The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND sOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.


Mrs. Mary Livingston is building a
brick store at Blakely.
Dr. J. F. stapleton. a prominent physi-
clan Of Arab, died Friday morning Of
pneumonia
Rev. Simon Thorpe. a well-knOwn and
greatly beloved divine Of Twiggs county.
died Friday.
Turpentine operators have been unus-
ually active in Early county during the
past winter preparing for this seasons op-
eratiOns.
George Kendrick. a car coupler for the
Central railroad. had his hand mashed of
while coupling cars in the yard at Macon
Friday. He was given medical attention.
Col. W. S. West this week closed a deal
by which he comes into a half interest in
the Force property al Valdosta. The prop
erty consists of about % acres and Col.
Vests interest cost him about $1,000.
It was reported at Macon Friday that a
dog had bitten one of Brad Bazemore's
eyes out. Mr.. Bazemore lives on the Col
umbus road. about two miles from the city,
and the particulars were not learned.
Mrs. NJ L. Myrick of Americas had $40
stolen from her purse during her absence
from her room in the Kimball House at At
oermaid has been arrested on suspicion.
A new postofiice has been established at
W. I. Reese's. in the Fourth district. in
Heard county. The name of the new office
is Vanity" and It Will be supplied from
Handy. Miss Charlie Reese is postmaster.
James Campbell killed a Mr.. Hall at
Vines mill, near Isabella Friday with a
2-pound weight Hall was drunk and had
engaged in several fights during the day.
Campbell is a local merchant and stands
well in his community.
Miss Matte Montford, a 16-year-old girl,
was so badly burned at her parents home.
near Metealfe, in Thomas county, on
Thursday last, that she died a few hours
afterward. Her clothing caught fire and
before they could be extinguished she
was fatally injured.
The election in Worth county Friday on
removing the county site and court house
from Isabella TO Sylvester or Poulan re-
suited in 204 votes for Isabella, $50 for Syl-
vester and go for Poulan. Neither place
getting a two-thirds majority. the court
house viii remain at Isabella.
Gov. Atkinson and State School Com
missioner Glenn Will deliver addresses on
Monday next at Irwinvile The Irwin SUI
perior court viii be in session and large
crowd will be present at the speaking.
Gov. Atkinson and Commissioner Glenn,
dAltI HDtdhlllEs Will Nlsll lllE iplOAAg al
Fitzgerald.
In East Rome at 1 o'clock Saturday
morning fire destroyed the residences of
Joseph Veal and Iverson. Graves. Mr.
Veal narrowly escaped with his life He
was forced to jump from second-story
window. His loss will amount to $500,
with 200 insurance. The loss Of Mr..
Graves will reach $500. He has but little
insurance.
w. w. Wagnon, sanitary inspector of
Macon, is searching for his son, John, aged
Is years, and daughter, Emma, 10 years
old They have disappeared from home
and he has been unable to obtain trace
of them. 1t is said that John and Emma
were heard to remark that they Intended
leaving Macon to go to Little Rock, Ark.
They had some money, but how much
is not known.
Ill feeling exists between S. A. Darnell,
eX-United States attorney. and w. s.
Clayton, editor Of the Republican, publish
ed at Jasper. They met at Jasper Friday
and a personal encounter was narrowly
ayerted. Darnell went home and shortly
afterwards went back armed with a gun
and said he would shoot Clayton on sight.
Clayton is also armed and trobule may
ensue should they meet.
Henry Reece and Governor johnson be-
came involved in difficulty at the Ma
con agricultural works Friday, and as
Iesu4b u IL fkeeCt may ule. According 10 the
account of the trouble Reece first struck
johnson on the head with piece of iron,
but inflicted only painful WOund-noth-
ing serious. Johnson then hit Reece a
dreadful blow on the head with a piece of
iron, crushing the skull. Reece fen to the
ground unconscious. Johnson fed and es-
capped. Reece, it is thought, will die.
Mrs. Johnson and Rev. A. ]. Williams,
who figured so prominently in an elope-
ment case from the Hazard district in
Bibb county some time ago, have been
indicted by the grand jury of Pike county,
and were taken to Jail in GAINESVILLE a
day or two ago. The injured husband of
Mrs. Johnson had withdrawn his warrant
in Bibb and taken his wife back to her
children, but the grand jury of Pike had
not forgiven the erring couple for the time
they are alleged to have spent together
in that county. Mr.. johnson went along
TO Pike county with the prisoners, and. it
IS said, will try TO help his wife out of the
difficulty.
The NJ. NJ. Mauck company of Atlanta,
through its attorneys, Dorsey, Brewster
& Howell and ]. f. Warren, has filed suit
for 5000 damages against the Tripod
Paint company. The Mauck company al
leges that it purchased lot of goods from
the Tripod company on 80 days time; that
before the time was out the Tripod COM
pany took out an attachment for the mon
ey and 1t was levied on the stock of the
Mauck company. 1t is further alleged that
in the petition asking for the attachment
the charge was made that the Mauck
company was inSolvent and was about to
fail, which was not true, and on this &C
count the suit for damages has been filed.
During the month ending on the S1st Ill
timo there was measured at the public
boom in Darien 100000 feet of square
scab and sawn timber. This does not in.
clude the sawn timber and lumber which
came in during the month and was carried
direct to the private booms. There was
shipped during the week coastwse ano
foreign 4, 462, SOL feet of timber and lumber
During the past month there was shipp.
ed from Darien, coastwise and foreign
14,012. SO feet of hewn and sawn timber
and lumber. A little over one hundred and
sixty-eight thousand dollars (S16S, 600
worth Of timber and lumber was shipped
from Darien during the month ending 3ls
of March.
James Philyaw, native of Rabun coun
ty, has just returned from the far west
where he has made his home for the las
ten years. A few years after he left th
county the report was current here tina
he was dead. Six years after he left Geor
gia his young wife, who remained witt
her Rabun relatives. being convinced tina
her husband was long since dead marie,
young man named Sexton and for tn
last four years Mr.. and Mrs. Sexton haV
been getting along agreeably and affec
tionately. Since the return of her husban
No. ] the dOubly-married lady is I'm a YER
unsettled state of mind Both husband