The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-21
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Ia secures n divorce rom JACK
SIauEhter-AtIantn Fireman Dis
charged For striking His Wife.
Death Of Capt. VI. J. Atkins Of
Cuthbert-AI woodruff Gives Bail
at RomC-NIinncola Mill Resumes
Overwhelmingly DemOnstra-
ton by Cuban Residents in Honor
of the American Prcss-A CoIorcd
Cuban Commits Suicide by Hang
ing Mt Jacksonville.
GEORGIA.
TattnaH county's business IS booming,
says the Tat,nan Journal
Joseph E. Pattle has announced his can
didacy for mayor Of Alilledgeville.
The sanaersviue Progress has a blind
man to deliver papers to sandereville sub
seribers.
"We'n have no king nor clown to rule
this town Mrs. Nlyrick applies to
Americus.
There are seven boys in the penitentary
only Il years old. one old man is in the
pen who is =.
The great four-cornered indoor bicycle
race between Eaton, Bald, Loughead and
Wathour. viii take place at Atlanta TO-
night.
Col William 3. Hill, formerly Of Colum-
bus but now of New York, is said to
have made cool $1,000 in a recent trans
action in grain
Cards are out announcing the approach
ing marriage of Mr.. Van Marcus, a promi-
nent young business man Of Columbus. to
Miss Mary Theresa Hassel Of New York.
Dublin Dispatch, enumerating the pro-
gress and prosperity of that city, con
eIudes: The croaker who sees gloom
ahead for any community takes back
seat in Dublin"
r. II. Bryan, editor of the Peoples
Press of Syivania, has announced for the
position Of clerk Of Screven county to iM
the unexpired term of his father, Paul
a Bryan, who recently died.
Capt. n J. Atkins, for several years
mayor of Cuthbert, died Tuesday Of pa
ralysis and dropsy. He was a captain in
the confederate army, and was prominent
ia politics and in church circles.
Al woodruff. who was convicted at
Rome Saturday. and sentenced to eight
years in the penitentiary, gave the requir-
DDlQ o. %3FFJ SUNDAY anu was released
from Jail until his motion for a new trial
Is heard.
Blue Ridge is rejoicing on account Of N.
H. Brown, superintendent Of the Atlanta,
Knoxville and Northern, moving his Office
from Marietta TO this place The Office
carries with 1t train dispatcher, assistant
train dispatcher and car accountant. They
are enlarglng and fitting up an Office for
them in the depot.
Early last Friday morning EllIck Brook
ing died at Warrenton He was what was
considered an old man at the breaking out
Of the late civil war, a generation ago.
Only Older citizens perhaps. remember
him, as he has long been too feeble to
travel about He was born about 1894
before the town of Sparta was settled
He was faithful servant before the war.
Milo Wit, a fireman at Atlanta, has
been discharged by Chief Joyner Witt
was married only two weeks ago to Mar
ion Howe, a pretty girl who lived near the
fire house. y few days ago she was talk
Ing with her husband, when his fellow fire.
fighters were surprised to see him strike
his wife in the face. Chief JOINER heard
of the affair and now Witt is without en-
ployment.
II is understood at Albany that the South
Carolina and Georgia railway has let the
contracts for grading and building that
road into Cordele, where 1t will connect
with the A. & ". road and go into this
city. This probably means that the
South Carolina and Georgia has either
purchased the Oconee and Western or ia
assured that it will get control Of 1t. The
new line will be Of great benefit to AL
bany and Cordele, as 1t will run through A
productive region.
The big milling plan, situated at Mime
ola, ten miles south of Cecil. on the Geor-
gia Southern road, resumed operations
Tuesday. after many months of idleness.
The plant has been purchased by a com
pany consisting Of j. NJ. Bray of Cecil
and w 5. Fender and John r. Roberts of
Valdosta, and John r. Young of Savan-
nan, and viii be operated under the firm
name of the Minneola Mill Company. The
capacity of the mill is 5000 feet per day
A vacancy from the Eleventh congress
elonal district at the West Point Military
academy is now existing, which will be
1lied through competitive examination.
ms examination will be held in the build
ing OF the South Georgia College at Nc
Rae Ga. on Friday, Nov 26, 1897.
Mrs. Minnie Lee Slaughter was granted
total divorce from Jack Slaughter in
Judge Lukin's court at Atlanta Tuesday.
MS hSAoNSAtIA hd5 married IN july, 1890,
and her husband deserted her after a brief
honeymoon of two months and twelve
days. Mrs. Slaughter testified that the
man who had promised 10 cherish and
support her failed to provide even the bare
necessities Of life, and she was half starry
ed and was barefooted when her father
discovered her condition. The wife said
her husbands treatment was so cruel and
anhuman that 1t almost drove her crazy
She was ashamed to let her friends know
her condition, but her father found ont
and took her back home to him. Mrs
Slaughter's maiden name Of Harbuck was
restored to her.
FLORIDA
The Marion County Baptist Association
VIII meet in annual session at Fort Nc
Coy on Thursday. Friday and Saturday
of next week.