The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-08

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Atlanta Ill.
GEORGIA.
The Darien and Western railroad car
ried out over 1000 timbermen and RATS
hands during December.
Reynolds has elected r. c. Paris mayor;
F. f. Paris. p b, Grmth, G. T Rufiin,
ii. S. Trawck and J. n. Bryan, aldermen.
Willie wolfson, 15-year-old lad, is in
jail at Atlanta charged with trying to
defraud the Aragon hotel Of a board bill
amounting to $40.
DR.. C. w. Ball of Winder had his ankle
broken Wednesday night He missed his
footing on the steps to his residence and
fell short distance to the ground.
The election for mayor and councilmen
in Norcross resulted: Mayor, A. A. john
son; councilmen. c. p. Lively o. o. Simp-
son, II. V Jones' W. c. Wall, A. A.
Martin.
L. Deceive. proprietor of the Grand and
Columbia theaters and Belgian consul at
Atlanta, is seriously III at his fiat in the
Grand. He is threatened with pneumonia.
Mrs. Deceive, too, is quite III.
At the municipal election in Mount Airy,
Prof. ]. NJ Dennis was elected mayor and
T. ]. Mcconnell, Joseph r. Enloe, John
l.. Hayers, Thomas A. Pond and ". a.
Mcconnell were elected councilmcn.
AT the election held in Rockmart for
mayor and aldermen. the following was
the result: ]. II. Fambro, mayor, with G.
L Iafv 10
ton, NJ. p Lane, and G.. +. NJ. Cummings
as aldermen.
The Fidelity and Deposit Company of
Maryland is the first security company
to comply with the law which passed the
recent legislature compelling all compa-
MES of this kind to deposit $4,000 with the
treasurer of the state.
AT an election held at Melgs Tuesday
for aldermen the following were elected
]. N. Carter. NJ. Wilkes, e. G. Duren, W
NJ. Davis. T. A. Jones According TO the
charter, this council viii elect a mayor. IL
is generally conceded that Capt. Macon
Wilkes will be the next mayor
The city election at Ellaville Wednes-
day resulted in an overwhelming victory
for H. s. Linsey for mayor and j. H.
Cheney for recorder, over w. d. Murray
and A. \. Arlington. The councilmen are:
]. M. Cheney, u. l.. Bridges, w d. Sears,
C. b. Livingston and r. NJ. Murphey.
1t is said that a petition is to be circu-
lated asking for the reappointment of
Athens present postmaster, James O'Far-
rell. 1t will receive the signatures of all
the prominent county and city officials
and will be backed by all the religious
educational social and literary organi-
cations.
J. w. Cabaniss, former cashier Of the
Exchange Bank of Macon, was elected
president by the directors Of that insti-
tuition Wednesday. to succeed Henry j.
Lamar, who recently died. Vice Presi-
dent George B. Turpin was first elected
but declined the office by reason of his
desire to retire from active life. Mr.. Ca
baniss was then elected, and Capt. $. S.
Dunlay was made vice president. c. NJ.
Orr was promoted to the position Of
cashier.
w. NJ. Moore. claiming to be from At
lanta, a collector for T. NJ. Clarke & Co.,
reached Columbus Wednesday night. and
says he has been in Richland under treat
ment for wounds received at the hands of
two negroes, who tried to murder him
Christmas eve night. He is believed to be
negro whose wife he had insulted. He
says he is going to Atlanta to a hospital.
he has nine bones, which he says came
out of his skull and head
A young man named Parker, a son of
John Parker, was killed by two negroes
named Moss, on Saturday evening last, at
the election precinct near Longview, in
Banks county. All the parties were in
toxicated and became engaged in a dis
pute, which led to fight, IN which Seth
Moss, the Oldest of the negroes, crushed
the skull of young Parker by blow with
a fence rail. Two other negroes, Bert
Cash and Lowry Cash, were also stabbed
seriously but not dangerously. Young
Parker fingered until Wednesday and
died. A coroner's inquest was held, but
no report of the proceedings of the jury
has been received.
Auditor NeeI of Gainesville who has
had charge of the big suit Of Armour &
Co. and others against the Dalton Grocery
Company of Rome has just rendered his
decision after a long and tedious invest-
cation of the case. The decision is ad-
verse to the Dalton Grocery Company and
the amount involved is in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000. The case grew out of the
failure of the Peoples Grocery Company
of Chattanooga, some time ago, they sell
ing out 10 Davenport * CHAMBERS, VINO
paid over $4,000 in liquidation of the
claims of Armour & Co., Royal Baking
Powder Company, the Price Baking Pow
der Company, the Diamond Match Com
pany and other big concerns.
Dawson News: II the land can be secur-
ed a large colony of northwestern farm
ers will be located in Terrell county this
year. Gov. Northen, who has brought so
many desirable settlers to Georgia, is be-
hind the movement and all that will pre-
vent its success will be inability TO secure
a tract of land sufficiently large for the
number of immigrants he proposes 10 set
tie. Associated with him IN the enterprise
are Hon. o. B. Stevens and Prof NJ. ].
Yeomans, who have formed a co-partner-
ship to conduct a general real estate BUSH
ness. and to these gentlemen has been en-
trusted the work of securing the land.
The number of acres wanted for the pro-
posed colony is 5000. all in one body.
Messrs. Stevens and Yeomans tell the
News that they already have options on
1000 acres and are confident that the re-
naming 1000 can be secured.
Washington correspondence Morning
News; The historic old Heard house.