The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-16
ITEMS lii THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND soUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

GEORGIA.
Chief Connolly Of Atlanta has received
q letter from a man who thinks he has
located VIII Myers. the murderer OF For
RESI- Crowley. IN some western sti r. r. ~
writer wanted a fuH description OF Myers
and wished TO know the amount OF re-
ward offered for his capture
snow began falling az Rome about mid
night Thursday and continued tia day
light Friday morning when the sky sud
denly cleared and the weather grew
warmer. Ii is not thought that the fruit
crop il injured to any great extent as
there were very few peach or othef -fult
trees i'm bloom
A personal difficulty occurred at Sparta
Thursday between McGregor McCook and
Dr. A F. Durham ana an exchange OF
shots. Durham using pistol ana McCook
a double barrcled shotgun charged WlLn
htckshct. Neither hurt the other, but a
shot from AcCooks gun slruck JOIN
Cheeley in the cheek. making flesh
wound-painful but not dangerous
The home Of Henry II. Singletary. near
Amerieus was visited by two masked men
Thursday night one of the young la-
dies I'm the house saw the lntrudefs ana
screamed, when other members came 70
her assistance and the masked men made
their escape in the darkness. Inc opJecl
of their visit is thought TO have been rob
berry. Neither OF the robbers was luehu-
fed.
senoia. correspondence Morning News:
The Couch Banks Manufacturing Com
pany. manufacturers Of THE Langford
horse collars. now have their factory COM
pleted, and running every day, 10 Supply
the great demand for their goods.-SeNefal
Of the leading business men of TINS place
are speaking Of putting in a cotton rae
tory, which would be OF great help 10 TINS
town, also Coweta county.
Waycross correspondence Morning
News: Henry and George Gray, extensive
-,
on the Brunswick and western DIVISION
of the Plant system, have purchased Two
residence lots on Gilmore street, IN TINS
city and will soon begin the erection OF
Two handsome residences thereon. They
VIII remove their families TO Waycross as
soon as the buildings will be completed.
The letter carriers of Atlanta have just
received checks for the amount due them
for overwork under the eight hour law
Twenty-four letter carriers were lnclu-
ded i'm the distribution. The largest al
loWance for overWOrk was SfJo.eO, pald 70
Joseph Thomas. The SMALLEST was SzAo'.
This was paid TO Z. r. Drakelora; ,ADolut
forty letter carriers are employed Dy me
postmaster to distribute the local mails
Macon Telegraph: Visitors at the union
depot Friday were treated TO a novel sight
Every train that came from north of Ma
con was covered with snow, while IN TINS
city it was not cold enough TO necessl-
tate an OVercoat. The Central from Al
lanta and the Georgia, which spent the
night between this city and Camak, were
both covered with about an inch of "the
beautiful" which soon melted under the
cordial influence of Macon's sun. Inc
Southern also carried a freight of snow.
Snow has been reported IN on the Cen
trail, Southern. Georgia and Macon ana
Northern.
Americas Recorder: The latest
information Friday night from the bed
side of Dr. j. II. Winchester was such
as TO cause grave apprehension Tor MS
recovery. Indeed, it was stated that his
condition was very critical me DOCTOR
Is suffering from pneumonia, OF which Ill
ness his brother, DR. e A. Winchester,
died Friday, and now younger brother,
Col Charles Winchester, is very sick and
likewise threatened with the same dis
ease. Mrs. Z. A. Winchester is quite III as
well, while another member of the family
has measles. As though the burden was
not sufficiently heavy, came the message
Friday that the aged mother of the
Messrs. Winchester was dangerously Ill
at her home in Hamilton.
Augusta Chronicle: Experienced fruit
growers think the fruit crop suffered very
little, if any, damage from the cold wealth
er, and beyond a slight setback caused
from being chilled, the crops and trees
are all right so far. So far no one can
tell as to the safety of the crop, but
growers who have studied the weather for
years are of the opinion that there is now
very little danger, unless an unusually
cold spell comes in April When it was
found that the mercury touched down
dEOunu the freezing point dIlcE nlunlBnl
"Wednesday night, some who We're up to
keep tab on the weather felt decidedly
uneasy, but as the weather gradually
grew warmer their fears were in a large
measure dispeled. Early vegetables re-
ceived somewhat of a setback, but all
growers are thankful that it is no worse,
and very little complaint is heard.
Dr. Shelton Palmer Sanford, the ven
cradle professor of mathematics and
astronomy at Mercer university. is criti-
all md Il &c Of
time. He may live several days and even
weeks. 1t Is probable, however, that in
a snort Whne me emu VIII come, as no
one expects him to grow materially stron-
ger. The hopeless condition of DIR. San
ford has cast a veil of gloom over Mer-
Ger. where he has spent the better part of
a long and useful life and is devotedly
loved by students and faculty alike. DR.
Sanford is a Nirginian by birth and on
Jan Is was 50 years of age His parents
moved from the Old Dominion in 1910 and
settled in Greensboro. His grandfather,
Jeremiah Sanford, was a neighbor and in
TImate friend of Gen. George Washington,
and was a soldier under him at the sur
render of Lord CORVALLIS in October, 1881.
Triton correspondence Morning News:
The Triton and Northeastern railroad,
leading from Triton to the Fitzgerald
colony. will be completed to that place by
April Is. Rails are now being laid at the
rate of a half mile per day.-There is not
a vacant house to be had in this town,
and the demand is still increasing. In the
past six months 100 families could have
been added to our population if there had
been houses for them.-Mrs. Marsh and
two daughters have arrived in town from
New York to take up their permanent
abode. Mrs. Marsh is the mother of Bank
Cashier Marsh Thomas Orr of Iowa has
purchased the 500-acre farm Of c. W. Full
wood, four miles south of Triton. Mr.. Orr
will move his family at once to Triton
and begin the development of this land
c. V. A. Reed of Armenia, n. D., has pur-
chased the John Cox farm, one and one
half miles west of Triton and is planting
a peach orchard of 1900 trees.-The cold
weather of the past few nights has not
injured the fruit crop in the least. and
the chances for an immense crop are
more sure at this writing than ten days
ago.-The city council has granted the
privilege to the Brunswick and Western
railroad 10 bridge the railroad at Low
avenue, and erect union depot at the
present terminus of the Triton and North
eastern.-The ladies of the Nj. f. church
held a very successful Gypsy encampment
in the agricultural building in the fair
grounds on Friday evening. The main
feature of the occasion was the drill by a
company Of little gypsy madens, who
showed wonderful efficiency in fancy
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