The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-03
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Received by the Controller Gene
raj Yet-AnOther Marble Company
for GiImer COunty-A Brakeman
Suffers "a Horrible Death on the
Georgia Road.
GEORGIA.
Buford citizens are now endeavoring to
get up a cotton factory.
The barroom Of T. G. Shelton Of Lump
kin was burned Saturday night
William Turner of Pierce county died
Tuesday. He was 1Ol years old on Feb.
9Th last,
A Yahoola merchant charges the bailiff
of that district with stealing pillow from
his store.
Wayne county republicans met last
week and indorsed their different men for
the different positions.
An effort is being made to save George
Elder, who was sentenced TO be hung at
Watkinsville, March 20.
Oscar Englett, a well-known young man
of Atlanta, attempted suicide by taking
a large dose Of laudanum Monday after
noon. The cause is unknown.
Conductor G. w. Brady of the Central
railroad, had his right hand badly mangled
between two draw heads while coupling
cars at Hapeville Monday.
Late Saturday c. c. Rogers, a merchant
doing business at Atlanta, filed thirteen
mortgages on his stock of goods. The
mortgages are all for small amounts.
The case of Nell & Lenton VS.. f. s. Nor
ton, involving the question of the sale
of the good will of a fire insurance bust
ness, decided in favor of the defendants at
Athens Monday, will be appealed.
DIR. Smith of New Bridge received a
letter a few days ago announcing the
death of his brother, Henry Smith. who
went from Dahlonega several years ago
TO Honduras, where he died recently.
The state of Georgia will secure about
5000 of the Peabody fund this year to
be devoted to normal school work. This
is an increase of about $500 over last
year and about 5000 over the year be-
fore.
L. #. Bland of Telfair is a Nimrod of
no small caliber. He killed two wild tur-
keys at one shot a short time ago, and a
few days later repeated his luck by kill
ing two and wOunding third at one
fire.
The sum of $50 200 was paid out at Co
lumbus Monday by the Third National
Bank to parties holding old bonds of the
city, which are TO he retired, and new
bonds issued in their stead The total
amount of old bonds to be retired Is $780,
co.,
The grocery business of Mrs. M. Isaac,
corner + and Wolf streets, at Brunswick,
is in the hands of the sheriff. Deputy
Sheriff Taylor closed the store Monday,
on an execution, from the city court, in
favor of the Brunswick Grocery Com
pany for $500.
A number of citizens are making move
for a series of chautauqua entertainments
in the new auditorium at Gainesville dur
ing the summer. sam Jones mas prom
ised 10 be on hand, and some of the best
lecture and musical talent of America
will be engaged.
Ten minutes before services Sunday
night the chandelier in the Methodist
church at Hephzibah fell with a terrible
crash, completely wrecking 1t and setting
the church on fire. The flames were quick
ly extinguished. The loss is about 800,
Two freight trains eollided in the yard
of the Georgia railroad, at Union Point,
Monday. No one was hurt. Both en-
gines were completely wrecked, and sew
eral box-cars were damaged. Among the
cars damaged were four loaded with TO-,
600 chickens, en- route to New York city.
The surviving members of the Appling
Grays will hold a reunion at Bastler on
March 4, and organize veterans camp.
All other ex-confederates of the county
are invited to participate in the reunion.
The camp will be represented at the great
reunion to be held in Nashville next June.
Rome's cotton receipts show a gain of
about Is per cent. over last year. The to-
tai receipts to date are 59,947 bales, against
as ,66S for last year. BY the close of the
season, the receipts Will show in the
neighborhood of 62,O00 bales, which will be
an increase of about Is per cent. over last
year.
1t is highly probable that another mar
BILE company will begin operations on Long
Swamp, in Gilmer county, before a great
while. Prof. Ernest Fuchs has invested
about $4,000 in marble property and is an
expert in the line of developing marble
and has made Georgia marble his special
study Tor several years.
Sheriff Bowling, of Blairsville, was ar
rested at the home OF the Hon. ]. V.
Lance, in Towns county, Bart Russell,
who is charged with killing a man by the
name OF Upton, in Landon county, Ten
nessee, about April l. Russell is now con-
fined in jail awaiting the coming Of the
Tennessee sheriff with proper papers to
remove him to the scene of the killing.
A man named johnson, who was recent
ly caught, after having escaped with five
others from the county jail at Douglas,
succeeded in again making his escape Sat
urday night johnson first burned hole
in the plank floor, and. after having dug
a hole in the cement and stone, he bur-
rowed his way with his hands through
the dirt and underneath the foundation.
Fire broke out at Waco Monday morn
ing about 4:3O o'clock. The flames were
first discovered in the store of j. II. Gar
rett, which was completely destroyed,
with the stock, valued at $1,000 The
store of A. ]. Hilton, with contents, val
ued at $500, was consumed. The stores
Of w. W. Heaton, merchandise; j. r.
Latimer and p. H. Smith, photographer,
We're also consumed The origin of the