The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

communal on HIS EOlItlcQl HlunSs
GEORGIA.
Two new cases of smallpox developed
ct Atlanta Saturday.
The people of Donaldsonviile have ship
ped 61S head of beef cattle to northern mar
kets.
The Tompson Hiles Company of Rome
has sold its stock Of dry goods to Bass &
Heard.
Sam Bell. colored. had leg mashed to
a pulp by a falling tree in Glasscock coun-
ty Saturday.
The injunction and receiver which were
asked for by the unsecured creditors of the
Bailey Liquor Company of Atlanta have
been denied by Judge LumDkin.
The ordinary of Butts county has re-
FUSED the petition asking for an election
on the liquor question. The petition was
signed by 115 voters, when 124 were neces-
sary.
Daniel McGeir died Thursday morning
at his home in Poulon. He was a men,
her of the firm Of IcGeir & McPhane and
did an immense retail supply business in
Worth county. He leaves wife and one
child.
Gen. and Mrs. James Longstreet are at
home at Gainesville for few days from
Washington Gen. Longstreet is winding
up his business affairs in Georgia, and
viii take up his residence in Washing
ton permanently in few days.
Ordinary Carmichael of Butts county has
passed on the application of the citizens
of Flovilla for an election on the Dues
~ r-Tf,rg Nh
application was denied on the ground that
the petition lacked 1872 names of the requl-
site number.
The citizens of North Rome held a mass
meeting Friday night for the purpose of
nominating ticket for mayor and coun-
cilmen. The following ticket was nom.-
mated: For mayor r. B. Morrison; for
councilmen, A Rawlins, Matt Mullinix, B.
y. Kearce and L. A. McCurry. The cleo
ton will occur next Saturday.
News of the accidental killing of young
Phil Ogletree at Brushy, near Jackson,
shows that he was out hunting and was
found beside a fence dead. The accredited
theory is that in climbing the fence the
gun was discharged, infiicting a fatal
wound. The young man is a nephew of
Representative Ogletree of Butts county
Municipal politics are beginning to
warm up in Columbus. Saturday night
an anti-administration mass meeting was
held and another mayoralty and alder
manic ticket was launched The new tick
ct is headed by L. H. Chappell for mayor
TO oppose the present incumbent, Hon.
Cliff b. Grimes 1t is not known yet if
Mr.. Chapoel will accept
The farmers Of Butts county have been
preparing to organize union or alliance
for the purpose of reducing the acreage
OF cotton 1t is more aggressive than the
Cotton Planters Protective Association,
and has some strong and very binding
provisions in it. Each member of the alll-
ance must agree not to plant more than
one acre in cotton to every three in culti-
vation
Bob Kent, a young white man, caused
a great disturbance at the Home of the
Friendless at Macon Saturday night, by
persistently demanding that a young wo-
man, an inmate there with whom he is
in love, be given him. She is a girl who
ran away from The state lunatic asylum
with him several months ago, the Incl
dent attracting considerable attention at
the time. Kent was jailed for Saturdays
demonstration.
Near st. Elmo Saturday Linn Russell
Shot George Pickett in The knees and legs
with a gun loaded with slugs. Russell
was with his girl when Pickett came up
and tried to take her away from him. Rus
sell got his gun and would have killed
Pickett outright had it not been for Pick
ett's sister who knocked the gun down,
thereby causing the load to enter the legs.
Pickett was brought to town, while Rus
sell made himself scarce.
Hon. Robert L. Berner of Forsyth, when
asked at Macon Sunday, if the recent re-
hal he not
but would oppose Hon. Charley Bartlett
Tor congress in this district had come from
him, said: mo; I never authorized the
rumor- l am at present not running for
any Office" He emphasized the words
at present." and inferred that there was
40 telling what he might not be running
for when the time comes on.
Hon. George M. Brinson of Emanuel
county is to be married to Miss Julia
Phillips of Chicago Mr.. crimson is pres
ident of the Stillmore Air Line railway.
Miss Phillips is a beautiful and talented
young woman. The wedding will occur
IN January at the home of the bride in
chicago, and will be a social event in the
Garden City. Mr.. Crimson will be accom-
panied on this happy occasion by a num-
her Of Georgia friends, the distinguished
party occupying his handsome private
CT
Bainbrlde Democrat: The log train of
the Flint river mills was deraied on Tues
Day morning, while backing out to the
cutting grounds, while three miles from
Town, and six of the negro convict chop
Iers, who were on the foremost car, were
more or .less hurt. Ore was injured in
ine SPINE while another had his thigh
broken and four others were bruised and
shaken up with more or less severity. The
injured men were Immediately sent to the
convict camp hospital and medical aid
summoned for their relief.
Miss Bessie Burke Mills of Macon and
William e. Padgett of Tampa, Fla, were
married at Macon Saturday night They
We're engaged hardly twenty-four hours
he.ore the ceremony. W. ~ Aud of
Aliens had asked Miss Mills on Friday to
his bride. She told him she would give
nun her answer Saturday. Early Friday
morning Mr. Padgett appeared on the
ne and stole the consent of the bride,
"Alan riled Mr.. Aud out When Mr..
-,HA leG 70 see Miss Mills she quietly,