Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-09
DEATHS IN GEORGIA.

As Fabius Larkin, train dispatcher for
the Western and Atlantic railroad at the
North avenue tower, reached for the
keys of his telegraph instrument about
$40 o'clock Friday morning to signal
big switch engine that was dashlng on
toward the city, his arm quivered with
sudden agony, his heart stood still IN
the clutch of a terrible pain and he fell
over dead.
Mr. Larkin lived alone in little mousse
at No s D'Alvigny street short dis
lance from his work. He had been living
alone ten years, ever since the death OF
his six-months' bride.
RED OAK, Ca, Feb. 5.-Mr. M. v. Nc
Right is dead here. He was born in Clay
ton county, February 10, 1888. He had
lived in Campbell county 81 years. He
had been connected with the A. and W.
p. railroad for So years, and was at the
time Of his death the oldest man in its
employ. Many courtesies were shown the
family by the railroad during the sickness
and death of Mr.. MeRight.
He leaves a wife and three daughters
Mrs. M. L. Billiard, Of College Park;
Mrs. ]. E. Lee, of Atlanta, and Mrs. w.
r. Fullerton, of Oakland City. ..
SAVANNAH, Ca, Feb. 5.-John Cav
anaugh, Confederate here, was buried In
Savannah this afternoon. Cavanaugh
was a native of ireland, who came to
this country when a young man. Shortly
after he reached here the civil war broke
out and he can't fortunes with the Con-
federacy Coming from a country where
many followed the sea, he chose the
navy as his field of operations and from
1851 to 1865 he was almost constantly on
gagged in the service of the Confederacv.
He served as the captain of a gun on the
ironclad Atlanta and was later captured
on her He was coxswain on the famous
Confederate fighter Water Witch and
was on board that vessel when she was
captured This did not give him enough
of war and being at Charleston when
volunteers were called for he went into
the business of fighting Yankees again
on James island. He servedthere on
floating battery until the time came to
volunteer again, when he entered the
Confederate service in charge of a gun
in a battery on the Ogeechee river. He
was there when the Confederacy surren-
dered.
CARTERSVILLE, Ca, Feb. 6.-George
s. Cobb, Sr., prominent and highly re-
spected citizen of this city, died at his
home Friday morning. He was justice OF
the peace, a deacon in the Baptist church.
had hundreds of friends throughout the
country who will mourn his death.
He is survived by his wife, two sons,
c. c. Cobb and George s. Cobb, Jr., both
I'm the railway mail service running out
of Atlanta, and one daughter, Miss Jessie
Cobb, of this city.
sENOIA, Ca, Feb 6.-Miss Jennie Bell
Hamilton, of this place, died Wednesday
oft hair II
for two months.
She was 30 years of age and leaves her
father, three brothers and two sisters.
Mr. W. j. Hamilton and John Hamilton,
of Shilo, Ca. and Will Hamilton, of New
Orleans and Guy Hamilton of this place.
and Miss Charley Maud Hamilton, of the
Arnold Dry Goods Co., of this place and
Mrs. Guy Butler, of Atlanta.
AS the result of an operation for tumor
of the brain, Benjamin F. Weaver, of 50
Williams street died on Friday morning
at IL O'Clock at private sanitarium. Mr..
Weaver was a well known and popular
railway mail clerk in the employ of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis rail-
way.
Mr.. Weaver has been in bad health for
two years past, and during last October
became seriously i'll. He grew steadily
worse until last Thursday 1t was thought
necessary to perform an operation for
the removal of the tumors, which he did
not survive.
MACON, Ga, Feb. g. Funeral services
over the late Mrs. j. NJ. Denton were
conducted this afternoon at o'clock
from her late residence at the corner OF
New and Cherry streets. Mrs. Denton
died day before yesterday in Atlanta
where she was visiting her mother, Mrs.
c. S. Dougherty.
The deceased was about q years of age
was formerly Miss Matte Kate Dough-
erty. of this city She leaves two sis
tiers, three brothers, her mother and also
her husband and one small child. The
interment was in Rose Hill cemetery
MILNER, Ca, Feb. 6.-Mrs. Fannie c.
Coleman died here this morning. Before
her marriage to Mr.. Coleman, she was a
Miss Walker, of the wealthy and in
huential family of Walkers, Of Talbot
county, Ga, of ante-bellum days. For the
last 30 years she has resided with her
husband at this place, where, by her
charitable disposition she has endeared
herself to all who knew her. She was
member of the NJ. E. church. She is sur
vived by her husband and one daughter,
Mrs. s. A. Stone.
WAYCROSS. Ca, Feb. 6-John w. Lee,
formerly chief of police, died here this
morning after an illness of several
months He is survived by his wife and
two children and three sisters, Mrs. j. +.
Miller, Mrs. S. b. Parker and Mrs. S. Z.
Martin, and two brothers. H. e. Lee and
]. ]. Lee, all of this city.