The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
1t is rumored that Gainesville is soon
to have an electric railway.
Belts & Co. had two mules killed at Ash
burn Friday by tree falling on them
DR.. John Fl. Asher, a young physician
we'll known in Atlanta died there Friday
after an illness of two months.
Neal Hawkins a young man well known
about Americas, was adjudged insane Fri
day and will be sent to the asylum.
The board of directors Of the Bank of
Madison held a meeting Friday and de-
clared a semi-annual dividend of per
cent.
DR.. r. w. Willis died at Madison Fri
day. He was 60 years old and one of the
most prominent and wealthy physicians
in that section of the state.
The i75 shares of stock of the Green
wood, Anderson and Western railway, for
which receiver was appointed at Au-
gusta, few days ago, has been sold for
s21 per share.
The following have been elected at Mil
len: Mayor, DIR, J. L. Farmer; councilmen,
II. Parker, ]. C. Parker, S. b. A. Wal
lace, H. Q. Bell, A o. Mcdonald; record
er, S. f. Wood.
AT Lavonia Thursday the following mu-
nlcipal ticket was elected: Mayor, w. w
Cornog; recorder, w. II. Arlington;
council, G. w. Weldon, T. F.. Alison Joe
w. Cannon, G. A Arlington.
Alfred Melvin, negro, in attempting to
so between the dry-kiln platform and the
log truck at Ashburn Friday while the
train was in motion, was caught by the
bolster of the truck and crushed to death.
Cordele is to have another bank. 1t is
reported that Wight Wessolowsky &
Brown of Albany. and John F. Lewis of
Valdosta, and others, contemplate estab-
fishing a bank with a capital stock of
100000.
The T. A. & S. T.. Berry Hardware Com
pany of Dalton has made an assignment
10 Solicitor General Sam p. Maddox as as
signee. The liabilities are somewhere in
the neighborhood of $4,000. while the as
sets will amount to about $4,000.
A negro child was burned to death at
Americas Friday. The childs mother tied
1t in chair and placed it near the fire
while she went out to work. The child
tumbled in the fire and its head was near
~ burned off when the mother returned
Judge Lumpkin has granted an order at
Atlanta in the Dixie Lumber and Manu-
featuring Company case, appointing Judge
D. b. Rosser permanent receiver, with au-
ehority to collect the assets and hold them
subject to an order of the superior court
The elegant home of P. w. Walton at
Madison was destroyed by fire at an early
hour Friday, the occupants barely having
time to escape with their lives from the
burning building. The loss is between
$1,000 and $4,000, with only $500 insur-
ance.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Payne of Americas was painfully
burned Friday, her dress catching fire
from an open CRATE, though the injuries
are not serious. Mrs. Payne burned her
own hands badly in extinguishing the
flames.
At Harmony Grove Thursday night
Mayor John D. Barnett was unanimously
nominated to succeed himself as mayor
for the present year. c. J. Hood, w. A.
Quillan, T. A. Little and w. T. Thur
mond were nominated for aldermen from
their respective wards
Something that has never been put in
force before will be required of the police
Of Macon for the year 1897. They will be
placed under a personal bond of $500 for
the faithful performance of their duty.
All the officers have been furnished with
blanks and the bonds will be required at
once.
AT Ashburn Friday John l.. Evans, SUI
perintendent of the large saw-mlll of J.
S. Belts & Co., fell from a ladder that ex-
tended from the ground to the floor Of the
mill, striking on his head and shoulder,
and INJECTING dangerous injuries. He was
carried home on mattress and is now
resting easy.
AT Cuthbert Friday r. l.. Moye was re-
elected mayor and j. L. Douglass, d. NJ.
Jacobs, Alb Jones, ]. II. Sealy and r. Il.
Toombs were reelected councilmen with
out opposition. This makes the ninth con-
eecutive term of the mayor, while the
councilmen are serving from three to
eight consecutive terms.
The case of John Allen against the
Southern road for $4,000 damages, which
was continued from Wednesday. was con-
cluded in the United States court at At
lanta Friday. A sealed verdict was rem
dered i'm favor Of the plaintiff for $500
juries received while in the employ of the
road
a company has been organized at At
lanta to handle excursions from the Uni
ted States TO the Paris exposition The
idea is TO sell round-trip tickets from any
point In the United States to Paris and
return, good for six months with all trav-
cling expenses paid, and admission for ten
days to the exposition for 500. These tick
cts can be paid Cor IN monthly INSTALL
ments at about s. a month.
Mcintosh correspondence Morning
News: The last grand jury Of Liberty
county adopted again the new road law.
Instead Of appointing one general SUPER
ictendent for tho county, they appointed
one for each road district, thereby seeur-
ing a more thorough superyision.-The
county taxes are light and there are few
er mortgages than any county IN the
state.--Prof =. .. Crimson OF Iinesville
wfll take charge or the Baptist Institute
az Gainesville, CALM Mc1ver, a young
colcred man, was arrested here to-day