The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-04
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

Sunday night Sheriff Morris with Of
feers Phelps and Gordon went to the
home Of Henry Stamps a negro, living
in the eastern part of Griffin, and arrested
john Tray,Or, negro who is wanted in
Epson county for murder.
The Albany Inn was opened Monday un-
der new management Several days ago
i, was announced that Mrs. Kate Whit
field would open the house this year. She
is well known there as a hotel manager
Mrs. Whitfield has secured the services of
Mir j. 1. Gilbert as clerk.
Smell, the Georgian, who a few months
ago in Washington city murdered Lizzie
Weisenberger. will plead insanity, 1t is
said that a one time five members of
SHELLS immediate family were in the asy-
lum. He is a brother of County Clerk
Smell of Washington county. Congress-
man w. H. Fleming will defend Smell.
J. c. Eaton, the Seventh Day Adventist,
was sentenced Monday by Judge Reece, at
Rome to pay fine of SIS and COSTS or
serve three months in the chain-gang
Judge Reece gave Eaton ten days to pay
the fine. A motion for a new trial viii be
fled and if he overrules it, the case will
20 10 the Supreme Court. Eaton was con-
vieted of working his garden ,ast July on
Sunday
Miss Martha Sage, aged about 80 years,
Of Athens, is starving herself to death II
has been about three weeks since she has
tasted food. She has taken up a notion
that an attempt is being made to poison
her. and that the poison is soda. That
everything given her to eat is filled with
it, She has been adjudged insane, but
may NOT be able to be carried to the
asylum.
Under law passed by the asst Legis-
lature fifty-seven fro insurance COM
Ianies doing business in the state of Geor-
eta, We're allowed to reduce the deposit
hat mas been required of them from $25-
GO TO $4,000 Most of these companies
ere now preparing TO withdraw the extra
deposit. The companies which are outside
me state are Withdrawing the $4,000. leav-
$4,000 each The bonds that viii be
Wjhdrawn win amount to $3.50 900. Home
companies are not required to make any
de~os.t
Athens Banner: few days since Dep
NY Sheriff B. H. Collier arrested William
A. Roggus, white man, on the charge
Of numbering old man f. NJ. Holiday
rear jefferson, Ca. Bogus was given
eonmihal trial at Jefferson. and it is said
tfat he evidence. while purely circum-
3ntial was pretty much against the pIis
q .yr. Bogus was committed TO jail, and
i is reported that two more arrests may
lal.pw. as suspicion points strongly TO
c'her PARTIES as having been mixed up in
he brutal assassination of old man Hol-
Lday.
Athens Is to have a new Methodist
Church. Il is 10 Re located on South
I1mpkin street on top of the cd Brit
tin kill The lot upon which it is to
I've built was donated by DR.. w. A. Carl
ton, who also gives a quantity of lumber.
The material VIII be ready for the new
iplding in q few weeks and it viii then
la Quilt. 1T VIII accommodate $50 people.
This new church has been assigned TO the
Athens circuit, Rev. Mr.. Sullivan pastor.
Mir. Sullivan viii preach at the new
church cnce a month, at Prospect Church
once month and at Bogg's Chapel twice
a month.
The people around Wadley have been
alarmed fer several days, over the suppo-
81 ion that an organized band of horse
thieves was operating here. From the
barn Of Col. A. S. Smith two fine horse
We're taken, and for several days all eff
forts to trace them proved unavaiing.
saturday, however The horses were mys-
teriousiy returned. Investigation proved
that TWO young negroes named Sherrod
ANA Plumber had stolen them and made
TIP TO Mount Vernon They were arrest
ed and given a preliminary hearing in the
local justice court. and in default of bond
were remanded for safe keeping to the
county Jail a Louisville.
Putnam county's citizens generally are
jubilant over the success of Eatonton and
Putnam's schools capturing Mite more
than one-fffth of the cash prizes of $500
offered by the American Book Company
several months ago. This speaks very
highly for the city and countys school
system and results The prizes were
awarded as follows: Miss Bertha Thomas,
nneth grade Eatonton public schools,
$i0 Best essay on the mining and Man
ufacturing Resources of Georgia" Miss
Julia Adams. eighth grade, $50. Best es-
say on "A Foreign Hero of the RevoNu-
iionary War" Matte Gay Tomlinson,
third grade, $40. Best composition on
The Cat" Miss Alice Lewis, Rockville
Public School. sixth grade, S25. Best
Story of Putnam County"