The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14
GEORGIA.

County Commissioner Judge NhIah -
Palmer Of Waynes3oro is dead. He was a
highly esteemed citizen.
Triton mills are running this week, after
an idleness Of six months. Il was the first
time shut down had occurred in twenty
years.
Arrangements are being made for bar
becue in Triton at an early date. Between
so and SIS has already been subscribed.
and enough more promised TO guarantee
the affair a success.
DR.. William NJ. Standifer. aged So years,
died at his residence at Blakeiy Sunday.
He located there. in 1895 and was an ac-
tive worker in his profession up to few
years ago when he retired owing 10 age.
The 10th annual Communication of the
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Mas
ons for the state Of Georgia viii convene
In the Masonic Temple, city of Macon.
Tuesday, Oct. Is next at 10 o'clock a. M
The condition Of Jake Sasser, an old and
highly esteemed citizen of near Bonair,
Houston county, is most critical and I'M
less. a very wonderful Improvement should
occur it is not probable he viii survive
many hours.
Mrs Emma Anderson, a young lady Of
Dahloneea, who would have entered the
Junior class of the North Georgia Agri-
cultural College al the opening of the fall
term, died Friday at the residence Of her
sister Mrs. NJ. G. Head.
A Georgia man bears the unique distinc-
tion of being the only man ever nominated
by the Democrats Of Rio Grande county
Colorado for the Colorado Legislature. He
is DR.. Ben l.. jefferson of Haiden, Col,
RI. Of ~11t 10 al
Rollin jefferson. This year the Democrats
of that Western county decided to do
what they had never done before-get out
a legislative candidate, and DR.. jefferson
was chosen. His Georgia friends are
awaiting the result of the race with pecu-
liar interest.
The Fifty-second Georgia Confeder-
ates held its annual reunion at
Dahlonega on last Friday. The
speaking and dinner were In the lawn of
the late Col. Wier Boyd. who was its first
colonel. Speeches were made by Capts.
AsbuTy and Woodward. Capt. Asbury had
on hand tho old battle flag of the regi-
menr, which he saved at the surrender,
and has kept ever since, The survivors
march beneath it at all their annual re-
unions 1t has quite a number of bullet
holes in it. 1t is the second flag that the
regiment used in the war. The first was
captured from them at the Vicksburg sur
render.
The town of Sycamore, twenty miles
north of Triton, in Irwin county, has just
closed an interesting prohibition fight IT.
win is a local option county, but whisky is
sold in DELLA and Fitzgerald, so parties
put up barroom in Sycamore. The Town
Council was opposed to its SALE and
promptly prosecuted it's proprietors, affix-
ing a heavy fine. They appealed to the
Supreme Court, which sustained the City
Council Saturday. The liquor men were
determined, so put out a wet ticket for
the municipal election, which occurred
and hot, stubborn fight was made The
wet ticket met a signal defeat, however,
the prohibition ticket winning by a ma
jority of 20 votes.
Judge ]. F. Alsobrook, editor of the
Morganton News, died at his home in
Morganton Sunday of apoplexy, aged IS
years. He was of one of the strongest
families in Eastern North Carolina, law
yer by profession, and weli-known to the
bench and bar of this state He had rep
resented Fannin in the legislature, ana
held many other positions of trust He
went to Morganton in the early SOS well
recommended by Judges Underwood, En-
win and others of this state After taking
an active part in organizing the county,
he was elected one of its first judges For
the past few years he has been devoting
spare times to Journalism, and had ac-
CURED some notoriety as a writer.
Anderson, Anderson & Grace, as attor-
neys for DR.. William B. Gilmer, a leading
physician Of Macon, have filed in Bibb Su-
perior Court a petition for divorce from
his wife, Mrs. Mary Ryder Gilmer, alleging
habitual drunkenness. Mrs. Gilmer is an
btual drunkenness. Mrs. Gilmer is an
exceedingly handsome woman. The cou-
pie were married on Aug. 6, 1888, and lived
together until May, 1897, when they sepa-
rated At the time of the separation DIR.
Gilmer made an equal division of his
property with his wife. Mrs Gimer- left
Macon and was gone some time, when she
returned, and it was thought there would
be a reconciliation between the couple, but
it did not follow. Mrs Gilmer went ia
Atlanta and started a boarding house, and
about a year ago figured in a very sensa-
tional scene there. Dr. Gilmer states that
Mrs Gilmer is now a resident of New
York, but he does not know her address
She is cited to appear at the next term
of Bibb Superior Court and show cause
if she can, why the divorce should not
be granted Mrs. Gilmer is a native Of
Nova Scotia