The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-15
ITEMS IN THE THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

of WeII-tO-do Parents, Arrested at
Rome Charged With Committing
Two BurgIaries-The MennOnites
who May Come to Georgia.
GEORGIA.
The Wigwam hotel at Indian Springs
will be resold March 16 by order OF Judge
Beck.
r. J. Barjaron, postmaster at Yacht,
Screven county, died Friday from con-
gestive chill.
Miss Elvira Fellows Of Athens has been
adiudped insane and will be sent TO the
asylum at MtiledgeVille.
The Telegraph says when the next cen
sus is taken Macon will show herself the
third city in the state.
The Young Mems Christian Association
of the state will hold its annual convention
at Macon, beginning March II.
During the week there was shipped from
the port of Darien, coastwise and foreign,
193O.1S2 feet of timber and lumber, valued
al $l9,660.
Work on the wood work Of the govern
ment building at Columbus has been sus-
pended owing to the exhaustion of the ap-
preparation.
The sales of the dispensary at Athens
for the year ending Feb. were $5lolo
The expenses were S7.6lS46. The gross
Is ESH.S were 'i''-''' '0
Hon. A. b. Clark died at his home near
Dexter Friday of the grip Mr.. Clark was
a prominent citizen Of Laurens county ana
REPRESENTED his county in the legislature
a few years ago
1t is probable the charges against Claude
Payton, the law student, who is in jail
at Athens, charged with, wife-beaung'
will be withdrawn If he viii sign an agree
ment to aid his wife in getting divorce.
The board of university trustees met at
Athens Saturday. It was expected that
an appropriation would be made 10 ath-
letics hui this question was not mentloh-
ed. The site for the new building was Sc
lected.
1t now appears that the Augusta re-
publicans will endorse p II. Craig, col
ored. for postmaster at Augusta. lie
is a school teacher. lie is CHAIRMAN "
the Richmond county republican eAecu-
tive committee.
Abraham Eve, colored. died at the poor
house. at Augusta, Saturday, aged
belonged to the Eve family
for generations back Their records show
him to be about the age mentioned.
Gov. Atkinson received telegram Sat
urday afternoon from the attorneys OF
Sam Grant asking if he would hear them
next Wednesday on the petition TO leaVe
the murderer's sentence comm uted. Inc
governor answered that he would hear
them either Tuesday or Wednesday.
Mrs. ]. P. Careker Of Ty Ty died suddenly
Friday morning at o'clock. She retired
Thursday night in her usual good health
and the doctor, her husband, was awake
ened by the crying of the baby, and called
Mrs. Careker, but she failed TO answer
Upon going TO her bed he found that she
was dead u
Daniel Early is a Macon negro who in
1882 enlisted in the United States army
at Fort Mcpherson in Atlanta. After
wards he was transferred to the plains 10
fight Indians. While engaged in charge
on the Indians one day Early was thrown
from his horse and injured and he now
wants pension.
AT Buchanan Thursday the trial of w.
a. Golden was continued until the next
term of the HARRISON superior court, after
jury had been secured and qualified
Golden is one OF the most widely known
and prominent men In HARRISON county,
and is charged with criminally assaulting
Mrs. ]. J. Pope.
The Georgia League of Republican
Clubs and Atlanta Mckinley club have
formally announced their intention to at
tend, en- masse. the Inauguration of Pres
ident-elect William Mckinley at Wash
lngton on March l. and arrangements have
been perfected with the Seaboard Air Line
for special train.
The trial of the Mason defalcation case
was concluded in the superior court of
DeKalb county Friday. Judge Pendleton
instructed the jury to find the auditors
report TO be the verdict of the court. This
finding makes Mason and his sureties liable
for $4,000 due to the county, which il is
claimed by the commissioners, was unac-
counted for by Mason while holding the Of
fee of treasurer.
Some one attempted to wreck the fast
train on the Georgia road near Barnett
Thursday night. The road has just issued
reward of $3.50 for the arrest and convic-
ton of the person or persons who at
tempted to wreck a train at the same point
on the 9th. Crossties were placed loosely
across the track, and Thursday night as
the fast train was rounding the curve near
Barnett 1t crushed into these ties. but
fortunately the pilot threw them to one
side, and no damage was done.
Washington Correspondence OF the
Morning News; Just one hun
dred and eighteen years ago
to-day, Feb. IA, was fought the battle of
Kettle Creek about nine miles from Wash
ing ton, on what is now the Slatin planta-
ton. This battle turned the tide of af-
fairs in Georgia at that time, and encour-
aged the well nigh wOrnout Americans to
rally against the British once more. Col.
BOyu, notorious BRUSH 0flcef, was Kill
ed there, and tradition still shows the
place of his death.
The Rev. Simpson White, a well known
Baptist preacher about so years old,
committed suicide at Gainesville by cut
ting his throat. His mind had been unbal-
anced for some time past, and he would do
many strange and unaccountable things.
At times he would disappear mysteriously
for several days and nobody could ever
learn where he had been. Recently his wife
has been i'll at her mothers home with
pneumonia and he has been to visit her.
He had just returned from this trip when
he committed the rash act that ended his
life.
Flora Brown. the colored evangelist
who has been holding meetings for the
last three weeks at Augusta, seems to
have been making quite an impression on
the natives in the southern part of the
city. The congregations of other coored
churches have assembled In such large
numbers 20 hear her, that the ministers
have become alarmed that they will have
to preach to empty benches in the near
future II Flora stays there. IL is under
stood that the colOred ministers are get
ting up petition asking council TO make
her leave the city.
Macon Telegraph: J. r. Cooper return