The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-04
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPEIED.


Girl said TO Have Received $500
For the Loss of Finger.
GEORGIA.
The corner stone of the chidren's ward
of the Grady hospital at Atlanta was laid
Saturday.
Twenty-six weddings occurred in the
eastern part Of Brooks county during
Christmas week.
The Aragon hoted, at Atlanta, has put
in its own ice making plant The ca
pacity is over a ton day.
Paul Muslin of Augusta had a narrow
escape from drowning while out duck
hunting a day or two ago as the result of
his boat capsizing
A negro girl child was born near Munner-
lyn recently without hands, and with only
one foot. The arms are said to be very
short, and one leg is only to the ankle.
1t is said the baby seems otherwise
healthy, and has a good appetite.
Booker T. Washington's Tuskeegee Nor
mai and Industrial School and the At
lanta University sent their elevens on the
foot ball field at Atlanta New Years day.
Ii was the first foot ball game between
negro college students ever played in
Georgia.
The board Of directors of the Sumter
Real Estate and Improvement Company
held their annual meeting at Americas
Friday night After reading report or the
years business the board declared cash
dividend of 40 per cent. upon the capital
stock of $l1,5O0.
Mrs. John Sealy, the wife Of John Sealy
of Columbus, one of the oldest settlers of
that section, who died a few days ago
aged Sc years, after a long and eventtul
career, also passed away Friday. She was
50 years old and had been the wife OF Mr.
Sealy for half a century.
An effort is being made, or soon will
be put on foot, for the pardon of James
McEntire of Murray county, who is serv-
ing a sentence of ten years in the Column
bus, o. federal penitentiary, for taking
part in the Murray county Whitecap trou-
bles some three or four years ago.
In the case of W. II. Baston of Burke
county, in damage suit for injuries re-
ceived in Brunswick while in the employ
of the Southern Railway Company, the
supreme court has affirmed the decision
of the court below and refused to grant
a new trial to the Southern Railway Com
pany. The verdict was for 5000.
The city fathers of Darien on Wednes-
day next will only elect five instead of
eight inspectors and measurers of timber.
This reduction is made owing to such
a large portion of the yellow pine supply
now being received in the shape of sawn
timber, which is invariably measured and
inspected by the private inspectors of the
various timber firms
The work of removing twenty-three old
looms from min No. at the Eagle and
Phenix plant at Columbus began Satur-
day. Their substitutes will be twenty
three new Crompton looms, which are
now on the way TO Columbus from the
north with other machinery. The old
looms are of English make and have been
in service for twenty-five years.
Mrs w. b. Crawford died Wednesday
at her home few miles from Madison.
She was the widow of DR.. w. b. Crawford
formerly one of the foremost theologians
of the state. DIR. Crawford was the son
of the Hon. William H. Crawford, minis
ter to France in 1913, secretary of the
treasury in 1916. and defeated candidate
for the presidency in 1924. The deceased
was 81 years old. She leaves two children,
Charles Crawford of Texas, and Miss
Maude Crawford of Morgan county.
Augusta Morning News: Friday after
noon the Morning News management was
somewhat surprised to learn that ten of
the principal advertisers of the paper had
been garnashed by Mrs. Celeste =. Moore,
from whom the plant had been purchased.
Just on what grounds the suit was filed
has not been learned. The purchasers OF
the paper have fulfilled to the letter every
item in it's contract with Mrs. Moore. Mr..
Henry p. Moore editor of the Morning
News, is the instlgator of the suit
Thursday night unknown parties rode
up to the house Of Sid Grist, a notorious
negro, in Early county, and called him out.
AS he opened the door five Winchester
bullets were fired into his body, killing
him instantly. Grist lived several miles
from Blakely on the Blakely and Airing
ton road. He was a notorious politician
and hater of white men. 1t has been eX-
pected for a long time that some one
would kill him, and little surprise was oc-
casioncd by the news that he had been so
dealt with.
During the month ending on the 31st
uItimo there was measured at the public
boom in Darien 100000 feet of square,
ecab and sawn timber. This does not in
clude the sawn timber and lumber which
came in during the month and was car
ried direct to the private booms. During
the past month there was shipped coast
wise and foreign 1870 760 feet of hewn and
eawn timber and lumber. There are now
in port at the different boons no less than
100000 feet of all kinds of timber, await
ing shipment, coastwise and foreign
The Jasper Republican tells of a tragedy
which is creating much talk in that Sec
ton. John j. Johnson, formerly of Pick
ems county, but residing now near Sharp
Top postoffice, in Cherokee county, had
two sons, Isaac, aged about %, and James,
about II. About a. month ago these boys
had some trouble with each other, which
resulted in a fight, in which James was
badly hurt by being thrown violently to
the ground, striking his neck against
something that produced partial disloca-
ton. The young man fingered until Sun
day last, when he died.
Mrs Morgan, the state regent of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
had at her disposal a scholarship to the
Franco American College at Washington.
and has chosen to give it to the Augusta
chapter. The scholarship is now in the