Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-09
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Since the Atlanta ard Eawkl9sv'ie
= ~aiirDnd arltatipu FaVette cnun'N hdR
nta"rged from htr -.ate az lethGrsy ard IS
noS on 4 boom. ~ people think, b"W-
ever, that the county is TOO small ia b3th
area md populatiOnto be required to sub
scribe 10000. Besides, the people living
On tho west side OF the county argue that
/ ~ the road should run through Fayette-
/ vne, as contemplated, taat they will re-
ceive no material benefit from 1t, aud for
that reason are slow 10 aid in making sub
scriptiOns.
AT Charlottesville, Va, one Of the most
brilliant weddings celebrated in that state
for years occurred Thursday night at
O'Clock az Christ Episcopal church, the
contracting parties being Hon. Dudley
Du Bose, of Washington, Ga, and MISS
Emma Carr Robertson. daughter OF Judge
w. j. Robertson, of Charlottesville. Long
before the hour Of the ceremony the
church was crowded with eager specta-
tors. Promptly al 9 o'clock the wedding
party arrived, the young ladies entering
in couples and aking positions around the
beautifully decorated chancel. The gen
| tlemen followed by twOs. and stood with
the ladies whom They attended.
The McDutiie journal tells OF a young
man In Thomson who Invested 15c. in a
!
vicss at one Of ths country eburcoe and
! when the oongre gatlOn commenced to
| sing Old Hundred. sounded the bell. The
/ tirsJ ringing only created surprise, but
/ when the sCc0nd verse was started ana
| the bell rang again, hOrnv-hsted deacon
! quietly marched down tie AISLE took the
! deluded youth by the lett ear and waltzed
! him tn the door. Then tae good deacon
/ concentrated his piety and indignation In
| the toe of his boot and lifted the young
| mAu out into the beautiful autumn
1 weather, regardless Of the damage TO his
| Sunday pants.
/ A Rowe, Junction a day or two ago,
Mrs. William Chestnut, while doing a
/ DAYS washing Sat her baby on the out
/ side Of the well curb, thinking the we'll
securely curbed, butthe little one in some
way removed IL and tumbled in the well,
a depth OF seventy feet. Inc mother, in
her terrible excitement, lost no time in
going down herself, by catching the rope
sliding part OF the Wav andlng fall the
balance. Fortunately she found the baby,
and by pressing against the sides OF the
well remained there until assistance
could be rendered, by drawing them both
! Ou5 unnuri, more than that Mrs. Chest
nuts hands were somewhat hurt from the
friction.
Ex-Mayor r. s. Davies. OF Vienna, was
| pressed hImself as confident that DOoly
| county would soon have railroad. The
| Americas, Preston and Lumpkin Rail-
road Company has let the contract for
the building OF bridge over the Flint
river between Amerlcus and DraytOn,
aud the Perkins Brothers, Of Atlanta,
| ave taken the contract to build the road
! from Amercus to Vienna. From Vienna
the road will be extended through Wilcox
| county 70 some point on the Ocmulgee.
! Tue citizens have subscribed ana guaran-
! teed $50, 600 to secure the road to Vienna,
aud the people OF Wilcox have sub
scribed about the same amount.
There are some very fine lands IN Fay
cite county and some heavy landowners.
| g. Il. Bennett, one of the oldest citizens
| in the county, with a large family, has
about 5000 acres OF land In one body,
! most of which is heavy timbered. w. L.
! Glover, a prominent citizen, has about
| 1000 acres OF land In one body, and some
! other parties own large tracts OF land, all
Of which would be better utilized ii it was
cut up into one aud two horse farms.
! Most of the people are in good circum-
stances. of moro than fair average intelli-
| gence and refinement. The roads are
good, aud the farmers are hauling their
/ cotton to market as fast as it is
ginred. More than half the crop is said
! TO be gathered; but Fatrburn, Senoia,
JODeshOro, and other railroad stations
outside OF the county, get the cotton
! which Fayetteville would control If they
| had railroad facilities.