The morning news., 1899-05-17
GEORGIA.

rieutlS to mourn nSr Gedtn.
Miss Pearl Conley. the 1s-year-old
danghter of Allen ]. Conley, while gath
erinr wild flowers in the woods near Ivy
30 was burned 10 death by a forest fire.
Her burial took place Saturday.
DOUGLAS Breeze: Jack Smith, from over
near Pearson, was brought 10 town and
lodged in Jail by Sheriff Smith last Fri
dav on The charge of rape. The grand
5rrv found the bill against him at the last
rerIn Of the Superior Court but he eluded
.ha officers up to last week. His victim
said TO be only years of age, and the
laughter of Mr.. E. M. Pafford
one of the most important suits ever
|beeun at Jonesboro was filed there Mon
|5,v 1t is the case of b. F. McWhorter
aainst The Central Railroad. Mr.. Nc
EWborter was injured Jan. ? of this year.
/ N was conductor on the hour train.
Aybch remains at Jonesboro during the
Apight. Mr. McWhorter says that the care
3. ,sness of the company's employees
&aused the injury, and he asks for $4,000
Damages
owing to the uncertainty of securing no
h. accommodations at Cumberland, Prof.
H. N. Pound of Barnesvnle, president
n the Georgia Teachers Association, an
Aounces that the convention will be held
d Warm Springs on June 26 to 30. All
il 8rransements have been made for meet
b. ar Warm Springs and the programme
F.iA be the same as that recently publish
d All railroads have granted rate of
8ne fare for the round trip and the hotel
I #ates are $1.50 per day.
f
Edwin Young has been made bugler for
H. Waycross Rifles, as everybody within
half a mile of the Young residence prob
Aby knows The Rifles have not received
instructions yet from Col. Obear as
HI when he will inspect the company, but
III structons have been daily expected for
@ome weeks past. Capt. Farr has placed
H. company in excellent condition pre-
Haratory TO the inspection, and they con-
Nnue TO drill twice week
Il James Melton, who lives in the country
Eflree miles from Dawson, and Walter
Bishop of Dawson, both white men, were
4 Adged in jail there Saturday. They are
|charged with burning the Dawson Oil Mill,
III hich was owned by Baldwin & Geise,
|and which was totally destroyed by fire
Rst December. The building, at the time
Hid it, who worked there regularly every
Enlght and also one man who slept there
|ard this fact makes the crime a very grave
|one
n Atlanta Journal; In the death of Judge
|N illam Reese of Washington, Georgia
ks5s one of her eminent citizens, one who
nm long and most honorable career and
LII rived his state with marked ability and
|Hlthfulness. Both before and after the
La VII war he was prominent in politics and
IH more than half a century was among
|N leading lawyers of Georgia. Judge
- was man of high and noble char
|& ler an eXemplar of the virtues which
|N ke men admirable and citizens useful
III their day and generation. He wild
III in an honored grave.
A special to the Morning News from
N 2sningion, Ga, says: MIR. W. A. Pope
III d here yesterday. Mr.. Pope was one
#4 tHe most prominent of the old citizens
HI the place. so many of whom have died
&H cen. lN.-There has been six deaths in
III ashington in the last two weeks-On
nday next, at the Methodist Church,
III A. W. Quilsain will begin a meeting,
Il sisied by Rev S. r, Belk of Elberton.-
<3I Robert Spratlin and Miss Annie Lati-
We're married at the Rock Church on
III eanesday evening, at $50. o'clock. 1t
- beautiful church wedding.
Talks on Current Topics" by Miss Es-
IN C. Mcmillan in the Macon Telegraph
III fy Sunday is one of the most interest
learures of Georgia journalism. Miss
Milan fills an important position in
e Ieiegraph's business. office, but finds
10 contribute to the Sunday issue the
IN saItul Talks" There are other wo-
in Georgia who, like Miss Mcmillan,
H proved that they have double ca
III lF for journalism, women who work
.esstally both in the business office
III as writer's on the editorial or news
H. Several Georgia newspapers are
2ed managed and edited by women.
fev. G. w. Bull, pastor of the West
r. Presbyterian Church, preached at the
her Of Peachtree and Marietta streets
'rr lne auspices of the Presbyterian
.'a pt Atlanta Sunday afternoon At
appointed hour. $3.50 O'clock, large
w" hal gathered to hear what the ma
WI lae exercises would be. Prof. B,
Jaws led in the singing. Throw out
l-u7 L!ne' was sung. About 100 men
7'neref in the shade of the large
mugs on the west side of the street
7Se sang, the songs which were
ON slips of paper for the benefit
no wanted to join in the ser
'''-.fth of the bonds of private and
'o' o'porations, required to be regis
Win the secretary of state, have
P'' on the records, Notwithstanding
''eas Of the statute Of 1876 that for
"l very bond not recorded there is
OF a fine of $500, one-half of
% 90 to the informer. Whether
s-1t or ignorance tlis state of
SITS, has not been ascertained,
recent checking ofsthe books Of the
ot states Office has developed
mat very few bonds are on rec
mat thousands and thousands
5en issued and many redeemed
saw the light of day of the
Of states Office, where the law
'e' that all must be regularly re-
W. pEoVlding in the same statute
i'' the record that is to be made.
.'e p5rties who have Recently returned
from a fishing trip down the
river report a ghastly find,
~ "'s made by MIR. Hess Erby, one
,s -,-l y, while pulling in his set lines
"5Ais ago. Mr.. Erby began TAX