The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-06
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SoUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

Meets a Horrible Death In a Saw
mill in Brooks Counfy-Gcn. Cum
ming of Rome Inherits s5O.OOO.
GEORGIA.
Capt J. J. Seay is being urged to run
for mayor OF Rome
4 new building 10 be used as bank is
being built at Eastman.
LAttlejohn * Tomson. lawyers Of Cor
dele have dissolved partnership.
Marion Jackson. the only son Of the
late Capt. Harry Jackson. viii graduate
al Harvard College in June
H. c. Newman. one of the leading dry
goods merchants OF Eastman, is prepar-
ing 10 build a commodious brick store.
\ Cordele firm is negotiating for the
purchase of Smithville's bank charter
with a view to establishing bank there
Miss Julia Stewart Of Rome has been
taken to the asylum at Minedgeville Dis
appointment in love and religious fervor
brought on insanity.
Georgia cotton growers will be well rep
resented at the meeting OF southern plant
ers to be held at Memphis Jan. p, at
which all present VIII compare notes as
TO the result of the experiment in reduc-
ing the crop
Gen. Alfred Cumming. a resident OF
Rome, has just returned from Augusta
where his aunt, Mrs Sarah Cumming
recently died. Mrs. Cumming left all her
estate, which viii amount 10 $4,000, 10
Gen. Cumming.
John Ponder (colored). was killed by
Joe Davis (colored). about six miles from
Jackson Thursday night. 1t is said Davis
was beating his wife when Ponder tried
. -. ~ s.. hal 4an
der and killed him.
The grocery store OF J. s. Camp. at
Rome. has been closed Mr.. Camp is III at
llfs home. and his brother. S. d. Camp
decided it was best TO shut up. II Is
claimed that the assets very nearly, If not
quite, cover the liabilities.
The citizens Of Dahlonega recently elect
cd, without opposition, a republican for
mayor two republican comcilmen, one
democrat and a populist to look after
the towns interest for the present year.
The democrat refused TO accept.
The death Of Mrs. j. c. Walton of At
lanta occurred Friday at Milledgeville,
where she had gone a few days previous
mother Of j. c. Walton, archdeacon of
ST. Philips Episcopal church OF Atlanta.
Elberton Star: An old gentleman who
has lived in Elberton for more than
nifty years says that there was less drink
ing noticeable during the holidays than
any Christmas within his recollection.
Moral suesion" must be putting in some
telling blows.
Prof. L. T. Whatley of the Yonah Min
ing Company of White county was in
Gainesville a few days ago with some
very fine specimens of gold from his com
panys mine. Mr.. Whatley is practically
a. - rot in Georgia
mines pay. His mine has yielded 1000 PEN
nyweights of gold in the past lew weeks
at very small cost.
Leonard Bros, retail shoe merchants of
Macon have assigned to J. W. Cabaniss,
cashier Of the Exchange Bank. Liabili-
ties about $4,000: assets. about $l4,475 .as
follows: Stock, 1851; notes and accounts
composed of L. 9. and G. W. Leonard
They hope to effect a settlement at an
early date and resume business.
David Rogers, a son of j. j. Rogers. a
young man about % years old, was killed
in the upper part Of Brooks county FRI
day. Rogers was assisting his father
about his saw mill when his clothing
caught in. the shafting. lie was hurled
round and round by the machinery and
literally pounded TO death. Not a shred
of clothing was left upon his body.
A lively fight between officers and a
gang of negro desperadoes took place at
Columbus Friday. About MOON Baliffs
Charles Smith and r. L. Gordon went out
TO that locality with a warrant in their
possession for Mitt Jones, a notorious ne
gro desperate, for larceny from the house.
About twenty shots were exchanged, but
no one was wounded. Jones is in jail
Mrs. CNnelia Hoyt Venahle has an
nounced the engagement of her daughter,
Leila, to DIR. James N. Ellis of Richmond,
Va, the wedding to be solemnized at the
First Presbyterian church at Atlanta
Miss Nenable is the eldest daughter of
the late William Richard Nenable of AT
lanta, and sister of Hon. William II. Nena-
BILE, Messrs. Samuel H, Orr and Walter
Nenable.
Joe Uhman, prize fighter of some re-
pute, has gone to Augusta to get match
with one Carney. who is organizing an
athletic club in that city. Ullman is an
Englishman, but was recently located In
Montgomery as physical director of the
club there In that place he and Carney
fought ten-round draw. Later they
had a go for 81 600 a side and gate money,
in which Carney defeated him in six
rounds.
brutal assault if not murder, was
committed at Usry Mills, three miles from
Gibson, Friday night. Henry Pricer called
at the house of Nit Dixon and asked for
admittance, which was refused him hv
the woman, whereupon he broke open the
door, entered the house and with an ak
mutilated her skull shattered the bones
of her right arm and otherwise assaulted
her, The woman will die. Pricer escaped.
but viii likely be captured. The parties
are negroes.
Jim Shaw was in Rome Saturday in
search of a warrant for the arrest Of John
Courcy, a farmer living near Rome. on
a sensational charge. Shaw says that
Courey induced him and his wife to move
into his house some time ago, and that
Caurcy- soon begun TO show undue affec-
ton for his wife. Friday he claims that
Courcy, having alienated the affections of
his wife, drove him from the house with
the sanction of his recreant spouse and
that he is wifeless and homeless.
The bellding at Dublin occupied by w.
W. Prescott was nearly destroyed by
fire last Wednesday night. The first floor
was used as a store, where Mr.. Prescott
carried a large stock of general merchan-
disc, while the second floor was used as
a dwelling. Night Marshal Jones dis
covered the fire, and gave the alarm. A
large crowd of people gathered around the
building and saved all the goods, but con
siderably damaged. The goods were in
Sured for s.. 900 The hO11SehOl6 ftlruif11ra