The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-15
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Convict said to Have Been whip
ned TO Death Near Washington--A
Move on Foot to Get Up a Company
Mt Atlanta to Manufacture An Inn
proved Typewriter.
GEORGIA.
Hermann Hirsch of Columbus we'll
known merchant died Tuesday.
The grand council of the Royal Area
mum of Georgia meets in Macon on May ..
Policeman w H. Rawlings of Sanders
VILE was bitten by a mad dog Tuesday
morning.
Three of the five persons who escaped
from jail at Hawkinsville Sunday night
have been recaptured.
The union bricklayers of Atlanta went
out Tuesday morning in a body On a
strike. They demand a nine-hour day.
The lumber mills in this state along the
Southern and Georgia Southern and Flor
ida raiIW avs are SAID to be rushed with
orders from the north.
A suit for 5000 damages against the
Chattahoochee Brick Company has been
fled at Atlanta by William Horton, a
convict. He claims that he was hurt while
cutting down a tree.
]. H. Gilbert brought suit against the
Southern railway in the city court at At
Ianta, Tuesday. for $1,000 He claims that
his hand was mashed through the negli-
gence of the railroad company on Dec. g.
1896.
Two Georgia democratic postmasters
We're removed Monday. At Collins, TAFT
nall county, T. y. Sandifer succeeds II.
H. Cowart; at High Point, Walker coun-
", j. 3. Vandrick succeeds George W.
Mailcoat.
Judge Speer has refused to compel Ro-
land Reed, Mrs Mary Myers and Mrs. w.
G. Whyte to attend court at Macon. The
case is set for hearing April q and is for
damages alleged to have been sustained
In railroad wreck.
Milton Fain was placed in the city prls-
on at Rome Tuesday night charged with
being drunk He set fire to the bedding
and chemical engine had to be called TO
put out the fire. He narrowly escaped
being suffocated to death.
Mrs. Georgia Ashley has filed a suit
against the Southern Railway Company
in the city court at Atlanta for the death
of her husband The suit is for $4,000.
Mr. Ashley was run over by a backing en-
CINE at North avenue on March u.
Six hundred people attended a memorial
meeting at the court house at Dalton Mon
day held in honor of the late Col Trammell
Starr. Col. Starr at one time represented
Whitfield in the legislature and was a can
didate for the solicitorship of the Chero-
kee circuit, and would have no doubt been
elected had he not died before the time of
election.
j. c. Hardwick a prominent citizen of
athens, Tenn, has located in Atlanta with
view to establishing a stock company
and a plant for the manufacture of the
new Fisher record typewriter, which has
lately been invented, and is the only ma
chine invented which can be successfully
used on ledgers and books as well as on
letter paper.
Secretary Woodall, Of the educational
department, is busy auditing the expense
accounts of the county commissioners for
educational purposes. About half the re-
ports have been received and property at
tended to and within the next few days
the checks will go out. There will be no
delay about sending out the checks and
they will be sent as rapidly as is possible.
An extra term Of the superior court of
Early county was called to convene on
Monday to try Christopher C. Luby for
the murder of his wife on last Thursday
night. The grand jury met and promptly
found a true bill, and Luby was put on
trial and found guilty of murder, without
any recommendation, and Judge Sheffield
sentenced him to be hanged on Friday.
May IA.
Two of the youngest moonshiners that
Judge Broyles ever had in court at At
lanta, have just been bound over on the
charge of making moonshlne liquor. The
youthful moonshiners were Z. l.. Bla
lock and ]. NJ Nichols, both of Rabun
county. Nichols Is about seventeen and
Blalock is perhaps fourteen. Blalock be-
longs to one Of the leading families of
Rabun county.
The annual report Of the agricultural de-
partment has just been received from the
printer and hundreds of them were sent
out Tuesday TO farmers throughout the
state. The report this year is said 70 he
the best the department has ever issuad
1t is neatly and artistically bound in black
and contains much valuable Information
for the farmer. The reports can be had