The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-07
IN. GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


rOriEing the People of Haber-
sham Countryside Brunswick
COmpany's Property ON the Block.
GEORGIA.
The Office Of L. Simons & Co., brokers'
at Columbus was bulgiarized Monday
night, Sl46 being taken from the safe
Capt. A. !. Walker of Atlanta has filed
his contest papers with the secretary Of
state, contesting the election for justice
of the peace with Judge E. II. orr.
Harris Floyd, colored, was arrested at
Dawson Monday on the charge Of killing
Oxen Cross another negro, whose body
was found in the woods two miles south Of
Dawson on Dec. 20.
Commissioner C. S. Wylly sold the prop
erty of the Brunswick club at public out
cry Tuesday The property was bid in by
Judge John c. Lehman and associates
The price paid was $1,000.
A negro named Albert Wright was placed
in the county Jail Tuesday on the charge
of assaulting his 16-year-old daughter a
few days ago at his home, eight mics from
jackson. Wright denies the charge.
The contract for block of six stores oc-
cupying the old site Of the Markham house
was signed at Atlanta Tuesday morning
and work will be commenced within few
days. The structure is to be six stories
high.
Unless Gov. Atkinson interferes with the
sentence of the court, George Elder col
ored, will mount the scaffold al Watkins
willie this month. He was convicted re-
Gently of the murder of an old negro man,
named Bob Gean.
In the United States court at Atlanta
Tuesday Arthur Strickland was acquitted
win HickIand pleaded guilty. and at ?
o'clock the jury was out in the case
against Harrison Wilson. They were
charged with shooting T. e. McAfee last
spring.
A.. L. Potter of Sylvania has invented
and is having patented plow heel, which
bids fair to supersede entirely the ones now
In use 1t consists of a small wooden wheel
sawed out from black gum or some hard
wood, and is easily adjusted, and viii last
for years.
At jackson Tuesday Judge Beck post
poned hearing the motion for new trial
in the Taylor Delk case until next Monday.
1t was TO have been heard at Jackson
IuGSudys Dul luc uGlthudtll AldiA lAti cNtNSNu
more affidaVits and the solicitor asked for
time to get rebuttal afiidavits.
A number of the business men of Ar
lington held a meeting at the office of
Judge j. II. Cooke, Jr., Wednesday after
noon to take steps towards establishing
bank in Arlington. The meeting was an
encouraging one, and a considerable
amount of the stock was subscribed.
Richard Dalton, a neatly dressed young
white man, % years of age, whose home
is in New York, and who says he has
rich wife. was arrested at Atlanta Tues
day on the charge Of burglary. He ac-
kuowledges his crime and says it was
case of steal or starve. The police think
1t possible that he is a professional crook.
There is considerable excitement in
Lumpkin county over the discovery of
rich gold mine near Auraria, by J. II.
Summerous, John Summerous, Jr., and
Anderson Spriggs colored AS told by the
Nugget, the Summerous were at work a
few weeks ago on an adjoining lot to Mr..
Zigbee and discovered very rich vein of
gold bearing ore about the line which
caused a dispute as to whose land it was
on.
Brunswick Times-Advertiser: The entire
property of the Brunswick Company, in
GLIDING about 1900 city lots and valuable
property on st. Simon Island, all of which
has an assessed valuation of $250,000, was
sold under an order of United States court,
by Receiver ]. N. Tally. The property
was sold in two divisions to correspond
with the two mortgages under which the
sale was made. The old town division
was bid in for $4,000 and the new town for
SS5,0O0 The St. Simon property was in
cuded in the new town division. Both di-
visions of the property were bid in by Mr..
A. Kraetzer, Jr., of New York, represent
ing the company's -bondholders. Mr.
KraetZer is a member of the firm of l. q
c. Moore & Co, bankers of Network, and
is also interested in the North American
Investment Company, which owns Long
Island and other valuable property I'm this
county. After making the purchase, Mr..
Kraetzer handed to Mr. Tally four checks
of 5000 each, making the total of $4,000
required to be paid down at the time of
the sale. The bondholders will reorgan-
lie the property.
The heirs of the late Mrs. Flynn of At
lanta are trying TO have her will set
aside. She left an estate worth about
$4,000. J. j. Spalding, the executor of
the viii, is defending 1t, and is Directing
TO its being broken by the heirs. Mrs
Flynn died about a year and a half ago,
The will was drawn by Alex King, and
was signed by Mrs. Flynn. She left the
estate to her children, Mrs Mary OBrien,
Mrs Thomas r. Flynn, Mrs. Nellie Nee
gan, Miss Annie Flynn and Miss Cathe-
rine Flynn-Miss Catherine is now in a
convent in Delaware. where she is known
as Sister Monica. AN except Miss Cathe-
rine are TO receive, under the terms Of
the will, the proceeds from the estate for
life. She was left one-tenth in fee sim
pie. At the death of Mrs. Flynn's chill
dren, the estate is to go in fee to their
heirs. j. j. Spalding was named i'm the
will as the executor, and is to hold the
estate for twenty-one years. None of the
heirs charge fraud I'm procuring the will
They only allege that she was not Of
sound mind and had no intention of con-
veying the estate she did. If the will
stands Mr.. Spalding will collect all money
from rents and other sources which will
pass through his hands for twenty-one
years.
Augusta Morning News: Aiken and Au-
gusta Railroad Company is the name Of
new electric road that will soon be quilt
between Augusta and South Cardinals
famous winter resort. A charter has al
roadv hppu issued and the cOrpOratOrs are