The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGaAI'HS.


Convict Camp at RutIedge-A Ten
stamp Mfu Put in Near Gaines
viIIe-A sharp Negro Thief at CO.
Iumbus-A Handsome Residence On
the Halifax Rivcr-aIoney in the
Bean Crop-senator Jones Dying.
GEORGIA.
James Dowdy a farmer haning from
Washington county, married his seventh
wife last week.
Dalton Argus: Convicts are sentenced to
be punished-not TO be boarded at summer
resorts and given bicycles to ride.
The current issue of the Abel News is
much larger than heretofore. 1t contains
four columns more and each and every col
umn is two inches longer than before.
The Athens knitting mills are over
crowded with work, and the superntend-
ent says If he could only get hands would
run day and night. He cannot get the la
Dor.
1t looks very much like Prof. a. N. VII
son will get the postmastership Of Atlanta.
Since the county republicans endorsed
Wilson, Maj. Smythes chances are not
glowing.
There was a unique anniversary cele-
brated at Linwood on Saturday. 1t was
the completion Of the fortieth year of the
superintendency of Mrs. c. A. Mccormick
over the Sunday school Of that place.
The confederate veterans of Triton and
vicinity met al the Womans Fair building
last week. and perfected the organization
of Francis S. Barlow camp of confederate
veterans with a membership of about sew
enty-five.
Macon is one of the largest and most i'm
portant live stock markets south of Nash
Vile, but such is a fact, the number of
mules handled here each season being be-
tween 5000 and 1000. and the total number
of mules and horses being about 5000.
D. Phelps, the veteran agent of the
Central railroad at Cuthbert. has rendered
his resignation, after a service of more
than thirty years. Resignation due to age
and increased work. He will be succeed
ed by H. b. Parish of Fort Valley.
Gainesville Cracker: A ten-stamp mill
has been put in at the McCleskey gold
mine, operated by the British Georgia cor
poration. The placing of the mill is evil
dence sufficient that it is the idea of the
company that there is something in the
mine, and that they mean to get 1t out.
They have an option on this property.
Atlanta correspondence Rome Tribune:
The old confeds and others are becoming
active in urging that the governor APP
point Col BIilledge as librarian. They do
not like the talk about Browns appoint
ment and say that it shall be given to
Mnledge. The governor announces that he
will not make the appointment until the
legislature meets.
Maud, the 9-year-old daughter of Mr..
Frank A. Maddox. a prominent farmer of
Putnam. while returning from school one
day last week had her right foot and leg
caught in the revolving spokes of buggy
wheel, jerking the leg and thigh bones
apart at the knee, tearing the leaders and
flesh away as if cut around with knife,
and driving the thigh bone down into the
leg Though wonderful to say, no bones
were broken. The unfortunate child still
lives though little hope is entertained OF
her recovery.
Douglas Brooks, a negro boy employed
at the store of w. c. Baze,
more, at Columbus, stole $50
from the cash drawer Accused of
the theft, he confessed and went out
and brought 81 back. Mrs. BazemOre
was alone at the store when he returned,
and the lady asked him where the rest
of the money was II didn't take but 81;
you count your money and see" said the
boy. The lady took out from the drawer
her money, which was in a bag, and
counted it, not understanding Brooks
scheme Just as she finished, the negro
reached over the county and grabbed the
bag, jerking all the money, amounting
to $50.
Rutedge correspondence Macon Tele-
graph: The grand jury of Morgan county
is now investigating a case which promises
to become one of the most sensational ever
known in Georgia. Henry r. Rickerson, a
farmer at Rutledge, is accused of the en-
Shaving of tramps, making them, by force
and punishment, to work upon his farm
maintaining a small convict camp in which
existed horrors far greater than any yet
reported from those that exist under the
guise of the law. Rickerson has for some
time, ii is shown, made practice of de-
coying tramps, white and black, and half
witted persons, to his house, arresting
them and putting them to work ON his
farm. They were locked up at night and
forced to work on Sundays as well as on
other days. He claimed to have some au-
thority from the government for so doing
and in every instance he is said TO have
succeeded with his victims.