The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

II n. Carter FOrfeits $4,000 Bail
rather THAN stand Trial at
waynesboro for ArsOn-AIf. Pra-
ter, a Noted walker of North
Georgia, Arrested on a Charge of
Horse Stealing.
GEORGIA.
Albany has just sold to a Chicago firm
90, 900 Of s per cent. twenty-five-year gold
bonds for S25,5oo.
me Jackson planning mill. at Dublin, was
,otallv destroyed by fire Monday night.
The loss is about 5000. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
win Jones, 10 years old had his right
hand badly mashed in the machinery at
WeIlhouse's paper and box concern at
Atlanta Tuesday.
William Vandiver. who lives near La
vonia, lost all his out-buildings and nine
teen bales of cotton by fire Monday night.
The loss viii amount to $1,000, with no in
surance.
Mrs. Mary Molenor and Miss Sophie
Lynch of Atlanta have entered suit for
5000 against b. H. Griffin and Bailiff J.
]. Miller for forcibly ejecting them from
house which they rented from Griffin.
State School Commissioner Glenn has
appointed the following to scholarships IN
The Peabody Normal School at Nashville:
Miss Florence f. Blake, Dalton; Miss
stella S. Center, Forsyth; Mr.. T. M. Hol-
land, Lawrenceville; Miss Annie w. Ste
vens, Augusta.
Secretary 8Alger telegraphed orders
Tuesday to have Young Gross of Thorn
son, Ca, mustered out of the army. Mat
thew Gross telegraphed Representative
Fleming that Young Gross had run away
from school end enlisted at Griffin, thai he
was a minor and that his family was anx-
ious to have him discharged. The scores
tary sent the necessary orders at once,
and Young Gross win be put back to
books.
The citizens of Calhoun have made up
a purse of 500 which is offered as a re-
ward for the arrest of ALT Prater, we'll
known as the Mountain Wonder, a title
which he won as the champion walker of
Georgia. few years ago. Several days
ago some one took a horse from the stable
of Wilkes Swain, a negro drayman at Cal
houn, and on the same night Charles Erik,
a negro blacksmith, was relieved of
buggy, and o. c. Engram, a merchant,
lost a set of harness. Prater was sus-
pected, and in a short time was located
in Albertville, Ala, where it is said, he
disposed Of the turnout Sheriff Durham
went 10 Albertvlle and arrested Prater,
who demanded a trial before a justice of
the peace Prater was bound over under
a bond of $500 for his appearance next day,
but did not appear at the trial and the
bond was forfeited
Macon Telegraph: From gentleman
who has just returned from Wayne coun-
ty Superior Court 1t is learned that H B.
Carter, who was in Bibb county jail for
some time. under charges preferred by
merchants of Macon and other places, for
felted his bond of 5000 by falling to put
ed for trial last week at W ayne Superior
Court. 1t win be remembered that Carter
was carried from Macon TO Wayne county
where he was wanted on the charge of
arson. He gave bond Immediately upon
arrival there in the sum of 5000 his
father-in-law standing his bond. Last
week, when the grand jury met, true bills
for arson were. found against Garter, f.
y. Harrington, y. NJ Moody and his son.
The cases were set for hearing last Tues
DAY, but when they were called Herring
ton was the only one to respond He ana
ne Moodys were not under bond. 1t is
said that Carter and the Moodys are sim
ply remaining away from court until the
present term is over, so that they will have
further time, and that they do not propose
TO run away.