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3166 GEORGIA AND GEORGIANSHe was a man of strong character and energetic habits, which he carried intoevery phase of life that he touched. A member of the church society of theMethodist Episcopal denomination, he took an active part in its affairs, inwhich he was acknowledged a gifted leader. Mrs. Murphy has ever beenequally prominent in the activities of the Methodist Episcopal Church ofAugusta. Still continuing her residence here, she occupies the old homestead which was the scene of her married and family life.At that home, on November 1, 1875, was born to the parents noted above,the son whom they named Eugene Edmund. He was the only child of hisparents and one of their deepest wishes was to give him a thorough andcomplete education. The Augusta public schools, Richmond Academy, theUniversity of Georgia and Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore have allcontributed to his intellectual achievement. His first degree, that of Bachelorof Science, was granted at the State University at Athens, in 1895. Hismedical course was pursued in the same excellent institution for three years,at the end of which time he received his degree of Doctor of Medicine. Thatwork Doctor Murphy supplemented with post-graduate specialized study at thefamous Baltimore institution, where he spent a year. One of the doctor'sspecialties is orthopedic surgery, a new and very valuable as well as surpassingly delicate phase of practice. Doctor Murphy is not only a thoroughscholar in all the lore of his profession and a particularly successful practitioner, but is also keenly critical along lines of independent research. Heis a contributor to the Medical Journal of Georgia; is a member of theAmerican Medical Society, the Georgia Medical Society and the similarorganization of Richmond County; and has furthermore been honored withthe vice presidency of the state society.Doctor. Murphy is by no means without honor in his own country. For thepast eight years he has been president of the Augusta Board of Health, andfor the last fourteen years has been a member of the medical faculty of theUniversity of Georgia.It was on November 14, 1900, that Doctor Murphy established his home,being then united in marriage with Miss Will Roney of Augusta. Mrs. Murphywas before her marriage as she still is a popular member of Augusta society.Her father, Judge Roney, was former incumbent of the bench of the SuperiorCourt of August Circuit and one of the leading attorneys of the city. Thehome of Doctor and Mrs. Murphy is distinguished both for social and intellectual culture. They are members of the Country Club of Augusta and also thecenter of a circle of book-lovers and thinkers. Ornithology is one of thedoctor's hobbies and he also finds diversion in occasional excursions into theold familiar fields of history and literature. Fraternally, he is connectedwith the organizations of Fellowcraft, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons,and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. **GEN. NATHANIEL GREENE, who played such a leading part in the finalcapture and surrender of Cornwallis, the commander of the British army,was named by Congress as one of the great heroes of the Revolution. SouthCarolina and Georgia, more practical in their displays of appreciation, presented him with two plantations, and in 1785 he located with his family atMulberry Grove, twelve miles above Savannah, where he died on the 19th ofJune of the following year. His remains were first buried in the old ColonialCemetery at Savannah- The site of his grave was lost for over a century,but in 1901, through the investigations of the Rhode Island State Society ofthe Cincinnati, of which General Greene was a member, the remains wererelocated and finally (in 1902) reinterred at the base of the Greene monument in Savannah.JAMES GUNN, who was a captain of dragoons during the Revolutionarywar, became a resident of Savannah at the conclusion of hostilities with Eng-