The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

Court Decides Against Ebert
County in Its Big Claim for Taxes
. Against the Dye Estate.
GEORGIA.
Mrs Mary Dunn and Oliver Richards,
two old residents Of Barlow county, died
Monday.
The city council Of Cuthbert has i'm
posed an annual license Of 500 on dealers
In cigarettes.
Archie Bowman. living near Lafayette.
was knocked down by a runaway team
and so badly injured that he died Satur-
day.
Two men were arrested at Atlanta We'd
nesday who are supposed to belong to a
band Of car breakers who have been oper-
ating there lately.
There are 706 bales Of cotton remaining
unsold in the warehouses of Fl. Gaines,
and preparations are being made for the
planting of another crop.
W. H. Cotter has purchased the shoe
business at Eastman OF J. d. & r. L.
Stokes. The Messrs. Stokes will embark
in the Single business at Fitzgerald.
The ordinary Of Worth county will or
der an election in a few days to remove
the court house from the present site TO
railroad.
George Putty has filed suit at Atlanta
for $4,000 against the Central railroad for
the killing of his wife, who was run over
and had both of her feet cut off, causing
her death.
Correspondence of the Morning News:
The examination and election of county
school commissioner for Ware county will
be held on 18th inst, at the court house
in Waycross.
Wednesday Charles Nelson of Resaca
Gordon county, was unloading saw logs
from a wagon when the horses suddenly
turned, throwing the wagon over on him.
breaking his leg.
H. F. Smith has fled suit for $4,000
damages against the Consolidate Street
Railway Company of Atlanta for personal
injuries sustained while getting off a car
on Edgewood avenue
The regular election for the Office of
county school commissioner of Sumter
county occurs on the 18th inst. 1t is not
thought that Mr. Moore, the present COM
missioner, will have any opposition.
Gainesville now has a volunteer fire de-
partment, composed of two reel companies
and hook and ladder. There are twenty
men and a colored janitor TO each com
pany, making sixty-three men in ALL
Correspondence OF the Morning News
A Gainesville, Ga, telephone man is in
Waycross for the purpose of establishing
a new telephone system for Waycross,
which will compete with the Waycross
Telephone Company's system.
Correspondence Of the Morning
News: The city council of waycross
recently passed an ordinance prohibiting
boys under IS years of age from being on
ha Of ha 1fFN h.aH #hsa
OF 10 O'Clock p. m. and daylight.
The Americas Herald says that the
warm weather OF the past two or three
days is worrying the fruit growers. The
danger Is that such warm weather will
cause the sap to rise and the cold weather
that usually comes during the next two
weeks will play havoc with the trees and
ruin the crop prospects.
Alhie w. Malone, cashier for the Riley
Grant Company, was operated upon at
his home, at Atlanta, Wednesday for APP
pendicitis. DR.. j. s. Todd and DR.. Floyd
w. McRea performed the operation which
was successful. On account of the effects
OF ether, administered for the operation
pneumonia set in and his condition is
alarming.
Townsville Correspondence Morning
News: A field near Metcalfe, in this coun-
~, was baited for doves, and party went
down TO test their skill Tuesday. The
score stood as follows at the end Of the
cay: G. 5. Thompson, 1870; Watson, a;
ton Yose. 81; J. E. Carter, 1861 r. c. Car
ter, Sc; w. w. Fellxel so; L. w Carter "a:
Rise Sills, 20; ]. Sills, "a; J. b. Crawford,
us; total, 1853.
The jury in the suit of the American
Street Car Company against the Atlanta
City Street Railroad Company, brought in
a sealed verdict Wednesday afternoon for
Sol. The suit was for the recovery of the
amount of a note for $1,000 for cars but
the Atlanta company fought the payment
or the note on the ground that the cars
We're no good. Fulton Colville, who repre-
sented the plaintiffs, will carry the case
TO the supreme court.
Judge Newman has signed an order allow
ing Receiver Lauraine of the Blue Ridge
and Atlantic railroad to borrow $4,000 on
the property. The state has passed an
act which authorizes the REIMBURSEMENT
OF its claims against this railroad, which
runs from Cornelia to Tallulah, provided
back taxes are paid and trains run the
They haye been running only as far as
ClarksVile. II is to pay the states taxes
and comply with the act that the receiver
desires to make the loan.
The will of the late A. G. Wimpy of
Dahlonega has been filed in the office of
Ordinary Williams for probate in solemn
form by the nominated executors A w
Meaders, Nancy w. Wimpy ana A. L.
Wimpy. The will bequeathes TO A. L.
Wimpy q valuable farm, as services as
one OF the executors, and to Mr.. Meaders
$500 cash, as services as one of the execu-
tors; the other Mrs. Wimpy widow of the
deceased, is bequeathed about $4,000 worth
of valuable property and cash. The en-
tire estate is valued at about $4,000; the
residue Of which is by the will be-
queathed to various relatives of the de-
ceased.
The estate of the late Israel
p. Davis Of Polk county was
sold at Cedartown Tuesday by
the administrator S. K. Hogue. It was
bought by the heirs. The estate comprises
about seven thousand acres of land in Polk
and Barlow counties. Israel Z. Davis
started life a poor man, but left an es-
tate worth 100000. He had eight sons
and one daughter-Mrs Trippe. In 1891
he died. He made will, leaving out his
youngest son, Sam, and to his wife he gave
only lifetime interest in the estate The
will was contested by Sam and his mother
who took his side. Judge Brewer, or
binary, decided that the Will was not
valid. They carried IL TO the superior
court. Judge James sustained the decis-
ion of the lower court. The lawyers
fees and court costs amounted to about
$4,000. Then they all agreed on S. X.
Hogue of Rockmart as administrator. In
1871 the widow of Israel Z. Davis died,