The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-19

Mr. Sol McNoHuei VINO ANt1 just q
I.aurens county, had his back broken b.
a fall from a fence one day last week.
Mrs Della Greene, who brought suit il
the Macon city Court against the Georgt
Southern and Florida Railroad severa
days ago was awarded a verdict Of 500 bl
the jury Thursday.
Many forest fires are reported in va
rious sections OF Decatur county. II the
PAW were duly administered, there would
be fewer Of these fires and very much less
loss of fencing and other property.
cambridge Democrat: The negro report
ed in our last issue with smallpox mean
Climax died. and the authorities had great
difficulty in getting him buried. No other
case has developed therefrom' so far, Du'
there is likelihood that there will BE-
CordeIe Hornet: ]. ]. Stovall, who shot
and killed Bill West at Vienna last spring
was carried to Kramer Thursday, where
he will begin TO serve out his life sentence.
Mr.. Stoval seemed cheerful and convers-
ed pleasantly with a number of his friends
at the depot.
The United States government is build
ing a telephone line from the national
quarantine station at Blackboard Island
TO Darien to connect , with the Western
Union telegraph office This will certainly
be a great convenience, not only TO the
government, but to the shipping.
The Southern Railroad depot at Powder
Springs was broken into Thursday
night by burglars prizing open the shutter
and window on the east side of the office
room They ransacked the drawers and
desks. but did not disturb the safe. 1t is
thought they secured no great amount of
booty.
J. A. Carmichael, sr. and others, citi-
gems of Moleua, have filed bill of lie
eallity against the town authorities of
Molena for running a dispensary. The
Mayor and Council have been served with
a writ and the dispensary has been clos
ed. The right of the Council to run dis
pensary will be heard at the approaching
term of the Superior Court.
WIN Perkins, who was so badly cut by
II. A. Shockley at Zebulon several weeks
ago, has entered suit against Shockley for
s., 900 damages Perkins was cut i'm TWEEN
ty-three places and shot with a shotgun.
Al first ii was thought that he could not
live, but he has improved right along and
now the doctors are confident that he will
pull through without any further trou-
BILE.
Thomasville Times-E Enterprise: DR.. G. p.
Henry, of DeFuniak Springs, Fla, arrived
in the city Wednesday and called on the
President yesterday. The people of DeFun-
lax and of the great Southern Chautauqua,
which is now in session, are DESTROYS of
having the President and party visit their
town. The Doctors mission was unavail-
ing, for the reason that the stay of the
President is uncertain and he prefers to
make no engagements.
Americas Times Recorder: viii Carter
Is the champion fisherman so far this sea-
son. yet he never vets hook. Armed
with Krag-Jorgensen rifle he drove out
10 Parkers mill yesterday, and seeing
five-pound trout an the raceway sent
steel bullet after him. The bullet missed
the trout but the conclusion killed four
others equally as large. which Mr.. Car
ter secured. A few days since he killed
twenty pounds of fine trout, only one of
which was found to be pierced by a bull
let.
Madison Madisonian: On Thursday night
last the peaceful slumbers of Judge Thorn
as Knott, the veteran justice OF the peace
at Apalachee, were disturbed by caller
about 10 o'clock, and upon investigation
found runaway couple who had deter
mined TO share LIES joys and sorrow
with each other and wished Judge Knott
10 tie the knot. He did so with the grace
and dignity that becomes his Office. The
contracting parties were Mr.. c. F. It'd
well and Miss Matte b. Bacon, from the
Mallory Chapel neighborhood.
Pike County Journal: Tuesday at II
O'Clock Judge w. NJ. Hartley united Mr..
John Huckaby and Miss sallie Mercer in
marriage. These young people have been
attending school at Midway. They became
Very much smitten on one another and de-
cioed that 1t was out of the question to
stay single longer At recess on Tuesday
tney quietly stole away. secured a horse
and buggy, drove TO Zebulon. procured IL
cense and were married as stated above
4ney are both quite popular in the com,
munity in which they live and have the
best wishes of host OF friends.
Lawrenceville News Herald: Near Nor
cross a few days ago Jersey bull on
the farm of Lane Bolton broke out of hls
pasture and strayed off to a near bv de-
serted old field. where he ran upon a
plockade stih concealed In a gully, The
pun had been the object of much fun bv
tne taunts OF the neighborhood BOYS. and
When anything red was Haunted before
ms eyes he went for it, with hoof and
norm. Spying the still, which was made
OF req copper, he stood not upon the or
ger OF going for it, but went at once. HeH
horned IL, kicked it and tossed Il in the
ar oruising and battering it up in such
a manner that the stills best friend would
nave failed TO recognize it after the buu
got through with it. The bull is now the
taik OF the neighborhood and an effort
- 70 DC mace to get his bullship a com
. ,.n's from the United States authori-
ties as a deputy marshal. He dIsco,,ts
Ware, Books johnson, etc.
FLORIDA.
-'eiJ'iiiin r. Moodey, Of Tampa, has