The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-17
GEORGIA.

Georgia Female Seminary and Conserv-
atory of Music at Gainesville opened with
l2S girls.
Mrs. S. A. Cotter Of Marietta has filed
suit against the Western and Atlantic
Railroad Company for $4,000.
The Woman's Missionary Convention Of
N1cRae district. which has been in ses-
sion at Cochran for thre days, has adj
iourned. It will meet next year in Lum-
Der City.
Misses Ella Gaillard and Grace Scott
were thrown from buggy in runaway
at Rome on Wednesday and the former
was seriously injured. The horse became
frightened at a passing train.
Work is now being done on the tele-
phone line connecting Logansville ana
Monroe. and in a short time the connect
ion will be made. Logansville will then
be on system of long distance tele-
phone.
Carlisle Hnsmau, the boy who was miss
ing from Athens and who, il was believed,
had run away to join the navy has been
located at Atlanta. where he had gone 10
get a better position than the one ne mad
at Athens.
Mr.. Charles Mccarthy. who coached the
university football team last year, is In
Athens, and is ready to begin his work OF
training the football boys again this ran
Mr. Mccarthy Is satisfied that he Will be
able TO develop a very strong team at Inc
university this year.
Sam Smith, the negro who killed James
Cocker, white man, In Hardin's district
near I.awrenceville. surrendered to the
trying to surrender since the killing, but
was afraid of being lynched by the peo-
pie of the community.
A robber entered the boarding house
of Mrs. E. B. Smith, on lower Center
street, at Nadia Wednesday night be-
tween the hours of Il and y o'clock and
secured for his trouble two fine god
watches, one diamond shirt stud and
about $40 in change together with several
other articles of minor value.
Charles P. Jarrett died at his home on
Tugalo river, six miles from Toceoa, We'd
nesday. after an Illness of twelve months.
He was 40 years old and leaves a mother,
TWO sisters and a brother. Mr.. Jarrett
was reared on the splendid river planta-
ton where he died, but for the past few
years had resided in Athens, and the
West. Very few men were better or more
favorably known throughout Georgia
than he.
Lampson Legers, a young negro man.
was manned for life at ]. S. Belts
Co.'S mill, at Ashburn, Tuesday morning.
Legers belonged TO the gang of log chop
pers and was in the act of boarding the
first outgoing train on the tram road
when a careless step caused him to fall
his right arm falling across the track.
The trucks of the nearest car, which was
In motion, passed over the arm, severing
it above the elbow.
Free rural mail delivery is to be given
thorough trial in Newton county. Stars
vile is to be the central station of the
circuit A mail carrier is to be put on the
circuit, who will make the round trip once
a day. He will deliver the mall free to
the people along the route, viii sell them
stamps, gather up all mail matter to be
sent Off and return to the central sta
ton at night. Special Agent Thomas Fl.
Houpt of the rural free delivery of the
United States postof1ce department, has
been at Covington for q week past ar
ranging for putting the matter into opera
ton, and the carrier will be started as
soon as all the papers are received, or
about Oct !. This will be a great con-
venience to the people in the country des-
ignated and the free delivery of the mails
directly to the people will soon become
very popular.
A Triton special of Sept. IA says: News
of a sad accident comes from Debbie post
Office about ten miles southeast of Triton,
in Colquitt county. William Hickory, a
white man, and his two little sons, the
youngest named Jack, being 8 years old,
started to Cool Springs Church, a few
miles from their home, to attend divine
services. They were afoot and on arriv-
ing at Warrior creek, which at that
place is a large stream, found it swollen
by recent rains and the footlogs several
feet under water. Putting his two sons
ahead of him, Mr.. Hickory attempted to
cross the stream on the submerged logs.
The oldest boy crossed in safety, but the
youngest one Yves washed off the log, or
fell off, and was drowned before his faith
er's eyes. The father could not swim and
was compelled to stand and watch the
little fellow dying struggles, being pow
erless to aid him. He sent the oldest boy
for help and when the lad returned with
assistance they found that the log had
broken and fioated down and the father
clinging to a tree almost exhausted. At
ter some trouble the body of the boy was
recovered and carried home.