of Rome has closed con-
tract with capitalists of Utica, N. Y, who
nave purchased extensive bauxite proper-
Ties eight miles north of Rome, to furnish
tnem the machinery and appliances from
ms foundry for operating the plant. The
company will put in $4,000 to equip the
plant and will push the business for all
mat 1t Is worth. The demand for baux-
Ito mas grown to such an extent that the
mines operated In this section are made
quate to supply the market The new
plant will be completely equipped for TAX
ing out the crude ore, which is found
around Rome in exhaustible Quantities
DRYING md ~.
ket. The bulk of the output of the va
rlous mines is shipped to Pittsburg, where
IL is used in the production of aluminium
Augusta Herald: Mrs. William Nail
wife Of Proprietor Neil of the Planters
hotel, told a reporter Of most interest
ing heirloom that is now in her old home
al Nofcross Ga. 1t Is an old hair covered
trunk that has been in the family for CEN
Grafton after generation and is now the
property Of Mrs. Neil. The family have
peen tracing the history Of the old trunk
ana have gained conclusive evidence that
II was part of the baggage brought over
IN the good ship Mayhower. This Is in
deed valuable relic and II is safe 70 ssv
Il would be hard TO find another trunk ~
ls IN existence that made the nemora hle
voyage with the Pilgrim fathers. Mrs
Neil says II has been the custom I'm rbo
ismiiy to always hand down the trunk 20
the youngest daughter generation after
sion. P'SSeS-
At!anta Journal: M. E. Jackson. ehare.
cd with the murder OF Ed Wilson. Juno
e lSS0' has been acquitted. The trial be.
gan about o'clock Friday afternoon ana
lasted until O'Clock. There were mo- eve
witnesses 10 the killing jackson did 10,
ueny the killing, but said that Il was dom
~ ,,sell-aeIense. His statement was that
MAsoh came 20 his house late .snnds,,
n,sh5 H., June z, 1895, and called him ont ~
eno wilson had some words when yvi,sav
lame enra8ed and threw a stick AZ birn
ne ihrew 1t back and Wilson mad Co. ,,'', -
iSIse rock. Wilson being the iaroer a,,i
sIohser man, Jackson tried 10 best 49,, ~
s, ne roek' but failing drew razor an1
~ o' Lg, ~ is9n on the neck. not intendin,,
~ ~ MIN however. Jackson said he ~
ai,'eu ~ the city that night ana SEM ~,
~ morning TO find out how Wilson W. az
,,. .th ne round that Wilson was dead M,
""'''s any friends IN the city, he went 10