Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-14

ne was quite wealthy ana had no chill
uIen, Mr. Plant advised him to make his
VIII, though at the time no one thought
g nI MS time was so near. Taking Mr..
rlant's advice, the will was drawn up
Wife.
Cuthbert Enterprise: John Palmer, ST.,
got TO dreaming Monday night that the
mad dogs were after him, and in an effort
TO save himself he actually jumped out
OF the bed and broke one of his ribs by
MS fall on the floor. Tuesday night he
had a similar dream, and jumped from
Iae bed again, severely hurting himself.
Hls wife being quite sick was unable to
help him, and his daughter in the excite
ment tainted, and it was some time before
the old gentleman could get help enough
TO get him back ON the bed. While pain
tul his hurt is not serious, and Mr..
Palmer is expecting to be out in few
days.
Wrightsville correspondence NEWS.
June 10: Larkin Chivers, aged 81. died AT
the Central Hotel in this place last night
AT S:2O O'Clock. He leaves only one child,
w. ii. Chlvers, proprietor and owner of
the above hOtel.-W. b. Thomas. Presi-
dent of the Wrightsville and Dublin Rail-
road, is making "his mako as a railroad
man and will soon cause the pine trees of
Laurens county to "prick their ears"
and exclaim, ''We stand on better ground
by reason of the snOrting of the iron horse
IN our midst" The Wrightsville and
Tennille Railroad is a paving investment.
Heavy rains are prevalent with many
Washouts.-The health of Wrightsville is
good.
A few days ago the County Commits
sloners of Twiggs county received a let
ter from a gentleman in PENNSYLVANIA
asking information about the family of
Col. X. W. Folsom, and stating that he
mad IN his possession relic of Col. Fol-
SONS that he desired to restore either to
himself or some member of his family.
Judge j. E. Mcdonald replied to the let
ter. Col. Folsom was physician living
In the lower portion of Twiggs county
when the war broke out, and
went to the front from Wilkinson
county as Captain of the Ramah
Volunteer Guards. Hesoon distinguished
himself, and rose to the rank of Colonel in
the army of Virginia. He was killed dur
ing the latter part Of the war. JudgelMc-
Donald does not know of the whereabouts
OF any member of the family, and would
like for any one that could give him in
formation on the subject to communicate
with him at Billiards. Station. Col. Fol
som had brother, James Folsom, who
of Twiggs Volunteers, Fourth Georgia
Regiment. 1t is not known whether he is
alive now or not.
Leary Courier: William Billingsly, a
negro living and farming on the jackson
place, in Baker county, was last week
bitten by rattlesnake. He was blowing
and was at the end of arrow turning, when,
without warning, a huge rattlesnake,
which had until then been unperceiyed,
bit him through coarse brogan shoe, the
fangs entering the flesh of the foot at the
instep. The snake crawled off a
short distance and began to rat
tie. Billingslv, without a moments
hesitation, pulled off his shoe, and,
a long incision in his foot to let out as he
said "the pisen blood" The wound bled
cOpiOusly, and after killing the snake, he
went to Milford, where he got under the
influence of whisky. He experienced
very little trouble from the bite, the leg
only slightly swelling. Whether it was
from the immediate and cOpiOus bleeding,
the whisky, or that the snake was not
sufficiently aroused that the negro is not
dead, is not clear, but that he made a
close shave is very certain, The snake
was about four feet long and had nine
rattles and button.
of this city, has invented and patented a
shutter, hinge and lock combiDedthat is
decidedly the best thing of the kind in
existence. 1t cOmmends itself to every
body for its simplicity, cheapness and
usefulness. Many man has said bad
words. and many woman thought
them, in the effort to close shutters
with the ordinary hinge, and hundreds
of such hinges have been broken by i'm
patient servants. Mr. Armstrong; in
ventiOn does away with all this. The
highest touch Of the finger upon a small
lever on the inside of the window
casing opens and closes the shutter and it
remains open or closed until the lever is
touched again. There is nothing TO get
out Of order and nothing to break. The
sash does not have to be opened in order
to open or close the shutters, as the lever
is in the room. Again, this lever can be
made ornamental and will serve admir-
ably as bracket to hold back curtains.
The hinges can be manufactured and sold
at IS cents per set. Mr.. Armstrong left
last evening for the North, where he will
exhibit the hinge in the principal cities.
Sylvania correspondence NEWS, June
IS: W. l.. Mathews, Jr., editor OF the
TelephOne, was married 10 Miss Beulsh
Parks. of SandeTsYille, on Thursday, June
IA. The ceremony was performed by the
father of the bride, Rev. MIR. Parks, in the
presence of few friends. Mr.. Mathews
was accompanied to Sandersville By bis
brother, Mr.. w. IL. Mathews, of Sylvania.
The young couple retained to this place
Thursday evening on the 2:40 p. m. train.
On Friday night the "Cephalian CLUB" a
literary society of our town, gave a recep-
ton complimentary to Mr.. and Mrs. W.
L. Mathews, Jr., at which all the beauty
and manhood of the surrounding country
were present. The reception was held at
the residence of Col. Geo. 4. Black, and
was by all odds the grandest event that
this town has seen for many days. A
parasol of roses hung from the ceiling in
the parlor, and under this the happy
editor and his accomplished bride stood
and received the congratulations Of num-
erous friends. Mr.. Mathews never looked
better in his life, and his face was literal
ly respondent with supreme happiness.
Mrs. Mathews, though "A stranger, won
the hearts of all by her genial and accom-
plished manners. The yard at the back
of the house was brilliantly lighted with
japanese lanterns hung among the trees,
which numerous young
couples strolled aAd chatted. Ice cream
and cake were served up on tables scat
tered over the yard, and all combined 10
make a scene Of weird and picturesque
loneliness. IL is needless TO say that Mr..
Mathews and bis charming bride were
tsthe observed of all observers" This is
the first public entertainment that the
EIuls1 has OiVpn- and IL Ger.