The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
ITEMS IN THREE STATES
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPRED.

Mother MOurns the Disappearance
of Her SOn-Discord Among tue
Physicians of Griffin.
GEORGIA
Rome will soon have a frst-class ath-
letic association.
The next state meeting of the League of
American Wheelmen will besheld in Ma
con some time in July.
Miss Fannie Singletary suddenly died
from heart failure at Hawknsvihe Satur-
day. She was the adopted daughter of
Rev. W. II. Singetary.
Mrs. Minnie Mattox of bonneville the
wife Of Hon. James z. Mattox, deceased,
died Wednesday. She was 80 years old
aud died of consumption.
John Priggs of Edgeneld, s. c., dropped
his pistol at the Arlington hotel at Au-
gusta Friday and was wounded in the
right leg by the discharge of the weapon,
Ex-sherif w G. Hunt, while talking
with his son at his home at Hawkinsvile
Friday night, died suddenly with heart
trouble. He had been sheriff during the
past ten years.
The portion Of the Georgia exhibit to
be sent to the Tennessee centennial ex-
position that is being arranged by Prof.
Yeates, state geologist, will soon be ready
10 be shipped TO Nashville.
In the primary in Epson county Satur-
day for ordinary to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge J. c. VIII
liams, Col j. E. Matthews has a majority
over Col. Claud Worrill of about 200.
Judge Washington Mckenzie. one of the
oldest and most esteemed men in Upson
county, died Friday. lie was 81 years old
and at this age was regarded as one Of the
most industrious men in the county.
The Merchants and Miners Bank at
Tallapoosa has gone into the hands of a
receiver. The assets amount to $4,000 and
the liabilities to an amount considerably
smaller. The bank is considered solvent.
The application for a receiver was made by
a stakeholder.
viii Hall, a negro carpenter, employed
on the residence of Briggs Carson, fell
from a scaffold at Triton Friday and drove
a silver Of wood four inches deep into the
lower part Of his back The wood pene-
trated 10 the cavity of the stomach, max
ing a serious wound
Maj ]. w. Warren. secretary OF the
state executive department at Atlanta, re-
turned from Florida Friday morning, aft
err spending six weeks in the Land of
Flowers. Mai Warren is much improved
in health, and looks a great deal better
than he did when he left Atlanta.
Thomasvnle correspondence Morning
News: Prof. Brownell, a botanlst spend
ing the winter in brownsville, has class
ed variety of violets found in the woods
near this city as a new species or va
riety. The first specimen of the flower
was discovered by Miss Kittridge.
1t is reported that Rev. H. ]. Adams.
at his request, will remain in charge of
the Methodist church at Conyers; that
the bishop will appoint some one else
as presiding elder of the oxford district
and that Rev. Toombs Dubose will be
stationed either at Milledgeville or Sparta.
1t is reported that Walter Corbett OF
Macon is in Washington, comforting with
the heads of the postofice department
relative to the postmastership at Macon,
but the present incumbent, j. Fl. Hertz,
time is not near up, and every one bes
leves that he will be allowed to serve
his full term.
Mrs. Nit Poss, a young white woman,
was arrested at Atlanta Saturday She
is wanted in Carroll county for disturb
ing public worship. 1t is said that the
woman was at church, and suddenly burst
forth in merry peals of laughter, when
the rest of the congregation were wor-
Shipping devoutly.
Gus White, a negro teamster on the
Summerford plantation in Sumter county,
was instantly killed a day or two ago in
a rather singular manner While driving
down a steep hill the negro lost his bal
ance and tumbled from his seat on the
wagon and fell beneath the wheels. The
heavy wagon passed over his neck, killing
him instantly.
Darien Gazette: There has been a good
supply of sawn timber down during the
week, and some of the private booms
around Darien are "chock fun of RATS.
Vessels cannot come fast enough to take
1t off. During the week there was ship
ped from the port of Darien, coastwise
and foreign, 3,202,g2S feet of timber and
lumber, valued at $50, 1866
Marion Erwin, the well-known republi-
can of Macon, is in Washington looking
after his interests that will develop when
he is appointed United States district at
torney. Mr.. Erwin was called to Wash
ington to accept the place now occupied
the 9th of March. Mr.. Erwin has filled
this place once before.
East Point was visited by a severe wind
and, rain storm Friday afternoon. The
greatest damage done was to the White
Hickory wagon works. A large portion
of the roof of the wood works depart
ment was blown off, and thu shop flood
ed with water. Business has been sus-
pended until the damage can be repaired.
Several trees were blown down.
A cloudburst, accompanied by a terrific
gale Of wind, passed over West Point Fri
day afternoon. Several buildings on the
outskirts of the city were unroofed, tel
egraph poles were blown down, and the
streets were badly washed I'm places. The
river rose over two feet in two hours, and
Is still rising The direction OF the storm
was from southwest TO northeast
Some unknown miscreant poisoned two
horses belonging to A. S. Jenkins, a
farmer living about two miles from Eat
onton. on Monday night last. on going
20 feed his stock Tuesday morning he
found the two horses suffering intensely
from the poison administered during the