The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

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northern firm for the location of shirt.
waist and corset factory in Rome at an
early date. 1t viii employ nearly hun
dred Workmen and represent about $4,000
capital. The merchants in Rome have
agreed to patrOnize it provided the fac
tory viii meet competitors from other
points.
An order was issued by Judge Newman
ut Atlanta Wednesday requiring all claim
ants against the East Tennessee. Virginia
ana Georgia railroad 10 file their claims
within the next sixty days. under penalty
OF forfeiung their rights to recover. The
business of the road will be wound up
within the next few months and the re-
ceivers dismissed.
Fitzgerald Enterprise: The negro ques-
ton is still worrying the company. A
great many Of the excluded ones are sad
ly disappointed. Application after appll-
cation for investment and locating stock
has been refused. About So, 100 has been
sent back already Since Mr. Fitzgerald
came back the last time he received $lO0
for stock, togthcr with the photograph of
a fine looking negro. The question is q
delicate one and has to be handled gently
Guyton correspondent Morning News:
The Guyton high school had quite a num-
Der of additions this week There are
fifty pupils now in attendance and several
more are expected in few daNs.-Rev.
A. NJ. Williams of Savannah VIII deliver
a lecture here on Friday night, the nth
inst The officers of the Epworth League
have secured him for tho evening, and he
has selected as his theme Christian Cit
izenship." There was a leaf year party
Wednesday night, given at the residence
of Mr. ". Is. Nell.
An unusual case was on trial before a
jury in Justice Gerdine's court at Macon
Dave Brady for S25 purse money on a
horse race between herself and Mr.. Bra
dy. She lost her case. Last fall Mr.
Brady and Miss SchelVer bet on a horse
race between their nags. They each put
up their part of the purse with James
Goodson The race was decided to be a
foul Miss SChelYer wanted her money.
She said part of 1t, $40, belonged to her
younger brother She sued for this as
the young brothers next friend. Mr.
GOodson appeared in court and testified
that he still had the purse in his possess
sion, and did not intend to surrender il
until the race has been run according to
notified the stakeholder that he must not
dispose of the money, as they intend to
try 10 get 1t out of him.
G. w. Burks a merchant at Giles, Chat
tahOochee county, was shot and killed
on the front porch of his store Tuesday
night. James Lockhart who has store
fire at Burks' store about
O'Clock. He went over and found
Burks lying on the porch with a portion
of his head shot away. No one else was
sen sen ah fl,, no cue TO the murderer was
had consdeTa HE nrope,.ti H. man and
years bad blood has existed between tbe
merchant and the negroes i'm the commu-
nifty, many of whom owed him money He
had tried to collect and was REGARDED as
BENG rigid in his efforts in that direc-
tion. a negro in the community testified
Wednesday that he was also attracted
by the report of the gun and that when
ne appeared ON the streets he saw n man
running from the scene of the murder win
gun in his hand.
$780,
N"eSH ASISSiaph' Judge Hardeman has
appointed temporary receiver for the
estate of Mrs Ellen Courar+ lo,,,.-,
Tho patition was fIel ~ ~ SSCSsiseq'
Hardy formerly Cowart. Willie II Cow.
art and j. Logan Covart all ,,,i1,'C.
They allege thaf after. fho ieatb ~ ~ .Sls :.
mother their f. t6cf cfte..o.S 81 " tlielt
scheme with his brother \ II CoT,ar
for the latter IN Obtain tb la-,>s' 81 - !,
means of a pretended adroipiet $50 -, ~
sale before the court bouse door of Pjti
county: and that their fa thor n II C IpiDp
art did thus defraud tben % r. = Low Nv,
terest in their mothers nronart1S -
that the said pretended sale was ,,a -
without any consideration no r,,ore,, 49,
ing been paid. 1t is further aileroS IL
the lands We're afterward sold AT sber IT,
sale TO satisfy a MORTGAGE held nv W.
A. Davis & Co. against the said r n
King Harry Sdyus IS i a1faenan has appointed
until the case can be decided nv ''i tbs
courts
Brunswick correspondence NTornins
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