The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
HAS A SPICE OF ROMANCE.
Marriage of Two Young People in
Florida.

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Waycross, Ca, Sept. 5.-The story
of a marriage which occurred some
weeks ago in Florida, has just become
known here. and affords quite little
romance. Some three years ago Mr..
Hiram Byrd, of this section. was one
of the teachers in the Jasper ella. }
! Normal School, and while there, met
Miss Mary Burrell Of Chicago, also a
teacher in the same school. The two
became fast friends, and after return
ing to their homes, Miss Burrell to
Chicago, and Mr.. Byrd to Pierce coun-
ty, they kept up a correspondence.
The parents of Miss Burrell. MT.
and Mrs. G. H. Burrell. removed in
the spring from Chicago to Oxford,
Fla. Mr.. Byrd, who was spending his
vacation at home, he being a student
at the Augusta Medical College, went
to pay her a visit. 1t was then de-
cided that the marriage should occur
at once instead of waiting until next
summer, when they had planned TO
be married, and accordingly the we'd
ding occurred. Mr.. Byrd has return
ed home and his wife has gone to Ce-
dartown to visit friends, and will join
her husband at Augusta next month.
He has one more term in college, being
a member of the class to graduate next
April, after which he will probably To-
cate at Coal Hill, Ark
Rev. ]. NJ. Mullis was found by his
family in his yard day before yester~
day afternoon in an unconscious con-
dition, in which he remained until
yesterday morning. Mr. Mullis was
suffering with acute indigestion, sup
posed to have been caused by his hav-
ing eaten too many grapes and too
much watermelon. Mr. Mullis is one
of the oldest residents of Ware county
being well into the seventies.
Mr.. c. T. McLendon was discharged
from teaching in the public schools of
Ware county by the Board of Educa-
ton at their last meeting. Mr. Nc
Lendon has been teaching the Eunice
school, located a few miles south of
the city, and the patrons of that school
preferred charges against him, alleg-
ing cruel treatment of the children.
The Board of Education passed a
resolution authorizing the county
school commissioner, T. r. Bennett
to borrow $1,000 for the purpose of
paying off the teachers of the county
for the remainder of this year. Con-
tracts were made with James r. John
son to teach the Wildwood school. and
with NJ. e. Williams to teach the col
ored school for three months.
The County Commissioners have as
sesesd the rate of taxation in Ware
county for the present year. The rate
is fixed at $5.06 on the thousand which
added to the state tax of $5.44 makes
a total of state and county tax of
5000. This is a slight increase over
last year.
Sheriff T. j. McLelland and Chief of
Police John W. Colley have just re-
turned from Jacksonville, where they
the police of that city. One of the ne
groes was Kid Shine, who recently es-
capped from the Blackshear jail and an
other VIII Caughman, one of the con-
victs who escaped from the city stock
ade here about six weeks ago. They
also brought back two negro women
who will answer the charge of gaming.
and 1t may be that they will be tried
for assisting the convicts in escap-
ing from the stockade. One of the ne
groes who was recaptured states that
the women furnished the men a file
and saw for that purpose.
Spring Creek Lodge No. 1875, knights
of Pythias instituted at Brinson Geor-
gia, by ]. A. Jones and Fred Fickens,
elected the. following officers: F. w.
Zimmerman, c. c. S.: S. r. Brinson,
V. c.; r. L. 2. Bridges. prelate; w. c.
Smith. NJ. w; A. Y Jones, X. r. and
S. and NJ. F.; J. H. Brinson, NJ. E.. !;
D. X. Talbot, NJ. A.: J. D. Murphy.
I. G., G.. M. Brinson. o. G. A. Y.
Jones, r. L. z. Bridges, A. NJ. carp,
and S. r. Brinson, were elected past
chancellors. A big banquet was
served after the exercises and il was
way after midnight before the meeting
broke up. There are twenty members
in the new lodge, nineteen receiving
initiation and one by card.
Rev. Alex Bealer, pastor of the
Baptist Church at Gainesville, and
who is a we'll known ex-newspaper
man, will preach at the Baptist
Church in Waycross next Sunday, will
conduct the afternoon gospel meeting
at the Y. M. c. A. rooms, and will de-
liver one of his inimitable lectures at
the opera house on Monday night. Mr..
Bealer will be warmly welcome in
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