The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-14
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
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A Negro Lineman at Columbus D
Seriously Hurt ny Crossed Nirer
An Attempt 10 wreck a Contra
TraIn-EIcctric Light FOR Dawson
A ChiId'S Dead Body Found in 4
Tallahassee Nard a Train
Mrecker Caught-A Wonderful
ROSebush.
GEORGIA.
On Sept. . Rev. sam =. Jones wi- oper
q crusade against s.l ana sinners ln Col
lzubus-
The Americus comnre $. located on The
Central railroad. started up Monday and
its work OF the season may Doe said 10
have begun.
Sheriff J. c. Odom n Baker county has
been running down some timber thieves
during the last two or three days. and
he now has Ike Horton and Samno keat-
on. both negroes. fin jail al Newton.
The southern Gem makes its appearance
this month ia the enlarged form and new
name. The Farmers Era. The volume
and number subscriptions and advcrtis-
ing contracts of the Gem are assumed
by The Era
Gov. Atkinson has appointed two arbi-
traitors on the part Of the state to assess
the taxable valuation OF the Macon and
Birmingham railroad. They are Mr..
Reeves Of Merwether county, and Mr.. j.
Y Allen of Epson county.
The Twenty-third Georgia Regiment
had a very delightful reunion at Marietta
on the 9TH inst. There We're about thirty
of these old veterans present. Mr.. r. f.
Lawhon, the secretary had every thlng
in good shape and sumptuous dinner
was served in Hirschs old store.
An attempt was made Tuesday night TO
wSeck the southbound Central train. due
at Americas at 9.55 o'clock. a few miles
out OF Macon, while running al good speed,
the engineer discovered a large pile of
crosstes on the track and stopped In time
10 avoid a wreck. The train consisted Of
twelve coaches, crowded with excursion
lists
Athens Banner: There is some talk OF
petitioning Judge Cobb TO adjourn Clarke
city court next Monday on account of the
intense heat and TO hold IL at later
date 1t is 20 be hoped the hot weather
viii recede before next Monday but II IL
still remains scorching at that time, Judge
Cobb will, in all probability, heed the re-
quest and adjourn the court.
1t costs something to run for city offices
in Atlanta. The committee on Wednes-
day fixed the following rates. Candidates
for mayor, $50 each; candidates for alder
men, So each; counciimen, so each: can
didate for controller $25 each; Would-be
sections, $40 each; city treasurer, s35; tax
collector. $50; city attorney, $35: city engi-
neer, SO; commissioner public works, S35
candidates for city marshal. So each. All
candidates VIII be required to pay the
amount assessed Immediately. Failing to
pay, their names viii be dropped from the
list Of candidates.
The contract for an electric light plant
IN Dawson was let by the council Monday
night TO the Fort Wayne electrical corpo-
ration, Of Fort Wayne, Ind, for So 9l3.
only two bids were submitted to the coun-
Gil. the other being 10y the Maryland Con-
structiOn Company of Baltimore. 1t was
nearly double the amount of the bid Of the
Fort Wayne company. The plant will
have a capacity Of seventy-fiVe one thous-
and two hundred candle power arc lights
and 80 sixteen candle power incandescent
lights The contr act stipulates that the
plant must be installed and lights turned
on by Nov. 10.
George Johnson, a negro lineman in the
employ Of the telephone company of Col
umbus. was almost fatally burned by a
live wire on Tuesday. Tie was at the TOP
OF forty-foot pole. TO which he was
attaching telephone wire, when IL be-
came crossed with the trolley wire The
negro was holding in his bare hands the
telephone wire, and received the full force
of the trolley current. he fell but was
caught IN the other wires strung on the
pole These wires became also charged
with the current There were other work.
men on the ground, and an effort was
made TO rescue him. Another negro
climbed to the top OF the pole and caught
me Dody' just as it was slipping OF the
wires. 1t was found that the flesh on one
arm was burned TO the bone, and the body
was in many other places scared by the
wires. Johnson's injuries are very serious
fatal.