The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
N PARAGRAPHS.

tunes invention OF The state
Travellers Protective Association.
The Members Of the Chickamausa
Park Commission.
. GEORGIA.
Brunswick shipped 1880 shingles last
month.
A new Presbyterian church VIII soon
be erected in Eatonton.
There is not negro living in the village
OF Chamblee in DeKalb county on the
Southern railroad
The state convention Of the Travellers
Protective Association viii be held in
Columbus on April l0 and u.
The eighteenth annual convention Of
the Young Mems Christian Association
Will meet al Augusta on March y
A new paper, called the Circuit Rider.
and devoted to the interests Of the Meth
odist church. is soon to be published
monthly al AipiiaIetid-
John E. Keener. who was recently ar
rested by the United States authorities.
for counterfeHing, has been released from
Jail at Atlanta on a 300 bond. The bond
was signed by Jacob Haas.
The Oconee river at Tweed is much
swollen, and danger Of a big freshet is
feared. Timber men are jubiant over the
rise, as they have been waiting anxiously
10 get of their RATS TO Darien.
Capt. Pierce Horne proposes to give a
fine water power of 100000 gallons daily
and 100 acres TO any manufacturing en-
terprise that will locate al Narneli on the
Southern railway in Whitfield county.
Rev. Wilson Lloyd, the colored preach
er, who on Jan. y last. while in a tit, fell
in a fire at his home at Brunswick and
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had to have both his feet amputated Sat
urday.
Three large brick stores on Clayton and
Jackson streets, at Athens, belonging to
r. l.. Bloomfield, were put on the mar
ket by the owner at public cutlery to the
highest bidder. They were purchased by
Q. II. Arnold of Lexington for $l2,40O.
At the conclusion of the Pickert hearing
at Atlanta Saturday Judge Lumpkin ap-
pointed Leonard w. Brown receiver for
the property of Mr.. Pickert, outside of
that in the store which had already been
received from the sale of the stock to
Henry Cassin, to hold II until the final
hearing in the case is held.
Dublin Correspondence Morning News:
W. w. McGnl of Cleveland, o.. is in the
city, representing a large syndicate for the
purpose of locating a suitable section for
a colony of immigrants. He is so far well
pleased with Laurens county.-Dr. S r.
Green has discovered an immense bed of
shell phosphate on his farm, five miles
from town; He will have the stun anal
yzed to find its qualities.
At Columbus Saturday an unknown ne
gro attempted to assault Miss Eva Rus
kin. the 1S-year-old daughter of James
huskln; a mill operative, as she was go
ing on her way to Swifts mill where she
is employed He sprang out of the dark
ness and caught her around the waist but
he Mt
the nend escaped without having accom-
plished his purpose
A. II. Bramblett, prominent hardware
merchant at Forsyth, attempted suicide
Sunday by cutting his throat. The in
strument used was a pocket knife, and
a severe wound was inflicted on the left
SIDE or the neck just over the jugular
vein, which, though painful and danger
Gus, VIII not necessarily prove fatal. Cha
grin over an adopted sons financial trou-
Dies is supposed to have prompted the
attempt.
News has been received in Atlanta that
among the heirs to the David Strauss
estate in England, estimated at $4,000 600
are Mrs. Emanuel Rich and Mrs Joe
Jacobs of Atlanta and Mrs. Morris Adler
formerly of Atlanta, but now of New
York; II is thought that there are about
nfty heirs to the estate and each of them
million Of dollars. Prominent lawyers in
england and Germany have been engaged
70 secure the great fortune, which is now
said to be in the vaults of the Bank of
England. This adds another to the list Of
wlll-o' -the-wisp fortunes that deluded
people have for years been trying to draw
out OF the Bank of England.
The governor has announced the APP
pointment Of the members of the Chick
amauga park commission. The legisla-
ture appropriated $4,000 for the purpose
of seeing that Georgia. be properly rem
resented on the Chickamauga battlefield
ana the valor of her troops on that IA
nous held be appropriately commemora-
ted by a monument or monuments The
appointment of the commission to have
charge Of this work was left with the gov
ernor Inc commission consists of four
men, in addition to the adjutant general
who is eX-officio member. The resolu-
tlon providing for its appointment was
introduced by Representative Gray of
Catoosa, and the governor rendered him
one OF the places on the commission, but
ne declined on the ground that he has ac-
copied government position and could
not give the matter the attention that il
requires. Mr.. Gray is to have a position
in the land office of the government. The
governor mas made the following appoint
ments: Maj. Joseph B. CUMMINGS of Au-
gusta; Capt. W. S. Everett of Atlanta.
hon. Gordon Lee of Chickamauga, and
Judge j. ,. Boynton of Griffin.
Columbus Enquirer-sun: A very roman
tic marriage was contaminated in the par
lors of the Vernon hotel Saturday Fl, tho
joining together of MIR DOMINGO Rocno
and Miss Josephine MesSins of Apaiach-
ieola. There were many unusual and ro-
mantle features to the marriage. and the
incidents connected with it are full of in
terest Both are prominent young people
OF Apalachieola, the groom being a well
known young business man, while the
brides father is one of the wealthiest
merchants in that locality. Under the
charge of Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Ford of the
same city the latter a sister of Miss Mes
sina they came to Columbus on Thurs
days boat. Invitations had been issued
to the marriage, which Father ShadeweIi
was expected to perform at the Church
or the Holy Family on the day of their
arrival here. There were good reasons
stated explanatory of the intention TO have
the marriage celebrated here instead Of
at Apalachicola. On the ground of strong
personal objections to the priest in that
city, the brides parents refused positive
ly 10 allow him TO officiate and Father
Shadewell was settled upon instead ana
the request was made him by wire in ad-
vance of their arrival here In the mean
time, II is said, the ApalachicoIa priest
communicated with Father ShadewelI
and warned him not to perform the cere-
mony, which he claimed, would he ir
regular. This communication reached
- Father Shadeweli on Thursday and rho
latter decided to telegraph Bishop Rec,er
at Savannah for Instructions AZ RI Ivbet
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