The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-26
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
Willis Price. brother of Mayor S. B.
Price. and one of Macon's most prominent
citizens, died Friday, after long Illness.
J. W Burney. building contractor.
fell from the second story of a new struc-
ture he is building on Woodward avenue
an Atlanta Friday, and sustained painful
injuries in the back, leg and neck.
The Triton Foundry and Machine Com
pany are working their full force night
and day trying to keep up with the pres
ing orders for their goods. They have
enough orders ahead to keep them running
constantly two months, and the orders In
crease daily
A branch of the Columbia barrel factory
has been established at Triton under the
management of J. L. Remschmidt II now
employs twenty wOrkmen, but viii enlarge
the plant to meet the demands of the in
creasinS business.
Friday, May g. is the date set for the
execution at Atlanta of Arthur Hanye.
murderer of Will Spinks. 1t is probable,
however, that Hanye's attorneys will ap-
ply for a new trial and secure a stay in
proceedings. They have not done so as
yet.
Louis Rembart of Greenville. Stark
county. o., who has been at Triton some
days prospecting for home has left for
prepare to move to Triton at an early
date, he having barganed for a tract OF
land from the Triton Land and Immigra-
ton Company.
Rev. DR.. A. B. Campbell has resigned
the pastorate of Tattnall Square Baptist
church. at Macon, and accepted a call
unanimously rendered by the Baptist
church at Troy, Ala. He will leave Macon
for his new charge some time in May
This is the second call extended by the
Troy church.
Lewis Kenan is at Milledgeville to check
in the public property held by the Bald
win Blues, after which the company will
he disbanded. This is one of the Oldest
companies in Georgia, and made an hon.
orable record during the civil war. a lack
of interest in military affairs and a de-
pleted treasury is the cause of the dis
bandment.
The board of directors, officers and a
large number of members of the Georgia
Fruit Growers Association. met at the
Hotel Lanier at Macon Thursday. The
convention was addressed by President
Conner of the Central railroad, j. B. $.
Thompson of the Southern, and several
other railroad men in regard to handling
their seasons crop. Edgar A. Ross or
ter, with offices at Macon. B. X. Copper
of Marietta was elected shipping agent
for Atlanta. Receiving agents at all the
big markets were elected.
DUCK OASnleluSs man VINO GSCdpGQ
from the Fulton county Jail in 1893, has
been located and will be brought back to
Atlanta to be sent to the pententiary TO
serve out his sentence of five years pass
ed upon him for helping George Roberts
rob an old countryman of all his money
after they had gained his confidence.
O'Shields is now in the Texas penitentiary,
where he is serving a sentence for lar
ceny from the person, the same offense
for which he was sentenced in Georgia.
The city council of Oglethorpe held
meeting Thursday and adopted a quaran-
tine system against the fever district in
Americas on account of scarlet fever
there. Several people from infected To-
calities in Americas have gone to OgIe-
thorpe and are at the hotel, which Is
now isolated and guarded. Mr.. and Mrs
A. j. Cleghorn, whose baby died with
scarlet fever in Americas a week ago
went to the hotel, and having been re-
quested to leave refused. The council
quarantined against refugees from the
fever district of Americas Immediately.
Aired I. Craven, the alleged forger and
emhezzler, is again wanted by the officers
ct Atlanta, having skipped his bond. His
case was called Friday in the superior
court, and he was not present, so his bond
of $500 was forfeited. Craven was the
bookkeeper for l.. H. Hall & Co. coffin
manufacturers, and presented a check
for 800 at the Lowry Banking COMPANY
and had it cashed, the check bearing what
purported to be the signature of Mr.. Hall
The forgery was soon discovered and the
bank officials had Detective Fitzpatrick
bring Craven to the bank. He agreed to
make good the amount and went out with
the officer TO get the money. He esca ped
from Fitzpatrick, however, and that officer
was suspended for thirty days for neglect
OF duty on this account. Soon afterward
craven was caught in Savannah while
arranging to leave for the east by steamer.
He was taken back to Atlanta placed in
jail and afterward released on bond.
Andrew Stuckey, who killed negro
named Joe Butler. about five miles from
Dublin, last Friday, had a commitment
trial before Judge j. b.. Wolff Thursday
ana was bound over under a 1900 bond
TO answer the charge of manslaughter.
A declaration was filed with the secre-
tary of state at Atlanta Friday asking for
a commission for the Calhoun Falls Com
pany. Pat Calhoun, Alex. G. King, VIII
liam p. Calhoun, all of Atlanta, and Gran
vile Beal of Abbeville, s. c., are the in
corporatOrs of the company, owning H.
0U0 acres of land in Abbeville county,
south Carolina, and 1900 in Ebert coun-
", Georgia. The object of the company is
building and operating factories, laying
OUT and settling towns constructing ca
mans, waterways and railroads and build
ing electric plants. The capital stock is
10 be 81 050,000. divided into 20 500 shares
az 800 per share. The fees for charter
ing It will amount to $211.