The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-23

all would have persisted in the flames. Mr.
and Mrs. Spivey and her daughters are suf'
fering from a severe cough contracted by
hastily getting from bed 10 save their lives
I The fire was extingulshed by few bucket:
OF water.
Three big contracts were let for Atlanta's
new water works Wednesday. The contract
for the fifteen boilers goes TO the Atlanta
machine works It Is s11. IN. The grading
for 4 miles of railroad, from the Western
| aud Atlantic to the proposed new pumping
station, went TO Briere & Russell of Sayan-
nah, and is S5.Sll 25 job. The contract
for the construction Of the new reservoir
involving the removal OF about 50.OOl
cubic yards Of material-went to y. b.
Mosby & Co. Of Bedford City. Va.
Lawrenceville Herald: There has been
considerable excitement along the Airline
for the last week over the appearance OF a
case Of smallpox at the Simmons mine. A
party came In there from Alabama and wac
taken sick. Nobody knew what was the
matter, and large number Of his acquaint-
ances visited him. TIE case soon developed
and was pronounced smallpox, and he is
now under the care OF DIR. Adams of
Duluth. Fears are entertained that some
of those who visited him may have con-
tracted IL.
his leg broken in game of foot ball at the
university in Athens, few days ago, Is
suffering terribly from the accident, and
has played his last game for this year. His
father, DR.. W. s. Armstrong, has tele-
graphed for him to come home, but he IS
not yet bic to travel BILLY" is one of the
most popular boys at the university. and his
accident is a great blow TO the foot ball
team. He took high stand last year In the
Ill ID ~.
in the sophomore.
day last week reported the loss of a leaf
from his account book, and he knew exactly
who had it. Early in the morning he saw
party in town who owed him, and he went
TO his book. looked up the amount and upon
meeting the man demanded payment,
which was promised later. An hour or so
afterward Mr.. McGibony was standing in
the court house and noticed this same man
60 into his shop. Soon afterward he found
his book with the very leaf which con-
tanned this mans account cut smooth out
and gone.
Wayoross Headlight: Last Monday morn.
ing telegram to Adams Smith was carried
to the store Of Smith g. Adams which read
Mother is dying" Believing that this sad
intelligence was concerning his own mother,
John Adams fastened home, where his
sister, Miss Cherry Adams, was completely
Frustrated by grief over the sorro wful tid-
ings. Later it was found that the taegra N
was intended for Adams Smith as directed,
and not for Smith a. Adams. The startling
contents Of the message so confused Mr..
Adams that he was easily deceived and did
not notice the direction close enough to dis
cover the error.
Lawrenceville Herald: The construction
force Of the Georgia, Carolina and Northern
is eAcamped at the old camp Of Jackins,
Crosby 81 Co., and last Wednesday the rain
poured In torrents. This gave the hands a
holiday. and many Of them spent it as usual
playing cards. Two Of them, we have been
unable to learn their names, had been
gambling when one Of them picked up the
money on the board. The other pulled his
gun and fired, the ball passing through his
victims brain and he was dead in a few
minutes. No effort was made to capture
the murderer, who made good his escape be-
fore the civil authorities Of the county knew
Of the crime
The machine shops OF w. ]. Carter &
Bro, located near the banks Of the Oconee.
In Dublin, were destroyed by fire Wednesday
night. In two hours time the shops were
totally consumed. The loss is estimated at
about 81 900, with 5000 insurance. The
fire is supposed to have been of incendiary
origin, as the shops had been closed at 4
O'Clock p. M, before the confaRration, and
there had been no fire in the furnaces oil
day. The only cause moving any one to
commit the crime that can be Imagined
arises from the fact that Carter Bros. have
had several negroes arrested for purloining
wood, and possibly the destruction of the
shops was consummated by way of re-
venge. The enterprise was a very profit
able one.
The base ball enthusiasts of Atlanta met
Wednesday night. The committee were
not ready TO report, the most difficulty ex-
perienoed being in the effort TO get suitable
grounds at q reasonable rate. Chattanooga,
Knoxville, Nashville, Columbus and Ma
con have all secured the money and PROM
ised TO go in, making, with Atlanta, a g.
league club Charleston ia anxious to get
in, and, because 1t requires long Jumps to
get there from the other towns, is willing
to offer bonus to get in. 1t is good ball
town and may be admitted in place of one
of the five named above, or Charleston and
S-oornered league. There will be another
meeting OF the Atlanta base ballists next
Monday night.
Griffin Nel0s: The encampment com-
mittee met "Wednesday morning aud can
vassed the situation thoroughly, and with
the specifications before them felt more
confident than ever that a proper offer
would secure Griffin the encampment. The
amount necessary to be subscribed was
agreed upon and over $1,000 was
subscribed by the committee itself In
few minutes. IL was decided that Thurs
day each ward committee should work in
its own ward and report at a general oom-
mittee meeting at 4 o'clock that afternoon
at the 65rantland Club The ward onrn.
rnittees were accordingly requested to meet
preparatory to starting out with sub
scription papers.
Col. w. D. O'Farrell of Athens, who IL
one OF the most successful wholesale
grocers in the state, is man with one very
strange and funny popularity. He hasn't
eaten breakfast in six years. He never has
breakfast on his list of meal hours He say:
be doesn't want it and won't eat it. He eats
supper at 6 or o'clock, like any other man
ana goes to sleep as early or as late as any
other man. He rises in the morning very
early and goes TO work, but he doesn't eat
anything after supper until dinner the
next day, and doesn't eat dinner until {
O'Clock. In response to the inquiry, "Dc
you not get hungry before dinner ~ he
said: mo; never am hungry-that is
not any more 80 than the average man.
think people eat too much. They DOM
need to eat more than half what they dc
eat"
Possibly the happiest bride and groom
ever in Atlanta spent Wednesday night al
the Kimball house. They were Mr.. anc
Mrs. Charles A. Horne. They were mar.
ried at the residence of the brides parents
463 Luckie street, at o'clock Wednesday
event e. The wedding was to have oc.