The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIs TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS


Badly Hurt at Rome By Stepping
Into q Hole in the S!dswalk-Blind
Toms Sister Insaue-Destructive Fire
at Pleasant Grove.
GEORGIA.
CAPITOL avenue at Atlanta is TO be paved
with asphalt.
W. J. Ross, a well-known young citizen
and merchant of Macon, is dead.
George F. Mcleod has leased his sawmil
at Abbeville to parties in Brunswick.
A prominent young Bostonian who is
spending the winter In Rome entered COM
pact Monday to eat two quail for breakfast
every day.
A large number Of Atlanta printers are
buying lots at Ingleside. They say that
rents are continually advancing in Atlanta,
and they prefer having home OF their
own.
Roxana Hill, a sister Of the worlds
famous musician, Blind Tom. was adjudged
a lunatic before the commission at Colum-
bus Wednesday, and will be sent to the
asylum.
There is considerable excitement in Abbe-
vile in consequence of the opening OF bar
rooms in the town, and the ladies are maxi
ing stenuous efforts to suppress them through
the force Of public opinion.
Stone Mountain has elected q municipal
ticket as follows. j. r. Scruggs, mayor; J.
X. Beauchamp, G. II. Wells, DIR. e. i.
Summey, J. W. McCurdy, j. A. Campbell
and G. R. Wells, councilman.
A Missionary Baptist church was consti-
tuted at Seville last Sunday. The presby-
terry consisted OF Elders J. w. Mashburn,
]. T. Lee and T. B. Fuller. The church
was constituted with fifteen members.
Mack Mays was struck By vestibule
train few days ago. about one mile north
of Flovilla, and instantly killed. His body
was terribly mangled. No blame is at
tached to the railroad, for it was one Of
their unavoidable accidents. He was on
the track on a sharp curve and the train
could not be stopped
bud" Summers, whose mysterious dis.
appearance from Lithonia few days ago
caused such excitement, has been seen in
Cincinnati. A Lithonia man saw him there
Monday afternoon, so he asserts, but only
secured passing glance at bin as Summers
hurried away. Summers was alone at the
time. No officers of the law are working
on the case, as there is nothing for which
the ex-agent can be arrested. Mrs. Sum
mers Is still at Lithonia, greatly Frustrated.
Dick Dempsey met with serious acct
dent at Rome Monday night. He was cross
ing Fourth avenue at East First street,
when plank broke in the rotten crossing
and one leg went in. His hip was dislocated,
two ribs broken and his left lung lecerated.
When removed home Dr. w. A. johnson
was called in and dressed the wounds. he
will be confined to his room many weeks
and may be months, although he is receive
ing the best medical treatment by DIR. John
son.
1t was rumored at Atlanta Wednesday
that the Richmond and Danville railroad
had bought the National hotel property at
Atlanta for $300,000 The rumor proved
untrue. There were also rumors to the
effect that the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road had bought the property, and then,
again, that the Venable brothers had pur-
chased it for their new 10-story granite
building. But all of these are untrue. Some
parties have been figuring on the property,
but no negotiations have been entered into.
The Dawson Guards will elect a new oap-
tain In q few days At meeting of the
Guards, held at their armorv few nights
since, Judge Guerry, captain of the COM
pany, rendered his resignation. The reason
OF Capt. Guerry's resignation Is that he is a
candidate for second major OF the Fourth
Georgia regiment, and his election is prac-
tically assured. The election will occur on
Monday, Dec. 81. Lieut.. Joe Laing will,
In all probability, be elected to the cap
taincy of the Guards
The store house and stock Of goods belong
ing to w. P. Parker at Pleasant Goove
were destroyed by fire last Wednesday
night The loss of house and goods
amounted to between s.. 900 and S4,000. less
insurance in the sum of $500. The fire
may have been of incendiary origin, since
the store door is said to have been found
open by persons going to the burning build
ing. The night the store was burned Mr.
Parker SAYS he left $4Sl in cash In the store.
Having no safe, the money was lost.
whether by thieves or fire, it is not known.
Dawson NetCs: Mayor Cheatham has re-
ceived an unusual request from q citizen of
Webster county. 1t came in the simple
shape OF g letter, postmarked Weston, and
was from a stranger The letter began
with the familiar address of Dear Doctor"
and after reciting the fact that the writer
OF 1t Intended to marry soon, closed with
the request to please send him 81 so with
which TO buy license, as he was out of funds
The letter was well composed, and was
written in very legible and business-like
hand A subscription is being taken up for
the would-be Benedict.
Five weeks ago j. w. Chambers told his
wife that be was going to take rest He
decided that the best way 20 take rest
would be to go fishing. At least that is
what he told his wife. After three weeks
OF anxiety in Chambers family a letter ives
received by them. In the letter was a neat
sum OF money and instructions for Mrs. J.
w. Chambers to board until his return He
wrote, furthermore, that he was working
In Chattahoochee. Fla, and that the only
reason he left home in such q way was be- =
cause ne knew that his wife would not want
him to go, as she preferred living in At
lanta.
Talbotton NeO Era: The following cir
cumstance conforming Bishop Pierce was
told us by minister recently, who was
speaking OF the peculiar fees sometimes
received by preachers for tying matrimo
NAL knots. On one occasion the bishon
married couple aud after the ceremony
was performed the happy groom presented
MIN with a handsome pair of gloves. The
bishop seldom wore fine gloves and stuck
these away in trunk where they remained
long time-perhaps years. One day in
looking through his trunk he espied the
gloves and trying them on found crisr
ten-dollar bill folded up In the fingers OF
each glove.
Dawson NeCs: Judge j. NJ. Sim mons
tied the nuptial knot under novel circum.
stances Tuesday last. The judge received
word that morning that he was wanted al
the ordinary's Office to perform a marriag
ceremony, and, Sticking up his clothes anc
putting on his Sunday smile that clever anc
accommodating official started TO JudgC
Roberts office to unite the 1.-TWO souls witt
but a single thought" Sitting In a bugg,
at the corner of Main and johnson streets
near the ordinary's Office, Judge Simmon
found George Mills aud Miss Edna Carter