The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-28
GEORGIA.

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The Wesleyan Methodists have organized
a church in Triton with 40 members.
The Moore Marsh building at Atlanta
has been bought by the Everett-Ridley-
Ragan Company for $4,000
Col. John Milledge has filed his applica-
ton for reappointment to the position Of
state librarian with Gov. Atkinson.
Calhoun Times: There seems to be a
kind of fodder famine on in Calhoun. A
great many people are complaining that
they cannot buy fodder at all.
Gov. Atkinson has received a personal
letter from Gov Johnston of Alabama
urging him to attend the Alabama chau-
tauqua at Talledega next July.
Miss Gertrude Walsh, the 1s-year-old
daughter of James Walsh died Thursday
night at the residence of her father at At
lanta, from a stroke of paralysis.
State School Commissioner Glenn is ar
ranging to have teachers institutes all
over the state. They will be held at
Warm Springs, Indian Springs, Triton and
other places.
Herschel Maddox. young man about
19 years old, was arrested at Atlanta
Thursday on the charge of seduction. The
warrant is sworn out by Rev. J. H. john
ston of Milton county.
The damage done Thursday night by
the cold to the many orchards and the
wheat Of Oothcalooga valley in Barlow
county, is considerable. The fruit crop
will be almost complete failure.
The Columbus Guards have elected
Charles G. Kendall first lieutenant and
William Tucker second lieutenant. A cap
tain viii be elected at the next meeting,
when the company will be fully organized.
Judge A. S. Giles, one Of Houston coun-
tvs most popular citizens, died Wednes-
day. at his home in Houston He was
formerly ordinary of Houston, and repre-
scented that county in the Legislature in
1894-95.
Mountville. TroBp county. has asked
the railroad commissioners to make the
NJ. and b. road erect a depot there. There
are six stores and a cotton warehouse
there and the right of way was given on
condition that the depot should be built.
Trion Herald: The man who refused to
subscribe for his local paper the other
day answered an adj in a down east pa
per to learn how to raise beats easily, en-
closing 81 for the recipe. He received the
terses reply, Pull them up by the roots"
McDuffie Enterprise: N. C. Edwards,
who lives in Warrenton, recently purchased
about 1000 bales of cotton from George
Gilmore, in Washington county. in one
lot and paid him over $1,000. This is the
biggest sale outside of a city that has been
made in Georgia SO far as we can learn.
Judge John S. Gambler has called a spe-
cial term of DeKalb county superior
court, to be convened on the fourth Tues
day in April, for the trial of Edward c.
Flanagan for the murder of Mrs. Dixon
+. Allen and Miss Ruth Slack II. S.
Perry win be tried during the same week
for the killing of Belly Lanier
Oglethorpe Echo: NJ Lee Anderson,
who had a perpendicular fall of fifty feet
in a mining shaft in Arizona last July,
returned to his old home near Winter
Vile last Wednesday. His case is a mi
racle of vitality, for ninety-nine out of ev-
cry hundred Of the human race would
nave died. He viii be a cripple for life;
but his arms, legs, seven ribs and the hole
IN his head have all united and healed.
His ankle is now the only trouble.
A. Atlanta Friday Perry Holmes. who
cut B. L. Bevis last year, was fined $500
or twelve months ON the chain-gang
Holmes was tried in the criminal court, be-
ing charged with assault with intent to
murder. The jury made out a case Of
stabbing so the judgment was not so Sc
we're This scrap happened in Lieber-
mans trunk factory last summer. A pre-
hminary trial was held and Holmes was
let out on bond. He skipped his bonds
men and has been in Canada for sometime,
but was brought back last week.
Mrs. Joseph Thompson Of Atlanta has
resigned as president of the woman's board
and as commissioner for Georgia for the
Tennessee centennial exposition. Mrs
thompson resigns because she feels that
the great amount of work that will be re-
CURED Of her should she remain in these
two important offices will be too severe a
tax upon her strength. Mrs. A. b. Steele
who has been prominently connected with
the woman's board and with the exposition
was appointed TO the office of commits
sioner for Georgia, made vacant by Mrs
Thompsons resignation.
Walker County Messenger: There are
but few better mountain roads
than the one that goes off
Lookout at the winston Gan.
IT is mile and three-eighths long. The
man to whom the most credit is due for
Its conception perfect grading and build
ing Is John Mason. II was bitterly fought
and when he agreed TO open it up for trav-
ell for $500 and allow each subscriber n
the building fund 81 for a days labor his
friends said he had ruined himself as n
would cost $1,000 But he vlndicated his
judgment by doing the work at a cost "a
money and labor OF 500.
Controller General Wright has before
him problem which he is totally unable
TO solve and he is now wondering how no
VIII be able to get the tax returns for
Cherokee county for the Neor
1897 1t Is the duty Of the tav
receiver Of each county to get the retlrns
The receiver has 10 be present when the
returns are made and II is his duty To ad-
minister the oath to the tax payer In
the case Of Cherokee county the tax re-
eeiYer Anderson by name, who was oiant.
ca al the last state election, is very slclr
and unable 20 attend TO the duties Of blg
ONCE. SO IN is he chat be Il not able 10
50 20 MS Office, and there Is no likelihood
that he VIII be well enough 10 DO so this