The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-15
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
us OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

,-.t.btS Templar Charm stolen Two
= ago Recovered Under Pecu-
-, Circumstan Hotel and
so.eral Buildings Burned at Toe
.-CoJ. O'Bcar to Have a Clerk
hin in the Adjutant Generals Of
flee.
GEORGIA.
Bush, prominent~ naval store
-,on,tacturer and president of the Ro-
cbsIle Banking Company, died Tuesday
of pneumonia.
rbonasville Times-E Enterprise: There is
general grab for the News when the
train arrives in the afternoon. The peo-
NE have learned that if you see it in the
n-ave if is so. 1t is one of the most relis-
Me napers published in The South, or any
where else, for that matter.
Col w. G. O'Bear, former inspector
General of rifle practice, will be appointed
clerk in the adjutant generals department
a. Atlanta The advisory board recon-
meaded the appointment of an assistant
varsed in military affairs and nearly all
the members signed paper asking the
annontment of Col. O'Bear.
In August nearly two years ago Alder
man W. T. Morgan of Macon DOTTED his
coat and vest and hung them up behind
tbe rear door of his Fourth street drug
store. During the evening thief enter
ed and managed to abstract the alder
mans handsome gold watch and chain
and Knights Templar charm. On Sunday
afternoon Mr. Morgans little children
were playing in the front yard of his res
idence. corner First and Pine streets, and
there upon a violet leaf, as though it had
just been placed there, was the watch
charm,
Charles T. Shipp of Paulding county was
found guilty in the United States Court at
Atlanta Wednesday of violating the cur
repcy laws of the United States, and SEN
fenced to three years in the Raleigh, N.
c penitentiary, and to pay fine of 500.
Sapp was charged with stripping IS bills
ard passing them off to merchants in
Iauld lg county. The bills were split half
in .Wo ard Thin tissue paper was then
pasted on either the back or front of
ts,m. such as the case required. Several
Of the bills were recovered and the guilt
was nxed upon Shipp.
". A. Brown was convicted of larceny
after trust in the Superior Court at At
Iara Wednesday afternoon and was SEN
tegcCll by Judge Gambler to serves al term
e. one year in the penitentiary. Brown is
The omYlcye of the Southern Terra Gotta
Warls who mysterlousiy disappeared sew
erel weeks ago after having collected a
check of $4C0 with which he had been en-
trusted to deposit When ne recently re-
turned to Atlanta he was unable to ac-
ca7rt for his strange conduct, and the
yt-g,= IL ..~qI
li.y unbalanced. He had spent $3.50 of
the money, but returned the remaining
$50
a Georgia rural editor thus describes an
accident chat occurred during a wedding
ceremony: THE bride looking the pic
tire Of ovcliness, stood under the swing
ias Chandelier So did the bridegroom
Tie bridegroom was over six feet two and
n boving his responses to the minister's
Questions he accidentally tilted the chan
'e-er, which overturned a kerosene lamp,
i1e oil Of which spattered all over the
I'll -e's dress and the minister's broadcloth
co@t. To say that the bridegroom was
ladd would nos do Justice to his feelings.
out he restrained himself, and supported
'Ae pride to the front porch, where the
ceremony was concluded under the stars
o. heaven. The minister has sent in bill
Tor his coat but the bridegroom swears
he won't pay it,"
Ihe Edwards Hotel at Toccoa was com
pletely destroyed by fire Wednesday morn
ing at O'clock. The Edwards House was
d. iarse old wooden building and burned
axe Under, and communicated the flames
across me street to the Methodist Church.
"Hieh soon burned, only a few seats and
window sash being saved. The flames
rom the Edwards House also set fire TO
VIZ we Iour-room cottage belonging to j. C.
Ioung from which il spread to the wag-
vi Snop of j. t. Carter and was communl-
Cated 10 the residence of John Cheek and
- lAe store of ]. c. Young and the brick
S,ote mouse of A. NJ. Bennett, which were
q, So burned The loss is estimated at
S''9V' insurance. $4,000; G. w. Edwards
US US 5000 insurance. $2,4O0; j. C. Young's
iour-foom house. $500, no insurance; j. C.
"a "a Ter wagon shop, loss, $500 on shop
e'iu Materials no insurance; j. c. Young
SsS oie' %OO' no insurance; A. NJ. Bennett
Wv no insurance: Charles Miller, moving
11oIs' damaged about $500, no insurance;
Ia o. busha, moving goods, damaged at
H ast $780, insured; j. ]. Bright G. Co.,
''Iased 5000 by moving, insured.