The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-20
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

Fatal Shooting ARRAY I'm Carroll
COunty-A Stolen VaIise, Full OF
JeweIry, Found in "A Creek After
Lying There Several MOnths-The
Death of Ella Tegg of Crawford
County Due 10 Suicide and Not
Foul Play.
GEORGIA.
DIR. J. r. Cleveland of West Griffin died
Friday.
The painters of Atlanta have organized
a union.
A movement is now on foot to organize
a brass band among the whites in Darien.
During the week there was shipped
from the port Of Darien 2,7S4,6lS feet of
timber and lumber.
Lightning struck a tree at Ebenezer
church. in Dooly county, a day or two
ago, killing a horse and knocking sense
less Tom Slade, the 16-ear-old son of j.
q. Slade.
Charles Lamb of Muscogee county was
engaged in cleaning his pistol Friday.
when one of the chambers, which was
loaded, was discharged, the ball entering
the calf of the leg.
The most serious phase Of the trouble
at the Manchester cotton mills, near Rome.
is the threatened prosecution by the dis
charged men of the mill operators for Vio-
iatlng uhe law by working on Sundays.
One of Sumter's "frst bale" farmers
said Saturday that the first bale of the
new crop would hardly be marketed be-
fore Aug. /. A few open bolls are to be
round even now, but not enough to war
rant picking.
In the United States circuit court at
Atlanta Saturday, George ia Neal, filed
suit against the receiver of the
SlO'0O0 damages for the death
of his son, Eugene Neal who was killed
in the Georgia Pacific railroad switch yards
near Birmingham, Ala, in 1894
Some time ago when charges were made
against Col. H. II, Walker Of Bolton of
irregularities and fraud in certain pen-
sion cases, the Secretary OF the interior
HIN gn fEP@ Rr9Ste9 eefoEa the
ton in the United States courts Secretary
smith has reinstated him. t~
Saturday afternoon during. severe
thunderstorm, lightning struck a negro
woman about three miles from Elberton.
Killing her instantly. Three negroes were
standing together at a Well and the wo-
man had just started home With a bucket
OF water on her head, when terrific
lightning flash came, felhng her dead and
severely shocking the others. = 10 SEQ
1t is understood that the city OF Augusta
has made formal demand on Jesse Thomp-
SON and VIM c. Jones' for the amount
which 1t Is claimed they are liable as
bondsmen of ex-City Sheriff Jones II is
understood that the amount demanded is
something like $4,000. Neither gentleman
has replied as yet waiting, it is thought,
under direction of their counsel
Bob shinn, son of Josiah shinn of Car
roll county. was arrested Friday on a
warrant sworn out by f. NJ Bass & Co.
charging him with selling mortea god
win county, and Sheriff Cannon left for
Milledgevile with his prisoner to stand
trial. Bass & Co. offered TO settle the
case If young Shinn's father would give
ms note payable this fail but he refused
to do so. The amount involved Is $50
News has reached Carrollton of a
shooting scrape In Heard county. about
seventeen miles from Carroilton, in which
a man by the name of Hall was shot by
Walter Tomlin The wound is thong ut
to be fatal. The difficulty was over a
shot gun which Tomlin accused Hail of
stealing ToInin shot in self-defense Hall
had fired two shots before Tomlin raised
his gun. The shooting occurred in the
public road in front of John Barker :
mouse, the latter brother-in-law Of Tom
lin.
Sheriff Mcconnell is taking stock of the
Lowry Bros store at Rome which was
closed Wednesday. So far as can be learn
ed the stock will foot up about $3.50
Lowry Bros. were druggists and were
closed up on two mortgages, one in favor
of Charles d. Wood for S2617, the other in
favor of j. NJ; Lowry for $1,000. all borrow
ed money and a laborer's lien for $500 by
Pope Wooten, for salary. S. NJ. Lowry the
active partner, is councilman of Rome,
and ]. b. Lowry, his brother, is a con-
ductor on the Southern railroad.
An application for a charter for the Alb
bolt & Hoyle Railway Supply Company
was filed IN the clerks office at Atlanta
Saturday by Abbott & Cox as attorneys
for the petitioners. The charter mem bers
of the company named are Frank j. Hoyle
Charles A. Abbott f. VI. Roberts b. F.
Abbott, A. H Cox Alex w. Smith G. T.
Gaines, ]. +. Butler and John H. Win
der The capital stock of the company
whose headquarters are to be in Atlanta
is $40 600, and the charter is asked for a pc
Rod of twenty years the business to be the
buying and selling of railway supplies.
st. Marys correspondence of the Morn
ing News: r. NJ. King, Jr.. died of con-
sumption on Thursday at the home of his
brother, Julius King, at Kingsland Mr..
King was one of the best known and most
popular young men in Camden county
He was a partner in the mercantile bust
ness Of Dyal & King at owens Ferry. He
spent the past winter in South Florida
in the hope that his health might be benz
Gifted, but he gradually grew worse, and
came home in the spring to die. He was
a son of Capt r. NJ. King. county school
commissioner. He was about Is years old
and leaves a young wife and one child.
Americas Times Recorder: Last winter
burglary was committed at the boarding
house OF Mrs. Adams, on Lamar street,
the thief taking among other things
Valise belonging 10 a travelling jeweler,
who was stopping at the house. The va
lise contained his entire stock in trade,
consisting of manufactured wares and
the implements and material for making
goods of that description The police made
a thorough investigation and arrested an
other travelling artist in the same line OF
business, but as no direct evidence of
guilt could be secured the man was finally
released. Friday morning, after a lapse