The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-13
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS.

Novel Point Raised in Case for
$4,000 Damages.
GEORGIA.
Dodge county is to have a new jan to
cost $4,000.
Mary Tate is in jail at Elberton on
charge of infanucide the alleged crime
being committed a day or TWO ago
John Lyons, a well-known citizens Of
Macon. and proprietor Of the Lyons car
riage shops died suddenly Thursday or
heart disease.
Miss Rena Sutton Of Dooly county at
tempted suicide Wednesday by cutting
her throat. III health was the cause. AT
last accounts she was expected TO ole
Maj. ]. f. Hanson of Macon will speak
at Atlanta tonight to explain the objects
of the State League of Republican Clubs,
membership in Which is confined TO whites.
DR.. S. r. Belk of Rome has accepted
an invitation to deliver an address in To-
ronto. Canada, on July Is. The occa-
sion viii he the meeting OF the lhteIAA-
tional Epworth League.
Rumor has it that Pink Martin, one
of the colored applicants for the Athens
postofice will get H. Another rumor is
TO the effect that Madison Davis. another
colored applicant will be the lucky man.
r. NJ. Thomson of Fulton county died
Wednesday. He was SO years old. His
wife died eight years ago at the age OF
So Mr.. Thomson was for elghty -one
years member of the Methodist church'
The celebrated case of Butner against
Boifeuilet, from the Macon circuit. has
reached the supreme court docket ana VIII
come w for hearing about the last oil
February The position OF chief OF ponce
of Macon is involved.
G. E. Stone killed a musk rat weighing
two and one-half pounds in his yard at
Athens THURSDAY Ii is a mystery how
il came there, as he does not live near
water course, and his lot IS almost III shc
business portion OF the CITY.
Joshua Rumsey of Turnersville, five
miles from Tallulah Falls, while loading
tanbark a day or two ago fell off an
embankment thirty feet hign, ahghtlnS on
his back and dislocating his spinal col
umn and otherwise injuring himself
Suit has been entered against the Au-
gusta Electric Railway Company for 5000
by Henry Ray for injuries which he al
leges have resulted from coming IN Cou-
tact with a live wire belonging TO thaI
company, which he charges caused partlal
paralysis.
Gov. Atkinson has issued a warrant for
$50 10 be paid to D. S. Reese of Wayne
county as a part Of the reward to which
he was entitled for apprehendlng ana
turning over to the authorltles iS1niIy
Manning, who was wanted lOI hIiliHs
Mumford Harrison.
The trial Of Daniel Bell, Jr., Henry
Sloan and jackson Bell, three negroes
charged with the murder of old man
Brown Battle, near BolingbrOke, in Oc-
tober last, was finished in the superior
court at Forsyth Thursday, the jury
bringing in verdict OF not guilty.
Robert L. Nolan and Myrtle Murphy,
an clipping couple from sisrunk, appear
ed before Judge Nolan at West Point
Wednesday and were married The bride
IS hut Is years of age, while the groom
is much older. The young ladys fatner
would not consent TO her marrying no
Ian and threatened to shoot MIN II ne ulu
not keep away from the house
owing to the fact that ]. c. Dayton.
president of the West Point State Bank,
was connected with the State Savings
Bank Of Atlanta, depositors in the former
became uneasy and a run Las been MADE
on the bank during the past two days, re-
sulting in heavy Withdrawals, but as all
checks have been honored confidence has
been restored.
At Columbus Thursday Judge Butt sign
ed the bill of exceptions in the case of
Henry White, and the case goes to the
supreme court Immediately. White Is the
young man who was convicted OF the muir
will have TO pay the penalty for his crime
on the galloWs unless the supreme court
grants him another trial.
A number of boys were before the re-
corder at Atlanta Thursday. charged with
assaulting a boy for the purpose of pre-
venting him from calling on young lady
with whom he is enamored. The record
er was about to fine the offenders heav
ily when the minister of the church they
attend pleaded with the recorder and in
duced him to discharge the boys. The
minister promised that the boys would
not repeat their oftense
Steps are being taken to erect a cot
ton mill at sPoulan. The mill win be
two-story brick 60 feet wide and over
200 feet long 1t will probably require
about three months to complete the struc-
ture. This initial building will be used
for weaving purposes, and about 200
looms will be put in and started as soon
as practicable. Another building of the
same size is also in contemplation for
spinning both cotton and wooden yarns.
The suit of w. T. Huguley VS.. the stock
and bondholders of the Galeton cotton
mills of West Point has again been re-
sumed at Atlanta before Il. Il. Fielder
Jr, who was appointed master about a
year ago. He will hear all evidence for
and against the defendants. This suit
has attracted no little attention. It has
lasted for ten years, and within the last
year forty hearings have been held, and
many more VIII DC uclu bSlolS Nhe emu
comes.
The case Of Crowart against the South
ern agricultural works is being heard at
Atlanta. Crowart is suing the company
for 5000 damages for breach OF contract
He was employed by these works when he
had his arm cut off in a shaving ma
chine. He says that the management of
the works offered him a job at $l.25 per
day for life II he would not enter suit
This contract. he says, he accepted. He
brings suit because he claims he has been
discharged and that they broke the con-
tract.
The secretary of state has been ordered
by Gov. Atkinson to offer a reward of
800 a piece for the capture and delivery
OF r. NJ McClelland and Bazine Carver
TO the sheriff of Coffee county. McClel-
land and Carver are the murderers of
David Lott, who they stabbed TO death on
Dec. "a at Douglas. The friends of Lott
have already offered a reward of $500 for
the apprehension OF the murderers, and
this coupled with the Sl00 offered by the
state IL is thought will be the means of
capturing McClelland and Carver.
DR.. A. Mathis met with a very painful
accident Thursday morning about
O'clock while crossing the track of the
Augusta Southern railroad at Sanders
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