The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-22

near the home OF the prospective brides Mr..
Graham visited Mr.. Wilson Friday night to
make all necessary arrangements. and Sat-
urday be started TO Knoxville 70 procure
his license. and Mr.. Wilson asked him to
buy his also. and told him he would meet
him Sunday morning aud they would
repair TO the home OF their future
helpmeets together. This was
the understanding when the two Benedicts-
elect separated. Here is where the romance
| cones in. Some two weeks ago Miss Lille
Speer, from Monroe county. distant cousin
of Mr. Wilson, came down to attend the
happy nuptials. Mr.. Wilson and Miss
! Speer, who is q very handsome, stylish
young lady, had not met each other since
they were children, but in the short time of
two weeks a flame of We was kindled in
the breast Of each which nothing but death
could subdue. and Saturday mcrning the
twain decided 20 be made one at all hazards
With this intention paramount in their
minds the determined couple jumped
In buggy behind finO
span OF horses. Ostensibly for short drive.
Mr.. Wilson drove direct to a friends home
near Perry, where he left Miss Speer until
he could drive down to town and procure
the license. This did not take long, and
the determined couple we're soon made man
wife. Mr.. Graham iited at the meeting
place with license Sunday morning until
bis patience was exhausted for Mr.. Wilson
TO arrive, but he came not, so Mr.. Graham
went on TO fulfill his engagement, and was
married as per arrangement.
Macon Telegraph: The Merchants Pro-
tectlve and Blacklisting Association is to be
tested in Macon courts and something of a
sensation is to develop over the matter. A
Macon attorney gave cut the information
Friday that his firm was preparing to file a
suit for 5000 damages against one of the
strongest business houses IN the city. and it
all grows out Of the blacklisting movement.
The claimant will sue for libel and defama-
ton OF character. and, il is said will carry
the matter before the grand Jury
on charge Of criminal libel. The
matter has created considerable inter-
the outcome is eagerly looked forward to-
An important incident Of the affair is that
the case had been taken by one of the most
prominent legal firms in the city on a con-
| tlngent fee. This firm commands a large
practice and is in every way independent,
and their interest In this case is matter of
remark. The suit, it is understood, is to be
brought at this term of the superior
| court, aud is based on a section of the
state statutes which says no creditor
shall in any way injure or dsfame the
character OF O debtor, or advertise the
existence Of such debt. The law also
prohibits the announcement of the in
ueotodness on the exterior Of letter or
postal card. The claimant Ia this case will
not deny the existence OF the debt, but will
hold that force Of circumstances made it
impossible to meet this obligation promptly.
de will claim that it was not his intention
TO defraud or shirk the payment OF the debt.
as conveyed by the blacklistiug process, and
sets forth that, by being so held up, his
business and character have been injured to
the extent claimed Ia the bill. 1t is re-
ported that other claims for damages will
follow this one.