The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-19
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

by Receiving Commissions Dated
Oct. II.
GEORGIA.
Arthur McE.hannan of Athens has dis
appeared from Rome and it is feared he
has met with foul play.
1t is said that a petition is being cir
culated TO have another wet or dry
election in Whitfield county.
Henry Parks, formerly with the Central
railroad at Macon, died in Mississippi a
day or two ago and was buried at Macon
yesterday.
John W. Gray. a prominent citizen of
Fayette county was found guilty in the
United States court at Atlanta Saturday
Of conducting an Illicit distillery.
Augusta has two candidates in the race
for the supreme court judgeships. They
are Mai. Joseph Ganahl and NJ P Car
roll. who, at present, holds the office Of
city attorney.
The governor has appointed George l..
Cox to be solicitor for the county court Of
Walton county The position is made va
cant by the election Of incumbent as
member Of the legislature.
An Augusta physician is backing a
movement to have a crematory for the
cremation of human bodies located in that
city. 1t is the idea of the projectors 10
form a stock company, the capital OF
which is to be 5000.
BY a vote of four to three a committee
of the city council Of Atlanta has decided
to recommend that the council adopt an
ordinance abolishing the Office of marshal
and making the duties of the office devolve
upon the city tax collector.
Josiah Carter has been appointed city
editor Of the Atlanta Journal to succeed
Walter Howard. who is now with the
New York Journal. j. A. Holloman has
been appointed news editor succeeding
Mr.. Carter. and Joe Hit is assistant
news editor.
Washington correspondence Morning
News: Pine Sims left Thursday for Fort
Benton. La, where he will make his
home in the future.-One of the largest
excursions of the season left for Atlanta
on Oct. Is. Mr.. T. J. Barksdale, while
jumping from the moving train, was badly
bruised.
fetch Edwards was arraigned at Elber-
ton Friday before Judge Profit in the city
court upon a charge of assault with intent
to murder r. Y. Craft who lives several
miles from Elberton. The hearing was
postponed and Edwards was required to
give s. 600 bond for his appearance. Ed
wards and Craft met at a house on the
outskirts of Elberton one night last week,
and in some way became involved in a
quarrel Craft is now suffering from a
wound on the head, which he claims was
made by Edwards.
~. &c "a FRIDAY C'itW
Sheriff John NJ. Weigle Of Augusta found
buried in one of the drawers two old
pieces of paper money. They were both
issued by the Bridge company of Au-
gusta. dated Nov. q, 1916. They were
made payable to J. S. Lamar, one was
foT so and the other for SIG. Each were
signed by John McKinne and Henry
Schultz and attested by c. Downie cash
Ter They were engraved on thin paper
and resembled the old confederate money,
except being much smaller in size.
Rev. E. B. Carroll, chairman Of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the board Of trustees
Of Mercer University, has issued the fol-
lowing: THE executive committee must
have help, or the young men who are in
Mercer preparing for preaching the gos-
pei must be told not to return after Christ
mas holidays. There are more than
5
Tnittee VIII not the churches send US
money to keep these men here through the
entire session? The committee is greatly
interested In this work and INDUCES the
hope that the brethren will respond 10 the
call made. Brother c. B. Willingham If
treasurer of the committee, and will be
glad to receive your checks
There was an old time horse race al
Marietta a day or two ago, and everybody
in North Georgia was interested. Archie
the Cartersville horse, won the race and
by his victory, reaped a rich harvest oil
shekels for his hackers. All the Carriers
VILE contingent is elated and flush. Inc
race was three one-mile heat affair, anC
Chuch Anderson's Muset was somewhat
the favorite In the first heat Archie bea
Muset by a nose, and in the second hea
by length The third heat was not run
]. H. williams, John Wflbanks, an,
Bob williams all printers Of Athens
have filed suit under laborers lien
against r. NJ. Chesire, formerly proprie
tor of the Athens Evening News. Che
shire's attorney, Ed Young. will oppos
them on ..se ground that printers are no
laborers, but artisans.
Macon Telegraph; In 1864 Charlie
Fzzen was an inmate of one Of the hos
pitfalls for confederate soldiers of Macon
army for four years, but just before it
close he had leg shot off in the battle
around Atlanta. When brought to tn
hospital he was almost in a dying condl
ton, and it is his firm belief that he woul
have died but for the careful nursing o
a Miss Lou Nelson, who watched hir
closely and administered to his ever
want Mr.. Ezzell now lives at Mt. Ster'
ling, Ozark county, Miss, and Is i'm
mensely wealthy He is the biggest plant
er In that section of the state and is on
of the leading citizens. He has a fam
lily but wants to give at least a porto
of his wealth to the lady who nursed min
For years he has endeavored to lear
something about her by writing letters I
various people around Macon by the nam
of Nelson, but has never been successful
The newly elected officials Of Bibb cour
~ were surprised Friday when informe
by Ordinary Wiley that he has receive
from Hon. Richard Johnson, secretary
the executive department at the captl
in Atlanta, their commissions, duly cour
tersigned by the governor. The commii
sions were dated Oct. IA, 1896. Accom-
panying each commission was the not
fication that the officers must qualify an
make bond within thirty days from dat