The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
,rVs OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
Mr. Aaron Israel, one of the Oldest citi-
vsos Of Atlanta, and one of the most wide
Il. ,,nown and popular Masons in the
.,tn died at his home there Monday af-
f,rroon He was Is years old.
A. 1-nadina Saturday Col. J. T. Jete'
4a elected Mayor without opposition. DR.
" IT Pate. w. B. Nichols and j. r. Car
OH were elected aldermen. Ihere Were
| fqbt candidates in the field for alder
anic bonors. and while there was con
? cradle rivalry among the several aspir-
| S. stiu there was no friction.
)uring the past week a lyceum course
$ been organized in Dawson through
q energy of Mrs V. Gertrude Burgess.
mt. Hankins is president ana 1t Is due
IA his educational work in these lines that
tba people. of Dawson have supported the
undertaking.. Dawson will get some OF the
i ,5est lecturers and speakers of the coun-
ly
Macon Telegraph: Macon has about 100
gentlemen who are eligible to membership
in the Sons of the Revolution, bur there is
no branch of the organization here 81
annah has the only one in the state. But
that branch is in a hourishing condition,
and lis annual banquets are important So
ciaI events carrying TO Savannah eacn
\ iu- quite a number of distinguished Geor-
CLANS, who go by invitation of the club.
There is a movemnt on foot to organize a
branch in Macon, and such gentlemen as
Cant. Robert e. Park, Mr.. Hugh V. Wash
-. ton and others are interesting them
YES in it.
-orthen will begin this week 4
sarie Of trips to Middle Georgia COM
Il muuties for the purpose of arousing IN
4 arest in creameries and cattle raising. Al
4 bis request Mr.. II. J. Wing of the state
H experiment. station will accompany the
Il Governor and talk to the people. Mr.
4 Wings talks at Rome, Granville Grit
fin and elsewhere have aroused a great
deal of interest among the farmers Of
H those communities, and it is desired that
H the people of other parts of the state hear
Il him on this subject Gov. Northen has
made a study of the cattle industry in its
H various phases, and is very earnest in
H his advocacy of a policy which win de-
H lop his important feature of agricul-
H ture.
There IS much speculation in Macon just
H now as to what will be the fate of the
1 public library. The Institution is in debt
an amount exceeding $4,000, and there
ire not sufficient funds in the treasury
public meetings have been held in the in
terest of the institution and every effort
made to arouse the public to an under
standing Of the crisis which seems TO be
n hand No satisfactory arrangements
have Yet been made, however, to meet
his debt, ana unless the Plenarv Com
nittee of the library which is now endeaY-
4 oring to raise funds by public subscrip-
Il ton, succeeds in securing the amount
4 needed TO pay off the floating debt the
4 ouiiding may be sold within the next few
Il weeks.
Last Thursday, at noon, at Marley
school house. two miles above Royston
near Certersville Ben Hnliard. about Il
II Years Of age. shot ana killed his father
Robert billiard. Father and son had quar-
eIed and the young man left home. His
father armed with a Winchester. follow
"A ed making threats against Ben. The
n 1oy feared his father would kill him, and
10 went to the school house, where his
une-o, d. \. Starr, is teacher and where
d MS hltle brother is a pupil. Ben had been
4 the school house but a short time when
MS rather appeared ard drew his gun on
nm. The boy grabbed his little brother
81 nd held HIM up, hoping that this would
FL prevent the Old man from firing. When
Fl me- saw that his father was determined
H. XIII MIN, Ben quickly put mis- brother
gown and drawing a pistol, shot his
FL aJher. Who, surrounded by the school
FL m-dren, soon expired. No arrest has
FL cen made. The young man made no at
FL empt TO escape as he says ne fired to
ave MS own life
on Friday morning last Mr.. ]. H. Chap
- was found dead at the well of Mr.. H
NJ King, about twelve miles west of Car
| toiIlon. The coroner was called and an
hai
81 homas +. Rodgers. and Mr.. n. NJ. King
q ana others Were witnesses. The verdict
e'uiHed was that the deceased came tc
n - uedth by some accidental means I'M
hHo"n- That night his family became
"lssa Ilshed thinking they had discovered
'lutuce OF violence on his neck and face
9sdIeo the coroner. a second inquest was
ga IN which Drs. r. NJ. LeVvOrn OF
L ho"don, and James Martin of Mount Zion
4 were experts. The verdict of the second
Il 'E was that the deceased came to his
II '''H py violence at the hands of I'M
Aao"n parties. Subsequently the coroner
9ued his warrant for the arrest of said
Ihomas E. Rodgers, b. f. Styles w
Malone and II. NJ. King, all of whom
at Barge, Ga, the postoffice, neal
"Hlch he was found, charging that, from
violence delivered at the second inquest
hese parties were implicated in the muir
uuer of the deceased, the medical experts
ast mentioned aiding in this last post
Uhortem examination and escertained by
HNttng into the neck that he had beer
Nfuck with something like a plank, and
Ia3t his neck had been broken, and the
jury returned their verdict accordinely
nder the warrant, the parties mention.
- have been arrested by Deputy Sheriff
IGammon, who now has them in custody
IA the Jail at Carroilton.
FLORIDA.
he report of the cigar industry at
ampa shows that during 1899 the indus
by produced cigars amounting in value