The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-02
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA

GEORGlA.
There is a big howl at Rockmart be-
cause the council has raised the street tax
from 81 to 50 per year.
The will of Mrs. Sarah Jones Kiser was
filed for probate in the ordinary's Office
at Atlanta Monday. Mrs. Kiser left an
estate valued at about $4,000.
The registration books were opened at
Columbus Monday morning for a prohibit
ton election in Muscogee county. The
election win come off about Aug. 1.
The 14-year-old boy of Dave Williams Of
Phenix City, was drowned Sunday while
bathing in the Chattahoochee river at the
wharf. The body was afterwards recoV-
cred.
The police of Columbus have received
orders to enforce the Sunday law strictly.
Drug stores, ice houses and bakeries will
stay open, but other places of business
are to be closed.
Rev. w. w. Walker, for four years rec
tor Of the Calvary Episcopal church at
Americas preached his farewell sermon
Sunday, having accepted call to the
church at Franklin, Va.
A party of gentlemen at Rockmart are
formulating plans for the erection of a
cotton oil mill, and will have everything
in readiness for next season. The enter
prise is backed by ample capital, and a
plant worth about $4,000 will be built.
Lieut.. Kalk of the Fifth United States
Infantry at Fort Mcpherson, has received
an appointment as military instructor at
one of the leading colleges in Iowa. Lieut..
and Mrs. Kalk viii leave Fort Mcpherson
for their new home about the middle of
July.
Rev. Leroy G. Henderson was ordained
pastor of the Presbyterian church at
Americas Sunday, which he has been
serving for year as stated supply. The
ordination sermon was preached by Rev.
c. H. Hyde of COrdele, several other min
listers assisting in the exercises.
Reuben McCdnnick, a negro child 3
years old, died at the city hospital at
Macon Monday from the effects of lauda-
mum. The mother of the child left it in
the care of an elder brother. She returned
home at 1 O'clock and found the child in
a death-like stupoF. Upon investigation
she found that the child had drank the
contents of an ounce vial of laudanum.
Burt Shumate, the 7-year-old son of B.
D. Shumate, who was accidentally shot
by Wachtel Williams at Montezuma a
week ago last Sunday, as already reported
in the News, died Saturday afternoon af-
ter lingering for six days with his body
completely paralyzed from the wound.
No blame is attached to Wachtel Will
Jams, in whose hands the pistol was acct
IDENTIFY discharged.
Mrs. II. e. Hendrix was stricken with
apoplexy at MilIe1seville Sunday while
engaged in some of her household duties.
She died Monday morning at o'clock.
Mrs. Hendrix was the wife of Baldwin
county's tax receiver. She leaves, besides
her husband. six children, two OF whom
are young ladies'. One daughter is the
wife of the Hon. John 7. Allen, judge of
Baldwin county court.
Dahlonega Nugget: A couple of Sun
days ago the people in the vicinity of
Porter Springs saw Aaron Hutson and
his sweetheart coming down the road from
Yahoola church each riding a horse side
by side, the heads of the animals being
tied together with switch bark so as to
keep them close together, while the two
lovers were locked arm and arm riding
along in the direction of the lady's home.
The next Sunday he led her by the hand
to Damascus church.