The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-01
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
VIEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

. Uovement on Foot to Organize the
Military Men of the state for PoIit-
,.oI Purposes-A Man Scalded to
De,th by Cane Juice A Boy
Burned to Death.
GEORGIA.
IN last Thursday Mr. and Mrs. John
c,oner of Atlanta celebrated the 5Oth an
niversary of their marriage.
mr. willis Rede of Rockford, ILL.,, has
..,ented the call of the Church of Incar-
nation at West End, Atlanta.
charles Langford and John Babb of Har-
r,s county are in Jail at Columbus,
obarged with Illicit distilling. Their pre-
urinary trial is set for Friday.
The authorities at Rome have released
1e4f Nix. Rhymer Maria Hill and Emma
rolbert thought to be implicated in the
,,ilIing of Gideon Pope, the colored mer-
chant.
Sam Armstrong, the young man who has
bean on trial in the superior. court at Ma
oon for several days on the charge of as
ssuIt with intent to murder has been
acquitted
Green Seymore, a farmer living five
miles from Elberton, was severely cut on
the head and arm by one of his tenants
saturday. Seymore was settling with his
tenant and a dispute over 60 cents arose.
Walter Ray, a 5-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bud Ray. of Reseca. was fatally
burned a few days ago. his clothing catch
ing fire from the hearth while his parents
were out He died within three hours.
The transfer of the 9S1 acres of land
east of Columbus, on which ''Agapolis," a
new city. is to be formed by Muscogee's
colony of western emigrants, has just been
made and was filed Saturday. A S. Do
zer sold the land to the agent of the set
i tiers for $4,000.
The old court house, which has stood
at Dublin for over sixty years, is now
being converted into a hosiery. T. 3
Hicks purchased it, and is having it gen
orally overhauled. 1t will be christened
the Artesian house, and will be placed I'M
der the management of 9. E. Harrington
and his wife.
Charles Williams. William Henry and
Henry Thompson, three negroes, charged
with robbing a man in East Rome and on
Il whose person sixteen watches were found
afterwards identified as the property of a
Chattanooga merchant, were released Sat
urday. After recovering his property the
merchant declined to prosecute.
Wesley Dukes was scalded to death by
steaming cane juice last Tuesday at
Nameless, in Laurens county. Dukes stood
near the boiler and carelessly turned the
steam from the receptacle into a syrup
barrel and was horribly scalded, from
III i.
after suffering the most excruciating pain
He had just attained his 21st year, and
was engaged to be married to Miss Leslie
young lady residing in the same com
munity. 1as o.
Macon special to Atlanta Constitution:
The association of officers of the Georgia
Volunteers was organized Saturday night
by the commissioned officers of the Sec
4 ond Regiment. The object of the asso-
cation is to promote and protect the in
terests of the state volunteer troops and
10 put such men in office municipal, coun-
y and state, as will pledge themselves to
promote legislation for the benefit and
Welfare of the volunteer soldiers of the
state As an organization the association
will endorse no candidate, but as individ-
uals the members will support no one who
is opposed to or who will not pledge him
self to do all in his power for the state
troops The officers of the association are:
President, Col. E. D. Huguenin; vice pres
ldent, Capt. r. C. Drew; secretary and
treasurer, Capt. ]. e. p. Stevens. The
second Regiment embraces all of the
white companies in Macon, Forsyth
Amercus, Perry, Talbotton, East
man and Columbus, but none of the
officers outside of Macon were present. 1t
intended to invite all of the other COM
mlssioned officers in the state to join
lhe association. The Macon military men
are very much elated over the organiza-
uon and expect to accomplish much by it,