The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
BRIEFLY PARAGRAPHED.

cavity TO Give Her Brain n Chance
10 Grow.
GEORGIA.
swimming pool is being built at Dub
4 In
Hail stones as large as marbles fell at
Eastman day or two ago.
Tallulah Falls will have big. modern
hotel as one of its attractions this sum-
mer.
Monday ushers in commencement week
at the southern Female College at AT
lanta.
Mai. Livingston Minis has been re-
elected president of the Capital City Club
of Atlanta.
Col c. N Featherston has purchased
the dwelling of Gen. Alfred Cumming on
Broad street at Rome.
The town council of Leesburg has fixed
the whisky license at $1,000. This is sup
posed to be tantamount to prohibition.
Henry C. Fannin of Atlanta, shortly af-
ter his arrival at home Sunday evening,
was seized with a stroke of apoplexy and
died Thursday.
DR.. Buchan of Frazier is an applicant
for the Eastman postoffce and is now in
Atlanta looking after the matter. DR..
Buchan is a populist.
Howard Mackey of Atlanta has filed suit
against the Southern railway for $4,000
The petitioner was run over on April at
the Mitchell street crossing.
Marvin Austin, while riding on his BIZ
n cycle at Rome Thursday, collided with a
buggy and was badly hurt. The buggy
81 ps ssed over his neck and back.
Gov. Atkinson and Principal Keeper
Turner of the penitentiary department,
will leave soon for Mississippi to inspect
the convict farms in that state.
J. H. Brown of Atlanta had his right
arm fractured. his right side badly bruis-
4 ed and the skin on his knees and back lac
Grated in attempting to stop his runa-
way team Thursday.
The Rome Brick Company has just clos
ed deal with a mill company in Alabama
to furnish million and a half brick as
soon as they can be made. The freight
alone will cost over 5000.
At Rome Thursday Tuck Nicely. paint
er, while engaged in his work on the roof
of a dwelling in East Rome. fell TO the
ground, distance of thirty-five feet, and
sustained serious injuries.
Work will probably begin shortly upon
a handsome brick block to be erected on
Forsyth street, near the opera house. at
Americus. The property is owned by
syndicate of business men.
J. D. Cunningham of Marietta, presi-
dent of the Georgia Fruit Growers Asso-
citation, has issued a call for meeting Of
the association at the Brown house in
Macon at y O'Clock on May 10.
: The suit for divorce by Mrs. Lula T.
Lyon against Thomas J. Lyon of Atlanta
las reached the state supreme court. She
leges cruel treatment. Her father was
Lewis Tumlin, wealthy man who lived
near Gainesville
Andrew Green, a negro living near Fair
urn was given preliminary trial We'd
nesday charged with numbering his wife,
nd in default of bond was sent to Jail
ne evidence against the prisoner is pure
" circumstantial.
A number of employees at the Georgia
and Alabama railroad shops at Americas
have been laid off for a time, as is usual
az this season, though a large additional
iorce mas been put to work preparing the
grounds and yards for the new shops
soon to be built.
The citizens of Dublin and Laurens
county will meet at the court house next
Tuesday morning for the purpose of TAX
ING some definite action in reference to
the construction of a cotton factory or
such other enterprise as will be beneficial
70 the people of that section OF the state
Col. J. E. Matthews, the DEM
oorauc nominee, was elected
orulhary Of Epson county
4hufsaay TO I'LL the unexpired term Of
Judge j. G. Williams, deceased. Mat
thews majority was 27s. This election
4, a I.y eliminates the poDulist party
IN Epson county.
Another republican club is to be organ
yea IN Columbus. It is to be sepa rate and
dlstlnct from the Muscogee County Re
puoilcan Protection Club, organized after
t-'- ma .loHal election. The protection club
- le-etled with Jealous eye by the rank
80 ME o. the republicans. who say that
e.-1 EXAMINATION was made for the sake Of
spells only.
me Wrightsyilie and Tennille railroad
"-'A9rit.es are making preparations 70
,'eei commodious pavilion on a beautI-
guy slot where their lire crosses the Ohoo-
nt-- near Wrightsvllle. Bath houses
w. a'9 D. built in midstrearn for ladies
.li lreu. and a. much expense a
sr1 o- IS being prepared for p.cnics
% ----9n Thursday the y bb Manufac-
'-''.s e9upauy bought 10 bales Of cot
''- IRON g. b. wiiiinsham. The amount
ESQ l' t1e cotton was sgACa. The sale
Pc V the largest ever made In Ma
t.-- cotton WAS removed from WI
warehouse into Second street
~ai-1 place 10 viii D. hauled away
.-- i4 possible. and carried 70 ne cot
-'.'f court convened az Mount Yer
D. ~ Monday mornh1s wlth Jutze C.
sli'a prsa.iins TIE case o. coaneii.
S A-el Sheriff Duutan two years aro.
ifisi during the Oct5ber term.
~ ii-1f attorney fnr The prosecution.
r.1 i-e1H- aud eT- Judge TWlz-s. Con-
n--- lf1l lauFe-. ware both ahserf
~ 1s Durhau1 10 faath one ulzht
.afrer was affanrmfr--r. 10 s~-ars