The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-20
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PARAGRAPHED.

Prominent Citizen of LaGrange
Dend-COngressma Bartlett Re-
nOminated-Conven OF the As
sociatiOn OF Clerks, SherifTs, Chiefs
of Police and MarshaIs of Georgia.
GEORGIA.
]. P. Thornton, one Of LaGrange's
wealthy and most popular citizens, died
Friday.
Mrs. George S. Casson. widow of the
late George 5. casson. of Atlanta, died
Friday.
a stock company is being organized for
the purpose of erecting a cotton seed oil
mill and fertilizer factory at Cochran.
A reunion of the survivors of the Four
teenth Georgia Regiment OF Confederate
soldiers viii be held in Atlanta on July p.
Hon. Charles L. Bartlett was nominated
for Congress by the Democrats of the
Sixth district in convention at Griffin
Friday.
Johnnie Davis. a 7-year-old son of Griff
Davis, was run over and killed by train
at Cedartown. Friday night. He fell be
tween cars while passing from one 10 an
other.
While a farmer named Beauregard Pc
tril and his son were driving a yoke of
oxen to a wagon in Oglethorpes county.
Friday they were struck by lightning, and
the elder Petrol and both the oxen were in
stantly killed. The boy was severely
shocked, but escaped unhurt.
Fire broke out at o'clock Friday after
noon in the freight depot of the Georgia
and Alabama Railroad at Albany, COM
pletely destroying il. The loss on freight
in the building was about $500. The build
ing itself was insured. A freight car
standing near by was also consumed. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Judge w. r Newman at Columbus. Fri
day, confirmed the sale of the Eagle and
Phenix mills and the property will inn
mediately pass into the hands Of It's new
owners. The purchase was made in the
interest of the bondholders of the old com
pany, the price being S503 400. A payment
of S25,S66 was made on the day of the sale
and further payment of S152OOO was
made Friday.
John Weaver, negro who was sentenc-
cd to be hanged at Thomaston Friday for
assaulting Miss Jennie Gum, daughter Of
an Epson county faUmer,is I'm Fulton colln-
d
on the very day he was to have been hang
ed as new evidence in his favor was said
to have been obtained. It was feared
that Weaver would be mobbed. so he was
taken to Atlanta.
The Populists of Clarke county met at
Athens Saturday. and nominated in mass
meeting the following candidates for the
various county offices: For legislature
Joseph W. I}rightwell; sheriff. j. NJ. +.
Watson; clerk. Levi J. Hendrick; tax col
lectOr, T. N Lester; tax receiver. b. J.
Porter; treasurer, James e. Bradbury
The Gambler Club has elected tweuty-sev-
en- delegates to the state Democratic GU
bernatorial convention.
Three prisoners arrived at Fort Nc
Pherson barracks, near Atlanta, Satur-
day night, under guard from Tampa. All
of them are United States regulars, charg-
ed with violation of the army REGULATE tons
Private Champanoise of the First Cavalry
Is white man charged with sleeping on
post Privates Henderson and Coger of
the Tenth are negroes. Henderson is
charged with sleeping on post, and Coger
with robbery. The prisoners Will be held
TO await sentences.
Chief of Police BolfeulIlet of Macon has
received a circular from c. A. Powell, Sec
rotary and treasurer of the association Of
clerks, sheriffs, chiefs Of police and mar
shals of Georgia, notifying him of the an
nual convention to be held at Valdosta.
beginning July IS. The circular also calls
the chiefs attention to the fact that the
state now leases all felony convlcts for the
sum of S9S per year, and that the officers
of the courts get nothing out of such cases
but worthless insolvent order.