The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-30
N GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
vEw5 GaF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

8-he sons of Confederate Veterans or
Gwinnett County Organize a Camp.
Two Women Burned to Death by
the Explosion of Lamps-A Muir
derer Begins His Sentence of Life
Imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
GEORGIA.
DIR. W. E. Haskell of Atlanta has been
employed as a contract surgeon for the
Tinted States Army, and will be assigned
b. Chief Surgeon Cleary to duty in Texas.
The Second Adventists. or the believers
In the second coming of Christ, will hold
i l. week of revival meetings. beginning
Win next Sunday at the tabernacle at
ATLANTA.
The following fourth class postmasters
for Georgia have been appointed: Haral-
son. Coweta county, Daniel E. Smith;
Ingleside, DeKalb county, r. c. Hutchin-
4 SON; Waco, HARRISON county, G. r. Price.
There was a rain and wind storm near
Smart's mill, seven miles south of Mid
vile in Emanuel county, Sunday evening,
which blew down a house belonging TO
\ Nose McKinne colored, killing his wife
4 and little daughter
The Couch Bros Manufacturing Com
pany Of Senoia, sole manufacturers of the
Landlord patent horse collar. has just
received a large contract direct from the
government for the making of several
thousand extra size collars for army
mules.
Monday night at Dukes & Cameron's
stil. about two and a half miles from
Jesup. John Jones shot and killed Mile
Taylor a woman, and wounded Jack
Cooper in the hip and Walsh Williams in
the leg. just above the knee. All are
colored.
Friday night a burglar entered theS
dwelling of John S. Holiday. Is Forrest
avenue. at Atlanta, and carried off dia-
monds and other jewelry. Tuesday, col
ored man named Frank Bailey was ar
rested and nearly all the stolen diamonds,
amounting to over $500, were recovered.
AT the meeting of the Association of
Railway Surgeons at Old Point Comfort
last week DR.. T. D. Walker of Cochran
was chosen president of the association
for the ensuing year. A handsome gavel
rnaje from the wood of the famous old
9Ierrimac was presented to the new
president.
he home of her daughter, Mrs. Will
&Wynne, at Eastman, the clothing of Mrs.
8Susie Carnes became ignited by the eX-
plosion of the lamp in the hall and be-
fore she could be rescued from the flames
#that had completely enveloped her. she
Was so badly burned that death ensued.
8 Rev. E. R. Osborne, pastor of the Bap-
tist Church at Jesup, received a telegram
9Tuesday morning saying his mother-in-
law, Mrs CAIN was burned to death Mon
clay night by the explosion of a lamp. 1t
seems that it showed signs of bursting
and when she went to blow it out it burst
Faturatng her clothes with the OIL which
*caught on fire.
q Terrell Huff, who with Edgar Stripping,
! was convicted of the murder of young
SCornett in Harris county, was taken in
*charge by a guard Monday and carried
Ito the camp of the Chatta hoochee Brick
q company, near Atlanta, where he will be-
gin his service of life Imprisonment in
Tie penitentiary. Stripping escaped from
#iail at Hamilton few months ago and
p still at large.
n The Sons of Confederate Veterans of
NGwinnett county met at the court house
f bn the oath inst, and organized Lawrence
willie Camp No. Sc, of Sons of United Con-
sfederate Veterans. The following Off
|cers were elected: Col. Oscar Brown
|commandant; Col r. w Peoples. first
lieutenant; A. w. Moore, second lieuten-
ant; Bos Powell, adjutant; A. d. Jacobs
treasurer; DIR. T. B. Bush, surgeon; Bob
Haslett, quartermaster; Willis Holland,
color sergeant; Col. L. F. McDougau,
chaplain; Prof. ]. A. Bagwell, historian.