The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13
GEORGIA.

GEORGlA.
The state conv. ention of the W. C. I. U.
convention win be held in Atlanta the
LIST Of June.
Methodist missionary convention will
be held in Elberton next week. Bishop
Duncan Will preside.
The Tourist Hotel at Fitzgerald is about
completed and the electric Plant installed
in each of its 12o rooms.
A new mercantile firm has been open
ed up in Lawrenceville, which will be
known as Brown & Robinson.
win King and John Paterson, white
boys. are in Jail at Atlanta charged with
stealing two bicycles. They admit their
guilt
During the week there was shipped from
the port of Darien, coastwise and foreign,
3,30S 977 feet of timber and lumber, valu-
ed at $S7,S07.
Fitzgerald is to have a national bank.
The principal stockholders are Mr.. Fitz-
gerald, Mr.. BULGE. Mr.. Bowen. MIR. Phil
lips and Mr.. Bauder.
The Superior Court for Elbert county
viii be in session this week. There are
half dozen homicide cases awaiting trial
and much civil business.
Col. e. A. Smith, one of the most prom
inent and best known lawyers in that sec
ton Of the state. died at his residence at
Eastman Thursday night of apoplexy.
Judge j. H. Lumpkin has granted a
charter to the Confederate Reunion Asso-
citation. The charter was applied for by
a laise number of citizens throughout the
state.
A meting Of the citizens of Tallaferro
county mas been held for the purpose of
establishing bank John F. Holden of
Crawfopdville is erecting a brick building
to be used as bank building.
Ed Hagan shot and instantly killed An
drew Scott, in the northern part of Thomas
county Wednesday. Both are negro. Ia
borers on a turpentlne farm. 1t Is said
that SCOTS wife is the cause of the
trouble. Hagan escaped.
The election at Fitzgerald Thursday for
$4,000 water works and light bonds result
de in overwhelming victory for bonds,
only six votes being recorded against
them The school bonds recently issued
by the board of education were sold at
1921.
Thursday was the first anniversary of
the Reynolds Banking Company. state
ment of the business done showed a profit
OF II per cent. on the capital stock. A g.
percent cash dividend was declared and
2 per cent. carried TO surplus account. The
same officers and directors were unanimous
iy reelected.
win Forrest, 16 years old, the son of w
r. Forrest of Stone Mountain, was killed
Thursday night shortly after o'clock by
passenger train of the Georgia Railroad
Young Forrest was returning to his home
when the accident occurerd. Just how Il
happened is not know, as the engineer die
not see him ahead.
The cotton warehouse built by an in
corporated company a Fitzgerald las
summer increased the cotton receipts q
per cent. over the piecedlrE season. There
are. 100 colonists who viii engage I'm cottor
planting next year, having leafned thei
points during the past two seasons whil'
watching their Georgia neighbor farmers
Mrs. Jack Martin. wife of Conducts
Martin of the Atlanta aud West Poin
Railroad broke her arm and leg on las
Tuesday Mrs. Martin was visiting
nearby friend when the accident occurred
She was walking about the house whei
she stepped on a trap door leading TO tn
cellar. The door gave way, precipltatini
her several feet
The waterlogged Norwegian bark Sac
helm was sold at Sapelo on Wednesda,
last b. Auctioneer blount. James Fole,
OF Sayannah was the purchaser, the big
.gest bid being $500 Mr.. Foley also bough
the cargo of pitch pine sawn timber an
deals for 81 $50. The sails, rops, etc, wer
sold separately and brought S50i.50, maxim
total OF SS.65450 for vessel, cargo, etc,
In the city court at Macon Thursda
Mrs Sol Mack was fined 500 for carry
ing concealed weapons and 800 for point
ing pistol at Ed Kahn. The offense
grew out of adifficulty which Mrs. Mack
husband had with Mr.. Kahn about al
alleged insulting message Kahn sent Mrs
Mack. For the part Mack took In this az
fair he was fined $40 by the Recorder an,
was suspended thirty days from the polio
force No penalty Of any kind was i'm
posed on Kahn.
Gordon Lee, through his attorneys
eileen & Rountree, has filed bill in tn
Emitted States. Court at Atlanta agains
Henry Frederick Stone of New Jersey, L
enjojn an ejectment suit which was insti
tuted in December. The original sui
was for The purpose Of ejeeting Lee iron
600 acres Of land In Dade and Wake
coAnties, or which Il was alleged he wa
wrongly is possession. Under an order 0
Judge Newman the ejectment proceeding
have been held uD pending the hearing
which Is set for March &c.
a serious runaway occurred near Elber
ton last week. DR.. A. s. Oliver, promi
nent physician OF Elberton. and a youn
Mr.. Glenn Of Oglethorpe county, wer
driving in a buggy, when the horse be
came frightened and ran away, THROWN
them both out. Mr. Glenn had his arr
broken IN two places and was badly bruis
81 10 several places DR.. Oliver had hi
shoulder bones and several ribs broke
ana was also very badly bruised He wa
unconscious for a considerable time Nee
ieal assistance was obtained and both al
doing well.
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