The morning news., 1889-04-24

County-Ihe Central Railroad Buys
a Granite Quarry Near Griffin.
GEORGIA.
n. P. Bunuel is a candidate for the
Rising Fawn postothee
The Capital City Club Of Atlanta, cels-
brated its sixth anniversary Monday night
Dodge county is without an ordinary
Judge John j. Rozier died in harness Mon
day afternoon.
The Gate CITY Guard. of Atlanta and the
German FusiharS, of Charleston, VIII not
NEE. each o.deT in a drill contest jn,t now.
Neither company will 20 TO the c,ty Of the
other to drill. They may meet at Macon's
prize drill next mouth.
A case was disposed of last Saturday in
the justice court at Trenton that has run
the parties considerably in debt or cost.
The original amount of suit was $22 So
The cost alone IS now about 500. besides
attorney fees. The plain if lost tAe case.
At Macon while Vice President Henry A.
Gutter. OF rbe Macon Savings Bank, was
standing at the door of the bank, preparing
TO go out, he heard a heavy fall in the rear
part of the bank, aud going 20 ee what
was the cause, found Cashier II. T. Powell
stretched out oa the floor where ne had
fallen from a severe attach of vertigo.
There was no one else 10 the banE, the EN-
ployes having gone 10 dinner. Medical at
tantion was quickly summoned. and Cashier
Powell revived sufficiently 10 be sent home
in a back. With proper rest Nr. Powell
will soon be himself again.
a few days ago, George LAWSON aud
friend, both of W NaynesboTo, were fishing
in juxtaposition and got "bites" at
almost tbe same time. They hoth jerked
and IN pulling in heir lines discovered tnaJ
they had both caught the same fiSt. The
perch evidently IN swallowing the one line
did not discover the lurking dAlEar, hut
went Immediately for the next bait. The
eyes of the fish were discovered to he gray,
and his bosom was very highly coIored,
showing that he tad a greedy disposition
'tO eat all the world up Each of the
fishermen claimed the fish.
At Griffin Monday the Central Railroad
and Banking Company purchased through
their claim adjuster fifty-ive acres of land
from DR.. George 6. Bescher, on which Is
an inexhaustble supply Of very 1ne gran
ite. The railroad will commence at once
the opening Of quarry, from which they
propose getting stone enough TO ballast the
entire main stem from Savannah 20 At
lanta. They will run branch OF side track
70 tie quarry, distance Of one-half mil3.
The work Will bring at least seventy Eve
hands to Griffin, and for many weeks the
VIZ W III lElB tue D6uEllLe OF lhDDI fuk
there by the Central railroad.
George I. Whitehead OF Oglethorpe
c7unty, the soldier who is dementei from a
bullet wound IN the head received IN be
var, and who a1pl ed for a pension, will
probably get his money from the state
The governor has heret1fora granted allow
anc TO lunatic beuehciar - WHO made
application through regularly apDoi red
guard ans. The papers received from Ogle-
thorpe county did not have any affidavit by
the applicant or any legal representative in
his behalf. His service and his injury were
proven. and the ordinary made the neces-
sary certificate and wrote Of his mental
condi lou. The papers were retGrnsd with
the request that guardian appointed
for the disabled soldier. and thus pave the
way to a compliance with the law.
Richmond county has suffered great
losses by fire within the last ten days. On
Saturday the fire pasSei near and in some
parts Of Hephzibah, doing great damage.
Among th7sa who suffered Losses are Rev
w. l. fitzpatrick. Mrs y. Brum Clark. A.
w. Rhodes MsjOr Wes: and Alexander
Jones. / be fire DESTROYED houses. fences.
timber and wood. The people. old and
young, white and black, turned out in force
and molly couteuded for every foot of
ground. The wind Was blowing a gale a
PORTION OF the time and for quite while
success seemed uncertain. The flames we're
finally checked about O'Clock in the after
noon. Fires are still doing damage in some
places In the upper portion of the county
People in other places have suffered like
wise. Over in Jefferson county on Sunday
Thomas Holmes lost his dwelling and every
thing therein.
Between the Glade and Sandy Cross, in
Ogletaorpe county, there lived jim Gun
ningharn and his two maiden daughters
The Cunningham family we're among the
first settlers IN Ogleth0rpe county. aud are
hard working, Industrious people aud good
managers About year ago an advertise
ment appeared in paper for q wife. which
one of the Misses Cunningham answered.
A correspondence ensued, which eliminated
In marriage. The uew-made bride went
of with her husband, and for long
time none but tie family heard from
Ler. Some time since, however. this
lazy returned 70 her old home, bringing
with her handsome boy about l3 years
old. See did not speak about her mstri-
monlal experience save to state that after
marriage she discovered her husband 70 be-
a Mormon, and be carried her 10 Utah.
Whether be was polygamist or not was
net learned. After living with him for
some time, he decided, with many other
Mormons, TO move to Mexico, as hls people
IN a body, 70 escape the so-called persecu-
tion OF the laws Of this country. This lady
positively refused to accompany him 10
that country, and being homesick, she de-
clded 10 return 70 her family in Georgia.
A separation was agreed to, the husband
consenting that his wife bring with her the
boy spoken Of, and which Is his child BY a
former marriage.
That strip Of country in Oglethorpe
county lying between Col. Mike Ma,tox's
and Milestone has always been considered a
haunted ground, and few years ago the
good people living thereabolt were greatly
disturbed over the appearance ia the public
road OF Strengthening wild animal. that
suddenly sprang up before them. or, il rid
ing, beneath the feet Of the horses or under
the wheels Of the vehicles, but on being
struck az with a whip would vanish from
sight. This singular visitor only appeared
at night, and was seen by humber
Of responsible white men. A few
nights since negro man named
Perry Mattox, while near M. Nike Mat.
tozs suddenly noticed just IN front OF the
wagon be was driving a strange little red
colored qusdruped, about the size Of a fee
oog, or perhaps somewhat larger The
mules not ced tue thing as soon as the driv-
er, and became terribly excited aqd fright.
ened. They began 20 run away. but Perry
manager u keep them IN the road. When
they slacEened their gait the thing in from
would also hold up, s. as % keep certain
distance ahead When it reached a point
on the road where there is an
oiA graveyard the apparitOn
seemed 70 glide among the
tombs and then vanished from sigrt Perry
"as badly frightened, and firm.y believes
that he has sean "a gpirit Ga al ,.t...