The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-24

A sensatiOnaI Attempt to Poison a
Family in Cobb COunty-Heyer's
FAN From a building in Atlanta
Results in Dcath-A Boarding
House Keeper of Atlanta Arrested
on a Charge. of Cheating ana
SsindIing.
GEORGIA.
Rev. H. T. Ethridge. pastor Of the Meth
odist church at Cordele, died Tuesday
night
Judge Harrison Rogers. one Of the most
prominent citizens of Dawson, who won
his title as Judge Of the inferior court in
anrcbelum days, died Wednesday, aged 81
years
The injuries sustained by F. w. Heyer
who fell from the Brown building on Ala
bania street at Atlanta Wednesday, re
suited in his death at the Grady hospitai
Wednesday afternoon.
Work win soon commence on two hand
some residences at the corner OF tlIth
avenue and Eleventh street, Columbus
on the lots recently vastated by hTe.
The residences will be built by MRS. l.. T.
Sanders, the owner OF the lot
The warrant against f. L. Van voor-
bees. which was recently sworn out al
Atlanta. was WltnUfaWn by the 1Abba
Drug Company Wednesday, bef0re the
hour set for the preliminary trial to oc>
cur had arrived. Van Voorhees, was
charged with larceny, IL beng alleged that
he was sent to South Carolina to make
some collections for the drug company,
appropriating the money 10 MS own use.
The residence of Thomas REEVES at
Gainesville was totally destroyed by fire
Wednesday morning at O'Clock. The
fire was not discovered until consider
able part of the building had been de-
stroyed. Mr.. Reeves was bachelor and
stayed closely at home He was known 10
have been in the building during the early
part of the night and has not since been
seen. 1t is generally believed that he was
cremated In the burning house.
Mrs w j. Clifford, a boarding house
keeper of Atlanta, has been bound over
ana placed under a $500 bond by Justice
Landrum under charge of cheating and
swindling. w. 5. Shields is the prosecutor
He claims that he let Mrs. Clifford haYs
meat to the amount of $50 on representa-
lions which she made to him about own
ing the contents Of her house and being
owed several amounts of money by The
boarders in the house. Shields says that
the representations were all false.
A deed was filed for record at Atlanta
Wednesday from the Blount Stave and
Machinery Co. TO the Atlanta Cooperage
Co. In consideration of the sum of
$500 the Blount Stave and Machinery
Company has transferred all its land at
the plant, together with the factory and
Cooperage Company. In addition to the
deed, there ives a mortgage filed for rec
ord given by the Blount Stave and Ma
chinery Company to A. c. Conn to Sc
cure the payment of debt of $S.176.
Marietta Journal: Near Roxana, Pauld-
ing county. a sensation has been created
by the poisoning of George lannon's fam
sr,k A. = . III
est child. Mary, years old. All who
drank coffee at a certain meal were taken
sick. Willie Jarmon, II years old, recent
ly married Miss Sallie Barron, 10 years
old, and the couple were living with Mr.
lannon's family. The crime of poison
ing has been charged to the young BRIDE
with her mother as accessory, and they
have been arrested. The trial has been
set for April p at Dallas.
J. P. Ingram of High Shoals is a pris-
oner at police headquarters, at Atlanta,
charged with larceny, the compliments
being Bell & Co, a tobacco firm doing
business on Marietta street, near For
syth. 1t is charged that Ingram, while
in the employ Of the firm, stole the en-
tire receipts for one day, Of the stand.
with the exception of 81. 40. Ingram was
hired by Bell & Co. last Wednesday
ing Fred Coogier. The next day the
new clerk turned over $40 to his en-
ployers as the total proceeds from sales.
The nrm claim Inat the sales amount
TO about $25 per day, and that they We're
robbed. Ingram strongly denies his guilt.
Washington correspondence Morning
News: Ethel, the 6-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Good, died Wednes-
day at her home on Water street.-Poli.
tics has been abandoned for base ball
The manager of the local team will carry
a big excursion TO Augusta on the 18th
when the Washington team crosses bats
with the Young Mems Christian Associa.
ton team of that city.-Cards are oul
for the marriage of Miss Katherine
Kemme of Washington and Harry Jones
of Macon. Miss kemme is noted
for her rare beauty aud her many ac
complishments. She is a young lady Of
lovely character and amieable dispos
tion. Mr.. Jones is well known, beine
prominent in social and business circle;
in Macon. The marriage will take place
on the 18th inst. at the residence of thi
brides mother, Mrs Hattie Kemme.
Macon Telegraph: The first annual ses
sion of the Georgia State Association o
Master Plumbers convened Tuesday witt
the following delegates in attendance
d. w. Yarbrough. Atlanta; s. w. Beach
Atlanta; John Nicholson. Savannah; L
A. Mccarthy Savannah; 4. J. O'Brier
Savannah; Thomas Halligan, Savannah
J. w. Faughner, Savannah; A. Reynolds
Macon; c. A. Eden. Macon; w. j. Ben
nett, Macon; r. Faulkner, Macon; ].
Wilson, MilledgeYille. A number Of dele
gates from Augusta, Columbus. Waycros
and other points could not attend, bu
sent kilograms announcing that they wer
IN tull sympathy with the associa ton an
its objects There are sXty-six maste
plumbers IN Georgia. and fifty of thi
number are members Of the association
Others are expected 10 join as soon a
they become convinced that the associa
ton is simply an organization for mt
tual Improvement and protec ton, and mo
a combination against the public or othe
plum bers. The first business before NEE
was done by The election Of the followin
omcefs. President, J.. A. Mccarthy, So
Nannan vice president, A. Reynolds, Nj
on secretary T. J. OBrien, Savanna
treasurer q. a. Eden. Macon. sergeant
al-atns ". y. Bennett Macon. Dele
sates % ne national convention, whle
tnteia 20 Cleveland, o.. on June 2 3 ah
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q sthnetts " ], D'HfIen. Executive
,,,tA lleei y. ~. larbrough, Charles ia.
AhN.n Ana J. n. Wilson