The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02
GEORGIA.


Albany. has made some improvements
this year Among the most noticeable ones
are the Chautauqua auditorium. the new
Office and the renovation of her hotels
Mercer University at Macon win open
her doors again Tuesday Jan. g. Cor
the spring session. and an indications point
to the most successful year In the history
of the college.
Pomp Williams and one OF his friends
were examining a pistol Thursday at F'itz-
gerald when il was discharged. the bah
entering Williams breast. 1t may cause
his death as the wound is a serious one.
A mass meeting of the Democrats Of
Rome is called to meet at the court house
on Tuesday for the purpose Of select
ing a city Democratic executive commit
Tee and attending to other matters Of pub
lc interest.
Walter Taylor the well known news
paper man, will be the private secretary
of Mayor Woodward of Atlanta. Although
the appointment has not as yet been made,
II is known that the Mayor-elect Will name
Mr.. Taylor.
Judge Aueustin II. Hansen Of Thomas
vile who is eighty-one years of age has
held the office Of judge of the Southern
circuit for over twenty-seven years in sue
cesson, and was elected TO the same office
by the present legislature.
The dwelling house of Mr.. Az Hill, one
of the most prominent business men of
Sparta, was burned 10 the ground early
Friday morning. Most of the furniture and
household effects were saved after hard
IL h. ,aisr f, f1ru hnflEH
was completely destroyed.
The Presbyterian congregation is maxi
ing arrangements to call new pastor for
their church in Fitzgerald They win prob
ably do this early in the new year, as they
have been without pastor for some
weeks. Their congregation is growing rap
idly many additions have been lately
added.
Mike Day, the 1s-year-oid cripple who
killed Frank Fleury in Atlanta Monday
Dec %, with a pistol, was bound over
Friday morning by Justice E. II. orr. for
the offense of Involuntary manslaughter
He was required to give 500 bond for
his appearance at the next term of the
Superior Court, and failing to give the
bond he was returned to jail.
Mr.. Grant wilkins will draw the plans
for the new union depot to be built by
the roads entering Atlanta. But the plans
will not be ready until March l. and viii
not be presented the railroad commission
until its meeting March A. This is the
sum and substance of the meeting held
Friday by the railroad commission at
which The depot question was the princi-
pal issue.
Brunswick Times Brunswick will soon
be connected by telephone with New York
and Chicago and before many moons IL
viii be possible 10 carry on a conversation
with a man in either Of the two cities The
fact that Brunswick win soon be able to
talk to Chicago ana New York, has but
recently been made known, and the people
of this city are anxiously awaiting the
time when the connection win be made.
Enijay Courier Sentinel: We omitted to
mention last week the marriage of Mr.. J.
n. Duckett of Talking Rock. and Miss
Laura Holden. of Carteeay. Rev. w. d.
Wade performed the marriage ceremony
The parties to the marriage, their friends
and all good people are to be congratulated
upon the marriage of a sterling young cou-
pie like this, for if this world is to be saved
morally and politically 1t is precisely on
the line of which this wedding Is a pro-
uherV