The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-08
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGR Apis.

desperate Attempt at Suicide by
Shooting Mt TarDon springs,
Prominent Republican of Gaines
willie. Fla. Charged with Embez-
zIement-saIe of the fernando
phosphate Company's PrOperty-A
Girl Supposed 20 Have Run Away
From Home.
GEORGIA.
While in bathing Sunday Jack Single
ton. only son of Richard Singleton, was
drowned at the Rocks, four miles from
Reidsville.
The Douglasville Tribune popullst
newspaper. which suspended publication
last fan, has been revived the first is
sue appearing last Saturday.
young man named Charles Griffin,
whose home is at Americas, is believed
to have committed suicide by drowning
At Montgomery, Ala, Monday.
w NJ Lewis, state secretary OF the
Young Mems Christian Association OF
Georgia and South Carolina, has rendered
his resignation TO the state committee, TO
lake effect Aug /. Il is said he contem-
plates entering the ministry.
Jake Delk, the youngest son Of Taylor
Delk, who Is in Fulton county jail un-
der sentence of death, was arrested at
Atlanta Tuesday morning on a charge OF
idling and lettering made against him 10y
a Waterman in a railroad yard. Recorder
Calhoun discharged him.
In the city court at Atlanta Tuesday
d. L. Martin was awarded a judgment Of
$a,45O. with interest at the rate of per
cent from July /, 1896, against Dayton
Hale, NJ. A. Hale and w. c. Hale. The
amount was admitted by the defendants
TO be due for land purchased from the
plaintiff.
Within the next year the Atlantians will
be able to speak to Chicago over the tele-
phone Only few miles remain to be
covered by the wires and then the circuit
from that city to the metropolis OF the
west will be completed. Connection viii
also be made with Louisville. st. Louis,
Milwaukee and other western cities.
Detective Ed Wilson Is on trial in she
city court at Atlanta charged with being
a common cheat and swindler. The case
hinges upon alleged false representations
which Wilson is said to have made 70
Mrs. Z. c. Crawford In order to secure
board from her. The lady charges VIII
exposition company.
The election held Monday for mayor and
five councilmen of the city of Dublin re-
suited as follows: Mayor, l.. o. Stubs;
oouncilmen, William Bales, J. T. ChappeH
c. w. Brantly, w. Il. Duncan and h
H. Walker These officers have served
the city during the past year. There
were two new tickets. but the old off,
GERS had a good majority.
A. Springer was arrested at Atlanta
Tuesday on a warrant charging him with
being implicated in the burglary of the
residence OF DR.. George Westmoreland, on
Walton street. A fine suit OF furniture
that was stolen from the residence of Dr.
Westmoreland was found in a store which
is run by Springer. Judge Foute fixed the
bond Of Springer at 500, which was given
Calhoun Times: Perhaps the oldest apple
tree in this section stands on Col. o. n.
STAIRS place. just above town. Mr.. L. N.
Jones says he has known the tree for
sixty years, and II must have been five or
six years old when he first saw il. 1t has
been bearing constantly for over half
century and now has about ten bushels
of apples on 1t. 1t is five feet and six
inches in circumference and thirty-three
feet through the spread Of the branches.
Emily Henderson, the 5-year-oid daugh-
ter of Mrs. Lucy Henderson Of Cedar
town, was accidentally killed by a shot
gun at County School Commissioner J. e.
home Sunday. Mrs. Henderson
and daughter were visiting the family
and the children were playing in a room
where the gun sat in the corner loaded
In some way 1t was knocked down and
fired its contents into the chlld's neck
eevering the large blood vessels and kill
ing her almost instantly.
w. II. Shoemaker and Ed Renfroe,
workmen employed on the new Bell street
bridge at Atlanta. were badly injured
morning by being struck by a
falling derrick. Shoemaker's right leg Is
badly torn and lacerated, his left foot
Is badly crushed. and one of the ribs IN
his LETT side was broken. Renfroe's
wounds are perhaps the most serious OF
the two. His head was struck and It is
believed that his skull is fractured. while
his back was wrenched and there may be
internal injuries.
Cases have been made in police court
against three prominent whisky houses
of Atlanta for violating a portion of sec
ton SSS OF the city CODE governing the
sale OF whisky In wholesale houses. The
Potts-Thompson Liquor Compony L.
Steinan and j. r. Bailey OF the Bailey
Liquor Company were the firms against
whom the city detectives have made the
cases The code forbids the drinking on
the premises OF liquor sold by whole
saiers or the breaking OF the package in
which II il sold.
A serious difficulty occurred near Fu-
qua, In Dooly county, Monday. I'm which
three men were badly hurt. Sunday night
Charles Joiner's gin house was burned
The incendiary walked IN his stocking
feet to the gin house a buggy track
went 10 Jode Roberts buggy house. Mr.
Ward, who had charge OF the Redwood
dogs. was with Mr. Joiner and they met
Jodie Roberts and Kimmie Varnadow
A row resulted, In which Mr.. Joiner was
cut In the SIDE Jodie Roberts was shot
an the hip and Tom Butler cut on the arm
in two places. None Of them are fatally
hurt.
Augusta News: II there ever was
case Of cruelty 10 animals that the pub
lies attention should be called to It's
case that was reported to the Augusta
News by an attorney last afternoon, whose
name can be furnished the Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals The
story OF this inhuman sport. as near az