The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD n
PARAGRAPHS.

AaAENAA1M o. AAf NHEAAt AAs ~
Macon Girl Goes Into Court to Re-
sist the Payment Of a Wager
Homes New shirt Factory An
Earthquake ar Lafayetfe-OnIy GO
Days Left in which To FiIe Claims
Against the EHss Tennessee, Nir-
Einia and Georgia Railroad.
GEORGIA.
The IsracIites Of Atlanta VIII build q
new synagogue
Court win not De held at Thomson next
week. owing 20 the illness with measles
OF Judge Galloway.
The horse collar factory at Senoia is
now in fun operation. and IS turning out
10 collars every day
l. C. Smith. druggist. OF HartweH. has
assigned. The liabilities are about 5000
and The assets about <lsh
Dr. Hiram Perdue died at his home al
GAINESVILLE Tuesday of cancer of the
stomach. He was 90 years OF age.
Negotiations are now being made 10y the
Colony Company for the purchase of TO-
o00 more acres OF land at Fitzgerald.
May Conyers. Z years old. died at At
lanta Tuesday night, as the result of
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
for Georgia, Alabama. South Carolina
and Florida viii meet in Macon in May.
A state bank Will be opened at Rome
next month and will be operated by W. p.
Simpson, J. a. Glover, C. A. Hight and
others.
A drum and fife corps is being organized
in Augusta to become part of the Sixth
regiment Frank Guinrida is at the head
of the movement
There Will be n large gathering of fruit
growers, and those interested in fruit
growing, at the new colony of Fitzgerald
on next Wednesday.
Col. Theo y. VIM of Mcintosh, Liberty
county, has written Congressman Lester
TO make an effort to re-establlsh the old
fort at Sunbury for coast defense.
Rev. Robert Hooker a preacher Of Muir
ray county, sentenced to year for sell
ing whisky without a license. has been
released on a pardon issued by Gov. At
ldnson.
The first quarterly conference for the
year 1896 will convene at the Methodist
church at Dawson on Feb next. The
presiding elder. Rev. J. y. McGehee has
made a call to that effect.
Inc scuUOi commissioners i1i l'uoAy
have laid off their schools into districts,
and systematized the work for the year
There are thirty-three white and twenty
colored schools in the county.
At an election held Monday in Meri-
wether county for county commissioner,
the democrats carried the county by 800
majority A light vote was pOlled. The
populists polled their fun vote.
A. J. Gibson, father of Rev. J. T. Gibson
of the North Georgia conference died at
Roclmart Tuesday night. The deceased
was about 6S years old and was a gallant
confederate soldier in the late war
The municipal election just held at Ho-
Evansville resulted in the election Of Dr.
r. II. jenkins, mayor; Councilmen j. NJ
Buttefill, j. +. Askew, J. w. Hardaway
y. u. Reid, S. A. Davis and Henry W.
Boozer as marshal.
The stock yards were the busiest places
about Americas Monday, and scores of
sleek young mules were sold TO the farm
ers. one single dealer reported the sale
of thirty-two head last week, at prices
ranging from 500 to $50.
Three distinct earthquake shocks were
felt at Lafayette Tuesday morning. be-
tween 10 and 1880 o'clock, accompanied
by low rumbling sound. No serious
was done, although several
houses were considerably shaken.
At the last meeting of the city council a
was granted to the United Wood
Gas Company of New York City to build
and maintain in Marietta a system of
gas works. The company purposes to be-
dcee. ''' ' "'N' ninety
A subscriber of the Morning News at
Jesup states that the statement that
Robert W. Madray abused Miss Simmie
Ogden, during a family quarrel at a par
" at Odium, few weeks ago IS untrue.
The whole affair seems to have been a
rather unfortunate one.
Andrew ]. Laird. the defaulting post
master at LaGrange, who is serving
term in the United States penitentiary at
Columbus. o., made an unsuccessful ef-
tort 10 Kill himself I'm that prison last
sunday morning, by cutting his throat
His knife was TOO dull.
Judge Joel L. Sweat has notified John
A. Strickland, clerk of the superior court
for Pierce county, that a special term
on said court will be held the last week
IN this month, commencing on Monday
the 9th of May, Judge G. C. Smith Of
the Oeonee circuit presiding.
A suit has been filed in the CITY conrt
at Atlanta against the Southern rail
way by Annie Panyon for the sum Of
s5,VO0 damages. On the morning of Nov
~, 1873, she claims to have been stt-ucIt
by an engine at the Mitchell street cross
ing and was painfully injured.
The municipal election in East Rome
Wednesday resulted in the reelection of
o. H. Williams mayor, and z. J. Mo,l-
trie and H. B. Sparks councilmen. The
mayor and council viii proceed to put in
a water works system at once, using wa
ter from the Rome plant by special ar
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When the store of Willis & Crossman at
Columbus was opened Wednesday morn
ing, it was discovered that some tina
during the night before, burglars had en-
made off with a supply of ieweIrv 49,
miscellaneously assorted clothing amolInt-
Ing in value to about SIS.
Arrangements are being made with a