The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-08
GEORGIA.


The grand jury Of Fulton county has
begun an investigation Of the charges OF
barratry made against certain lawyers OF
Atlanta. II is rumored that their mas
will be sensational
"Wednesday night Judge Logan f. Bleck-
ley's summer house, on top of Screamer
mountain. was consumed by fire. Inc
burning was not the work OF an lhceH-
diary. as the Judge has no enemies thefe'
but was the result Of too common pfac~
tice in Rabun and other mountain coun-
ties of the indiscriminate and un!aWlul
firing of the woods.
Judge Emory Speer has been invited 10
become a member Of che American Social
Science Association. The action OF TIE
Executive Committee states that TINS Is
done in recognition of his distinction IN
the science OF law. This is one Of the Old
est and most famous scientific societies IN
the United States. The president now Is
Charles Dudley Warner.
Jack Heard is still the champion hog
raiser of Troup county Monday he killed
hog 20 months old which netted him SAG
pounds. Another one only L months oil
melted him 37S pounds. He killed several
12-months-od fellows that netted $50 o.
$40 pounds. Mr.. Heard said these hogs
cost him practically nothing 10 raise
them: that he fed them on skinned milk
and lucerne.
The Cuthbert city election passed off
quietly Thursday, without opposition. Mr..
r. L. Moye was reelected Mayor for his
eleventh term. Messrs. W. z. Boone, j.
NJ Giddens, D. NJ. Jacobs, Alb Jones and
j. H. Sealy were elected councilmen.
Messrs. Boone and Giddens are new men,
Messrs. Jacobs and Jones are serving
fhair fenfh term while Mr.. Sealy is seFV-
ing his fifth.
The election for Mayor and three coun-
cilmen for Waynesboro will take place
wednesday, next. The councilmen whose
terms expire are, Mai w. A. wilkins, 2.
L. Corker and F. NJ. Gates. The ticket
named to fill the vacancies is for Mayor
r. c. Nicely; for councilmen, w. A. Will
lins, Sr, s. Bell and p. l.. Corker The
election will pass off very quietly as there
is no likelihood of an opposing ticket.
The election for municipal officers In
Sylvania passed off very quietly Thurs
day. though there were two tickets in the
field. The ticket headed by f. X. Over
street for Mayor won by large major
ity There were III votes cast. Follow
ing is the ticket elected: Mayor, Y. X.
Overstreet; councilmen, ]. J. B. Morel
T. A. Mock c. H. Parrish, ". r. Lovett,
II. H. Chance; Recorder, W. II. Kittles-
Madison Maddox a negro man over 80
years old, fell exhausted on the streets of
Athens Thursday and was taken in charge
by the police. He told the officers he was
tramping il from Jackson county 10
Greensboro Ga, distance Of fifty miles,
to see some Of the children of his old mas
ter. He remembers Athens when the citV
had but two stores in it. Mayor Smith
gave the old darky a railroad ticket ana
saved him his long tramp.
The City Council Of Lagrange has pass
ed a resolution to issue $4,000 worth OF
bonds for the purpose of building an cleo
trio light plant. An election has been or
dered to be held on Feb. l. At present the
city is being furnished lights by the La
Grange mills. The County Commissioners
OF Troup county have resolved to issue
$4,000 worth of bonds for the purpose of
building a court house and paying off
what Indebtedness the county Is at pres
ent owing An election has not yet been
ordered, but will be at their next meeting
Ed Fields, yogng negro, was hanged
IN the jailyard at jefferson Friday after
noon at ia O'Clock for the murder of Vir-
ginia Griffith, a negro girl, during the
fell of 1898. The execution was private
and the negro died showing a degree of
nerve and GOODNESS rarely witnessed by
those in the habit of seeing hangings In
the fall Of 1898 there was big negro re-
vival at Hurricane Shoals, in Jackson
county, and among those who attended
one night was Virginia Griffith. Fields
was desperately in love with the girl and
after services asked TO escort her home.
She refused him, claiming that she had an
escort, and started off with another young
negro. Fields waited until the couple was
out of sight and then hurrying through a
field. came out in front of them. AS the
couple came up, Fields stopped them, say
sng: Virginia, you have not treated me
right" With the remark Fields drew
from his pocket a pistol and without fur
Their warning. fired squarely at the girl.
The ball struck a vital spot. causing in
slant death.
DR.. F. j. Matthews, an old gentleman
living on his farm in Madison county. sew
eral miles from Athens, came near being
burned TO death Friday morning DR.,
Matthews during the past few years has
been troubled with temporary fits OF in
sanity, during which time IL is necessary
20 chain him i'm his room in order to keep
him from doing damage to himself and
others. For a few days past he has been
suffering with this trouble, and had to be
secured in his room. Friday morn
ing about o'clock a son of DR.. Matthews
was awakened by the smell Of fire. ana
rushing to his fathers room he found il
enveloped I'm flames. which IN few min
utes would have burned DIR. Matthews to
death. The son quickly released his IA
Their and as that was done. DR., Matthews
made a break for the upper story OF the
building and rushed into a room locking
the door behind him. His son was in pur-
suit and securing an ak, knocked the
door from It's hinges ana rescued the old
man In a few minutes the entire house
was ablaze. There was no way Of ex-
tinguishng the flames, and the residence,
Clubhouse and barn were destroyed.
FLORIDA.
Wood fires heve become quite frequent
of late around Orlando in spite OF the
law against setting out fires at this sea-
con of the year.
Tho Kev Wesf Guards have inst 70