The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-10
GEORGIA

SON.
1t has been definitely decided that the
sorner stone of Monroe's new court house
viii be laid Friday, May Is.
At Macon Thursday Willie Bell (colored)
was found guilty of arson and sentenced
to the penitentiary for life.
The National Association OF Chiefs of
Police Of the United States and Canada
meets in Atlanta Tuesday.
The council Of Americas has not yet
disposed Of the question of how to regu-
tate bicycle riding in that city
Albert Fallow of Alabama and Miss
Birdie Harris of Wadley were married at
the residence Of the brides parents Wed
nesday.
Mrs. r. W. Glover of Marietta, wife of
ex-Mayor Glover and only daughter of
Col. Nesbett. commissioner Of agriculture,
died Friday.
A dwelling belonging to Capt. J. Lytle
Al Rome, was completely destroyed by
fire Tuesday night. The loss is 5000, with
an insurance of $l,S00
DR.. J. c. Watts. proprietor of Cave
Spring hotel has begun the erection of a
new hotel at Cave Spring. which he hopes
20 have completed in thirty days.
Rev. Leroy G.. Henderson Of Columbia,
extended by the Presbyterian church at
Americas, and will begin his labOrs on the
FIRST Sunday in June.
A movement is now on foot to bring sew
eral new factories from New England TO
Atlanta and it is certain that two will be
moved there. They viii manufacture
braid, tape and basting thread.
The citizens of Cureton, Newman, Grant
willie and Moreland, viii begin within the
next two weeks the erection of a large and
SUBSTANTIAL auditorium 10 seat from 1000
TO 300 persons. Rev Sam Jones has
agreed to hold a series Of meeting there
Vurlng august.
Mrs. Mary Ellis Of Atlanta was very bad
y burned Wednesday night. She was sit
ting at her machine. sewing on some gar
nents she had been commissioned to make.
when window shade fell. breaking a lamp
standing on the machine and scattering
the burning oil all over her neck and Shout
ders.
Among the suits filed for the May term
OF Sumter superior court is that of John
7. Bragg US. the Georgia and Alabama
railway, wherein plaintiff seeks TO recover
damages in the amount of $4,000 for in
5urles alleged to have been sustained
WINE IN me employ of the company in
october, 1870
Suit was filed in the clerks Office Of the
Superior court at Atlanta Friday by Mile
1rby against r. NJ. NIasselly for 80 600 dam
ages The plaintiff alleges that Masselly
assaulted her and attempted 10 shoot her
with a pistol. At the time she was in a
highly nervous state Of health and as a
result Of the assault she has suffered per-
manent injury.
Az Box Springs Mrs. Barksdale is the
postmistress. The office is managed by
her husband and his brother. who are as
sistants. They were charged with embez-
Element recently and We're given a preN-
nlnary trial at Columbus Friday S. e.
tarAsdale was bound over, it being held
1nat ne had appropriated about $500 of the
departments money.
Charles Miner. a negro p years old. was
killed at GAINESVILLE Thursday. The boy
was employed at the house of D. A. Straid
he was waiting on the room of Mr. Van
nlcklooen OF Jackson who is q boarder.
q qou2le-Darrel shotgun was lying on the
bed. The negro pulled the gun toward him
the hammer caught in the bedclothes and
the gun was discharged, killing the negro
Instantly
The Southern Agricultural Works Com
pany Of Atlanta filed a mortgage to secure
ats bonded Indebtedness to Paul Romare
ana Jacob Haas, the trustees. The bonds
are in the amount of 100000 and are of the
lace value of $500 each, bearing interest
payable semi-annualiy. The property of
the company on Marietta street is given as
security for the bonds, and the company is
70 keep the property insured and in repair
during the life of the mortgage.
An attempt to wreck Georgia railroad
trains has been discovered. Some one
placed a lot Of crossties on the track near
Madison. 1t IS believed that one or more
Atlanta rowdies who went to Augusta on
the excursion last Sunday placed the ties
on the track in a spirit of revenge. These
Toughs We're left in Augusta by a precau-
Hlon at the depot, by which no one without
a ucket was allowed to board the train.
Most OF them started out that night to
root it back to Atlanta. II is said that
beorgla railroad detectives have already
srresleq seven or eight men supposed TO
De implicated in the affair.
Col. W. L. Glessner, commissioner of
emmigrat ton for the Georgia Southern and
FLORIDA railroad, has located and closed
nhe trade for 5000 acres Of land near Ash
burn, on which an Ohio colony will be
established. This colony will be oper-
ated on plan different from other colo
mics. The company that has purchased
the 1000 acres of fertile land will subdi-
VICE 1t into farms of 40, 90 and 100 acres
The land will be cleared, and on three
SuDdlElslons nice houses viii be erected.
Solonists viii then come from Ohio and
locate in these houses and on these farms
on easy and liberal terms of purchase
At its meeting at Atlanta last week the
supreme lodge Of the order Of the Golden
Chain elected the following officers: Su-
preme commander. J. A. Baden; supreme
vice commander, J. r. McCahan: supreme
assistant vice commander, c. Y Barga-
min; past supreme commander, A Il
rag supreme pfelate, Rev. DR.. ID. w
SIMin; supreme secretary, A. Stanley
Mier; supreme treasurer, W H. sad
der; supreme guide, c. 5. Prior; supreme
guardian, G.. /. Currie supreme seDti-
nel, G. G; Chambers; supreme trustees.
v 5. Cook, j. G. Sebert and A. c. Mus
1ard; medical examiner, Thomas Opie:
Chairman Of advisory board. l. r. Page
n p; superintendent of organizers, ..
i. Craig
It was rumored at Athens Friday that a
number Of the wealthy men of Athens
were about to club in and make bid for
the $4,000 issue Of new bonds that Gov.
Atkinson is advertising. The new issue
IS 70 take up bonds that mature on JULY
J. 1875 OF this amount the state has money
y retire 100000 bonds The new issue.
therefore, viii be but $4,000. The bonds
IA. uflng bear per cent. interest. The
lev ponds viii not carry more than on
per cent state of Georgia securities
loMefef are gilt-edged and are now
sliy sought for at home as they are
a0'oaa. The new issue runs thirty years.