The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Death of "a Negro Minister-SaIe of
MacOn's New Bonds-A Man Killed
by His Son in DoOIy COunty-Hic-
coughs Last Twelve Days-AtInnta
WOman's Club Anxious TO secure
the street CIenning Contract.
GEORGIA
The people of Elberton are agitating the
question Of establishing public schools.
The annual conference of the Epworth
League branches Of Georgia will be held
at Atlanta, April 22-25.
Fred Arnold. negro, living seven miles
from Gainesville is under arrest on a
charge of strangling his baby.
George L. Heard, a prominent young
farmer who lived near Thomasville died
Tuesday after lingering illness.
Col Henry "A. Tarver died al his resi-
dence at Albany Wednesday He was Il
years old and was a victim of consump-
ton.
The owners Of the Brown house at Ma
con have decided to add fifty new rooms,
and make other and extensive improve
ments.
DR.. L A. Chappen, who was recently
elected to the mayoralty of Brentwood
has declined the position, and another cleo
ton will be held.
AT Atlanta Wednesday Judge Newman
issued an order to the receivers of the
Eagle and Phenix mills of Columbus to
$S,5l2S8. .
On petition of a number Of citizens liv-
ing in that part of the county, Gov. At
kinson has issued an order establishing
new militia district in Paulding county
to be known as the 1553d district.
Only twenty-seven saloon-keepers of Co
lumbus have paid the liquor license for
1897, while thirty-five paid $500 into the
CITY treasury last year. This means
raining or in the city revenues of $4,000.
The grand jury of DeKalb county has
indicted Edwin Flanagan for assaulting
George Allen with intent to kill. on
MONDAY he was indicted for numbering
Mrs. George Allen. ST., and Miss Ruth
Slack. The trial will probably begin Mon
day.
William A. Barnett, a negro lawyer,
was appointed notary public by Judge
Henry in Rome a few days ago. Bar
nett was the first negro to be admitted
TO the bar in that section and the first
negro in North Georgia to hold such an
appointment.
The value of merchandise in Houston
county last year, as returned for taxa
ton, amounted to $3.50 for each man. wo-
man and child in the county, according
70 the estimated population based upon
the last census.
AT a large and enthusiastic meeting at
Carrollton Wednesday night motion was
unanimously carried that a committee he
appointed to canvass the town and county
Tor subscriptions to build a 1OO00-spindIe
cotton mill Subscriptions made at the
meeting foot up $4,000.
Hugh Duncan, citizens of Hall county
living about ten miles from Gainesville
two weeks ago was taken i'll with acute
dyspepsia, and In day or two began hic-
coughing. The hiccoughs lasted continu-
ously for twelve days without the slight
est lntermission, until Monday, when he
was renewed, and is now doing we'll
Davenport p. Ellis of Oakland, Merri-
wether county, has won the silver loving
cup offered by President Richard A M
Curdy of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York for the Georgia agent
writing the largest percentage of his quota
uulius the hondns OF november and De-
cemoer Mr.. Ellis is brother-in-law Of
Gov. Atkinson.
The Atlanta Woman's Club is going IN
put in bid before the city council for the
contract of cleaning the streets of the
city. The civics section of the club has
been nguring over the plan of taking the
contract. and they are convinced that
they can have the work done for very
much less, and at the same time earn y
good deal for the club.
Harrison Ertzberger, a young man of
FRANKLIN county, came very near losing
his life a few days ago. He was riding on
horseback and the animal, becoming
frightened at the explosion of a gun near
by, ran through the woods. Mr.. Ertzber-
ger was thrown off and bruised very bad
~; several OF his teeth were broken out
internal injuries are feared.
II. f. Powell, crippled, gray-headed.
5O-year-old country school teacher. was
arrested at his home near Rome Wednes-
day by Deputy Marshal j. H. warde, on
the charge OF using the United States
mails for fraudulent purposes. Povyeii
strennously denies his guilt. The Ameri-
can Book Company is prosecuting the
case; Inc alleged onense was committed
at Birmingham, Ala.
A pig with the head of an elephant was
born last week on the farm Of j. d. Tay-
Tor, about three miles east of Perry. The
body, legs and feet are perfect parts OF
pig, while the head is that of an eIe-
phant. The "snOut," or trunk is as per-
fect as any that ever adorned the head
OF an elephant. The eyes are in proper
position and the mouth and ears IN cor.
rect elephantine form.
Andrew J. Odell Of Gainesville has re-
Gently had two handsome marble slabs
prepared as tombstones for his wife ana
himself. Mr.. Odell Is considerably on tho
shady side Of co. hut is hale and hearty
old gentleman, and mine OF energy and
hustle The monuments are entirely dn-
SEQ, with the single exception OF the
oates OF deaths-name, date of birth and
epitaph appear just as he desires them.
Jerry Clayton, negro. who served a
lOsyear sentence in the peniten tiary. has
filed suit against the Dade Coal Com,
pany, Georgia Penitenuary Company No.
i ana JULIUS L. Brown. receiver OF the
Georgia Mining, Manufacturing and In
yestment Company. The suit is for $40. 600
clayton alleges that he was sent up from
Fulton county for burglary and Vrhila
serving his sentence ne was ordered 10
stop some runaway cars. In attempting
70 do 50 his leg was cut Off.
The public school commissioner OF one
Of the upper counties recently received
the following application for a teachers
place. snake Hole tenn der saR-i am
wanun OF a skule TOO teech IN yore
kounty fur 1 kneedD hit mighty bad az