The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-20
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Annexing North NRcOn-A Candi-
date For Mayor of Fort Gaines
Running on Matrimonial Plat
fornl-His wedding the First in
the Town For seven Years. lana
san.x Appeal to Be Heard NOV. ].
st. AuEuxtine's Garnet Block Des-
troyed by Fire at "a Loss OF $4,000.
Jacksonville Cubans A \ o u :
About an Expedition.
GEORGIA.
Henry WattersoE is TO lecture in Macon
ct an early date.
Auburn and Mercer foot bail teams will
play at Central park Macon. Saturday.
Richmond county will pay to the state
81. 20 in taxes and viii get back A2,S
In the school fund and pensions.
A hundred medals ard prizes viii be
awarded at the Macon meet Of the DC
mulgee cycle Club, to be held on Oct. 5
Remsen Crawford viii have charge Of
ths Macon news bureau Of the Atlanta
Constitution during Mr.. Boifeuilets alb
sence IN the legislature.
Rev. John B. Robins. D. D, Of Atlanta
has issued invitations to the marriage Of
his daughter Miss Alice. 10 1ir. George
A. Cunningham on Wednesday morning
Oct. q
Macon News: sam Jones celebrated his
5otn birthday last Saturday. No other
man in the country could have said 50
many hard things about people and lived
half so long.
DR.. Alonzo Monk, pastor Of the Mulberry
Street Methodist church at Macon, Will
remove to Chattanooga. He will deliver
his farewell sermon at Macon two weeks
from Sunday, at which time he viii leave
to take UP his new charge.
The Presbyterian church Of Albany has
called a pastor in the person Of Dr.. II. 7.
Darnali Of Hampton. Va. He is expected
20 arrive and begin his pastoral duties in
a few days H. will have charge Of the
churches at Camilla and Newton as well
as in Albany.
According to the report of the princi-
pal keeper Of the state penitentiary, there
are only two newspaper meu--One reporter
and one printer-condned there. Perhaps
the Georgia editors are right about there
being flaws in the laws and loOpnoles
through which the wicked escape.
Officers Chasewood, Grant and Cook ar
rested Joe Russell Sunday night at Allan
ia. for making criminal assault upon
Nancy Weston, a small negro girl. The
man took the child out on car to West
View cemetery and there made an assault
uopn her. She is In a precarious condi-
ton.
The first issue OF The Georgian, the mag
azlne Of the University Of Georgia, Is out.
The editorial and business staff is as fol-
lows Hugh II. White, editor-in-chief:
Garrard Glenn. associate editor L. A.
Whipple, exchange editor: y. L. Watson,
business manager. and Roy D. jenkins,
assistant business manager.
The Macon presbytery. which had been
ia session at smithville since Thursday
last, adjourned Sunday night Rev. W.
H. Mckay presided as moderator. Quite
a good number Of delegates were IN at
tendance. and much business was trans
acted. The spring session Will be held Ia
Fort Gaines during the month Of April
next.
Mrs. Ellen Dortch Longstreet is still at
Gainesville with her husband. In all prob
ability she will not return to Atlanta until
TIE time arrives LOT the NGEA=AdAuIE u
convene II then. If Gen. Longstreet re-
ceives his appointment from President Nc
kipley. as ne expects, she will accompany
him TO Washington, where they win nee
essarily reside.
The appeal for new trial for the muir
derer, Edward Flanagan of Atlanta, will
be heard in the supreme court on Nov. !.
The case was set for hearing on Oct II,
-
ness In the United States supreme court
at that time. he asked a postponement Of
the Flanagan case until Nov. /, and nc
objection was made by the Defendants
counsel.
Augusta Herald: A marriage that will
be of interest to her many friends In Au-
gusta, where she has visited, was that OF
Miss Emily Morrison, granddaughter OF
OR. John Lawton Of South Carolina, tc
Mr.. George Wright of Savannah, which
occurred at the Baptist church at Law
tonville on the 10th of October. After their
wedding trip north Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
will be at home to their friends in Sa-
vannah.
A most unusual scene was enacted in q
Pullman car at the union depot in Macon
Monday morning, when DR.. Wharton took
his departure for his home in Baltimore
A large crowd of those who have learned
to love Dr. Wharton during his stay here
was present, and a most touching service
was conducted in the car. Mr.. Bush rails
ed hymn and several touching prayers
were offered up. Or. Wharton was deeply
moved. and tears OF gratitude flowed free
ly down his face. None who witnessed
this scene failed to be touched.
Fort Gaines. Ca, Dispatch: Joseph Cul
pepper, a young merchant of this town
is a candidate for mayor on a matrimonial
platform, and is at present the most pop
ular man in Fort Gaines. 1t all comes o
his wisdom in throwing off the state o
single blessedness and in wedding Mis-
Pearl Brown, thus giving Fort Gaines IL
first marriage in seven years This Is an
important little city of $500 Inhabitants
and the absence of the marrying propen
city among the young people much con
cerned the wise people Of the village. Eve
ny step known was taken 70 arouse tn
young people. The pulpit and press enn
phasized the Importance of marriage /,
a community, and al last when II wa
whispered that Mr.. Culpepper was court
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