The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-20
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
Judge George L. Almond, ordinary OF
Elbert county, died at Elberton Friday.
A block of stores six stories high will
soon be erected on the old Markham house
aot at Atlanta.
Lloyd James was found guilty of muir
der at Douglasville Friday and recon-
mended to the mercy of the court
AT Columbus Friday. Miss Edna Hunt
fey pleaded guilty to shoplifting, and
was fined thirty days in Jail or so The
lawyers will foot the bill, it is under
stood.
Washington correspondence Morning
News: The taxes for Wilkes county for
the ensuing year amount to 1871, OOO.-The
telephone instruments have arrived, and
will soon be in full use all over the city.
All the previous fire records of At
ianta for one year have been broken this
wear. So far this year the fire department
has made S73 runs against 1853 runs last
year, which broke all previous records.
The total loss is light, comparatively
speaking.
AS a result of runaway at Atlanta Fri
day. John w. Mayer, a young man 25
years of age, formerly of Louisville, KY,
but now of Atlanta, lies in the Grady hos
pital in a percarious condition. There
were two long cuts on his scalp and his
skull is thought to be injured.
The case of Royal H. Holleyman. who
has been on trial at Waynesboro for two
days, charged with embezzlement by the
Southern Express Company, is ended.
he m
and brought in verdict of not guilty,
and that the prosecution was malicious.
Charles Stonecypher of Franklin county
Is 80 years of age and is stout andhealthy.
He has a famous Ratchet in his posses
sion. The steel in the blade was made
from the sword of Col. Tarver of revolu-
tionary fame. He values this Ratchet very
highly and would not part with it for any
sum
Old "Uncle" Johnnie Lavender and
his wife, of Union county, have
reached the age of IS, but can
get about much better than some
people much younger. They cling to the
old-fashion way and wear no other articles
for clothing except those that are manu-
featured at their homes on a loom.
Hamilton Journal A crowd of emf
grants passed through this place from In
diana a day or two ago en- route for Fitz-
gerald They had several covered wagons
and in two of them were cooking stoves.
with fires burning in them as they travel
ed. They had their wives and children
along and some cattle and stock, among
which was a milch cow. They had been
on the road six weeks.
An unknown negro girl about II years
of age was killed by the Atlanta special
train of the Seaboard Air Line near Col
Inns brickyard, out Marietta street, at At
lanta- She was sitting on the track as
the train approached utterly oblivious of
her impending danger. The engineer blew
the whistle. which had no effect on the
girl, and she was knocked fifteen feet off
the track and instantly killed.
There were two big land deals in
Mitchell county last week and there are
others in prospect. John Foreman of Ter
rel county bought from j. L. Hand LOCO
acres of land on the Mitchell and Coiuuitt
county line. The other deal was the pur-
chase by Arthur T. Jones' also of Terrell
county, of LOCO acres of land belonging
10 the Naples estate In the eastern part
of the county. A saw-miI will be built
and other improvements made.
A steam shovel is at work near Lumplxin
on the new railroad and temporary tres
lie was being erected to span a ravine
which is to be filled with dirt. Friday the
trestle fell, carrying to the ground with
IT six men, all negroes. They were terri
bly, cut and bruised, but only one is prob
ably fatally injured. He was caught be-
tween the timbers and injured internally
one had his leg broken and another his
nose split open. The trestle is a total
wreck
Mr.. Bell of Swainsboro had colt with
swollen neck. supposed to be the dlstem-
per. One night, after they had given up
all hopes of its recovery, a DR.. Murphy
rubbed its neck with his hand and left
II with the expectation of finding il dead
In the morning. But when the gentleman
went back after daylight, TO his astonish-
ment he found the colt walking about.
and a worm nine feet in length on the
ground which had passed from the ami
mails throat.
drove of forty turkeys passed through
Dahlonega for the Atlanta market re-
Gently in charge of couple of noun
taineers. 1t is more trouble to drive tur-
keys than cattle. Cattle can be driven
after night, but turkeys are boss of the
occasion and stop whenever roosting
time comes, and will go no further Bushes
have to be cut and bent over for their ac-
commodation, and the next morning the
drivers have to be ready when they fly
down, as they resume their journey al
once.
Adairsville Banner: The success of our
peach growers has encouraged a great
number TO go into the fruit business. yhe
past week has seen many new orchards
set Thousands upon thousands of the
best varieties Of peaches and grapes have
been put out. Most OF them have been
put out by individuals. but a few have
been set by stock companies that have
been leased from the owners for a number
OF years Many car loads will be shipped
from here in the next few seasons. Sey-
eral new orchards will come into bearing
next season.
washington correspondence Morning
News Miss r. A. Bower is local astrono.
lner FOR Washington as Prof. Ashmore Il
Tor savannah She keeps US posted OF
the position OF the planets, eclipses. ant
oiher astronomical phenomena. She is. In
many respects, very remarkable woman
one - author OF text book OF astrono