The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
cEoRGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PARAGRAPHED.


nevived-Han County's Gold Mine
prisoner Again Promises to Give
Bail
GEORGIA.
The Town of Eilijay voted 5000 in bonds
"a new school building. The vote stood
10
4 II is said that a $4,000 team match be-
tween Northern gun clubs is being ar
ranged to take place at ThomasviHe
shortly
Two families from the Northwest have
recently purchased large farms and moved
TO Floyd. There are twenty-five people in
the two families
Dr. Fielding Travis Powell, a prominent
physician of Atlanta, died Friday. DR..
Powell had been in ill health for the past
two or three years. His death was caused
by heart failure.
The Soldiers Home property, which was
purchased with the contributions of the
people of the state as a resting place for
INDECENT Confederate Veterans, will be
sold at public cutlery in six weeks.
W. W. Davies, commander of the John
Grams, has been appointed major general
in command of the division of Georgia by
Robert A. Smyth, commander-in-chief.
The grand jury of Green county has rec
commended the payment of $10O toward the
monument to be erected in the county to
the Confederate veterans The monument
has been ordered, and win be unveiled
April &c.
T. NJ Tickner, cashier of the CONNER
cial Bank at Albany was accidentally shot
in the eye Friday in Lee county at dove
shooting contest with Macon, Leesburg
and Albany gunners. One shot entered
the ball of his eye near the pupil. DR.. P.
L. Htlsman says he will not lose his sight.
AT Greensboro, last week, Charley Dan
iel, charged with the murder of a negro
at Union Point was found guilty of man
slaughter and was sentenced to six years
In the penitentiary. Sherman McWhorter,
charged with the murder of his brother
near Penfeld, was found guilty of man
slaughter and sentenced to the peniten-
uary for four years.
AT Cement two miles north of Kingston,
an accident occurred Friday in which
Ernest MCGUIRE son of the superintendent
of the cement works, lost his foot ne
gro hand was throwing some dry dynamite
out preparing for a blast. BY accident
it took fire and Mcclure placed his foot on
the dynamite to extinguish the fire, when
it exploded with the result stated.
H. Hedley Bush expects to make bond
for his appearance at the July term of
the Superior Court of Hall county to an
swer to the charge of misappropriating
funds intrusted him by T. c. Parker and
B. c. Epperson of Macon. Bush has re-
ceived cablegram from London stating
that the bank at Gainesville had been tcle-
graphed from New York to make bond.
lie is still under guard at the Hunt House.
large number of business men held a
meeting at Rome Saturday and discussed
plans for the promotion of permanent
work looking towards thoroughly organic
ing the Seventh Congressional district for
he encouragement and development of en-
erprises in that section. An address will
De issued calling together all the various
commercial bodies and business men of
the city, 10 get together and work for the
upbuilding of Rome.
In the early part of last year a move
ment was put on foot looking to the build
ing of cotton factory in Greensboro. A
considerable sum of money was raised but
by reason of the failure of other parties
come up to their agreements, the plan
vas temporarily abandoned. Within the
pest week, however, e. A. Copeland and
w. X. jackson have made a liberal prop
osition to the people to build a factory
ana 1t Is probable that in a short while
the enterprise will be an assured success.
Henry w. Morton, John G. Stanton and
J.. c. Oglesby, three printers all of Sa-
Vannah, left Atlanta on the front end of
passenger car of the Atlanta and West
Polnt Railroad Thursday afternoon Nine
miles from Newman the train swept
around curve at the rate of forty miles
an hour and Morton, who was standing
WIN ms hands in trousers pockets. lost
ms balance and fell to the ground One
sac OF his face Is torn and cut by Sc
we're ran. His left hand is sprained and
swollen and his back is in such a condi-
uoh that he cannot move his head with
OUT causing him excruciating pain.
The ordinary of Towns county has rlac-
ed guards at the county lines at most
OF the roads leading into Towns county.
with orders to not allow any person to
pass INTO the county from districts likely
70 ne infected with smallpox. A young
man named Ledford from Clay county,
North Carolina, passed through Towns
county several days ago Infected with the
~' A1S Hiu spent a night at sea-
rlsht 5. in Habersham county, the place
Where three of the family have smallpox.
rev days after his arrival home he de-
Neioped a case of smallpox, and many
persons called to see him before It was
learned what the disease was.
a school contest that is beginning to at
tract much attention In that part OF Geor-
ga viii take place in Dublin on the 18th
VI next month. Speakers have been Sc
ected from the pupils of the public schools
OF Sandersville, Tennille, Wrightsville,
DuDlln, Eastman and Hawkinsvlle, and
.ney VIII contest at Dublin for a ten
uoilar prize offered by Prof. Thompson, Of
me Dublin public schools. A distinguished |
committee has accepted Prof. Thompson's |
invitation to decide upon the merits Of the |
ueclamations. The committee Is composed |
Oh o.. Dr. j. ID. Hammond, president of the |
wesleyan College; Prof. Z. T. Pollock, of
MERCER University, and ID. @. Abbott, SUI
perlnsendent OF Macon's public schools.
Atlanta Journal: ]. p. Neese, a young
attorney Of excellent reputation, went to
tOVington n veor ooo II. had noonav IN i