The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-13

saying it was not right for him to do so.
The public library is one Of the popular
and well established institutions Of Macon
The library recently bought a splendid lot
On Mulberry street near the Presbyterian
church, on which the management
proposes 10 erect a handsome library
building that viii be an architect
ural ornament and a place of mental
pleasure and entertainment to all mem
bers. The management decided to issue
$4,000 in bonds for the purposes alone
set forth, and the cheering information is
received that all the bonds have been sub
subscribed for, and the directors expert
enced no trouble whatever in disposing OF
them. Plans have been drawn for the
building, and the erection Of 1t will begin
al an early date.
At Griffin Riley J. Edwards was awaked
about midnight Monday night by an I'M
usual noise emanating from his apiary.
Aiming himself with shotgun, he began
an investigation of the premises, and found
man helping himself to honey. At Mr..
Edwards approach the object fed, but his
speed was not swift enough to get out Of
reach Of the leaden messenger Mr.. Edwards
put in pursuit of him. Mr.. Edwards was
satisfied be had hit the man from his un-
earthly yells, and that he knew who the
party was shot. Tuesday morning. on go
ing to q neighboring house to investigate,
he found Daniel Smith (white) with his left
side literally filed with bird shot, Smith
says he guessed Mr.. Edwards did right in
shooting HIM, but that he had sold some
honey, to be delivered Tuesday, and didn't
know where else to get IL, not having any
of his own. The honey has not been de-
hvered.
The Pond Spring correspondent Of the
! Lafayette Messenger narrates a thrilling
| rvt4a Of Fv.zv,
| church saw in front Of them an object in
| the shape of human being, with eyes like
two great balls of fire, teeth as white as
snow, and hair almost trailing to the ground.
| As the object was neared, it appeared as a
| woman dressed in white, and of giant size.
| The party, with much bravery, advanced,
when the ghost began to move backward,
| getting larger and larger, finally disappear
| ing as if in an explosion. The party ran in
| peared, the next day the follow
| ing was found, traced in the sand:
N come to warn all who may
| sea me, or read these lines, that unless sin
ners repent of their evil ways and ask
Gods forgiveness, damnation is their por-
ton. The end of time being close at hand,
it behooves one and all to take warning"
There are two happy hearts in Whitfield
county, near Dalton, to-day, those Of w. |.
| Ol lyTOue, Ieuu, anu Ills wife, LOT
| merly Miss Magill. They were united in
marriage Monday night by Rev. Mr.
Kirkus Of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church. Three years ago Miss Magi!l came
| to Dalton with her parents from Pennsyl-
vania. She was engaged at the time to Mr..
Laird. who remained in Pennsylvania. The
young people finally fixed upon last
| Wednesday as the marriage day. The
young lady had everything in readiness for
No. 81 -, 90 h,,- .k.so
he came not. On WednesdaJ evening the
marriage supper was set, but Mr.
Laird did not come, and it was
| with heavy hearts the company
dispersed, for it was learned that the young
man had been drowned in the food at
Johnstown, as he would have been forced to
pass the place in coming to Dalton. Three
days passed, and no news came to tell the
fate of the missing man, and Miss Magill
had about given him up for lost. On Sun
day afternoon, however, he arrived in Dali
ton, and at once FASTENED to the home Of his
intended bride, four miles in the country.
The meeting can better be imagined than
described. Mr.. Laird had reached Johns
town just after the flood, the wires were
down and he could not telegraph, the rail-
roads were washed away and he could not
proceed; so he set to work helping the
| stricken people, and for ten hours he was
up to his neck in water hard at work. As
soon as possible he left the Inflated town,
| and reached Dalton Sunday.
| r. w. Champion of Griffin has Just re-
| turned from fishing in Line creek district,
| and reports the v alter on the river very
high. He was very much Disappointed as
regards fishing, but says that he enjoyed
the trip very much, as he killed frogs
enough 20 treat few of his friends to a
| delightful supper, at which this relch
delicacy predOminated He relates a most
wonderful occurrence which took place,
| and the result of which enabled him t.
bring to town a bullfrog weighing 81
pounds, the hind legs making a meal for
two persons. As he says, 1.-THE like has
| never been told.h The party with whom
he went were busy seining the wet-weather
lakes that were caused by the overflow of
the river, but were not having much
success, SO he took his gun and began
| to look out for frogs Not finding
very many, he walked up to a
field near by where a man was cutting
| wheat for the purpose of getting informa-
ton as regards the best fishing grounds.
| While engaged in convers alton he noticed
the uncut grain moving as if rabbit was
running through it. He cooked his gun and
| waited for It's approach, but hls surprise
was great when large bullfrog appeared,
closely followed by an enormous coachwhip
snake. He watched them until they neared
the river, when he fired two Shots one kill
ing the frog. the other the snake. The frog
weighed three and half pounds, as before
stated, and the snake was nearly IA feet
| long, and was evidently the grandfather of
| them ALL" His skin will be stuffed and
preserved by Mr.. Champion and be placed
on exhibition at his place of business.
Here is a romance which dates way back
in 1859. 1t is told in the Brunswick Times
| At the time OF It's occurrence Mercer uni
| versity was located at Penfield, Ca, in
| Greene county, and was nothing like the
| great school that it is now. In addition to
telling pretty love story, it illustrates the
theory of coincidence, or fate-whatever
you may cali it. Living near Penfield, just
before the war, was a wealthy farmer, with
two beautiful daughters. A young fellow
| named Boykin, q sutton for the hand of the
| eldest, induced, during his courtship, a
comrade named Daniel to accompany
him on visit to the girls
/ AS a result, in few months
a double wedding was arranged The day
fixed for the nuptials came, but only one
bridegroom. Daniel did not arrive His
young sweetheart was sorely distressed but
she bore up Dravely, and was outwardly
cheerful during the performance of the
| other ceremony. 1t was hard blow, but
! she withstood it. On that day Daniel dis
1 appeared and was never seen in Penfeld
again. Four months later lady, young
and fair, but with a very sad expression,
sat upon the balcony of a Chicago hotel
| It xuoe tho daSartaj Panfiald Ri A far,-