Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-20
a FnouRTsHrNG REsoRT.
A Few Points About New Holland
Springs.


Correspondence of the Kornino Meas.
NEW HOLLAND SPRINGS, Aug. Ill
came here yesterday to spend to-day and
learn what is going on in this section of
Georgia. While the train halted for a
moment or two at Norcross, to put off
passenger who had left Atlanta for a
days recreation, a friend gave me
a pressing invitation to get off and
attend a ''foot washing" which was
to come off in the vicinity in the
morning. Although l had never attended
one of these religious gathe rings, and felt
anxious to do so, l thanked him for his
invitation and continued my journey.
When l arrived here I found all hands
preparing for a grand Mother Hubbard
ball to come off that night. After sup
per the ball room was thrown
open and in came forty
eoupIes ready for the music.
Prof. Cards band without delay opened
the ball. The affair was voted a grand
success in every particular. At 10 masks
and Mother Hubbards were thrown aside,
and not until u did dancing cease. New
Holland today is flooded with guests, and
/ am informed that such has been its con-
ditiOn for two months. Three hundred
people dined here to-day, and the average
at meals during the week is $50. The at
tendance this year has been the most
fashionable that has gathered here IN
years. The register shows that the guests
are not entirely from Georgia, many being
from various parts of Virginia, south
Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Ala
bama and Louisiana.
Among the distinguished guests here to-
day are Judge Willie, of Texas; DIR. Will
lis f. Westmoreland and I. j. Glenn, Of
Atlanta; Judge Hammond, Rev. M. b.
Wharton, Prof. a. J. Battle, of Mercer
University; Frank G. Foster and family,
of Augusta: Solicitor General L. W.
Grimes and Henry r. GOetchlus, of Co.
lumbus; J. c. McCan, of Augusta; George
S. Obear, of Macon; Mrs. Il. NJ. Berrien,
of Miner; W. A. Wilkins and Miss Bes-
sic GOdby, of Waynesboro; Mrs.
YBger. of Savannah; James A. Thomas,
of Cuthbert, and scores of others whose
names now escape me. There is quite a
gathering of very charming and beautiful
young ladies here. Among them are Miss
Jennie Dale, Miss Belle Wells, Miss Mary
Graybill, of Savannah; Miss Emma
Stewart, Miss Maggie McAvOy, Miss
Helen Obear, Miss Fannie Mangham, of
Macon; Miss Willie Conyers, of Coving-
ton; Miss Young, OF Savannah; Miss
Mary p. Willie, Miss COrinne Willie, of
Texas: Miss Annie and Miss Bell
Richards, OF Mobile; MISS DAISY nun, OF
Macon; Miss Clifford Putnam, and a
dozen others whose names l have not
learned in my short stay. Sunday at New
Holland is like Sunday at any other sum-
mer resort. The name does not indicate
as much here as it does in a city. To-
night, however, new departure is being
celebrated, this being the holding of
religious services by Rev. NJ. B. Wharton.
Gen. James Longstreet lives within a
mile of New Holland at his country resi-
dence, where he is surrounded by all the
comforts that a man Of his age and repu-
tation is entitled to. He seems perfectly
happy and contented. He owns the
piedmont" the handsOmest piece of
hotel property in all North Georgia, cost
ing when completed nearly $4,000.
When the General left the Mar
shaPs office, the Piedmont was
closed. He at once threw
open the doors, and has since been
running the enterprise in his own name.
l met a friend of his in Atlanta day or
two ago who had an order from Gen.
Longstreet for twenty fifty gallon wine
casks. The General, it seems, has an
immense crop of grapes this year, and
calculates on making 1000 gallons OF
wine. Recently he has purchased a
large wine press, and now proposes to
use his surplus grapes in that way.