The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
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Hon. E. B. Wight. who represented the
Tenth senatorial dist ict in the last SEN
Ale. is the only annot nlad candidate Ioi
The lower house from [ 'ougherty couHtS'
rx- REPRESENTATIVE G p. Martin OF
Ranks. county is a cane idate for re-elec-
tion 80 the House. Mr.. y artin was a pop
ular and able member of ne lAst housg'
Dr. a. &. Duncan of l eesburg is the
only candidate so far for Ii ne lower mousse
from Lee county. Dr.. Dun IAN is an ape
legislator. a congenial and eleVer gen re-
man and his many friends mere Iicpe "
see him nominated and electe l.
A special 10 the Morning New from "a
yisboro says: "Mr. T. L. Bro "n' one OF
our most enterprisng and prost erouS elt-
liens has closed a contract To- iai
ginning outfit of the latest invent iols' an"
will run four seventy-saw gins.
Calhoun County Courier: All tn Oeof-
gia Pine officials were in Arlingte last
Friday. and a meeting was held, OUT II
was impossible for this scribe to leaIh
ANYTHING further than that the roo 70
Cuthbert would now be built without az
further doubt We could not learn " mem
the work would begin.
queer find was made Saturday eve n
ing in a negro shanty near the depot
Sparkle, Berrien county in the shape oil
a negro man who had apparently beeu
dead several days, as the body was paoA5
decomposed People were passing lttS
house at all hours Of the day, and 1t $
strange the body was not found sooner. ,
Judge Levitt empane ed a jury OF inquest.
who decided the man died from natural
causes.
News has Just been received at East
man of the death of Judge T. d. McCor-
mick in the Southern portion Of Dodge
county The cause of his death was from
drinking five bottles of wizard OIL.
Whether il was taken with suicidal intent
or not is not known Mr. Mccormick was
a very prominent man, having held the
office of Justice of the peace for quite
number of years Judge Mccormick leaves
a family and many friends to mourn his
death.
La Grange Reporter: Within the last
few months quite number of Troup
county farmers have had telephones plac-
ed in their houses, the phones being con-
nected with the central office in La
Grange, and already much business is ne
inc transacted between the farmers ana
merchants thus saving the farmers many
trips to the city. The arrangement Is
NEST satisfactory one for those who nave
more quickly, and in many ways, they
are proving a source of convenience.
The anniversary of the founding of the
Phi Kappa Literary Society was cele-
brated in the University chapel at Athens
Thursday. An excellent speech was dellv-
cred by Mr. c. Emil Bretenbucher Of At
lanta who was chosen to represent the
society on this occasion. An interesting
feature of the exercises was the presen-
tation of banner to the Phi Kappa So
cety. made by the ladies of Athens. Hon.
N. f. Harris of Macon, presented the
banner in behalf of the ladies' large
audience was present and the exercises
were greatly enjoyed by all.
Thursday night the barn belonging to
Gus Coggins. proprietor of the Crescent
City farm at Canton was totally destroy
ed by fire. AT the time there were several
race horses in the stable. All got out but
Queen Nab, one of the finest horses in
the state. Queen Nab was valued at ST.
600, won the derby of 5000 in Macon in
1891, took purses in Knoxville and at the
State Fair last year. Several cows were
burned and 1000 bushels of corn and
great amount of wheat. oats, hay were
destroyed. Coggins was in st. Louis dur
ing the fire and has not heard of his loss
The loss is $1,000 with $1,000 insurance.
The Donaldson Lumber Company of De-
catur county has been succeeded by The
Chattahoochee Lumber Company of the
same county. Mr.. John E. Donaldson, who
was at the head of the lumber company
of that name, a few days ago sold the
lease or contract which he holds with the
state for fifty convicts to the new COM
pany. The Board of Prison Commission
ers has given It's consent to the transfer
of the convicts but will still hold the
bondsmen of the Donaldson Lumber Com
pany responsible for the Care of the con-
vlcts.
Deputy Sheriff Maddox left Thursday for
Tyler, Tex, to bring to Atlanta II. ].
Robert, who is wanted for shooting at
Mr.. Burton Smith on the Broad street
bridge in 1890 Robert it has been report
ed, got into some kind of difficulty at
Tyler, Tex, and the officers there ascer-
tanned that he was wanted in Atlanta
and wrote to the sheriff of Fulton county.
Sheriff helms wired to hold Robert and
yesterday sent Deputy Maddox after him.
In 1890 Mr. Smith represented Frank wal
tiers. now the foreman in the Rawson COT
fin Factory in a matter concerning a val
liable patent. Robert claimed the patent
as his He met Mr.. Smith on Broad street
bridge, and began TO discuss the matter
in a manner which Mr.. Smith took to be
perfectly friendly. Robert suddenly drew
pistol. MIR. Smith quickly seized the wea-
pom and as he held il Robert fired. The
bullet tore off one of his own fingers. An
other man, believed 10 be friend of Rob
ert's ran up and attempted to get hold
OF the pistol Mr.. Smith pointed the wea-
pom at the man and told him to stand
back He did not do so at once, and Mr.
Smith prepared 10 fire, when the man dis
appeared in the crowd that had collected.
FLORIDA.
The Democratic Executive Committee n
Pensacola held a rousing meeting Thurs,
day night on request of the candidates