The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-26
GFORGIA.

accept the O1Abeo SbatSS SCA1SON-
uhip-Hon. Allen D. Gambler Urged
20 Enter the Gubernatorial Race.
GEORGIA.
the Newman cotton mills received an order
hast Monday for a carload OF yarns
About ninety members of the defunct Bay
State League, in Brooks county received
checks for S2S last week. Something over
81 100 OF Xmas money was thus scattered over
She county.
The Americas Manufacturing and Improve
ment Company has purchased OF Mrs. A ID.
Williams the stock of millinery in her store
in the hotel block It is not yet known what
disposition the company VIII make OF its new
purchase.
Well known politicians at Macon say there
Ia movement on foot in certain portions OF
the state TO have eX-COngressma1 Allen ID.
Gambler enter the race for governor 1t is
said that Col Gambler has the matter under
consideration.
Tbere was a double wedding at the rest
dence of NJ H. Trammell at Alpharetta
Thursday afternoon. X. l.. Mauld1n was
married to Miss Eva Trammen and Dr.. Coker
30 Miss Efhe Trammell. Both brides were
Mr.. Trammell's daughters.
Mr.. Holbrook, who is postmaster at Liver
pool drove sixteen miles last Monday morn
Ing in time to catch the Atlanta train. 1t was
a very cold morning and Mr.. Holbrook is ~
years old. He says, however, that he is
better man now than many OF the young men
ef the country.
Mrs Jane Weeks, widow woman living
near William Murphy's, three miles from
Moultrie, was killed BY a falling tree last
week. Her son was cutting down tree and
his mother was near broken limb new
back when the tree fell and killed the lady in
stantly.
The latest stroke of enterprise on foot is an
effort on the parts Of the merchants, OF
Americas, Montezuma and Oglethorpe 10
make terms with telephone company
whereby the three towns can be connected by
q telephone. The company at Americas viii
put up a line, for satisfactory guarantee OF
patronage and allow the three places four
years in which TO pay for the line.
serious cutting ARRAY occurred at Colum-
bus Saturday. Jim Conner and Joe Linnehan
became involved IN a dificulty which resulted
In the former stabbing the latter in the head
summoned to attend the wounded man and an
examination showed that he had been cut to
the hollow between the floating ribs. The
wound is an extremely dangerous one.
Donald Harper of Rome, win leave for
Paris, France, in few days. He has cabled
his acceptance OF an offer from an American
law firm at that place, and he expects to leave
Rome one day this week. The Arm Is the one
with which Clyde Shropshire was formerly
connected, and for some time has been in cor
respondence with Mr. Harper. His duties
will be as legal adviser, and the firm is the
most important American firm in Paris.
double wedding occurred at the Church Of
the Holy Family, at Columbus, Thursday af
ternoon, the brides and grooms being mem
bers of band of gypsteS encamped east OF
the city. Father Schlenke otftciated at the
double service. Thomas Sherlocks bride
was Miss Kate Sherlock and his brother Pat
rick was married to Miss Bridget Sherlock, a
niece Of the first bride After the ceremony
the occasion was celebrated in regular gypsy
fashion out at their camp near the Springer
place.
Gen. James N. Bethune will spend the
winter with his daughter, Mrs. Mary b.
Hanserd at Columbus, Gen Bethune comes
from Virginia. where he has been spending
the last few years with another daughter. II
is the good fortune of his life, now prolonged
ninety years, TO receive the ministerlng at
tentions of two daughters. Gen. Bethune
came TO Columbus in 1897 He was born and
reared IN Greene county, Georgia He grad
uated from the University of Georgia in the
class OF 1923, and is at the present date the
Oldest surviving alumnus Of that institution.
Persons very close to Hon. James H
Blount say that he has positively declared to
them that he will not be a candidate for gov
ernor. Colonel Blount can safely be counted
not in the race But there is an Cfice To
which Colonel Blount aspires. II reaches the
height OF his political ambition. 1t lisa the
United States senatorshlp. The ex-m1nistel
would like TO be a senator from Georgia. II
is not probable that Colonel Blount will be
come an active candidate for senator before
the next legislature, but in the event OF 6
deadlock he might wish to be the key to opeT
and clear up the situation
Near Montezuma there is an old negro
couple known as Uncle Joe and Aunt Julia
MAAO dA6 u N6L9 cbtbubIlC Oiu pdlEs OACiC JO'
farms and lives near Massey's mills, out sew
eral miles in the country, and as regular al
clock work he drives his mule in town, &C
companied by Aunt Julia, every Saturda!
afternoon, and it matters not how long he i
in town he waits until night to make wha
little purchases he may need. He has dom
his trading at the same store for many years
and the clerks would be at a loss If Uncle Jo
did not make his appearance at his late trad
ing hour. When he is through trading h
starts on his homeward journey, where he ar
riYes in time for late supper.