Savannah morning news., 1885-09-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
rsENEws OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS& 1''


vovers Overcome Parental Objections
- Marietta and are Married After .
Tone WaIk-kfrs. Bryan TO Assume' q
lucrative Position on q Story Paper.
GEORGIA. Nn'
Darien has been remarkably healthy
the past summer 5t 5B
work on the artesian well at Darien has
heen suspended for the present. s. ,e
pronibition will be the leading issue in
enc coming municipal election in Galnes-
Vile. rs
A. Marietta, Saturday, two carpenters
wv the names OF Scruggs Blaloek and sam
Rrrton. fell off the top OF 2-story house
+bev we're working upon. Blai0ck was
ini1ired internally, but not very seriously
= Is thought, and Burton is only slightly
bruised. The accident WAS caused by the
scaGolding falling. j"
Rlouut volunteers, of Mfledgeville, is
q remarkable company. Every officer is
farmer. Every musician Is farmer,
end every private is II farmer. All are
indenendent and live with their wives,
and hoard at she same place, and last,
but not least, the chaplain and surgeon
are both farmers.
At Columbus Sunday morning about
Ao'olock the cook for Mr.. Biven's family
srose TO get drink of water, and while she
was standing by s window someone thrust
hand through broken pane of glass
and caught her by the arm. She screamed
mstily arousing the entire family and
Frightening them very much. The party
rnehed of and wasn't detected.
In their general presentments the grand
,ury Of Madison county recommend that
INN ediate steps he taken to secure the
erection of new court house in that
county, and request Solicitor General
Howard, in case the Ordinary fails to
take the necessary steps within three
months, to proceed by mandamus at their
instance to compel him to do 1t.
A cavalcade, consisting OF two covered
wagons drawn by spotted steers, one
bare headed woman driving one steer and
man walking beside, one man driving
two steers and a woman in a calico bon
net walking beside, three ragged children
and dog fastened to the rear of each
wagon. passed through Oconee county a
dav or two ago en- route to the Land OF
Flowers.
Mr.. Williams, living near Winterville.
had the misfortune, Friday. to lose his
kitchen and dairy by fire. 1t seems that
there WAS fire around a pot in the yard,
and it was supposed the kitchen caught
from that. He came very near losing his
dwelling house, and it took hard work to
save it, To add to his misfortune, the in
surance on the buildings had only run
out few days before the fire occurred.
Mr.. Williams loss Is about $500.
Mrs Mary E. Bryan. of Atlanta, long
esteemed as one of the most brilliant
women Of the day, has accepted an offer
10 become editor of MunrO'S Weekly Story
PdDer, in New York, at a salary OF $4,000
year, perhaps the largest salary drawn
by any female writer in the country.
Mrs. Bryan's acquaintance with Mr..
Munro is casual. He noticed one of her
stories, read 1t and was captured. He
offered her $1,000 for a serial. She ac-
cepted, aud the serial has been running
for some time. Under its influence the
circulation of the paper increased i'm
mensely, and the result is the offer noted
above.
Berry Cheek and Miss Mary RandeI, of
Marietta, have been sweethearts for some
time, but the mother had such objections
70 the match that 1t was declared off,
But Cheek was not to be Outdone, and
Tuesday morning, about 2 O'Clock, he
helped her to escape the vigilance of her
mother, and they "hoofed" three miles to
the house of a Justice Of the Peace, where
they were married after much delay; they
in their hurry having forgotten to obtain
license. After they were made one by the
Justice, they walked back to town arm in
arm, looking the picture of happiness. He
was in his shirt sleeves, but had the latest
"Grm clutch"
The flooring of Rev. Sam Jones' barn at
Cartersville was blown up and badly
damaged by an explosion Saturday night.
The explosive is believed by some to have
been used by some Of the anti-prOhibitiOn-
lists whom Rev. Jones so bitterly attacked
in his sermon Saturday night. The DAM
age was slight. After using some very
singing words, Mr.. Jones said: "Now l
have had my say to you, l will talk to you
and reason with you concerning what L
have said and the structures l have made
on YOU. But you and l can't fight. l
would as soon get into a pit with a manly
bull dog, and gnaw with him. as to fight
such low down scOundrels as you are. A
man who will illicitlv, sneakingly per-
petuate traffic on community that has
voted 1t out, is too mean for me to belittle
myself by a personal encounter with
him"
MOntezuma Record: Last Monday after
noon as W. Il. Thornton and w. Il. Perry
were returning home from OglethOrpe,
where they had been attending county
court, they were Overtaken this side OF
Buck creek by Bill and Mac Jones, who
were under the influence OF liquor. AS
soon as Bill Jones saw Thornton he COM
menced cursing him and calling him 4
thief and other hard names, telling him at
the same time he intended killing him. he
put his hand in his pocket and Perry
thought that he intended TO shoot Thorn
t0n,who got his mule between himself and
MS assailant. Jones dismounted and at
lacked Thornton with brickbats, having
one In each pocket. Thornton warded off
Inc blow and knocked Jones sprawlipg to
the ground, and was in the act Of giving
MIN sound drubbing when Perry begged
MN not 10 do it, and as Thornton was re-
leasing his hold on Bill, Mac cut at him
Win knife. Perry was endeavOring to
queil the disturbance and keep the bellig-
erents separated, received a severe wound
IN the right wrist from Bill Jones, who
nsd recovered and was trying 10 cut
thornton also, severing several leaders,
winch makes the wound quite painful,
ara may cause him 10 lose the use Of that
hand the balance Of his life. Thornton
was not scratched. The origin OF the fuss
appears to be about we'll which Thorn
Ton bored on Mrs. Kelsoe's place.
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FLORIDA,
Noiusia county has eight newspapers.
N. A. Barnes has the contract for nut