The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-31

grandchildren, besides hundreds of friends.
to mourn his death.
A serious shooting scrape occurred near
Manassas Wednesday. Charles Richard
son, white, shot negro of desperate char
acter with pistol hitting him four times
Serious trouble was expected, but every
thing is now quiet. The negro is not dead
yet. Richardson bears a good reputation.
Sandersville Middle Georgia Progress:
A speckled hen walked into the Progress
Office last Thursday, and after scratching
around upon the floor went behind a bar
rel and laid an egg. She has repeated the
performance daily since, Sunday excepted,
and in the course of a few weeks we will
have brood of spring chickens.
The directors of the GAINESVILLE Chau-
programme for the next Chautauqua,
which will be held July to 8. They
have just closed contract for the entire
week with the Fifth Regiment band of
Atlanta, to consist of thirty-fve men,
which will be the largest band ever given
employment for whole week in this state
for a similar occasion.
Miss Margaret Brown, a respectable old
lady who lived alone in her house at Ac-
worth, was burned to death Tuesday night
About 1140 o'clock her house was discov-
cred on fire and despite the efforts of the
citizens the structure was destroyed, the
old lady perishing in the flames. The
Christian Church next to the Brown house
was also destroyed by fire. The wind was
blowing gale and it was with difficulty
that other houses were saved from the
flames. The origin of the fire is unknown.
The state fair work In Atlanta is being
pushed with great vigor and energy. The
matter of buildings was definitely disposed
of Tuesday. The agricultural building
will be devoted to agricultural products,
the Georgia building to educational exhib-
its, the firemen's building to the poultry
and pet stock department, the govern
ment building to manufactures, machin-
cry and mechanical displays of all kinds
and woman's work and the art display will
be housed in the art building. In few
days plat will be made of the buildings
and space allotted to each department
Douglas was visited by a severe binding
sand storm at 4 o'clock p m. Tuesday,
followed by heavy rain, and very sud
den drop in the tempera ture.-The Bap-
tist ladies' gave an oyster supper on Mon
day night, which was greatly enjoyed with
satisfactory financial results. The Meth
odist choir gave a musical entertainment t,
iuterspersed with character songs and tab
leaux, at the institute to a literally pack
ed house last night. Every piece and
scene was artisucally rendered and re-
celved with applause.-Gus L. Brack has
been elected city marshal of Douglas and
entered upon his duties on March q.
1t now appears that M. w. Eatman,
the absconding hotel man, will not be taxi
en- back to Albany. His brother, Mr.. r.
c. Eatman. who has probably been treat
ed worse than anybody in this case has
been doing all he can to settle up his af-
fairs, and has paid out considerable money
for him, for which he was neither legally
nor morally bound The Albany Inn.
which Messrs. r. c. Eatman and A. j.
Scott had leased from the owners to sue
coed NJ. w. Eatman, has been taken by
Mr.. w. P. Pettitohn of Augusta, Ga Mr..
Pettjohn steps in and relieve Messrs. r.
c. Eatman and A. j. Scott and assumes
control of the hotel at once.
Isaac Newton Rumbley who was order
ed sent TO the insane asylum al Milledee-
vile by jury at Griffin some time ago is
still at his home and this afternoon was
in a very weak and nervous condition.
which increased when two callers had
spent few moments with him. The
old man is admittedly by his wife not
insane, but Is suffering from mental trou-
bles of such nature that at his age 6r
years, makes II border on insanity. He
complains that his thinking apparatus
won't work and manifestly grows more
nervous in conversation that is not direct
ed solely to him. 1t Is a mooted question
as to whether this state or county should
ha Of
at the state sanitarium, as he Is a non.
resident who went to Griffin in search OF
health and had been constantly MOVING
for the same end until he had become
bankrupt in purse While he has sympathy
his staunch little wife has more. for she
Is sticking by him and will not give hin
up II she cannot see him again. She ha.
only been married to him thirteen years
| and they have one child The final dispo
sition of this case, as one of the local pa
pers has remarked causes much conjec
! ture.
FLORIDA.