The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-25
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA

The Evening Call of Columbus has tenn
porarily suspended.
Lena Brooks, a 9-year-old girl, was burn
ed to death at Lawrenceville Monday.
night or two ago. The fire was discovered
before it had time to do any damage.
An incendiary tried to burn the residence
of Rev. John w. McCrary, at Atlanta
Fifty true bills for gambling have been
returned by the grand jury of Clarke coun-
ty at Athens.
The Athens check factory will be oper-
ated by electricity. This is the first cot
ton factory in Georgia to use electricity
as a motive power.
The property of the Hotel Aragon COM
pany at Atlanta will be sold on the first
Tuesday in May. This company was the
lessee Of the building.
Albert Strickland of Gainesville was
badly kicked by horse Friday, the blow
landing In the same place as the one that
knocked out Corbett.
A United States revenue officer was at
the city dispensary. He found them all
The board of education of Atlanta has
adopted rule that no pupil of the public
schools shall canvass for ballots, money
or prizes for any object connected with
the public schools.
Mrs Henry Woodfn Grady, Sr., of At
lanta, has issued Invitations to the mar
rage of her daughter, Gussie, to Eugene
Robert Black, the wedding to occur at
high noon Wednesday, May 8, in the first
Methodist church.
A man representing himself as Joseph
Eiseman of Eiseman Bros, Atlanta, has
worked a clever swindle on several people
of Cave Springs, and officers are on his
track, trying to locate the imposter, He
arrived at Cave Springs several days ago
and established his credit by means of his
fraudulent claims. He declared his object
was to build a summer home in the place,
and negotiated for lot upon which the
home was to be built. While there he con-
tracted several debts, including hotel. liv-
cry stable and other bills, and left secretly
without making any payments. mes
sage from the Atlanta firm declares that
the man is an imposter.
Shortly before o'clock Saturday morn
ing burglars were discovered in the resi-
dence of ]. R. Pinkston on College street
at Americus. The alarm was quickly
given and in few minutes several police
men, with bioodhounds, were trailing the
robbers, pressing them so closely that
many articles of value were scattered
along the streets. The room occupied by
Maj. A. Pope, general freight and pas
senger agent of the Georgia and Alabama
railroad, who boards with Mr.. Pinkston,
was also entered and his gold watch,
clothing and pocket book stolen. All
these articles were thrown aside by the
thieves in their fight, and recovered by the
police. The dogs trailed the burglars to
camp occupied by fifty or sixty railroad
negroes, where the chase was abandoned.
Nearly all the stolen property was recov-
cred.
After years of separation and almost for
gotten love vows of their youth. and aft
er both had experienced the marriage state
and become widow and widower. Mrs. Jen-
ME b. Thompson of Gainesville, Ga, and
Capt. w. j. Huston of Gambler, Fla, were
married i'm Atlanta Thursday. Mrs. Hus-
ton is IS and Capt. Huston is go. The bride
is filling that role for the third time, and
the groom is taking the part the second
time. Capt. Huston is postmaster at Can
der. Mrs. Huston is well known in At
lanta. She formerly resided in that city,
and was the wife of Capt. Pillsbury, who
was one of the most prominent citizens of
Atlanta several days ago. He will be re-
membered by many of the old timers and
his wife was widely known. Some time
after Capt. Pilsburys sudden death his
wife was wooed and won by the late Col.
o. b. Thompson of Gainesville, who died
few years since.
Special Agent Coleman, Deputy Marshal
Trammel H. II. Holt, and John Stuart
have returned to Blue Ridge from Chero-
kee county North Carolina. where they
made raid Tuesday night. They des-
troyed four stills with their contents and
arrested and brought over Robert Nc
Elvey and John Taylor. About 3 o'clock in
the morning the officers were dred upon
by posse. some 20 or 30 shots being fired,
but fortunately no one was hurt. The dark
ness OF the night no doubt prevented some
OF the officers being killed. Early in the
morning while the officers were eating
breakfast party OF five men succeeded In
getting their guns. Holt was the first one
TO see them. and he made a dash for his
gun. one OF the men made an effort to
shoot Holt, hut he was too quick for him,
wrenchng the gun from him ana knock
ing him down. Other officers came 20
Holts assistance, and the moonshiners