The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-18
ITEMS IN THE THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

tiOns to Make the River Nnvignble
between Macon and HnwLinsvilIe,
A Resident of Fort valley Makes Il
Third Attempt Mt Suicide.
GEORGIA.
Robert D. Bush was married to Miss
Laura May Cochran in Camilla last
week. Mr.. Bush is son of Hon. I. A.
Bush of Bush bill' fame.
w. NJ. Redding. one of Pixies leading
citizens, died Thursday night, at his
home, about five miles from Zebulon. OF
pneumonia and heart failure. lie was a
son of DR.. c. +. Redding.
Decatur was laid out as a town in 1921.
The first session of the supreme court OF
Georgia was held there, and the first great
meeting Of railroad magnates to arrange
rates was convened at that place.
Benjamin w Hunt, cashier Of the Middle
Georgia Bank at Eatonton. was bitten by
a cat last Monday and has gone to New
York to be treated at the Pasteur lnstl-
tute as a precautionary measure. The cat
has since died. but not of rabies.
A. d. Mathews, one of Oglethorpe coun-
tvs best citizens, was instantly killed Fri
day afternoon by a tree falling upon him
while clearing up new land. Though Mr
Mathews had no education whatever ne
had accumulated an estate of about $lO,VJO
by hard work and economy since the war
While unpacking box of goods day
or two since J. N. Il. Carson of Ameri-
Gus. discovered the half of a minnie ball
firmly imbedded in one of the white pine
boards forming the top of the box. The
bullet had been cut in half by the saw
used in splitting the tree, and evidently
had been there many years.
Floyd superior court convenes at Rome
to-day, and a number of interesting cases
will come up for trial. The case Of em-
bezzlement against w. Nj, Bridges, which
Is still being heard before Special Auditor
Max Meyerhardt will be tried, and as
a large number of witnesses have been
subpoenaed, both ladies and gentlemen
the case will be lengthy as well as In
teresting.
Berrien's ex-county treasurer William
Futch, is said to be short $500 in his ac-
counts. The shortage was discovered up
on the turning over OF the Office to MS
successor, MIR. Norwood. 1t is understood
that Mr. Futch's bondsmen will make good
the amount of the defalcation, and IN or
der to settle with them the eX-treasurer
will be compelled to dispose of all his be-
longings.
A trousers factory, a knitting mill, two
bobbin mills and a sash and cord factory
established in Clarke county in 1895, nave
done good work and have met with sue
cess. In those four Industries scores Of
people have been employed, have been paid
their wages, have spent their money in
Athens and Clarke county, and the in
crease of trade and better times has been
made apparent
The editor of the Ellijay Courier has hit
upon a plan of defense against delinquent
subscribers, which promises to bear profit
able results. He announces that he will
run "deadbeat column" and publish the
names of all those who have defrauded
him for the past two and a half years.
This is to crcumvent those subscribers
who order their papers stopped without
paying back dues.
John Rogers, a negro boy about 10 years
old, assaulted a 5-year-old daughter Of
Pink Crow, a white man living above
Lawrenceville Friday. He decoyed her
from her home by promising her a harp.
The screaming of the child brought her
father, who CHANGED to be near by, to the
rescue. At the appearance of the father
the negro made his escape, but was cap
tured later in the day.
]. H. Mccormick, a mechanic, attempted
suicide at his home at Fort Valley Friday
afternoon. A few days ago a warrant
was served on him for a grave offense,
but he readily gave bond Friday his
bondsmen withdrew and when the bailiffs
went to arrest him and take him to Jail
he said to them: Let me tell my wife
good bye" and turning from the officers,
drew a razor across his throat, cutting an
ugly cash. This is McCormicks third at
tempt to kill himself.
The guano factories of Elberton have
started up, and from the way things look
quite large amount of commercial fer
tilizers will be used. The Tribune SAYS
there are more compost heaps through
out the county than ever before how
ever, and this is a healthy sign that our
farmers are going to join forces with
Mckinley in bringing in more prosperous
times. We have more faith in the single
effort of one farmer than all the prom
ises made by Mckinley.
The barn and stables of Thomas f. Da-
Wis who lives near Fort Valley, were burn
ed Thursday night about 10 o'clock. Moth
ing was saved. The fire was the work Of
an incendiary, as before he set fire TO the
building he let out all of the stock. which
N0At1A1@NA
were tied in the stables. Mr.. Davis lost
about 300 bushels of corn and a consider
able amount of forage. several wagons,
one buggy harness and all his farming i'm
plements- The building belonged to f. c.
Houser, and was not insured.
In LAGRANGE there are two cotton mills
Last summer the Dixie mills We're built
and are among the completest in Georgia.
The Graphic says the paid-up capital
stock was fixed at 100000 and the COM
pany also had authority to issue Sl00,0
first mortgage bonds When these ar
rangements had been completed a site
was secured, mill plans drawn and the
machinery for a 15,0OO-spindle mill, just
three times the size of the old mill, was
bought and contracted for. 1t is this mill
that has just been completed and the first
cotton put through the machinery last
week.
Fifteen thousand dollars in damage suits
against the Macon Sash, Door and Lum-
Der Company were filed in the city court
at Macon Saturday by Attorney Marion
Harris. One of the suits is for $4,000 in
behalf of the three minor children of James