The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-07
GEORGIA

Dealers.
GEORGIA.
six-lap bicycle race track is to be bull,
at Crumps Park, Macon.
w. j. Griffin was elected chief Of tha
Rome fire department Monday might. j. B.
Owens retiring.
Rev. d. c. Kelley will preach in the
Baptist Church. Johnston's Station on
Saturday and Sunday next.
VIII Smith and George Gill, Troap
county's condemned prisoners, have been
respited by the governor to Feb. i.
Business men of Elberton have orean.z-
ed board of trade and will fight against
alleged discrimination against the town
by the railroads.
At meeting of the Browne Feneibes
of Columbus Tuesday night A. " Hale
was elected captain to succeed Capt J.
S. Harrison, resigned.
1t is reliably reported that there is a
case of smallpox among the negroes On
the farm of Sheriff Cullers, a few miles
northwest of Lincolnton.
A determined effort is to be mad TO in
duce the suburbs of Macon to incorporate
for the purpose of creating greater Ma
con. 1t is claimed consolidation would
make Macon's population 1900.
The new Baptist Church at Athens,
erected at cost of $4,000, has about been
completed. The congregation met in the
Sunday school room Sunday and next
Sunday the main auditorium will be ready
for use.
The last 5000 of the 100000 worth of
bonds issued over twenty years ago by
the city of Athens to assist i'm the build
ing of the Northeastern Railroad of Geor-
gia have been redeemed, Cancelled ana de
stroyed.
The following postmasters We're appoint
ed for Georgia Wednesday: r. Drew. Az
olan, Franklin county; William b. judi
kins, Chic. Floyd county; A. O. Laplade.
Euno, White county; Joseph S. Morris,
Lois, Berrien county.
Last Sunday night, at notorious resort.
near Odumville, in Emanuel county, Jonas
Wilkes, young white man, % years Old,
was shot and killed by Barlow Wilson.
The principals in the tragedy were first
cousins, but were on a spree with Foskey.
who was found accessory to the homicide.
Monday night at a negro frolic about
three miles west of Stockbridge on the
plantation of Joshu Berry
John Ravin and Henry Minter, both col
ored, became involved in a difficulty over
a woman. John Ravin picked up a wagon
spoke and broke Henry Minters neck
Ravin has fled.
Silver Bros, who ran a saloon in Sparta
last year. have filed a suit against the
town of Sparta for $1,000 The retail L.
quor license last year was $1,000 two il
censes being taken out. Silver claims that
G. a. d. Mandle, the other saloon keepers,
were only charged 81, 800, while he Silver,
was charged $4,000.
The first municipal election for mayor
since the town of Pinehurst was incor-
porated, took place Wednesday and was a
most decided victory for the incorporation
ticket" Hon. w. l.. Williams was re-
elected mayor. w. NJ. Edmondson, +.
Nixon and j. d. H. Evers, all incorpora-
ton councilmen, were elected
The plans for the new hotel projected
to be built on the corner of Fourth and
Cherry streets at Macon have been re-
ceived. The plan of the building shows a
handsome structure, seven stories high,
with offices on the ground floor and in the
basement. The cost of the building is es-
timated at about $4,000.
At a meeting of the newly elected coun-
Gil of Nelson, which was held Tuesday
night, it was decided to allow whisky to
be sold at Nelson next year. A tax Of
$40 per year was assessed for license. \
fight is being made against the grant
ing of a license, but so far is unsuccessful.
The matter will doubtless be carried to
-.
of the council is considered by a number
of citizens to be Illegal
T. j. CARING, the recently elected chair
man of the Board of Public Works OF Ma
con, rendered his resignation at the meet
ing of council Tuesday night. In his let
ter of resignation Mr.. CARING stated that
he was unable to spare the time from his
private business to represent the city as
chairman of the board, and that his in
terests, which connected him with corpor-
atoms, might be considered by some such
as might interfere with his duties.
The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce will
call a state convention of business men
TO meet at Atlanta about Feb. TO- to dis
cuss the proposed constitutional amend
ment in regard to the exemption from
taxes of manufacturing enterprises. The
proposed amendment will give towns the
right, Dy popular vote, 10 exempt manu-
factories for ten years Atlanta business
men think this step necessary in view of
the action of Alabama and other states
on the same line
The sale of the Wolf & Happ building
at Macon for $4,000, an insignificant sum
of money compared with the cost, which
was fully $4,000, was a surprise on sales
day in that city. The property was bought
in by j. Rossak of New York, whose total
interest in the building is a mortgage of
800, 900, with accrued interest. amounting
altogether TO $4,000. Mr.. Rossak bought
TO sell again. and the property win be
bought by a syndicate which is now being
formed for the purpose, and which is said
10 include the former owners of the build
ing, William Wolff and Morris Happ.
George Bush, the 17-year-old boy who, or
last Thursday, shot to death Enoch Tyler
at Columbus, has been discharged as the
result Of his preliminary trial before JUS
tice Lennard. The prosecution will not
say whether or not the case will he press
ed further Much excitement was caused
after Bush's discharge by a report that
Bush had been killed by a sister OF Tyler
The report was without foundation, how
ever II is said that Bush may leave the
city to avoid further trouble 1t is said
that the sister ~ the dead bov made a WOW