The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-25
ITEMS IN THE THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

OperaHion-The Atlanta Conference
of the African Methodist Church
Votes to Admit Women as Lay
Delegates.
GEORGIA.
Mrs. Coleman, the wife OF W. A. Cole
man, a prominent and wealthy business
man and farmer of Carrollton, died day
or two ago.
George s. Brown. formerly of the Brown
King Hardware Company Of Atlanta, has
been appointed permanent receiver Of the
affairs of the company.
The case Of the state against Lester
Echols, charged with murder has been set
for trial at Rome Monday Echols is ac-
cused Of killing Marshal Lidwell in Sc
ney.
iE. A. Roberts Of Atlanta is suing the
Southern Railway Company for $4,000
damages for the loss of an eye, which he
claims resulted from injuries received
while he was an empioye of the road,
Hawkinsvines sixth artesian well has
just been completed. 1t took twenty-eight
days to reach water at a depth OF 275
feet. The flow of the well is about thir-
said to be very pure.
A number of new buildings will be erect
ed in the near future at Gainesville. The
demand for residences has led several OF
the progressive citizens of the town to
contemplate large expenditures in invest
ments of that character.
The editor of the Mountain Sentinel is
urging the citizens Of Ellijay to work to-
ward having the railroad shops proposed
by the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern,
located in that town. Marietta and Blue
Ridge are the two places now under con
sideration.
The Columbus Mutual Cotton Oil Com
pany refined oil on Friday for the first
time Macon and Atlanta have the only
other refnerics in the south. and the Co
lumbus company expects to do an inn
mense business. The oil was as clear as
spring water.
White county is reported to be- in the
best financial condition that it has en-
joyed since the war The county is out
of debt and has a large fund in the treas
ury. Besides this a great many splendid
improvements have been made by the
board of roads and revenues.
At Dawson, Friday, the negroes Harris
Floyd and Turner Solomon were found
guilty of the murder of another negro
man, owen Cross, and sentenced to life
imprisonment. Oss Kelly, another negro
man, implicated in this killing, will be
tried at the next term OF the court in
May.
Judge H. w. Hopkins of Thomasville.
while out bird hunting Friday, discovered
Z bo 1f
well known in the vicinity, but who had
not been seen since the last days of De
cember IT is supposed the woman, who
was in bad health, committed suicide by
drowning.
The Marietta Journal is trying to stir
up the people of that town to the ne.
cessity of working together in the inter
ests of the home community. The Jour
nal says: "A cotton factory would be
a great benefit to the town, and we hope
to see one built in Marietta at no distant
day. Let US build factories
Three mortgages were recorded with
Clerk Of Court Keener on the stock of
the F. A. Calhoun Shoe Company at Au-
gusta Friday. The three mortgages ag-
gregate $2,595.50. and are in favor of the
Commercial Bank of Augusta for S1,JO6.50:
another to st. John Moore for 1851, and
the other to c. II. Oetjen for $62S.
The capacity of the Massachusetts cot
ton mills, near Rome. will be doubled at
once. The number of spindles will be in
creased to $1,000 and will necessitate an
expenditure of 100000. The original cost
of the plant was $500 600, which, with
these improvements. will now be worth
more than $1.O0O0OO.
An order was taken at Atlanta Satur-
day in the receivership case of e. A. Well
and others against the Foote & Zuber
Lumber Company and the Georgia South
ern Lumber Company. accepting the bid
Of /. y. CheaVes for the Georgia South
ern Lumber Companys plant in Berrien
county. His bid was for $40, 100 and the
claim of w. r. Cheaves against the Geor-
gia Southern IS released.
Waycross Correspondence Morning
News: The promoters Of the public libra
~ scheme yesterday evening perfected a
organization, electing the fol-
lowing officers and committees: President
DR.. Frank II. Caldwell, vice president,
Prof. e. A. Pound, directors, w. W.
sharpe. j. T. Brantley, c. f. Murphy,
Mesdames Redding and Perham, and
Miss McLaury. Book committee, f. II.
Myers, A. f. Hess and Miss Bass. Mem
bership committee: Misses Wolfe Nc
Laury and McKirnon.
At the regular time prescribed by law
for the holding of justice of the peace cleo
tons. which was on the second day Of
January, the authorities of Twiggs coun-
ty either overlooked or by carelessness
held no election. Now the ordinary of
Twiggs writes to Attorney General Ter
rell, inquiring what they shall do for a
Justice of the peace. Mr. Terrell says
thare is no law on the statute books pro-
eiding for such an emergency as failing to
hold an election. He has decided that
the same justice who was the last in
hold over until the next regular
election.
The negro church women won a victory
In the Atlanta conference OF the African
Methodists Saturday. The morning hour
was given over mainly TO the transaction
Of business, one OF the leading questions
being the stability OF admitting women
INTO the conference. This question has
been pending before the church at large
FOR over sixteen years. having failed every
session TO receive the two-thrds major
ty necessary to carry Il. After considera-
Die lively discussion between those who
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