The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-21
GEORGIA.

The Masons of Augusta are planning
for a fair which will be given in the near
future.
Mr. Ed Gallagher, a prosperous mer-
chant of Midwife. while on business in
Macon last week, was taken violently i'll
and died Monday morning last
Howard Reid. a negro doctor and
preacher was convicted in the Superior
court at Atlanta Tuesday of horse steal
ing and was given ten years in the peni-
tertiary.
Thomas N. Surley of Warrenton died
Sunday night after an Illness of several
months. He was sheriff of Warren coun-
" for eighteen years and had occupied
many other positions of trust
The seed house of D. O. Trammen & Co
at Thomaston gave way Tuesday and
caught a negro boy, a mule and a wagon
beneath the debris. The boy suffered the
fracture of both legs, the mule was killed
and the wagon demolished.
Cordele is to have daily campaign pa
per. A. A. Rose will begin the publica-
ton in a few days The paper will have
the name of the Daily Hornet, and its
publisher is expected to make a paper in
keeping with the name it wears.
The annual conference of the Wesleyan
Methodist Church of Georgia is in ses-
sion al Waycross. The meetings are held
under a tent in front of the Wilson block,
corner Albany and Plant avenues. The
high dientaries of the denomination are
in charge of the conference Some in
teresdng proceedings are expected.
Henry Whitehead, a well known farmer
who resided near Bethlehem, Walton
county. committed suicide Sunday night
by hanging himself from tree near his
home He was about 40 years of age,
and had a wife and several children.
Continued sickness is supposed to have
unbalanced his mind, resulting in his taxi
ing his own. life. .-.--.. .....
Capt. ]. T. Stone. who has just return
ed to Waycross from a tour of the Eleventh
congressional district says .Brantley will
receive a majority of $1,000. votes over Will
kinson. Capt. Stone has wide acquant-
ance with public men in every locality in
the district and he should be in posi-
ton to make a very good guess on the
result of the election.
The Centennial Association met in it's
fifteenth session at Antioch Church, near
GAINESVILLE, Tuesday morning. Dr. ]. NJ.
Britain, who was for twenty years mod
orator of the Stone Mountain Association,
was elected moderator, and B. II. Hardy,
clerk. The association is composed of
churches in Pike, Epson Monroe, Butts,
Crawford and Jasper counties, and it has
grown to be one of the strongest associa-
tons in the state.
Ex-Poiceman Head, who was dismissed
from the Augusta police force, for strik-
ing Policeman Wrenn, promises a sensa-
ton to Augusta in the shape of an expose
of Chief Hoods manipulation of affairs.
He claims that Policeman Wrenn knew
too much of the dongs of the chief for
that officer TO consent to his dismissal,
and he feels that he was not given fair
trial. The nature of Policeman Heads
charges is not known, but he claims that
they will be sensa tional.
Thomas F. Pierce of Emanuel county is
In Jail at Macon on the charge of .coun-
terfeiting. Pierce was arrested several
days ago by a secret service man, who
charges that Pierce had in his possession
molds for making counterfeit money and
that he also had three So bills that had
been raised to $50 bills. Pierce denies that
he had anything to do with making the
money and says that he got it from
man for the purpose of informing on him.
Pierce is in jail in default of $500 bond.
W. R. Futeh, formerly treasurer of Ber-
ren county, has been sentenced to the
penitenHary for four years for the mis-
appropriation of county funds. When Mr.,
Futch was called upon in January, 1897,
for report it was found that there was
shortage of So, 9O4.79 in his accounts.
His bondsmen were called upon TO make
the amount good, which they did but
all Of the treasurers property was first
sold. and the amount paid hardly third
Of tAe shortage. The grand jury indicted
Mr. Futch at fine following term of court.
He made no defense beyond declaring that
he had not misappropriated any of the
counWs money and could not account
for the shortage. The jury's verdict was
accompanied by a petition praying short
sentence and the court fixed the pun
ishment at four years. Mr.. Futch was
one of The county's most respected citi-
zens. No one ever suspected him of dis
honesty. His fate is made the more de-
porable because of the fact that he has
wife and five little children who must
share his disgrace.