The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Mail CafElcE G1eAu Up ny AhEec
Men in TeIfair COunty--Americus'
cotton Receipts Up to Date.
GEORGIA.
Judge John S. Gambler has appointed J.
A. Curtis permanent receiver for j. w.
Weitzeu, carriage dealer of Atlanta.
lust after the revolutionary war hun
dreds of acres of land in Wilkes county
was devoted to the planting of tobacco.
Upwards of 10000 people have been re-
Gently vaccinated by the special detail of
physicians, ward physicians and family
physicians in the city of Atlanta.
on motion of creditors Judge Hutchlns
has named Capt. J. ]. c. Mcmahon as
receiver for Watson Bros, of Athens, who
made an assignment few days since
An artesian we'll is being bored in the
ward of the Eagle and Phenix Manufac-
turing company at Columbus. 1t will be
the first artesian we'll in the city if the
borer is successful
Bud Brooks and Grady Reynolds will go
to their death on the gallows next Friday
for the murder of Merchant Hunt, whom
they killed a year ago near Jefferson, for
the purpose of robbery.
The first Chinese baby born in Atlanta
came into the world Monday. Hop Lee,
Whitehall street laundryman, is the
proud papa. The newcomer is a girl, and
her father went to china for his bride.
The Bibb County Dairymen's Associa-
ton has been organized with the follow
ing officers: President, e. A. Ross; vice
president, w. H. Virgin secretary and
treasurer, James Plat; trustees, George
Dillon, A E. Marsh and Fred T. Abel.
Atlanta is to have another big sky scrap
er. Plans and specifications have been
drawn for a building to be erected by the
Neal Loan and Banking Company on
South Pryor street, at the corner of Mitch
oil street, which will be designed for and
leased by the Foote & Davies Company
Cotton continues to come into the ware
houses at Americas, though the crop is
nrettv well gathered and marketed. Up
TO date 2S5OO bales have been received at
the warehouse in Americas, while the
SHIPMENTS from outside points direct to
the press will run the total to $4,000 bales
for the season so far
The Forsyth Chronicle says that Judge
McGinty exhibits a sample of figs just
ripening and gathered from tree stand
ING in his back yard. He also reports that
he has in his orchard a peach tree IN run
bloom. This is unusually late in the sea-
son for figs and peach blooms, but sun
the belated winter is entitled to the credit
The celebrated Medlock-Merritt litiga-
ton. which has been pending at Atlanta
for some years has been settled out OF
court. and the claimants have renounced
whatever right they may have had to the
property in dispute The suit was an at
4 mill Of r.
oline Merritt it being alleged that she was
of unsound mind P. w. Merritt, her hus-
band. was the defendant and some very
valuable property located on Jackson street
between Ponce de Leon avenue and the eX-
position grounds was involved.
Judge ]. H. Lumpkin will hear, on Jan.
s. an application for an auditor for the
Southern Mutual Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION of Atlanta. The petition for an
auditor has been filed by j. B. Moore, one
of the creditors of the association VINO
states that the various claims against the
corpora ton can be better adjusted in this
manner than by a jury trial. 1t Is also
claimed that this will result in a great
saving of time and money. The affairs
of the Southern Mutual are now in the
hands of Messrs. Anderson and O'Byrne
as receivers.
The election held at Cordele Saturday,
on the question of issuing $1,000 of city
bonds for public improvements showed
large vote cast for the bonds, there being
only one against the issuance of them.
rive thousands dollars of the
bonds will be donated to the
Georgia and South Carolina Railway
Company. The road will go into Cordele
via Tennire ana Hawkinsville, which will
give Cordele a direct line into Charleston
no
ing 1898. as work win commence in Janu-
arv. The new road will give Cordele four
roads.
The grand Jury now serving at Sumter
SUPERIOR court is the most remarkable one
for wears. The foreman, Col. w. T. Dav
export. is so years of age, while the young
est member. X. NJ. Mcdonald, is ~. Four
members are more than 70 years
old four more than 60 years old and
four others have long since passed the
half century mark. The average age or
the twenty-five members OF this jury IS
GO wears. while the aggregate of their
ages is 1856 years. In religion, seven are
MethOdists. six are Baptists and two Pres
bvterians The baliff who attends this
ancient and honorable body is confed-
crate veteran 81 years old, and whose per-
son bears the marks of sixteen bullets re-
ceived in battle.
Clarence Thornburg, II years old, carries
the mail over the route between Dublin
and McRae in Telfair county. 1t was about
dark Thursday night when he reached the
Turkey creek bridge Without the slight
est warning, three men jumped into the
road in front of the horse and ordered
Thornburg to throw up his hands Instead
of doing So he turned the horses head aud
wheeled around in the road. Putting lash
to the animal he drove at full speed TO
Grimsley. the last postofiice he had passed,
about a mile distant. Two days before
young Thornburg's experience negro man
was held up by two negro men snd COM
pelled to hand over all the money he had
in his pockets, 60 cents. A negro preacher
is also said to have been robbed there two
weeks ago There is not the slightest clew
to the men.
FLORIDA.
The Cary shingle mill at Milton was
burned last week. There is no insurance.
The loss is about 5000.
u p Housh of Jacksonville is accused