The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-17
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS. ~

A Negroes Murdered by Her Para
mour-A New Insurance Company
Enters the FieId-A Suit over Prop
crty Ringing on the Year in which
Death occurred-$2O,O90 DANE
agcs Claimed on Account of Death
Caused by Falling Brick.
GEORGIA.
Capt j. II. White of Griffin died Sunday
night
The people of Cabiness were locating
this week a site for court house which IS.
to be erected there in the near future.
A meeting of the County School Commits
eloners' Association Of Georgia win be
held in Macon on the first week in May
President P. D. Pollock reports that the
State Educational Association win meet
on Cumberland island June % to July 2.
Inclusive
Col. A. D. Gambler has accepted on invi-
tat!on from the Ladies Memorial Associ-
alton to deliver the address at Talbotton
on April %.
The remains of the late Hon. Joel T.
Olive have arrived by express from st.
George, Utah, to be buried in the family
burying grounds five miles east OF Lex
ington.
The Bank of Abbevine, which failed
Monday, is now in the hands of levying
officer. Max e. Land refuses to serve as
assignee, and the depositors have levied
the attachment
The trial of ]. II. Donaldson, who is
charged with the murder of his father-In-
law. Addison Brooks was begun in the
Superior Court at LaYrenceville Tuesday.
Donaldson shot and killed Brooks about
five months ago. They were living to-
gether at the time.
The annexation sentiment is rapidly
growing In North Rome, one of the most
important suburbs adjacent 20 the city.
and il is pretty safe TO say that the next
twelve months will see that part of the
city of Rome. This will leave only East
Rome outside the city limits.
r. L. Blanch and f. N. Bates were ar
rested at the tabernacle at Atlanta Mon
day night on charge of picking pock-
cts. They are supposed to belong to the
gang of pickpockets who have been fol-
lowing Mr.. Bryan on his lecture tour.
Both men claim TO be innocent.
In the account which appeared in the
Morning News Tuesday of the death of
Mrs. Amanda Brannen of Morrison the
names of some of her children were in
correctly given. The children are Mrs.
]. j. Huske of Morrison, Mrs. George |
Blackburn and Hon. j. A. Brannen of |
Statesboro, and Ira and Ebin Brannen of
Blitchton.
News has reached Rome of terrific
and perhaps fatal duel with knives which, !
took place Tuesday at Mamie, a sman |
settlement a few miles east of Rome. |
John Atwood and Tom Price, two farm
ers, became involved in a row over some
small matter, and during the progress of |
the dispute knives were drawn and ter
rible duel followed. Atwood was stabbed
In the neck and is in a most critical con-
dition, while Price did not escape I'M
hurt.
III. A. Miner young white man, was at
tackled by Fayette McMayer, a negro, at
the corner of Peters and Haynes streets |
at Atlanta. Tuesday. The negro stabbed
Miner in the ahdomen with knife inlet |
ing an ugly wound. Milneg was also beaten
over the head very badly. John Miner, the |
father of the young man, who was stand
ing near by, interfered, and the negro |
struck him with stick. Young Miners
wounds, though serious. are not considered
dangerous. McMayer was arrested 4
The Secretary of state has issued
charter 10 a new Insurance company,
which proposes TO do life. FIRE ana live |
stock business, 1t was organized IN the
wireerass region and seems to be manned
entirely by local talent. The ncorpora-
tors are: ], NJ. Cox, S. e. Cox, w. L.
Galloway and J. NJ. Kearton of Mitchell
county, and e. j. Willis of Decatur coun-
ty The company is to be known as the
Peoples Southern Mutual Life and Fire
Insurance Company The application
states that it will be mutual company
and the amount Of capital is left blank
The principal Office of the company is to
be at Camilla, the county seat Of Mitchell
county.
An interesting case which has been, on
trial several days in the Superior Court
at Atlanta is that of j. r. McKeldin
against j. S. Johnson The case hinges on
the time of the death Of Mr.. Johnson's
mother, her son claiming she had died In