The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-15


of Supt. Abbott shows the total enroll
ment to be GS93. The average daily Ut
tendance Is % per cent. OF the number en-
rolled, an unusually large attendance. The
board adopted a resolution TO celebra te
the birthday of Jefferson Davis in all the
schools, the exercises TO be similar to the
observance of the birthdays Of Washing
ton and Lee.
Miss Kate Tarver, the 14-year-old
daughter Of Or. ]. e. Tarver, was run
down on Broad street at Augusta Tues
day by one of the City Ice Company's
wagons Tuesday evening and seriously in
jured. one of the wheels of the wagon
passed over her left thigh, breaking it
about half way between the hip joint and
knee. Another wheel passed oyer the left
side of the abdomen, inhicting a most
painful injury.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Jones died at La
Grange Monday. the latter at 2;90 o'clock
and the former at 1880 o'clock in
the evening. Mr.. Jones was stricken with
paralysis last year. since which time his
wife had been his constant nurse. When
she realized that her husband could not
live through the day, she had a stroke of
apoplexy and died a few hours before he
did Both husband and wife were buried
in the same grave.
The new bank formed by West Point
citizens last week has elected officers as
follows: President, r. Hersheld; vice
president, Jack Hagedorn; cashier S. T.
Whitaker; assistant cashier J. G. Nc
Kemie; board of directors r. Hersheld,
Il. Hagedorn, W. j. Kirby, n. T. At<in-
son, Lee Heyman, J. S Baker and Lafay-
cite Lanier. All are representative bust
ness men of this city excepting the presi-
49,. A LAW s7..~
City Bank of Alexander CITY, Ala. The
bank has cash capital OF $4,000. which
will be increased to $4,000 this fall. 1t
will be ready for business on Monday,
April 10.
DR.. o. c. Gibson has returned to Ma
con from Twiggs county, where he went
to attend the bedside of his father. DR..
Thomas Gibson, who was seriously in
tured last Friday. The elder DR.. Gibson
was driving a pair of spirited horses, and
while crossing a bridge over a creek the
horses became frightened and backed from
the bridge, throwing DR.. Gibson down
with them into the creek, fifteen feet be-
low. Fortunately, there was about four
feet or water in the creek which broke the
force of the fall. DR.. Gibson is seriously
injured, but will probably recover. DR..
Gibson is n years of age Last year he
married young lady II years of age.
"A serious shooting ARRAY occurred near
Lafayette Monday. on the Chattanooga,
Rome and Columbus railroad. w. A. Crow,
the section foreman, discharged a negro
who was a work on the road, and after
he had been discharged the negro was sent
to Mr.. Crows home at Lafayette to get his
time book, so that the foreman could give
him his time. The negro armed himself
and returned to the railroad and disputed
with Crow about his time. During the dis
pute the negro shot Crow three times-one
ball taking effect in Crows mouth, one in
his knee and one in his breast Crow final
ly got to the negro after he had discharged
three barrels of his pistol and succeeded
in giving him good beating
All except two of the companies carry
ing policies on the life Of the late Thomas
J. Delbridge of Atlanta have settled some
weeks since, to the entire satisfaction of
all parties concerned. The two exceptions
are the German-American Life Associa-
ton, a local assessment concern, which
reinsured last fall and has gone out of
business, and the Connecticut Indemnity
Association, of Waterbury, Conn, also an
assessment association. It Is understood
the latter company offered a compromise
which was declined by the representatives
of the insured. There were originally on
the risk twelve companies and associa-
tons. carrying an aggregate insurance of
$4,000. OF this amount IL is understood
the claimants have received about $44.50O.
with the Connecticut Indemnity
yet to hear from. He will be
remembered as having been drowned in
the lake at Grant Park.
Augusta News: Frank Harris and
George Williams. both riding a Cleveland
wheel went out for an afternoons spin.
They had gone a few miles over In South
Carolina, when they pulled up by the
railroad track and dismounted. MIR. Har-
ris laid his wheel on the ground and Mr.
Williams put his on the railroad track,
and both then went to a nearby spring
for water which took them some distance
from their wheels. Suddenly the Atlantic
Coast Line fast train was seen flying down
the track. Immediately the two young
men made dash to save the bike left
on the track, but were not quick enough
The unhappy pair halted a short distance
to witness, as they thought, the complete
destruction of the wheel. The fast train
struck the bike with full force, tossing IL
up In the air over the baggage coach and
landing fully 100 feet In an old canebrake
II took some little time TO find II. The
young men expected TO bring il home in
their hats, but to their utter astonish-
ment, the frame was not broken In a
single place. The only damage done was
some portion of the frame being bent and
SCARED, and the front rim broken.
Within the next few days an order will
be received at Fort Mcpherson, near At
lanta, for the calling Of court-martial
TO investigate the charges against Cant.
Romeyn. The details OF the affair which
has led up to this result are familiar TO
the public. Capt. Romeyn slapped the face
OF brother officer while on parade some
weeks ago, and the matter being reported
TO Headquarters Col. Barr OF the regular
army was detailed 70 investigate the case
and report. He has sent In his report to
Commanding General Merritt, who arriv-
cd IN New York Saturday. and IL Is a re-
commentator for the calling OF n court
martial 20 investigate the case. The pen
atty for simply Shaping the face of n
brother officer win hardly amount 10 more
than reprimand, IN which case his stand
ing viii not be affected. n the verdict
should be dismissal, which 10 the heaviest
penalty that can be imposed in such a
case, then he Will lose the benefit OF long
years OF service ana VIII be forcibly retired
without pay. In the ease OF Capt. Ro-
meyn such penalty would be particularly
hard, ns he will have reached the limit
FOR retirement " he remains ln the service