The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.,

Kelly BrlnSne1d, the young defaultlng
bookkeeper of Atlanta, left behind him a
roung bride of a few weeks. The extent
1 n his defalcat lions is not yet known AND
nothing has been learned as to his where
abouts.
Monday morning Reuben Brown, the ne
gro suspected of the crime of burning j.
". WooIars barn last Wednesday morn
Inc. was captured at Miner, and sent to
y,fuIon jai. The evidence against him is
/ aid 20 be very strong.
The new members of the City Council
If Augusta-Irvin Alexander, II. H
n.An,ignac ]. B. Walker, Otis G. Lynch
/ and stephen Wiseman-were sworn in at
/ noon Monday, all being present and TAX
/ i,g the oath of office. The retiring mem
ner- are James l.. Robertson. Edward J.
Ri,e. George H. Howard, S. W. Carter
and Samuel Patt, They were present
with the exception of MIR. Platt
Cuthtert enters the new year with The
brightest of prospects ahead Of her in all
her history. A new $4,000 brick auditorium
| far Andrew Female College is assured
Tb7 extension of the Georgia Pine Rail
1 road has just been assured. Local and out
| side capital ali eady have $4,000 for a new
cotton mill when the new railroad was
made C rtain. Now he new railroad makes
The lotion factory sure. new brick Pres
'v,erian Church will go up during the
new year. besides many other improve
ments which will make the old town fair
ly boom.
A mass meeting of the citizens of Jack
son was held Thursday evening to nomi-
nate a Mayor and four aldermen for 1860
Mr.. Charles o. Beachamp was unanimous
IL nominated for Mayor, and the follow
| i0g for aldermen: Messrs W. p. Mutt
I r. Wright. j. B. Settles and DR.. w. c.
BRYANT Mr. Beachamp is the youngest
Mayor in the history of this city, being
only % years old but is thoroughly ca
pacitated for the high honor conferred on
him Jackson will make rapid strides in
L rogress in 1900. Bonds have been voted
for the establishment of system of wa
Tar works and public schools, and these
improvements viii receive the attention of
me city officials who will be elected to-
day.
Dr.. j. c. Harris, a prominent physician
Of Suwanee, died at his home of heart
failure Sunday afternoon. He was SEEM
| ngly in perfect health the day before, at
| tended a turkey dinner at DR.. f. ID. Lit
les at noon and called on a patient in
the country yesterday afternoon, return
ing about o'clock, and after reaching his
| home retired Immediately 10 his room,
| complained OF feeling badly and asked his
wife TO bring him a drink of water. ON
returuing with the water she found MN
n diving condition. Dr. Little was called
in immedia tely, but 100 late TO render any
service. He leaves a wife. six children and
large number OF relatives and friends 10
mourn his untimely death He was about
l6 years old, and prominent Mason.
J. T. Eaton. the Seventh Day Adventist
who was found guilty of a misdemeanor
lgo weeks ago in the City Court at Rome
VIII be sentenced this week by Judge
Reese. Mr. Eaton was accused of Worklns
in his truck garden near Rome last July
on the Sabbath day. Mr.. Eaton CLAIMS ne
is Seventh Day Adventist, and ms re-
ngon makes it compulsory for him to Ia
Dor six days in the week. He asserts that
Saturday is the day the Lord blessed and
commanded all men to rest, and Is there
ioIe the real Sunday. There Is much spec
uaion as TO the fine or sentence Judge
Reese will impose. In any event, 1t is very
probable that the case VIII be carried ~
the Supreme Court. This is the first case
in Georgia involving the religion of the
Seventh day people. An effort Will PROB
ably be made to have the Supreme Court
to construe the constitution relative 10 tHe
religious beliefs of denomination, ana
whether or not the law is consututlohal
which permits any one being arrested Tor
the practice of their creed. There are a
number of Adventists in that section oil
Georgia who are greatly Interested III the
outcome.
George w. Justice, who made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to commit suicide at Ma
re.ta recently by swallowing an overdose
o. laudanum, made another attempt TO
take his life Saturday night by hanging
lin Sc f. Justice is from Selma Ala Aoou.
mon ago he went into the store oil
Mr. f. H. Northcutt one evening aller
banking hours and presented draft Oh
his bl other for SO avn through the Bat
terry Park Bank. Asheville N. G., ana op-
aimed The money on it. The draft Wheu
presented was turned down, and returned
wiz h Information that no such party liVeo
there. Mr.. Northcutt had Justice arresteu
after he au horities had located hlh III
Atlanta, on the charge of cheating anu
sNinding, and he has been III JAIL Ill Ma
fiel for about a week. He was connheu
in a cell with ano, her prisoner, and sat
urday night ter his cellmate had gone 10
sc y, Justice tied towel around his neck
ana o the cell overhead ana jumped lnlo
space. His struggling aroused MS teloW
prisoner who took in the situation al
stance and no hurriedly relieved Jus'lc1
oy breaking the towel-rope from Wflici,
he was dangling. Justice Is a man OF
about 80 years of age, and IL is sald mas
family living somewhere in Alabama