The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Wetchmen Dead on His Boat
Woman Starts to Walk from At
lanta TO New York-A New Devils
for Testing Railroad Track ScAles-L
Secret Msrriege-A Pike County
Merchant Missing.
GEORGIA.
The Covington cotton compress hopes t
compress u, 900 bales this season.
The Inventory Of Steve Ryan's dry good
stock at Atlanta will be completed in thre
or four days
The Thirty-ffth Georgia reunion take
place at the Academy Spring, Nowto
county, tomorrow.
A male patient jumped into deep wei
at the lunatic asylum Wednesday, but
strange TO say, was unhurt and was sool
pulled ont.
Mrs. w. H. FELTON,, wife Of Hon. William
II. FELTON, Of Barlow county, will lecture al
De3ive's opera house at Atlanta next FRI
day evening on the question Of woman
rights.
The incorporators of the bank Of Smith
vile held meeting Friday and framed an
amendment to their charter that VIII en-
able them to organize and begin business
this fall
tits said an Atlanta dealer ia cotton
packed 200 bales from the samples obtained
from cotton handled BY him during the past
season. 1t is further stated that %JO,OO0
bales were obtained in the south IN the same
way.
Townsville Tines Enterprise From
present indications the acreage planted IN
melons next year will be much smaller tDaa
this year Returns have been very unsatls-
factory as a rule, though some growers
made money on their crop.
Jesse NJ. Karr, the night watch man over
Mr.. Jordan's incompleted residence on
Peachtree street, at Atlanta, was found
dead on the verauda Monday morning Mr..
Karr was man of about &c years Of age,
and had three children.
The accommodation train cut from Chat
tanooga, Saturday evening, on the Rome,
Columbus and Chattanooga roa1 ran over
COW, the engine turned over and the ire
man was killed. The engine was ahead Of
the train, but running backward
Last Tuesday evening DR.. J. F. McMath
of Smithville heard noise under his house,
and going out In the yard to ascertain the
cause he disc 0yered that it was an alliga-
tor. he at once dispatched the gator,
which measured about four feet in length.
A woman named Maggie Smith has
started TO walk from Atlanta TO New York,
her former home. She left New York for
Cartersville four months ago to work for a
man at Cartersville for s. per month. She
says she has never received a cent from
him, though he IS a prominent merchant
there.
Henry F. Baird, young merchant of
Liberty Hill, Pike county, left his home
few days sgo without giving any one any
notice and has not been heard FIR ON since.
Mr.. Baird left home voluntarily aud was
known to have not more than Sl5 with him.
He has brother ia Florida and relatives in
Naldosta, and these have been telegraphed
10.
Until a few years ago the culture OF
grapes in Georgia was looked upon as being
a small money making business. But few
years Of careful study and close attention
TO that business have proven it to be one of
the most profitable of all the fruit indus
tries. 1t is not the South Georgia land alone
that is adapted to the grape culture, but
every county in the state can grow them
successfully.
Fort Gaines Chronicle: We were informed
last Saturday by T. T. Bruner, that while
he and Jerre Lindsay were on their way t.
the city, a monster rattlesnake. lying full
length by the roadside, struck at Mr.. Lind
says mule as they drove past. The team
pants alighted aud dispatched the serpent.
His snakeship measured six feet in length
and had thirteen r1ttles and button.
There was secret marriage at the resi-
dence of Rev. DIR. Underwood at Atlanta
Monday. The parties we're Leonidas Glib
son, one of Moore, Marsh 81 Co.'s clerks,
and Miss Gertrude Gibbs of the Atlanta
telephone exchange. Mr.. Gibson went to
Miss Gibbs house yesterday afternoon, and
taxing Miss Gertrude and her two sisters
pretended he was going to take them TO
Ponce de Leon Springs. When, however,
he had gone little piece down Fair street
he turned into the house of Rev. DR.. Under
wood. and was there united in marriage to
Miss Gertrude. The couple have gone on a
bridal tour to remain a week or so.
Thomas w. Taylor, a scale expert Of At
lanta, has invented and patented a device
for testing railroad track scales which pos
sesses the merit of novelty as well as utility
The whole consists of car of the four
wheel caboose pattern, set of levers and
frame work passing through slotted holes
in the floor Of the car to which the levers
hang. Hooks pending from the scale are
attached to the axleS of the car while the
levers are IN sloping position. The operas
ton OF bringing the levers to level tighten
the hooks and lifts the car entirely from the
rails, and while thus suspended is accurately
weighed on the figured scale bar fixed to the
the front Of the frame. The weight 30 OBJ
tained constitutes test weight for the test
car upon which the test ear is super imposed
at the time.
Macon Telegraph: An entirely new secret
order Is to De established in Macon. Ii is
TO be called the knights of Damon"
This is the first organization Of
its kind in the south, and is a
Macon enternrise which hide fair 60 hri,or
thousands of dollars into the city. Tue in
perpetrators are DR.. William b. Daniel
Prof. Don Q. Abbott, Mallary II. TAYLOR.
Col. Charles NJ. Wiley, and Capt. Edgar
Y. Mal!ary. They are all well experienced
IN the workings of fraternal orders, and
are gentlemen of integrity and good bust
ness capacity. The name of the new order
is a striking one. Damon and Pythlas were
rendered immortal by the self-saorifcing
love which each felt for the other. Less
than thirty years ago the order Of Knights
OF Pythiss was organized by Justus Rath-
bone in Washington, ID. G. Since then the
order has grown to stupendous proportions.
containing nearly $4,000 members, and
having lodges and representatives in every
civilized country on the globe, and is grow
ing every day. Damon, the illustrious
companion of Pythias, is now honored in
this way for the first time. although every
body will wonder, of course. why some
body didn't think of it before" From its
modest beginning its influence may travel
around the world, as did that of the first
little lodge of Knights of Pythias. Ladies
are not excluded from the order, and hus-
band and wife may join for each others
benefit or for the benefit of their children.
Ladies will not have to undergo secret cere-
but will be accepted as members at
taking q simple obligation. The incOrpo~