The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-23
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.


Mile in the afternoon, instead Of waiting
uni. next morning. Freight that leaves
Macon in the morning viii arrive in SAN
dersville the same aflernoou-as quick as
express. The officials Of this road are al
ways alert TO the interests OF lis custom
ers
Tuesday morning early, just before work
started at The Athens Manufacturing Com
pany Richard r. Eberhart. one Of the SUI
perintendents Of the work at the factory,
was attacked by apOpleXy and died in
few minutes. Mr.. Eberhart was Sitting
on a box, when he suddenly fell forward
and was dead before medical aid could
be summoned.
Townsville Times Enterprise: Mr.
Leonidas E. Wade Of Jacksonville, Fla,
lawyer who has been practicing some
years in Florida, appeared before Judge
Hansen yesterday morning and was adj
mitted 10 practice in Georgia. Mr.. Wade
expects to locate somewhere in this cir
cult and would like to come to Thomas
vile but is of the opinion that there Is
very little opening for a lawyer here.
The oat crop in Terrell county this year
was almost a failure, but the corn and
cotton crops were never more flourshiug.
Never before, probably, has there been
so much corn planted in this county, and
many Of the Oldest farmers say that, If
Terrell viii produce more corn than II
has ever done before. This is an encour-
aging prospect as plenty OF corn means
plenty of meat and bread
William A. Russell Of Atlanta died Tues
day night at his residence, sos Peachtree
street His death resulted from Bright's
disease with which he had been afflicted
for some time although it was only about
two weeks ago that he was compelled TO
discontinue attending to his business. Mr.
Russell was senior partner in the tobacco
firm of w. A. Russell & Co., and was
one of the best-known residents Of At
lanta. He had resided there a number of
years, and was prominently identified with
almost all public enterprises.
Monday evening an alteration occurred
between Frank Butler, a colored restau-
rant keeper of Dupont, and Beryl Sim
mons, another negro, resulting in the
serious stabbing of Butler. The affair oe-
Cured, it seems, when no third party
was present and Butler was found sew
eral hours later near the railroad track
and only a short distance from home
totally exhausted from loss of blood. Sim
mons has as yet not been unprecedented
1t is not thought that Butler will die, al
though his condition at present is quite
serious.
Monday night blind tiger at Alley, near
Price, and when the marshal walked in,
Wash Edwards. a negro that was selling
the whisky, was receiving pay for drink.
When he discovered the marshal and
party that he had with him, Edwards
drew his gun and snapped twice at the
marshal but as his gun failed to fire,
the marshal drew his pistol and shot Ed
wards, hitting him with two bullets. Ed
wards lived until Tuesday night, and be-
fore he died he said that his intention
was to kill both the approaching parties,
and would have done so IL his gun had
fired.
Washington Chronicle: Hon. L. w. Lat
liner of this county has found sheep-rais-
ing quite profitable and we give the re-
suits, hoping IL may encourage others of
our fathers. Two years ago he bought
five sheep and put them in his pasture,
giving them just ordinary care. The
sheep increased wonderfully. Up to this
time Mr.. Latimer has sold Sl25 worth of
sheep. mutton and wool from this flock.
Besides this he has supplied his family
with mutton, and now has about forty
sheep and lambs on hand. The only out
lay in feeding them was S. worth of cot
ton seed hulls last winter during the eX-
theme cold weather.
The people of Dawson are anxlously
awaiting the decision of Judge Pardee on
the Dawson water works case The re-
fusal of The federal court of the Fifth
judicial circuit to grant an injunction in
behalf of the trustee for the bondholders
of the Dawson Water Works Company's
bonds. restraining the city of Dawson
from putting in a system of water works
or making any movement in that direction
would necessarily force the water works
company TO make some kind of settlement
with the city. 1t win be a relief to the
citizens when the case is finally settled,
as the litigation has been going on since
1884, and has put the city to a great deal
of expense.
Cordele's famous white hop joints were
pulled Tuesday and the proprietors, in
default OF BAIL landed behind the bars
OF Dooiy's jail at Vienna. This raid Is
one Of the results OF the Rev Sam Jones
visit 70 this city Sunday. on that occa-
sion the Rev. Mr. Jones gave some ad-
vice that has been needed, and the crisis
came when Judge ID. L. Henderson of the
County Court and w. v Harvard came
down and swore out warrants for W. +.
Smith and Aey Yesbik for selling intoxi-
cants on Sunday. Against each of these
men there were sworn out two warrants
and their bonds in each case fixed at $500
or bond of 81 600 for each man. The
men were unable TO give the bond. The
arrests created a sensation there from the
Aaet that the people had about decided
that they were powerless to do anything.
ordinary Wiley Of Bibb county has pub
lished notice to the effect that Mrs.
Anna Camilla Taylor has applied as ex-
eeutrix for probate in solemn form Of the
last viii and testament of Julien RAN
some deceased late of BibD county and
sundry relations of the deceased are re-
CURED and cited to be and appear at the
Court of Ordinary on the first Monday
IN July to attend the probate of said will
and show cause, If any they have Whv
said will should not be proven in solemn
form. Col. Ransone, IT will be remember
ed, recently committed suicide in his room
al Mrs. Taylors, where he had boarded
about twenty years, and in win made
over year before his death he gave his
property to Mrs. Taylor because OF the
tender and faithful attention she had
shown the mother of Col. Ransone during
the closing years of Mrs. Ransones life.
Col. Ransone had never been married IL
is said that the viii Of Col. Ransone will
be contested in the courts by one or more