The Atlanta Constitution
THE DAILY CHAT FROM MACON
Happenings and Expectations in the Central City
MACON, March 22 -- Special --
Mr. C. W. Belford, of Renovo, Pa., died this afternoon at his residence in
Macon, on Third street. He had been in Macon a little over a year, and
was well liked by all who knew him. He was twenty-five years old and an
Odd Fellow. His remains will be shipped to Pennsylvania for burial in a
very handsome casket furnished by Undertaker Clay.
THE BURIAL OF WILLINK
Thousands Witness the Interment of the Young Athlete
SAVANNAH, Ga., March 22 -- Special -- Thousands of persons flocked to the
cemetery today to witness the burial of Robert Willink, the young man who
lost his life in the sparring match. The cortege was one of the largest
ever seen here. The opinion prevails that no one will be punished for
participating in the tournament, but the council will probably be appealed
to to pass an ordinance prohibiting such exhibitions in the future.
The Death List
WOODBURY, Ga., March 22 -- Special -- Never has our town been more
stricken with sorrow than today, at the sudden death of Mrs. Dr. J. M.
Hooten, which occurred at 3:30 o'clock this evening. Mrs. Hooten was a
niece of Captain Georgia Cunningham, of Griffin, and a sister of Mr. Huff,
of the popular book firm of Dean & Huff.
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WAS IT MURDER?
Mary Allen, Colored, Found Dead in Bed --
Husband Suspected
John and Mary Allen, a negro married couple, have been living on
Richardson street for the past few months.
Mary is twenty years old and well-behaved, and John was a well-known coon
about town.
Last Monday their next-door neighbors called at the house and discovered
it apparently empty and the doors locked.
They thought nothing of it, as Mary had previously been in the habit of
leaving the house for days at a time and staying with her mother, who
lives on Fort street. Thus the matter remained until yesterday morning,
when a small sister of Mary appeared at the house. She tried all the
doors, and then went next door and made inquiry.
The neighbors, of course, knew nothing beyond the fact that the house had
been uninhabited for a week.
But they lent the child some keys, one of which was found to unlock the door.
Opening the door they went in, and a ghastly sight met their gaze. There,
stretched out on a bed, lay the dead body of Mary Allen.
Howard, the undertaker, was immediately telephoned for, and took charge of
the remains. At the undertaking shop an examination was made, but no
marks of violence were found. However, it is thought the girl was
poisoned. The husband, has not been seen in the city for several days.
This morning an inquest, and possibly an autopsy, will be held to
ascertain the exact cause of her death.
Funeral of Mr. J. C. Porter
Yesterday, at the Fifth Baptist, the funeral services of Mr. J. C. Porter
were conducted in a solemn and affecting manner, by the Rev. Virgil Norcross.
Followed by a large number of friends, the members of Myrtle lodge of Odd
Fellows, the Comanche Tribe of Redmen and many others from the lodges and
tribes of these two orders, forming an impressive cortege, the remains
were conveyed to Oakland cemetery.
At the grave the rites of the Odd Fellows and the Redmen over their dead
were performed, and the body was lowered into its last resting place.
