The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-05
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
Woman Accused of killing Her Hus-
band Held for Trial at Preston.
State Agricultural Society Asks to
De Released From Obligation to
Hold Fair at Macon This Year.

There has been some talk recently
among the ladies of organizing Red
Cross Society in Atlanta, in conjunction
with the head institution at Washington.
Hon. r. w. Everett. ex-member of Cor
gress from the Seventh district who is one
of the most successful farmers in Polk
county. has consented TO make the race
for representative in the next legislature
of the state.
Cass Strange. farmer, living about ten
miles from swainsboro, was bitten on the
heel by a large rattle snake Saturday af-
ternoon. Physicians We're Immediately
summoned. and he is still living. The bite
may not prove fatal.
Mrs. w. NJ Coonradt of Atlanta, made
a desperate attempt al suicide Wednesday
by taking a large dose Of morphine. A
letter from her husband bringing unpleas-
ant news Is supposed TO have prompted the
rash act. She viii be saved.
In the Democratic primary for repre-
sentative in Early county Tuesday j. P.
Lane was nominated by twenty-six ma
jority over I. Z. Hightower. The Popu-
list party has nominated a fun ticket for
county officers, also for representative.
The Democratic party Of Hart county as
court house and nominated the following
ticket: Representative, NJ. Nj. Richardson;
clerk Superior Court, d. b. Brown; treas
urer, Thomas II. Burton; tax collector, j..
c. Vickers; tax receiver, j. X. Hays;
Sheriff, d. w. Johnson.
c. D. Madden OF Auten, s. c., small
station near Greenvile, was drugged and
robbed at the house of Annie Searcy, at
Atlanta Wednesday. Annie Searcy, jim
Searcy, her son, Louise DELEGATE, Minnie
benson, Zella Griffin, Evaline Black, col
ored, and Carrie OBrien, co.ored, are I'M
der arrest for the crime.
The force of hands at the Triton Canning
and Manufacturing Company's works has
been doubled, and now about sixty arc
employed with an output of near 5000 cans
of peaches per day. The increase in force
Yves necessitated by the large amount Of
fruit coming in. which compels them TO
run until Y O'Clock at night.
The regular meeting Of the Macon Cham
Der of Commerce was held Tuesday
Among other things the meeting indorsed
the building of the Nicaragua canal and
adopted resolutions urging that the work
be commenced at once. This was done on
the ground that the South win be the
greatest beneficiary by the canal.
James Grover, a negro who has been
employed for the past two years by Dr.
A. f. Boyd at Iric, in Buloch county
was taken from his bed Wednesday night
by two unknown parties in disguise, car
ried a few yards from his door, tied to
tree, and severely beaten. No explana-
ton of the affair can be given, except that
the men told the negro that he had given
certain white people too much impudence
When Mayor Collier Of Atlanta attaches
his signature to an ordnance just passed
by the City Council, the thirsty denizen
who makes a dinner on two beers and two
free lunches, will be hencCforth compelled
to take his liquid installment and his sol
Id sustenance in another installment and
another place. The ordinance provides that
it shall be unlawful for any retail liquor
dealer 10 give free lunches in his place Of
business.
The Democrats of Polk county met
Tuesday and elected a new executive com
mittee, DR.. William Bradford being the
chairman. Coz. w. c. Bum, a prominent
attorney of Cedartown. was unanimously
nominated as the Democratic candidate
for the Thirty-eighth senatorial district
He Is strong man and wiH be elected
Judge C. G. James, Folks distinguished
son, was strongly Endorsed for reelection
as judge of the Tailapoosa circuit Hon
Joel II. Sanders, Mayor of Cedartown, is
the Democratic candidate for the house
from Polk.
The State Agricultural Society has asked
Council to release it from its contract to
hold a fair in Macon this year. and II is
doubtful if this will be done This is Ma
cons year, but so far nothing has been
done by the society IN the matter The
question will be discussed at the meeting
OF the society TO be held az the wigwam
at Indian Spring next week, and it is not
probable that any action viii be taken by
Council until after the society has itself
decided what course it is going to take.
President Brown says Ii is not too late
now to make arrangements for the fair.
and it is quite possible that it will be held.
Preston special to Atlanta Journal:
There is another Susan Eberhart case in
Webster county, or one somewhat similar.
1t will be remembered that when Hon J.
NJ. Smith was Governor of Georgia a wo-
man named Susan Eberhart living in
Webster county, killed her husband and
was hanged. Gov. Smith was severely
criticised for allowing a woman to be ex-
ecuted. There were living on the planta-
ton of T. $. Chappell, five miles west of
Preston, Webster county, a white man
John -McGuyrit and his wife NJ L. Nc
Guyrit. They were troopers" or farm.
ers on shares. This couple had many and
blows. He was an old man and she a
rather young woman. On the Seth of JULY
the quarrels were forever ended bv the
woman killing the old man, hitting him or
the head with piece of plank He died
Instantly. coroners jury decided that
the killing was done by the woman and
was murder. She is lodged in the county
Jail.
very successful surgical operation was
performed at Watknsvine Wednesday
while the patient was in a hypnotic sleep
County Solicitor Z. NJ. Higgins has beer
troubled with tumor in his side for SON,
time ana its rapid growth made him de.
eide 30 have it removed. He objected /,
ether or chloroform being administered ant
expressed a desire to be hypuotized Will,
the surgeon performed the operation. DR.
q. S. Smith called In Mr. Claud Anderson
Of the Oconce Enterprise, hypnotist o.
local reputation. In a short time Col. Hiy
gins was put in hypnotic sleep and wa,
made entirely insensibie to the work of th,