The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-05
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Mayor Of Albany IS in town.

NJ. Mayer of Albany IS IN town.
Mitchell Jones Of ValdOsta Is here.
Henry Wolf Of Atlanta is in town.
W. l. Slaughter Of Danville is here.
s. w Baker Of Bai.ey's Mil is here.
J. B. Sarrells OF Monroe is in the city.
Charles Wolf Of Thomasville is here.
j. E. Kemp Of Louisville is in the city.
w. J. Bushnell Of Atlanta is in the city.
D. H. Carpenter of Orlando, Fla, is here.
0. S. Langford Of Statesboro Is in town.
J. w. Parker Of Rocky Ford is in town.
w. B. 5. Hayward Of Charleston is in the
city.
John R. Powell Of Swainsboro is in the
city.
8. Stegerman of Townsville is in the
city.
P. B. Christie Of Columbia, S. c., is in
the city.
J. J. Bradford of Panssoffkee. Fla, is in
The city.
Livingston keenan,, Esq, Of Darien, came
up to the city yesterday.
George R. Lombard, wife and two chill
dren are mere from Augusta.
Mrs. McClelIand ana children, of Atlanta,
arc guests of the Screven house.
B. B. Evans came down from Macon yes
terday and spent the day at Tybee.
Messrs. g. L. McElmurray and s.
Wetherhaho of Waynasboro are here.
Messrs. L. A. Berckmans and P. J. A.
Berckmans Of Augusta are in the city
G, b. Smith and Mrs. Mary A. Smith of
Jacksonville are guests Of the Screven.
Edward F. Neufville has gone north on a
pleasure trip, to he absent several weeks.
w. J. Lindsay and family are now at
Conashaugh, Pike county, Pennsylvania.
Messrs. T. McAuiffe, r. L. McCarty.
John T. BaiIie and W. D. Karr of Augusta
are here.
Bishop Becker goes to Macon this morn
ing to attend the spiritual exercises of st.
Ignatius.
Mr.: and Mrs. Levy j. Myers go to
Charleston to-day, and from there Will 20
north for visit of several weeks.
Miss Pearl Mongin of Augusta, who has
been spending two weeks with friends ia
the city, returned home last night.
Misses Nellie and Winnie Dooner, who
have been visiting in San Antonio, Fla.
have returned home after spending pleas
ant time.
Hammond j. Read has gone north for a
vacation of couple of months He will
spend most of the time in New York and
Saratoga.
A. NJ. Martin of South Carolina is at the
Screven house. His family will join him
here and they will 20 to Saratoga for the
remainder of the season.
Gen. E. w. Fucker and wife, Miss
fucker and ID. NJ. Fuleunede, formed a
party from Birmingham yesterday. The
party stopped at the Pulaski.
o. P. Ravens, formerly of Savannah,
now OF Jacksonville, has been spending
Some time in the city with friends He left
yesterday via the Atlantic Coast Line.
Manager Barney Evans of Hubbard,
Price q Co s agency in Macon, is visiting
his old friends In Savannah. He won many
friends here, and they are glad to see him
again.
Col. Il. Bussey, proprietor of the Column
bus (Ga.) Fertilizer Manufacturing Com
pany, is in the city He went over to
charleston yesterday and spent the day
lie visited Fort Sumter and several other
places where he was stationed during the
war. He commanded the volunteer infantry
under Colquitt at Fort Sumter for a con-
siderable time witha marked degree of sue
cess. During the time he was in command
the volley of shells that poured into the
fort was by no means trifling, although few
lives were lost Col. Bussey remembered
distinctly the old place, although vast
charges have taken place since he was
there in the capacity of a commanding
officer. He took a complete survey of the
fort, and in his route he discovered a 400
pounder-a loaded shell-that he remem-
bered was used at the time he was stationed
there The shell was lying on the ground,
having the appearance Of not having been
disturbed since it was shot into the fort.
Col. Bussey found several old relics of war
time. which he carefully placed in his
yalise and will carry with him back to his
home.