The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.


Convention of the W. c. T. L. Of the
State-A SayvmiII superintendent
of wilkes County in TrOubIe-A
Plaintiff Awarded $500 Damages la
a Breach of Promise Suit-ROme's
New Furniture Company.
GEORGIA.
A fire at Macon Saturday caused 5000
damage 10 the stock Of the Winn-John-
son Company
County School Commissioner Thomas c.
Scott is lying al the point Of death at his
home near Brent. about five miles SOUTH
west Of Forsyth.
A passenger train which runs between
Hawkinsville and Cochran ran over ana
instantly killed Ida Porter. a negress,
Saturday morning.
At a meeting of the Ladies' Memorial
Association held at Forsyth Saturday. Dr.
Marshall H. Lane, president Of Monroe
Female College. was chosen TO deliver
the memorial address on April 26.
A N Denham. an old and esteemed
citizen Of New ''e~ico district, about six
teen miles Com Carrollton, was found
dead in his wagon Friday morning about
one and one-half miles from his home.
Paralysis had carried him of.
county Friday. Bob Brewer and Frank
Crouch. who are brothers-in-law. have
for some time been at loggerheads about
a land line. or an old roadway near the
land line. and renewed their quarrel,
which resulted In their shooting at each
other. Both parties were shot but neither
one seriously hurt.
The thirteenth annual convention Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will convene at the First Baptist church
at Brunswick on April 80 next. The con-
Vention Will be in session four days. There
will be an unusually large attendance, ow-
ing to the fact that the prohibitionsts
expect to wage a decisive battle against
the liquor traffic in the next legislature.
Inquiries from farmers in different parts
of Floyd county Saturday brought the
intelligence that so far the fruit crop is
not hurt Peach trees have been kept
back and very few are in bloom, so that
the recent cold snap has not injured them
The young oats have been injured a lit
Tie, but the wheat crop has been rather
benefited by the cold. A gentleman from
the Oothcaloga valley, one Of the finest
wheat growing sections OF North Georgia
says that the farmers there have plant
ed an unusually large crop and that the
grain is growing very nicely.
Application has been filed for charter
for the North Georgia Furniture Company
by w. A. Rhudy recently of Atlanta: J.
y. Hanks, Henry Harvey, w. H. Coker,
=. Terhune, A. RaWlins, j. NJ. Breach. r.
w. Quarles and I. =. Arnold all leading
business men of Rome. The capital stock
IS liked at $4,000. with the privilege OF
increasing to $4,000, and they propose,
when the charter is obtained to proceed
at once to erect a furniture factory which
will be thoroughly equipped with all the
necessary machinery and will give em-
ployment TO 200 or 300 hands. This will
make the second hrst-class furniture fac
tory for Rome. J. c. Lewis q Co hay-
ing leased the old factory, which is now
running again.
The first suit for breach of promise
that was ever tried in Dooly county was
tried at Vienna last week In August
1880, Joseph +. Parker was engaged TO
marry Miss Carrie Forehand. Mr. Parker
had procured the license and had turned
y over TO Rev. NJ Mcdonald the grand
1ather OF Miss Forehand, who was to per
form the ceremony. The ceremony was
70 nave been performed at o'clock ~
m Mr.. Parker had sent a message thar
u ne lived he would be there at the time
me guests had assembled and eVervthine
was waiting for Mr.. Parker. The Shades
OF evening began to gather and still Mr.
Farker did not come. In the meantime
Mr. Parker took Miss Annie Wilkes. the
daughter or neighbor, in his buggy and
SET out Tor Abbeville, a distance OF twer-
ty-nHe miles, where he Immediately pro.
cured license and was married to Miss
wilkes. The result was a suit for breach
OF promise. The jury returned a verdict