The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-20
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PHOTOGRAPHED.


CAROLINA PARAGRAPHED.
Suit brought Against Southern EX-
press Company by st Man Accused
of Robbery Thrown Out of Court.
NotabiIities TO Attend IA Postum
supper at ADMINISTRATION OF
Managers of the Terrell County
DispensnricS Awarded.
GEORGIA
Work on the new Baptist church in East
Macon has been commenced again. 1t was
stopped for some time on account of lack
OF funds. The work Will now oe pushed
rapidly to completion.
Frank Smith, young white man, while
attempting to board an incoming freight
train on the Georgia road just below De
catur Saturday. was thrown under the
wheels OF one of the cars and his LETT foot
was badly crushed. The NOuug man was
taken to the Grady hospital where his
foot had TO undergo amputaton.
The semi-centennial anniversary ofcthe
First Presbyterian church al Atlanta. Wi.
be celebrated Oh sunday. Jan. g. This is
one OF the Oldest. II not the oldest. church
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organized on Jan. & lSsS. with ls members,
only one Of whom. Mrs, Richard Peters,
nee Miss Mary J. Thompson. Is now living
in the city
~Possum supper" VIII be given al New
nan soon which promises to eclipse the ia
nous repast Of last year. GOV. Atkinson,
all the state officials. and many candidates
for Office viii DE present. Among the prom
inent visitors will be Gov. Bob Taylor of
Tennessee, aud Private John Allen Of Mis-
sissippi- Both Of these gentlemen will re-
spond 10 toasts.
In the closing days of the last admins
tration Congressman Livingston had lady
appointed postmistress at Monroe, Walton
county. Everybody indoTsed her Now the
republicans are trying 10 secure her re-
moval and have indorsed J. Il. SOrrels for
the place. A number of protests against
this appointment have been received, the
ground of opposition being found in the
allegation that Sorrels is a citizen Of Tex
as. Livingston is fighting a change.
In the city court at Rome Friday the
case of ]. T. Tracy VS.. the Southern EX-
press Company. on motion of counsel. was
non-suited. Some years ago Tracy was in
dicted for alleged connection in robbing an
express car near Piedmont, Ala. When the
case was CdllSu IN the tulleu states court
in Birmingham the indictment against Ira
cy was quashed. 1t was alleged
also that Tracy perjured himself
in his testimony. From all
of these matters, Tracy came clear
from want of sufficient evidence to convict.
Tracy, at the termination of the criminal
proceedings against him. filed suit against
the express company, for $4,000 damages
10 his character. The matter has been in
the courts since 1898. II is thought the
judges ruling granting non-suit will be
excepted to and carried to the supreme
court.
At Dawson Thursday night managers of
the dispensaries to be located at Dawson,
Bronwood, Parrot and Sassar were elect
ed, and arrangements made for putting the
dispensary system of selling whisky in OPP
Grafton in Terrell county. The county com
missioners advertised for bids to be sub
mitted by applicants for the position of
managers and there were several appl-
cants for each place. F. Bethune, proprie-
tors of the Excelsior saloon, was elected
manager of the Dawson dispensary at $500
a year, and J. c. Avera, W. V. Perry and
Robert Marshall were elected managers
of the Bronwood, Parrot and Sasser dis
pensaries, respectively. There We're two
lower bids than Bethune, his being the
highest bid of all, but he seemed to have
the pull and was elected, Notwithstanding
the fact that he was underbid by two eff
ficient and experienced men by several
hundred dollars. The successful applicant
Is an experienced liquor man.