The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
CordeIe wants a Shakespeare club.
Albany wheelmen are preparing for a
Thanksgiving meet.
Waycross is to have a head-end collision,
says the Brunswick Times.
The report that Thomasvile has a scar
let fever epidemic is denied.
A. P. Woodruff was found guilty of Sc
duction at Rome, Saturday, and sentence
ed to eight years in the penitentiary.
Edgar Stripping and Terrell Huff were
convicted al Hamilton for the murder Of
William Cannett, and received life SEN
fences.
Mrs. NJ. Madden Of Brunswick has been
houored by election to the position of
state treasurer of the Daughters of the
Confederacy.
The marriage of Miss Pearl Bowen and
Mr.. Ship Of Pelham, which was perform
ed Sept &c last, and kept secret, became
public for the first time last week.
A c. Flanagan, a confederate soldier,
aged IS years, died at Bolton. Thursday.
of cancer of the liver. He served in Capt.
Georgia Regiment in the late war, and
was brave, good soldier.
Townsville Times Enterprise: While
this fumigation business is in vogue sup
pose some of the pestiferous, pesky poll
ticians be fumigated 1t might clear the
political atmosphere somewhat. At any
rate, the experiment is worth trying.
The marriage of Eugene A. Burch of
Hawkinsvlile to Miss Capitola Ingram of
Cochran will occur at Cochran Baptist
church on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at $3.50 o'clock
p. m. Rev. e. A. Burch father of the
groom-to-be, will perform the ceremony.
William L. Chambers, formerly of Co
lumbus, and who now occupies a promi-
nent position for the United States gov
eminent In Samoa, win be Joined by his
family this winter Mrs Chambers will
sail with her children from New York in
November
The people of Flovilla, Butts county,
are in dead earnest in their efforts to get
the proposed new court house to be built
for the county. The citizens of Floviua
met in mass meeting Friday night and or
ganized for the contest, and will hold an
other meeting tonight to discuss plans
jackson Will enter the contest with a spirit
that will make her influence felt.
Last month Maj r. A. Bacon, on ac-
count of i'll health. rendered his resigna-
ton as president of the Graysville Mining
and Manufacturing Company at Macon,
which was accepted, to take effect Oct
16. Saturday, Thomas Salisbury of Co
lumbus was elected to fill the unexpired
term of President Bacon. Mr.. Salisbury
is now secretary and treasurer Of the Co
lumbus City Mills Company
John Stewart of Brinson, who was shot
by Mr.. Murphy recently in a difficulty at
that place, died Tuesday from the effects
of the wound. Mr. Archie, the other par
~ who was wounded by Murphy, contin-
ues to improve. Murphy, who was Sc
VeTely cut by Archie at the time. and who
has been laid up since the difficulty, was
spirited away by friends Monday night
while the guard slept Efforts have been
made to find and capture him, but so far
they have been unsuccessful.
Brunswick Times: Capt. W. s. Rich
ardson of the brig Havilah, who is now
In this port after an absence of twenty
seven years, tells an interesting story of
the naval features of the civil war. and
of his association with Semmes, the great
naval commander of the confederacy
Capt. Richardson was first mate of the
American brig Maid in 1861, when his yes
sci was captured by the confederate man.
of-war Sumpter, off the Cuban coast.
Semmes being in command. prize crew
was put on board the Naiad, in command
of sailmaker who, to the great joy of
Capt. Richardson proved to be an old
friend and shipmate. This, of course.
made things pleasant for the captain. and
he really enjoyed the period of deten-
ton.