The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-09
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


The new city council Of Albany has given
the town military company $500 to assist
in its annual expenses.
An effort is being made to have Murat
Halstead, the famous editor and war cor
respondent. to deliver his lectures on Cuba
at Augusta.
The total number of deaths in Augusta
for 1896 was 975. OF these 357 were white
and els colored. the death rate being 11.07
among the white people and 3l.5S among
the negroes.
The election for mayor and council OF
winder resulted as follows: For mayor,
r. L. Carithers; for councilmen, A. J.
Hardigree, M D. Irwin, A. A. Camp, II
S. Segars j. T. Strange, j. j. Kilgore
In the primary for mayor ana aldermen
of Talbotton. the following received the
nominations: For mayor, DR.. J. b. Doug
lass; aldermen, A. j. Perryman, 7. II.
Persons. r. L. BardweH, r. Leonard, II.
4. Lawson. w. 7. Allen For marshal /.
II. Murphey.
The county commissioners Of Newton
county held a meeting at Covington re-
Gently to discuss the practicability Of new
roads for that section Another meeting
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be inaugurated.
AT the municipal election at Summer
vile Thursday the anti-prohibition ticket
won by a majority of p votes. The city
officers elected are: Mayor, George ID.
Hollis; recorder, c. L. Odell; councilmen,
f. N. Martin, II. b. Kirby D. p. Henley,
b. O. Henry and C. c. Bryan.
At a special meeting of the board of po-
lice commissioners of Americas Thursday
a resolution was adopted requiring mem
bers of the local police force to pay their
debts contracted for clothing, provisions,
house rent, etc, where complaint is made
by merchants or others of nOn-payment
and attaching penalty therefor
President Rogers, of the Macon cham
Der of commerce. has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates and alternates to repre-
sent the chamber in the national none
tary convention TO assemble at Indianap-
oils Jan. y. Decentralization IL. Ross,
william McEwen Johnston, S. r. James.
Alternates-|S. S. Dunlap, r. e. Park and
A. B. Small
Warrants are out for the arrest of G.
Davis, mayor of Wadley, and ]. A. Speer,
member of the town council They are
charged with furnishing whisky to voters
at an election held there on Jan. ?, for
magistrates and constables. Davis was
elected superintendent of the Wadley Bap-
fist Sunday school last Sunday, and Speer
was reelected justice of the peace.
The Potts Thompson Company, one of
the largest general mercantile establish
ments at Jackson, has been closed by the
sheriff. The sheriff acted on a mortgage
Il. IA, issued by Mrs. Ida Bethel of that
city This firm Occupias two large store
rooms and did an extensive credit bust
ness. 1t is supposed that bad collections
caused the failure. The assets are about
$500, liabilities about $4,000.
The little town of Ingleside is split from
center to suburb with the most lively sem
sation it has ever known, as a result of
the claims of two young women to teach
the same school in the same schoolhouse
at the same time but with different schol-
airs. Benjamin o. Fuselle is nursing a
cracked head; Charles Winter rests under
a charge of assault and battery, as one of
the results of the dispute.
About fifty-three retail liquor licenses
have been issued at Macon so far this year
at $500 each making a total revenue of
$96.5O0 Last year the number was about
sixty-three. The probability Is that sew
eral saloonkeepers will not take out
licenses this year, owing to financial strin-
gency. In 1896, when the license was 500,
there were 100 saloons. The total license
this year is: City, $500; state, $3.50; United
States, $25; grand total, S675.
George P. Good and o. L. D. Barron,
two Of the wealthiest and most prominent
citizens of Columbus. o.. are in Georgia
for the purpose of operating gold mines
in different portions of the state. They
represent large syndicate which is inter-
ested In Georgia's gold. They have not
as yet selected any particular field, but
property may be bought near Villa Rica
or Dahlonega, which are probably the
most promising regions in the state.
The annual election by the city council
of Americas Monday night for heads of
departments and city employees resulted
in the reelection of Thomas H. Smith as
chief of fire department, and w. H. Fea-
gin, city marshal. James Taylor was
elected city attorney; John b. Ansley, su-
perintendent of water works and streets, |
while all other employees were reelected
TO their present positions Alderman c. |
]. Sherlock was reelected mayor pro TEN.
At Wadiey. day or two ago, VIII An
derson shot at George White three times
with pistol and ran him from his home
Marshal Cook was sent for to arrest An
derson. When Cook arrived at Whites
nome ne lnLpFmeu ANDERSON tnat ne must
behave himself and have no further dis
turbance. This seemed TO enrage Ander-
son, and he shot Cook through the right
shoulder, making very ugly, though not
necessarily a dangerous wound. Ander-
son made his escape.
The stockholders Of the Washington Ex-
change Bank met Monday afternoon and
elected the following officers and direct
ors; T. NJ. Green, president; G. y. Lowe.
vice president; J. r. Dyson, cashier. Di-
rectors, w. 7. Johnson, James Hines.
James A. Moss, M A. Pharr, Jr., Il. NJ.
Green, g. Y. Lowe, J. r. Dyson, + c.
Hague and c. A. Alexander. The state
ment made showed a net profit of II per
cent for the year 1896 A semi-annual div
idend of per cent was declared and 3
per cent. placed to credit of surplus funds.
!. Will Strickland and Harrison Wilson,
who were found guilty of conspiracy
Tuesday morning, were brought before
Judge Newman at Atlanta Thursday morn
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