The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-24
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Society of New York.
GEORGIA.
The old chapter of Royal Arch Masons
has been reorganized in Eatonton.
A Presbyterian church was organized al
Erick, in Montgomery county, last sun
day, with seventeen members.
The city council of Atlanta has just been
asked to establish the ancient curfew bell
custom in Atlanta. The petitioners are
about 100 members of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union.
Judge T. L. Holton, proprietor of the Abb
beville telephone system. has perfected ar
engagements and will Immediately establish
telephone communication with Rochelle,
Pine City, Pitts, Seville, Poenia and Cor
dele.
A new enemy to the cotton plant has
made its appearance at Abbeville. 1t is a
diminutlve bug about the size of a bed
bug 1t appears in great numbers, and de-
YOURS the leaf. stem and bloom of the
plant.
A fire was discovered in Reds restau-
rant at No Whitehall street at Atlanta
Tuesday morning at 2:10 o'clock. The res
taurant was wrecked and considerable
damage was done to adjacent stores by
smoke and water.
Gov. Atkinson has received an invitation
to join with Tammany Hall in the celebra-
ton of the Fourth of july, and to deliver
an address before that famous New York
democratic organization on that occasion.
He has not yet decided whether he can ac-
cept the invitation.
F. V. vonberg of spring Place,
Murray county, reports that he
has discovered an extensive lode
of rutile on his mountain properties. This
mineral is a rare one in the south and is
worth 500 a ton The outcroppings indi-
cate a very large supply.
Drs. Johnson and Moore performed a
skillful operation last Tuesday on the lit
tie daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Brad
shaw at Elberton. The girl had been
troubled from infancy with two thumbs
on one Of her hands. The second thumb
was nearly an inch long, and last Tuesday
afternoon the physicians cut the extra
growth off.
The citizens of Cureton Springs, Coweta
county, will give a barbecue Thursday,
July %. Gov. Atkinson and Judge Samp-
son W. Harris have consented to address
the people, In addition to the speakers,
Hon. Hoke Smith, Gen. Clement A. Evans,
Attorney General Joe Terrell, George c.
Smith, president of the Atlanta and West
Point Railroad Company, and other prom
inent persons from different parts of the
state are expected to be present.
A work train on the Southern railway
ran into hand-car at $50 o'clock Monday
night, one mile above Holton, injuring six
people. The injured are: w. r. Pearce,
bridge worker, compound fracture of arm
and other bruises; r. NJ. Lattimer. conduc-
tor, cuts about thighs and other injuries;
Ike Davis, colored, fireman, severe cuts
and bruises; c. z. Lee, bridge builder.
bruised about hips and body. Two other
white men were injured. but not seriously.
The state school commissioners were in
session at Atlanta Tuesday for the pur-
pose Of investigating the plans OF other
states in purchase of school books. This
action is in pursuance of a legislative res
olution passed at the last session. The
matter Of uniformity of text books
throughout the state is also being consid-
cred, but no decision was reached. The
commissioners adjourned until Monday,
when they will convene at Warm Springs
20 complete their labors
DR.. Walker Lewis Of the First Methodist
church, at Atlanta, has precipitated a
crusade against the Christian Science
people. In his sermon Sunday he charged
them with rank paganism, and as re-
suit the Atlanta clergy is preparing to
hold council Of war against the faith
cure people. great deal Of feeling has
been aroused, and strong effort is being
made 70 outlaw the Christian Science fol-
lowers. Mrs Livingston Mimms, wife of
Maj. Mimms, Is leading the fight for the
believers in science.
Tattnall County Journal: w. c. Oliver
has at his place In Lyons this county. a
very fine field of tobacco. The field con-
tains nearly four acres, and the tobacco
was planted by Mr.. oliver largely as an
experiment. He believes that tobacco can
De made very profitable crop in Tattnau
county, and the indications now are that
he is correct. The tobacco in Mr.. Oliver
neld viii average some ~ or feet in
night and the leaves are 20 to "A inches
long ana correspondingly broad. MIR. Oil
yer says II Is fine patch, and expects to
realize about 500 per acre net from his
crop.
Titus Harris. an ignorant and untutored
farmer, who lives near Hapeville, has FL
ed In the superior court, at Atlanta, a
very sensational bill against L. G. Whit
ney, prominent citizen OF Hapeville. The
plaintiff alleges In 1892 he borrowed S3O(
from the Hapeville Building and Loan AS.
ISOLATION, for which he gave his -four
shares OF stock and a piece Of Atlanta
real estate as security. In the fan of 1896
Harris claims, he had paid the associa.
ton the sum of SOL, which was In ful
OF the principal OF the loan and the in.
terest. The company denies this claim
and a law suit will follow.
Annie Williams, an S-year-oid child
picked up a stick OF dynamite in her
fathers yard at Danielsvllle Tuesday
and walking into the breakfast room with
u, took knife from the table. HOLDING
the explosive between the thumb and two
fingers Of one hand, she tapped Il "a slight
blow with the knife held by the other
hand. There was a loud report. an ago.
nizing scream, and then the mother. who
was standing by, picked her child from
tne moor torn and bleeding In face ana
hands. The chLd's left hand was torn
INTO shreds, only one finger being left. the
right was less one finger, while the fiha
was cut and burned In a most horrible
manner.
d. II. Virgins, a white shoemaker OF
Dawson, was run over by a train Mon.
day. His left foot was cut of at the In.
step. and his right arm was broken ans
his head severely brufaaN 49, ~.