The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-10
ITEMS IN THE THREE STATES,
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND sOUTm
CAROLINA PARAGRAPHED.

shfp-ReSidcncc Burned at Tocc0a
A Negro Who Had a Narrow Es-
cane From Being Lynched Has a
Foot Cr,1shcd-A Negro AssasSi-
mated in "A Corn Field Near Jeffer-
son.
GEORGIA.
on last Monday, Prof. Homer Wright
was reelected TO conduct Dawson's public
schools another year.
T. L. Williams, treasurer of Butts
county, died at his home at Jackson Fri
day, after an illness OF four months
The contract for putting in the electric
lights for Eastman has been awarded to
the Savannah Electric Supply and Con-
structlon Company, Of savannah, Ga.
Near Jefferson Saturday morning, at S
O'Clock, while Martin MEGA ny, an old ne
gro was rep,anung corn in held' he ives
shot down from ambush ana morlalIy
wounded
The trial of Douglas Cooper, for the
killing of Claud Dunson, begins at La
Grange to-day. The defense viii be led
by Hon. Tom Watson, assisted by TWO or
three other attorneys.
The residence Of J. a. Greasy, night OPP
orator at Toccoa, was burned Saturday
morning about il o'clock. The furniture
was saved but the house was total loss.
There was no insurance.
The Atlanta Retail Grocers' Association
will not enjoy the usual diversion in the
form of a picnic this year, but viii make
a grand excursion either 10 the Nashville
centennial or to Florida.
The board of directors of the Macon
Navigation Company met at Macon satur-
day and decided to begin the building Of
a boat at once TO operate on the Ocmulgee
between Macon and points south.
At Macon Saturday the grand jury, in
vestigating the charges Of Illegal voting,
preferred by w. H. O'Pry. returned a re-
port indicating for the third time JUS
tioe of the Peace-elect J. O. Mcmillan.
Charles r. Reid and Robert S. Denning-
ton will be put on trial at Macon May 3t
for the killing of l.. w. Halstead The for
mer will stand trial as the principal in the
tragedy, and the latter is under indictment
as an accessory.
judgment was taken in the first divis-
ion of the city court at Atlanta Saturday
against Judge John S. Bigby in the sum
of $4,320 principal The note was in favor
OF A. j. Bethune, upon which suit was fl
ed some time ago.
Miss Loretta Gertrude Demorest, of
New York City, and James Foreman, of
Jackson, S. c., met each other at Augusta
Friday night for the first time, and a few
hours later We're married. II was a case
of love at first sight.
The relief fund at Athens for the India
sufferers has reached S74.54 and viii be
increased to a sum sufficient to purchase
a carload of corn. The relief fund for the
Mississippi valley sufferers has reached
S6465. and is being added to each day.
At a Sunday school picnic about six
miles east of Eastman, Friday, Creighton
Murren accidentally shot Lula McRae, a
girl about u years old, with a pistol The
ball struck her about the ankle. They
are the children of Judge William McRae
and Judge c. y. Murrell.
Atlanta Journal; Up to date nine or
ten gentlemen are in the field as candi-
dates for governor of Georgia. The race
is free-for-all, there is no entrance fee,
and the bell viii not tap for more than a
full year yet. Consequently many other
entries may be reasonably expected.
Don't be backward, gentlemenl
Miss Lipscomb, principal of Lucy Cobb
institute at Athens, has extended a gem
eral amnesty to all the young ladies who
participated IN the recent April fool day
escapade. The young ladies remained I'M
der the severe discipline of the school for
one month. at the end Of which time the
principal thought the penalty sufficient
and revoked the sentence.
Maurice Benjamin has refused to pay
a note of $3.50 to the Fidelity Bank of At
lanta on the ground that his Endorsement
was forged. Harry Frank, the well-known
eX-ticket broker, was the maker of the
note, and pledged it with the bank. The
question of the authenticity of the note
will be taken into the courts, and some
lively developments are expected.
AT Dublin, Saturday, two white men,
named John c. Avery and James Way.
were placed under 500 bond each bv
Judge Wolfe, charged with assault and
attempt to murder and highway robbery
Both farmed for w. l. Taylor residing al
Condor 1t appears that while Mr.. Tay-
Tor was blowing, the men confronted him.
belaboring his person with a stick and
robbing him.
During the past week there was shipped
from the port of Darien. coastwise and
Der valued at $50 765. Sawn timber con.
unues to find its way to Daren in larg,
quantities. The rivers are now in splen
did rafting condition. Vessels are un
able to carry the lumber off as fast as il
comes In. There was measured at tn,
public boom last month $4,000 feet o.
timber.
The Equitable Loan and Security Com
pany filed the $4,000 bond required of /
with Clerk G. II. Tanner of the superio
court at Atlanta, Saturday, and thus re
moved all doubt as to the possibility OF
receivership. The signers OF the bon,
were George W. PARROT and Jacob Haas
The $4,000 was divided by the court int
two bonds one for $4,000 and one for so.
90 Mr.. PARROT and Mr.. Haas sigrie,
both bonds.
b. +. Nysewander acting as attorne,
for petitioners, has petitioned the superio
court Of Macon county TO be incorporate,
M0TuERI s Ssi ; ;Ss $s:
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