The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-23


Mrs. John T bearing of Augusta died
Friday.
The Methodists Of Cordele refused their
church for Sam Jones lecture, Git
Thar"
Not a single liquor license has been is
sued in Triton for 1896 up to this time.
The license is $4,000 per annum.
J. Richard Sassnet of Hapeville is the
possessor Of a handsaw that has the re-
cord Of being in service for lSj years.
DR.. I. L. Couch. a well known dentist
of Atlanta, died Friday. after an illness
OF only few days, with heart trouble.
Wyatt Pye. a negro Of Butts county.
goes to the coal mines for twenty years
for q felonious assault on his daughter.
Gen. Longstreet has been invited by the
AIiddlesex Club of Boston to he it's guest
at the celebration Of Lincoln day i'm April
The governor has offered a reward Of
800 for the arrest of the unknown muir
derer or murderers who killed Yack Sang
a Chinaman in Augusta
Secretary Hoke Smith has given the
Teachers Library Association of Pierce
county eighty-one volumes of books from
the interior department
The residence of H. S. Taylor at the cor
ner of Fort and Hunter streets at Atlanta
was partially destroyed by fire at > O'Clock
Friday afternoon. The loss is $1,000.
Albert Winter. well-known in Georgia
journalism. died at Austen Wednesday.
He went there from Thomasville. hoping
TO get relief from an acute trouble.
A physician has expressed the opinion
that the condition Of the Jail is in a large
measure responsible for the cases Of fever
which have prevailed in Lexington.
The cotton acreage. the farmers say,
will he somewhat increased in Sumter
county this year. while more fertilizers
will be used as well. All are preparing
for big cron of corn and cotton.
Henry county's share of the state pen
sion fund amounts to over $1,000 this year.
divided up as follows: INDECENT soldiers.
about 81 $50; widows of veterans about
$500; manned soldiers, about $3.50.
The dwelling of A J. Bridwell. six miles
north of Hephzibah, together with the
furniture and a large quantity of provis-
IONS was totally consumed by fire Friday
The fire was caused by a defective fiue
Loss $1,000; no insurance.
Near Camps station, on the Georgia,
Jacksonville and Southern railroad, Fri
day, John Randolph, colored, attempted
to cross the railroad track in front of an
approaching passenger train, but was
Si sS. 0y the engine and f'arfully ma"s-
An order has been taken in the superior
court at Macon requiring W. A. Smelling,
assignee, to dispose of none of the assets
in his hands belonging to the business Of
George d. Allen. The order was granted
on the petition of the American National
Bank.
The 7-year-old son of DR.. ]. NJ. Glover
of Gibson was swinging on the rope.
which is fastened to the door of the ca
boose on the freight train near the depot
Monday, and fell off while the train was
in motion. His foot was terribly man.
gled but DR.. Kelley reports that ii will
not have to be amputated.
Rev. W. NJ. Bridges and Sheriff Turner
arrived at Rome from Memphis Friday.
Bridges bond was fixed at $500, and was
signed by himself, G. ]. Bryant. ]. NJ.
Nandiver, j. c. Foster and Messrs. Sol
and Jules Everett. He waived a prelimi-
nary trial and his case will be set for the
July term of the superior court.
The fruit growers of North Georgia met
at Adairsville Thursday and formed an
association, with H. Y. Miller, president;
j. H. Brownlee, vice president; G. r. Ca
sey, secretary; and w. w. Lamble, treas
tablish a crate factory at Adairsville. j.
B. Gardner is at the head of the move
ment.
The Georgia Female seminary and Con-
servatory of music at Gainesville, will
soon erect an auditorium. 1t will be made
TO seat. LOCO people and will cost $4,000.
The plans for this building have been
drawn and work will commence on it at
an early date A great many additions and
engagements in the seminary will follow
the building of the auditorium.
In the superior court at Macon Messrs.
Hall & Hammond have filed an amended
petition in behalf of Christian Devries.
chairman of the bondholders' committee
OF the Macon and birmingham railroad.
The petition asks for $4,000 attorneys
fees, expenses etc. out of the fund in the
hands of the special commissioner of sale.
The hearing has been set for March 3.
Jordan Williams, desperate negro and
escaped jail bird, jumped from a closet at
Atlanta Friday night at y o'clock and
stabbed Mary Cleveland twice in des-
perate effort 10 kill her. One of the wounds
split open the breast of the woman. The
other left a deep and long cash in her
arm. She is dangerously hurt but it is not
thought necessarily fatally.
Five cars of new rails and a car of
spikes were received at Valdosta Friday.
and track-laying has already commenced
on the Valdosta Southern toward Aladi-
son, Fla. A large force of hands have
been busy laying ties and grading, and
Inere VIII now be no trouble about push
ing the work forward. Another install
ment Of rails is looked for in a few days.
A consolidation of the election returns
for the Office Of tax receiver of Lowndes
county to fill the place made vacant by the
death of Rev. T. r. c, Ellis shows that
the democratic nominee, HUFF Harrell
was elected by $50 majority in a vote OF
SO5. The democrats increased their ma
Jority of two years ago proportions telv
81 per cent, making increases in every
precinct except one.
McDonough Weekly: Fitzgerald has
sat down on the Chinaman. An almond
eyed washee WASHED srom Macon appIied
Tor license to ply his trade, and he was
told to git out" Fitzgerald has drawn
Ire line on Cuffee and Chan Lang, but ii
stands pat on female BARRIERS A DrattV
maiden has just opened a shop there. and
an OF the western veterans are ha
their chin whiskers removed
The town Of seney. in Floyd county. IS
in queer condition. The council has
passed an ordinance licensing the saloons
ana reducing the fee to $1,000 per annuro
The pFohibitonists have given notice thai
they VIII prosecute everybody who oDens
saloon there, and the LIQUOR men are
AFRAID 10 venture. The way il came about
was the action of the newly elected mavo,
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