The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07
tfEORGIA

GEORGIA
brick hotel is to be erected in Hart
well during the coming summer.
The tax rate Of Rome has been reduced
from 10 to 1.l0 Next year the tax rate
may be reduced to per cent.
The Massachusetts cotton mills, at Lin
dale, fifteen miles north Of Cedartown, are
about to double the capacity of their large
plant
DIR. w. F. Quillian of La Grange has do
mated $50 to Emory College, as an en-
dowment OF a theological lecture course
in that Institution.
Scott Thornton, At.anta's famous ira
gedian, has secured a New York engage
ment, and will make his debut in that
city within short time.
T. H. Hoge, an Atlanta groeeryman
was held up, assaulted and robbed by two
negroes Thursday night while returning
TO his home from his place of business.
Jerry Blake, a negro convict who es-
capped from the chain-gang in Floyd coun-
~, some weeks ago, has been recaptured.
Mrs. Amanda Mason died at Winder
Thursday.
J.F. Adams Of Hubert is experimenting
with a cinder shield on the Georgia and
Alabama. 1t is an automatic machine
that seems TO fiji the purpose for which
il was intended.
A movement has been started among
a number of the progressive farmers of
Sumter TO have an exhibition of the agri-
cultural products and resources Of their
county next fail.
1t is rumored that Hon. NJ. L. Coving-
ton, late republican elector of the Fourth
district of Georgia, viii be an applicant
for minister to Honduras. Mr.. CoVington
~ a NJ
A little child, son of a colored preacher,
G. c. Smith, was found dead in bed at
Naldosta Wednesday morning. The child
was very young and is supposed TO have
been smothered to death, as it was APP
parently healthy the night before.
The Bank of Reynolds was organized
Thursday with r. G. Tomln as president;
T. ]. Marshall, vice president; r. A Hunt
err cashier; G. T. Ruffin, I. w. Post, r.
Q. Tomlin, t.. b. Waters and 7. j. Mar
shall directors.
Gov. Atkinson has ordered the secretary
of state to offer reward of 500 for the
capture and delivery of Mitchell Smith,
who shot Alfred Cain in Fulton county
Dec Is. Smith escaped and is supposed
TO have gone to Florida
Howard Garrison of Atlanta has
brought suit against the Raleigh and Gas
ton and Seaboard Air Line railroads for
$4,000, alleging that he was a brakeman
in the yard at Atlanta, and on account of
a defective brake his arm was broken.
He claims that part Of the bone has
come out
A Mckinley club has been organized
in Valdosta, with about thirty-five meIn-
bers. The club proposes to uphold the
Mckinley administration. 1t is composed
mostly of the gentlemen who went Into
the republican party during the last ma
tional campaign. II is lilly white al
fair exclusively.
The Albany Herald has been organized
into a stock company TO be known as The
Herald Publishing Company. under this
organization: President, ii. NJ Mcintosh;
manager g. q. Link; secretary and
treasurer, IL. I. Mcintosh; directors. II.
NJ. Mcintosh, Ed l.. Wight, c. w. Tiff.
j. r. Whitehead, II. A. Tarver, Jr.
Capt. John d. Little has resigned the
captaincy of the Columbus Guards.
]. II. Winter, one of the most pros
porous farmers of Hart county, lost his
barn by fire Tuesday night. The barn con-
tanned farm implements, six thousand bun
dies of fodder, and six mules, three of
which were cremated. The fire was of
tncendiary origin.
While crossing the tracks of the West
Hunter street car line at Atlanta Thurs
day afternoon, in company with a nurse
little Thadeon Bowman. the H-year-od
son OF Rev. r. A. Bowman, pastor of the
and so seriously injured that amputation
Of one OF his legs was necessary; from
the effects of which the little sufferer died
Friday morning. The fatal car was in
charge of Motorman Kirk. He was DIac.
ed under arrest by Patrolman Cox short
ly after the accident.
The report Of the grand jury Of Oconee
county shows the shortage in the tax ac-
counts of ex-Tax Collector j. w. johnson
TO be $500, and possibly more. Fifteen
hundred of this amount Is due the state
and $500 to the county His last bonds
men were j. j. Branch, W. b Langford
b. r. McRee and James Ridgeway. Mr.
Ridgeway is dead. Mr.. McRee is a SON
in-law OF Mr.. Johnson. These men viii
probably be held responsible for the
amount. 1t is understood, however that
they propose TO fight 1t on the ground thai
the grand juries had previously reported
that the books OF the tax collector were
correctly kept.
The Columbus Ledger tells a good story
of the bloomer girl. IL says: IAN aged
man, sauntering across a Columbus street |
the other day, was rudeiy jostled bv a |
youthful wheelman. The collision tumbled
the rider OF, and the old gentleman
promptly grabbed him by the ear. "Durn |
you" he said, with considerable asperity. |
i've great mind 10 take you across my |
knee and spank you good" But ne did |
not do At. lie Just held the young fell |
low minute and let him GO "Why didn't |
you spank him, uncle2" said a bystander. |
well" replied the old man, Il certainly |
mebbe 1t was girl
The defense IN the case Of T. e. Forley |
executor Of the estate OF f. J. McArdle VS. |
the German-American Life Insurance !
Company, which is being tried i'm the su- |
perior court at Columbus, is somewhat |
sensational Ihe deceasvd, McArdle. in |
sured with this company for IS 600 but the |
company refuses to Day the money, cloim-
ing FRAUD IN Inc procurement of the pol- |
ICY alleging that McArdle made misrep- /
resentations as TO his condition OF health |
ana as 10 the rejectment Of his applica-
ton by other parties. one argument of |
the detfense Is sensational in that II ac-
cuses w. 5. Green, the insurance agent
of being In collision with McArdle. De.
ceased was one OF Columbus best known
Tho case of William Jones, colored,
charged with the killing Of Green smith.
another negro has Just ended I'm the Ell.
perlor court at Cartersyille. The YER
dict was manslaughter. Jones was ss6
fenced 70 the penitentlary for seven years.
inc CRIME was committed tWentv- .yo
years age at Christmas dance, in the