The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-04
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

The druggists of Augusta are discussing
the formation Of a protective association
A negro by the name Of Alonzo Williams
was killed last Saturday night on Su-
vance bridge by a passing train.
Mrs. Chloe Moody an aunt of Dwight
L. Moody, the famous evangelist, died at
Atlanta Tuesday night, aged IS years
Perry & Sons of Cummings have sold
their mercantile business to c. E. Daven-
port, G. L. Merritt and w. S. Davenport,
The Rome gas plant was bought at pub
lie sale Tuesday by the first and second
bondholders for $4,000. The electric light
plant was sold to the stockholders for
5000
Walter e. Rhodes and Willis Benefited,
colored, had difficulty near Hephzibah
Tuesday night. Rhodes was knocked in
sensible with an iron pin. Benefited was
shot IN the back and may die.
Howell Erwin, temporary receiver of the
Georgia Mutual Insurance Company at
Atlanta, has been made permanent re,
ceiVer and he will collect up the assets
Of the company and hold them subject to
the future order of the superior court.
Miss Rosa BiDb and Mr.. ]. t. Wood
We're married at Thomasville Tuesday at
the residence of the brides father, Judge
w. II. B1Pb, Rev. J. A. Thompson OH
clating. They left on the o'clock train
for Camilla. near which place they will
reside.
Allen Kenyon, populist leader in Stewart
county, died Monday after a lingering i'll
ness. He was prominent in political mat
tiers for several years. He was district
lecturer of the alliance for several wears
ana delegate from the third district to
the last national populist convention. He
leaves wife and several children.
The residence of Hoke Smith, on, West
Peachtree street, at Atlanta, was badly
damaged by fire at o'clock Wednesday
morning. Fire was discovered in both
the down and upstair halls. 1t had snread
from the lower to the upper hall and was
also burning away the roof. The dam.
age to the house will amount to about
$3.50.
AT MaRae Tuesday morning about 3
O'Clock fire started in the barber shop of
Lewis Maddox, and spread to the store
house of w. e. Sunny and thence to The
warehouse of L. l.. Campbell and w. B.
olsom' and in short time the four
buildings were in ashes. The loss is
PROBABLY 5000; partly covered by insur-
ance.
A good story is told on a crowd that
went fishing from Cochran recently. The
bait crawled out of the tin cup and fno-
ing crack in the cover of the lard can.
crawled in, and as the lard was soft the
whereabouts Of the bait was not discov-
cred until they had been nearly eaten I'D
win the grease in which the fish was
cooked.
FLORIDA
The co-partnership heretofore existing
between John s. Twomey and G. w. HYDE
at Gainesville and Tampa, under the name
OF IWomey & Hyde, has beeen dissolved
py mutual consent. The business at Tam
pa Will be continued by John S. Twomey.
VINO assumes all liabilities of the firm at
tampa. Inc business at Gainesville will
De continued by G. w. Hyde. who assumes
all liabilities of the firm at Gainesville
ana VIII collect all debts due the firm at
Gainesville.
United States Deputy Marshal Smith
brought Wyatt Jenkins, colored before
Commissioner Eagan at Jacksonville.
charged with breaking into the Lake But
Ter postoffiee on two different occasions.
RAADCAiSA kANdQGu guilty 10 the Of
Ienses and was remanded to Jail to await
the action of the next grand Jury. The
postoffice was robbed on Monday and
again on Tuesday of the present week.
On the first occasion jenkins secured $40
and he could not resist the temptation 70
return again, when he was caught by a
deputy sheriff and held, awaiting the ar
rival of a deputy marshal.
Suit has been instituted in the United
States court at Jacksonville by Mai. Alex
ander st. Clair-Abrams, as counsel for
Duncan Smith, Hillery Smith. Ollie Sweat
and Dan Wilson against James Arm
strong in the sum of $1,000 damages for
alleged defamation of character. The suit
grows out OF the famous Grace Darrell
case, in which the defendants were charg-
ed with having conspired to send an oh
scene, lewd and lascivious letter through
the mails to Grace Darrell. They were
in the United Staes court. but
the verdict was afterwards set aside bv
Judge Locke and new trial granted. the
defendants being released on a minimum
bond.
Considerable excitement was caused
along the seawan at st. Augustine We'd
nesday afternoon by an accident which
befell the little son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Stuart Bailey. The mother was
along the seawall and was fol-
lowed by the boy and Miss Schmidt. the
governess. The child was towing a min
iature boat by a string, and in some way
fell off the wall into the water. six feet
below. The tide was high, and the young
life was in the greatest danger when Miss
jumped over and caught the child
and held it until Capt. e. c. Allen, c. F.
Hopkins and others arrived, when the
boy and his governess were easily res
cued.
on Sunday evening May 50, a party OF
of Silver Springs Park gathered
at the home of Mr.. French, ST., for the
purpose or bidding him and his family |
good-by. as Mr.. Frenchs family were n |
depart for New York Monday mornlne |
In preparing ice cream they were short
OF milk, and used a can of condensed |
milk About nfteean nnrtnnlr az ~. i |