The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-01
GEORGIA.

for the year ending Jan. 81, 1896, were
$S.s19.S6.
At Decatur Friday the jury before which
Betty Phillips has been on trial for her
life for arson brought in a verdict Of
not guilty.
Two little children Of Cynthia Con-
nelly were stolen from their home, at
Calhoun. by gypsies A pursuing party
recovered them near Tunnel Hill
Quite an interest in fruit culture is
springing up in and around Lagrange.
Last week Judge F. NJ. LOngley put out
1000 peach trees of the Elberta variety.
The mystery of the burning of the store
and residence of c. c. Holmes. in Ma
con, through the confession of Willie Bell,
has relieved that gentleman of much en-
barrassment
The investigation OF the affairs of the
late school commissioner, Bridges, OF
Floyd county. has developed the fact that
he is short with the city an amount in
the neighborhood of $500.
While flying kites with a crowd of boys
at Atlanta Friday, Robert James, a IL
year-old boy, fell from the top OF an old
planning mill which stands on the corner
and broke both his arms.
Morrell Lambdin. the 6-year-old son of
A. NJ. Lambdin Of GAINESVILLE had his
jugular vein severed with an old time
Masonic sharp point, Friday, while play
1ng, and he quickly bled to death.
Eastman correspondence Morning News:
Eastman is on a boom. The merchants
and Farmers Bank opens Monday next
1t is a fine structure.-C. H. Peacock has
moved to Atlanta.-Bihie Howell is get
ting there for representative of Dodge in
the legislature.-R. Newman has about
completed his new brick store.
reliable Morning News failed to reach
here yesterday, and there was a general
kick, The Morning News is a great stand
by in Townsville. Always reliable, thor
oughly conservative, clean and never
with a faint of the purely sensational
the paper is justly a faVorite with our
people.
At Atlanta Friday morning a fire was
discovered on the second floor of 81
Whitehall street. occupied by e. NJ Bass
& Co. as a reserve stock room. The fire
was caused by the stove pipe becoming
room, The alarm and early response by
the fire department saved the building
from total destruction
Waycross correspondence of the Morn
ing News: The colored republican cam
paign committee of Ware county announ-
ced yesterday in the local papers that a
meeting of the republicans of Ware county
would be held on the first Saturday in
March at Reedvile hall in this city for
the purpose Of eleCting delegates to tho
state, congressional and senatorial con-
vention.
Tuesday night a fine horse was stolen
from the stable of S. L. Knox, who lives
near Menlo. The horse was traced in
the direction of Chattanooga, Tenn. The
man who is supposed to have stolen the
animal attempted to assault a 9-year-
old girl the night before and has disap-
peared. He is supposed to be the man
who assaulted Miss Jones near Rock
Springs Thursday.
Ordinary John W. Kelly of HARRISON
county had his leg horribly crushed
Thursday afternoon, while standing on
the platform of a freight train in the
Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus depot
at Rome. The ordinary boarded the car
and was suddenly thrown between the
Two bumpers by the sudden jerking of
the train, catching his right leg. The
limb will be amputated by the railroad
surgeon, DR.. Darlington.
Wayeross, Feb. %, correspondence of the
Morning News: The Waycross Musical
Club will hold its regular monthly meet
ing on Monday evening at the home of
Mrs. w. P. Lee.-J NJ. Spence, Jr., & Co,
at Waresboro, have bought the mercantile
business of Jeffords Bros.-The residence
of @. w. Dean is now completed.-A hand
some silver cup was awarded last night
TO Master Vance Wright at the local anna
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A negro girl named Glenn, who lived
a few miles above Danielsville, on Frank
Glenn's farm, was chokeG to death by a
window sash falling on her She had been
IN room for some purpose and when
she LETT the room closed the door. When
she went back the door seemed to be
bolted, Whereupon she went to a window,
raised the sash and got upon a box ana
undertook to enter the room. The box
pushed from under her feet and the win
haf anu
one found her she checked to death.
Morgan Monitor: Out in the western
part of our county. on last Saturday, a
drunken and brutal negro attacked the
young son of A. S. Mills. The boy was
near the road, calling his fathers hogs.
Knocked, then choked and whipped him
with buggy whip. After perpetrating
these outrages on him, the negro com
PEELED the boy to follow along behind his
made his escape from the negro procured
gun and killed the wretch. An inquest
was held and young Mills was eXonerated
and justified in the killing.
Two years ago J. B. Knight of Rome.
while eating fish, swallowed a small bone,
which lodged in his throat He was an
noyed somewhat by the tickling in the
throat but soon began to attribute it to
some throat disease. Finally his throat
became so seriously affected that he made
up his mind that he had consumption
and has been very Respondent for several
months. Friday he consulted DR.. Ivey
who made an examination of his throat
In pressing the muscles he detected a
foreign substance and Friday he per-
formed slight operation. removing from
near the tonsils the fish bone, which hac
been there for two years. The consump-
tive was cured on the spot.
queerly constructed house wagon.
drawn by three mules driven abreast
passed through Atlanta Friday en- route
from Michigan to the OLD soldiers colony
at Fitzgerald. The wagon stood on Ma
rletta street at the Grady monument for
an hour and LOGO people gathered around
i, while the occupants of the vehicle
were piled with questions The wagon
IS the property Of Selby Rainor, who left
ms home in the northern part of Michi-
gan before Christmas, and has been stead
lly marching to his new home in Geor-
gla- The vehicle is constructed in the
shape of a house. The travellers are
protected from the elements by walls
ana roof Of oilcloth. A small wood
stove stands in the center OF the house
Washington correspondence Morning
News: F. B. Sims and Miss Berta Gallo
way We're married at the residence of the