The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-15
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


The Bibb County Woman Cut by Her
Husband Dies From Her wounds.
MacOn's Diamond JubiIec-Dcpth
of Water at acknowledgements
Disappearing From the Rivers of
FIOrIda-NesrO Boy Injured by a
Cruel Soldier.
GEORGIA.
Judge W. D. Mckenzie, an esteemed
citizen Of Thomaston, died al his home
Tuesday from a complication OF diseases
Tom Wilson was severely cut 10y Kate
Spinal, both white, in a row at Augusta.
Wilson is at the hospital and very low,
but may recover.
Ed Pratt a character well known to
the police. stabbed Gordon Parker at At
lanta Wednesday. Pratt was arrested.
Parker was seriously wounded by the
stab.
Mrs. r. Toombs DuBose. wife Of the
pastor of the Edgewood Methodist Church
near Atlanta, lost her footing and fell
downstairs Wednesday, breaking her hip
bone, and will have to lie in bed for six
weeks or two months.
The building committee has let the con-
tract to build the new chapel for the
Presbyterian Sunday school al Marietta
TO c. E. Henderson, who began work last
Monday. The chapel will be built in rear
of the church and will cost about $4,000.
The surrender of the Hotel Putnam TO
its stockholders by Capt. r. +. Powell,
the present proprietor, Is the sensation
of the hour at Eastman, as it means the
immediate closing of this popular hos
telry. Differences between the proprietor
and lessees caused the suspension.
The programme of the Diamond Jubilee
Carnival to be held in Macon next Octo-
Der, has just been published. The cee-
bration Is TO occupy four days-divided
into a patriotic day. "A floral day,
trades display day and a Macon day. Out
of the great features Of the Macon day
exercises Will be the production of a liv-
ing American flag by a thousand children.
Franklin FORMER living near Smyrna,
on last Thursday, was cleaning out his
corn crib when large highland moccasn
snake, secreted in the crib, made a spring
upon him and fastened its fangs in one of
his fingers, where il hung with tenacity
until by mere force he threw IL off, after
which the snake bit his dog. DR.. Pace adj
ministered an antidote, and Mr.. FOrtner
Is now out of danger
Mrs. Abner Taylor. the woman who was
cut by her husband in the Warrior dis
trict, about ten miles from Macon Sun
day, died Tuesday night. Taylor has not
yet been captured but a mob is after him
and Ii is very likely that he will be lynch
ed If caught, as the people in the Warrior
district are very much excited. Mr..
Lange, Mrs. Taylors father, who was
also shot by Taylor, is in a very critical
condition, but it is thought that he will
recover.
Judge Sheffield has passed an order for
the sale of the plant and other property
of the Dawson Variety Manufacturing
Company at Dawson. II is to be offered
at public outcry on the first Tuesday in
September. This property, real and per-
sonal was offered for sale before the
court house door by order of the court
last February at upset prices aGgregatng
$4,000, but only two vacant lots were sold.
This time no upset price is fixed on any of
the property, and il all viii be sold 10 the
highest bidder regardless to the amount
bid
Marietta Journal: A Armstrong of this
place has a valuable gold mine in Meri-
wether county He has sixty acres of
land, and has sunk a shaft sXty-three
feet, and the gold shows up conspicuously.
lie has two engines and a stamp mill on
the property. Adjoining this gold mine
there are some Northern capitalists put
ting in costly machinery TO work another
gold mine. Last week Mr.. S. A. Ander-
son, and Dr. S. d. Rambo of this place
visited Mr. Armstrong; mine, and they
found that it is a very rich find. They
have discovered a new vein recently which
has been passed over for forty years. A
small rock broken up yielded So or 40 cents
worth OF gold. Mr.. Cross, who lives near
by, says he worked Mr. Armstrong;
mine many years ago, and in seven days.
with three hands. he PANIED out 455 PEN
nyweights of gold