The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OFF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.


Ar the regular meeting of the Macon
Chamber of Commerce Wednesday after
roau the holding of the State Fair there
MT year was discussed. The committee
ra1orted favoraby on paying up the
claims held against the old Dixie Fair,
and a committee will be appointed to
solicit subscriptions.
military company of fifty members
were permanently organized in Marietta
tuesday. An election was held for the
commissioned men and resulted in the cleo
finn of George H Sessions. captain; John
Cheney. first lieutenant; and w. A. Walk
en- second lieutenant These officers are
all good military men. and fine company
is promised at their hands.
The race for the mayoralty of Fort
valley will be the warmest seen there In
years The question of reducing the rate
OF taxation for the town is the issue over
which there is interesting discussion and
contest. The candidates announced are:
For Mayor, John A Houser, A. D. Skelie
and j. L. FinCher; for aldermen, l.. p.
Gray l.. L. Brown. ]. d. Marshall, En-
nett Houser A Glass and Sidney Bas-
sett
The members of the Prison Commits
sion are preparing to give the prison
farm at Milledgevile the best water sup
pr for purposes of health and
fire protection, that can be OBJ
tanned anywhere. The water sup
DIV 10 be brought to the farm by
means of pumps is situated half mile
from the prison buildings and the most
extensive plan of those submitted will
require an outlay Of $500
Brunswick Times: From Chisholm &
Clay, general counsel, approved by S. r.
Knott vice president, information has been
received that the territory of w f. Kay,
ESQ, division counsel at Brunswick, Ga,
has been extended so as to embrace all in
terests of the Plant System of Railways
in the counties of Glynn. Wayne, Pierce,
Charlton. Ware Coffee, Berrien Worth
and Dougherty, in the state of Georgia.
Col. Kay is one of Brunswick's leading
citizens and is being congratulated on
all sides for his success as an attorney.
Mr.. T. A. Gober, one of the Oldest and
most highly respected citizens of Marietta
died there Tuesday night at u O'Clock. Mr.
Gober has been in feeble health for some
time but the immediate cause of his death
was pneumonia He is the father of Hon.
George f. Gober, judge Superior Court Of
Blue Ridge Circuit Mrs. p. T. Handy
Mr.. William Gober Mrs. n NJ. Moyes and
few years ago lived on his farm near
Marietta when he moved to his home on
Roswell street where he died in his Slst
year.
Harmony Grove Citizen: The little
Ashland was bitten by a mad dog
last fall The wound healed up and
the child showed no signs of hy-
drophobia until last Friday night it was
taken violently i'll, and died the following
Tuesday. The sight of water excited il
and in the last stages its actions would
resemble a dog with hydrOphobia. 1t is
said that when the child was bitten they
tried to procure a maidstone, but failing
in that the child was given the best medi-
cal attention.
Gainesville Eagle: H. NJ. Weir, of
Concord, N. c., and Mrs. Ida Weir Of
Thompson Mills, were married at the
Arlington Hotel last Friday night Rev.
A. c. Thomas officiating The bride and
groom are both originally from Jackson
county and were married several years
ago. but about five years ago they were
divorced and entered upon single life
second time. Mrs. Weir was Miss Ida
Nowell' before marriage, and after the
divorce she lived with her people at
Thompsons Mills, and Mr.. Weir went
10 CONCORD. N -, WneTe ne now OC-
cupies a position as salesman with a
clothing house They began to CORE
sfond only a few weeks ago, and did not
STE each other during their separation.
few letters resulted in a speedy Sc
eond marriage. The happy couple left
on the first train to Concord, the home of
the groom.
one of the most remarkable marriages
that has ever been known in the state &C.
CURED Tuesday morning at 1870 o'clock,
near Bowman. 1t was remarkable on ac-
count of the age of the contracting par
ties The groom was just so years old
tuesday, and the bride was just 81. An
other remarkable feature about this mar
mage is the fact that no time was lost
9N prolonging the courtship, which dates
rom Feb. 2; so the courtship lasted for
brief period of just four days The contrac-
ing parties were Mr. Solomon Seegar
and Mrs. Jane Winchester Mr. See
is the father of Mr.. j. A Seegar Of
bowman, and has been a citizen of Bow
man about eight months. Previous to his
r. silence in Bowman he resided in orange
county, Florida and still has property in
tat state, which consists of ten acres Of
land part of which is in orange groves,
ABOUT ten miles from Orlando. He has been
married twice before this, but Tuesday
s. med as jolly as a boy and enjoyed the
OCCASION immensely. Mrs. Winchester
vas a widow, and lived with her daughter,
ITS. Thomas Seegar.