The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-14
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
Several new buildings are In process Of
erection at Gainesville.
The FIRST annual flower show of the La
dies Garden club at Madison last week
was very successful
Invitations are out for the marriage OF
Mr. Alfred Griffin of Folkvile to Miss
Georgia Evans of Waycross.
Senator Bacon will be in Washington
several days looking after some Georgia
matters. Among these is expediting the
work on the Brunswick bar.
A magnificent combination bicycle track,
base ball diamond and general athletic
ground is to be secured for Macon if the
plans of President Mallory Taylor, of the
Ocmulgee Cycle club. can be carried out.
The first lodge of Free Masons in Amer
AGA was established in Boston in 1885, the
next was in Savannah in 1875. And they
were called free because nobody but free
horn man could become member of the
order.
Near Elijay, in Gilmer county, Col
Frederick Carr of Charleston w. Va, and
Col. John @. Dickinson, also of Charles
ton, have purchased an interest in large
gold mining properties, and will develop
them at once.
FELTON, Clements, the 14-year-old son of
r. E. Clements of Buena Vista, while out
hunting Friday, found a negro child, 8
years old, in the woods. The child had
been dead several days. and its body had
been almost eaten up by dogs.
Abbeville has won a great victory in the
court house election. The official returns
give Abbeville 1923, Rochelle, 212S. Then
ct will be seen that Abbeville received over
500 more votes than was required TO keep
the court house. being that much over the
necessary one-third.
Roland G. Thomson and his son, Lee
Andy Thomason, have entered suits
against the American laundry Of Atlanta
for sums aggregsung sSS 900,
because runaway horse be
longing TO the laundry ran into
and badly injured them.
Mrs. Frances Hixon. niece of the
Cherokee chief, John Ross. died at her
home, at Flintstone. Thursday. in the
eightieth year of her life. She had retain
ed her knowledge of the Cherokee Ian
gauge to the day of her death. She leaves
forty-five great-grandchildren, all Of
them living in North Georgia.
The condition of Col. j. Troup Taylor
the journalising clerk OF the Senate, shows
no signs of improvement. For the most
part of the time he is in a kind of coma
tose condition. from which it is difficult
to arouse him. The disease with which
he is afflicted refuses to yield 10 the usual
remedies, and his family are greatly con-
cerned over his condition.
Taxes are coming in at Americas more
slowly than in several years, and the low
price of cotton is going to make it very
difficult for many of the taxpayers of
Sumter to meet their obligation. Tax Col
lector Dunn says that there are now upon
the books the names of more than 400
property owners who have not paid their
taxes, and while a large percentage of
these will settle before the books close In
December, many, it is feared, may not be
able to pay at all.
At Monticello Thursday night W. H.
Brown, in company with a woman friend,
attended an entertainment given at the
college hall, and after leaving the home
OF the young lady he was attacked by a
band of men. supposed to be young men
of the town, and stoned without mercy
Mr. Brown FASTENED to the residence of an
acquaintance, but was pursued by his I'M
known antagonists who upon coming up
and blows. He finally succeeded in making
his escape at the point of pistol
Atlanta Constitution; Two husbands are
contending for the estate of the late Mrs.
Elizabeth johnson, and Judge Lumpkin
will have to decide which is the rightful
heir. Capt. Clifford l.. Anderson, who was
formerly county administrator. has charge
OF the property, which is estimated to be
re CT
and George Hunt of Alabama put in a
claim 10 the estate on the ground that he
was her lawful husband. Hunt claimed
that although he had separated from his
wife they were not divorced, and the sub
sequent marriage OF her to johnson and
OF him to his second wife are not valid.
] w. Johnson, through his attorneys,
Thomas & Davis, claims Mrs. Johnson
was his wife and that Hunt has no right
20 the estate. He filed a petition Friday
20 have the administrator restrained from
paying ont the funds in his possession 10
the Alabama man Judge Lumpkin set
the case for hearing on the first Saturday
in next March.
Atlanta Journal: There seems but lit
tie likelihood at present that Lieut.. NJ ].
O'Brien will be courtmartialed for failing
to appear with his regiment al Nashville.
Definite information in regard to the mat
ter cannot be had. The entire post. meu
and officer are sphynx-like and absolutely
dumb on the subject But from the Law
OF the land and general impressions pick
ed up at Fort Mcpherson It does not an
pear that the matter will be publicly IN
Vestigated Lieut. OBrien was seen about
the parade ground Friday and In the ofH
GERS quarters with friend from Atlanta
and no officer or soldier attending him
iris Is said to be strong evidence that Tho
guard over him is to be withdrawn ana
that ne is to be released from arrest n
Is very likely that Lieut. O'Brieu has made
satisfactory explanation to Col Cool,
Of his absence and the matter tberafore
oroppSd entirely Col Cook still refuses
70 tank IN regard to the matter. ana viii
hot even allow the subject mentioned I'm
ms nearing unless by one authorized rs
virtue OF mis- office, to discuss 1t.