The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-02

few years become an independent farmer
in Georgia.
Ton thousand copies of a pamphlet, de
! scribng GAINESVILLE, the, queen city OF the
mountains, and the country and places OF
note adjacent to the mountain city, have
| Just been issued, and are being distributed
| throughout the United States with "A view
of turning the attention of capitalists,
| health and wealth seekers to this part OF
the moral vineyard which is fast coming
! into prominence as the Eden OF America.
The pamphlet is profusely illustrated by
the public buildings Of the city, together
with the number of private residences.
The pamphletgives a running history OF the
city, fromthe coming Of the Airline rail-
road to date, showing the wonderful growth
IN population, prosperity, commerce,
manufacturing ENTERPRISES houses,
schools, churches, mineral
springs, delightful climate, pure Ewater.
hotels and resorts. Reaching out i to the
country adjacent, it treats Of the mining
interests which are attracting the attention
Of miners not only in the United States, but
in the old world.
Americas Recorder: George w. Doster,
of the Twenty eighth district, says: Eleven
years ago l caught four-inch catfish, and
finding that it was alive dropped it into
well. Moving off several hundred yards
farther, covered the well up and let 1t re-
main that way for three years, when I'M
covered and put new curblng In 1t. The
Ssh was then about ten inches long, and ]
kept il in tub of water half day, and
then lowered it into the well again | had
forgotten all about the fish, until last
Wednesday, when negro boy who was
looking down into the well spat into the
water The fish darted for the spittle. ana
the negro jumped back saying: Marse
George, dere is alligator in dere' ! looked
in and saw nothing, but the negro dropped
pebble into the water, when mouth like
a barn door popped up to gather It's prey;
II was no alligator, but the catfish dropped
in there elven years ago, and | am going to
feed him up, catch him and bring HIM to
town. He is all Of three feet long, and has
head like a bulln
John Hurst who has Just passed through
the upper portion of Macon county told the
Americas Recorder that two or three
months ago very intelligent looking young
man called on a sturdy old farmer for work,
and as he needed hand he employed him.
| The young man gave his name as Nire, and
| said he was from Missouri, and he was
very good field hand. The old farmer had
6n only daughter, and the two young peO-
pie soon fell in love with each other, which
produced a connection with the girls pa
rents. They ripped, raved and snorted and
turned the young fellow off. The girl
swore she would do as the good book said,
Leave father and mother and cling to
him." but the young chap told her to wait
| until he could make her a home, went TO
neighbours and obtained work. Tho old
| folks, in order to drive him from the neigh
| bOrhOod, swore out warrant against him
| for larceny. This operated so seriously on
the young girl that she is now a raving ma
MAC, but the old people say they would
rather for her to be in that condition than
81 g. .
| man proved his Innocence and is going to
prosecute them for Islander and cruelty to
their daughter.
"a philanthrophic act most assuredly and
one which every merchant in Atlanta can
well afford to initiate was the remark
made by a gentleman Of high standing
in hearing of a Capitol reporter on Satur-
| day. You see there has been movement
here for several seasons to close our husi-
ness houses at and $50 o'clock. Well,
| this, no doubt, has been of great benefit TO
many, and yet the city has suffered untold
thousands as the result You see by this
| early closing craze before the sun has set
! our principal thoroughfares give the city
! the appearance of being dead, no life,
and to a stranger aud visitors in our city
this has "A very bad effect in Il business way
| Now, if our merchants, instead of closing
| up their stores before dark, would adopt
bho pau VI SlNAllb III Turn lilSiI u
week or two vacation, at the same time
continuing their salary, | am of the opin-
| ion that everyone of the clerks would hail
| the change with delight. Surely an hour
or SO in the evening is Of very little
value to the individual. and n week of rest
and recreation would be of untold benfit
In my opinion the firm of Carlton & Son,
the weli-known grocers, who have adopted
this plan, have exercised true benevolence
and put into practice splendid idea. D"
Macon Budget: H. c. Bowen, the de-
faulting bookkeeper of S. Waxelbaum &
| Son, was not satisfied with robbing his EN-.
ployer and friends, but event stopped to
swindle and steal from his old cook AIDE
line Banks is an old colored woman over 60
| years old, and at present is Just able to
leave bed of sickness. For many years
she was the faithful servant of W. B.
| Fleck, and during the last years of himself
and wife their devoted nurse. The old gem
tleman remembering, when his days were
| drawing to a close, the faithfulness of the
old soul, left her in his will $780, With the
money due in wages George r. Barker, the
| executor, paid over to her about 5000. She
| had, whom she went TO work for Bowen,
something over $500 of this money left,
| In some manner he learned this and COM
menced Immediately to try aud borrow it.
| She would not let him, however, have but
| 1852 80, for which he gave her the follow
| ing note: Received of Adeline Banks
! Sl52 80 TO be invested in as safe and legiti-
mate a manner as possible to realize as
much interest as possible and practicable
for her benefit II. C. Bowen.n He told
| her that he had loaned the money to Mr.
Waxelbaum. The old woman had a new
machine which she allowed Mrs Bowen to
take and use. This too is missing.