The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-08
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Stock of Goods Closed Ont by the
sheriff az CaIhOun-A Negro Kills
n Companion in ROW over "a
Game of Cards-ROme'S Electric
Light Plant Put on the BIocIS-suit
For Damages Follows n Cowhidins
Case at Atlanta.
GEORGIA.
The depot and express Office at Adams
Park was broken open Monday night and
everything taken out
d. Rosser Adams. of Eatonton, died
Monday at his fathers residence. He was
the only son of Capt. 1. H. Adams.
A horse which Julius Deceive was rid
ing at Atlanta Tuesday, fell and broke
Mr.. DeGives left arm at the elbow.
petition has been put out by Angus
tas business men, requesting the Presi-
dent not to appoint a colored man to the
postmasteTship at Augusta.
Miss Betty Posey of Columbus, who was
burned Christmas day. her clothing ignit-
ing from a crate before which she was
standing, died Of her injuries Tuesday
Capt J. NJ Patton of Gordon county
died at his home near Sonoraville Satur-
day night He was over ninety years old
and had been an invalid for several years.
Gov. Atkinson has received numerous
Invitations to deliver addresses at various
places, the last being a request from the
Union League Club of New York to be
present at its annual meeting on April q.
In the city court at Columbus Tuesday,
Judgment was returned for $500 in the
case of Agnes Rankin. trustee. against
George c. Duy The money involved is
the rental of the Rankin house, which is
now closed.
The Rome electric light plant and APP
purtenances were sold Tuesday noon by
Receiver c. e. Woodruff J. L. Bass, j.
Il. Dean and S. S. King purchased the
plant as trustees for the bondholders.
The price paid was $1,000
Near Meanwhile, in Pike county Tues
day, Ed Stafford shot and killed jeff Mad
dox. They were alone. playing cards.
when a difficulty arose about the money,
which resulted in the killing. Stafford
surrendered to Sheriff Miner and is now
in Jail. He says that Maddox threw his
hand behind him, as If to draw a gun,
and he shot him to save himself. Both
are negroes.
The residence of Mrs. DIR. S. T. White
at Carrollton was burned Monday. The
fire was first discovered in a barn close
by All of the household goods were
saved. The loss on the house was about
$500. fully insured. Henry Bird, colored
who was on top of an adjoining house
throwing water, fell, and was seriously
hurt, falling about twenty feet.
As a result of the reported sensational
cowhiding of DR.. Lee Curtis by his uncle,
d. NJ Houk, a suit for $4,000 damages
will be filed in the city court at Atlanta
by the former. Subpoenas have already
been Issued for the Witnesses in the case,
and DR.. Curtis says that he intends to
make ID exceedingly warm for his uncle
Mr.. Houk. Or. Curtis claims that his un-
Gle has damaged his character TO the ex-
tent named in the amount of the suit by
making certain statements, which he al
leges to be false.
NJ. d. Lewis. successor to Lewis &
Murphy, dealers in general merchandise
was closed out by the sheriff at Calhoun
Tuesday under four mortgages, held by
Martin Bros, of Chattanooga, $3.50; Dav-
export Bros. & Jackson, of Chattanooga,
5000; A. w. Tedcastle & Co., of Rome.
1921, and Thompson Hiles Company, of
Rome $751; 5. The assets will amount to
about $3.50. The sheriff win auction off
the stock of goods about the 20th. Slow
sales and inability to collect outstanding
accounts made the firm unable to meet its |
obligations. This Is the first commercial
failure in the history of Calhoun.