The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

Augusta Chronicle: Capt w. Thomas
Walker and wife. of Savannah, are visit
ing Mrs Walkers sister, Mrs W. Ten
nent Houston. on lower Greene street.
Capt Walker holds a responsible position
with tbs Standard OIL Company.
The history of Ebert and Elberton coun-
tv is being prepared in order TO place be-
fore the public the many advantages and
resources of the city and county. The pub
ncation will be IN pamphlet form and VIII
be distributed judiciously over the coun-
try.
The following are the Democratic nom
inees for Webster county; Clerk of Su-
perior Court. George E. Thornton; sher-
if, ]. L. Horn; tx collector, 5. Bell; tax
receiver II. NJ. Marshall; treasurer j.
P. Beatty; surveyor, W. w. Cole; coroner
G. II. Williams
The vets of Sumter county are talking
of contesting the prohibition victory, not
outstanding the large majority of votes
polled AS yet they have found no sub
stantial grounds on which to base con-
test. They have raised purse II they
can find lawyer who is competent ana
can be assured of probable success mere
will be a contest.
a monument has just been completed at
Gainesville for one OF the Oldest men who
ever lived in the county. The person for
whom it was made was Tfomas jackson,
who during his life was prominent Han
county citizen. He was born sept. %,
1925 and died Jan. 49, 1888, and was there
fore All years l month and % days old at
the time of his death.
Attorney w II. McCory of Columbus is
at Cusseta in an attempt, by habeas cor
pus proceedings, to procure two little chill
dren for their mother. Some time ago
Charles McArdle and Ida McArdle were
divorced in the Muscogee Superior Court.
The father retained the two children,
and now has them in Chattahoochee coun-
ty and refuses to give them up.
The City Council of Elberton has called
an election for Sept. % 10 determine
whether, by a two-thirds vote, the city
shall enter into a contract with G. j. Bald
win for the erection of a system of water
works in Elberton. Some dissatisfaction is
expressed a certain stipulations in the
contract but il is thought that 1t viii be
accepted, and the city authorities author
lied to enter into the contract.
In the Superior Court at Columbus Sat
urday suit was filed by the Central of
Georgia against Robert Bryant, bill Of
Injunction, relief. etc. Bryant Is fire.
man in the employ of the road, and It
seems that his wages were garnisheed
y
pany In Georgia for wages, and the bill
is now filed to stop the suit as the road
claims they cannot pay the wages while
they are held up in Alabama courts.
Ebert county's commissioners have
taken steps looking TO the building of
bridges across Broad river, which give
free access into Wilkes and Oglethorpe
counties Bids for the construction of the
bridge into Oglethorpe have been asked
yl,H NI,arr Hnri41 l,g
asked for to build a bridge across the riv-
er on the Wilkes side of the county. IL Is
estimated that these bridges viii bring
ten thousand more bales of cotton to Elber-
ton.
Whitfield county's primary was a hot af-
fair The ticket was split. Some men who
had held office for years were defeated
The following We're nominated: For rep
resentative, w. A. Black; for sheriff, J.
M Johnson; treasurer, i. II. Galloway;
clerk H. A. Russell; tax collector, 7. j.
Bryant; tax receiver, L. w. Thomson;
surveyor II. c. Hampton; coroner in
doubt; commissioner, w. c. Cox. II. A.
Russell defeated Digby Shoals, who had
been clerk for years, and had always car
rled the county by about 1000 majority.
At Mlledgeville Saturday afternoon a
countryman by the name Of Margan Lay
field cut and seriously wounded L. r.
Thompson, a bartender in the Georgia sa-
loom The difficulty started over a dis
pute between Thompson and Layheld that
Layfield should pay for his drinks.
Thompson was only demanding his rights
but Layfield said: 'You shan't treat me
like a dam niger" and refused to pay.
A negro standing by offered to pay for
Layheld but he refused, and said he
would pay. and not only pay in money,
but pay in another way also, and with
that dared Thompson out OF the saloon.
Thompson followed unarmed and when
he reached the sidewalk was cut with a
knife in the back in two different places.
Thompson will probably recover but has
two ugly and painful wounds. Layfeld at
tempted to escape, but was caught and
jailed by Policeman Terry
William McGuirt, a motorman of Co
lumbus, has returned from Preston. where
he Investigated the killing Of his father
John McGulrt Dispatches a few days
ago told of Mr.. McGuirt's discovery OF
his fathers death at the hands of his
second wife. Last week he went down
to Preston and Investigated the case. The
woman aold him that she had killed Ne
CURT, and without any visible emotion
related the deails of the tragedy. Nc
CURT wanted to leave his farm and crops
she said, and she did not want him TO
one morning ne tried to slip away from
her She followed him and a couple al
miles from home~she found him. Gettins
a piece of plank she slipped up behind anC
Killed him. He was not aware Of her ap.
proach until she had struck him. Suct
was the story that the woman toll
her stepson. She did not seem to be great
ly moved over her serious condition. Nc
CURT thinks her own statement will con
Wet her. The McGuirt woman is sale
to have remarked that now that her OBJ
ject had been accomplished, she would no
mind any fate the law mad In store fol
her.
FLORIDA.
Fernandina is expecting great thing
from the Cuban trade, which it is now aft