The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-10
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ITEMS FROW THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Montezuma and Ogletnorpc are the only
places between Macon and Albany where
drink Of whisky can be legally bought
Invitations have been issued 10 The we'd
ding of Miss senie Griffith and Mr.. VIM.
B. Kent. which viii take place Feb. 2
al the residence Of the brides parents
in Athens.
The railroad from Rochelle TO Hawkins
Vile Will soon be completed and the pro
gressive people Of the last named city
saw other enterprises will be undertaken
in the near future.
An application has been made 10 the sec
retarv Of state for charter for the
Adairsyi,le Bank, to be located at Adairs
vile. Ga. The petition sets forth the
fact that the new bank will nave a cap
ital of S25. 900 $4,000 of which has already
been subscribed.
Tuesday morning the baiiff of Sheffield
district, near Conyers, Ben Day, shot
George Echols. colored, and killed him IN
stantly Echols had the reputation OF be-
ing a bad negro ana when the paillil at
TEMPTED TO arrest him for an assault on
a white lady, the negro threw rock al
him. and then Day shot the negro down
one hAIuleN anu one dlA'S va AN'''H-
granted to Leander Butler Of Camden
county. by the secretary Of state Tuesday
afternoon. application having been maze
for the grant several days ago. Inc lahu5
of Camden county are fast becoming the
property of private persons, and little is
left of several thousand acres tnat knew
no owner a few years ago.
Dalton North Georgia Citizen: Two
eoy
der one night last week in an Clubhouse
on the Felker farm, above Fillmore. They
took Sc and knife from their victim. He
was found by Baxter Bender and Sam
Findley, who heard his groans, and
brought him 10 Dalton. DR.. Wood dress
ed the fellows wounds. A purse was
made up and the fellow sent to Admission
last Thursday where he Joined his regi-
ment.
Sunday night, Deputy Sheriff Hugh KEEL
Ter, armed with a warrant and posse,
made a raid on the house of Mrs. Dora
Billwller. at Mt. Airy to arrest Il young
man who is said TO have been hiding there
for several months. He was found above
the ceiling where he entered by means of
a hole prepared for this purpose, but made
his escape barefooted, and some say, in
womans attire In the back yard he en-
countered one of the posse. with whom
several shots were exchanged
Two Mormon ministers, Rogers and Car
bridge, while conducting services in the
court house yard at Monticello on Sunday
afternoon were molested by eggs being
thrown at them. 1t is said the missiles
were thrown by a lawyer and justice of
the peace. 1t is said that the lombard
ment was accompanied by the music of
ord /,
being in the second story of the court
house. The preachers paid no attention
to the attack, but finished their services
going into the country to spend the night.
They were again seen Monday morning
going through Monticello asking the way
to Hillsboro.
Atlanta journal: There would have been
a Jail delivery al Decatur Monday night
but for the friendly services Edwin c.
Flanagan rendered TO Sheriff Talley. The
notorious murderer assumed a new role
when, as an agent of justice he prevented
several of his fellow prisoners from es-
Gaping. He would have had an excellent
opportunity TO escape himself but Flan-
agan was not tempted by thoughts of
freedom and when he detected the Mot
he gave the alarm. Two white men. VIII
son and Faulkner, recently captured end
charged with working the film fam game
on a number of unsuspecting DeKaIbites
mad about made their way out of the
jail when Flanagan discovered them and
gave the alarm.
Liberty County Herald: Mr.. Rufus Fos-
ter fell or was thrown, from the west
bound freight just beyond Johnston on
Saturday. Foster claims that he offered
Conductor Bowling three cents a mile fare
and that Downing demanded four cents
which is, according to law, and that on
his refusing to pay the same he was for
chilly thrown out while the train was run
ming at rapid rate. His spine is said to
be injured to some extent. He is now I'M
der the treatment of Dr. Baegs at John
ston, We have not heard the roads side
of the case yet. Conductor Bowling is
one of the most popular and courteous
men on the line, and It is difficult 10 be-
iieve that he would do such a thing as
Foster charges him with.
Macon News: The roads of Bibb county
are now practically unavailable. For th,.
past several weeks il has been dangerous
TO drive over them, and only those uufor-
tunates who were compelled TO come or
send 60 town have thus endangered their
stock and vehicles. During the past few
days, however, the roads have been al
most entirely abandoned-for the sknnle
reason that they have been practically
impossible. The few people who have
come to town of late usually wade in
themselves, rather than ruin their stock
IN fact, many farmers are now entirely
without sound horse or mule. conse-
quently they are forced TO walk. A five
or sIx-mile trip over the roads in their
present condition will lame three-fourtbs
of the horses, and the mules stand il but
little better.
FLORIDA.
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