The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES BRIEF
LY PARAGRAPHED.
GEORGIA.


]. ]. Flynt has been elected solicitor OF
the city court of Griffin.
Sidney Smith, an old negro man living
near Rome. has just died at his home at
the remarkable age of 1lS years.
A man supposed to be Charles R. saun-
ders. a soldier who is wanted al Fort Nc
Pherson for deserton, has been arrested in
Columbus.
Mrs. Caroline S. Reid, one of the oldest
residents of Townsville, died Wednesday
morning Mrs. Reid was a sister to ex-
Gov Walker of Florida.
DR.. John Crawford. for several years a
prominent druggist at Athens and at one
time chairman of the democratic executive
committee OF Clarke county, died in that
city Wednesday.
John Mccullough and Taylor Delk VIII
not be tried for murder next Monday as
was expected, on account of the illness of
their counsel. Their cases will probably
not come up until next fall
Mrs. Martha Fryer Of Atlanta has en-
tered suit for $1,000 damages against
O'Shields & Billings, Gen. c. A. Evans
and Mrs. J. II. Bremen. Mrs. Fryer al
leges that she fell into an excavation
made by the firm of plumbers on the
premises of Gen. Evans.
A wind and rain storm passed about five
miles north of Atlanta Monday night and
the truck farm of Harry Schlesinger was
devastated. The roof of the farmhouse
is gone, while great holes six and eight
feet deep show where once fine liberia
peach and Kiefer pear trees stood rooted.
Jasper correspondence Morning News,
March "a The track of the Georgia
Southern and Florida is washed out sixty
feet at Avoca, six miles north of here.
Passengers and mail are being transfer
red The Suwanee and Alapaha rivers
will probably rise to equal the great
freshet of 1871.
A number of negroes gathered for a
dance on the farm of J. B. Evans near
Jackson Tuesday night and during the
night two negroes, Bill Ridgeway and No-
STA Lee, engaged in a difficulty. Lee shot
Ridgeway and Ridgeway cut Lee badly.
Ridgeway has since died and Nosia Lee Is
lying at the point of death.
A sensation has been sprung at Carters-
vile by the filing Of suit for divorce by
Mrs. Lula T. Lyon against her husband,
Capt. Thomas ]. Lyon. The petition al
leges cruel treatment of her and her old
est son in numerous ways. Mrs Lyon
asks that defendant be enjoined from COM
ing on her property or into her home.
The streets which Macon viii pave first
are Fourth and Fifth streets from Pine
10 Ocmulgee and the river bridge; Third
street from Plum to Mulberry, Second
and First streets from Poplar to Mulber-
~, Cotton avenue from First to Mulberry,
Mulberry, Cherry and Poplar from Fifth
TO First. Plum from Fifth TO Third Pine
from Fifth to Fourth.
First Assistant Chief Cummings, of the
Atlanta fire department has received an
aluminium helmet. which was ordered some
time ago. The helmet is painted white,
and at a distance looks no different from
the leather helmet. The difference is in
the weight and durability however, and
the helmet is very light when compared
with the old ones. A number of others will
soon be received.
Eli Brewer oil. Griffin has a smart dog
called Kyle. Mr.. Brewer boards at w.
Hammonds. In the afternoon when two
afternoon papers are thrown in the ward
Kyle will pick up the one belonging To
Judge Hammond and carry it to him and
take the other to his masters room. The
morning papers are treated the same way,