The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-04
GEORGIA.

An attempt to break the Jail at Mount
vernon was discovered Sunday morning.
The nrisoners had been working at ii for
sbout a week, they said. But they made a
glorious fallure'
mr. w. P. De LaPervierres safe was
btoVn open at Hoschton, Ca, near Har-
,nonv Grove. Tuesday night and robbed of
ssoo in cash. No clews to the perpetrators
of this daring deed have been secured by
the officers yet.
Mr.. William Danforth, aged 81 years,
died at his home about seven miles south
west of Hawkinsvine last Sunday. The de-
ceased was a good citizen and leaves a
wife and several grown sons and daugh-
tiers to mourn his death.
Morgan Wilson. colored, of Portal Bull
och county, died Sunday under peculiar
\ circumstances. An inquest was held and
It was the verdict of the jury that he was
. poisoned. Parties are suspected, but no
Il arrests have yet been made.
The Dawson crate factory has begun ac-
i tive operations. On account of the short
fruit crop they will not do as much work
4 this season as otherwise, but as it is they
viii employ a large number of workmen
thereby furnishing employment to many
who might otherwise be idle.
Judge j. w. Bennett on Wednesday at
a Brunswick heard the Coffee county con-
tested election case, but reserved his de-
Fl cision until later The attorneys present
who represented the two sides were For
the Democrats, Judge f. Willis Dart and
Judge Ward of Douglas; for the Populists,
Attorneys Leon H. Wilson and Quincy
& Adams of Douglas. This is a case which
involves the October election returns in
q Coffee county.
The little town of Morven, on the South
Georgia Railway, between Qutman and
Heartpine is business like little place,
n and is rapidly growing. Many new houses
are being buff, and they are of the better
class and of modern style. A large number
Of farmers around Morven will plant wa
termelons this year-many of them hav-
ing already planted Mr. II. j. Holland
has a fine field of wheat, and others will
follow his example next season.
Tatnall Journal: Usually at this season
of the year and later on tempting dishes
of strawberries ornament the tables of
many of the ladies of Tattnall. But the
big snow changed all this. All the berries
that were on the plants were killed, and
Ia NAe pants themselves injured DIV the Sc
N we're cold. All through Tattnall the straw
berry crop has received a serious setback,
and it Will be at least a month or six weeks
before we can eat any strawberries and
cream down this way.
Rome Tribune: A prominent citizen OF
Rome informed a Tribune man yesterday
that the famous Cod Saturday" was Feb.
1888. In his history Alexander II. Stew
tot
cold day, This was on Sunday, but the
day before was the famous Gold Satur-
day. One of the Oldest graduates of the
University of Georgia remembers the ia
nous cold Saturday" He was a teacher
Ul the preparatory school, and said that
,he laboratory thermometer (Which was
doubtless very accurate Instrument went
as low as 10 below zero on Feb. 7, 1885.
As the result of practical joke played
On him by some white men, Henry Chap
pei, a negro employee at the Atlanta end
west Point freight office at West Point
mas lost his leg. 1t seems that one night
aoout TWO weeks ago Chappell was sitting
- tHe ucket Office asleep and the white
nsn wanted to run him out, and in fun
poured little hot water on his leg
Ho''Ly the deg became inflamed and gave
mn sIeat pain. At first he paid no at
"a ~ - Jul tilc CO0OltOn OF the limb
oegane alarming, SO he consulted a ply
san ran VINO did all in his power to save
49, ou' ms efforts were useless. The limb
was amputated Thursday.
Misses Eta and Agnes Newman. ages
ana IT, the daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
~ ~. newman of Albany had a narrow es-
r@PS from being poisoned to death We'd
osIay night by their own hands. They
"a1lo"ed a quantity of solution OF cor
n5 suoilmate mstaking it for wine.
anS poth were soon suffering intense pain
INV, INV were IN great danger of losing their
90. me young ladies entertained two
70 men Wednesday night and thew went
caLo Uinlhg room after some wine and
~, Ihey found a bottle i'm which tbev
lousnt the wine was and Miss Agnes
81" d quantity of the contents into q
SSasS ana swallowed it. Miss Ftta a1so
tirh some of the stuff and in short
4 rb l,e oolh were unconscious and suffering
and ny 1ouSe was soon in an excited STATE
HI. -. hugo r. Robinson and DR.. p 7.
be, ,s'l'"n were summoned. They nuicklv
IND. M. work and at 2 O'clock in the morn.
nsss IOreo tneir patients to conscious
4 A1,,,,. me young ladies are popuIar In
sra ay ana their misfortune and snfferirs,
7'eauy regretted by their friends,