The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
..,,,-s OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

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charge of Assaulting "a Girl-Sa-
,.,npah Man Gets Contract to Put
=, water Works Plant Mt Gaines
-,,,o--Death Sentence of George
c,u COMMITTED to Life ImprisOn-
ment.
GEORGIA.
~ e Harklns, a grocery merchant of
Atlanta. was. arrested Tuesday night on
obarpe of larceny after trust. The pros
oontor Is a partner of Harkins, l. G. Black
stock
The City Council of Maysville, in Hall
county. has levied license of 500 on the
retan sale of cigarettes, soda water in
bottles and cider. The license for other
lines of business is about s..
r. Heightly was arrested at Rome
Thursday on charge of criminal assault
rnon Hattie Cornwell, a girl 10 years old.
Heightly is about Ga years old and is en-
Moved in the new cotton mills near Rome.
Tho Young men and boys of Eastman met
at the opera house at Eastman Wednes-
dav and organized Young Mems Bust
ness League The object of the organiza-
tion is to promote the business interests
of the town.
Charles E. Bleyer, vice president of the
Hawley Down-Draft Furnace Manufac-
turing Company, is in Atlanta and has,
through his attorneys already made APP
plicaton for a charter to build and oper-
ate plant, with a capital stock of $4,000.
The pardon board recommended to Gov.
Atkinson Wednesday that the sentence of
of he
vember term 1897, of Troup County Su-
perior Court and sentenced to hang on
Feb II, 1885, be committed to life impris-
onment An order to this effect was
signed by the Governor.
The fruit and confectionery store of
Robert Rentz, under the Opera House at
Rome. was closed by Sheriff Mcconnell
Wednesday on a mortgage for $2S7 held
by Eckhart & Co. of Cincinnati. Dull bus
mess and hard collections are the causes.
His liabilities are probably $3.50 with al
most enough assets to hquidate.
Hon. w. ]. Bryan of Nebraska has been
invited by the Xavier chapter of the
to address the people of Rome on Feb.
%, Washington's birthday. The ladies
want Mr.. Bryan, to speak for the benefit
of a national university as a memorial
to George Washington, to be established
In Washington.
Washington county has reason to be
proud of it's fine postal facilities. There
are now twenty-five postoffices in the
county, eighteen of which have daily mails,
three, Dwight, Irene and Thena have a
mail three times a week, and Powell in
Josey's district, a mail twice a week. Five
nf orc fav1n "a
Sandersville, Tennille, 'Davisboro, Harri-
son and Oconee The more recently estab-
llshed offices are Julyss, Powell, Orrville
and MAYHEM.
G. J. Baldwin of Savannah has secured
contract with the city of ElbeNon to
place a system of water works. This con-
tract is to be submitted to a two-thirds
vote of the people before going into execu-
ton. Mr.. Baldwin represents a large
company and will give Elberton a splen-
did system of water works The city al
ready owns a large water power about four
miles out, and the water will be brought
from that point. A fire department will
also be added.
Deputy Collectors Hopkins and Hender-
son report a terrific encounter with moon
sinners in the Rock Cheek district, near
Blue Ridge Wednesday night. Together
with Marshals Stanley and Craigo, they
went on a raid and abruptly rounding a
bluff, came upon six moonshiners squatted
around still, which was in full blast. A
herce fight ensued, but so excited
were all the parties that no one
was hurt. In the melee the mountaineers
succeeded in uprooting their still and es-
Gaping with it into the woods. Pursuit
was impossible and the officers started
PACK to town. Halfway from the scene
OF battle, they were attacked by moon
sinners from ambush, and Hopkins was
severely wounded in the foot, while Stan
ley's horse and an animal from the liv-
cry stable were killed.