The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-18
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or TIE TWO STATES TOLD
N PAR AGRAPHs.


New Firm for Macon-ResuIt Of
the Interstate Gun Club shoot At
TalIapoOsa-A ShootinE ARRAY
Near Bremen-The Eden Park Cot
ton Mills 10 he Rebuilt.
GEORGIA
The firm Of Dixon 81 ChIlers. furniture
dealers OF Americas has been dissolved
By mutual consent.
sheriff Rogers left Eastman for Live
Oak. Fla. Wednesday 90 bring back the
Caves brot hers. VINO ure wanted for muir
der committed IN Dodge county during the
Christmas holidays. They are charged
with having killed young Mr. Pitts near
Rhine.
Prof. z. G. Branson OF Milelgevlle has
been elected president Of Gordon Institute
at Barnesviile TO succeed Prof. j. NJ
Pound. RES rnod. An auditorium or chapel
VIII be- added 10 tn building az once ana
TWO additional tea ehers viii be elected TO
the faculty.
one OF the most horrible wounds known
was inflicted on Jim Dean Of Laurens
county by circular saw last Monday az
teru0on. lie was working in the sawdust
pin Of McCulers mill a few miles north
OF Dublin. when his head came In contact
with the saw. which plOughed its way 10
The brain, removing a large piece OF his
skull and greatly decorating one OF his
eyes Death resulted Tuesday night.
The store OF Lowry Bros. druggists. at
Rome. was closed by the sheriff Wednes-
day. The cause was the f0reclosing Of
mortgage for 5000 in favor OF Charles -.
Wood. This was first mortgage. Two
others We're also held, one for $500 Ira favor
OF Mr.. Lowry father. and another FOR $500
in favor OF Pope Wo0ten. Besides these
"a e. Is l.. Hrrr ia
5000. The stock Is valued at about 81
OOJ.
At Athens Wednesday Mrs India Nc
Donald swore out a warrant charging A.
Eberhart with the seduction of her
daughter II Is said that before taking
out the warrant she had a talk with the
young man aid attempted 10 shoot him
and was only prevented from doing so by
The interposition Of outside parties. Mrs.
Mcdonald. ID viii be remembered. at
tempted suicide some months since be-
cause Of the troubles Of her daughter
Tallapoosa reports that the interstate
gun club shoot has been largely attend
ed, and the shooting good Admissions
team won in the team contest, Atlanta
coming second TallapOosa withdrew ar
Ter shooting half the score. The best
score for live bird shooting was made By
MI Crabb of the Atlanta team. Or. b.
W. Bizzell killed all five of the birds, but
Bray Won in the double bird contest, and
Capt Etheridge of Macon made the high
est average the first day.
Macon is to have a new wholesale shoe
house. The heads of the new concern viii
be e. A. WaNelbaum and Charles Sims.
the FORMER the present manager OF the /
WaNelbaum Company, ana the latter a
member of the retail shoe house OF Rolf
SINS a. Bro. Mr.. WaXelbaum has with /
m
and will be succeeded in the management
OF that concern by Joseph WaXelbaum, son |
OF Sol Waxelbaum, the founder Of the
house. Mr.. Sims withdraws from the firm |
of RON Sims q Bro. and will give his
active attention to the new business.
President simon Baer Of the Eden Park
cotton mills in Fulton county, IS prepar-
ing TO have the plant rebuilt at once.
Some weeks ago the mills we're burned
and totally destroyed BY fire. II was
soon afterward discovered that the insur-
ance had been placed IN fake companies
by agents doing business in violation of
the state insurance laws. The amount OF
SOS, 600 for which the mills were insured
was dead loss. But this big loss will
not prevent the company from putting up
a new plant. Plans have been drawn and
within few days the contract Will be
let for rebuilding.
Gov. Atkinson has appointed fifteen |
prominent citizens as commissioners for
the state to look after Georgia's interest
at the Tennessee centennial The CEN
tennial commences May /, 1897, and con-
tinues six months. The governors ap-
pointees are: r. T. Nesbitt Of Marietta
W. J. Northen of Atlanta; G.. X. Glenn Of
Macon; G. W. Truitt Of LaGrange NJ L. |
Everett of Lumpkin J. NJ Mcbride OF
Tahapoosa; S. W. COney of Coney; @. w |
Ryals of Savannah J. l.. Culver Of Cul- |
verton; w. o. Waddell of Polk; Charles |
L. Harmon of Atlanta; r. T. Powell of
Eatonton, Felix Corpus Of Cave Springs:
r. A. Forester OF Leesburg; II. D. Cole
Jr., Of Newman.
L. p. Head well-known young man Of
East Point, shot and seriously wounded
Charlie Backman and J. T. Terial OF At
lanta Monday afternoon at a point on
the Georgia Pacific railroad track, two
miles from Bremen. The trouble arose
several months ago and young lady was
the cause Of the dispute. At that time
Head and Blackman fought, but neither
was wounded, and the matter had APP
parenty been settled. Monday afternoon
Blackman and a party of friends were
walking down the track and met Head
The old trouble was revived. Blackman's
friends crowded around Head, and Il is
alleged, threatened to kill him IL he did
not allow Blackman to whip him on the
spot. Head drew his pistol and fired, one
bullet passing through Blackman's left
shoulder and another through the right
thigh of Terial. He then ran and made
his escape