The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

Two Moonshine stills Raided in
Jackson COunty-A Florida BOY
Sheds His Skin Like n Snhke-TwO
Shooting Affairs Near ApaIachico-
Ia-A Musical Instrument Selected
by Telephone.
GEORGIA.
A hospital for colored people is the lat
est movement on foot at Macon.
on the 26th instant ladies' auxiliary
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers will be Instituted in Macon.
The residence of w. e. Jones of Duluth
was destroyed by fire Saturday night
He has 5000 insurance with the New York
Home.
William Lester. aged 20 years, who lived
near L.awrenceville, dropped dead Satur-
day. Neuralgia of the heart caused his
death.
1t is estimated that about 600 acres Of
new lands within a radius Of five miles
of Abel viii be brought into state or
cultivation this year.
After answering thirty-five alarms last
week. breaking all previous records, and
keeping the amount of damage down to
less than $780, the fire department of
Atlanta has gained much needed rest
A branch Of the Confederate Memorial
Museum Association has been organized
in Brunswick with Mrs. W. b. burroughs
president. Mrs. NJ. P. King. vice president;
Mrs J. Madden, treasurer; Mrs. Charles
NJ. Wylly, secretary.
Near Rutledge Saturday. Jimmie AL
rnond. son Of Reuben Almond, while out
hunting, laid his gun down where the
grass was burning, and when the fire
reached the gun y discharged, shooting
his middle finger off Of his left hand.
Near Covington Saturday, a 16-year-old
son OF Mr. Black OF the Middle Georgia
and Atlantic railroad, while trying TO put
brakes on a car loaded with crosstleS, tell
between the cars, and his back was brok-
en-. while the wheels passed over his feet
crushing them. There is no hope for his
recovery.
II Berkshire court ground, in Gwin-
nett county, Saturday, during the trial Of
of a case between them, J. p. Phillips and
DR.. H T. Dickens came to blows. Both
are prominent citizens, and the night has
stirred up much excitement and bad blood.
They were separated before any serious
damage was done 10 either.
Hundreds Of dollars worth of stolen
goods were recovered Saturday from two
houses at Americas occupied by negroes.
VIII Daniels. Julia and Anna Lewis and
Julia Bivins are under arrest the goods
women, where Daniel carried them.
Miss Kate Greenlie, school teacher
of Griffin, and Earnest Culpepper, one Of
her pupils, were married by a justice of
the peace at Atlanta Saturday. Miss
Greenlie is said to be several years older
than young Mr.. CulpeppS, The latter
is a member of a large family at Griffin.
The father is a carpenter, and the family
Is very quiet and unpretentious one
Judge Hopkins, president of the Atlanta
Bar Association, has appointed a commit
tee to prepare a memorial on the death
of Judge Richard II. Clark. The commit
tee IS as follows: Logan E. Bleckley,
Judge Hillyer, r. T. Dorsey, Howard Van
Epps, Milton A. Gambler, E. n. Broyles,
A H. Davis and John T. Glenn. All these
gentlemen but the last four named are
ex-judges of the superior and city courts
of Atlanta.
The opinion handed down at Atlanta
Saturday by Judge Gambler in the case
of the jackson Hotel Company VS.. the
Jackson estate gives the hotel into the
custody of the estate, and the sheriff has
placed Hon. Porter King, counsel for the
jackson estate. in possession of the prop
erty. The claim put forth by the plaintiffs
that the estate was insolVent was with
drawn on the showing of the executor that
the estate was worth over $4,000, with
the Indebtedness amounting only to about
$4,000
An attempt to assassinate Hugh Gray,
a young farmer living just beyond the city
limits of Americas, has aroused much in
dignation among his friends While sit
ting in his room reading Saturday night,
some unknown party fired two pistol shots
at him through the window, one of the
balls narrowly missing his haed. The bull
let in striking the glass was diverted in
it's course, else the attempt at murder
might have been successful. Mr.. Gray
fired several shots in return, but the I'M
lrno 1d-fa no
Mr.. Gray bears a splendid reputation and
no cause can be OWNED for the attempt
upon his life.
Oxford correspondence Morning News:
washingtons birthday was celebrated
Jointly by the Phi Gamma and Few Lit
Few Society hall. The celebration was
largely attended. The programme was
well executed, and was as follows; Op-
ening prayer, by DR.. Chandler Duet by
Messrs. Bonnell and Hardeman. Saluta-
tory. by Mr. Hinton Booth of Springfield
First Grafton, by w. p. Bloodworth OF
Forsyth. Vocal solo, by Mrs. II. S. Brad
ley, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Fl
H. Stone. Second Grafton, by S. c. Ali
son of Cleveland. Instrumental duo, by
Miss May Belle Bonnen on the piano and
Miss Louise Bonnell on the violin.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: There are va
rious ways of negotiating for the purchase
of musical instruments, as we'll as other
At4uSof bul II IcLldi4lcl lDI Il GllZ6n OF
Greenville to hit upon the more novel
method. Saturday he desired to purchase
an accordeon and he wanted it at once
or not at all. 1t would cost him his rail-
road fare to make the "trip to Columbus.
and yet he wanted an instrument that
would chord with his banjo. This might
have been dilemma to the ordinary cit
lien. but the native of Greenville was a
man. of fertile brain and endless resources.
and he put on his thinking cap. BY and
by ms face frightened, and even a stran-
ger might have seen that he had an idea.
lie proceeded to the long-distance tele-
phone, called up a Columbus dealer in