The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
N PARAGRAPHS.


Pact About the Property on which
the NimbaH House at Atlanta
stands.
GEORGIA.
All Of the banks I'M Georgia seem TO have
made money last year
T. L. Cornelius has been reelected chief
OF Romes fire department.
Efforts are being made to have the shoe
factory at Brunswick removed to Way
cross.
The Eden Park Cotton Mil Company
at Douglasville has begun TO manufac-
ture goods
Augustus pet stock show is growing in
scope and interest. and promises TO be a
signal success
Rev. D. W. Brannan was united in mar
rage to Miss Elizabeth Thomas at the
home Of the bride at Mhlejgeville, We'd
nesday.
Maj Joseph F. Burke Of the Gate City
Guard Of Atlanta, has announced, that he
will retire permanently from his office at
the expiration Of his term
The Douglasville College opened as
free institution on last Monday, with an
attendance of over two hundred students
and fun corps of teachers.
John Kaufman Of Rome was on his way
TO his home on Division street Wednesday
night. when he tripped over a wire and
fell. the force Of the fall breaking two ribs.
The Waycross Evening Herald says that
1t has information from good authority
that the Plant system will arrange at
once to erect a $4,000 hospital in Way
cross.
EllaviHe has elected the following tick
ct: J. y. Cheney as mayor; councilmen,
r. NJ. Murphey, II. S. Lindsay. p. c. Liv-
ingston W. d. Sears. W. ID. Murray re-
corder, A. A. Arlington
Crawford Parker, of Millen, Burke coun-
". killed 126 hogs few days ago. J. IL.
Daniel killed 40. and will kill about 100
more during the season. Many other far
mers will kill fifty or more,
It is authenticity stated that Hon. A.
L. Halves of Bainbrdge is not a candi-
date for congress in the coming cam-
paign. but will give his cordial support
to Judge b. b. Bower, who is his strons
personal friend.
The members of the Baptist church at
Harmony have decided to build a $4,000
church instead Of a 5000 building as was
first decided upon. The work viii begin
In the early spring and be pushed to an
immediate completion.
A movement is on foot to organize the
Young Mems Fire Insurance Club in At
lanta The chief promoters being Fred G.
Stockdell of the Phoenix Insurance Com
pany. now assistant general manager. Mr..
Hughes of the Imperial, and Mr.. Frazier
OF the Queen.
Gen. Peter McGlashan of Savannah has
sguihed a willingness to accept an invita-
ton from the South Georgia Confederate
Veterans Association to deliver a speech
at Waycross at the celebration of the an
niversary of Gen. Robert +. Lees birth
day, on Jan. 20.
The following ticket has been elected at
cedartown: DIR. w. H. Williamson, may
or. over Col. w. X. Fields. and Maj. w. r.
Beck reelected city recorder over ID. j.
Lowry: and the following councilmen: G.
G. Bum, =. Bradford, T.. b. Russell, T. j.
Burbank and j. b. Lacy.
The Union Loan and Trust Company, a
new banking company, has been organized
in Atlanta. 1t has a paid in capital
of 100000, and will do a general banking
business. The officers of the company are:
J. G.. Dayton, president; W. c. Hale, vice
president; f. II. Cathcart, secretary.
A new bank has been organized at Haw-
kinsville. The capital stock of $4,000 has
been subscribed. The officers are H. T.
Powell OF Macon, president; W. n. Par
sons Of Hawkinsville, vice president; G.
W. Mccall of Ovedo, Fla, cashier; T. +.
Lovejoy of Hawkinsville, assistant cash
Ter and accountant.
The exhibit of the Ohio Brass and Iron
Manufacturing Company of Cleveland. O.,
has been levied on by Justice Orr's bailiffs
at Atlanta. Two attachments, one taken
by the Phoenix Planning mill, and the 9TH
er by the Cotton States and international
Exposition Company, We're the papers I'M
der which the exhibit was seized.
At Douglasville, Dec. "a, Sam NJ. Cart
stabbed John Roach The ARRAY created
a sensation at the time and Roach was al
lowed to give bond. After lingering in a
critical condition for several days ii was
thought that Roach would recover.
Wednesday morning, however he died,
and the coroner's jury rendered a verdict
Of granddaughter.
There was filed in the United States
court at Atlanta Wednesday the first dam
age case, on account of the recent dis
astrous wreck, which occurred near the
Chattahoochee river, on the Southern
railway. Lucinda Doris filed the suit
through her attorneys for $4,000. on ac-
count of the killing of her son, who died
from injuries received in the accident.
At meeting of the Floyd county board
of commissioners Wednesday the board
Investigated, among other county affairs
the poor house. Among its inmates was
one Mrs. Whisenaut, who had recently
loaned a party $50 and took a MORTGAGE
upon two mules. The commissioners were
not slow in requesting the woman to leave
the aims house, as that was no place foi
money lenders.
Prof. Ira Duggan of Shorter College
while walking before the First Methodist
church at Rome Wednesday, received a
painful injury from a fall. The sidewalk
was covered with a thin sheet of ice anC
was very slippery. The fall was a heavy
one, inJuring his back and sides to sucf
an extent that he had to be conveyed Il
the college in a carriage, where he re
ceived medical attention.
In the superior court at Atlanta Wednes
day Madison Ashe. the negro, who wa,
caught in the residence of Mrs. Baber. nm
der the bed. and who had such a desper
ate fight with the womans son and he
son-in-law, pleaded guilty to the indict
ment of burglary and was sentenced to 2
years in the penitentiary by Judge Clark
There is still another indictment agains
him for assault with intent to murder. bu
ii viii probably be noile pressed.
The Ohio colony at Statham, Maj. O. S
Hayes, manager is attracting farmer,
and capitalists from every section of tn,
country A syndicate of capitalists vii
soon organize a bank, erect a 2. 500-spfndl
factory and build a large factory for III.
manufacture of agricultural implements
Fprty farms have already been sold Thu