The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Has n Wife-EutIer Detnils or tAe
Assassination of VIM. Edwards mt
TriIby-MaR Fatally Injured by
Train at Port Tampa. W
GEORGIA
Joe Ullman and Kid Kerwin are to box
at Macon June ,.
A war against the free lunch is about
to be inaugurated at Atlanta.
Congressman j. w Maddox will address
the Floyd County Veterans Association
al Rome on June l.
Mrs. Angelyn Marshall, wife of Rev. A.
A Marshall. pastor Of the Jackson Hin
Baptist church at Atlanta, died Wednes-
day after a short illness.
Frank r. Kyle Lancaster, O., de-
tective. is so confident that he has To-
Gated win Myers, the Atlanta murderer
that he has asked Chief Connolly for re-
QUESTION papers.
Fire has destroyed the depot freight
warehouse and the water tank at Smiths
station about eight miles west of Column
bus, on the Columbus and Western divis-
ion of the Central of Georgia road
a negro boy, II years old, was drowned
in MERGERS mill pond, at Georgetown,
Tuesday. He and several other boys went
In bathing, and, getting in deep water he
became frightened and was drowned.
Sandy Cohen, theatrical manager, of
Augusta, wants to star Roland Reed, Miss
Rush and Mrs. Myers in this section for
two weeks. He thinks the trial at Ma
con would act as good advertisement.
Lewis Mason, the negro murderer want
ed in Atlanta, may be released by the
North Carolina authorities and brought TO
Georgia to stand trial for his crime. The
negro is now held in Winston on three
charges.
Lawrence Crumbly, colored boy about
Is years old, in attempting to get on the
dummy while ii was moving down Wayne
street. at Mlledgeville. Saturday night
fell and had his leg mashed off just below
the knee.
News reached Carrolton, Tuesday, of
the sudden death of j. r. Phillips a prom
iRent citizen Of the county, living eight
miles east of there. He was walking In
his yard when he fell dead, It is supposed
from apoplexy
The commencement exercises at the Vir-
ginia College for Young Ladies, at Roa-
noke, begins Friday May q. The annual
address will be delivered Tuesday evening,
June l. by Congressman w. c. Brantley
of the Eleventh Georgia district.
Information reached Rome Wednesday
of a disastrous fire in Reynolds bend on
the Btowah river. The dwelling house of
Mrs. Reynolds, who owns a large planta-
ton in that part of the county, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire Mrs. Reynolds
lost all her household goods. MIR. Bass.
her son-in-law, also lost all he had.
Hawkinsville Dispatch: A South Georgia
editor invented a new method of getting
even with a pesky delinquent He eloped
with the delinquent's wife. The great OBJ
lection to his plan is that you'd soon
get too many secondhand wives on your
hand. And then, who knows you might
DO some of your delnquents great ia
Yor.
The south-bound passenger train on the
Georgia Southern and Florida railroad ran
over a negro two miles south of Lenox on
Sunday afternoon. The negro was sitting
on the rail, seemingly awake. but it is
supposed he was asleep. His skull was
fractured, back broken and other serious
injuries were discovered. 1t is not thought
that he will live.
Signor Giuseppe A. Randegger, an At
lanta pianist, has just received an APP
pointment of honor and distinction. He
IS to play before the National Music
Teachers Association in New York in
June. Signor Randegger will play on the
opening day Of the convention, and is TO
render Greigs famous piano concerto on
this day there viii be speeches by Gov.
Black, Mayor Strong and music by Anton
Seidrs famous orchestra.
A sensation was caused in the public
schools at Rome Wednesday. Several of
the pupils in the seventh grade cheated
IN the final examinations. Superintendent
}. Z. Harris severely reprimanded the
grade and has compelled the guilty pupils
to stand another examination on Satur-
day. The affair has caused a great deal
of feeling. The pupils have been eau
uoned not 10 resort to such means again
II any are caught they viii be expelled
There was a romantic wedding in East
Macon Tuesday. Tom Ansley and Miss
1nez Subers were married by Rev. DR..
White. Ansley is young business man
of Iron City, Ala. and he and Miss Su-
bers have been in love for two years or
more. Judge Amos Subers, father of the
bride, objected to the marriage on ac-
count of the youthful age OF the couple
He is connected with the Georgia South
ern and Florida Railroad Company, and
tI6 Nouhk EtooIn LOOK advantage or MS
absence to bring about the marriage
The national convention of the Travellers
Protective Association will be in session
I'm Nashville June to June 4. This prom
Uses to be the most notable gathering OF
commercial travellers ever held, and Geor-
gia will be well represented. The delega-
tion from this state will be: Max Robin
son, Savannah, eX-president; d. r. Wild
or, Atlanta, ex-secretary: Joseph Loven-
stein, Savannah; C. /. Branan. Atlanta:
c. D. Carr Augusta; 7. j. Hunt, Column
bus; II. i. Kendall Alternates, Il. Il.
Smith, ID. +. O'Connor. II. II. Whitcomb.
II. II. Walton, j. =. Lowe T.. +. Smith
OF Atlanta, the new president of the Geor-
gia division, S. also being urged 10 make
the race for national president. He has
not yet consented.
Dahlonesa Signal: The goods ana chat.
tells of Queen Of the Mountain Lodge. No.
ISIS, Of the grand united order OF odd
Fellows, were sold under execution bv
Hon. J. c. Williams, l.. c.. before he
court house door on last Friday afternoon
between the legal hours OF sale, TO the