The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-10
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.


Mothers Box to Her Convict Son.
GEORGIA.
Albany wants a car factory,
DR.. ]. A. Fogle, of Alapaba, died Thurs
day.
Brunswick now has $4,000 opera house
in prospect.
LAFAYETTE Darlington an aged and highly
esteemed citizen of Milledgevlle, is dead.
J. H. Patterson, the proprietor of the Pat
terson House at Graham, had heifer TO
drop two calves Friday night, both heifers
and doing well.
A suit for S.. coo has been entered against
the CITY Council of Miledgeville by Miss
Mary Brown for injuries received by fall
ing in a sewer on Hancock street some time
since.
AT Brunswick Saturday John c. Lehman
was appointed Clerk of the Superior Court,
and viii exercise the functions of the Office
until an election can be he'd, which will be
very shortly.
Announcement is made of the dissolution
Of copartnership Of the firm of Harold,
johnson q Co., of Americas, made neces
sary by the death of the senior partner, Mr.
Thomas Harold.
The progress and development Of Rome
and the surrounding section for 1887 was
phenomenal Not since the founding OF the
OF so many enterprises started.
At ValdoSta the Town Council is agitat-
ing the question of building city hall,
engine and market house The city owns
fine site for such a building-the lot on
the corner Of Patterson and Valley streets.
Capt. Davis, of Albany, is very hopeful
for the erection of a union passenger depot
in that city commensurate with its size and
Importance lie feels the necessity for 1t,
and will devote his best efforts toward Sc
curing it.
The lay members of Missionary Baptist
churches of Sumter county and adjacent
counties are invited to meet in the Baptist
house of worship in Americas, on Wednes-
day, Feb. s, at 10 O'Clock a. m, to confer as
to the best means for developing the piety
and efficiency of the entire members of the
churches.
Brunswick journal: We learn that two
manufacturing firms of Savannah are con
templating the erection OF establishments
here, and prominent real estate man has
offered them a site for the buildings, TO
which he will make them a deed for moth
ing if they desire to come. There Is
strong probability that they will locate the
place at once.
Miss Ellen Dortch has withdrawn from
journalism and is now a student i'll NOtre
Dame College Baltimore Miss Dortch
took charge OF the Gainesville Reporter
three years ago, and soon demonstrated that
15-year-old Georgia girl was able to keep
her place even beside such veteran journal
fits as Triplett and Pendleton. She eX-
poets TO resume journalism when she re-
turns from school.
jackson Herald: The happiest couple
seen here since the new year began was
runaway couple that called on Rev. f. X.
Aiken yesterday morning and requested to
be made husband and wife. The couple sat
haiY
performed, at the conclusion of which the
happy groom exclaimed: "Go on Jack, y
and the obedent mule drew them away
from the curious crowd that had assembled
to see them married. Mr. Hulsy was mar
ried to Miss Garner
William Hill (colored), who works for
John Crawford (colored), started to Ameri-
Gus Saturday driving pair of mules. w hen
near town the mules became frightened and
ran away. In his efforts to stop the mules
he got the lines tangled around his feet, and
was thrown from the wagon, catching on
the front wheel. His right leg was mangled
in a frightful manner, the foot being nearly
torn from his ankle In the afternoon Dr.
Hinkle amputated his right leg Just below
the knee, assisted by Drs. Miller and Brooks.
Watkinsville Enterprise. Timmons was
the recipient of box from the old folks at
home on Christmas day, and better cake
and turkey was not eaten during Christmas,
and the fact Of his having been in Jail for
twelve long months made him appreciate
the home present the more. His mother
sent the box and in it were several suits of
Undertaking, such as none but mother
knows how to fix up for her boy large and
splendid fruit cake, a nice fat turkey, APP
piles, oranges, confectioneries and many
other goodies.
A short time since w. S. Tarner, while
walking upon a httle-used pathway upon
i.
denly confronted by bear which emerged
from the surrounding woods, stopped and
gazed at the human intruder upon his
domain in a kind of wild curiosity Mr..
farmer shouted and bruin turned and
slowly beat retreat. An amusing tale is
told on a civil engineer engaged upon one
of the railroads from Albany who, suddenly
being faced by bear in similar circum-
stances, was panic-stricken, dropped the
gun which he carried and retreated, while
the bear, equally frightened, took his depar.
ture in an opposite direction, one fleeing
from the other.
Gainesville Courdnt: "Howdy, Marse
John, howdy, howdy" ''Lordy, Lordy
dairs Marse John; howdy, Marse John
These were the EXPLANATIONS that greeted
John j. Calhoun as the Rome express rolled
up Mt our depot Friday morning. Two gray
haired kinky heads protruded from car
window, four eyes grew larger and whittier,
ana soon nlIed with tears or Joy. The own
ers were two former slaves Of Mr. Calhoun.
who were on their way to Atlanta, and had
by chance recognized the familiar face OF
their former master, whom they had not seer
for twenty years The meeting between
master and slaves was touching in the ex-
treme, showing that even the freeing of the
negroes has not severed the lasting bonds OF
love and friendship between the slave and
master. The couple were aged and of the
faithful "old time' kind, one of whom il
worth cart load of the kind growing VI
these fast and demoralizing days.
The Albany correspondent of the News
on Jan. wrote as follows: A grand Leaf
year german was given by the ladies of AL
bany last Friday evening at lifts Hall
The room was tastefully feStooned witt
vines and evergreens, interspersed anC
frightened by japanese lanterns, umbrella
and other pretty decorative articles. Th,
young ladies took the entire affair in theil
own hands, issued the invitations, calleC
with their carriages for the young gentle
men with whom they had made engage
ments for the dance, and made the hop
most enjoyable success The german wa
led by Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ Tiff, anC
many new and pleasing figures introduced
Among the couples participating were Mis-
johnnie Davis with Mr. Frank Sheffield
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Wilder, Miss Lula Hay