The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-13
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS.

D,ou,moth Shoe Factory to BE Erect
oa at Atlanta by Chicago Firm.
Mrs. Mobiles in Convict Camp on
s,vaunah River-Injuries Received
runaway Result in Death.
GEORGIA
Atlanta is showing its patriotic senti-
,rents by displaying the Stars and Stripes
from scores of buildings.
Miss Ella. Brown died near Minis cross
inc a few miles from Macon, Monday
,ron, the effects of injuries on the head
used two weeks ago by jumping from a
lniegv hitched to a horse that was run
ming away.
Mrs. Mobiles is now confined in the con-
Wet camp of Col. w. H. Motley on the
Savannah river in Ebert county. There
Is only one other white female convict in
the Georgia peuitentiary, Mrs. Taylor of
Atlanta, convicted of arson. Their labor
In the camp is very light, more form than
anything else.
In the event of hostilities the Americas
Light Infantry would respond to the call
IN arms with alacrity and with well filled
ranks. DuIlHS lbG past WEN tAi~AC AiS'N =
been many new enllstments, the company
now having forty members, rank and file
sill another company will be organized
twenty-five names having been secured all
ready.
AZ Jackson, a day or two ago, while
returning from up town to her home
Miss Ida jenkins, the 17-year-old daughter
of e. D. jenkins, was accosted by Joe
Victrum, negro drayman, who CHANGED
to be going along the street in a parallel
direction with his dray at the same time.
Miss Jenkins father gave the negro a
whipping with a hickory switch.
Several thousand dollars worth of Eas-
Ter bonnets and dresses were ruined at
Atlanta Sunday by deluging rain, which
was coming down in earnest as the
churches turned out When the people
were on their way to the morning services
the sun was shining brightly and there
was little or no signs of approaching rain.
While the services were progressing the
rain came, catching thousands of people
without storm coats or umbrellas.
w. N. Pickren, a farmer of Dodge
county, met his death Saturday in a Pc
cuar manner Report says he had been
TO the town Of Rhine, and in sight of his
house, returning home, he shot himself in
the right thigh, severing an artery. He
was holding a jug of whisky in the other
hand al the time of the shot and the mule
frightened a the report, jumped throwing
Mr. PiclSren to the ground, breaking his
neck. The wife saw the mule throw her
husband. and Fastening to the scene, found
him dead. 1t is not known If he intended
10 kill himself.
Within thirty days work win begin upon
Atlanta's newest enterprise-an eight-sto-
~ 100000 boot and shoe factory, which will
employ between 500 and 1000 hands and
pay out about s., coo each week. The de-
sign for the factory has already been
drawn by Architect G. L. Norman, and
the site of the big building has been secur-
cd. w. b. Mcbride of Chicago practically
closed the deal for the site on Saturday
afternoon and in about fifteen days the
purchase money, amounting to nearly $780,,
eco, will be paid. The factory will be built
on Edgewood avenue, about the site of the
Consolidated car shed, bounded by Edge
wood avenue, Ivy and Linet streets. The
building will be the largest manufactorv
in Atlanta, and will be the handsomest
piece of architecture in the city. The larg-
est shoe manufacturing establishment in
Chicago is building the factory, with the
purpose of moving the greater part of its
business South.