The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-06

DdFll Dulce sent Us from big creek an
octohedral rock of greenish color which on
one end has been affected by oxidation.
On this end clearly defined figure appears
in the shape Of human face. II looks
much like a chisele1 face affected by oxides
and the action of air and water. Five sides
are as smooth as the face Of an andiron,
three sides being somewhat ro1ghened by
exposure The color indicates that it is
milky quarA. II not that, then il is
aventurine, or ferruginous quartz.
Whatever its name may be, it is
certainly Of greenish color. The rock
is six inches Ia circumference and to n
seeker of curiosities would be valuable for
his collections.
At Atlanta, Thursday, the laborers en-
ployed on the new building being erected
by +. p. Chamberlin, on Whitehall street.
struck an oil well An investigation was
made. and it was found that the workmen,
in digging the foundations for the building,
had opened an old oil well, which had been
covered up during the last twenty years,
and had passed from the memory of the
citizens who do business near the spot The
oil well was found 10 be q tank, 6 by feet,
and IA feet deep, sunk twenty years ago by
John I. Hagan, who was at that time the
principal dealer in kerosene oil in the city
The well, or tank, was lined with sheet lead,
and the sheeting was found in an excellent
STATE u pTBSeTNdtlOn yesterday Wutu Tue
well was opened. While in business Mr..
Hagan kept his well filled with oil, and had
a pipe run to his place Of business on White
nail street. with which to supply his custom
ers. When he left Whitehall street, Hagan
forgot to fill up his oil well, and it has re-
manned there forgotten through all these
many years.
Griffin NelUs. On wednesday morning at
the Kincaid Manufacturing Company's
mill, near this city, Charlie Ballard, a son
Of Riley Ballard, had the misfortune TO
have his nose entirely severed from his face
by fast running belt which had slipped off
from pulley, and the edge striking him on
the side of the nose, cut entirely Through
DR.. j. NJ Kelley was summoned to the
wounded mans relief as soon as possible
and he responded at once. When he
reached the place, which is about
a mile out, and had seen the injured
man, he inquired for the nose, which
it seems no one in the excitement
caused by the accident had thought Of A
search was made for the missing member,
and it was found in a pile of trash on the
floor where 1t had fallen, was taken and
washed in hot water until it became warm
and was put back in place, the wound
properly dressed, and when done hardly
showed that it had ever been severed from
the face, and is likely to get well. The
space Of time between the accident and that
of placing back the severed member was
about one hour.
w. +. Robinson, who travels for Frank
E. Block Of Atlanta, has an only daughter
named Lorena, who will be II years old in
August. About a year ago, according to
the Atlanta journal. Miss Lorena met a
young dental student from Brunswick, DIR.
L. d. Gale, who was called to do some work
for her. It was case of love at first sight
The young dentist Immediately moved his
boarding house to where the drummer's
daughter was. In a short while Miss Lo-
rena informed her parents that she loved
the young dentist and wanted to marry
him. They told her she was too young to
marry, but she could take the man of her
choice as soon as she had grown old enough.
June 3, however. they were secretly married
DIR. Gale left, returning to his practice
near Thomson. Miss Lorena then accepted
an invitation 10 visit Newman. She had
splendid time, receiving the marked atten-
tion of the young people there as body.
Then it was decided to proceed to Toccoa TO
spend the summer She, with her mother
and little brother, came up on Thursday.
Fifteen miles below the city they were met
by Dr. Gale, who said he intended to spend
several days there. The whole party OBJ
tanned board with Mrs John Martin of
Ioccoa. All went we'll with the young
people until Sunday afternoon. They
were sitting on the porch in the
shade of climbing vine, through which
the light fell in fantastic shadows about
them, talking of the sweet future Of love
and bliss that lay before them. Unknown
to them the maternal eyes of Mrs. Robinson
were fixed upon them. She was shocked to
see the young dentist enfold her daughter
in his arms and imprint a lingering kiss
upon her lips. She Immediately called the
young man TO taw, and asked him to ex-
plain his verv ungentlemanly conduct. The
doctor saw that the secret must come out,
so he told the story from the beginning to
end from the marriage three weeks ago to
the kiss that still fingered on his lips. Mrs.
Robinson accepted the situation in a most
philosophical manner, forgave the young
people and Uelegraphed at once for her hus-
band.