Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-08

Delow given TO get rid OF the hawks
pioneering her chickens: Mix stryehnine
ana syrup together and put a little of it
on me head OF all the small chickens,
whlch doesn't bother the chicken at all
ana certainly kills the hawks. Be care
Iul not 70 smear the mixture all over the
meek ana about Onthe chicken as Mrs.
Freeman Mason did, and kill all your
| chlckens. You see, the chickens will try
10 peck the stun off themselves, and in so
Qolng Ihey poison themselves before the
ha"k catches them. We learn that Mrs.
Mason lost the last chicken she had while
Mrs. Moring has very etiectually killed a
number of hawks
Americas Republican: About 1872 Mr..
1nomas Gresham. section master on the
southwestern Railroad. at and above
Amerlcus, laid the foundation of a trestle.
IL so happened that during an iDteryen-
ing night, water filled the excavations in
tended Tor the mudsills. These were
nevertheless let down and the water par
tally expelled by their bulk. The trestle
finished and the sand of intervening years
flowed in and covered the basement a foot.
Lately this foundation was found rotten
and removed, and Mr.. Gresham found
catfish several inches in length, which
were. covered up twelve years ago by
these mudsills,s This place was dry in
the summer time, save the moisture which
eXuded from damp mud. How long will
catfish live?
The annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the Georgia Chemical Works
was held Wednesday at Augusta. Gen.
M. A. StoVaii announced that he would
not be candidate for reelection, where
upon the stockholders adjourned to meet
yesterday and elect his successor. His
resignation as director and as Secretary
and Treasurer OF the company was ac-
cepted, to take immediate effect. Presi-
dent Alfred Baker says the books of the
company are still in the experts hands.
who is not able to announce the amount
of the detalcatiOn Of John l.. Stovall, the
cOmpany's bOOkkeeper, who left the city
last week and has not been heard of since.
1t is on this account that Gen. StOVall re-
signs, as he is in no way implicated and
as free from blame as any other officer OK
the company.
Harlem Sentinel: One of our neighbor
boys brought home wife very unexpect-
edly, and under great difficulties. For
some time past the little town of Allen
dale, ). O., has had some attractions tor
TIE young gentleman in question. The
young lady he wOoed and won, but the
irate father would not yield the point. So
it became necessary to resort to strategy.
1t was planned that they would take a
that tne consent of the clergy was neces-
sary. Three of the reverend gentlemen
were applied to and all refused.
By this time the irate IA
Their felt suspicious and placed his
daughter in a room adjoining his own,
with no means OF escape, save through his
own room, as he thought. 1t was then
night, and all retired. But love, not wish
ing to be thus OutdOne, began planning
an escape. She knew the train for Au-
gusta would be along at 3 O'Clock. Upon
examination she found means of escape
through the floor, and crawled under her
fathers room to the front gate, it being
the only way to get out. She made for
the depot, and was just in time to meet
the train for Augusta, whittier they re-
paired, and procuring the necessary dOcu-
ments, sought and obtained the aid of
more accommodating clergy and were
married in due form.