The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-27
GEORGIA.

ocilla is to have bank at an early
date.
Ware county family has wash pot
that has been doing service since 1902
Frank Adams, white man, was found
guilty in the recorders court, at Augusta,
tuesday. OF false registration in the
Fc urth ward, and was bound over for
tr.al in the Superior Court.
Macon county is to have a prohibition
election A petition is now being circu-
lated. The election will likely take place
about the first of December. and it is
thought that the county will so dry.
\ bill to reduce the number of county
commissioners of Washington county from
seven to three will be introduced in the
legislature. This will reduce the expenses
Of che county about $500 to 500 per an
nun.
Mr.. William seago, an old and we'll
known farmer of Richmond county, liv-
ing near Hephzlbah. died Tuesday morn
ing On Friday last he fell out of his
porch and sustained injuries which ter
minated fatally. He was Y years of age.
Mrs. Hatcher Peterson died at her home
in the southern part of Lowndes county
last week She had been i'll for some time
and her death was not unexpected She
was the daughter of Mr.. George Herndon
of Lake Park. and was well known
tbroughout that section,
Mrs Robert Patten died suddenly at
Midtown on Sunday. She had fever a
week but was so much improved that it
was thought she would recover. Sunday
she became much worse, and died in a
short time. She was the daughter of Mr..
James Baskins. She leaves a husband and
one child.
II, H. sutton prominent farmer living
near Oglethorpe, happened to a serious
accident few days ago. While ginning
his hand and arm got caught in the ma
chinery and was badly mangled 1t was
found necessary to amputate the arm. Mr.
Sutton only a few months ago suffered
the fracture of an arm.
President George A, Smith of the Ma
con Navigation Company is now hopeful
of having the City of Macon floated. 1t
was capsized some weeks ago near Bruins
wick, and was thought to have been serb
ously damaged by the recent storm along
the coast. Capt. Topper has taken a con-
tract to raise the vessel and will start
work on it at once, He is confident he
VIII succeed in floating the steamer.
DR. P. W. Alexander of Triton has pat
ented a device for lighting railroad trains
with electricity generated by the move
ment OF the car wheels. Ii is SO construct
ed that, while the wheels are in motion,
"a quantity of electricity is stored'for light
ing the train when the wheels cease to
turn. DR.. Alexander is confident that his
invention will prove success, and has
had many assurances from railroad men
that they believe it will successfully light
10 60Qfnr secured DdtGntS
his invention in this country, England and
France.
Rome Tribune: Ben Alderman of Car
tersville a well-known young man of that
place, was in Rome yesterday with some
OF the richest specimens of gold ore ever
seen in Rome Some of the quartz rock
specimens, as large as a mans two hands,
were honeycombe with the yellow flakes.
He also had some pretty nuggets of gold.
Most of the specimens came from North
Carolina, but some were from Pauldine
county, in this state Mr.. Alderman has
concluded to abandon the North Carolina
mine and will put up $4,000 worth of ma
chnery on the Paulding county property,
which he thinks will pay better and which
Is owned by Rome parties
The wedding of Edward Roberts Hines
of Milledgeville and Miss Nell Womack or
Covington, Ca, has been announced. II
VIII occur in Covington Wednesday, Nov.
~ Mr.. Hines is a member of the Mil
ledgeVille bar and a graduate of Emory
college and of the University of Virginia.
Miss Womack is the daughter of Col. EN-
nett Womack, formerly solicitor general
Of the Stone Mountain circuit and now an
official in the interior department at
Washington. She is the author of many
sparkling poems, and last spring pub
nSned volume of her poems entitled
Waits From Wild Meadows"