The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-02
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ITEMS FROM THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

7, the white primary a Hawkinsville
7-.s5av Mr.. T. H. Grace was nominated
+.r 1Iavor. and Messrs. J. f. Coney, S.
Al caldwell and r. o. Pate for aldermen.
rrh. contest for Mayor was not, three
ro5i men being in the race.
Mr. C. o. Beauchamp son of ex-sheriff
r a. Beauchamp, is out for Mayor of
Jackson. Mr. Beauchamp is only 26 years
of age but is well qualified TO fill the
amin. he is aspiring TO. He is a member
III The c. G. Fennell Company, large
mercantile firm there.
David BULGE, 81 years Of age, one Of At
lsuus pioneer citizens, died at his home,
o. Piedmont avenue, Wednesday afternoon.
H. had been sick for three weeks, and
asgtb resulted from stroke of paraiy-
.s ana apoplexy. Mr. BULGE was q MEM
Irof the Pioneer Society, The Confederate
I.s.arans' Associa lion, the Masons, and OF
q Psuls Methodist Church. He leaves
a wife aud niece, Mrs. c. D. Randall
Dawson is the proud possessor of new
maid fire department., which has just been
i,snnlrated and perfected, and this, with
L.r new electric lights her water works
and other modern Improvements, puts her
IN an equal footing with other progressive
Georgia cities. one fire alarm has been
sent in since the department mas been es-
tsblished and while only a small blaze,
If gave the fire ladies an opportunity TO
show how rapid and skillful their train
Ing has been and the blaze was soon eX-
tluguished
cambridge Democrat; The negro man
1sHiard Reels who was shot in the knee
hv another negro. "Son" Wade while en-
,ageJ in gambling in this CITY TWO weeks
"a Is. ir7ilJ on AIOnddN-9tL-
or which Wade was arrested under the
charge of murder, by Deputy Waters, on
Monday afternoon. The shooting at the
time was alleged to be accidental, but it IS
believed that the shooting grew out OF a
row over some sort OF gambllng game
but ii viii be necessary to give the mat
Ter iu,licfal investigation before the main
facts can be gotten.
south Georgia Home: Messrs. Turner
Cox and Charles Williford, two well-known
Young men of West Mitchell. became in
viewed in a difficulty last Friday night and
both were seriously wounded. The trou-
bile occurred at dance at the nome OF
Mr. William Butler. Mr.. John Adams of
Pelham. who was present and saw the al
fair gave us the particulars about as fol-
lows: MIR. Cox was raising money for the
fiddler and. went to Mr. Williford for his
share: Winmord said he had paid; one
soon came 10 blows; Cox got Wiiliford
down and was beating him, and Williford
was cutting Cox with his knife; both got
on their feet again and began shootingi
nine shots were fired, Cox being hit once,
in the right arm and Williford twice, in
The arm and abdomen Both were serious
IN hurt the former being badly cut ana
the latter dangerously shot. The affair
occurred in ne hallway. and, strange TO
saw no one else was hit Both of the
young men were doing very well when last
heard from. Both men belong to promi-
nent families.
Dublin Dispatch: Dublin will practical
" begin to entertain the preachers and
delegates of the South Georgia Confer
ence next Monday. The vanguard of the
conference viii come in on the evening
trains and the others will arrive on every
train until conference begins on Wednes-
day morning. on Monday night there will
be preaching in the Methodist Church by
Rev. NJ. 4. Morgan. Tuesday morning
the missionary board will meet in the
Methodist Church, and the different COM
mittoes appointed to examine the young
men ia their course of study win meet at
the places designated. The conference ses-
sion VIII open at the Methodist Church on
Wednesday morning at O'Clock. Bishop
A. w. Wilson viii preside. Ting business
sessions will be held daily. beginning at 8
a M and closing a / p. M. There win
be preaching in the Methodist Church
every afternoon and night That the
preachers and delegates win be well taken
care of seems to- admit of no doubt. The
people of Dublin have thrown open their
homes for the entertainment of the visit
CTS with cordiaiity that means that
every guest will be treated with the hos
pl'dIty Tor which our little city is noted.