The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-04
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Medical student Arrested at At
Ianta on. the Alleged Charge of
Picking a Woman's POcket-Ap
Aged Farmer Held Up by Highway
men-TwO Augustans Have "a Mar
row Escape from Meeting Death
ON the Rails.
GEORGIA.
1t is very probable that civil service will
shortly be introduced into the Atlanta
police department
salie the 4-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George ]. Martin of Greenville
was fatally burned Sunday night.
Some time Saturday night the residence
of B. F. Lippitt of Atlanta was entered
and $50 in money and about the same
value in household goods stolen.
S. M. Ayers gin, grist mill and tannery
were burned at Gainesville Saturday
morning at o'clock. The loss was about
$1,000 to $4,000. without any insurance.
f. N. Adams, one of Hart county's
most prominent citizens, accidentally
killed himself while out hunting on the
Savannah river Saturday night about
o'clock.
Moses L. Cherry, a well-known and
aged farmer of Floyd county. was held up
Monday afternoon by couple of negroes
while on his way home and relieved OF
his cash.
S. ]. Webster, middle-aged white man,
was arrested at Atlanta Monday night
and locked in the station house, suspect
ed of arson. He strongly denies his guilt,
however, and the proof is not strong
against him.
A rear end collision between freight
trains on the Central road, three miles
from Columbus, Monday caused a seri-
Gus wreck Several cars were demolished.
The engineer of one train was hurt but
not fatally. The property loss will prob
ably reach $4,000.
The Calvary Baptist church of Atlanta,
which has been without a pastor since
the resignation of DR.. V. C. Norcross last
September has unanimously called Rev.
w. H. Strickland, of Atlanta. 1t is I'M
derstood that he will accept and will enter
at once on the discharge of his duties.
Bob Kert, a young white man of Co
lumbus, has been tried for lunacy at Ma
con and committed to the insane asylum.
Hert married two young women within
ten days, and both of his wives resided
within a quarter of mile of each other
He was arrested, charged with bigany.
and was bound over. He made bond and
shortly afterwards figured in an Alabama
escapade
Friday night the citizens of North Rome
held another meeting to discuss the ques-
ton of annexation to the city proper.
There was a very strong sentiment in IA
vor of combining the interests OF the two
corporations, but when a vote was taken
the opposition proved the strongest and
Monday the committee reported that they
had declined the proposition to annex by
a vote of q TO 6.
Z. 4. Harris a young medical student,
who lives at Tunnel Hill, was arrested at
Atlanta Monday morning at the circus
grounds, charged with picking a woman's
pocket. Harris was in a big crowd at the
ticket office of the side-show, when he was
seized by a woman who yelled Justify that
he had taken her watch. She held him
until he was arrested by officers Grant
and Barrett. The young man was taken
to police headquarters and locked up on a
charge of robbery. The watch was not
found on his person. Harris strongly de-
mics his guilt. He says he is of excellent
family and has never before been in
trouble. He is at Atlanta attending the
Southern Dental College.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kennedy of Augusta
had narrow escape from meeting death
on the South Carolina and Georgia rail-
road Saturday afternoon in Hamburg. At
ter dinner Saturday they drove over into
South Carolina to visit friends, and after
spending the evening with them started
on their return home. Just before cross
ing the railroad track to enter the city
bridge, Mr.. Kennedy saw several trains
OF cars on the track on either side of the
line. The cars had been cut loose so that
vehicles could pass. He put the whip to
ms morse and was driving rapidly across
the track, when suddenly his buggy was
struck by backing freight train. The
buggy was overturned, splitting its occu-
pants on the ground. Both were consid-
erably shaken up and bruised. Mr.. Ken
hedy received a great cash on his fore
mead, while his wife, it is feared, is in
Jured internally.