The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-21
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGR Apis.

Crates TO ship Their Crop in-soi-
der Dies AT AtIanta-LiveIy blaze
at Vienna-ChangcS in we'll
known Law Firms st Nacon-Ill-
ness Of Mr.. BercIsmans Not Due TO
Appendicitis.
GEORGIA
John H. McGehee was nominated for
senator by the Democrats OF the Twenty
fifth district in convention az TaiboUon
Monday.
Mrs. NJ \. Raysor, widow of the late
Col John NJ Rayser and wei known in
Atlanta and throughout Georgia, expired
at her home at Atlanta Tuesday
At Columbus Monday John Flournoy
terminated his connection with the defupd
Chattahoochee National Bank as receiver
turning over the remaining assets 70 Gen
eral Lees, his successor.
A consultation OF physicians held at
Augusta, Tuesday. decided that Prosper
J. Berckmans, who is very i'll, dii not
have appendicitis, as was al first feared,
but it was said that appendicitis may de-
velop,
The 3-year-old baby boy of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w Fleeman. who reside in East Amer
icus. fell five feet from the front veran-
da of their home Sunday afternoon and
sustained injuries whichfmay result IN
death.
Several new buildings are going up in
Vienna. Dr. C. T. stoyan T. b. Bus
bee and p. C. Mcdonald viii all erect brick
buildings. Mr., j. b. Heard is putting up
a large livery stable, r. Boniske is erect
ing frame store
George Shields, private in the six
teenth Infantry, died at The Grady Hos
pital at Atlanta Tuesday from injuries re-
ceved Monday night. Shields attcmpte"
TO jump on a train at the Mcdaniel street
crossing, and missing il fell under the car
His legs were crushed.
win Thornton, negro man Of Americas
killed his wife, Laura Thornton Sunday
by striking her a heavy blow on the head
with a brick. Thornton and his Wife, il is
said INDUCED in frequent quarrels and the
tragedy Sunday was the direct result OF
one in which both fought vigorously.
A fire broke out at Vienna Sunday night
about 1880 O'Clock in the store of F. J.,
Lewis & Bro. and quickly consumed the
building and contents. The stock was in
sured for 81 $50 and was valued al from
$1,000 to $500. The building belonged TO
d. b. Leonard and was not insured. ID.
B. Leonards Office, which was situated
next 10 the store, was also consumed with
nearly all the contents. Mr.. Leonard mad
a great many relics which he priced very
highly but ali OF them were destroyed DR.
c. T. Stovall aud J. r. Calhoun & Co.
sustained some damage by the removal
Of their goods.
On account of crate famine many
10
gia fruif growers this year, Some time
before the peach season opened the crate
factories were all put TO work but il was
soon seen that crates would run short, and
orders for them were sent out in every
direction, while the capacity of the home
factories was taxed to their uttermost. A
week or more ago, however the growers
saw the situation becoming serious and
have watched ii grow daily more and more
So until now no crates are to be had eN-
cept the daily output of the factories,
which is by no means sufficient to pack
the crop. Some of the growers have
bought all of the small baskets that can
possibly be used for peach baskets, bur
even with these not half of the crop can
be packed, and thousands of bushels of the
finest kind of peaches are rotting on the
trees causing a loss of many thousands
of dollars. So far no relief for the gov
ers is in sight and one prominent grower
yesterday said that the situation would
grow more and more serious each day, as
the orchards are more generally ripeniug
on Aug. 1 there will be changes in one or
two law firms at Macon that will create
surprises. The firm of Steed & Wimber-
ly, composed of Glenn Steed and
DIN j. Wimberly, will be dis
solved and Steed will form CO.
partnership with Ryals & Stone, under
the firm name of Steed, Ryals & Stone,
Steed & Wimber,y have been in partner
ship for years and are division counsel for
the Central Railroad together with John
Z. Cooper, though Mr. Cooper is not a
member of the FIRM. 1t is understood that
Steed Winiberly & Cooper have been re-
ceiving a regular salary from the Cen
trail of So, 900 per annum divided equally be-
tween the three. Mr.. Wimberly viii form
q co-partnership with Judge John l. Han,
under the firm name Of Hall & Wimberly.
and this firm will be the counsel of the
Central Railroad at Macon, and Steed &
Cooper will no longer be counsel for the
Central Judge Han has for some time
been general counsel for the Georgia
Southern and Florida Railroad at salary
of 81, 500. 1t is said that Hail & Wimberly
will also be general counsel for the Geor-
gia Southern and Florida. Mr. Richard
Jordan will continue division counsel for
the Georgia Southern.