The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TEE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

con LSGy'S Horrible Dream healizeo
GEORGIA
At Fairburn, Friday. the boiler of a steam
saw mill exploded, instantly killing Charlie
Z. Aldridge, son # James Aldridge. and
seriously iRjuring James Aldridge.
Atlanta's new Second Baptist church is
assured. OF the required amount, $50, 00
has been subscribed, and the remaining
$1,000 viii be secured this week.
Hon. Alfred Harrington who represented
Emanuel county II the last legislature, will
be married next week and will go to Cubs
with the press association on bridal tour.
Near Irwinton, Sunday, Miss LOWE Lind
sey, daughter of Green Lindsey. while
standing near the fire tainted and fell int
1T Her sister happened 10 be near and
helped her out.
Cherokee Advance: Squire Keith tied
the connubial knot for young couple down
on MIR. Wither's place, near town, a few
days ago. The contracting parties were
John B. Hill, aged is, and Miss Martha J.
White, aged II years.
Garnett Smith, who lives about seven
miles south Of Thomasuon, and who is about
80 years old, owns set Of silver spoons
which have been in use for more t1an one
hundred years. They were owned and used
by the parents of Mr.. Smith. The spoons
are considerably worn, but they are used
daily by the family of MIR. Smith and ap-
pear to be good for many years to come.
The Oldest landmark in Atlanta is black
smith shop located where Butler street
crosses the Georgia railroad Birmingham
has her historical blacksmith shop, Of which
every correspondent has written when roll
ing off the wonders If Jones' valley; and
Atlanta has her blacksmith shop, which has
been in existence at the same spot since
1913. 1t was first owned by Martin q Kelly
over forty years ago, and to-day a hardy
blacksmith stands over the same forge.
Saturday night party of roughs from
the surrounding country went TO Pelham,
got drunk and took possession of the place.
The negroes all fed from the town. The
marshal placed his hand upon the shoulder
of one of them aud threatened TO arrest
him if he continued his riotous conduct.
He defied the marshal, who, having no
backing, retired. The stores all closed, and
all night the roughs remained in possession
of the streets. This is the same crowd that
started the recent riot at Pelham, in which
the marshal aud a number of others lost
their lives. The turpentine distillers in the
neighbOrhood complain that these men are
running their business, it being impossible
to procure labor. The negroes are afraid to
work in the neigh orhood.
A touching scene occurred at an auction
sale held by Justice Pat Owens of Atlanta a
few days ago. Among the articles for sale
was pair Of crutehes In the audience
was a poor cripple boy, and the crutche5
were just the RI mt length for him. He was
the first to bid on the crutches. An elderly
well-dressed man bid against him The
boy raised the bid trifla, and the elderly
gentleman again overbid him. There were
cries of ''shamer' "shamen in the crowd.
The boy made another bid and once more
be was overbid by the same old gentleman.
The boy had bid all ne was able and turned
away with tears in his eyes, The crutches
We're knocked down to the elderly gentle
man, and he took them to the. poor little
boy and made him a present of them
There probably never was an old man who
was more abused and praised in such a
short space of time as was the purchaser of
the clutches. But he heard none of it, and
even before the grateful bov
could thank him.
ID. r. Parkman tells of a curious phe-
nonlenon In Chattahoochee county-a place
where rain falls perpetually. The SPOT is
located on little knoll in a thin wood on
the Ship place. two miles from Thad Mr..
Parkman says the discovery was first made
last Thursday, and that rain has been falling
steadily on the knoll since that time. The
down fall covers a space of fifty feet square.
This space is perfectly wet aud the leaves
on the ground are full of water. Mr.,
Parkman says he visited the place with
g. A. McBryde at noon Tuesday There
was not cloud to be seen in the sky, and
the leaves everywhere, except on the
square, We're as dry as finder. 81 stood
with the space between me and the SUM- y
said MIR. Parkman, land saw the raindrops
coming steadily down from the sky. held
out my handkerchief and it was soon sat.
urated with water Mr.. Parkman saws
that everybody who hears about the phe
nomenon is skeptical but that the many
who have visited the place in the last few
days have gone away convinced. No one
has yet offered an explanation of the mys
FERROUS rainfall. Mr.. Parkman suggest,
that some powerful unknown substance
attracts the moisture from the atmosphere
Some time ago there was a lady from
Macon visiting relatives in Athens. Sh,
had been there about week when she sud-
denly received a telegram one morning from
her home in Macon saying her nephew wa
quite SICK. On reading the telegram the
lady suddenly grew pale and appeared I'M
duly excited about the news received. She
did not speak, however, about it until sh,
was leaving Athens on the Georgia railroad
Then she told another lady from Athen
who accompanied her that on the night he
fore receiving the telegram she had had &
most frightful dream about this sam,
nephew. She said that she dreamed h,
had become engaged in row with on,
or two other men and had been horribly
shot and fatally rded. The frightfu
vision was SO impressed on her mind tina
she could even at that moment see he,
nephew shot down like a dog, and bleeding
on the floor. The sight made her sick. anc
the lady almost tainted on the car. Sh,
was told that it was only dream and Ii a
it could have no bearing on the Telegram
whatever, as the telegram had only State
that her nephew was sick When the Iadie
changed cars at Barnett for Macon a frient
of the Macon lady came in the car, and il
the presence of the Athens lady told thai
the nephew had been shot, and in very nue.
the same way that the dream had recounted
A very interesting case will probably b.
decided in Bibb superior court. About tw
years ago there arrived in Macon from
Chicago young millionaire named E. B
Ward. He was about II years old at tina
time Soon after his arrival he becam
enamored with a member of the demi
monde and was constantly in her company
The woman's fascination over young War
continued, and no amount of persuasion
could induce him to return to his mothe
IN Chicago. Finally she and her agent
Thomas Lyon of Chicago, VIII
was also her brother. cease,
sending him money in the hope that finan
clal needs would cause him to return home
FOR awhile this restriction of money ha
no effect. Later he engaged the law fir
OF H. w. Patterson and Robert Hodges {
enter suit against his mothar and har q arap