The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
NPARAGRAPHS

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Tive Children BADLY burned at
Americus-Rome Has "A Narrow rs
cape FromE Big fire.
GEORGIA
Another effort is TO De made 20 build
a canning factory in Americas.
Miss Alline Stocking Of Atlanta and
Charles Sumner Clark Of Pirtshurg were
married a. Atlanta Wednesday.
One merchant at Unadfla bought $50
tons Of guano and sold it 20 farmers be-
fore he had finished unloading the car.
The little white girl Lily New. who
was burned on Monday morning at her
mothers home at Augusta, died Tuesday
night
The friends of Moses r. Wright Of
Rome will push his name for the sena-
torship from that district at the next
state election.
1t takes three warehouses to accom-
MEDIATE the business in Conyers They
are all hrst-class buildings, and do
good business.
The new steamboat, the City OF Haw-
kinsville, will be launched at Abbeville
this week. She will ply between Haw-.
kinsville and Darien. and expects good
business from Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Hattie L. Guernsey has filed a
petition in Bib superior court for d.
vorce from her husband. Charles T.
Guernsey. She also asks alimony and
gives a schedule of certain estate amount
ing to $50 g29. 50 in which her husband has
an undivided third interest
The Rome Board Of Trade has inau-
gurated a movement to secure "a meet
ing of the federal court for Rome. The
new government building Is almost COM
~. a. IL. Tn h
ond story for the court 10 meet. The
board will communicate with the proper
authorities at once with view TO Secur-
ing It,
One of the saddest scenes Of the his
tory of Ashburn's railroad station was the
departure a day or two ago for the asy-
lum Of a little S-year-od girl. She was
well grown for her age, well developed
IN body, looked natural and had bright
blue eyes, but her mental faculties had
never been developed, and she was an
idiot from the age of years.
The little daughter of Mrs. Bessie Cut
right of Americas had nearly all her
clothing burned off while standing near
an open CRATE Wednesday, while later
in the day the young son of l.. c. Bell
was likewise badly burned in the same
manner, The injuries In the first case
were slight, while IL is feared those of
the Bell child are more serious.
While Mrs. King and her sister, Miss
Damour, both daughters of Mrs. H. II.
Damour, were driving at Macon Tues
day, their horse became frightened and
ran away, throwing the occupants of the
buggy out and painfully injuring them.
In the buggy also was Mrs. Kings little
son, who was also hurt, but less Sc
riously than his mother and aunt
petition is being circulated at Decatur
by the friends of James NJ. Jolly, who
murdered Miss Victoria Norris, a young
girl. some twelve years ago. and who has
since been serving life sentence at
the Chattahopchee brick works. The pc
tition alleges that jolly Is in poor health
and that the punishment already infict-
ed on him Is sufficient, as the case had
not been fully proven on him.
In Floyd county Tuesday. Tom Black.
farmer. accompanied by his 7-year-old
SON. went into the woods to cut down some
trees. The father was busy cutting down
a large tree, and Ii seems, had forgotten
TO look after the little fellow. When the
tree went crashing to the ground, the boy,
in his fright, rushed Immediately under
II and was cToushed TO death. Black
reached his son in an instant, but life was
extinct
1t is said that s. S. King, who is can
didate for mayor of Rome, desires to
withdraw from the race, and Capt
Thompson Hiles was asked to take his
place. This the captain peremptorily re-
fused to do Then those who have the
matter in hand went to Councilman w,
J. Neel and requested that he accept
the lead on the former King ticket. Mr.
Neel would not state positively his de-
clinationNor acceptance, but wanted time
TO reflect on the matter.
w. J. Cooper Of Griffin was awakened
early Sunday morning by hearing some
one groaning. He went into the room
occupied by his wife and found the room
vacs At. He hurried into the yard and
found that the noise came from the we'll
him. He procured assistance. and, GO
ing into the well, succeeded in getting her
out. Mrs. Cooper has been an invalid for
a long time, and often takes opiates to
relieve her sufferings. II is thought that
while mentally unbalanced she jumped
into the well.
0uyton Correspondence Morning News:
II. G. Green's brooder caught fire We'd
nesday and destroyed over a hundred
chickens-Mrs. D. G. Heidi while on her
way to Savannah yesterday morning on
the ''Shoo Fly" discovered that she had
lost large diamond out of her ring.
to look for the stone. After searching for
some time, it was found under the seat
Mrs. Alexander RAIN is quite i'll at her
home near Guyton. Mrs. Rain is well
advanced in years and IL is feared she
will not recover.
Carl A. Sampson, the strong man. has
filed suit in the United States court at
Atlanta, alleging damages against the
Seaboard and Roanoke railroad in the
sum of $500. This amount covers a ship
ment of paraphernalia shipped to At
lanta during the exposition and belong
ing to Simpsons dramatic wardrobe.
Subsequently the goods We're destroyed
en- route at Portsmouth, Va. Among
other valuable articles, Sampson claims
to have lost siXty-seven gold and dia-
mond medals worth 5000. He says that
he has made a demand upon the railroad
and has been refused. For this reason
he brings suit to recover the value of his
property.
Fire broke out at Rome Tuesday night
at 10 o'clock in the dental rooms of
DR.. j. A Wills The building is in the
center of the business portion of the city
and belongs to c. A. Hight. The furni-
ture and instruments of DR.. Wills were
totally destroyed and the rooms badly
demolished. Cantrell & Owens shoe
store under the dental rooms was damaged
$1,000 by water, covered by insurance. DR.
Wills loss is S1.500, fully insured. The
damage to the building is 81 1900 and is
insured. During the fire a large tank
filled with nitrous oxide gas exploded
shattering the windows and throwing the
partition walls out of plumb Pieces of
broken glass cut several fremen in the
face, inliicting painful injuries.