The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-20

Sudden Death OF an Aged LnWg.c err.
Bondsmen called ON 10 Pay ~.
suit Brought for sIO.OsO ON Ac-
count OF eN-CIerk Cooper'S short
age-Gcn. jackson 90 Build "a Rail-
road From FoIISston 90 BuIIhead
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GEORGIA
The Grand Lodge Ut odd Fellows OF the
state VIII meet al Atlanta Stay q
There IS some talk OF establishing new
council Of the Royal Arcanum in Athens.
4 dwelling house a. Locust Grove. be-
longing 90 Air. Combs was destroyed by
IRE Monday morning.
While riding a bicycle al Montgomery,
Ala. Sunday Dave Lofterwich of Column
bus, Ca. was thrown from his wheel and
his collar bone broken.
The Bank of Henry county has been or
gained al McDJnough with Hon. Thomas
D. Stewart president. u. j. Copeland v-,e
president and r.. N. Copeland cashier. The
bank viii begin operations July J.
Fulton county has entered suit in the
superior court against Treasurer Column
bus Payne and his suret.es. c.. W. Hunni-
cutt and $. II. Nenable for S0oo3. This is
the alleged amount OF the shortage Of eN-
Clerk Cooper.
AT Dublin Sunday Mrs. j. II. Walton.
wife Of Dr. ]. II. Walton, was thrown
form her bicycle and very seriously,
though not fatally. injured. The wheel
ran into ditch while going at high rate
or speed down grade.
Robert Dove. a young apprentice in the
composing room of the Atlanta Journal
met a tragic death at Rome Monday.
While bathing In the Et0wah he divcd
a rock. killing him instantly. Ills body
has not yet been recovered.
The next meeting OF the North Georgia
Fruit Growers Association will be held
at Calhoun tomorrow. The meeting viii
be "a very important one and of great I'M
terest and value 20 fruit growers. A large
crop is promised and the all important
question now Is how TO dispose OF Ia TO
the best advantage. The matter of freights
and systematic shipping Will be dwelt
upon.
George W. Buckner, a wealthy and
prominent lawyer of New York, died sud
denly at the Aragon hotel at Atlanta Sat
urday afternoon. Mr.. Buckner was 81 years
OF age, but In comparatively good health
up TO Friday afternoon. AT that time he
went for a ride on the cars around the
nine-mile circle, and seemed TO enjoy the
diversion greatly. on his return. he COM
planned Of being in and grew rapidly
worse and died at O'Clock Saturday a1-
ternOon.
Josh Tye and Charles Herman OF At
lanta will be called on to pay the bond of
w E. Lamb of Habersham county for
fcited in the court there. lie was charged
with misdemeanOr and his bond was Tx
ed at $500 The two Atlanta men signed it,
When judgment had been obtained against
these gentlemen and the property levied
on was about 10 be sold an injunction was
granted by Judge Lumpkin. Saturday
when the case came up Tor nearing The
injunction was dismissed and the bond
viii have to be paid.
The first peaches of the season was
brought TO Fort Valley Saturday by w
H. Bridenstein Of the Moss Lake nurs-
cry. They were Of the Snead variety and
were very fine. Mr.. Bridenstein says in
about one week there will be a good many
Of the Snead variety ripe and ready for
shipment The prospects now are that the
fruit crop Will be very good and arrange
ments are now being made to handle 1t.
The trees are looking very fine, and al
though a good many peaches have drop
ped off there are still plenty on the trees.
T. D. Aiken. acting for Gen. Henry r.
Jackson, president of the Suwannee Can
al Company, has closed a deal with a
manufacturer for 35O,00O pounds Of steel
rails for the Suwannee Canal COmpany's
railroad extension from FOlkstOn to Bull
head Bluff, on the Satslla whereby Bruins
wick is placed IN direct shipping connec-
ton with the Okefnokee swamps lumber
INDUSTRY. The line will be twenty-five
mites III lenSIn ana Will connect the larE-
est milling interests of the south with the
best sea outlet in the same territory. For
the present only freight trains win be
gun on the now road. The first trip will be
made about July 5.
Edgar L. Landrum, young man well
known in Atlanta, is cutting a wide swath
in the affections of the young ladies' in
Washington. He left Atlanta some time
ago for Washington and registered at the
Shoreham hotel there last SATURDAY. The
evening of the same day he called at the
nome OF Miss Rena Duval, a postal tele-
graph operator, at the Ebbitt house who
lives with her brother and widowed moth
er, After entering the parlor he handed
Miss Duval a letter starting out with
My Darling Sweetheart: DO YOU believe
in love at first sight? If so, won't Won be
my sweet little wife?" Then the letter
proceeded to inform her how he had be-
come charmed with her while he fingered
about the Ebbitt, but could not get a
chance to speak to her. He vowed that he
was miserable without her, and asked that
she consent at once to marriage In a
postscript he said he was rich. The BROTH
er Of Miss DuVal induced Landrum 10
leave, but Sunday morning again the fell
low called al 5 o'clock with a carriage
MT. DuYal told him to come back later i'm
the day-then Informed the police. The
officers have been watching for the
stranger. who is evidently insane, but he
has disappeared.