The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-23
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
~ PARAGR Apis.


Declared Null and VOid-MrS. Cath.
airline FIynn's Last VIII and Tesla
ment StiH the subject OF Legal st
tacks-The Work on the FOrtiiicn-
SiOns of PensacOIa-other News
and Gossip.
GEORGIA.
Miss Louise Morris and Percy e, May
were married at Augusta Wednesday
night
Lieut.. Peary, the famous Arctic explor-
er, will lecture on Life in the Arctics" at
Atlanta Feb. p.
Abe Ellis of Augusta slipped as he was
leaving the Arlington hotel al Augusta
Tuesday and broke his leg.
Glenn Foster and Jerry Blake. colored
convicts made their escape Thursday
from the camp near Rome.
Rev. w. A. Miner of Summervile, who
recently suffered a severe stroke Of ner-
vous prostration, is no better.
Reuben Mayo of sandersvilie, who is Sc
years of age. has suffered a stroke Of par
alysis and there is little hope for his re-
covery
Frank c. Gilreath of Gainesville has
been appointed district deputy Of the Pro
gressive Endowment Guild of America,
with headquarters at that place.
The ordinary of Rockdale issued lO1 mar
riage licenses during the year 1896. This
represents a larger number OF marriages
than have ever before taken place in one
year in that flourishing county.
f. S. Cater, on account Of bad health,
has resigned the position of cashier Of the
jackson Banking Company and Capt.
l.. d. Watson has been elected to fiji the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of Mr..
Cater,
A new mercantile firm has been formed
at Jackson consisting of Messrs. j. w.
Crum, w S. Tenant. S. II. Morgan and
ID. G. McAIichael The new firm will do
business under the name of the Planters
Supply Company, and charter will be
asked for at the February term of Butts
superior court.
The recent city election at Cornela
which was contested by II. +. Johnson
the defeated candidate for mayor, has been
declared nun and void by Ordinary Him.
on the ground that there was Illegal vot-
ing, there being some misunderstanding
as 10 the registration laws. "A new tiet-
ton was ordered to take place Feb. 3
Mrs. Catherine Flynns last will and
testament is still the subject of legal at
tacks. The course of the Atlanta case
is familiar to the readers of the Morning
News. All propositions of the executor,
Mr.. Spalding, to the heirs having been
rejected. and they having lost the case in
court whereby the executor was ordered
n lap urfiI
protest of the heirs. the next move will
be an appeal to the supreme court by
the heirs TO set aside the verdict of the
lower court.
The heirs of the late W. A. Moore have
settled with John NJ. Moore one of the
heirs for his claims on the basis of Sl7O,-
OCO for the building at the corner of Pryor
and Edgewood avenues at Atlanta. The
remaining heirs. together with Mr.. Marsh,
now own the building They are negoti-
ating with the city authorities with a
view of selling it to them for a city hall;
and some of the members of the council
are strongly in favor of the plan. This
settlement of the claims of John NJ. Moore
has ended the litigation instituted by him
against the estate of his father.
The case of the state against Frank Ev-
ans, murderer, was called in the superior
court at Rome Thursday. Evans is charg-
ed with the murder of Will Coleman. The
tragedy took place nearly a month ago in
a saloon at Rome 1t is said that Evans
was under the influence of whisky at the
time. He and Coleman engaged in diff
Guilty and Evans was promptly knocked
down by the latter for an insult passed.
The story of the affair. as then related,
was that Coleman picked up Evans hat
and put it on his head after knocking him
down and that while engaged in this act
of friendliness Evans drew his pistol and
fired.
b. N. Cox and NJ. A. Slower were as
saulted by a band of unknown men near
Cleveland, White county few nights ago.
Cox and Slower were at work at lumber
kiln near CoX's chair factory, when they
were suddenly surprised by three men
with their faces blackened and their coats
turned wrong side out who, rushing in
upon them, with pistols in hand ordered
Cox. who is a Grippe. to leave They were
then Joined by two other men. They cut
off Stover's clothing and whipped him Sc
verely. The assault is believed to have
been committed by some moonshiners
who suspected Slower of having betrayed
them to the revenue officers