The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Suit for Damages Against "A Landlord
ut Administrations Tournament
at Warm Springs-Omcers' Capture
OF Mooushine SIin - G. T.. HAN
Writes From the I1IOndiIe-war-
rant for CircuIatOr of False
Fever RepOrts-DeIayed Mails Mt
KgmOnt Ney-A POstmistress Held
for Making False Returns-A Boy
Burned to Death at Spruce Bluff.
GEORGIA
Albany is preparing for big time on
Hay day.
james A. Burdette has been appointed
postmaster at Cedartown.
CordeIe's first bale of cotton weighed 525
pounds and was sold for 10 cents.
Cordele Evening Journal two months
old, is preparing a souvenir edition.
A little child of Stephen Mack Of Liberty
county fell into a well and was drowned.
J. R. Bedgood of Arab has accepted a
position on the staff of the Cordele Even
ing Journal
+ olk county shows up with increased tax
able values this year. the advance being
surpassed by only two counties in the
state.
The engagement is announced at Atlanta
of Mr.. George w Maret and Miss Jessie
George. The ceremony win take place on
Sent. Il.
Mrs H. H. Fulgam of Augusta, died
at Norwood, Ga, where she had gone for
the sake of her health, on Wednesday, Of
consumption.
The school census of the state as taken
by Commissioner Glenn, shows an increase
of 1928 in the school population of the
state, of which 2l,64S are while, and 26,629
colored.
"A grand shooting tournament will take
place at Warm Springs on the 18th, 18th
and 10th of August, at which the gun clubs
of Columbus, Charleston, Atlanta and Sa-
vanuah and other points will participate.
An interesting story comes from Means
vile to the effect that Mrs. Capps of that
community has a pet chicken that was
Matched by a partridge, the egg being put
in the partridge nest. Parties there vouch
for the truthfulness of the story.
Capt. S. A. Smith, the newly appointed
postmaster of Americus, formally assumed
tho duties of that Office Wednesday. Some
deldy had been caused by the retiring post
master. John N. Scarborough, being allow
go time TO wind up the business of his ad-
ministration.
The Calhoun water works plant has been
completed. The system. complete, costs
$500. The water is obtained from group
of springs In the northern section of town
from there being pumped INTO a reservoir
located on Mount Alto, which borders the
town on the east.
Albany is hot against the scorcher and
ihe authorities have ordered the strict en-
forcement of the bicycle ordinance Here
tofore many abuses of the law were over
looked by the police because the Violators
We're ladies, but under the new order of
things the fair cyclists of Albany will be
compelled to reduce their speed.
A. D. Kelly and his wife Mrs. Lula Kel-
ly, each filed a suit in Clerk Tanners office
al Atlanta Wednesday against Harry L.
Stearns for 5000 damages. 1t Is alleged In
the petition that Mrs. Kelly, while walking
on a back veranda of the house at the cor
ner of Davis and Markham streets, fell
from 1t on account of rotten timbers in the
flooring and received a very severe injury.
The petition OF Mr.. Kelly states that his
NllG materially aluSQ nun III the conduct
of a butcher shop and that since her injury
she has been incapacitated for such help.
He says he has expended considerable
money in medicine and physicians atten-
ton. Mr.. Kelly asks for 5000 on account
of pain and suffering and being unable to
do any work.
Deputy Marshals George H. Thomas and
George F. White returned Wednesday to
Macon from a moonshining expedition and
brought back two negro moonshiners with
them. The names of the two negroes are
Anderson Davis and Henry Harris The
negroes have been operating the still for
q long time and the marshals have been
kept on the lookout for them for quite a
while. The still was located in the center
of large swamp in Jasper county and
had a capacity of 200 gallons. 1t is one
of the largest stills captured in some time
and was the source of big profit TO the
negroes, who had agents In all paris of
the county. The negroes were tried We'd
nesday afternoon before Commissioner +.
Martin and We're bound over to the Uni
ted States Court under a $500 bond They
could not give the bond and went to jail
FLORIDA.
High Spring News~is trying to rid its
city of saloons.
Tampa's City Council has found 1t nee
essary to levy a 2S-mill CITY tax