The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-09
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O. A. Fretwel Of Atlanta was arraigned
in the Police Court for assaul1ing George
Z Harris, of the Harris Havana Cigar
Company. one day last week. with cow
hide Lze was fined SO ana costs.
The wideawake little town OF Neigs in
the upper part Of Thomas county, shipped
a carload Of moons Tuesday, making the
second car of Georgia melons shipped this
year. both Of which We're from Thomas
county. the first having been shipped from
Barwick on Monday.
Commission merchants Of northern and
eastern cities say they expect watermel-
ons viii command good prices this sum
mer on account of the failure Of the
peach crop and She expected hot weather.
They insist. however, that only good mel
Ons of large and fair size De shipped.
The next annual session of the Georgia
State Teachers Association (colored) will
be he'd ct Athens, Ga. beginning on the
last Tuesday n June and ending July ],
1889. The Athenans having invited the
association 10 hold this session in Ath-
ems, wiz welcome its members and visit
Ors 10 the Classic City"
At a meeting of the Macon Chamber
of Commerce a motion was introduced by
Secretary Ketchum that an attempt be
made TO secure one of the captured Span
ish cannons from the war department
for Macon. The motion was unanimous
~ carried and the following committee
appointed to look after the matter: Mayor
S. b. Price, Senator A. O. Bacon. Con-
gresham Charles l.. Bartlett, Mr.. George
A. Smith and Mr. T. .. Tinsley
The petition for an injunction and re-
ceiver applied for some time ago. by sew
eral members of the Christian Common
wealth Colony near Columbus was decd-
ed in favor Of the colony, the petition be-
ing refused by Judge Butt, after hearing
arguments and aifidavits on both sides of
the case. A mass of evidence was intro
duced and authorities quoted to prove that
each side was right. but it seems that the
petitioners We're in the wrong from the
start. as everything has gone against
them.
Rev. John Arthur Rowe was tried on
a writ of lunscy in the Ordiuary's Court,
IN Atlanta, Tuesday afternoon. and was
adjudged insane. Rev. Rowe differed in
opinion from the Jurors who passed on
his case He told them when they rem
dered their. verdict that they had made
mistake but that he would calmly accept
their decision. The young man appeared
to be demented on the subject of religion
Several weeks ago he was arrested on
account of his strange actions, but after
being held a short time at the police sta
ton he was released He was Subsequently
re-arrested and tried, with the result
stated.
Americas Times Recorder: The laugh Is
on a well-known young insurance agent
who went to the odd boss sale Wednes-
day to buy himself rich. He bid great
price on a nice looking box, supposed TO
contain tools, but imagine his chagrin
upon opening it to find, instead Of tools,
an old house cat and seven fuzzy kittens,
about two days old. The mother cat had
entered through a lent in one end of the
box and taken up comfortable quarters
there. Anyone desiring to invest in a
litter of kittens can get a bargain from
this Insurance man, who blindly pinned
his faith to statements of the wicked auc-
tioneer.
statesboro Star: There was quite a
romantic marriage solemnized in States
boro Monday morning at o'clock Mr.
Lawrence Ingram and Miss Zada Rimes
had made up to get married but, it lis
said, the father of the young lady, Mr.
Jordan Rimes, didn't look upon the match
in a very favorable light. The young
people gave the old gentleman the dodge
Sunday morning and came to town to get
married, but found, after reaching here,
that a license could not be obtained on
Sunday. So they were forced to wait
until after midnight a license was then
secured when Judge J. b. Lee performed
the Ceremony that made them one.