The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-09
m GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


The Woman's Parsonage and Home Mis-
sim Society is in session at the First
Methodist church at Rome.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Fleming Taylor Of
rassvile celebrated the golden anniver-
s.ry of their wedding Tuesday.
The seventeenth great sun council fire
Of the great council Of Georgia of the
ruoroved order of I'D Men Will be kim
.lej in Atlanta next Tuesday.
The peach crop in Houston will be very
much smaller than it was last year. The
r.reulio has done much damage. Young
re- $ are holding more fruit than the old
ones.
charlie Miner, while handling a breech-
5ading shotgun at GAINESVILLE Thursday.
received the load in his head. the gun
being discharged accidentally. He died inn
meliately.
". j. Boon of near Perry has invented
a scalper proof railroad ticket, which is
said to be Just the ticket needed by sew
f-1l prominent railroad officials. A pat
tlt has been applied for.
Judge Richard Johnson, chief Of the
state pension department, has completed
faying the pensions to soldiers. The ap-
rr1priation has been exhausted. and no
more payments Will be made this year.
/ ne BTd4lu elltdIlIlLl6ul dl.u Sidlu loNSe
] Of the Independent Order of odd Eel
! lows Of the state of Georgia will be held
l AUanta-the former on the fourth
tuesday, the 26th, and the latter on the
4 fourth Wednesday, the 9th.
J. NJ. High. a dry goods merchant OF
Atlanta, is i'll at Paris, France, and has
been compelled to retire from business.
4 e viii remain abroad indefinitely, and
is business VIII be succeeded 10 by FRANK
4 ". Holt and John e. McLelland.
The Whitehall trousers factory at Ath-
ms continues TO increase the capacity
# it's plant. so large have become the
rGers for its products. They are now
Cusrating sixty machines and are adver-
Using for twenty-five extra girl opera
tors.
j. w. Allen dropped dead at Griffin Mon
day afternoon at g o'clock, while sitting
i DO chair in Farleys pool room talking
20 some friends. He was apparently in
the best of health, and at the moment
III his taking of was cOnversing with
J. c. Bridges on matter of business.
Capt. J. f. Stone. the efficient travel
ing representative of the Savannah Morn
Ing News, has struck a rich and mex
aausjible mine of kaoln on his farm in
Decatur county, and he is making ar
rangements TO sell it in large quantities
i 90 a New York firm for 81 ton delivered
en- the cars at his farm.
Berner Edwards had a narrow escape
from accidental death at Juliette a few
laws ago He was driving a team of
Amules across the Southern railroad track
4 land the wagon was hit by the train and
II IAN to pieces. Mr.. Edwards and a negro
n we'd themselves by jumping, and a ne
80 boy, who was also in the wagon,
Nfas thrown out and seriously hurt.
Phillip De Valid of Montgomery county
nf
were married at Cordee Tuesday The
NrOom is about So years old and his bride,
Il pretty brunette, is 10. Mr.. De Valid stat
that the parents of the bride objected
/ 10 the match, and he gave $40 to a party
o deliver a note to Miss Berkleman. The
i ouple left the same afternoon for Mont
'omery.
Hon. r. L. Greer of Macon county was
t Americas Tuesday as special master to
ear and report upon all claims against
"ae old Bank of Americas, which suspend
ID three years ago He is to ascertain
he total amount of the bank S indebt-
MGness and to whom due and will file
report of same at the regular term of
umter superior court. The liability of
MtoCkholderS OF the defunCt bank will not
determined at this time. The amount
f the banks Indebtedness is net known,
nj will probably exceed 100000
Auditor j. NJ. Pace has filed in the Office
Of the clerk of DeKalb superior court COM
lete reports of the liabilities of ex-Treas-
lrer J. A. Mason. The amount of short
Sc is placed at $4,000 with interest since
N3 which will swell the total to $3.50
lr. MaSon's bOndsmen are NJ. A. Steele,
r.. p Medlock and William B. Smith, and
hey are held liable TO the county as sure
res for that amount. The grand jury
unds bills of indictments against Mason
Dr. embezzleTnent. Mason gave bond.
nese indictments are still pending.
Mai. James w Warren. the venerable
ecretary of the state executive depart
&nent at Atlanta, who has served the state
or the past eighteen years in that capac-
-, IS Ill at his home in Edgewood. He
as been suffering with trouble affecting
mead and right ear for month or
#nore but did not give up his Official du-
rs until Thursday, when his physicians
ind him too i'll to leave his bed. 1t is
lred that Maj Warren is threatened
with cancer and his family and friends
e. very uneasy regarding his present con-
Mldon.
Jim Hammock and Bone Hammock,
Mrothers, and sons of Mrs. Gracey Ham
noek of Marion county. near the line of
ABBOT, while engaged in field work We'd
slay, became involved in a difficulty,
M hlch NAV result in the death of one of
Aem. Jim Hammock, the older brother,
~ not like his brothers work and re-
roTed him. This brought on an alterca-
lon, which resulted in the serious wound
of Jim Hammock, his throat being
adly cut. His condition is considered
ny critical, and 1t is hardly probable
nat he can recover. After the difficulty
requested that in case of his death
Us brother be not punished for the deed.
The contract for furnishing machinery
r the new cotton factory that is to be
Fected in Douglasville has been signed
essrs. Howard & Bullock of Providence
H., We're the successful bidders, and
lmcient machinery was ordered to run
. spindles. charter has been applied
IN the name of the Douglasville Man
9Gturing Company, and q number OF
gu known Atlantans are interested II
enterprise. Among the incorporates
Simon Baer of Atlanta, and United
ates District Attorney Joe James, w
Maxwell and J. e. Mcdonald. The
pltal stock is s15O,000 with the privilege
raise il to s250,000 at the option of the
operators.
FLORIDA
tampa has a man on her police force
wonderful pedigree. H. NJ. Brown is
name, and his father was China
aH mis- mother an Indian, and he was
IN IN Egypt. He has never been natur-
Esd in fbfs country