The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-27
/, IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN
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en- by the Law Department of the
State University-A Butts County
Farmer Convicted Of Perjury-A
Girl Aged IL Years Runs Away
From Her uusband-A Negro
Ginning to lie 100 Years Old Dies
I'm White County.
GEORGIA
James d. Birch was elected ordinary Of
Ebert county Wednesday
Charles l.. Pettgrew has been appoint.
ed permanent receiver OF the American
Upholstery Company of Atlanta.
The nth anniversary of the ordination
of Bishop Nelson was celebrated at At
lanta Wednesday by a dinner and re-
ception rendered 10y the ladies Of the Epis-
copal churches of that city.
white man named Graham, about So
years old, was very seriously injured at
Athens Thursday night near the Seaboard
depot He was stealing a ride on freight
train when knocked off by the scales at
the side of the track.
w. F. Davis of Phenix City is searching
in Columbus for his l3-year-old wife, who
has run away from him. This is Davis
second wife His first wife died some time
ago, leaving three children His child
wife deserted him Tuesday night. She
had become dissatisfied with her lot.
Tom Delk has been respited to April 2,
Joseph Arpin, who went to Atlanta a
few months ago from Alabama, is under
arrest a the police station on warrant
charging him with embezzlement. Arpln
&c OF Do4OnZ-
ing 70 the clifton Iron Company, with
which he was a one time employed
j. NJ. Ingram, prosperous farmer of
Butts countyA was found guilty of per-
jury before Judge Beck in Butts superior
court THURSDAY and sentenced 10 serve
four years in the penitentiary. His at
torney, Col Preston. of Macon, will apply
for new trial, and argument Will be
heard and the same passed upon on the
third Monday in March.
In the case Of Dr. r. e, Gnggs VS.. the
city OF Columbus, suit for $4,000 damages,
mistrial has been declared. The jury
was out day and a night. Or. Griggs
was driving along one of the streets of the
town about two years ago when he was
thrown from his buggy, it is alleged, by
reason of the bad condition of the street,
receiving injuries in the fail
The supreme court has granted Charles
Waller of Bibb county a new trial. Wal
Ter killed Thomas H. Smith al wedding
in the country about ten miles from Ma
con, near the Monroe and 3ibb county
lines in November, 1896 The two men
went TO the Wedding in buggy together,
friendly. and after reaching the place they
fell out, over bottle of whisky.
Henry Turner, the Oldest man in White
county, died Monday. He was one hun
dred years and several months old the
day he died. He was of a remarkably ro-
bust constitution for man of his age and
did as much work as the average man up
TO the day Of his death. He had just COM
peted arrangements for planting pota-
to crop when death overlook him.
One of the richest gold mines in Lump
kin county is said to be in the Dahlonega
cemetery, which was discovered many
years ago while a grave was being dug
for one Of Harrison Rileys negro women.
Several unsuccessful efforts have been
made to strike IL on adjoining property.
The gold in the vein could be seen by
persons standing on the bank of the
grave.
Corporal Anthony Travers, a soldier at
the United States arsenal at Au-
gusta, is lying at deaths door
with appendicitis. The physician tells
him that an operation is the
only hope He Is conscious and positively
refuses to be operated on. He knows that
he will die, and says that he prefers death
10 operation. He is at the hospital at the
military post.
Mrs. Leola Mcdowell of Atlanta. who is
suing her husband for divorce and alimony
has filed a petition in the superior court
asking that he be restrained from dispos-
ing of his property. She says that on
Feb. 10, he conveyed valuable property to
his daughters, Marian c. Mcdowell and
Mrs. Ada Mcleod and that the only pur-
pose of this conveyance was to defeat her
claim for alimony.
e. Main of London Eng, who is in that
section now, has options ON mineral prop
erty in Hall, Lumpkin and White coun-
ties amounting TO several thousand acres,
and il is expected that all this property
will shortly be owned by London syn
dictate, which will erect the latest inn
proved machinery for the purpose of de-
veloping the property, giving employment
TO hundreds Of hands.
II. II. Cabaniss, president of the Georgia
State Press Association, announces the
probable itinerary of this years trip of
the association. The state scribes are ac-
customed, with their wives and daughters,
to take an annual outing. They have gone
90 Mexico, to Canada, TO California, to
all parts of the continent. This year the
party will go to Nassau queen of the
Bahamas. The tour will be made in the
latter part OF March, and will occupy per-
haps ten days.
A revenue officer in Gainesville sighted
vehicle on the public square few days
ago which he strongly suspected was a
rolling blind tiger. Upon examination he
found under the seat a ten-gallon can and
one-gallon jug. When they were OPEN
ed the air was filled with the odor of corn
whisky, but not a drop of the fluid was
left The owner came up about this time
and asked what the officer wanted. The
latter told him TO go his way as he couldn' [
seize whisky unless he first found Il;
whereupon the suspect said with a know
ing and superior air. That's about what
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