The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-24
GEORGIA.


v,vor and aldermen TO serve the town the
ensuing year.
The CordeIe Chautauqua directors have
decided TO hold a chautauqua assembly,
bsrinning about June 10, through one
week. The programme is not fully made
nm vet but the committees are in com
rrlnication with men of national reputa-
ton and they expect to hear from them
very soon.
Marietta Journal On that cold day in
February when the thermometer was
below zero. John Boyer, colored, whose
family resided near the marble works,
went Two miles in the country to cut cord
wood. The consequence was his feet and
lees 10 his knees were frost bitten, and
he suffered up 10 Saturday last, lockjaw
ensuing and death resulted.
Americas Times Recorder: Tom Black,
bad negro living in the fifteenth district,
was Jailed yesterday by Sheriff Macarthur
and Deputy Bell, on the charge of at
tempting to burn a house on the Perry
plantation. The negro was suffering from
a severe gunshot wound received al the
time but is now all right Black will
probably get a long term in the gang.
A most important change has been made
IN the instructions to tax receivers just
issued from the Office of Controller Gen
eral Wright. The day for making returns
has been placed on Feb. 1. Those who
take the oath TO give in their property
after the tax receivers books open on
April 1 will be required to swear to the
amount they held on Feb. l, instead of
March |, as heretofore.
Scarcely a year ago the First Baptist
Church of Americus issued $4,000 of 6
per cent bonds. and with the proceeds
lqudated the eptire Indebtedness of the
church. The semi-annual interest is met
promptly, and the bonds, which were
easily placed at par, now command a
handsome premium. The issue is secured
by property worth $4,000 to $4,000, aud is
considered "gilt-edged" among local in
vestors.
Clay Superior Court convened Monday
morning at ort Gaines. An unusual
number of persons are in attendance
many of whom were attracted by the ex-
pectation that Gassett, Lewis, Douglas
and Culbreth, who were in prison charged
with the murder of ALT Boynton and wife
on Feb. 9 last, would be arraigned for
trial. After the examination of many wit
nesses, the grand jury failed to find bill
and the prisoners were all released.
Houston Home Journal; Hon. W. c..
Dodson of Americus, president of the
Georgia Senate, is said to be preparing
himself TO succeed Hon. e. B. Lewis as
representative of the Third congressional
district. AS he is a brother-in-law of Mr..
Lewis, the truth of this rumor would mean
that our present congressman will not
offer for reelection However, we put
Mr. Dodson on notice that he will have
most vigorous opposition in this and other
parts of the district.
Judge J. B. Mitchell has succeeded in
obtaining a pension of IS per month for
Mrs. Louisa Wallace of Pulaski county,
for services rendered by her husband, the
late John H. Wallace, in the Indian war
of 1886 In addition to this monthly al
'owance that she win draw from now on
she has been granted a back pension OF
"-o Mrs Wallace is a very aged lady
ana IN needy circumstances. She is a.
most totally blind and a few days age
mad the misfortune TO fall and break one
Of her arms
Bud White, a prosperous young farmer
living in Dirt Town valley, about thirty
miles from Rome, Monday night went out
ear 10 ear with a razor, almost severlng
MS head from his body. Whites mother
CUT her throat with the same razor, and
tlhce the glittering steel was forged, some
my years ago, seven persons have cut
uelr threats with it, The White family
appear to be afflicted with a suicidal ma
MA BUD White was unmarried, 50 years
u age and no cause can be ascribed fcl
his deed.
monday afternoon a marriage ceremony
was performed with great solemnity ii
'front.' of the court house in Athens, T
- lldweil and Miss Beulah Jones being
we contracting parties. Mr. Tidwell hat
Just secured his license and had started
JACK to the buggy where Miss Jones was
SUING when he met Judge ]. f. Foster
ana asked him to perform the wedding
s''Ihony. Judge Foster suggested tina
5'F step INTO the court house. but they
needed that was unnecessary, and tn,
marriage was solemnized with the tive
. Pople sitting in the buggy.
al Bruton Tuesday night ]. M. Lovet
and Ben Maddox were shot by a negro
FAMED Steve Smith I.ovett was sho
'ee utnes once in the left knee and once
al eich side, While Maddox was onl,
"sA'ly wounded by two bullets glancin:
II sue OF MS head. Lovekt stabbed tn,
s-ro several times while graphing will
a'In' and finally got a Winchester anc
t"yl we negro several times, killing hin
sanity Both parties are prominen
,nants of Bruton. Neither Lovett no
,ad'oX received wounds of a serious ma
''e ana are now resting easy.
pahlonega Nugget: The other nigh
""sn the cyclone passed through Davis
s,'t 'lct Il blew open the door of Jaspe
,5''.neId,s residence and burst a hol
c s,ougn the roof and passed out like
near non pail And down at Ed McDonald's
borI own 1t blew a large quantity o
w,l made I've soap from keg whicl
ria VI the smokehouse and never dis
b ina the vessel, only moving the bulId
b.,, SHshty. Quite a number of peopl
a15,.Deen there to see IL since the storm
AN I' a plenty of soap, but it is scattere
''er the ground in the building.
,,- 'e bodies Of three white miners now Ii
'eet under ground beneath a grea
4 i r''I lL Of water and tons OF dirt and de
Car,a-a manganese mine nine miles from
dg, fvliie where they met death Tines
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