The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-03
GEORGIA.

boy Of James Mailman fell into the fire
and was burned to death.
Hon. E. p. Treadway has been elected
clerk of the board of commissioners of
Floyd county for a term Of four years.
Cuthberts cigar factory has begun work
and is now turning out large lots for the
trade. The cigar factory is run by Mr..
Selleck, lately of Minnesota.
At citizens meeting held at Arab
Thursday night, Hon. ]. d. Pate was nom
mated for mayor of Arab, and b. S. Pate,
Nj. J. Mikel, E. J. Story and j. NJ. Cox
aldermen.
Despite the strenuous objections of his
children, Jackson Cooper, a widower of
S. and Miss Ballantine, a woman of near
ly 40 were united in marriage al Pearly
last Tuesday evening
Mrs. Carrie Rumph died at Fort Valley
Thursday of heart disease complicated with
Brights disease. She was 6S years old
and was the mother of Mr.. Samuel II.
Rumph of Marsha,lville.
Friends of three negro prisoners confined
in the Wilcox county jail on a charge of
murder attempted TO rescue them Mon
Americas by Sheriff Pollock and placed in
Jail.
John Reeves and w. II. Barnett of
Americus have purchased from J. II.
Black his extensive tannery and shoe fac
tory, located at the Plains. and will re-
move the factory to Americas at once.
The factory has been operated twenty
years and has always done very prosper
Gus business.
Willie, 5-year-old son of Capt. and Mrs
w. A Willngham of Cornelia, was burn
ed to death Thursday. The child was left
in room alone for a few minutes, when
his mother heard his cries and ran to his
assistance. The chiid's body and lower
extremities We're badly burned and he in
hailed the flames.
One night last summer, while on an ex-
cursion to Macon. Homer Freeman killed
Riley Hicks by stabbing him in a fight
The fight occurred on the train. and dur
ing the excitement Freeman escaped by
Jumping through car window. Thursday
he was located in a negro house in the out
skirts of Griffin and was arrested.
Thomasville correspondence Morning
News: Mrs Julia Scott and her entertain
ing daughters, Misses Annie and Daisy.
gave a dance Thursday evening to the
guests of Oak Hill, their charming home
and their friends in the city. 1t was
delightful affair. The happy dancers
watched the old year depart and the new
year stride in.
Knox Anderson, a prominent Alabama
farmer. was knocked off the track and
killed by the Southern train between Rome
and Piedmont Thursday. He had been
on spree and lay down to rest on the
track and fell asleep. He was aroused
by the noise of the approaching train and
started TO get off the track when the pi,ot
struck him and killed him instantly.
Fire broke out at Gainesville Thursday
night at 10 o'clock in Stanford Bros bak-
cry and destroyed four houses on West
Main street 1t is supposed that the fire
originated in Stanford's wood house The
total loss is estimated at $4,000. The los
ers are John Smith, $1,000: Stanford Bros.
$1,000; Il. c. Bennett, 5000; Bud Smith. 500
The property was insured to the amount
of $2600.
Carl II. Barger, through his attorney.
Shepard Bryan, has filed a suit against
the Winship Machine Company of Atlanta
Tor $4,000 damages to his person. He al
leges that he was a laborer and worked
at the planer. The betting on the shaft
ing running the planer slipped. striking
him on the head several times. he savs
ne was badly bruised and that he has
become deaf in consequence of the injury.
The contest over the DeKalb county
court house has taken new and inter
esting turn. Having succeeded in oustine
the ultra progressive county commission
ers, the citizens now proceed TO undo the
WOEk fnqF
to stop the collection of the court house
tax. Meantime the question whether De-
catur or stone Mountain is the county site
OF Dehalb remains undecided The SEQ
Rotary OF state and the attorney general
still have the matter under advlsement.
An attempt was made TO wreck a train 4
at small trestle i'm the southeastern linz
its of Columbus Thursday night. and that
az did not result seriously was fortunate
Inc switch at this point was cooked by
UNKNOWN parties, and the light extinguish-
ed, so that when the incoming Columbus
Southern train passed the front trucks
OF me engine were derailed. The accident
occurred in the bottom" a notorious ne
gro section. where lawlessness at all times
runs riot. A previous attempt was made
to derail train at that point several
days ago, but was noticed in time to pre-
vent an accident.
Six deeds, conveying real estate valued
at $24l,62i, to legatees of the late L. p.
Grant were filed for record in Fulton
superior court Thursday. This is part of
the conveyance of a great estate which
included about a half million dollars worth
of land in the city of Atlanta. Much of
this land was bought by Col. l.. Z. Grant
soon after he went to Atlanta as a civil
engineer, engaged in the construction of
the Atlanta and West Point railroad. Col
Grant arrived about 1872 and at that time
railroads were being built to the future
center from several directions He was
sagacious enough to foresee the future
importance of Atlanta and bought several
land lots at prices ranging from 81 * 10
So an acre. This land was in the southeast
quarter of the city, beginning not far from
the Markham house and extending oiit 70
Grant Park. Much of the land was soId
IN lots as the city grew, but enough Of
" remained at the time Of his death q
NV years ago, 70 make about s50OOOo
orth q rsal estate. Early In 1896 The le-
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