The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPaS

After Forty Years Absence Una o;
Grotte's Victims - Novel Trick q
Evade the Liquor Law-The Cigar
cite Bill as Amended Sale O
Hotel Bon-Air-Dr. Warren's Resis
nation-An Agent at Rome Missing
and Short IN His Accounts.
GEORGIA.
The Heard county sunday school cele'
bretion will take place in Frsnkun Sarur
day, Sept II
Meriwether Vindicdtov: The prospect O
building q railroad from NewnaG to Tai
bottom, ets Greenvills. Is being discussed
Civil engineers ars speaking Of surveying
the route.
The poles have been hauled for tele-
phone line from Washington 70 Cen
trevills. IL will have several connections
along the line. and will prove Of incaicuis-
h!e ad vantage to the growing business OF
chat part Of tbs county.
The Threatened heavy hnil storm at Al
bany Saturday spent its fury 10 nghtnHlg
aud thunder The flashes were frequent
uud were about as vivid as one generhiiy
witnessed. The electric fluid was very pow
srfuI. and resulted in eighteen ieiepnones
being burned out.
-Four cars for the dummy line have ar
rived at Tallahassee from the Albany. n.
V car works Although small, they are
very prettily finished and lettsred. Two OF
them are open cars. Two dummy sngtnes
are Cue here Sept 10. Meantime mules
will furnish the motive power.
The ten hour bill Of Mr.. Fleming of Rich
mond was introduced merely at the request
of some of his constituents. The bill is an
extreme one in its provisions, as it prohibits
Ihe making of contracts with any laoorers
or employees whatever, even of cooks, nurses.
buffers farm hands. stc.. for their services
longer than ten hours day.
Fort Valley Leadsr; They ask 50 a bushel
for pears here, while in New York they
bring only 81 per busheI, and the growers
hevs to pay the freight out of that
amount. This Is the way things work
In this world. Our people could send 70
New York and buy them and have them
shipped here for lssS than 81 bushel.
Charlottesville Democratic Some time
ago, while waiting at the depot for the cars
our attention was attracted by a peculiar
looking valise carried by gent Of the Ethi-
opian hue. On being closely examined we
found it to contain fve-gallon key filled
with liquor. When drink of this fluid IS
desired you only have to press spring aud
rhe sparkling beverage will come forth.
This is "a novel trick. and Is used principally
IN tho dry counties.
Americas Times-Recordsr: Mira Betsy
Brown of Fort White. Fla, sister OF Mrs.
Jessie Hardy OF this city, who left here
about forty years ago, returned TO this. her
native place, few days ago. She was 40
companied by her daughter. MIRA Ellis,
aud Mrs. Ellis daughter, Daisy. They
came on a visit to relatives emo friends IN
this city. And 80 three generations OF one
family are with Us, after the grsDdmothers
absence of forty years. It is safe to say
that no writer Of fiction, even in his widest
flights, ever penned a romance on love Of
native land" to equal this simple story of
the return of Betsy Brown TO her home
here In Americua
Saturday morning the Hotel Bon-Air of
AugustA-building, grounds. furniture and
eysrything-was sod to Capt. w b. Young
for sou, 200. The hotel and real estate were
put up and started at 800 900; were raised
TO $50, 900. then s62, 600 and finally knocked
down at S62 100, The personal property of
the hotel. its furniture, etc.. came next.
Capt Young started with bid of $40, 600.
1t was raised 50, 900. and WAS raised several
times until it reached s2S. 100. at which flg-
ureit was sold. The entire cost Of the Bon Air
hotel was $205, 900. Last year It cleared a
dividend Of per cent The bonded In
debtedness Of the hotel Is sos, 600 OF which
DIR. Tut holds $4,000.
The substitute for MIR. SinQefleld's
cigarette bill which passed the House Fri
day does not stop the manufacture and sale,
as was intended by the original bill. There
is a law now preventing the sale OF cigar
cites to minors aud the substitute passed
requires the judges Of the superior courts
of the state to give In charge to the grand
juries at each session the law prohibiting
la ~ s.ify f,,v u ,Ir
mits the grands juries to summon before
them any witnesses or any persons charged
with violation OF this law. Persons may
be brought before the grand jury and put
under oath as to whether they are minors,
and from whom they purchased cigarettes
McDonough Times: J. N. Cloud, who
went from here TO Atlanta about TWO
weeks ago for the purpose of going into
business, has had the misfortune to fall in
with q sharper and be feeced Of nearly
every cent of money he had. 1t was &C
complished by an unprincipled partner.
Mrs. Cloud had arranged to open a mill.
merry business with u man by the name of
Grotte as partner Grotte obtained posses.
sion Of what money there was to be in
vested in the establishment TO purchase the
goods, which be claimed to have already
bought Instead Of paying for any goods,
however, Grotte Immediately left for parts
unknown. and has not been heard of since
The amount stolen was S5l9, nearly every
cent Sir. Cloud bad.
F. H. Hardwick has been the Rome aeen
OF the Etowah Ice and Cold Storage Com
pany for about two weeks, up Co which
time he had been night clerk at the Central
hotel. Besides Ice Hardwlck kept In stock
soda and mineral waters manufactured by
the Gadsden concern. Everything was run
ming along smoothly until Thursday, when
Mr.. Nisoet, general agent OF the company,
came up from Gadsden TO Rome TO see how
the business getting along. He saw
HardwIck and made an investigation Of
matters. Mr.. Nisbet was satisfied He
left for Gadsden. and, on examining th,
books. he found that Hardwick's account OF
funds didn't tally with the ice company,
cash book. So Friday night be came back Z
Rome. de looked for his agent high aud low
bat Hardwick couldn't 10 found a care.
fni search was made for the missing young
man Friday. but be could uot be found
aud &c is believed that be has left the city
The shoTtage Is said 20 be 10 the neighbour
hood Of $3.50. Hard wick is about "a or 2,
years Of age. is a rather good-lookinl
young man OF social why's. and was veTI
popular. 50 far known hs was iu NJ
wtse dissipated but d we'll behaved, respect
able yoang maD.
At the close Of the services at the Firs
Baptist church. Macon. Sunday morning
DR.. T. W Warrsn announced his resigna
tiop as pastor Of that church. The Rev. L
w Warren was born 10 Houston count
seveuty-two years ago. He was first edu
Gated for the practice OF law, but 500
found that his talents lay ia another di
rection He went 20 Macon and becam