The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Terrell County feopie hAcNiiA
Against the Proposed DispensarS
Law-GOv. AtkinsOn's Attitude On
the Inspection of the Pharmacies.
GEORGIA.
Joseph Lowenstein of Griffin died Tues
day.
The Macon and Northern passenger trair
ran over and killed negro child at Gray
station, near Macon. Tuesday night.
j. n. Lawrence has been appointed tenn
porary receiver for H. L. Morris & Co.
harness manufacturers, of Atlanta.
Mrs. George W. Chase, wife Of Prof.
Chase, a well-known musician of Column
bus. died Tuesday, after a long Illness.
DIR. N. G. Long Of Elberton has purchas-
ed from Col. T. NJ. Swift his interest in a
large granite quarry two miles from e.
berton
Near Gainesville, a few nights ago Tom
Beard was shot at severa. times from
ambush by an unknown adversary, but
was not seriously injured.
The seaboard Air Lines industrial
school will open next Monday in Elberton.
prominent SBGuhGlb VIII w ~ NA'eAiN' N--f
them Commissioner Nesbitt.
Judge J. Henry Allen. clerk of the sum
ter superior court, who was stricken with
paralysis a few days since, is improving
slowly and the probability is that ne viii
recover.
Work has begun on Grifhn's new fer
tilizer works and will be rapidly pushed
to completion. When finished it viii be
known as the J. d. Boyd Manufacturing
Company.
John S. Barnes. one of the most promi-
nent planters of Cherokee county, is dying
In Atlanta, where he went to have an op-
Grafton performed, but was too low 10 SUD
nit to the surgeons knife.
Gov. Atkinson is in receipt of letter
from w. p Belok OF Denver, Col, asking
for information Of the descendants of Gen
George Mathews. once governor OF Geor-
gia, and also representative at Washing
ton.
A postoffice has been established at 7. 3.
Brady's farm, three miles from Marietta,
on the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern
railroad II will be known as "Oakhurst'
Miller Brady has been appointed postmas-
ter.
At sheriff's sales at Columbus, the plant
of the Hatcher Manufacturing Company
sold for So 800. a one-half interest in the
Aston warehouse for $1,000, the l.. c. Fra
ger residence for $4,000, and two Broad
street stores for $500.
II Is said that the property Of the At
lanta Railway Company may be sold TO
a syndicate of English and eastern capt.
talists. The purpose of the prospective
buyers Is 20 extend the lines of the COM
pany and vastly improve the SYSTEM II
is said.
Emmett Dawson of Philadelphia was nm
ed SIS at Augusta Wednesday for disor-
DERBY conduct and besides was placed on
a s.. 700 bond. OF this bond, 500 is for APP
pearance on a charge OF malicious mis-
chief in breaking the Arlington elevator
and the $1,000 is to secure the MOTEL Tor the
amount of damage done. Mr.. Dawson
gave bend.
There will be no further efforts made
10 COMPROMISE the differences existing be-
tween the active members and the old
members of the Gate City Guard OF At
lanta. The case has been set for hear
ing before Judge Beck on July To- at when
time the application for receiver Will be
urged by the old guard and opposed by
the active guard.
The old court house Of Henry county was
sold by the sheriff at McDonough Tues
day to the highest bidder. 1t brought $50
and was bid in by Sam Daley. The new
court house will soon be completed. Inc
old building will then be torn down and
removed. The square on which II stands
is in the center Of the town and Will De
converted into a park.
The state school commission is busily
engaged considering some means for re-
ducing the expenses of school books
throughout the state. The question or
uniformity is being discussed, but the
commission refuse TO give out their delib-
erations 1t is probable. though, they VIII
agree on a recommendation OF non-uni-
formity of textbooks.
Detective Ed Wilson OF Atlanta was
found guilty Of being common cheat and
swindler in the city court Wednesday.
Judge Berry imposed a sentence Of three
months IN the chain-gang or a fine of So.
The prosecutor In the case was Mrs. T. c.
Crawford, who charged the defendant
with obtaining board from her under false
pretenses. She claimed he owed her S34,
which has been due since October, 1895.
The recent recommendation by the grand
Jury for dispensaries for Terrell county
has created a stir among those who op-
pose dispensaries. and a petition 70 be pre-
scented to the legislature Is already begin
ming TO be circulated. The petition begins
by asking that no dispensary bill be passed
for Terrell county, but that IL the .eglsla-
ture Is disposed TO consider dispensary
bill, that the question FIRST be submitted
70 a vote OF the people.
In 1881 the city OF Gainesville issued
bonds to the amount Of $4,000 and subscrib-
ed that amount TO the building Of the
Gainesville. Jefferson and Southern rail-
road Interest on the notes is paid semi
annually. January and July. When the
interest was due on July / this year the
city refused to pay 20. The plea is that
the bonds were issued Illegally and until
further investigation can be made, the in
terest will not be paid.
clyde Shropshire. former vice consul gem
eral az Paris. will locate In Atlanta In the
fan. He Is now connected with one OF
the leading New York law firms and vii.
have charge Of the southern department
Of the Arm. Shropshires business viii ex.
tend over Georgia, Alabama and Tonnes
see. His firm A. concerned principally with
railroad and corporation law and his work