The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-24
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.


ers of Sumter county will be registered
for the primary June when county
officers will be nominated.
Chancellor Hill is in receipt of letter
from one of the railroad authorities indi-
eating that the various roads may put on
extra out rates for the university COM
mencenent at Athens.
Alex Hendrick, a notorious and desper-
ate negro, was killed at Covington Sum
day night by Deputy Sheriff Sam Hay
while resisting arrest. Hendricks was
wanted for attempting to murder city
policeman on duty at the Georgia Rail-
i ~oad depot one might in January.
\ Fire completely destroyed the residence
occupied by Mrs. Matte Smell and owned
by T. r. Hendricks al Cochran Monday
| afternoon at clock. About half the
4 furniture in the house was saved, but very
badly damaged in the removal. The loss
is estimated at $1202. No insurance on
II building or furniture.
L. The Hoo Hoos of Georgia will hold a
r. oncatenation for the state in Macon on
=, 'hursdoy, May 81, and large number
r. expected to be present The meeting
VI i'll be held in the Elks' Hall and Will
e st all day. At night a banquet will be
cad and number of guests will be in
ed Ten kittens to be initiated at
meeting.
. Al the prisoners, seven in number,
/. oke Jail at Abbeville Monday night.
All were in Jail awaiting trial at the
i Superior Court charged with felonies.
DR. W. r. Georges horse was stolen also
and it is believed that il was taken by
the escapes, who were all negroes. No
81 blame is attached to the jailer, as the
e jail is a weak structure.
ThomasVille Times Enterprise: The first
melon Of the season, though somewhat
off in size, was sent to this Office yester-
n day by Mi. A. S. Brasweu of Meigs. 1t
d belongs to the Kolb Gem family and is
& about the iZe of cocoauut. This is the
largest we have heard of anywhere, and
81 Mr.. Braswell has quite a, large acreage
Fl nearly as far advanced as the specimen
sent in, he will push somebody a close
lace for the first car.
d Mr. Orville Stamey, young man about
a eighteen years of age, a son of Mr..
h Henry Stamey. who resides with his faith
n er in the northern part of Habersham
II county, undertook to build fire Monday
II morning by using gun powder and to pour
II 1t from an old-fashioned powder horn,
ii when the powder in the horn caught fire
and expl oded and blew out both of the
III yong ma ms eyes and burned the flesh
and skin off of his forehead. His recov-
vi cry is doubtful.
The big peach crop is making an active
E demand for extra labor. Mr.. s. NJ. Brown,
n freight agent of the Georgia Southern
n Railroad, is thus quoted in the Americas
n Herald: 81 have just been down TO Fort
II Valley, where they are working so hard
II to get ready to handle the fruit crop this
ii season. They expect to handle more
peaches than ever, and labor Is in big de-
Fl mand wherever there is an orchard. / saw
children earning a dollar a day right
II along making crates, and the little boys
from u 10 II years old are closing con-
p tracts to pick fruit through June and
July at 81 day. Girls and women and
y everybody can get all the work they
II want"
Miss Annie Raines was married to Mr..
UDudley Gleaton at Cordele Monday af-
ternoon, less than forty-eight hours after
her father had been slain by her. aft
anced's brother. The marriage of Miss
taines and Mr.. Gleaton is the closing
chapter to a romance and tragedy which
ucost two lives. Messrs. Dudley and Co
lmbus Gleaton, two brothers, went to
ne home of Mr.. T. 8. Raines, father of
liss Annie Raines. with the purpose
N carrying Miss Raines from the parent
roof and marrying her to Dudley Glea-
$ on shooting followed in which Miss
: -aines father and Columbus Gleaton
fv"ere killed. AS soon as the shooting was
lever, Dudley Gleaton got into his buggy.
vahd drove away, leaving the dead bodies
In the ground. The bodies of the two
vuead men were inferred Sunday afternoon
an inquest, and so far no charges
nave been preferred against any one. 1t
US presumed that Mr. Greene fired the
SD shot that caused Columbus Gleaton's
eath. A reconciliation has been effected,
dessrs. Dudley Gleaton and Mr. Greene
aving made friends, and the marriage
occurred soon after the funeral.