The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-29
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
xr,ys OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA..

s+atosboro Star: Mr.. w. b. Myers of
oa.s,bse has returned from a prospecting
IA Florida. where he bought some ma
F sores property. He bought a place
pant CITY and one near Jacksonville.
IL will leave shortly 10 take charge of
80, NV nurchase. The Star bespeaks for
him an abundant success in his new field.
Two hundred and forty thousand do.lars
4. the value placed on the estate of the
lat. Robert Winship of Atlanta by Messrs
sooroe Winship, John c, Mailman and Viii
Yian, : Thomson, the appraisers named in
,ba viii The viii was placed on record
tuesday afternoon in the ordinary's Of
Gco The report of the appraisers has been
f.td.
Naval Cadet WeIborn c. Wood, who was
killed near Manila Monday while in COM
,rand Of the gunboat Urdaneta, is well
lnovn in Rome Cadet Wood visited Cadet
Arthur West in Rome East September. He
was a classmate of Cadet West Cadet
Wood made pleasant impression during
his stay there and his tragic death is great
" lamented by a large number of friends.
Thomas ]. Luke, charged with murder
ING Joshua a. flanagan, at Oclla last
Thursday. was given a commitment trial
at Fitzgerald Tuesday night before JUS
ices W. b. Moore and ID. A. Paulk, Capt.
H. Martin and L. Kennedy defended
Luke c. w. Fulwood and c. Fl. Martin
represented the prosecution. The argu-
mems were concluded Wednesday morn
Inc. The justices rendered verdict releas-
ing Luke
Poulan News and Immigrant: There
have been no new developments in the
rope case committed at Ty ~ nor has
anv other suspect been arrested. Our
readers were informed of the disposition
of the negro arrested in Albany The sher-
if in Albany stated that he would deliver
the man TO none but Sheriff Story and
as he was reported i'll at his home in Syl-
yester We presume the negro is still in
Albany jail,
Rev w. A. Chastain, who has been pas
tor of The Christian Church at Athens for
seven years, closed his pastorate Sunday.
He has moi fully decided where he will 60
although he has a number of inviting
feds OF labor into which to enter. The
Christian Church has called Rev. E. L.
Shelnutt to succeed Mr.. Chastain. Mr.
shellnutt has been for a number of years
state evangelist for Georgia and is min
ister of rare ability.
Deputy Marshal julie johnson raided the
Shake Rag district of Fayette county Mon
day night and made a big haul. He cap
tured a still in full operation, which he
destroyed together with several hundred
gallons Of beer and some whisky. Alex
Clint and Algernon Brown We're arrested
at the STILL as was also one negro, all Of
whom were taken to Senoia to take the
tram for Newman, where they will have a
preliminary investigation before Judge w.
b. W. Dent, commissioner The section
OF Fayette county raided has been infest-
cd for several years with moonshiners.
Townsville Times Enterprise: DR.. J. T.
Culpepper in a full nedged regulation mil
itary uniform, which his fine physique set
off well, was surrounded by an admirng
group on Broad street yesterday. He
makes an ideal soldier Fearing that there
might be trouble about accommodations
in New York, the doctor wired a friend
there to look out for a place for him.
From the tone of the answer he may get
lodging somewhere in New Jersey, with
a chance Of having to sleep in Delaware,
or, possibly, in Pennsylvania. However,
We are banking on him striking a soft
place somewhere.
Judge Orlando McClendon, one of the
most prominent lawyers in Georgia, died
suddenly of apoplexy at his home in New
nan on Tuesday night. Judge McClendon
was one of the best known of Coweta
county's most prominent and highly res
pected citizens. In business and politics he
was conspicuous figure. He leaves a wife
ana three children, Mrs. Louie M. GorCon
and Mrs. J. S. Bigby of Atlanta, We're his
sisters. Judge McCIendon was the high
est Mason of the Grand Lodge of Georgia.
tie was attorney for the Atlanta and West
FONT Railroad, and ordinary of Coweta
county. In politics no one in his section
oil the state had more influence
AT Cortecay in Gilmer county, Tuesday,
the fiftieth anniversary Of Capt Nathan
Thompson and Mrs. Jane Esther Tabor $
marriage was celebrated in the midst of
great throng of relatives and friends.
S@pt. TABOR was born in Sequatchie val
Wy Tenn, Oct. II, 1920. His ancest ors came
from England and settled in Virginia. Mrs.
D. T. Tabor was born i'm Buncombe county
ana educated at Ashevilfe, N. C. Her ia
thsT' hev. David b. Cumming, was the
HIsl Methodist preacher sent into Western
Norm Carolina by the Hostein confer
eice. lie organized the first Methodist
Church at Asheville. His circuit was then
as large as presiding elders district OF
to-day.
Athens Banner: Mr.. George w. McLeroy
had very peculiar accident befall him
yesterday, the effects of which may prove
serious He had killed beef and was in
tne act of pulling it up from the floor by
means of rope thrown over a heavy
sedhtiing, when the beam broke falling
m"h considerable violence on his head
ne was Knocked to the floor and was UNI
conscious for some time. The scantline
~ ~ large cash in his head from which
uloou poured in a perfect stream. Two
arteries We're severed, and this fact ac-
yyounis for the uninterrupted flow of blood
At was thought for a while that the skull
Nus cracked, but subsequent investga-
IONS proved to the contrary, and it is
Hoped That the victim OF this sad acct
dent will experience no bad after effects
IRON the blow.
FLORIDA.