The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-11
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Suit for a Receiver-The MnsOns al
Americas viii Erect "A Masonic
TempIe-The Governor Issues the
Two PardOns and Removes the
Disabilities of Six Ex-COnvicts.
GEORGIA
wavnesboro is now connected by tele-
phone with Augusta.
Frank ]. Bacon, president of the Cit-
zens' Bank of Tallapoosa. died Tuesday.
Mrs. O. w. McGhee, a well-known lady
of Greenville, is dead. A husband and
four children survive her.
The Masons of Americas have about de-
termined to carry into effect an idea long
contemplated-the erection Of a handsome
Masonic temple.
Dr.. W. w. Penson Of the Southwest,
Texas. conference, has been transferred
by Bishop Key to Mulberry Street Meth
odist church at Macon.
Within the next few days, the deDositors
of the Chattahoochee National Bank Of
Columbus are to get about $4,000 more on
their claims Another dividend of 10 per
cent. has just been authorized by the con-
troller of the currency.
Judge Newman has rendered final de-
cree In the Yorkville gold mine suit for a
receiver. The decree orders that all the
possessions OF the company be converted
as quickly as possible into cash, In order
to pay the many claimants against the
property.
The grand Jury OF Blbb county has taken
action against the appearance Of women
of loose morals on the streets of Macon.
They have sent instructions TO the city
authorities that all such characters Of
both colors must be kept off the streets
IN the daytime or night.
Mr.. Fitzgerald of Buckhead who was
employed as train hand on local freight
No. Z, while coupling cars at Social Circle
Monday, caught his foot between the rails
and was knocked down, and the wheels
cut his right leg off. When the train stop
ped moving another wheel crushed the
other leg. Fitzgerald died in the after
noon.
County School Superintendent ]. N. Rog-
ers of Washington county says that $4,000
will be spent in that county, during the fall
and winter for school houses and buildings,
a greater amount that has been spent in
over twenty years before altogether.
Twelve thousand dollars of this amount is
spent in Sandersville, 5000 In Tennllle,
and $4,000 In the country.
Leonard White of Hickory Grove. Craw-
ford county, killed himself instantly on
Saturday last by the accidental discharge
of his gun. Mr.. White had been hunting
and he sat down on a log to rest, but on
getting up the hammer OF his gun struck
a knot on the log, discharging the gun and
the contents entered his head.
The governor issued two pardons and
removed the disabilities of six ex-convicts
Tuesday. John T. Long, under sentence
of twelve months in Union county for a
misdemeanor, and Dilsie Echols, who was
sent up for life from Coweta county In
1888 for infantlcide, are pardoned. In the
latter case executive clemency is exercised
because the woman was convicted on
purely circumstantial evidence.
VIII Lyon, a negro, living thirteen miles
south of Rome, shot and mortally wound
ed w. p. Perry, a reputable farmer.
Tuesday night. Ligon was in the act of
administering a lashlng to his wife, and
the screams OF the woman attracted Mr..
Perry, who interfered. This intrusion in
furiated Ligon, who reached for shot
gun and fired the contents into Perry s
body, infiicting deadly wound. Lyon is
Ia JAIL
Charles Delbridge, brother of Thomas
Delbridge, who found a watery grave al
Lakewood some time ago, returned to AT.
lanta from New York, Monday. He Is ex.
ceedingly wrathy about certain allegations
that have been made against him con.
corning the Delbridge insurance, and says
his brother committed suicide in order
that his family might get the insurance or
his life. The surviving Mr.. DelbridgC
claims he is entitled to one-fourth of the
insurance money by virtue of an alleged
agreement between his brother and him
self several months before the latter.
death, which, he says, he has not received
He says he compromised with Mr.. Notes
and Mrs. Delbridge, agreeing to take $500
for his claim and $500 for his father. Ht
saws 5000 of this has been paid, Mr.. Mote!
and Mrs. Delbridge refusing to pay tn,
balance. Delbridge says he Is consulting
attorneys, and he threatens to bring sui
for the remaining $500