The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-01
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGH Apis.

the Accidental NiSchhFEt W '''H
Gun-CoI. Henry }. Lamar's Will
GEORGIA.
J. s. Stewart Of Macon was thrown from
a wagon at Clinton Wednesday and dan
gerOusly injured
Gov. Atkinson offered reward Of Sion
for the unknown incendiary, who, on the
night Of Feb. IS. SET IRE to the house OF
Mrs. e. p. Floyd, In Coweta county
During the past twelve months more
than 81. 10000 has been expended at Allan
Ia in the construction Of public edihces
business houses ana private dwellings.
Commencing on Jan. much money viii
be put ia circulation IN Macon in the way
of semi-annual interest and dividends pag-
able by banks. building and loan ass9,l-
atoms, railroad and other corporations.
The amount TO be thus distributed will
be at least S12j,000
A deed Of assignment was filed in the SUI
perior court at Macon Tuesday by b. w
Glover delivering over his stock Of mer-
chandise. liquors several lots Of land, etc.
10 W. =. Glover as assignee The labili-
ties foot up something over 5000 with the
assets something in excess.
A damage suit for 5000 was filed at Au-
gusta Wednesday. by Judge Roney, who
represents H. G. Blackston. "A former en-
ploye of the Central road Backston was
injured on Sept. T. while coupling cars in
the Central railroad yard. having one of
his ribs broken and otherwise hurt about
the body, so that 1t has affected his merry
Gus system.
The great Broyles- Ebbert debt war at
Atlanta has been settled by Recorder Andy
Calhoun. Fully 200 men were in court
TO find out whether they had the right
10 dun debtors 10 their hearts content.
The recorder decided that there was no
ordinance against the methods employed
by Broyles Bros. and they ana their
army Of negro collectors were acquitted.
Madison Advertiser: w. W. Jones, who
lives near Rutledge. has in his possession
an old family relic. II is one-gallon
pitcher over 100 years old. 1t was handed
down from his great-grandmOther to his
grandmother in 1892. Mr. Jones grand
mother gave it TO his mother and il was
given to the present owner by his mother
in 1891. This pitcher is in regular table
use to-day.
Dahlonega Nugget: The stinglest man
IN the world resides in Lumpkin county.
He not only sued person for IS cents. but
rendered bill Of Sll2is to his sister for
sack Of flour and some lard used while
she and neighDors were sitting up with
the corpse OF his father at his house not
long since. besides charging his daughter
. cents for what she ate while visiting
him on this occasion.
The little daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. N.
Kinney OF Ahericus narrowly escaped Sc
rious injury "Wednesday While standing
near a CRATE her dress caught fire and in
a moment she was nearly enveloped by
the flames. Mrs Mckinney came 10 the
rescue, and succeeded In tearing off the
burning garments before the child was Sc
riously hurt, though blisterng her own
hands in the attempt.
At a negro frolic, which occurred near
Mccrimmon's steam mill at Lothair Sat
urday night. a colored man named Troup
was shOt by another of his race. Both We're
considerably intoxicated and got into a Diff
hculty. While The dance was In progress
the negroes began quarreling, and before
anybody could stop them. the report OF
pistol was heard and Troup fen 10 the
floor shot in the thigh.
EIlaville correspondence Morning News:
Among the dozen marriages in schley
county during the past few days none
summated at the home of Dr. j. NJ
Cheney Tuesday noon. Miss Eva Cheney
ana Prof. }. F. Stewart were married at
the nome of the brides father ONLY the
relatives and a few friends we're present.
Luncheon was served at l O'Clock.
The last meeting of the old board OF
commissioners of Floyd county was held
at Rome Wednesday. Judge Meyerhardt
clerk Of the board, submitted a report
showing that Floyd county had s.. 900 900
or taxable property, and the county is i'm
excellent financial condition The report
further shows a hundred miles Of splen-
ala macadamized road, leading to all parts
OF the county. The average cost OF the
macadamized road was 81 ,346 per mile.
The will of the late Col. Henry ]. Lamar
was filed in the court OF ordinary at Macon
Wednesday for probate. His two sons
Henry J. Lamar, Jr., and Walter Lamar
OF Macon. and his son-in-law, Eli Shor-
ter, OF Alabama, are executors. The viii
does not give the value Of the estate Sly
children survive him The will providee
Tot his young grandson, the son of a de-
ceased daughter, Mrs. Alberta Lamar
washington, OF Nashville Tenn. Col La
mar owned much real estate, plantations
drug stores. bank and railroad stock. and
a large proprietary interest in well-known
patent medicines, principally S. S. S.
Joseph Sumner, young man of Is. ac-
cidentally shot himself last week near
Poplar springs, where he resides. He took
his fathers gun down from the rack for
the purpose of going hunting. Upon ex-
aiming the gun, he discovered that IL was
not loaded properly. ana would not IRE
lie procured an iron rod to extract the
load, and after getting il hot. placed il
down the gun, when suddenly an exnlosfon
followed, and young Sumner reu 10 the
moor mortally wounded, the ball entering
his breast. He is a son of Rev. Josenb
Sumner, a Methodist preacher, who has
just received his first appointment to as
sumo charge of a circuit. The boys father
was or arranging for his mission when
the accident occurred.
Maj. John A. Glenn Of Atlanta has re-
Gently returned from trip to Fort Jack
son, near Wetumpka, Ala, where he went
for the purpose of disinterring the re-
mains Of the soldiers who had been bur
led there during the years TIA and 1874
and reinterring them la the national ceme-
terry at Mobile. Maj. Glenn was ordered
10 perform this duty by Mai Gen Niles
hn bfnt,