The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Nursery-ROme Gas Light Company
Litigation Settled - Another Fine
Business Block Going Up at At
Iamta - Mysterious White Man
Hiding In the Swamps Near
Georgetown A PIucky Woman
Captures Thief.
GEORGIA.
At the meeting at Milledgeville Monday
night a chapter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy and of the Sons of the Con-
federacy was organized.
Mrs. Charles r. Marchman of YatesvnIe
gave birth to triplets Wednesday, all girls.
One OF them survived only few hours
The chher two are living, and Mrs. March
man is doing very well.
Judge John S. Berry has granted a new
t'dal in the case of Pat C. Jett against
The Atlanta Railway Company Jetts
foot was hurt, and he sued for $4,000. The
jury gave him verdict of $1,000
7. r. R. Cobb was awarded a verdict
of $3.50 interest against Capt. j. w Eng
& fish in the city court of Atlanta Thurs
day. The suit was for a fee Mr. Cobb
claimed was due him for making an alb
stract.
A mortgage for $425, secured by three
Endorsements and Il sow and pigs, hem
a rooster, hound dog" was put on rec
&ord at Greensboro this week, Clerk Cross
#leys fee for entering it on the book for
mortgages being 60 cents.
G. V. Gress, late president of the Geor-
sIgia Loan, Savings and Banking Company,
which was recently wrecked by the defal-
If haG
bis determination to erect a building in the
Sheart of the retail district of Whitehall
Street at Atlanta, at a cost of $4,000
Capt. Rice, late of the Fifth Regiment.
Inited States army, is now military at
hache to the minister to Japan. The ad-
utant at Fort Mcpherson received an Of
Nfcial document from the war department
4t Washington Thursday, in which Capt
Price was ordered to report a the national
capital for instructions.
Burglars have been very numerous of
late, three houses having been entered in
one night at Cox. Everything in the way
of clothing and provisions was carried off
#Thursday night the residence of l. c.
Stubbs at Missler was entered, the burg
liars securing considerable booty in the
way Of clothing jewelry. etc.
While riding a day or two ago Mr..
q Watson of Vidalia was overtaken by
thunder storm, during which the wheel
Tor his buggy was struck by lightning and
literally torn to pieces. He was badly
stunned, and his horse was knocked down
lie says that it is a fact that he could
break the tire between his fingers.
The case of Samuel Spencer and others
against the Rome Gaslight Company has
been settled, after three years litigation.
BY agreement the first bondholders get
the gas plant and the arc electric plant
goes TO the second bondhoders. The com
pany Will be reorganized and extensive i'm
provements made. ARNOLD Broyles of At
ianta has been the receiver for two years.
At Columbus, Thursday six-foot coun-
try negro stole couple of belts from
store in Girard, of which Mrs. Joe Brand
H Is proprietress. The theft was discovered
and Mrs. Brand ran out and caught up
with the negro whom she seized by the
oiiar and helm him fast until assistance
arrived. The negro struggled to get away
but the plucky little woman did not let
MN go. The negro is now in Jail.
The Macon Navigation Company has let
the contract for the building of the first
steamer of their line. John NJ Graham
OF Dublin, an experienced boat builder.
mas contracted to build the boat. ready
Tor its engines. for 5000. Its dimensions
VIII oe' Length of hull, 105 feet; over all.
no teeti beam, % feet. 1t will draw If
teen inches light, and not to exceed thirty
mches' with maximum load. She will
. ply the Ocmulgee river.
Americas Recorder: A pretty belle re-.
siding on Taylor street was given a fright
thursday which she will not soon forget
While indulging in that weakness which
characterizes her sex, admiring herself in
handsome mirror, a half-grown 'possum
!. orept from behind the glass and took up
position on the marble mantel. A pierre
II ns scream brought younger brother TO
ne rescue and Mr.. Possum will adorn the
i. Inner table Sunday as the price of his
oold invasion of the beauty's boudoir.
Three boys of Thomson, Edward Harri-
son. son of DR.. E. S. Harrison; John
quincy West, son OF Hon. John T. West.
ana Tom Usry, a boy from Glasscock
county, who boards in Thomson and at
ends school at Thomson, were intercept
at Camak, Tuesday night, on their way
ASAas' The boys each had a pistol
@nu tney Jointly possessed the sum of SIS
ney mad run away from home. and were
ully imbued with dime novel IDEAS of 90
ng west to grow up with the country. II
SAID that about fifty boys of the same
ase as these, ~ to Il years. had planned
time. NV"'e W
ror several weeks mysterious white
nan mas been wandering through the
"amps OF the Chattahoochee river a
II" miles east Of Georgetown. His time
mostly spent with the negroes. He
"a "a peen seen by very few whites He Is
escIioed as being stout. OF a gentlemanIy
eibgpearance, and carrying a Winchester
ne ana TWO large Colt pistols In his belt.
is s thought by some to be a Pinkerton
secuNe trying to capture Lum Warren.
t. negro rapist, Of Randolph county, who
renewed TO be In hiding In the Chatta-
ooOhee swamps, and for whose capture
- IS large reward. Others are OF the
p ,,l that the mysterious man Is a reve-
NC onieer In search OF Illicit dlstilleries.
Judge Lumpkin has appointed j. II.
paws temporary receiver OF the farm ana
urSery In Fulton county Of W. II. Harrl-
on ana I. j. BAN, at the request OF the
ormer. The hearing will be had on May
IN the petition Harrison alleges that
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